(this was written now almost 5 days ago..we are now in
almost done vacation and have had this week Beauty and BFF here. Has been a ton
of fun and lots of girl bonding especially for Beauty and IJ))) Love it. Weather
has totally sucked though-cold and wind and not cottage weather at all. We have
had to be inventive!)
A new Trent Tradition is Born!
(Yes the apes of the couple of first days of vacation have
turned into our playful sweet little monkeys again and remained that way for
most of the vacation, yayJ)
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| LOVE Hawain pizza |
We sent the kids out the night before to get all the ingredients
that each person had planned for their pizza (a huge benefit of having a kid
who drives is sending him on errands nightly!). We got out three aprons (one of
them normal, one from when Beauty was a baby and one obscene one from my adult
40th bday party) and started on the dough. We had tunes playing on
the speaker and a rolling pin that we got for our wedding on the counter. Then
a HUGE array of ingredients from goat cheese to pineapple to capers to
coriander and cilantro to specially aged salami. There was everything.
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| Meditarian pizza yuminess |
We each had a pan and made our pizzas. One by one they were
cooked and tasted and rated secretly on our secret ballots. Each chef had a
story that went with their pizza. We all made comments too openly on the taste.
I knew this would be a fun night…and I was proud of myself
for investing this tradition, but never in my wildest dreams did I think the
pizzas would be so mouth-watering delicious. I think with age they have improved
their culinary skills and so have we all as each pie was truly suculent and so
very different and unique. Yummy!!!! We had made a big homade coleslaw too and
opended a big bottle of Coke too which is rare except on occasions and
vacations for the kids. We were so stuffed that we had no room for the homade
lemon meringue pie that Beauty and Hubby had made so we are eating it for lunch
today.
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| super original folded crust with cheese in crust and super yummy toppings |
After all the pies were eaten and rated Hubby totalled all
the scores. We were all super nervous for real it is neve racking to compete.
The kids prize was 10$ and the adult prize was that the “loser” kid had to
massage the winner parents feet (they decided these prizes!!!)
And the winner was : Beauty!!!!!!!!! By a landslide with her
Hawaiian pizza that spelled out LOVE in olives and her story about what it
represented!!!!!! It was so so tasty and
juicy and succulent and the olives made it tastes both sour and sweet in combination
with the ham and different cheeses she chose. Yummy!I have never seen her look
so happy-she looked like she had won the lottery. She is saving up to go to her
BFF’s grandparent’s condo in Florida so she was thrilled.
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| Lots of meat, garlic and cilantro, olives and sun dried tomatoes |
Bear had a fit!!! That was the funniest part of the evening.
He started raging and saying that he was SURE that his pizza would win as it
had cheese in the crust. He was freaking out and we were all laughing so hard
at him and then he joined in and laughed at himself. OMG this was funny.
For the adult prize I won! My mango, shallots, garlic and
oil, artichoke, tomato pizza was really delicious and really different too
(hubby hated it but he also hated strawberries in salad too so how can we count
on his taste anyways?)
A super night and a fun tradition is born.
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| The best pizza:))lol |
All of this was after a party we went to across the lake
from Beauty ski completion team. This is the second year they have half this. A
mansion-like you have never seen. Everyone on this lake knows this house,
likely everyone in mtl knows it. As in a mansion…10 boats, 5 jet skis, a huge
go cart track, a zip line, a Tarzan rope into the lake, electric bikes, a spa
inside the house, a gym inside the cottage, a solarium bar outside and the list
goes on and on and on and on. This time I asked the hostess for a tour of the house.
I could not resist. Was like visiting a beautiful museum. They own many many
many businesses including a famous restaurant so there was an amazing food
truck with unlimited delicious food parked on the property and open bar etc…
And they are the sweetest family too-really really nice. 4 beautiful
boys and all very generous and kind.
But for the second year in a row now I have reminded our gang-this
is nothing close to real life (for us anyways) We came home and considered our
own cottage worn and old where in reality it is beautiful and we are so so so
blessed to have this place.
Anyways after that beautiful and exciting day there was also
something nice about coming home (to our own little piece of palace) and just so
simply making pizza together. It felt good and right. And was such an absolute pleasure
to be invited to that party and to see their beautiful place. They are so kind
to host this part for the ski club and host us all-it is very generous.
(written last week)
Tonight Hubby drives both boys home L((A week is really too short
for us after for so many years always having 2 weeks. But we are happy that we
got this with the age of the kids we have. Chase has a three week job at his
old highschooll and Bear is back for kayak practices in prep for provincials and
nationals too. My mom will be there all week to stay with them. We will go pick
them both up again on Friday night and have the weekend together and Chase
girlfriend will likely join us too. Menu is already planned...have you figured
out yet this family likes to eat?
We are picking up Beauty’s BFF which will be a blast as the
four of us always have a blast together. Weather has certainly cooled off but
still lots of fun.
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We love every second of this vacation. If there is ANYTHTING
I can recommend to ANYBODY in this world is to never ever have vacations days
that you don’t take. To me this is the biggest of sinsJ
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| Adding this pic just to make you laugh and my Hubby to get mad at me!! |
