Banff

Couple getaway...Banff...Douglas Fir...A-frame style chalet...all to ourselves...unmet expectation...different chalet then last year...wood stove NOT wood fireplace...just not the same...wouldn't stay lit...smoke filled room...a little disappointed...walk around town...in and out of little shops...LuLu Lemon store...bought nothing...liked a hoodie...$108...really...a lot of cash for a shirt...gave up on yearly hoodie-buying tradition there...bought journal at Indigo and Wes bought book "Love Wins" by Rob Bell...delicious supper at the Keg...steak and crab legs...nice seat for two...movie at the theatre...all to ourself..."Lincoln Lawyer"...liked the twists...loved the company beside me...bedtime reading..."Me and My Big Mouth" by Joyce Meyer...9:15am wake up...sleepin' in...have no where specific to be...no one specific to see...enjoying our Tim's coffee brought from home...thank you for having coffee makers in the rooms...switched to a different room...in search of a real fireplace...one of my favorite things EVER...yup found it...went for lunch and for a walk to see the Hoodoos...windy and cool...shoulda brought a jacket and some shoes with socks...nope not this girl...flats with bare feet and a hoodie...back to room...fire with a afternoon siesta...Cozy Toz...wake up to coffee time...marvelling at God's creation out our window...bible reading...bible dictionary look up for "mercy", "Pharisees", and "righteousness"...started reading book of Romans...heavy...refresh outside...different view needed...Old Spaghetti Factory for supper...Shauna-spaghetti with spicy meat sauce...Wes- tortellini with chicken...Apple-tini and Jolly Rancher to drink...Banff Springs hotel...grandeur...love the age...love the "oldness"...the original furniture, light fixtures, door knobs make me happy...hockey game back in room...scrapbooking magazine for me...asleep by the fire...crackling and heat and glow...in a whole lotta love with my man...waking up to a winter wonderland...heavy snowfall...anxious to see our 4 wonders...Wes finished reading his book...back to work mode...back to reality...how lovely it is when seen with a "fresh" set of eyes and ears...how awesome to share it all with a man after God's own heart...thank you Jesus for your unfailing love...to take in and comfort us and to pour out to others because...I stand amazed and full of JOY at the wonder of it all.