We Are Winter

The Quatchis and I were so busy watching the Olympics we didn't have time to blog about them! CBC was awesome and had webcasts of everything. My favourite sport was figure skating. Q and the Mins loved the other skating events - speed skating, short track, and long track. Canada did really well this year, placing third overall with 25 shiny new medals. Yay, Canada!!!

French Getaway - Part Deux

Our third and final day in Montreal was sunny and crisp! We spent the majority of the morning watching the Olympics and on Mont-Royal. It's a bit blurry, but can you see the 1976 Olympics stadium in the background?

We had a good skate at Beaver Lake. BC and I pretended to be speed skaters.

After some exercise, we had the best poutine we could find in the city at La Banquise. We opted for a large and finished it all.

We also went to the best bagel joint that I know of - St-Viateur. I bought a dozen to share with my co-workers back in Toronto. They were tres heureux!

The weekend flew but we had a great time. Au revoir, Montreal!

French Getaway

The Mins, Maggie, BC, and I escaped to Montreal last weekend. We got there in a jiff via Porter. The Mins and Maggie enjoyed some bball clips on BC's iPad on the way. We also watched a bunch of Olympics. We are so proud of our Canadians!

After some brisk shopping on Saint-Catherine (I was on a mission to get to Simons before it closed), we indulged in a Montreal staple - smoked meat sandwiches at Schwartz's. YUM!

We then relaxed at our hotel, the Omni,  before BC and I left to meet a friend at Mme. Lee. It was all very French until we saw their featured cocktail - the Rob Ford!

The next morning, we went to Le Cartet with one of my besties from Western. The place was hopping! I got the "healthy brunch", knowing for what we were up for later that evening.

After brunch we visited the Musee des beaux-arts. Luckily, the place wasn't busy so we were able to enjoy the large pieces of art from afar.

The highlight of our trip was Cabane a Sucre. It was a feast of five appetizers, three mains, and four desserts. Everything was rich, plentiful, and over-the-top. The Mins was excited to try different foods. Here, BC is serving him a baked yam, topped with whipped marshmallow and maple syrup.

Naturally, being at a sugar shack, maple syrup was in everything! One of the desserts were maple syrup pops. Pure liquid gold it was. And refreshing after our glutinous meal!

We spent one more day in Montreal. I'll save it for another post. G'night!

We Heart You!

Wishing everyone lots of love and happiness this February the 14th!

Happy tummies make happy Quatchis so we went all out making dinner at home.

Sending lots of hugs to all our quatchtastic friends around the world!

Happy New Year, Lunar Style!

Happy Lunar New Year!

We rang in the Year of the Horse with the fam and hot pot.

Thanks to Lauren for sending us the card and lai see!

To see some CNY photos from around the world, click here.