I am so proud to be Canadian. That's right I said it. I have always been proud to be Canadian. But having the Winter 2010 Olympics in Vancouver British Columbia, was one of the greatest things in my life time. It was great to be able to show off our country. I hope that people finally get to see what a wonderful country that we have.
I am also so proud of both the Woman's and Men's Canadian Hockey Teams. They both won gold and showed the whole world that Hockey is a Canadian Sport!
So it's Valentines Day. As some people think that today is this wonderful day and it's suppose to be a special day. I think about to my Opa. I can't believe that it has been 10 years since he passed.
When I was little I used to love waking up in the morning and going out to the kitchen to find some chocolates from my parents and a sweet card. Then 10 years ago. We had a very sad Valentines day. It was day that we had to finally bury my Opa. It was such a wonder man. He came over from Holland to follow my Oma's family, so he could marry her. They were finally married. Then then started a Butcher Shop on there farm. Which then grew so big that they had to find a bigger place. So my Opa built a new building and since my Oma loved to cook he decided to attach a Restaurant to the other end of the Butcher shop. Over time it has become one of the best home cooking Restaurants in town. So when we were little we would get the bus to the Butcher Shop and my Opa would be waiting for us, kids so he could take us on delivery's with him. It was always a fun time. We would always stop to get a milk shake, or some candy. Some days I miss him so much, he was always so funny. If he couldn't remember he would call you Joppie. He would also fall asleep in the chair in the restaurant, and my Oma would get so mad. Anyways he ended up getting really sick, and was on bed rest for a while then he had a heart attack and ended up i the hospital. So my family would take turns staying at the hospital, and then finally at 5 am on the 12 of February my Opa passed away. My dad was the last one to see him alive. Which is a nice thing since my dad was the first born. Anyways the funeral was huge. We had my family from Holland, and Alberta. They came from everywhere. Anyways we had the burial on Valentines day, and boy was it cold. I still to this day look back at it and just remember all the people that were there for us. I still can't believe that it has been 10 year. I still miss him like huge.
Anyways on a brighter note. Here is a link to a great Valentines Day Craft that I can't wait to make for next year.
I totally love Creative Crate.
So we are finally home. Mark and I headed off to Florida to see his parents and go to the Bud Shoot Out which is a Nascar Race the weekend before the huge Daytona 500. Boy was it an adventure. So first of all we were suppose to fly from Buffalo to Washington and then Washington to Tampa, well that didn't really end up happening.
On Friday we kept checking to see if we were still a go to fly to Washington. So as of 2pm all flights to Washington were cancelled and we had to find another way down there. One of the options was that we could fly from Toronto, but it was going to cost an extra $300 dollars. Anyways Mark did some calling around and they found us a flight. So we ended up going from Buffalo to Detroit, and then Detroit to Tampa. But we only had 45 minutes to get to the other end of the Detroit airport. Which if you ever go is a really weird Airport. They have this Tunnel that you have to go through and it plays music and there are coloured lights and stuff. Just totally weird. So we ended up making our flight and boy was that planned packed, that we didn't even get to sit together, and then we waited on the airstrip in the plane at the end of the run way for like an hour and they weren't doing anything. That was just weird. So we finally made it to Tampa, and took a cab to the hotel. Oh my god I was a little scared for my life. The Cabbie was a crazy driver. He also missed the hotel entrance that's how fast he was going. Anyways we got in around 1:30, and went to the front desk. Told the lady who we were and she was like oh we gave your room away because we didn't think that you would be coming in. So we ended up with another room, which was fine.
Then on Saturday we took off we Mark's parents to Daytona. It was a fun trip it takes about 2 hours to get to Dayton from Tampa. So we went to this flea Market that was near the speedway which sells like flea market stuff and also the outside on Race days, has a whole bunch of thing for sale that are Nascar. Well the weather was nice in the day time. Then we headed off for the Race. We had some dinner at the Cracker Barrel. Which I totally love Raspberry Lemonade. It totally rocks. Then we went inside the park and looked around at the stuff for sale and the trailers that we giving free stuff away. Mark ended up getting a t-shirt and we got some other junk. Then we went and found seats for the first race which had already started. It was okay. The one girl driver made her Nascar debut, her name was Danica Patrick. I think that she ended up in the top 10 which was pretty cool. They also had a girl driver from Ontario racing also. That race there were so many crashes, and most of them were really bad. After the race they had a break before the Shoot Out and we got to see The Zack Brown Band, play which was really neat. Then the office Bud Shoot Out Race started. It was pretty neat to go and watch. I couldn't believe how fast those cars go around that track. But oh my god was it cold there. I had on four different layers and I was still really cold. If we ever go again I think I would have to bring something warm to sit on.
The Tampa Bay Aquarium!!! 
The Dwarf Seahorses 
Seahorses that look like seaweed 
Jelly Fish - Very dangerous
One scary looking croc
So it's official!!! I have finally started to get my home business up and running. Yes I am finally going to take making tutu's for friends kids to finally a business.
Well it all started about a year ago. I saw this post where this woman was making Tutu's for her daughter and she had a tutorial on how to make them. I could not believe my eyes. They were wonderful and I knew that I had to try them out right away. Anyways one of the guys who I work with was having his daughters birthday, she was turning two. So I could not help but say I have a wonderful idea. I was wondering if I could make some Tutu for her birthday, and of course when I finally gave it to her she was over the moon. Anyways I started getting making them for other friends also. Then my friend Kelly asked if I would be able to make some for her daughters first b-day. Of course I was totally up to it. So here I am making my Tutu's into a home business. So first thing first. Get my name out there. I have already made up my own business cards, which are called Sweet Pea Tutu's. I hope that everyone enjoys the name. Plus I am in the middle of making my own web page. How cool is this. Plus I will be selling them on Etsy.
Now the fun part. I have already thought up what colours I am going to use and the names I am going to call them. Plus I am thinking about doing a craft show. How exciting would that be. There is this great one in August. But I am not sure yet. We will have to see how everything goes.