Finding Your Happy Place

Took a week off from the Blog to give my kids some much needed Karla time, as they call it! We spent the last two weeks travelling from Delray to Toronto and then back to Delray again. 

Our last week here with my father in-law and Antonella before braving the cold was amazing. The weather was hot and sunny, not even a drop of rain. We also took a little drive to visit The Breakers Hotel, the last luxury family owned hotel in America, for an afternoon coffee among the rich. A one night stay will run you about $1700US, a little out of my price range.


West Palm Beach

Coffee in the Courtyard 

Enjoying the Grounds at The Breakers Hotel

One evening we travelled to Lake Worth to see a street painting festival, and take in some of the local flair. As you know people watching is my favourite hobby and Lake Worth did not disappoint! 


Lake Worth Street Paintint

Pikachu is Everywhere


Travelling back to Toronto for a quick 5 day visit was bittersweet! We were excited to see family and friends but sad to leave what has now become more of our home. Thankfully we got in and out easy enough, but Mother Nature decided to give us a taste winter just to make sure we knew what we were missing. 


I Did Not Appreciate The Reminder

Opening the door to our home in Mississauga I realized that it doesn’t really feel like home anymore. It helped me to understand that we don’t need all these things and space. Life has become more about relationships and learning to appreciate how lucky we are … life is about finding your happy place!


Our plan was to come and see Simone’s latest production and spoil her and Matteo with attention and food! Her opening night got cancelled because of the weather but we made use of our extra time together and spent most of the weekend driving back and forth to St. Catharines. Simone did an amazing job and we are so proud of her dedication and talent. Matteo has done an awesome job at holding down the fort at home, it’s still standing. We are going to miss the kids terribly, but we couldn’t get to the airport fast enough on Monday … back to our happy place!

Brock University MainStage Production 

Family Support Opening Night 

Sunday Matinee with Friends to Watch Simone


Once we landed in Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood we drove straight to our Monday night bar Johnnie Brown’s for some live band Karaoke, drinks and ultimately the people watching …. And it felt so right!


Yes, someone brought their pet RAM to the bar! Got to love Delray!


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  1. AnonymousMarch 10, 2023 at 6:57 PM

    It’s amazing how such a relatively short time can change your perspective so much. This adventure is definitely good for your soul.❤️🙏☀️

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