Blue Mountain Village

My husband and I went to The Blue Mountains, Ontario for our anniversary trip this year. We always go somewhere that at least one of us has not been before. It's one of my favorite traditions that we have! This year we traveled a short distance of two hours to this quaint and picturesque little ski village. I could not narrow down what photographs to show, so there is more on my main blog here and here.

We had a wonderful view of the Village and the ski hills from our hotel room at the Westin Trillium House.

I can't say I love skiing as I have never done it. But my husband had a drink at Starbucks with whipped cream on top, so this counts as a suitable souvenir. Girl logic. I can't say no to Christmas ornaments and this is going to look so pretty on our tree and remind us of the fun we had on our 9th wedding anniversary!

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train

We went to see the Holiday Train this past Saturday. It was the first year I had heard about it, so I was excited to hear that I hadn't missed a stop close to me. I missed it in Toronto, so we made the drive out to Hamilton, ON. Turns out that was a great choice because there was an ice carver, Tom Cochrane, and Great Big Sea as entertainment.

We actually left before Tom Cochrane to beat the crowds out and we wanted to get home at a reasonable hour. We watched Great Big Sea and they were fabulous. I really only took pictures with my iPhone because I was there to enjoy the event more than to photograph it. Honestly, with the crowd there it would be near impossible to get some great shots without heads in the way!

I wanted to share them, though. This is such a fun (and free!) thing and it has stops in Canada and the US. If it comes near you, it's worth checking out! Read more about it here.

 ^ The night started with a beautiful sunset!

 ^ The engine and front cars. All of the cars are decorated with lights and designs.

 ^ The ice sculpture.

 ^ Great Big Sea are a group from Newfoundland. My favorite song of theirs is Ordinary Day. They master fun songs!

The holiday season is here and I love it!

Sleepy Raccoon

Taken at Toronto Zoo, February 2012. This cute little fuzzball was cuddled up against the log and soaking up the warm sun!