fun halifax pics...

looking at the pics of our halifax trip...i'm reminded of how i love my family...not despite their oddness...but b/c of it.














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what a nice sunday.....

it was a great day for a bike ride and garnet being true to his word as usual and took me out. he has a 1968 bmw. great bike...i really should have a pic of it here. oh well....i'll get one soon. we drove over to the north shore and had a fabulous breaky at savoury island pie co.

afterwards we went for a quick look at a motorcycle show and shine that was going on in gastown...that was cool. i like the old ones though...and there weren’t too many of those.

i want to take motorcycle lessons....maybe get an old vespa or a small bike. that will probably have to be in the spring now b/c it’s late in the season.

after the bike show i had a few appointments...coffee etc....

i went to get a new hole or two put in my body. i got a barbell in my left ear in a place in the cartilage called the rook. it looks great! at least i think so...others my not agree.

he guy who did it was very nice, young and cute...seemed to know what he was up to. his name was cory. it had been a long time since i’ve had anything pierced. they do it totally different now. instead of a gun they use a needle. it’s much cleaner and it didn’t really hurt.

so now i’m relaxing after a nice dinner. i went with garnet and corie (different corie) to a place called guu w/ garlic. a japanese fusion place. it was really good.

ok, i really should clean my apartment now.....or read my next script...or both.

:)

more sle pics

someone posted these great pics of the seattle lindy exchange i thought i would share

buster playing around

babies dance too




to was hot in seattle....

really hot...


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happy anniversery to me....

today is my two year anniversery of doing swing dancing!! i celebrated by doing some dancing of course, at showboat. i was tired, still jet lagged but it was fun anyway. afterwards anne and i met up with garnet, mishi, garbs and sasha for some yummy ice cream....well i had sorbet.

now i'm sleepy...goodnight.

:)

jet lag kicked in...

...big time at about 7:15pm. i was parked in an alley way behind robson and thurlow. i just wanted to cry. i called garn. i had to get the second rendition of missing chloe posters...this time with a pic.... that garnet had very kindly made for me when he should have been working. my last ditch effort to find chloe.

anyway, i went to get the posters and pick up his shoes, i’m going to exchange for him at new balance tomorrow...the shoes i hate. well, maybe not hate....strongly dislike.

anyway,,..he likes them....and i like him. so....am i exchanging them for a different pair? no....i’m exchanging them for the same pair....except newer and at their brightest shade of yellow.

so anyway, back to my story. i go to garn's to get the posters that i was intending on putting up myself. he could see i was tired and an at the verge of tears and very kindly offered to put the posters up for me. i know he was tired too....he worked his 12hrs today.

but i guess that’s what it’s all about isn’t it?

i exchange yellow shoes....and he puts up posters.

thank's garn you're awesome...goodnight ;)

until next time...

walk on the beach before i hop on the plane

i made it home....after two flights and 8hrs of traveling time...and not enough water. because of the new regulations. they won't let you take a botter bottle on the plane...so i was thursty almost the whole trip. other than that it was ok.

i'm a bit tired really and really hungry. luckily i brought a couple of lobsters back with me and i'm going over to garnets soon to throw them on the bbq.....

in some ways i'm glad to be home..wish i didn't have to work tomorrow...crap....

my parents seem to really love it in nova scotia their place is amazing...and they seem really happy and relaxed...it's great. i'm happy for them.

maggie on the ready




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birthday fun...

this morning we were awoken by a bunch of penguins on the front lawn at mum and dad’s this morning....they didn’t have 80 pengiuns...but it looked pretty good anyway.

dad gets excited about birthday cake

simon shows off his champagne opening party trick

peter is careful with the birthday cake

tom trys on some shoes on a afternoon shopping trip

mum is excited about dad's new computer


simon, tom, peter and aidan check out old pics of us in funny clothes


we had an awesome day with a little shopping trip in the afternoon then birthday fun in the evening. i think dad was a bit with the overwhelmed computer and camera! tom, simon and peter will have fun helping him set it up over the rest of the week. i'm back home tomorrow....on a noon flight. just enough time to go for a walk with the dog ont he beach...then to the airport....and back to work wed.

happy 80th dad!

:)

pre bday dinner and relaxing at lake bisset....

last night we a pre birthday dinner for dad at salties a nice sea food restaurant on the harbour front. it was a nice meal...good service...a fun night all around. si and i when to the pub after for a few pints. not too late a night

mum and si have a laugh

oyster action


si and i went for a little canoeing action on the lake






dad is proud of his lawn...

aidan got an awesome injury biking....7 stiches!


molly loves the lake too

relaxing by the lake w/ some of peters friends

relaxing by the fire


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piece of paradice....

so....i think i see why my parents settled here in halifax....the people are super relaxed and friendly .....and their place is pretty amazing. they live in the suburbs of coal harbour...but then they over look this amazing lake....a little piece of paradise.

whose back yard looks like this?!





humming birds hang out with the wild flowers

accross the lake...is the studio where "the trailer park boys" is filmed...guess i just can't get away from tv!