There
are certain places in your life that are linked to feeling and sentiment.
Where when you think of that place ( or better yet get to go that place !
).... that it is a feeling like coming home .
We
all need a place and a space in our hectic lives to take a breather and a
break. To stop just surviving the day and take the time to look forward to the
day ahead of us.
The
Fairmont Tremblant hotel is one of those few places for me . Over the
last 22 yrs for both business and for pleasure I have come here so many
times and each one is just as good as the next .
So
when we were seeking a place to celebrate a special weekend with our family for
our 20th wedding anniversary... we knew straight away where we were going
!!!
Breakfast
on the way which is always a treat , and from there we headed for the famous ,
scary ,breathtaking and beautiful Via Ferrata cliff climb in Mont Tremblant (
separate blog post on this later this week)
Then
checked into our beautiful hotel room with a perfect view of the fall foliage .
Bear pounced on the bed as soon as he came into the room and all three of
course asked for the wi-fi code . The friendly staff laughed out loud how at
home they all seemed!
Hubby
and I fell asleep at the pool in the sun while Beauty worked out at the gym and
the boys decided to study and get ahead of their work in a quiet part of the
hotel with an incredible view .
Late
afternoon Beauty texted us excitedly saying a surprise was sent to the room for
our 20th anniversary and to our delight we found this !!!
We
all dug in and felt to special and taken care of . Nothing like good food to
make a weekend even more special . We all went down to the pool together
and lounged in the outdoor hot tubs and talked about Cegep and University upcoming decisions. Our kids made other people in the pool laugh by their
silly comments and ideas that only occur to teens.
-
work hard play hard mentality
- we
compliment each other in parenting
- we
are super organized
- we
allow each other freely to live our own individual work lives
Was
the first meal in a while that they all behaved and were nice and calm
and all had great conversations . I guess getting away together as a
family is a good idea!
A
great sleep in the ever comfy luxurious beds and was fun too all be in the same
room waking up even though their mess would annoy me after a couple of nights
that is certain !)
Woke
up and lounged around in bed reading all of us and then went to the "piece
de resistance" the breakfast at Fairmont Buffet !!! With our
favorite dish on earth- the maple crepes to die for . At first I almost had a
heart attack as the chef said they did not make the maple pancakes
anymore but when he realized I was talking about crepes and not pancakes he served me an extra portion :)
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| So popular are the crepes that the spoon keeps falling into the serving dish! The chef could hardly keep up with the demand:) |
We
even unexpectedly bumped into Hubby's sister and brother in law with a group of
20 coming to eat this same yummy breakfast as an excursion with this
group from Montreal. Was so cool to see them ! I guess the Fairmont buffet is
even more popular than we knew.
Kids
all studied again in the room as at this age even holidays don't make the
studying go away unfortunately.
We
all got 15 min chair massages at the spa which was a real treat and then went
for our last soak in the heated outdoor pools and hot tubs before we headed back
to our cottage for some housework and a quick dinner and then home for the week
ahead
Its
amazing how just a short weekend getaway like this lifts the spirts ,
re-energizes our souls and connects a busy family . The Fairmont Tremblant is
the perfect place for this unwinding and connecting as a family .
We
are still ourselves home or away .. a bit crazy .. a bit chaotic ... the teens get on
our nerves as much as I assume we get on theirs . There is still real life and
emails to answer and worries to worry and messes to be cleaned up . That all
being said there is closeness and love and respect and connectivity . We are a
family living this crazy little thing called life together . We are all just a
little bit in love with each other as human beings and the lives we have
built together . We all hold this family as our highest priority even if it
takes the kids a while to admit that.
Take
that life to a fall foliage heaven on earth with a friendly staff and a
magnificent venue ....that life becomes a very special place to celebrate
20 yrs of togetherness . These days especially 20 yrs of marriage is a really
big deal . I am glad the kids were part of this with us
We
will be back for sure on all our happy occasions to this beautiful
special place that we call home : The Fairmont Tremblant
