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Sunday, December 23, 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Out of Town Visitors
Last weekend we had some out of town visitors come and stay with us. My friend Gavin from high School, and his girlfriend came to stay with us. They live in Toronto and we met up with them on our last visit there. Alison is in a choir and they had a concert at the Blacksheep Inn in Wakefield Quebec.
I had never heard of this place but it turns out that it is quite the place for live entertainment. It is a bit of a drive to get to it, and not that much to see, but the town is cozy and it seems like this place has a good reputation for quality entertainment.
So they drove up on Friday and the concert was Saturday. Alison had to be there for 1:00 to rehearse and whatnot. Gavin and I decided to head back in to Ottawa for some shopping before the concert. We should have stayed in Wakefield because we spent most of the time driving and ran out of gas. Gavin realized that the tank was empty on out way back to Wakefield. We coasted into a service station on fumes. It was full service and when Gavin stopped the car the attendant asked him if he could pull forward some more. Gavin just laughed and said probably not.
When we finally made it back to the Blacksheep Inn we had a heck of a time finding parking. Then just as we are about to go in we saw a car in the parking lot and the two girls inside were waving trying to get our attention. We both looked at each other, thinking that they were trying to get the attention of the other. Then I realized that one of the girls was a co-worker of mine. Her and her friend had come for the concert. What a small world.
The concert was good. Afterwards we went to the house of the organizer for Goat stew. The other group performing was a youth group doing African drumming and dancing. The Goat stew was part of a traditional African feast we were invited to attend. I had never had goat before so of course I was eager to give it a try. After all the many country foods I ate up north I am up to try just about anything.
The had planned on driving home on Sunday but the region was blasted with a massive winter storm. We ended up getting a total of 37 cm of snow. They had no choice but to spend another night and left Monday morning.
I had never heard of this place but it turns out that it is quite the place for live entertainment. It is a bit of a drive to get to it, and not that much to see, but the town is cozy and it seems like this place has a good reputation for quality entertainment.
So they drove up on Friday and the concert was Saturday. Alison had to be there for 1:00 to rehearse and whatnot. Gavin and I decided to head back in to Ottawa for some shopping before the concert. We should have stayed in Wakefield because we spent most of the time driving and ran out of gas. Gavin realized that the tank was empty on out way back to Wakefield. We coasted into a service station on fumes. It was full service and when Gavin stopped the car the attendant asked him if he could pull forward some more. Gavin just laughed and said probably not.
When we finally made it back to the Blacksheep Inn we had a heck of a time finding parking. Then just as we are about to go in we saw a car in the parking lot and the two girls inside were waving trying to get our attention. We both looked at each other, thinking that they were trying to get the attention of the other. Then I realized that one of the girls was a co-worker of mine. Her and her friend had come for the concert. What a small world.
The concert was good. Afterwards we went to the house of the organizer for Goat stew. The other group performing was a youth group doing African drumming and dancing. The Goat stew was part of a traditional African feast we were invited to attend. I had never had goat before so of course I was eager to give it a try. After all the many country foods I ate up north I am up to try just about anything.
The had planned on driving home on Sunday but the region was blasted with a massive winter storm. We ended up getting a total of 37 cm of snow. They had no choice but to spend another night and left Monday morning.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Costco Christmas Party
Last night was the big Costco buying office Christmas party. Even thought it is my first year working for Costco, it is the third year in a row that I have attended this Christmas party. Louisa brought this to my attention driving in the car the other day. Two years ago I went as her date, last year as her boyfriend, this year as her Fiance, and next year as her husband. Pretty cool when you think of it like that.
The party was great. We had more fun than the last two years. The social committee changed things up a bit. There were no gaming tables for gambling this year. At first I was a disappointed because I always did well there. It was for play money of course but you used to be able to take your winnings and buy tickets for some draws.
They did have a few games though to make things interesting. The food was good, the music was great, and we just had a good time all round. Louisa was of course breath taking. Hopefully the picture will turn out ok. We haven't had the best of luck at taking good Christmas party photos the past two years.
The party was great. We had more fun than the last two years. The social committee changed things up a bit. There were no gaming tables for gambling this year. At first I was a disappointed because I always did well there. It was for play money of course but you used to be able to take your winnings and buy tickets for some draws.
They did have a few games though to make things interesting. The food was good, the music was great, and we just had a good time all round. Louisa was of course breath taking. Hopefully the picture will turn out ok. We haven't had the best of luck at taking good Christmas party photos the past two years.
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