Well I didn’t get a chance to add an entry before heading off to Canada, so I have nearly an entire month to catch up on! Let’s see, the kitchen fitters arrived, and had a lot of the work done before I left, but I left them to finish off without me. Apart from that I was ready to head off to Canada, and Jen.
I arrived in Montreal feeling quite fresh, after remembering to take a bottle of water onto the plane with me. Jen met me at the airport, happy reunions all round, and back to her apartment for a relaxing evening. We spent the weekend in the country at Jen’s parents, which was an incredible site under several feet of snow. Good food and good company, then it was back to the city, ready for Jen to work on the Monday
I bought myself a Palm Pilot V organiser the next day, I just couldn’t resist a new toy. Jen doesn’t get it.
We spent the rest of the week in something I can only describe as ‘domestic bliss’, until Friday when we went to a moulerie for Jen’s birthday celebration, and back to Lisa’s afterwards for tea and cake and the obligatory present opening ceremony.
On Saturday we headed up to Ottawa, a cute little city, with big gothic style parliament buildings, and a stray cat sanctuary hiding in the middle of them. The city was very quiet, even on Saturday afternoon. I guess it’s probably busier on weekdays. On the Sunday we went skating on Ottawa canal, or at least tried to skate. The ice was melting, and virtually impossible to skate on.
On Tuesday it was time to head back to dreary England. We said our sad farewells, and I boarded the plane. I surprised myself by managing to sleep on the plane, so luckily I wasn’t too sleepy when I arrived at Heathrow to find that my Dad had got the day wrong, and not shown up to meet me. Two train rides, a tube ride, and a bus journey later I arrived in Hatfield to meet Philippa, who took me to Maylandsea.
I spent a day there, then a day at Mum’s, then drove to Croydon to meet up with Kel and Davey for a git night out. We went to a club and boogied the night away (well, ok, drank the night away), finishing the evening with a kebab and an hour or so online.
Now I’m back home. My kitchen is finished apart from a lick of paint, but the utility room still needs some work. The place was a mess, but I’m gradually tidying up (wish I’d bought a smaller house).