Back to Where It All Began...

Saturday afternoon we headed to Trenton for our friend's Greg and Liz's wedding reception. They were married in January in the Dominican Republic and while we weren't able to go to the sunny destination we were happy enough to be able to celebrate with them at this little shindig.

Trenton is the place I was born...although I only lived there for 18 months. Greg pointed out to me when we got to the reception that the hospital was a hop, skip and a jump away. No memories came rushing back and I didn't feel an overwhelming sense of emotion but it was kind of cool to be back especially since I don't think ever had been.

The reception was great...it started off in the hotel at 4:30pm with Dave and Jarrod and our other two good friends, Jim and Pussy. They helped us get on our merry way and we arrived at the reception at just the right time. There was quite a few people and everyone was really enjoying themselves. Greg did a terrific job putting together a few slide shows and managed to make everyone who couldn't go really wish they did!! The majority of the evening was spent relaxing and chatting with our glasses never empty. Dave had a great time and became a karaoke junkie...yes, it was quite painful but I'm glad he enjoyed himself. Hopefully this won't become a regular routine.

Sunday morning we were out of the hotel by 11am and met Andrew and Lindsay for good ol' Denny's in Whitby. I love that restaurant and will jump at the opportunity to go whenever I can, if only there were more locations. I mean where else can you get a "Lumberjack Slam" with two of everything and three extra sides...delicious?!!

The remainder of the day was spent lying on the couches sleeping to curling and lame TV. Then it was time for the Oscars...Dave and I survived until the very end. I always enjoy this event but I wasn't feeling it this year. The red carpet seemed dull...maybe I really do miss Joanie and nobody seemed too excited to be there. The show was okay but nothing to write home about and I don't remember anything too memorable that people would be talking about around the water cooler. Ah well, you win some, you lose some.

Amazing Race...yup, we watched that too. I really can't get enough of Rob and Amber (I think it might be that Boston accent) but they are just fierce competitors and I love that the other teams always worry about them. As for the one-time frat boys...thank god they are done...it was brutal to watch that one guy complain about everything. And when he started walking away from Phil...well, that's just priceless. Hopefully, Mirna and Shmirna are next to go, I don't know how much longer I can deal with the crying, complaining, and their whiny, screechy voices.

Friday Funny

I think that I am still at a funny-block...maybe there is just too much going on right now. Anyways...here is a Friday funny...some of you may not appreciate it but then again you are all as sick and twisted as I am (and probably even worse).



If you can't read the small print it says "I didn't make you quite as intelligent as the woman so here's a little something that will do your thinking for you!"

Celebrity Jenn-Alikes

I thought it would be fun to see who I resemble..not a bad group of ladies if I do say so myself!

Pancake Tuesday

"The Tuesday before Lent in the Christian calendar is a time to receive absolution of sins. So, traditionally, it's also the time to eat up any rich foods in the house before entering the 40 days of Lenten abstinence, hence the Creole-French name Mardi Gras, or "Fat Tuesday."
Foods to avoid during Lent once included flour, fats, and eggs — the three main ingredients of pancakes. In the British Isles, pancakes are still eaten with the same gusto that New Orleans residents throw into parades and King Cake."

Today is Pancake Tuesday and while I have no religious beliefs I found myself accepting an invitation to hang out with the ladies and eat pancakes for dinner. Although we generally don't need reasons to get together with friends when the opportunity presents itself you might as well take hold and embrace it. I'm sure it will be a night full of decadence and debauchery (ok, maybe not too much of that) but it will be sinfully delicious and I will probably get a lovely stomach ache from testing the many creations we make tonight.

To those of you who take pride in this day, I apologize for any offence but there should be none taken because although I'm not down with JC, I am down with maple syrup, M&M's, whipped cream and strawberry toppings... Can't we all just get along?

Friday Funny...Cheese Part Deux

More cheesie jokes...don't worry, I promise they will get better!

1. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn’t find any.
2. A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, “Doctor, doctor, I can’t feel my legs!” The doctor replied, “I know you can’t - I’ve cut off your arms!”
3. I went to a seafood disco last week… and pulled a mussel.
4. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.
5. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says “Dam!”
6. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly, it sank, proving once again that you can’t have your kayak and heat it too.
7. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. “But why,” they asked, as they moved off. “Because”, he said, “I can’t stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer.”
8. A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named “Ahmal.” The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him “Juan.” Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, “They’re twins! If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Ahmal.”
9. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him …(Oh, man, this is so bad, it’s good)… . A super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
10. And finally, there was the person who sent twenty different puns to his friends, with the hope that at least ten of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.

Come on...laugh! You know you want to! Happy Friday!

Weekend Shmeekend

Nothing exciting has been happening lately which makes me think life if pretty boring for me right now but then again, we keep ourselves pretty busy and always seem to be on the go...

Friday night I went to a poker night at our friend's - it was the first time I have played poker all winter. I love playing poker and realized why we don't play as much anymore is because Brian isn't crashing our place on the weekends. It was always great knowing he was coming back to the city because we would have someone to play games with and knew that a friend or two of his would be in on the action as well. We only played one game on Friday and it was rather painfully boring (with no fault to anyone), the mood just wasn't right and the cards weren't flowing. I just couldn't feel the love!

Saturday morning I drove to Waterloo to pick-up Dave who has been working on renvoations with my dad and to visit my grandparents. After 50+ years in their home, my grandparents finally decided to move into an apartment (5 minutes down the road). They are in great health for being 86 and 91 but looking after a house and a cottage is a heavy load. It's taking them a while to get used to it but my grandma loves it and to see the smile on her face is worth it. My parents sold their house in London and are moving into my grandparents house in Waterloo (much more convenient for us to visit now!). There are some things that need to be done in the house and Dave is the perfect man for the job...I'm sure he gets frustrated working with my dad but I think they are getting a long well and the male "family" bonding is great.

We got home Saturday around 9pm and rented a game for the Wii....needless to say we played for a good 12 hours Saturday night and Sunday. J-Rod came over on Sunday to get in on the action...and between raving bunnies, out-of-the-park homeruns, and Dave's untouched tennis record we had a great time.

Although I am tired and felt unproductive this weekend - these weekends are the ones that I love the most (well, maybe not the most but a lot)!

Friday Funny

As you know I'm not the best at posting regularly, mainly because I don't want to bore everyone with day-to-day life and also because I haven't had time to be too creative to post general or witty thoughts. I'm going to try and get better though because I love reading everyone else's blogs and would like people to enjoy reading mine too.

I've changed the Friday Round-Up to Friday Funnies because this will give me a lot more room for different kinds of posts - videos, jokes, pictures. Hopefully most will be better than lame and at least someone will enjoy them as much as I did.

The jokes below are terrible and cheesy but I did get a good laugh out of them! Enjoy!

1. Two antennas met on a roof fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn’t much, but the reception was excellent.
2. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, “I’ll serve you, but don’t start anything.”
3. A dyslexic man walks into a bra.
4. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says, “A beer please, and one for the road.”
5. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other, “Does this taste funny to you?”
6. “Doc, I can’t stop singing ‘The Green, Green Grass of Home.’” “That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome.” “Is it common?” Well, “It’s Not Unusual.”
7. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to Dolly, “I was artificially inseminated this morning.” “I don’t believe you,” says Dolly. “It’s true, no bull!” exclaims Daisy.
8. An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.
9. Deja Moo: The feeling that you’ve heard this bull before.
10. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn’t find any.

Wiiii!!!

For Christmas Dave gave me GC's to Best Buy so that I could get the new Nintendo Wii. I had only seen a demonstration at Vaughn Mills and decided that it would be a lot of fun to have. My friend Wynne is Nintendo-obsessed and helped convince me that it was a great game system and that I would really enjoy it. I know people have their doubts such as the graphics don't compare to the PS3 or 360, there aren't that many games, and it isn't even that expensive so how can it be so great...

The Wii's are sold out everywhere and they don't expect them to be readily available in stores until almost April. But, Friday Dave and I decided we would call around - stores get them in occasionally but they are taken from the shelves as soon as they get there. We called almost all of the stores in the GTA and had no luck, some said they were expecting a shipment either Monday or Tuesday. Dave spent Monday calling the Leaside store close to us every few hours. By 4pm he was at his last rope, what a way to spend the day...I called him to check-in and he told me to try phoning...so I did and the guy asked if I lived close, I said yes, and he said he had 10 left. I immediately hung-up, phoned Dave and told him to go now, within minutes he was at the store buying our Wii with only six left!

We started playing at 6pm Monday night, Jarrod came over around 8pm and we didn't stop until after midnight. We only have the sports pack but all of the games are great and include tennis, baseball, bowling, golf, and boxing. You can even take daily fitness tests and complete various training for all of the events helping to increase your player's endurance, stability, and ranking.

Finally I have the Wii!! Our arms, and necks, and backs are sore but it's worth it! What a great way to get fat kids off the couch and exercising a little bit more - good job Nintendo!

Cheers!

Friday Funny

Finally it's Friday! It's been a long week and I'm looking forward to the weekend. The other night I was out with some friends from good ol' WB and I had mentioned that I have been putting in some pretty long days recently and they asked me if I was happy. This is a question I don't even have to think about...my job is great! I love our team, I love what I'm doing and I love working with all of our Agencies etc... I don't mind staying at work until 8pm, it doesn't phase me - of course I would like to be at home in my pyjamas watching TV and hanging out with Dave but I'm okay if some extra hours and required. And that's the difference between a great and shit job, and boy, was that last one crappy!

Anyways, this post wasn't meant to tell you how much I enjoy my job but to actually post my first vid-clip. Courtesy of J-Rod this clip was sent to Dave and I just happened to watch it and have a great laugh. I think it's prefect for a Friday round-up (and I am going to try to post a new video or something really cool every Friday from now on). I know, good luck with that!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr_A2pVJTgQ

Cheers and enjoy!