Trip to Canada

This past weekend, Mark and I returned from a trip to Montreal Canada. I had to go to my company's Montreal office to perform an audit, so Mark was able to tag along. Mark and I took Friday off from work and flew to Montreal. After we landed we hopped into a rental car and drove to Quebec City for the weekend. We toured around town seeing the sights. Quebec is a very beautiful city. What a great time to go back east, when all the trees are changing colors. I can't even describe how beautiful it was. While we were in Quebec City, they were holding a summit with more than 60 leaders. They had many streets blocked off, different motorcades driving through town, and police all over the place. We were hoping to tour inside the parliament building and the Castle Frontenac, but with the summit going on they had all of these sites closed. We still were able to see a lot, and really enjoyed our time in the city.

(St. Anne de Beaupre Basilica)

(Yes, that's Mark next to the waterfall)

(Castle Frontenac)

On Sunday, we drove back to Montreal so that I could get ready for the work week. While I was at work during the week, Mark got to tour around Montreal on his own. The weather was very cold, and except for Tuesday's rain the weather was pretty clear. One of the most exciting things we did in Montreal was go to a Canadiens hockey game. What an experience! The game was sold out on a Monday night and the energy in the arena was amazing. They really have some loyal fans in Montreal. I definitely want to visit Montreal again so that I can see more of this fun city.

Busy Busy Busy!

I know its been a while since we have posted anything. Mark and I have been very busy at work and also fixing up our rental property that we purchased this past July. Yes, we bought another house here in Phoenix. The house is in the same neighborhood as ours, in fact it's right behind our current residence. It is a one story house with 3 bedrooms and 2 full bath. The house had been sitting empty since November or December, and was being offered as a short sale. The house has some minor cosmetic work to be done inside including all new paint, carpet, and tile throughout. It also has a huge backyard that had already been landscaped. However, since it was empty for so long the weeds had taken over. We have been slowly working on the house together, and my parents even came over for a week the first of October and did a ton of work for us (thank you so much to Mom and Dad). Our plan is to have it rented by the first of the year. It will definitely be something new for both of us being landlords. Wish us luck. I leave you with a couple of "before" pictures (front and back).

That's our residence on the other side of the wall in the second picture. I will post some updated pictures when the house is done.