First. Honeymoon. Evar.

So, here's the deal: If one doesn't count the Moosejaw long weekend of 2005 or the pre-married trip to England and France in the same year, Natalie and I have not been on a honeymoon. I'm not complaining--we sort of planned it that way. In retrospect, some sort of tropical honeymoon right after the wedding would have been a bit unpleasant since Natalie was dealing with a significant allergic reaction to her makeup in the days following the wedding.

Now we're poised for a full week of vacation to the lovely Vancouver Island to visit family in Nanaimo (thanks Barbara and Fred!) and spend some quality time together in Victoria. We're looking forward to some beach time, our Victoria hotel, walks along the harbour and in the city, a tour of the legislature (mostly for me) and AfternoonTea at the Empress Hotel. We'll play the rest by ear and spend some time relaxing.

We'll take lots of pictures of our road trip and week on the island. Our first posts back will probably be a little extensive and filled with shots.

I'm getting excited!

---

In other news, Natalie and I did the Calgary Folk Music Festival this past weekend. Highlights included: Broken Social Scene, Tanya Tagaq, That One Guy, Kris Kristofferson and Kris Demeanor. We'll do it again next year, but I'm still trying to recouperate after late nights (1am) and early mornings (6am) all weekend. Thanks to all who hung out with us (Daniel, Rachel, Kate, Kevin, Jeff and Fa-linn).