Monday, September 15, 2008

Mum and Dad hit the TO


Mum and Dad came to visit last week. It was nice to show them where I live and work. We spent the first day in my local area. We walked the boardwalk along the front of Lake Ontario, went for coffee, walked some more had lunch and came back to the house for them to meet Paul, Lisa and the kids. We had a lovely evening and everyone got on really well. The next day Emma, Lisa and I took them for a tour downtown. We went to the Royal Ontario museum, Toronto Island and the CN Tower. The next day was very relaxed I showed them the office where I work and we all then went out for dinner. The next day they flew out to Calgary and they will drive from there to Vancouver. I will see them again next week on their way back through Toronto.

Here’s to Karen and Ruth Anne visiting next week!
Pictures: Right: Mum, Dad and I, Left: Emma, Lisa and I. Both taken on Toronto Island

Summer etc

I'm sorry my blog has gone down hill and I used to be such a regular updater! I last left you just as the summer began…The summer was good but different from last year. It was hard to work a proper 9-5 day what with people calling in for chats, one on ones, not liking what’s for lunch so going into town, watching/ being involved with program so work wise it was unsettling at times and once I had started to get used to it, the summer was nearly over.
Kate and I went to see Coldplay at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto- It was A-mazing! We had seats to the side of the stage and could see everything that was going on. As full time staff we did different activates each week, my favorite were the giant swing, paintball and water skiing. A massive highlight from the summer was my good friend Emma coming to visit. She is arrived for the last 2 weeks of camp and is currently still here. It’s great to have someone from home to see and experience what I do and have here. Thanks for coming and staying with me Ems.

Here’s to finally getting a door on our room, Rosie going to bed with a bug, pretending to be on night watch, lashes, the Fighting Irish, Nipissing Road, Bulk food store pizza, Sneak out girl in Emma’s cabin, Orange vs Red, Being stationed in the J1 boys bathrooms for the Batman game, Back to the future at Impact, “Your accent rocks”, Saved by the Bell, to Viva la vida, massage day, looking after Jack, sorting the Romania Bags, That 70’s show, to Caitlin stalking Kurt and Goldie and the farmers market, Lisa thinking that a bear could open her trailer door and come in, “remember when…”, to Braden and Yetunde’s visit, watching a beaver chop down a tree, the bean game, trying to explain to someone that I am not in fact Scottish, working the front gate on Saturday mornings, the paintball instructors opening fire on us, to the wee boy climbing out from under the porch during the clowns game wanting a lift on our golf cart then running away when Brody scared him, to accidently walking on stage with Mary just before the closing show of clowns, and to Emma falling over at the fireworks.
Pictures: Top- Kate, Rosie and I before Paintball, 2nd- Coldplay!