Archives for October 2011

This morning we were up super early to catch the sunrise over the Falls. We saw a pretty sunrise from our room on the first morning and we wanted a closer look. It was a bit more cloudy this morning but we still enjoyed getting one last look before we had to check out of our hotel to leave.

Jesse says I look like a Southerner by the way I try to get dressed in warm clothes. Apparently, my glove putting on skills are lacking, but I think I improved by the third day there. I felt ridiculous wearing so many clothes on the first night, but that was quickly forgotten as soon as I stepped outside and felt just how cold it was. I’m glad I borrowed an extra jacket from Grandma, I wouldn’t have been warm enough in the one I brought with me from home.

It was extra cold this morning, but in the end we decided it was worth one last trip down and back up the big hill from our hotel.

We grabbed a light lunch before checking out of our great hotel room. We kept taking one last look at our fabulous view before leaving.

We crossed the bridge to come back into the US and took one more last, LAST view of the falls. The border guard asked a lot more questions coming back in than the Canadian guard did when we left. I guess we finally satisfied him with our answers because he let me back in again.

We made it back to Grandpa and Grandma’s just in time for dinner. Mildred made her homemade pizza which Jesse really enjoyed. Today feels like such a long day, I know we will sleep well tonight.

Five years ago today we got married! What an amazing day that was, what an amazing day today was. I think this is the best way we could have chosen to celebrate our first five years of marriage. I’m so lucky to be married to Jesse. We had an great time exploring Niagara Falls today.

It’s such a mesmerizing view. I could stand there for hours watching the water rush over the edge. It’s just so pretty… and so loud. From where I’m sitting now in our hotel room, I can still hear it roaring. It sounds even louder once the night gets silent, it’s fantastic to fall asleep to.

We walked clear past the horseshoe falls to some nice greenhouse gardens. We saw lots of pretty plants and flowers and got a nice break from the freezing cold.

After lunch the sun finally decided to peak out of the clouds a little. The falls looked even prettier highlighted by the sun.

We made our way to some more gardens at the other end of the falls. We loved how perfectly all the hedges are kept. We sat for a while enjoying the view of both falls before walking back to our room.

We were both completely exhausted by the middle of the afternoon from all the walking. I feel like we are really making the most of the time we have here. I think we’ve fit in everything we had in mind that we wanted to do. What a great anniversary day!

Happy anniversary Jesse! Thanks for taking us to Niagara Falls and spending such a fun weekend with me. I love you!!

Today has been an awesome day! We just got to Niagara Falls and already we are having a fantastic time. Jesse is squeezing in a quick vest treatment, so I have time for a short update on our day.

We left the farm early this morning to hit the road for our six hour drive to Niagara Falls. It was a pretty drive with lots of Fall colors and views of Lake Erie.

We arrived at the Canadian border right around 2:00 and were greeted by a border guard with a very Canadian accent. He asked a few questions and let us right through.

We had no problem finding our hotel. Since we arrived much earlier than check in time we weren’t sure if our room would be ready yet. But it was a good thing we were early, Jesse scored us a great room upgrade by telling the clerk it was our anniversary (my Dad has taught him a few hotel tricks… good training).

We had decided to be frugal and not pay for a room with a falls view, but what can you do when they give it to you anyways??

Since we got here earlier than expected we decided to head down right away to get on the Maid of the Mist boat ride. That’s something I didn’t do last time I was here, and something Jesse really wanted to do. It was SO worth it!

I can’t even describe how awesome it was to be at the bottom of the falls. It was quite a long ride too… they drive to the bottom of the falls and sit there for a while. It’s something I’ll never forget.

We were absolutely soaked by the time the ride was over. We each gained about five pounds of water and I had to roll up my jeans for our long and freezing walk back to our hotel. I’m glad we did that today so we don’t have worry about changing out of wet clothes in the middle of the day tomorrow.

Completely awesome, AWESOME day… can’t wait to explore the falls more tomorrow!