Believe it or not, Toronto, Canada is only three states and seven hours drive away. With really good friends living there, we couldn't pass up the chance for a quick visit for the weekend before we leave America!
Jo and Jenny have been good friends for almost 15 years, were the other's bridesmaids and have visited each other all over the world. It has been very rare in all that time, that they have actually lived on the same continent! Now girly time together has to be shared with three other little girls and two husbands!
We were only there for a couple of days but Matt, Jo and Grace thoroughly spoiled us. We were able to totally chill out at a time when everything back here in Ohio is up in the air for us at the beginning of a BIG time of transition. So it was just what we needed!
We didn't do touristy things ... but instead had lots of fun catching up and doing other stuff. Like biking to the local farmers market which was unlike any we've ever seen before. Things for the kids to do and see, amazing produce for sale, delicious food made freshly there and live music playing, all located in an old brickworks. Abigail's favourite bit was the bike ride there and back!
We had fun relaxing in their back garden, where the girls enjoyed being a little goofy. For us it felt more like being in England, with brick houses and fenced in back yards, so it seemed more familiar than when we hang out at our house in Ohio.
New friendships were formed within the younger generation too, which was really cute and a week on, Abigail still talks about Gracie and Naomi gets excited when she sees photographs of her!
Abigail didn't want to come home which she told us several times each day. It was probably something to do with the three trips to three different parks that we took, over the two full days we were there! Too much fun apparently!
Next time we all get together, will probably be in Africa now, where the Rivard's have already promised to visit us and we'll get the chance to return the 'spoiling'. Although we're not sure the amazing food will be quite as easy to replicate ... it will have to be a Tanzanian variation!
As you can see the excitement of the visit got the better of our girls ... which was perfect for the long drive home at the end of our stay!
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