New Year's Eve!

Ron and I ended up staying in with my family to kick off 2008! So, from my family to yours:

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Traditions...

Traditions are a great way of keeping the holidays special and making it yours....no matter what your tradition may be. In the last 2 years, Ron and I have started a tradition of giving each other:

1. a book (that the other person HAS to read)
2. a magazine subscription
3. and this year, we added something new: a Christmas ornament!

Since we got a Christmas tree this year, we thought it would be a good way to get some ornaments onto it!

So to kick off our first ornament tradition, this is what I got Ron:

The ornaments represent both something to commemorate the year we started this tradition (the engraved glass tree)...and of course, an ornament to represent his favourite football team: The Raiders!

Ron got me this (please press PLAY):

I loooooove it! Not only does it represent the drive-ins we always go to in the summertime, but it's my all-time favourite movie: Grease!! (the ol' skool version of Highschool Musical! haha)

It's such a small thing, but it's the little things that matter to me most!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a very
Merry Christmas!

Maligayang Pasko!
Joyeux Noël!
Kung Ho Shêng Tan!
Fröhliche Weihnachten!
Kala Christouyenna!
Mele Kalikimaka!
Felice Natále!
Koo Ju Syung Tarn!
Sal-e no mubarak!
Natal ni shub kaamnao!
Feliz Navidad!

~ Sally & Ron

Christmas EVE!

Where to start....

I had to go into work for a bit, so after pretending to do SOME work, I left at lunchtime to pick up a few things (mainly liquor) to get ready for the family Christmas gathering!

It was a fun night (although it would have been more fun if Ron could have joined us), but he had his own family gathering that night, so we didn't meet up until later that evening. He did, however, get a gift from my mom & dad. Check out the gift tag: Ron: Merry X'mas
Love, Tatay & Nanay to be...
I couldn't believe my mom wrote that! Could you scare him any more ma'?!?! Too funny!

My family Christmas consisted of about 23 people. After eating, drinking and being merry, I started the kick-off to the celebrations by handing out my yearly family calendars (designed by yours truly). These things are getting harder and harder to do each year but in the end, it's worth it to see everyone enjoying them!

And then the games began...

This year, we decided to try playing the Price is Right! With my brother being the Bob Barker host, and with his 3 sisters as the Barker beauties...we had TONS of laughs over this game! All my aunts, uncles and cousins were totally into it! You'd think they were playing for real prizes...it was hilarious! My Tito Nard's ended up being the Grand Prize winner, winning a 'new car' and his own showcase showdown!

Next, the older generation went to play Mahjong, while us youngins' played the game Cranium (thanks Menalle!). We had 4 teams: Ryan & Sam, Lorna & Sarah, Tirso & his friend Ivor, and me, my nephew Matthew & Shirley. I can't even begin to tell you how much fun we had with this game. There will be some useful insults to use for the next little while based on the outcome of this game (ie. spoon on the table? the answer was tablespoon; spell mistletoe backwards....uh, O....E...doh!). I think we now know who to have on our team for next time...hehe. Winners of this game: Lorna and Sarah.

And then it was time for the gift exchange! This year, my cousin Sam got me, and she gave me a Guess purse! It's quite 'bling', wouldn't you agree? My sister Shirley made magazine covers for everyone, and then my brother played his annual rap song with lyrics he wrote himself!! It's 'dope' (as he would say).

We all ate again, and then everyone called it a night. That was some Christmas Eve!! :)

Kris Kringle with the ladies...

Through the snow, wind, and slippery roads...we all made the trek out to Markham for our Kris Kringle get-together! After eating tons of food, and being entertained by Jared with his singing (it was so cute)...we all opened our presents! I got Di, Di got Mae, Mae got Ev, Ev got Norm, Norm got Gerwyn, Gerwyn got Ron, Ron got Glenn, Glenn got Mel, and Mel got ME! (whew)

As always, it was a fun night had by all! Wii danced with the stars, and some of us were guitar heroes (although some of us were booed off the stage...apparently, not everyone can be a 'guitar hero'! ;)

Date Night 2!

I watched I Am Legend with Quel during the day. It was a movie we had seen filmed while we were in New York City last year, so we had to find that one scene together! Well I did! It was on for a second, but unfortunately, Quel blinked and missed it! You'll have to rent the DVD now Quel. It was a pretty good movie nonetheless.

After the movie, I ran a few errands and then it was time for DATE NIGHT! It was Ron's turn to plan it this time around, so I was curious to see what he would do. I got to his place, and dinner was ready on the table with slow music playing in the background. Ron actually COOKED me dinner (and it wasn't from frozen either!). Due to the upcoming winter storm, he thought this was a safer way to have our date. I sure as heck didn't mind...he made my absolute favourite: Surf n' Turf!! AND, it was REALLY good! You better believe he'll be cooking more from now on (right Ron?). Now that I know what his capabilities are...we can't let it go to waste! :)

Sushi Christmas dinner!

Today, I had the day off! What does one do when everyone else is working? Not much. I slept in, finished my Christmas shopping, and then Ron and I met up with his Chinese Rye Crew at Yang's Kitchen for an all-you-can-eat sushi Christmas dinner.

I was soooooo full! But the dinner didn't sit too well in my stomach, so instead of heading over to his friend's house after...we just headed back to the condo. A few of his friends joined us, and Ron ended up having an Xbox night, while I played with my DS!! :)

A Fieldgate Home Christmas...

After work, Ron and I headed to Copper Creek Golf Club for his work Christmas party...all the way in Kleinburg! Because Ron has only been there for a month and a half, he didn't really know a lot of people there.

To my surprise, I saw someone I knew! A guy named Jose, from my McDonald-working days (11 years ago)!! I thought that was hilarious! He doesn't work for Fieldgate, but his cousin does. It was a nice night out. I met his boss and team that he works directly with, and they were all very nice...and funny! They seem to be really happy Ron's part of their team. It was a great dinner too! Our table was the last one to leave...what can I say, we were the life of the party! hehe

Weekend in a nut-shell...

Saturday, my nephew Matthew had his 10th Birthday party! TEN....he's TEN years old! I remember I was writing an exam the day he was born! He had all his friends at the bowlerama, but I didn't stay too long for that, since it didn't seem too 'cool' for his Tita to be there with all his buddies.

Next stop was the University of Toronto Gospel Choir's concert. Our friend Mike is part of the choir and Quel and I have gone every year for the last 3 years...almost seems like tradition now.

Here's a bit of the show:

Sunday, I met up with Ev and we checked out the Umbra Sale. I spent $10! There was barely anything there! The place was cleaned out...we couldn't believe it! We then ate at Jack Astor's, and then Ev helped me print out my yearly family calendars. Thanks EV!

Early Christmas Dinner

Tanaz and her family are leaving for 3 weeks on a holiday vacation to Thailand and Malaysia! So before they headed out, Ron and I invited them over for a Christmas dinner! What was on the menu you ask?

appetizer: Bruschetta
main course: Steak, shrimp, scallops with roasted potatoes & green beans
dessert: Pecan pie with vanilla bean ice cream

After dinner, Zarius opened his Christmas present and then it was game-time for the adults! We played with the Wii, Guitar Hero and even Halo! Zarius had so much fun, he stayed up 2 hours past his bedtime. It was such a fun night and it was sad to see Zarius go, but he didn't leave without thanking Uncle Ron with a kiss goodbye. Awwww...

I'm warming up to the 'newbie'...

So it's been exactly one-month since I've had the 'newbie' vehicle. My whole attitude was that it's just a 'car'....no biggie. I was still not over losing my Civic...

But I must say, after the Canadian winter weather we've been having, I'm warming up to this new car of mine! I've been testing the capabilities of this car, and it's been fantastic! For example, there was a parking spot at Ron's that was covered with a patch of snow and ice, and it obviously wasn't going to be used as a parking spot...but I went right in there and parked with no problems! There was also a 4-way stop that Ron told me to be careful at (it was completely iced over, and he had to reverse and go forward a few times to get through it)...and the CRV did it with no problems! (yes, I tried it Ron!)

There have also been a few areas that I know my Civic would have gotten stuck in (hence, the snow shovel I kept in the trunk!)...and the CRV has been able to get through it NO PROBLEMO! :)

I'm feeling a sense of power, excitement and SAFETY when I drive this car now....

Zarius & I

How CUTE are we?!? This is Tanaz's little boy, Zarius. I can't believe he's almost 2 years old! He'll always run up to me and say "Tita Sully"....and I'll say 'Yes?'....and he'll say "HEYYO!"

So cute!

Company Christmas Party!

I headed over to the Academy of Spherical Arts after work today for our Christmas Party! We had a buffet dinner, dessert, pool tables to play with, and lots of prizes were given out: paid vacations days, $50 gift certificates (Roots, movies), Raptor tickets, Leaf tickets, $100 gift certificates (LCBO, Home Depot, restaurants), $500 gift certificates (Future Shop), and even $1000 gift certificates (at Flight Centre, and another at some mall)!

Unfortunately, I won NADA, ZIP, ZILCH, WALA...a great big NOTHING! So I got up, said my goodbyes, and left to go home shortly after! haha

My favourite chicken sandwich!

Diana and I headed over to Bar Italia tonight for a lovely dinner.
This is my favourite-chicken-sandwich place! It's called the Panino di Pollo: grilled chicken breast, goat cheese, melted onions, watercress and roasted garlic mayonnaise, served on a sour dough baguette. YUM! We also split a penne pasta and shared 1/2 litre wine, and then for dessert: the Tiramisu!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree...

Tonight, Ron and I put up our first Christmas tree together! I was so excited, because I hadn't put up a tree in so long! We played some Christmas music, and then I laid out some presents to wrap as well...it was a perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit!


Ron took the tree out of the box, put it together and well...it looked so much bigger on the box! I thought it was hilarious! We finally put it up on a bar stool to get more height! And then the star we bought for the top of the tree was too heavy that the branch couldn't hold it up! It took some heavy branch handling, but I finally got the star to go upright! It wasn't a perfect tree, but it's "our" little tree...

Dinner and Bier

Tonight I went to Ev & Stuart's Engagement Party at the Bier Market. Stuart's in town for a while, so this was the 'meet and greet Ev's fiancé' party for everyone here in Toronto. I was the first one there, with 7 lawyers (geez, talk about intimidating)! Ev and Stu were stuck in a cab so I had to entertain all the suits! :)

I couldn't stay too long, because Rose was in town, and we were going to meet for dinner at Terroni! YUM! Rose and I shared the Funghi Assoluti salad (baked mushrooms with parmigiano, balsamic vinegar on arugola), followed by the C’t Mang Pizza (with mozzarella, gorgonzola, pears, walnuts, smoked honey prosciutto). And then for dessert, the restaurant's famous Tiramisu! I'm not a big Tiramisu girl, but THIS was deeee-lish! BTW, if you're wondering what all that bling is on Rose's phone...that's exactly what it is! Apparently, she was bored one day, and glued each and every one of those stones onto her phone...do you notice the pattern that's on it too? That was laid out with care and planning ladies!!! (she was THAT bored!) hehe

Di called me as we were paying for the bill to let me know that they were all still at the Bier Market, and that I should stop by. So I brought Rose with me to join them for a drink!

Justin's wishlist

I was going through my nephew/godson's school notebook, and found this on the last page. Hmmm...wonder what HE wants for Christmas!

Unfortunately, the Wii is a little too rich for my blood. Hope he gets it from Santa!

Aloha!

Saturday night was a Hawaiian 30th Birthday surprise party for Alfie's new wife, Sandra. Because she had gotten sick during their wedding reception, Alfie threw her a party with the same DJ, and invited most of the same people from their wedding night to try and make up for what she missed out on. Why a Hawaiian theme? It's where they went on their honeymoon!

It was fun! In the middle of the night, Alfie and Sandra did the throwing of the bouquet and the garter (since they didn't get a chance to do it at their reception). Guess who caught it?!!?

YEP, I happened to have caught the bouquet, and Ron caught the garter....hmmm....someone trying to tell us something?!!? :P

Filipino eats!

I met up with Quel for dinner tonight, and she took me to a Filipino restaurant that I'd never heard of before: Casa Manila.

I had the Caldereta and the Kare Kare with rice, and Calamansi juice. It was quite good! I thought I knew of all the Filipino restaurants, but I guess not! Thanks Quel, my fobulous friend!

Go Raptors GO!

Only 8 days into his new job and Ron got a pair of Raptors tickets (6th row)! Whoo-hoo! I'm starting to like this new job of his! hehe

I haven't been to a game since before moving to Montreal, so it's been years! I forgot how exciting a game can be! They played against the Utah Jazz, but lost 88-92. Ah well, next time.

Date Night!

We've been talking about it for a while...but something always seems to come up (ie. car accidents)....yes, DATE NIGHT! Quel had given me the idea when she mentioned that her and her fiancé had tried it.

So Ron and I talked, and agreed that on the 2nd Saturday of each month, Ron and I would take turns planning a 'date'. This means no jeans or runners, and no fast-food joints. I'm talking about dressing up and checking out something new, something fun!

I was to plan the first one! So I asked around, and did some research on the internet and came up with this: dinner reservations at Messis, followed by a show at Massey Hall called 'Impact'.

It didn't quite turn out as I had planned. I blame it all on that damn DVP!! Traffic was crazy Saturday night, and with me only going 100km/hour (I'm still working in my new engine on the CRV!)...we missed our dinner reservation.

But things always happen for a reason, right? Instead, we parked the car at Ryerson (a very special place for Ron and I...it's where we met!)...and decided to go to the restaurant above Salad King....called Linda. It was a very romantic setting, and the food was delicious! We started off with the Pan-Seared Scallops, and then we shared the Seafood Fried Rice & the Chicken with Garlic Sauce. It was SOOO GOOD!

AND, to add to our romantic date...the table next to us got engaged! It was like being in a movie: while the girl was in the bathroom, the guy placed a fortune cookie on her plate. In the cookie I guess was the 'question', and he showed her the ring after! Awwwww...it was very sweet. She had no idea, and we witnessed the whole thing. Did it give you any ideas Ron? :P

After our yummy dinner, we walked over to Massey Hall and saw Impact. I didn't really know what this was about, but the show was fantastic! Basically, it was a mix of performances incorporating hip-hop dance, ballet, acrobatics, beat-boxing, tap-dancing, break-dancing, and martial arts! It was so cool...it reminded me of the early days of SuperSkillz. The last performance was a dance-off against the talents of the Martial Artists vs. the Break-dancers, and then all the other performers joined in! It was awesome...Ron and I really enjoyed it.

After the show, we walked around the neighbourhood and reminisced of the good ol' Ryerson days. And then I got too cold outside...so we hopped back into the CRV, got an apple pie and 2 hot-fudge sundae's at the McD's drive-thru...and had dessert back home.

Can't wait to see how Ron tops THIS date! :P

Mexican at Casa de Mae & Glenn!

We all gathered for dinner at Mae & Glenn's place for some Mexican eats! It was delicious: Paella, Enchiladas, Nachos, Salad...and for dessert: Fried Ice Cream!

We were all sooo impressed, not to mention STUFFED! There was also a Caramel Crunch cake to celebrate Mae's birthday, as well as her mom's famous cheesecake! Oh boy.

Thanks for making dinner on YOUR birthday Mary!! It was deeee-lish! We also picked out our Christmas Kringle names since we were all gathered together. This year, we included the boys. I can't believe it's almost Christmas...better start making that shopping list!

Saturday Festivities...

I went to the Honda dealership around noon to pick up my new car!! whoo-hoo! I'm trying not to get too excited, since I was so heartbroken about losing my first car....no more emotional attachments to such material things! :P

Anyhow, it's a pretty sweet ride! I even let my brother take it around the block, where he described my new vehicle as Ballin'...whatever that means!
In the evening, Ron and I met up with my cousins at Dave & Buster's to celebrate my cousin Lorna's 20th birthday! Below is a photo of me and Lorna when she was only 3 years old...and look at us now!! How can this kid possibly be 20 years old, when I still look exactly the same?? :)

a THREESOME!

Today, I took the day off to spend time with Ron, who had Thursday and Friday off before starting his new job on Monday! Quel was off too, so we all decided to go shopping in Buffalo for the day!

I was so tempted to buy my Macbook there, with the dollar doing so well and all...but chickened out when I heard that they were checking a lot more of the cars at the border!! That part always stresses me out! Ah well...I still got some pretty good deals...I think we all did!

We finished the evening with a lovely dinner at the Olive Garden before heading back home, where I had the Parmesan Crusted Tilapia, with grilled vegetables on a bed of angel hair pasta with some sort of garlic-butter sauce...YUM!

A Montreal Reunion!

Tonight I met up with the ol' Montreal crew: Karen and Shaun. I haven't seen these kids since over 6 months ago!

Karen is on cloud nine with her new 'doctor' boyfriend; while Shaun is back in school going for his MBA in Finance. It was great to meet up with these guys. It seems like they're the only ones that keep my memory of Montreal alive! They both had said that they had gone back to Montreal, but it wasn't the same without the rest of us there....as I'm sure it would be for me too!

We were supposed to go out for dinner, but we got so caught up in drinking wine and catching up with each other...we ended up just grabbing take-out and staying in at Karen's place.

My new baby!

Last night, Ron and I went to the Honda dealership, and I purchased my 2nd baby: the 2007 Honda CRV EX model!

It's mine, all mine! It's the car that I've always wanted actually, so now I have it. I pick it up on Saturday.

Can you picture me driving this?

Did you know?

That our buddy Adrian J. is in a music video? Canadian artist Matt Dusk's music video as a matter of fact. You should go check it out! You can find it on Youtube!

Da Wangsta's Wings!

Di and I went over to Da Wangsta's place for dinner tonight. He just got back from Australia and New Zealand, so we heard all about his 3-week trip! He made jerk chicken, his famous chicken wings, broccoli, and steamed rice! It was quite good...I was a bit surprised. Hud's one of the only guys I know that can cook a pretty good meal! (hint hint Ron)

It was fun! After dinner, he let his pet rabbit Rex out to play with Kahlua (Ev's dog since Di's babysitting while she's in London). All Kahlua wanted to do was lick Rex, but Rex kept running away from her (typical male).

MY Wednesday Night Dinner!

except on a Saturday!
Ron and I hosted OUR first dinner party at his place Saturday night! Because of my bad back, I couldn't cook dinner so we did the next best thing: Lin Garden take-out! Almost like what I would have cooked, I'm sure! ;)

After dinner, dessert was served to Menalle: a Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Cake served with Tassimo-prepared coffee! Happy 40th Mel! :)

And then all the fun games began! The boyz tried Ron's new Halo 3 game...and even Jared had to join in and show them all how to play! mmmwwhaaahaaaa. This was then followed by the Guitar game...Norm wins the award for most 'style' while playing...I think it brought out the 'rocker' in each of us!

And then the dance-off began with the Dance Revolution game! Surprisingly, Di did well in this game! I think she should use the moves she learned next time we go out dancing! :P

For those of you looking at the bottom right photo, this was Mel and my version of trying to look 'bad-ass'. Too bad they weren't lit! hehe

A vegetable medley dinner...

I went to Quel's for dinner tonight, and to my surprise...the meal consisted of vegetables! You have to know Quel to know that she doesn't eat vegetables...let alone cook with it! Asparagus, portobello mushrooms, sweet mashed potatoes, red/yellow/orange peppers and chicken (we had to have SOME meat!).

It was a very delicious dinner...and healthy too! After dinner, we played 2 games (that were like, from the 80's!): Quarto and Labyrinth. They were fun, but it would have been more fun on my DS! ;)

Thanks again Quel!

Dinner with an odd combination...

Tonight, I met up with 2 ladies for dinner:

• Rowena - my ex-boyfriend's younger sister
• Melanie - a girl I hung out with in highschool, who I haven't seen in over 14 years!

The connection: they work together! Rowena started working at the company six months ago, and met Melanie. After conversation, she realized this was Roel's younger sister! Melanie came with me to a highschool dance years ago at Pope, because Roel had invited us to it, so she remembered him.

As weird as this dinner was, I went and had a great time! Who would have thought? Melanie is now married with 2 kids (a 10-year-old girl; and a 2-1/2 year-old boy)...while Rowena's single and wants to travel the world! And then there was me....the girl with the bad back, and walks like an ol' woman!

Back to the grind...

Because of my car accident, I had taken off the entire week last week to recuperate! It was nice not to have to worry about work for a while. BUT, I can't postpone it any longer. After my physiotherapy appointment tomorrow morning, I'll be heading back to work (sigh).

Over the weekend, Ron and I both test-drove cars! The insurance company confirmed with me last week that my poor baby will be a write-off. Let's have a moment of silence to commemorate my 8-year relationship with my first car:

R.I.P.
2000 Honda Civic Si Coupe
Oct. 4, 1999 - Oct. 5, 2007

We stopped at the Honda dealership first to test-drive the SUV I've always wanted: the Honda CRV!
It's a nice ride and so much bigger than my old car!! But as Ron said: It's a good 'family' car! hehe...Now I won't need to buy a bike rack.

We then stopped off at the Infiniti dealership, so that Ron could test-drive the G-35 Sedan. It was a sweet ride...very powerful, with a lot of cool "techy" things inside it.

After that, we checked out the H&M Warehouse Sale (nothing great, don't worry)...and then I took Ron out for dinner to an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant to celebrate his new job! I'm excited and very proud of him...climbing that corporate ladder! ;) He starts in November!

It was quite an exhausting day, and by the end, my back started hurting, so we just went to rent a movie: Just My Luck starring Lindsay Lohan. It was a teeny-bopper chick-flick, but I love those types of movies!

Today, we just relaxed since my back was still hurting. We just went to Sam's Club (since Ron will have to return that work membership of his soon) and then watched the football game.

Guess I should get my stuff ready for work tomorrow....yuck.

THANKSgiving...

This year, I'm thankful that I'm still alive! I was in a car accident last Friday, and have spent most of my long weekend recuperating from it.

Rather than having to repeat the story (it makes me a little teary-eyed having to keep thinking about how close I came to NOT being alive), here goes:

I was on my way home Friday night, talking to Ron on my cell phone. There wasn't room in the driveway for me, so I parked my car on the street in front of the house. I took off my seatbelt, and was about to turn off the ignition and say bye to Ron on the phone, when suddenly...BANG! I was hit behind by another car.

After the shock (and a huge bump on my head), I looked out my window, and saw two 13-year-old's get out of the other car and run! I realized then that the car that hit me was stolen. Why else would they run?

Neighbours came out then, and called the police and the ambulance. I told them that I lived in the house in front of me, only to realize I was no longer in front of MY house, but my neighbour's house! The car had hit me so hard, that it dragged me all the way to about 20' in front of where I was originally.

I have a sore head (from that big bump), pains around my neck and my lower back...but other than that, I'm OK. Ron took me to the hospital after we did all the police paperwork and called the insurance company.

Had I gotten out of my car 5 seconds earlier, who knows what may have happened (this is the part where I get a bit teary-eyed).

So, that said.....happy THANKSgiving everyone! I know what I'm thankful for....

mmmmm...Roast Beef!

Wednesday night dinners are back! They've actually been back for a month now starting with Ev's Italian feast...then Norm's Filipino breakfast theme...followed by Di's hearty beef stew!

Tonight was Mel's turn! And the menu you ask?

appetizers: Honey Glazed Croissants
Salad with bacon and egg
main course: Roast beef with roasted potatoes and broccoli
and for dessert: Vanilla bean ice cream & Raspberries in an Almond Florentine cup

It was deeeelicious! Because I've been trying to lose weight, I told myself that I would NOT eat until I was completely stuffed (like throw-up 'cause you're so full stuffed), but THIS dinner was so good, I couldn't help myself! Oh Mel, look what you did to me. Definitely worth it though. Thanks again.

LIMEY! :P

Chillin' and relaxin'...

I haven't been home in 5 days! I've been sleeping around from one place to another....heheh.

So tonight, instead of meeting up for my regular Tuesday squash game, I decided to go home (that, and 'cause I ran out of clothes to wear). What to do...what to do....laundry? clean? pay bills?

boring.

Instead, I decided to go onto my computer and work on these photos below. The original photos are about 30 years old, and were a faded brown colour. I scanned them and started touching them up in Photoshop!

Who is it you ask? It's Ron and his older sister, Rose. We're gonna give her a copy of it for her birthday next month (since Ron has the only copy). Cute eh?

CIBC Run for the Cure...

Thanks to all those that donated!

This year, Zarius accompanied me with his mom, and his aunt Farah. It was a beautiful morning...can't wait to do it again next year!


After the run, I met up with my family to celebrate my dad's birthday at Wasabi. Nothing like a buffet after a run! You can bet I got my money's worth! haha....Happy Birthday Tatay!

Game addiction!

I have a new game. Ron downloaded it for me on his PC, and I've been addicted! It's not even a hard game, and it's very "kid-like"...but playing a few games of it somehow got me hooked. Maybe 'cause the customers keep thanking Sally after the great service, that it somehow got to be more "real" for me....but I was determined to finish it! And I did!

I think I have carpal tunnel now from all that computer mouse action! I know....I'm such a GEEK!
:P

A tourist in Toronto...

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip
That started from Diana's place...And no, we didn't skip.

This girl was a mighty walking woman, and Quel was brave and sure.
Two passengers set foot that day...For a three hour WALK, a three hour WALK.

It was a beautiful day, and I'm glad I had camera in hand! :)

Simple Pleasures

or in my case...a little perverted!

This is what Derek's elevator said to us daily when we were in San Francisco:

I was like: right here , right now?!!? KINKY!!
hahaha

360 degrees at the Golden Gate Bridge!

Almost like you were there, right? :)

Wii are in the club!

While shopping at Walmart yesterday, Ron made an impulse purchase! It was the last one in the store!

Wii will be challenging all of you fellow Wii-owners VERY soon! Bring IT!

Caller #9...not caller #5!

I drive to work now, and as I was sitting in traffic on my way home, I heard on Flow 93.5 that you could win the new Halo 3! Knowing that this is one of Ron's favourite video games, I decided to try and call in!

To my surprise, the phone actually rang! It NEVER rings when I try to call (I've been trying to win in the mornings for various contests!). Anyway, this is how our conversation went:

Flow: Hello?
me: Hi, who am I calling? (I thought I had the wrong #!)
Flow: This is Flow 93.5...who do you want to call?
me: Oh, this is the right # then. I'm calling for the Halo 3? Did I win?
Flow: Nope, you're caller #5, you have to be caller #9.
me: Oh, well put me on hold and come back to me after caller #8 then!
(click)

It was nice to know I could get through the line though. Sorry Ron, no Halo 3 for you!
:(