tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66075603242769339452024-03-13T15:27:26.782-04:00WafflingCasey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.comBlogger758125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-36135571668064922632017-11-12T16:03:00.000-05:002017-11-12T16:04:50.924-05:00Our Honeymoon- Tofino!The last stop on our 3 week roadtrip was Tofino, BC- it is a gorgeous little town on the island, and quite pricey, but everyone said it was a must-see so we decided to make it the big splurge of our trip. We rented a car in Victoria and drove the 4.5 hours to get there through beautiful forests and winding mountain roads.<br />
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On the way, we stopped at <a href="http://www.cathedralgrove.eu/text/01-Cathedral-Grove-1.htm">Cathedral Grove</a> for a short hike through a beautiful ancient forest. Totally recommend! Then finally we made it to Tofino and checked in at our hotel- the <a href="http://oceanvillageresort.com/">Ocean Village Resort</a>, which is actually a bunch of cabins on the beach. It was the nicest spot and I couldn't recommend it more to anyone! It was on Mackenzie beach, and was great for stand up paddle boarding and exploring tidal pools. They also surprised us with a lovely bottle of wine, since it was out honeymoon :)<br />
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We absolutely loved Tofino! The mornings were cool and foggy and the afternoons were sunny and warm. We explored the different beaches, hiked a bunch of trails, ate amazing food (seriously, every restaurant there seemed to be 5 stars on google), and relaxed. One day we rented stand up paddle boards from our resort and spent a couple of hours trying not to fall in. I only fell in once! It is much harder than it looks!<br />
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We had 4 nights and 3 full days there so we decided to do one "special activity" on this part of the trip. I told Cam I would be down for whale watching, a hot springs excursion, or a surfing lesson. Without hesitation he wanted surfing so we signed up for a lesson! It was SO MUCH FUN. Neither of us had surfed before, and admittedly neither of us actually managed to surf during our lesson (I saw Cam get us for a few seconds once, I never did!). But we both really enjoyed trying because it was a lot of fun to ride in on a wave on the board and to take a spectacular spill! We will definitely try to again one day.<br />
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After Tofino we drove back to Victoria to return our rental car, and ventured back to Vancouver to catch our flight home (my one regret when booking this trip was not thinking to book our return flight out of Victoria- oh well).<br />
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We absolutely had a blast on the honeymoon. It was the trip of a lifetime and we agreed that we should try to recreate it for our 25th wedding anniversary!Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-60889288191347258342017-10-30T21:52:00.001-04:002017-11-12T16:04:50.931-05:00Our Honeymoon- Clearwater, Osoyoos, Vancouver (again), and Victoria<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After Jasper we headed down south and spent a night in a KOA in Clearwater, BC. We didn't have any plans for Clearwater, expect as a rest to break up the long drive to Osoyoos, BC. It was a very scenic drive, however the smoke came back in and it was HOT.<br />
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After Clearwater, we drove down to Osoyoos! Cam has family there so the plan was to visit them while we were out west (even though they did just come to the wedding, it was great to see them). We stayed at <a href="http://www.shirazvilla.ca/">Shira Villa</a>, which I booked solely due to the fact the hotel room had a giant hole in the wall between the bathroom and bedroom, but it actually ended up being a very nice hotel. Who knew? While in Osoyoos we went for a hike along the canal trail and we swam in Lake Osoyoos. It is a really neat area- it is a desert, but also full of orchards! Then, of course, we visited Cam's aunt and uncle for dinner and had a wonderful time! The next morning we drove back up to their place for brunch with them and one of Cam's cousins (and his friends) who had just come in for the weekend.<br />
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The only downside is we really wanted to visit an observatory while we were there, but the smoke was just too heavy! You could barely see the view from our hill-side room.<br />
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After Osoyoos we drove back to Vancouver for just a night and ended up going out for dinner with my friend Sarah from high school, who moved out west years ago, and her boyfriend. Of course, I got no photos of that, but it was really nice to catch up and reminisce on old times!! Oh, we also returned our rental car, because we were headed off the mainland!<br />
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The next morning we took the train and then a bus and then a ferry, and then another bus (omg) to Victoria, BC on Vancouver Island!! We stayed at the <a href="https://swanshotel.com/">Swan's Hotel & Brewpub</a> and I totally recommend it. It was such a cute little suite. While in Victoria we ate some delicious fish and chips (natch), went to the museum, where they had a Terry Fox exhibit, checked out the Parliament Buildings. Then we rented a new car and were off to Tofino!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our hotel room had two of these beautiful juliet balconies</td></tr>
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<br />Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-13165715862061105452017-10-30T21:27:00.003-04:002017-11-12T16:04:50.921-05:00Our Honeymoon- Banff and Lake Louise!After Revelstoke we travelled eastwards to Banff, AB!<br />
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On the way to Banff we drove through Yoho National Park and hit up Emerald Lake and Natural Bridge, and Takakkaw Falls. It was a gorgeous park to drive through and the weather really started to clear up!<br />
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In Banff we were actually camping at a park called <a href="https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/banff/activ/camping/twojack1">Two Jack Main</a>. They had what are called "equipped campsites" so each site comes with a tent, sleeping mats, a lantern, and a propane stove. We had vacuum-packed some sleeping bags and pillows and bought a few basic cooking necessities and a cooler while on our trip, so we were go to go! We spent 3 nights camping and actually took it pretty easy in Banff. A lot of our time was spent in Two Jack Lake and hanging out at the campsite. Camping in Banff was interesting. We got a whole spiel about bear safety as there was an aggressive bear in the area (yay?). And it got SO COLD at night. I had to sleep in all my clothes. And the campground had no shower. 'Twas a really romantic honeymoon spot ;). But all jokes aside, we had a really nice time!!!<br />
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We did venture out to Lake Louise, but unfortunately the timing of our trip meant we were in Banff on a long weekend- so it was....not pleasant. We ended up hiking about 3km from the town to the lake, which we hadn't been planning on doing. It was a nice hike! But still glad to have seen it, especially as the smoke finally cleared and it was a beautiful day! We ended up skipping Moraine Lake because of the crowds.<br />
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After 3 nights in Banff we drove up the Icefields Parkway to Jasper, AB! The Icefields Parkway is 232 km of beautiful mountain views and glaciers. We stopped off and hiked to Columbia Icefields (really neat hike through the rocks, though it looks closer than it is, so be prepared!). And we stopped at a multitude of waterfalls along the way, including Sunwapta Falls and Athabasca Falls. We actually drove through Jasper and stayed in a cabin at a <a href="https://koa.com/campgrounds/hinton/">KOA</a> in Hinton, AB.<br />
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We had 3 nights in Jasper, but actually didn't do too much (a theme of our trip- relaxation was #1 priority. We both really enjoyed Lake Jasper, which is a very shallow lake. We walked super far out into it and it never hit our knees! We also did laundry in Jasper #funtimes. But yay to showers and clean clothing! Our favourite Jasper Activity was the <a href="http://jasperplanetarium.com/telescopes-and-stargazing/">Jasper Planetarium and Telescope experience</a>. It is an inflatable planetarium where they teach you about constellations, outer space, and history of the Jasper area. Jasper is a Dark Sky Reserve and aims to keep light pollution to a minimum! After the planetarium you get to look at the night sky through two different telescopes- one with your eye, where we looked at Saturn, a nebula, and the moon's surface. The other telescope was hooked up to a giant monitor and we good look at things more closely. There was also a meteor shower that night so we saw a few of those fly by too! It was a very fun experience and I definitely recommend you check it out if you go to Jasper!<br />
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I also convinced Cam to finally go to a Hot Springs while were there and we went to <a href="http://www.hotsprings.ca/miette-hot-springs">Miette Hot Springs</a> one evening. It was a little busy, but relaxing in the hot waters (and we dunked ourselves in the cold water too). Really cheap, so I recommend others check it out. You can also rent old-timey swimming costumes for a $1, but Cam was not game.<br />
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And then after Jasper it was time to head south!Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-47789591927410880432017-10-30T20:41:00.001-04:002017-11-12T16:04:50.928-05:00Our Honeymoon- Vancouver, Whistler & RevelstokeWe had decided to take our honeymoon one week after the wedding, which meant going back to work for a week, which was weird and I'm pretty sure I was quite unproductive. But then Cam and I flew out to western Canada for a glorious THREE WEEK honeymoon! We decided shortly after getting engaged to spend our honeymoon in British Columbia and Alberta because 1) I had never been to either province and really wanted to see them and 2) my passport was going to expire a few days after the wedding and I am changing my name, so I didn't want to renew it.<br />
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We started off our trip in Vancouver, where we stayed at the <a href="http://www.gecgranvillesuites.ca/">GEC Granville</a>, which we both really enjoyed! On our first full day we did the looooong walk around Stanley Park (I think I had 30,000 steps that day) and then in the evening we went to Capilano Suspension Bridge. I totally recommend exploring the park, but we were both pretty meh about the suspension bridge- it was cool, but very touristy.<br />
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The next day was Monday and we rented a car to begin our long roadtrip! Our first stop was grouse Mountain, where we did the <a href="https://www.grousemountain.com/grousegrind">Grouse Grind</a>! I would like to point out here that we were totally unprepared for this climb. The trail is a 2.9km hike, with 2800ft of elevation gain. My hip was hurting from yesterday's long walk. We weren't in athletic gear (though we at least wore running shoes). We ran out of water 3/4 of the way up and it was so hot out. But we made it in 1:51! Once we reached the summit we got some lunch and then headed back down by cable car.<br />
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Then we drove to Walmart to pick up a cooler and some cooking gear for camping later in the trip and we drove to Whistler! Unfortunately, upon arriving in Whistler we were so beat from Grouse Mountain that we just skipped seeing the town, ordered pizza to our gorgeous room at <a href="https://www.aavawhistlerhotel.com/">Aava Hotel</a>, and called it a night. #noregrets<br />
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The next day we were up early for our longest drive of the trip- to Revelstoke! Our trip happened to coincide with the end of the horrible fires that B.C. experienced this summer. We were lucky that the roads had re-opened by the time we got there, but some parts of our trip were very smokey- and this included the drive to Revelstoke. We couldn't see more than a kilometer in each direction and we passed a lot of burnt areas.<br />
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Anyway, we arrived in Revelstoke, where we were staying for 2 nights. We had booked an adorable cabin at the KOA there- just like the one we stayed in in Cape Breton, when we got engaged #aww. It was a great little spot- they had some goats and ducks to feed, and they served up a cheap pancake breakfast each morning! Due to the fire ban, we weren't able to BBQ at the KOAs like we had planned.<br />
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The main thing we did in Revelstoke was drive up the Meadows in the Sky Parkway to the top of Mount Revelstoke. 100% recommend!! There were beautiful sights on the drive up (though a little smokey) and at the top was gorgeous tress, wildflowers, ponds...and even a less smokey view! We had taken the shuttle bus from the parking lot to the very top, but decided to hike down because it was hot up there and the wait for the shuttle looked hotter. There were a lot of signs about a Grizzly in the area :S but thankfully we never saw him/her. Actually, the only bear I saw on the trip was on the side of the road from the safety of our car!<br />
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Next we were onto Alberta!Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-19641087899862627072017-10-03T19:04:00.002-04:002017-10-03T19:04:41.823-04:00Our Wedding Day!Excuse the lateness of this post (been married over two months now!), but I wanted to write this to remember the best. day. ever. :)<br />
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The whole wedding event started with our rehearsal on Friday at the venue (<a href="https://www.mimicocruisingclub.com/">Mimico Cruising Club</a>), and then dinner at Terroni's on Queen. Cam and I had our first date at Terroni's, so it was an unanimous decision to have the rehearsal dinner there and the restaurant blew our socks off- SO MUCH FOOD! It was great, even if we did have to worry about fitting into dresses and suits the next day!<br />
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Cam and I elected to spend the night before our wedding together at home, and I think it was great for both our nerves. I'm usually up all night before a big event but I remember sleeping fairly well! In the morning he ran around getting stuff ready at the venue and I picked up doughnuts for the late night food and coffee and snacks for the morning, and at 10:30am the hair dresser, makeup artist, my mom, and my girls all showed up for getting ready together! The guys would be getting ready at the venue. I would also love to give a shoutout to my hairdresser Alysse Morrison and my makeup artist Danielle Aarssen! I would recommend both of them in a heartbeat.<br />
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We had a blast together while we all got pampered, drinking mimosas and eating lots of timbits and pizza! My friend Lisa also joined us, as she flew in from Fredericton for the wedding and it was great to have a chance to catch up! Plus she ended up being a huge help with setting up for photos! I love you Lis!<br />
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The photographer showed up around 2:30pm, just as I was getting my hair and makeup done. Then with everyone all spiffy we went down to my building's courtyard for photos. We called for an Uber right on time and got to the venue at around 5:10 for the 5:30 ceremony. Oh- and one funny aside- I forgot my veil! No one realized until I was already at the venue. But it wasn't a big deal. My bridesmaid just popped a hair comb I had remembered (that I was going to put in once the veil came off). The hair comb was actually more sentimental anyway so it all worked out!<br />
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The guys had spent all morning and afternoon setting everything up and they did an amazing job!! The ceremony spot and dining room looked perfect. We had our MCs control music for the ceremony and it went perfectly.<br />
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Our ceremony was very sweet and our officiant spent a lot of time working on something that reflected Cam and I. Apparently guests couldn't hear too much (mic had gone missing), but it wasn't very long! I thought I would cry (and maybe Cam would cry too), but I didn't find myself very emotional- just very happy! We did a ring warming ceremony- where our rings were passed among our guests to hold and think happy thoughts for our marriage. Our rings were both heirlooms and it was nice to share them with the families they came from. It ended up taking too long (too many happy thoughts, I guess!), so we skipped ahead a bit and did the signing of the license and even the first kiss before the ring exchange! I didn't have a Maid of Honour (too many amazing best friends...it's a good problem to have) so we surprised our moms by asking them to witness the marriage.<br />
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After the ceremony, guests went to cocktail hour and we did photos with family, with the wedding party, and of course, as a group. I LOVE our photos. I cannot recommend our photographer- <a href="http://antheamichelphotography.com/">Anthea Michel Photography</a>- enough. The only snag is we had so much fun that we ended up running late! So dinner started about 15 minutes late. I felt really bad about making our guests wait, but those pictures were worth it ;). The clubhouse was totally on top of everything and as soon as we sat down dinner was served.<br />
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We ended up doing speeches during dinner, as I am not a huge fan of sitting and listening to long speeches after I eat. It actually worked really well! A speech or two was done as Cam and I were being served, so we had time to eat while listening, and then in between speeches we were able to visit all our guests individually to say hi. And also a huge shout to our MCs- Veronica and Mo, who kept everything running smoothly!!<br />
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Here are some shots of our venue and decor! Almost all the decor was DIY. I made paper cranes with everyone's names for place cards (the colour indicated your meal choice), and my friend's mom made a TON of coffee filter flowers for the tables. I also handmade the boutonnieres and most of the bouquet flowers. And I made the pinata!<br />
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After dinner Cam and I made a quick speech thanking everyone for coming and then we busted the wedding pinata! I got it in my head that I wanted a pinata at our wedding, instead of a cake (I'm not a huge cake eater, and wedding cakes are so expensive!) and I made one a couple weeks before the wedding and stuffed it with candy and glow sticks. It was a huge hit, both literally and figuratively. I had the first turn, and then Cam went up and basically destroyed it. Then we let the kids take a few whacks at it while it was down. I saw more videos of the pinata on our guests' social media than I did the ceremony!!<br />
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After "cake" we had our first dance, which was a jazz song that we did the lindy hop to. We had been taking lessons, but unfortunately never had time to practice so we only remembered a couple of moves! But it made for some great photos and guests came and joined in half way through. Then I had my dance with my dad!<br />
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After that the band started up. Cam's one request through the whole planning process was that he wanted to put together the wedding band and play bass in it. We compromised and decided the band would play for an hour and then we'd switch to a pre-made playlist so we could dance together. The band was SUCH a hit, though, that I almost wish they had played longer! We had a little issue with sound for the playlist, but otherwise I'd say the DIY music went really well! There was always a good knot of people on the dance floor and the last of us ended up leaving at 1:30am! Of course, open bar, and a never-ended supply of light up party supplies doesn't hurt either.<br />
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Our late night food came out at 10:30 (when the band was transitioning to a playlist, so that timed out nicely to occupy people until music came back on). My dad had done a Costco run the day before for fruits, vegs, crackers, and cheese, and my mom and I had baked a bunch of types of cookies AND I bought a ridiculous amount of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Twas a good spread. I ended up leaving almost all the food behind for the club members to enjoy the next morning (the cookies definitely came home with me though!).<br />
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Overall, I think the only change I would have made to my day would to be to hire a Day Of Coordinator, just for all the little things that could have gone smoother, like our time for photos, and getting decor to the venue, and setting up the music. But overall, the day went really well and Cam and I both loved it and wouldn't change it!<br />
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<br />Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-16323220787904656732017-05-26T16:33:00.000-04:002017-05-27T09:11:32.032-04:00Bloggers and Lagers Take Cuba!!Earlier this month I was in Cuba for Lindsey's wedding! <a href="http://happyorhungry.com/">Lindsey</a> and I met a few years ago when I decided to create a Blogger Jogger running group. Her, <a href="http://twentysomethingintoronto.com/">Shanondoah</a>, and <a href="http://eamonnandjack.com/">Michelle</a> all came out for a run with me one day. Our "running" sessions quickly died off, but were replaced with dinner and drinks and now we are the Bloggers & Lagers and have all become good friends! So when Lindsey got engaged last year and started to plan a destination wedding in Cuba, all of us were totally on board to go! I had to leave Cam at home because he had to work :(<br />
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I love Cuba (having gone in 2011 and 2016), and I had always wanted to go to a destination wedding, so I was super stoked and it took FOREVER for May to come!! I think in total our group had 30+ people? I never got an exact number, and people came and left on different days of the week, but it was a TIME.<br />
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We all met at the airport at the ungodly hour of 3:30-4:00am, but we were a lively group and Lindsey and Evan had paid for us all to sit together so it was a fun morning, despite the lack of sleep! I was bunking with Michelle, and we soon found out our room was SO loud because there was an open air club across the street! Thankfully we were able to change rooms the next day and our new room was great. We said at the Starfish Cuatro Palmas and I really liked it. It is a smaller, older resort, right downtown. The location was fabulous for going out in the evenings and the resort itself was great- amazing beach, nice pool, friendly staff, and decent food! Probably some of the best eating I've had in Cuba!<br />
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Lindsey and Evan's friends were all super amazing and we quickly felt like we'd known them forever. Somehow we even managed to add her friend Hannah to our little group and made her an honourary blogger. She was a peach, and I miss her already.<br />
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We spent basically Tuesday- Saturday at the beach or pool (it got a little too wavy out in the ocean later in the week). It was just a great time enjoying the sun and the beautiful warm water of the coast. I also ran 3 mornings, as this was the week before my 50K! I did 8K with Michelle one morning, then 7K with Lindsey the next day, and then on the weekend I did 15K with Michelle- and this little muffin of a dog ran with us for 6K!!! Poor thing must have been so tired!!<br />
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Friday night was the bachelorette/bachelor party (it was a joint affair). We all walked over to Havana Club and had SUCH a fun time! I wasn't feeling too fabulous that night so I remained sober, but that's all the better to remember the hilarious interactions and antics of the group. Probably one of my favourite nights!<br />
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Sunday was the big day!! I was in charge of music (on Lindsey's phone), so I didn't have any responsibility until 3:30pm when the DJ would show up, so we spent the day lounging around the pool and I went back to the hotel room after lunch to get pretty (as much as my hair could hold a curl in the heat!). Oh- and by the way- I dyed my hair!! So I was still getting used to that too! I made my way over to the ceremony/reception spot and met up with the DJ and did some good miming with the DJ and we got everything set up! I got the cue from the coordinator of when to start the music and thankfully I think I all my cues alright. I totally teared up watching them all come down the aisle!<br />
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Once Linds reached the altar I stopped the music and ran down the beach to listen to the ceremony- but they were already done! It was short and sweet! So I dashed back up to the speakers to get ready for the recessional music. It was all good- apparently it was hard to hear with the ocean in the background, and I had a great view of everything from the back!<br />
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Then we had cocktail hour and the food was soooo good- dried fruit, nuts, and lots of bread + toppings of various sorts (the bread at this resort was fabulous). Dinner was a shrimp cocktail (I passed since I'm slightly allergic, but it looked good!), soup, chicken and veggies, and then some sort of cheesecake? It was all fabulous and one of the best meals I had on the trip!<br />
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After dinner we just danced away until we had to pack up and move to the lobby bar- where the party continued! And then we went off resort to the Beatles Bar (I swear we ended up there most nights- it's a super fun bar with cover bands playing all night) and danced some more!!<br />
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Then we had to fly home :(. All in all, it was a fabulous trip and I had the BEST time! There is going to be a reunion this summer but unfortunately I can't make it- hopefully next year because I miss everyone!! Oh and congrats again Lindsey and Evan and thank you for having me!!!!<br />
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<br />Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-11520770899797331102017-05-14T20:43:00.001-04:002017-05-14T20:43:20.251-04:00Seaton Soaker 50K!I did it guys!! My first Ultramarathon and a trail race to boot! I have been training since January for the <a href="http://www.seatontrailrace.com/">Seaton Soaker 50K</a> and I ran it on Saturday in 7:32!<br />
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I ran it with my friends Steph and Kevin, and Kevin was a speedy demon and finished in 4:42 and was first in his age group (whaaaaaaat). Steph and I knew it would take us a tad bit longer so we set a goal of under 8 hours (the cut off was 8 hours!), and we knew even that would be a challenge! I am not speedy on trails!<br />
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The day before the race was my birthday so Steph, Kevin, and I headed over to my mom's where her and my stepdad fed us a hearty pasta and cupcake meal and helped us prep for the race. We stayed over, since the race was in Pickering where they live, and I actually slept really well, which is unusual for me before a race! At 6am we were up and my stepdad helped us all get organized and out the door on time. The race started at my old high school and it was fun being back there to check in! I got my bib (number 29) and was ready to go.<br />
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The forecast was calling for rain all Saturday, but beyond a sprinkle or two, it ended up being nearly perfect race conditions! It was about 8 degrees in the morning, warming to 13 in the afternoon. The sun came out around 11am and thankfully a breeze came with it not long after so it was quite comfortable. I wore capris and a long sleeve shirt that I cut the arms off of. Women's running shirts tend to have really short sleeves and my running pack chafes me under my left arm- my homemade half-sleeve shirt was perfect!! I also wore some new rainbow socks on my arms for warmth at the beginning- I think I ditched them a couple hours in.<br />
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I had my hydration pack for water, and brought stroopwafels (a dutch syrup cookie) and gels with me. I had some peanut butter sandwiches and granola bars in my drop bag, but the aid stations were loaded with chips, candy, brownies, potatoes, pb sandwiches, guacamole...you name it. No one went hungry!<br />
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Steph and I planned to run the whole thing together, but wearing almost the same outfit was purely by accident. It was pretty fun having the aid stations yell "Team Purple! You're Back!". The course was an out and back times two (so each leg was about 12.5K). There are two big hills to conquer, but otherwise the course isn't too bad elevation-wise. Our plan was to only walk the hills and we stuck to that pretty well and walked very little outside of them.<br />
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We set out at 8am and tried to keep a slow pace...we had a lot of ground to cover. Luckily (?) there was a big beaver damn to cross at 2K in, which was extremely muddy and a slow line formed to cross it. After that the crowd really thinned out and we were on our own a lot. One guy we were running with later was covered in mud and said "the beaver dam was too slow, so I just plowed through the mud and I fell....IT WAS AWESOME". I think that just about sums up the fun of trail running! Everyone on the course was so amazing. Soon the lead group was heading back and everyone would be telling each other "good work" or "keep it up!" as we passed. It was just great that someone who finished in 4 hours were just as humble as the people running 8 hours!<br />
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We made it to the 12.5K turnaround in about 1:51. Our goal was sub 8, which means each leg needed to be 2:00 hours or under, so this was perfect- we weren't going too fast! Our run back felt pretty great. I developed a pain in my right big toe that lasted about 35km, and I'm pretty sure I had something in my shoe for 40km, but what are you gonna do? I just ignored it. On the way back there is a detour in the course that has you crossing a river! There is a rope to hold onto and some firefighters on hand in case you run into any trouble. It was super cold, but really fun! I had done a lot of running in the rain and snow, so trust me when I say running in wet shoes really isn't a big deal. the right socks really help. At least my feet don't mind. I finished the race with no blisters and all my toenails. It took about a km to feel my feet again after the river...very weird to run like that! It was like running on tow ice blocks for feet.<br />
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We got back to the start (or rather, the halfway mark for us) at 3:30 hours! That gave us an hour buffer to finish in under 8 hours! A volunteer was immediately on hand to help us refill water and get some food in us and then we were off again! It was much quieter the 2nd half as all the 25K runners were done- the 50K only had about 81 runners and about 5 dropped out after the first half, leaving us with 76 on course! We made a wrong turn somehow, but thankfully a person running behind us saw us and corrected us. Then we were across the beaver dam again (much faster with no line up!) and back on our way. We knew we were somewhere near the back of the pack at this point, if not in last. We ended up running a large chunk of the last two legs of the race with a man named Ron, who was clearly a staple of the race as everyone knew him. He was speedwalking the whole thing and was basically the same speed as us running!<br />
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Somewhere around 30-31K I tripped and broke my fall with my face. I actually nearly-tripped about 10 times on the course (so many roots), but this was the only one that truly got me. I thought I might have a bloody nose, but I seemed fine. My right calf got pulled, but loosened up a bit quickly so I was alright to keep going! Luckily I didn't seem to have any bruising or further injury from the fall- just a tiny cut on my hand.<br />
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We hit the turnaround at 5:30hrs, which gave us 2:30 hours to get back to the start. Thus far we had completed each leg under 2 hours so this was looking good for finishing on time! It was kind of fun hitting some new milestones- like when my watch clicked over 6 hours and it was the longest time I had ever run, or when we hit over 42.2km and knew it was now the farthest we had ever run.<br />
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We got back to the last aid station near the river crossing and they told us the firefighters and rope had gone!!!! We got to the river and had to cross unaided, which just seemed super dangerous, and we were kind of upset because we were still within the time limit so to lose the course support seemed unwarranted. There were still about 7 of us on the course. Plus, we ended up crossing at the wrong spot, which was much deeper (over the knee). But we made it across and waited for a woman (also doing her first ultra!) who we knew was just behind us. We wanted to make sure she got across safely.<br />
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Then we were off again! I had about 50 tiny river rocks in my shoe, but there was simply no way to get my shoes off now! We kept trucking along the course and finally- finally!- broke out of the wood and onto the fields near the finish. Our parents and Kevin were waiting at the top of the hill (who the hell put a hill there??) and Steph and I both got so emotional while we walked up it. Then it was just a lap around the finish line and we were done!!! 7:32!!! We waited around and watched the last 3 runners come in after us before the cutoff (two others finished over 8 hours, but I couldn't wait that long) and eating some of the post-race food (Thankfully Kevin saved us some of the delicious samosas). I ended up coming in 10th place in females age 1-39 (out of 10 people....HAHAHAHA...I love that statistic). The race gave out really cool buffs instead of medals, but Steph and I really wanted medals to commemorate this race so we made each other a medal, keeping them a complete surprise until after the race. I LOVE MINE SO MUCH!<br />
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My mom brought me some comfy slip-on shoes and very nicely untied and removed my mud-caked, wet shoes and helped me into the clean ones. Felt so heavenly!! Then somehow I managed to climb into their car and showered at their house after. Cam came over and he offered to carry me to his car (hahaha), but he also brought me roses! Such a sweetie. He loaded all my stuff in the car and drove me home and gave me a massage and put me to bed. I slept until midnight, and then woke up and ate half a pizza that Cam left out for me, and then went back to bed! I burned 5300 calories during the race and I look forward to eating them back!<br />
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Today I am super sore, but overall just super happy with the success of my race! Next year the race is ON my birthday, so we shall see if I attempt it again!<br />
<br />Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-6862555243400847432017-04-01T19:45:00.001-04:002017-04-01T19:45:32.898-04:00Around the Bay 30K!Look at me and all my little race reports! I've been hitting the pavement hard this year!! My first "big race" (besides that 5K that I am super proud of) was <a href="http://bayrace.com/">Around the Bay</a> 30K in Hamilton, which took place last weekend. I ran it with my friend Stephanie, and since we are in the middle of some tough 50K training, we decided to set ourselves the reasonable goal of 6:30/km, which would have us finish in ~3:15. The course is hilly and we weren't tapering to rest our legs so we thought this would be a reasonable, but somewhat challenging pace for us to maintain over 30 kilometers.<br />
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Oh and did I mention I came down with a bad cold on Thursday? I was mostly better by Sunday, but not 100%<br />
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Now, as I mentioned, the race was in Hamilton, so I ended up getting a ride in on the Saturday with some RunTOBeer people and meeting Steph and her boyfriend Kevin at the race expo (where I bought a new sports bra and some light up laces! I'm so cool). We picked up our race bibs and then drove to Steph and Kevin's home in Waterloo! They moved around Christmastime and I hadn't seen their new place yet so it was a good excuse to visit. I slept over there and we all drove into Hamilton Sunday morning for the race.<br />
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The weather was originally cold and freezing rain and we were not looking forward to it!! Then a couple days before the race it upgraded to slightly above freezing and normal rain. That I could handle! The actual race day ended up being around 5 degrees, no rain (yay!!) but windy (boo!!). Could have been worse!<br />
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It was very well organized and we all got to wait in the arena and stay warm until our start. Steph and I walked over to the corrals about 15 minutes before the gun- there were a couple "fast" corrals that lined up earlier (where Kevin was- he killed this race!), but mostly everyone was in the back corral and so you didn't need to line up early or anything. We almost struck disaster when Steph's hydration pack sprung a leak <i>right at the start</i> but thankfully by some miracle I had a giant freezer baggie in my pack and we were able to put the water bladder in it and keep her back dry!<br />
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And then we were off! The first 10K or so is through a more industrial area and isn't exactly scenic. We basically just trudged along at our 6:30 pace and I warmed up and took off my coat and put it in my backpack- without stopping!- around km 6 or so. The other fun part is that the race has 10K and 15K relays so at the end of the 10K a lot of people left and a lot of new people on fresh legs joined us!<br />
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Km 10-20 were probably our best. I find I do my best running in this area- I really get into the zone but I'm not tired yet. It was also kind of fun because we got to run on the highway! It was windy and a little hilly on the bridges, but overall an interesting experience.<br />
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Km 20-30 I got a little tired. It starts to get REALLY hilly as we run through some residential areas, but the crowd support is great. Around km 22 I mentioned I was craving oranges and then suddenly we passed a bunch of orange peels- meaning I had missed out on oranges!! But then we saw a table saying "free water and fruit!" and they had bananas and grapes and I grabbed some and it was glorious! Thank you kind strangers!!<br />
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Around 25K there is a big hill nicknamed "Heartbreak Hill", but I don't recall it being too heartbreaking? Maybe it's because we weren't pushing the pace, or maybe because I've actually accomplished a lot of hill training this past month, but it wasn't that terrible! In fact, Steph and I probably only walked a tiny portion of the hills on the last 10K! Just past the hill there is a Grim Reaper who likes to shout demotivational things at the runners- he is a fixture of the race and good bit of humour to cheer us up with only a few km left! I was getting pretty tired and the last 3km really stretched on, but then finally we were in the home stretch, running through the arena to finish indoors! I loved the finish- everyone is in the stands cheering and it feels much more momentous then a usual finish randomly on a road somewhere.<br />
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We ended up finishing in 3:17, with an average pace of 6:31 (we ran slightly more than 30K since we didn't take all turns perfectly). Right on target and we were both super happy! I had never run an entire race with a friend before and it was a lot of fun!<br />
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After the race I collected my medal and free food. There was an afterparty at a local brewery, but I was pretty tired and really wanted to go home to my shower, so I hopped on the GO Bus and met Cam back in the city. We ended up going for dinner at his Aunt's, but I crashed pretty hard and we didn't stay too late. I was in bed for a good night's sleep at 9pm!<br />
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All in all, a very good race. Well organized, lots of fun crowd support, and a nice PR to boot (I've never done a 30K race so now I have a time to beat!).<br />
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<br />Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-17251837114822154282017-03-22T21:50:00.000-04:002017-05-24T13:30:43.976-04:0050K TrainingSo I think I mentioned on my 5K post (too lazy to actually look), that I am training for a 50K trail race! This is all some harebrained idea of my friend Steph, who has run 3 marathons (which are 42.2km, FYI) and decided she hadn't been punished enough. And I am very easily influenced so here I am! Or maybe it was my idea. Frankly, we are dangerous together.<br />
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My race is on May 13th, just one day after my 31st birthday and it is in Pickering, ON where I grew up so there is a warm bed, shower, and maybe some birthday cake not far from the finish! The race is called the <a href="http://www.seatontrailrace.com/">Seaton Soaker</a> and it takes place on the Seaton Trail and there are two river crossings during the race. Have I mentioned that I had never run on trails? Did I also mention I hate wet shoes?<br />
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I kept up my running somewhat all fall/winter of 2016, but training really started in January and has been going fairly well. I am following a plan that is a long run on Saturdays, followed by a short run on tired legs on Sunday, a mid-week run to work on either speed or hills, and then two more mid-week runs whose purpose is to make sure I don't attempt to have any sort of life during training. I can't run and do other things. I get Mondays and Friday's for life.<br />
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Anywho- part of trail running means getting new gear! Yay shopping! I bought a hydration pack, which is a little running backpack that holds snacks and water, and there is a tube to deliver the water directly into my mouth! The future is now! If only the snacks had a tube as well. I also bought trail shoes! Which are like regular running shoes, but waterproof and have different grip designed to grip the mud and roots better. But they don't grip ice better- I learned that on my first trail run and the bruise is still healing (I wish this was an exaggeration).<br />
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And I have run on a few trails now! One VERY COLD day, my friends Steph and Kevin met me in Pickering and we ran about 17km along the actual race route. It took us 3 hours due to ice and beavers, and I fell twice, but it was actually....fun? And then the other day I ran to High Park in Toronto and found a bunch of trails there and did 28km, and it was also pretty fun?? I think this experience has made me realize that trail running is the bees knees!!! I need to find more!<br />
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So I am up to 28km in my long runs, and this weekend I am running <a href="http://bayrace.com/">Around the Bay 30K</a> in Hamilton! And the weather is calling for freezing rain! Why on earth do I do this to myself! But as Steph said, we need to run 30K this weekend anyway, so we might as well pay $90 to get a medal at the end and free water on route. After this our long runs will climb up to 38km...which is just 4K shy of a full marathon. IN TRAINING!<br />
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Honestly, our goal for our 50K race is really just to have fun and finish. We are planning to take our time. It is actually really well reviewed as a fun race and Steph has run the shorter distances of it in previous years so she knows what she is in for at least. I will hopefully be able to crawl out of the woods at the end.<br />
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<br />Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-37741693530595468542017-03-12T16:23:00.003-04:002017-03-12T16:23:58.018-04:00My First 5K! Achilles St. Patrick's Day 5K!This may come as a surprise- especially as I am currently training for a 50K race- but I have never run a timed 5K before. I ran a couple 5K distances with Terry Fox, and I have no idea of my time on them, but my first real race was a 10K and I've just always developed from there! I really enjoy plodding along at a comfortable pace so longer distances are more my "speed".<div>
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But I have always had it in my mind that I would like to run a 5K just to see what time I could run it in- because clearly I could really try and run as fast as I can if I am only going 5K. In longer races that tactic would be brutal! My really unrealistic goal was sub 25 minutes, only because:</div>
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However, I'm about half way through my 50K training, so my legs are very warmed up and ready to roll, and I found out last week about a 5K literally in my backyard for this weekend! It is the annual <a href="http://www.achillesstpatricksday5k.ca/">Achilles St Patick's Day 5K</a>. Achilles is a great charity that helps runners with mental and physical disabilities, and my running group was going and had a coupon code, and as I said, it started and finished within a 5 minutes walk from my condo! And- this was a rest week in my 50K plan so my legs would actually have a chance of holding up since I wasn't running as much this week!</div>
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It was a bit slow-going at the start. This race always has a walk/run and walk portion and a lot of walkers were up near the front and there wasn't a lot of room to weave. I also made a point of not looking at my watch once during the race- the main reason being because I was going to run as hard as I could so what good would it do to look down and realize I won't hit my goal? But also because we were running downtown and the buildings mess up my GPS anyway!</div>
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The first half wasn't too bad- but I was huffing and puffing right from the get go, which is never a good sign. Keep in mind that I usually run around 6:30/km, so this was a sprint for me! The turn-around came so fast (yay 5Ks!) and then suddenly I was on the home stretch! I started to feel a little sick around km 3-4...my stomach did not like the speed I was running, though my legs were fine. It was all a mental game so I just tried to put it out of my mind and focus on the finish. Weirdly enough, km may have been my fastest one. </div>
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We rounded down around the Skydome and I swear they had moved the finish line farther away! I put my head down and just focused on trying to get every last bit of strength out of my legs! Finally I looked up and the clock at the finish said 24:55 and I was like "RUN AS HARD AS YOU CAN CASEY" and I just dug really deep to try and sprint to the finish.</div>
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I thought I would give an update into my life the past few weeks.<br />
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Wedding stuff has been going great and not-so-great.<br />
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<b>1) I got my "real" ring</b><br />
When Cam proposed he used a fake ring, and then he and I went together to the jeweler to design my forever ring. I ended up modelling the real ring to look very similar to the one he had picked to propose with- it basically has a different setting for the main stone, which is traditional at first glance, but very modern from the side angles. I love it!! It finally got it a couple weeks ago.<br />
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<b>2) I BOUGHT MY DRESSSSSSS!!!!!!!</b><br />
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Ahhhh I am so excited! I went to about 4 stores, and still had the first dress I ever tried on in my mind, but then I stepped into a dress at the last store and immediately knew it was the one. I wouldn't say it was a huge, crying spectacle like what you see on TV (at least on my part, haha, not naming names on others who were there :P), but it was very beautiful, comfortable, in budget, and there was nothing I didn't love about it so I said yes to that dress! Clearly I am not going to show it here, so here is a dress that didn't win, from <a href="http://thebridesproject.com/">The Brides Project</a>. The store is actually a charity that gets donations of wedding gowns from brides and from stores and sells them for a minimum 50% off and the proceeds go to cancer charities! I didn't end up buying from there, but maybe I will end up donating my dress or time there. It really is a great idea and I recommend people try it out.<br />
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Cam and I have been having a tough time with venue hunting. I thought we had finally found one that seemed in our budget and I loved everything about it, and then I found out that they had a minimum spend on Saturdays that put it way out of our budget. Work has been pretty stressful lately (we are in a huge crunch time), and the stress of venue hunting has NOT been helping!! Thankfully Cam is actually pretty into wedding planning so he has been so supportive and optimistic. But ya, I cried over that venue. I need to get my head back on straight.<br />
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However in good news we go to see another venue next week that we both have a really good feeling about so fingers crossed!!!<br />
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I ran a marathon last weekend! Naw, just kidding. I actually paced my friend Steph in the last 11.5km of her 3rd marathon. I dressed up like Pikachu and was waiting for her at km 30.<br />
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She did so so well! She trained so hard for this race, but race day ended up being unseasonably warm and humid and basically her body couldn't take it and she didn't hit her goal time (which she totally could have on a better day!), but she DID finish. Honestly, running a marathon is super hard in and of itself on a good day, but running a whole marathon when everything is going wrong and your body is rebelling against you?? That takes way more guts and deserves way more admiration in my opinion. She never gave up!! I am so glad I was there to help (in whatever way a girl dressed as Pikachu yelling motivational phrases at you for 11.5km can help).<br />
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I also was part of the RunTOBeer cheer squad at km 5.5 and it was a lot of fun! I made a sign that said "My Fartleks are powered by Beer" (fartleks being a type of run training). However it rained the whole time we were there so my sign got kind of ruined. Even if you have no inclination to run, cheering at races is a good time! The runners love it too!<br />
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I still don't have my next big goal race booked. I have a 10K in December though! But I think I would like to give the marathon another shot some time. Steph has also been dropping hints about a 50K trail race next spring, and I must say that I am intrigued... I actually have been taking it pretty easy on the running since my half in July. I did a couple 20 km runs with Steph, but my knees definitely disagreed with that and I was pretty spent by the end. I need to start getting back into it! And weight training because I have a wedding dress to fit into now!!Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-723852116421129272016-10-12T08:00:00.000-04:002016-10-12T08:00:00.216-04:00Engagement Photos!We have not yet booked a venue for the wedding, so we do not yet have a date, and therefore we have not yet hired a wedding photographer, but Cam and I both wanted to get our engagement photos done on the Toronto Islands before winter hit. Thankfully my cousin is a professional photographer, and he offered to come out and do the engagement photos for us before we ran out of time!<br />
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The islands are actually a very special place for Cam and I- we love to visit there whenever we can. Cam actually planned to propose there a couple weeks before our trip to <a href="http://www.wafflingblog.com/2016/09/the-cabot-trail-and-some-big-news.html">Nova Scotia</a>, but I cancelled on him to go to RunTOBeer with my friends. Oops :)<br />
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I was hoping the fall colours would be out, but it looks like the leaves are either late or not happening this year. Oh well, at least everything was still green and pretty! We had a great day on the islands with my cousin, Steve, from <a href="http://www.minttobe.ca/">Mint to Be Photography</a>. Steve was so great in helping us laugh and look less awkward (Cam and I are the epitome of awkward when a camera is out) and we had so much fun. It was so cold and windy, but the photos turned out absolutely amazing and it was all worth it!! I wanted to share a sneak peek at the few I have gotten back from him with you guys!<br />
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The last one is one of my favourites!! The sun was setting when we were on the beach and it was a beautiful sunset so we just lucked out (no photoshop!). However it was also SO COLD and windy and my hair was unruly and it took forever to get this shot- but I love it!!<br />
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I know Steve is my cousin, and I am undoubtedly biased, but he really did an amazing job. He is so funny and personable, in addition to being a great photographer, and I would recommend Steve and Jennie at <a href="http://www.minttobe.ca/">Mint to Be</a> to anyone for their special event!Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-39131605917224453862016-10-10T19:07:00.001-04:002016-10-10T19:07:38.354-04:00Adele!Way way back in the early days of December 2015, my friend messaged me to see if I wanted to try and get tickets to Adele. My work is a bit more lenient about taking time out of my morning to try and get tickets online (ha!) so I said I would try to get us a pair. By some miracle, after over 45 minutes of waiting in the Ticketmaster queue, I actually managed to score us a pair for the nosebleeds section for her last Toronto show!!<br />
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Well finally, after over 10 months of waiting, Adele finally came and we got to watch her live! It was honestly such a good show. I wasn't the biggest Adele fan (only knew her couple #1s), but I bought a couple of her CDs last winter and really grew to love her music by the time the show came...however I didn't expect her to be so personable! She is really funny and loves to talk between songs- she really is quite the entertainer!!<br />
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I've never really been to a big "real" concert before and I really enjoyed it- especially since there weren't many theatrics, no costume changes or backup dancers- just Adele singing and talking with a few special effects now and again.<br />
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<br />Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-42595846705108311792016-10-05T08:00:00.000-04:002016-10-05T08:00:03.617-04:00Wedding Planning!I've been engaged over a month and have thus far not really written much about wedding planning on here, so get ready for an update!!<br />
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Cam and I have decided to get married next summer so we are busy looking at venues. We are both fairly frugal people, and Toronto wedding prices are NOT for the frugal-hearted, so it has been a bit of a challenge but I think we have found a couple of good options and will be able to book something soon! Then I can actually have a date to tell people instead "...oh next summer sometime".<br />
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We also have our wedding bands (we each have a family heirloom as our bands), so that is at least one thing off the list while we figure out venue! I also have a lot of other fun little things planned in my head for the wedding to make the day very special, but not break the bank- but I kind of want to keep them a surprise for our families!! I have been having too much fun on Pinterest.<br />
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Oh and last weekend I went dress shopping with my girls and my mom and Cam's mom!! I don't want to share a lot of photos because a lot of dresses were in a certain style and I don't want to give it away, but, here are a few no-gos.<br />
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Dress shopping was so much fun!! I found so many that I liked and one that I really really liked- but I want to check out a few more stores first! We had a great time though- the girls all had little paddles to hold up if they liked or disliked a dress. The consultant was not at all pushy and never pressed to end the appointment or anything (I think we were there for almost 2 hours) And the prices were all so reasonable! I totally would recommend <a href="http://www.blissbridalboutique.ca/">Bliss Bridal</a> to anyone out in Whitby!!<br />
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And then on Sunday my mom threw me a small engagement party! It was really a chance for both sides of the family to meet and to get the wedding party together (though a couple of groomsmen couldn't make it). My "team" is my sister-in-law Tammy, my best friends since grade school, Ginny and Steph, and my best friend from Toronto, Jeni!! They are such great ladies and already so helpful with everything. Plus they are all the same height, which will be nice for photos :P<br />
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The engagement party was also sooo nice! My mom made a slide show of all these photos of Cam and I from babyhood to now- which was totally adorable and sweet!! We had a great time chatting and eating our way through the afternoon. It really makes me excited to have everyone together for the wedding next summer!!<br />
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<br />Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-43826528909481358862016-09-27T11:45:00.000-04:002016-09-27T11:45:29.495-04:00Kayaking the Islands!If you recall, last summer I went<a href="http://www.wafflingblog.com/2015/08/canoeing-toronto-islands.html"> canoeing with Cam</a> around the Toronto Islands. My friend Jeni mentioned she would love to do that as well some time, so I booked us a tandem kayak for her birthday this year! Now, her birthday was about 6 weeks ago, but due to scheduling and one raincheck, we didn't get a chance to go until last weekend- but it was worth the wait!<br />
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The weather was absolutely perfect- we have had quite a warm start to fall and the Saturday we went was 18 degrees and 100% sunny- super comfortable for getting our kayak on! Also, the winds weren't too bad to crossing the channel to the islands was smooth sailing.<br />
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We had a great time out on the water from about 10:00am to 4:30pm. We went all around the islands, stopped in at the little boat-access-only beach for a snack break, and we beached our kayak on Centre Island and had lunch on the patio of the Carousel Restaurant (which, by the way, is my favourite island restaurant for a decent lunch and a cold beer!).<br />
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I seriously can't say enough good things about the <a href="http://paddletoronto.com/">Harbourfront Canoe and Kayak Centre</a>, where we rented our kayak. This is the second time I booked with them and their customer service is great. We had originally planned to go a couple of weeks ago but the forecast was thunderstorms. The day before the rental place called AND emailed to let me know that they had already made the call not to do rentals that day and offered to reschedule us or completely refund us!<br />
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Oh- and I know you can rent canoes and kayaks on the island itself, but the island rental place is a little more expensive (not to mention the $15 for two people on the ferry to the island) and crossing the channel is so fun because you are right by the airport and planes take off right over your head! Oh- and we saw a blimp!<br />
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I seriously recommend any visitors to Toronto spend a day at the islands- either by boat or on foot! It is a little oasis from the city! And don't be afraid of the kayak either- I had very limited experience in one and Jeni had never been in one- and we did just fine! Much less tippy than a canoe!!<br />
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Thank you Jeni for the fun date!! It was such a nice way to close out the summer!Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-78451663362383907832016-09-19T08:00:00.000-04:002016-09-19T08:00:00.171-04:00Edgewalk!I feel like I have so much to talk about with engagement and wedding shenanigans, but first let's talk about Edgewalk! For the 30th birthday I wanted to get a bunch of my girls together to do Edgewalk at the CN Tower- it is an outdoor walk 1,168ft up in the air- not even a handrail in sight!! Unfortunately I am friends with a bunch of chickens, so it just ended up being me, my Mom, my friend Erika, and <a href="http://happyorhungry.com/">Lindsey</a> from Happy or Hungry! cam actually got me a giftcard for it for my birthday, but it just took until September to find a date that worked for all 4 of us.<br />
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It was so much fun! You get ready on the ground floor and there is VERY thorough security to make sure nothing unsafe is brought up and anything that can fall is removed or secured. Then you suit up in lovely red jumpsuits and uncomfortable harnesses and ride a private elevator all the way up!<br />
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Then before you know it, you are doubly secured to the track and you just walk on out! They made me go first :|. I was super nervous at first and the first "activity" was standing on the very edge with your toes hanging over- eeeek!! But after that I really got comfortable and enjoyed the other tasks, like leaning back and leaning forward over the edge! It was also fun to point out landmarks in the city- like my condo! I live practically next to the CN Tower!<br />
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I totally thought I would be terrified and feeling the adrenaline, but I felt pretty cool out there! You learn to trust your equipment and your guide. It was a great 25 minute walk and then we were back inside!<br />
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<br />Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-46227279518998479642016-09-03T08:00:00.000-04:002016-09-03T08:00:20.290-04:00The Cabot Trail and Some Big News!The Thursday of our trip we were off to drive the Cabot Trail! The Cabot Trail is a long road that winds up the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. It is the big circular yellow road and is around 300km so we allotted a whole day for it- totally needed it when we ran into construction or an RV trying to get up the mountainside! Plus is meant we could stop and every lookout point, go to the beach, and get some lunch!<br />
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Our KOA was actually right by the first green 105 marker in the lower right- so very convenient for touring! We decided to drive counter-clockwise so we would be on the outside lane- easier to pull over at the lookout stops. I drove the first hour or two and honestly we all started to worry that the drive would end up being really boring- it was a lot of trees and very few glimpses of the ocean. But then right around the beginning of the park you start climbing up into the mountains and it gets SO scenic! We kept pulling over to take shots of the water and valleys! And we saw a bald eagle! I was hoping to see a moose on this trip (I've only ever seen one when I was 16), but I will take a bald eagle instead. At one point we found a beach and Cam went for a swim. The water was about 100 billion negative degrees (give or take) so I declined to join him and enjoyed the sun with my Dad!<br />
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We stopped for lunch somewhere in Pleasant Bay and I had a really delicious lobster roll! Somewhere in the park we pulled over and there were park rangers there with all sorts of whale facts (we didn't see any whales, but sometimes they pop out of the water) Overall we all really enjoyed the Cabot Trail and I would totally recommend anyone who is in the area to save a day for it. Also, I recommend going through Neil's Harbour up in the north- it is a touch farther, but a very scenic route through some small fishing towns.<br />
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By some luck (seriously- the KOA manager said we were very lucky here- that we got any cabin at all last minute was unusual), we were able to extend our cabin rental to leave on Saturday morning so we designated Friday as a rest day (and a lobster dinner day). It turned out nice because it kind of rained on and off all day so we relaxed, read books, Cam went for a swim again. And then in the late afternoon Cam asked if I wanted to go sit out on the dock at the campground beach (which we had done a couple of times over the week so it wasn't that suspicious) and he PROPOSED!!<br />
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Ahhhh it was so exciting!!! I will admit I had a lot of suspicions that it might happen on this trip but it was still so special and surprising. We hung down at the water for a bit before heading back to camp to share the news with my Dad! Then we all went out for dinner. Unfortunately fresh lobster wasn't in season, but we had lots of other lobster dishes to celebrate. I also Facetimed my Mom and called about a million friends on the drive to and from dinner :).<br />
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Saturday morning we packed up for a long two-day drive home. It all went smoothly and no hiccups and now we are home and planning our wedding!!!Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-26470456659348333412016-09-02T08:00:00.001-04:002016-09-02T08:34:05.289-04:00Cape Breton and the Fortress of LouisbourgI just got back last weekend from a week long trip with my Dad and Cam out to Nova Scotia! This trip started being planned months ago with my Dad planning to be in British Columbia for a couple weeks with friends with his RV and Cam and I were going to fly out to join him on the cross-country trip home to Ontario. But his trip to BC got cancelled and since I already had the week off work we decided to drive out east and visit Cape Breton and Halifax instead!<br />
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My Dad just bought the RV this summer and this was supposed to be it's first big vacation...when disaster struck. We were 5 minutes down the highway when a car lost control on the wet road and slammed into us! Like literally 5 minutes at most...here is a map of the incident. Green is where we got on and red is around where we got hit.<br />
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Thankfully no one was hurt- not even the guy who hit us and his car was really banged up. But sadly the water and electricity to the RV was damaged and thus the RV's first big trip was over. Poor RV. Hopefully he will be repaired soon!!<br />
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So we limped the RV back to my Dad's house (not far from that green circle), and had a little pity party for about 5 minutes. Then we decided to go on our trip anyway! Cam and I drove my Dad's car to get an oil change and to buy a cooler while my Dad unpacked the RV. We got home and the boys loaded the car up while I frantically cancelled our KOA (RV park) reservations and hurriedly made some new ones! By some miracle I was able to book us a hotel near Quebec city for that night, and then a cabin at a KOA campground in Sussex, New Brunswick, AND another KOA cabin in Cape Breton for 3 nights!! We didn't have any plan for our last two nights, but figured we just find motels and figure it out later. This did mean we had to cut Halifax from our trip, but we were all looking forward to Cape Breton the most anyway. We were off that afternoon!<br />
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The drive to Quebec City was pretty miserable- it poured rain the whole time and my Dad was still trying to figure out insurance and repairs on the RV. But by the time we reached New Brunswick the next day we were all in a much better mood! Our cabin was a little rustic beauty that was not at all air tight (my Dad said there was a distinct breeze in his bunk), but it was surprisingly spider free so I give it two thumbs up! We BBQ'd some burgers and hot dogs and made bacon and eggs in the morning. We weren't sure how long the cooler would keep meat good so we ate up!<br />
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Then we were off to Cape Breton! The drive was pretty uneventful, but scenic! Trees and water and hills- much nicer than home! We arrived in the afternoon at the CUTEST cabin I have ever seen. There were big red cliffs as the backdrop to the KOA campground and the cabins looked out onto the Atlantic (kind of in an inlet, but still- the ocean!). They even had a porch swing! And were also airtight this time. :)<br />
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The next day we drove down to the Fortress of Louisbourg- a big fortress that the French occupied in the 1700s. Most of the Fortress is ruins now, but in the 1960s and 1970s they built a replica trying to be as true to the original buildings as possible. It was super interesting! Lots of people in costume walking around- we even saw a guy get shackled by the neck for stealing a bottle of wine. We walked around a lot, ducking into historic buildings to see art, artifacts, watch the blacksmith, and read about life in the fort and the reconstruction of the site. Then we went for a late lunch in one of the restaurants that serves food as if it were still the 1700s.<br />
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After the Fortress we took a scenic drive home along the coast and stopped in at the Marconi Museum, where the first inter-continental radio waves were transmitted!<br />
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Then it was on back to our KOA for a good ol fashioned bonfire. :). The next day we went to the Cabot Trail, but I will save that for another post!<br />
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<br />Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-91208897337421711772016-09-01T20:01:00.000-04:002016-09-01T20:01:34.006-04:00Terry Fox Run- Gimme Your Money!!Hey Everyone!!<br />
This year is my 7th (?) year doing the Terry Fox Run for cancer research so I am bugging you all to donate! Except this year is kind of special because instead of doing my usual 10K run I am going to be 1,168ft above Toronto as I am doing Edgewalk that morning!!<br />
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Let's call it a 1.168km vertical walk!<br />
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I am actually pretty bummed to miss Tfox as I look forward to it every year, but I planned to do Edgewalk for my 30th birthday (back in MAY) and this was literally the only date that worked for the very small number of people that were crazy enough to agree to join me. In fact, Cam got me a gift certificate for this for my birthday but refused to join me- ha!!<br />
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But back to Terry Fox- it is still a cause I love and support and I am hoping you will forgive me for missing the official run and still donate! I promise to do a 10K in lieu of the actual one! I have had a few personal run-in's with the asshole that is cancer in the past year (two wonderful people lost and one still fighting) and I really hope one day we can beat it for good.<br />
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Here is the link to donate---> <a href="https://secure.terryfox.ca/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?Referrer=%26Referrer%3dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.terryfox.org%252fRun%252f&TeamID=716011#&panel1-2">DONATE TO TERRY FOX</a><br />
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Thank you all in advance!!Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-30663083901564328112016-08-20T10:27:00.002-04:002016-08-20T10:27:33.010-04:00Diner en Blanc 2016!On Thursday night my friend Jeni and I attended Le Diner en Blanc! If you recall, I went <a href="http://www.wafflingblog.com/2015/08/le-diner-en-blanc.html">last year</a> with my friend Veronica. The event is held all over the world and the premise is that everyone dresses in head to toe white, brings a table, chairs, dishes, and a picnic (or you can prepurchase food) and you meet in various locations all over the city. Then from your meet up spot you proceed as a group by bus, transit, or foot to a top secret location. Then you set up and eat!<br />
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We definitely had some issued with our meetup location this year (the bus was super late, then got lost), but we arrived just in time to join the other 2500 people for dinner! Jeni was in charge of the food and we had baguette with brie and meats, an orzo salad, and delicious macarons. OMG so good. Then we wandered around! There was a giant balloon walls, a swing, a birdcage with a swing (which we hit up later once the line slowed down), free yummy desserts from a sponsor, sparklers, and a DJ and dance floor to top it off! There was also a string band earlier, but we missed it due to being late. Sigh.<br />
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Overall, we had a really lovely night! The forecast had called for rain, but it ended up being a very warm summer's night. Our umbrellas were just for fun.<br />
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Thank you Jeni for being my lovely date for the night!! Happy Birthday!Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-66851762837549302472016-08-12T08:00:00.000-04:002016-08-12T08:00:03.727-04:00Life LatelyI haven't been blogging much lately. On the one hand that is because of summer and being busy and on the other hand I feel less and less inclined to put my whole life on the internet. This must be that "adult" attitude that everyone warned me about. Rude. However I am feeling bloggy today so let's chat about what has been going on lately!<br />
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1. I have a new nephew!<br />
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Ok, technically he is not my blood relative, but his mom and I have known each other since grade 1 and have been the best of friends since about grade 7! I was the maid of honour in her wedding 5 years ago. She is the bees knees and is now so busy with a 14 month old and a newborn! I don't know how they do it. But so much love in that family right now.<br />
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2. I love Pokemon Go<br />
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I know, I am so lame. But I am seriously having so much fun with this game. I haven't really gone out purely to hunt down rare pokemon, but I play it from the streetcar on my commute home and I often walk to places more now so I can play as I go. I currently have 77 different types!<br />
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3. Snapchat<br />
I dont think I mentioned it anywhere before, but I joined snapchat. I don't post stories that often because it feels a bit like yelling into the void...but I love to watch stories of other people! I also love to play with the filters. Follow me at wafflingblog!<br />
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4. Vacation!!!<br />
I am planning a vacation at the end of summer!! Cam and my Daddy-o and I are taking my Dad's RV out East for a week. We are heading to Nova Scotia and I am so excited!! Though I am a little nervous to drive the RV. It is huge. We shall see how that goes. You should probably follow me on Snapchat if you want to see the shenanigans. We are going to drive the Cabot Trail, though in a rental car because we don't think the RV will be much fun on tight cliffside turns and steep hills.<br />
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5. Running/ working out<br />
I got a little lazy for a bit after my half marathon, but now I am back to running. My friend <a href="https://sweatyandhungry.wordpress.com/">Steph</a> is training for her 3rd marathon so I have started joining her for her long runs on the weekends. Not to mention I have continued to join RunTOBeer. Last weekend Steph, her bf Kevin, and I did over 17km in the middle of a scorching hot day. Note to self- that was a terrible terrible idea. But at least there was free beer afterwards.<br />
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I have also finally started going back to the gym and lifting weights. For about a year now I have had this irrational fear of the weight room. I think it just got super busy after my building invested in new equipment and I was uncomfortable in there. Anyway. I went back. No catastrophes happened. So now I am going to try and stick with it again!<br />
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I am also trying to clean up my diet thanks to 10lbs creeping up on me from half and full marathon training (the runger is real). So I am trying to eat a lot more protein and more veggies. The other day I had candy for dinner, so that is a work in progress ;)<br />
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6. Olympics<br />
I looooove watching the olympics. I don't think my TV is used to being on so much. I especially love any sport that is over in under a minute because my heart can't handle that kind of stress.<br />
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The Canadian women have been kicking butt so far, winning all of our current medals! You go girls!!<br />
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<br />Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-79781921187908070402016-08-07T18:09:00.000-04:002016-08-07T18:11:31.345-04:00Veronica and Mohamed's Wedding!!I just love weddings. I love loving the love that people I love have. ;). I met Veronica in 2010 when she got transferred to my office at the insurance company we worked for and literally within 3 months of meeting we had booked a trip to Cuba together. Sometimes you just click right away with a person, and that is me and my Vee! She is funny and driven and beautiful and I knew she would meet an awesome man one day, and she did! A few years back she took a girls trip to Las Vegas and met eyes with Mo across the dance floor...numbers were exchanged, a long distance friendship and then relationship blossomed from Vancouver (where he lived) to Toronto (where she lived). A lot of flights and falling in love led to him moving here, then proposing on her birthday last year...and now their wedding!!! It is the best love story. And Mo is a great guy too- he is so funny, passionate, and sweet.<br />
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Mo also has a weird love affair with my homemade cupcakes, so Vee asked if I would make the cupcakes for their wedding and I said yes!! They actually had a make-your-own cupcake station for the late night buffet so while I had to make about 125 cupcakes (a mix of vanilla, chocolate, and gluten free) and 10 gallons of buttercream icing, I only had to actually decorate 24 of them for the tiered set up. Still- it was a big job and I'm not sure if I am ready to start my own cupcake company quite yet ;). Oh and I bought the cupcake wrappers from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/ooohlalapaperie">Oooh La La Paperie</a> on Etsy, in case you were wondering. They were so cute! Some had their initials and some the date.<br />
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Anyway, the wedding took place on the patio overlooking the marina and was absolutely beautiful and the bride and groom both wrote their own vows that had me tearing up!! Their love is just so sweet and I am so happy they found each other! The food was on point too- I judge a wedding pretty hard on it's food (I'm not really a foodie...I just love to eat and this wedding had non-stop food being served so that's an A+ in my books). The music was pretty good too! Cam and I haven't actually attended a wedding together and since our clubbing days are long gone it was so much fun to dance the night away together!<br />
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They also set up a photo booth with props so our friend's Jeni and Brandon got in on that with us too. Jeni and I also met at work, along with our friend Lisa who was also there (but I don't have a picture of- sadface). Our table was like a work reunion!<br />
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Vee and Mo both love to travel (Vee and I have gone to Cuba, Los Cabos, Las Vegas, and Mexico city twice together!). So for their guestbook they had a map of the world and you had to sign on a place that meant something to you or where you would love to visit. So cute!!<br />
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It was a great night and I wish Vee and Mo all the best!!! <3<br />
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What is your favourite part of a wedding? Mine is a tie between the vows and the father daughter dance.<br />
<br />Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-79162799764642071712016-07-29T11:44:00.001-04:002016-07-29T11:44:56.837-04:00Beaches Jazz Run- Half Marathon!Last weekend I completed the half marathon race in the annual Beaches Jazz Run. The Jazz Run has been around for awhile, marking the end of the Toronto Jazz Festival, but this was the first year that they made it an "official" race with medals, hats, chip timing, and free photography! It was actually a pretty decent deal for a half marathon- $55, so I signed up soon after my full marathon back in May as a way to keep up my fitness level.<br />
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I will say that I certainly did not train as hard for this half as I did for my first half last fall. In fact, the longest run I did was 16.8km, and it was slow with many stops. I also knew going into this that it was a summer race, and therefore wouldn't be ideal weather, and that I likely wouldn't PR, but I hoped maybe I could hit 2:00 for the finish. I had NO idea how tough it would end up being!!<br />
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I got up at 5:20am and was out the door at 6:10ish to catch the streetcar to the start of the race. It started over on the boardwalk in the beaches, which was a good 40 minutes by transit. It was already pretty warm at 7:00am when I got there so I knew I was in for a tough run. At 7:30 we were off! I quickly saw the 2:00 pacer pull ahead and knew I would never catch him. I decided just to stay in front of the 2:05 pacer, but it was hard. The sun was beating down on me and it was heating up fast (I think it was 22 degrees plus 80% humidity so closer to 30! And that was at the start of the race!).<br />
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Soon after the 5K mark I knew I wasn't doing too hot. I was already so tired! So I switched to a run 10 minutes, walk 1 schedule. I actually ran into a girl I knew from RunTOBeer around this part and she was hurting too, so we kind of leapfrogged with our running and walked and encouraged each other on.<br />
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Around 10km I think the 2:05 pacer paced me and I didn't have the strength to catch back up. If only I had just started with a slower pace I could have had the energy to go a bit faster! Also, I started to get a horrible headache, a questionable tummy, and was completely repulsed by my Gatorade. I recognized that I was starting to get dehydrated and I started stopping at the aid stations for actual water and forced down an energy gel for the salt- it all seemed to work for me because after another 5K I started to feel normal again- still tired...but not sick at least!<br />
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Thankfully it also became overcast and breezy after km 10, which was soooo nice!<br />
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Around km 17 (?) the 2:10 pacer passed me and I was furious! I have run a 1:55 and a 2:00 half before dammit!! I didn't want to finish slower than 2:10!! I had a surge of power and felt like Aragorn in Return of the King at this moment. I was like "A DAY MAY COME WHERE THE 2:10 PACER PASSES ME, BUT IT IS NOT THIS DAY!"<br />
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And off I went, like a beautiful gazelle, flying with grace and beauty.<br />
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Anyway, I DID pull ahead and finished strong in 2:09:23! Far away from my personal best, but still the best run I think I could have pulled off on that particular day!! I met up with the RunTOBeer crew for a bit, but declined my beer as my stomach was still a little iffy. Plus it was like 9:30am. They actually all went off for a RunTOBeer run, but I went home for a nap!!<br />
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All in all, it was still a good race. I found it well organized and a lot of fun. Though I think there is something seriously wrong with my definition of fun. :). I think next I want to try racing a 5K, because I actually haven't run one before and I want to see if I can go sub 25 minutes! But I think I will take a break from actual races until the heat is gone!!Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-1785504933311882362016-07-24T18:35:00.000-04:002016-07-24T18:41:30.888-04:00Camping at Balsam Lake!I had quite a busy weekend with a bridal shower and a half marathon, but first I feel we need to travel back in time to a week ago when I went camping with my girls!! I have been camping with my friend Lisa and Ginny (and a few others some years) annually since 2008...however we hadn't managed to go for the past couple years, which sucked. So one day this spring I picked a random July weekend and messaged the girls to see if they were free and we booked it! We all also ended up taking the Friday off work so we could get up there earlier! :)<br />
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On the Thursday I met up with Ginny, went grocery shopping and I stayed at her place for the night since she lived closer to the campground and no one wants to come downtown to get me during rush hour. Lisa showed up at 8:30am on Friday and we were off! We ended up staying at Balsam Lake. <a href="http://www.wafflingblog.com/2012/07/why-camping-sucks.html">The same place we stayed in 2012</a>. In fact, the exact same campsite!! We set up camp, made a beer, ice, and firewood run, and then got down to the business of relaxing.<br />
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I like to tell people we have a 20 person tent. It is just sort of a ridiculous huge thing we bought many a moon ago. We actually found a giant hole in it a couple of years ago so this year I bought a tent repair kit and we patched it up- hopefully she will have many more summers with us! Also, mine was the only air mattress to not deflate while we slept #winning.<br />
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Friday involved a lot of trips to the camp store to try and fix one of the air mattresses and to buy more wood because we kept burning all ours (weird how that happens). On one of those trips we bought a cake. It twas a good dinner that night!<br />
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Friday night it was FREEZING. I dont know how we managed to go from 40 degrees celsius a couple days prior to THIRTEEN, but it happened. We went to bed with all of our clothes on! I got up around 7am to go for a run and found Lisa sitting in her car with the heat on! Also, while she was sitting there someone maybe tried to steal our beer?? WHO DOES THAT? Anyway, Lisa scared them off.<br />
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And yes! I went for a run! I originally had an 8km run and a 19.5km run for Sat/Sun, but since I ended up getting lost on the trails on Saturday morning (lol), I called it even at 10km for the whole weekend. It was such a nice run though! I was pretty slow thanks to rocks, roots, and mud, but it was super enjoyable and I never saw another soul the entire time- just me an nature! I don't get to do much (ie any) trail running downtown. Here are some pictures!<br />
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After breakfast we headed to the beach! But it was still SO COLD. We actually lay on the beach in sweats! I even debated not blowing up my giant inflatable flamingo floatie, but thankfully by mid afternoon the sun came out and it ended up being a very enjoyable day and I let my flamingo flag fly! I loved that floatie man...for once I was the one wanting to go in the water and stay there. Usually you find me bathed in sunscreen on the beach (I love to lie in the sun). I wish I had gotten a shot of Gin and I sharing the thing back to back inside the ring. Good times.<br />
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Then it was back to the campsite for dinner! Lisa has these hot pocket makers so it is a tradition to eat most of our meals with them. I had a pizza one, a grilled cheese one, and a marshmallow/chocolate/strawberry one. It is a delightful, well-known fact that calories don't count when camping. MMM<br />
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Then it was back to bed for a thankfully slightly less cold night! PS- I wake up every night to go to the bathroom at 4am. This was really not fun on a cold night when the nearest washroom is an outhouse. Sigh. Sunday morning we woke up, I made french toast, and then we packed up our site and headed back to the beach for a few hours! It was much hotter and sunnier on Sunday and we had a fun time before heading home.<br />
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Overall it was a great mini-vacation with my girls, but I think 2 nights is not nearly long enough!! I hope we can get together for a longer trip next summer!<br />
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Also, in case you are interested, there are no Pokemons at Balsam Lake.<br />
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<br />Casey @Wafflinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525566107143816160noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607560324276933945.post-47386658507045589152016-07-12T08:00:00.000-04:002016-07-12T08:00:04.073-04:00Weekend Recap!Hello! I am still plugging away at my half marathon training, but it really isn't that exciting so I can't find much to talk about. I did cut my Thursday run short- it was supposed to be a 13K tempo run (which means go fast), but it was SO hot out that after 4km I started feeling really ill so I called it a day and walked the 4km back home. It was a beautiful night for a long walk, at least!<br />
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The weekend got off to a better start. I convinced Cam that we should go out to see Finding Dory Friday night. He got a giftcard for the movies from one of his students and I had a bunch of Scene points, so we only had to pay for our popcorn and it was a great date night! We went to a 10:30pm show to avoid a theatre full of kids and the plan worked perfectly. It did pour rain on our walk over, but I showed Cam the wonders of Toronto's underground PATH system! It is about 2.5km from my place to the theatre and you can walk 90% of it underground. Love this city :) Oh, and we both enjoyed the movie. It was very cute.<br />
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Then on Saturday I did a speedy 8km in the morning and then it was off to <a href="https://bodyblitzspa.com/">Body Blitz Spa</a> for the bachelorette party of my good friend Veronica!! I have known Vee for 6 years (?). We met at work when we shared a reception desk and she is the bees knees and I am so excited for her wedding in a few weeks!! We had SUCH a lovely time at the spa (I will 100% be back), and then we all walked over to <a href="http://millstreetbrewery.com/toronto-beer-hall/">Mill St BeerHall</a> in the Distillery District for dinner, where service was slow, but beers, food, and company were all wonderful! And then after dinner we went to <a href="http://www.thebiermarkt.com/">Bier Markt</a> for dancing and shenanigans. It was bachelorette and bachelor party central there so quite a fun, enthusiastic crowd. It was a good time.<br />
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Then Sunday I was up early (what ever happened to sleeping on the weekends??) for another RunTOBeer! I had about 18km scheduled for Sunday so I ran 2km over my friends' Steph and Kevin's condo, picked them up, then we ran about 6-7km to the start of the 10K beer run in High Park. Unfortunately Steph and I got there a tad late so we did our own mini-loop around High Park and met up with the group again when the 5K started! Then we ran off to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/The-Greater-Good-Bar-513184968865050/">The Greater Good Bar</a>! It was a hot and sunny day, but all the breaks made this a pretty easy run, especially since I only did 16.5km since we were late #shh. And we got free beers from <a href="http://sidelaunchbrewing.com/">Side Launch</a> at the bar and we shared a gigantico pizza from <a href="http://www.northofbrooklyn.com/">North of Brooklyn Pizza</a> (which is independently run from inside the bar).<br />
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Oh and PS- My friend Steph has come over to the dark side and started a blog!! You can find it <a href="https://sweatyandhungry.wordpress.com/">here</a>. Go read it now.<br />
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Then it was home for a nap and then off to my Mom's for dinner! I had to go to her place to borrow some camping gear and steal back my giant inflatable flamingo because I am off to the wilderness this weekend! And by wilderness I mean Provincial Park with a cooler of beer, some smores, and some good friends. SO EXCITED!! :D #ilovesummer<br />
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