Hello. Time for that post. Let's discuss what I need to do next year so I'm not worse than this year.
Lose 40 pounds. Yes it is possible and if I keep at it I can but it's the keep at it part that's the toughest. Gotta exercise and eat well throughout the year which isn't that easy.
Try 175 different beers (than what's on my untappd app). Seems like an opposing goal from the previous one but I still think it can be done and still lose the weight.
That's all I've got for now. I have some smaller goals but those are the two I'm really shooting for. GOOD BYE
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Saturday, January 04, 2014
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Maui Vacation 11/3 - 11/12
WARNING: this entry is very long and possibly boring. You've been warned.
Saturday
We arrived in Maui after about 10 or 11 hours of traveling and three different flights. I didn't know it would take that long but was happy to finally be here. Bags and car rental went smoothly, as did the hour drive to the condo. The 8th floor condo that we were staying in has an amazing view and is right on the water. We did some shopping at Safeway (prices on some things are a lot higher than IL) and picked up some dinner at BLAHHH which was pretty good.
Sunday
We woke up pretty early because of the five (4 now) hour time difference and we weren't used to Hawaii time. We went down to beach early and walked around. After relaxing down there for a while we came back up to eat and sat on the beach for a while longer. We had a frozen pizza for dinner.
Monday
We made an hour drive to see the Iao Valley Needle. The area around there was pretty spectacular and we were surrounded by mountains. It was also surprisingly crowded. After we came back we hung out on the beach. The usual. We ate dinner at Dukes and both enjoyed fish meals.
Tuesday
Tuesday we woke up very early to head out for some kayaking and snorkeling. I'm not a huge water person but I wanted to do something different that Meg would really enjoy. We kayaked way out into the ocean and snorkeled for a while. I'm pretty terrible at snorkeling and water kept getting into my mask and multiple times my eyes were burning from getting water in them. Water and I just don't seem to get along very well. After the first stop to snorkel we were supposed to head in to see another reef and snorkel area but I wasn't feeling well, puked in the water, and we headed back to shore. I'm sure Meg would have liked to stay on the trop but I just couldn't do it. Sorry Meg! Later in the day we sat on the lawn and caught some sun. For dinner we picked up Maui Tacos.
Wednesday
Wednesday went spent about four hours in the beach. We both put lotion on but it must not have worked well after we went in the water multiple times because both of us got burnt in certain areas pretty well. I could have also just messed up the lotioning part like I always seem to do. It was very relaxing and there's a beautiful view of another island to the left and one to the right, with the beach straight ahead. We went out trying to find the shopping area but Meg didn't quite lead us far enough so we figured we'd go another day. For dinner we went to a luau, which consisted of appetizers, four entrees, and dessert while we enjoyed watching dancers and performers. I did most of the eating because Meg was trying to save up for the next entree and I hate leaving food so I took one for the team and ate most of the food which was pretty good.
Thursday
We woke up super early again. STILL NOT USED TO HAWAII TIME! We ate at Java Jazz for breakfast and relaxed in the condo afterwards for a few hours. After that we went to front street where the shopping area was. We walked around and bought lots of souvenirs. For some reason this day felt a lot warmer than previous days. We relaxed on the lawn for a little while and I avoided getting burned because I had taken a beating the day before. I finished my book which I had just started reading this trip. I'm obviously an amazing reader. For dinner we ate at Roy's. This Roy's was so much different than the other four Roy's I've been to. It was on a golf course, had a bar area, and was very loud. The table we sat at felt like it was in the middle of nowhere. The food was pretty good but both of us agreed that it didn't feel like the other Roy's that we'd been to. It could be because we were in Hawaii so they didn't feel the need to Hawaii it up like the other non Hawaiian Roy's. I have no idea but it just felt different and was very loud. Meg ate too much, per Meg.
Friday
On our last full day we woke up early and headed to the Gazebo Restaurant which was supposed to be a breakfast/lunch place right on the ocean. When we got there around 7:30 (when it opened) there was already a line. After about a half hour we sat and both ordered the combo pancakes which included bananas, pineapple, and macadamia nuts. The pancakes were one of the best pancakes I've ever had. The next few hours we spent on the beach getting more sun and after that we sat in the condo for a while before dinner. Dinner was at the Plantation House Restaurant, which was located on a PGA tour golf course which sat above the water and a great view. Again, the food was very good but knowing that it was our last night wasn't.
Saturday/early Sunday travels I was going to assume everything would go well on our travels hope so I auto wrote in that everything went smoothly but boy I was wrong. Sadly, this part will be by far the lengthiest portion of the trip. I don't even know where to begin.
We packed everything up and left around 9:30 for a 2PM or so flight so that left plenty of time in case of rental car troubles or anything else. Everything went well and we got to our gate really early and got onto the flight from Maui to Los Angeles without any problems. Everything went well until about an hour into the flight the pilot told us that we needed to go back because of pressurization or a general problem or whatever and since we were in the largest area between airports we had to go back to Honolulu. It wasn't that reassuring because the flight crew went over what if scenarios and the person sitting next to me kept looking at the safety card. After sitting on the plane for a while they told us they were going to try repairing the plane, so we sat in the gate area for a little while.
They kept delaying the time about when they were going to make a decision. While that happened I enjoyed listening to a man complain and curse to someone on the phone about Northwestern's loss to Michigan, which at least gave me a moment of happiness. After at least two hours they decided to move the flight to 8:45 the next morning. They gave us all a night in a hotel, along with $12 in airport food per person and credited us a free breakfast at the hotel which we couldn't use anyway since we had to get to the airport before then. I think there were three or four hotel options and of course we got the worst one. Before that, Meg and I tried finding another flight out that night but since there aren't many flights out and the main group of people who leave Maui are going home after a vacation there weren't any other flights. Even if we found another flight that worked, it would have been difficult to make it because it took another hour or so for them to get us our bags.
After getting our bags we hopped on one of the shuttles provided and went to the Best Western which was about five minutes from the airport if that. In short, the hotel didn't seem like it was in a great place and our room was opened from the outside and it was very difficult to sleep because we were right near a highway or busy road. We had to wake up early to get to the morning flight but we were both glad to just get out of that hotel. After going through the normal airport routine we reached our new gate of hell. We sat there for well over an hour and finally about 35 minutes before the flight time people showed up to work our gate and boarded us.
Our plane left the gate and a few minutes later we turned around and parked back at another gate. The pilot announced to us that the plane (which was the same plane as the night before) was experiencing some of the same issues as before so he didn't want to take off until everything was good. Maintenance looked at it for probably about a half hour while we sat on the plane. After they realized that it wouldn't be an easy fix they took us off the plane and had us sit in the game. While on the plane, the pilot walked around to talk to all of us and told us that there was no other plane we could use and one of the women who worked at the airport said that there were no available flights for anyone to go to for the rest of the day (liar!).
Everyone lined up at the gate desk (of course we were in the back of the line) and after a long wait and little progress, Meg went down to the front ticket counter which I waited in the still long line. After more waiting Meg called me to tell me that she got us a flight around 8 or 9 to Dallas and then something after that to Chicago the next day. We wanted to avoid staying in a hotel again and just wanted to get home so that was our plan. We also knew there was a direct flight to Chicago but when Meg asked about that the American people said they weren't able to put us on the United list for some reason/error and to come back in 30 minutes. Of course when I heard this I left the long line and relaxed. During this time our "broken" plane was being test driven to see if they had fixed the error. After at least 30 minutes Meg went back to the long line and I took over again as she went back down to the front ticket desk. After another half hour Megan and I got to the front of our respective lines. The people at Meg's counter told her that there was nothing available on the flight to Chicago and she came back up. The guy helping me said he could find some room on United flight to Chicago but he took a while while he typed in all of our information and called the United desk multiple times.
While he was doing this our original flight 254 to LAX was boarding because they had fixed the problem. We were fortunate to be at the front of that ticket line because after lots of people heard that the plane was ready, they got in line to switch back to the original flight. The guy who was helping us gave us ticket itineraries which were like reservations or something to show that we were going to be going on the flight but not an actual ticket or anything of value I guess. We decided it wasn't worth the risk to go back on the LAX flight and then wait for a connection that might not happen until early Tuesday so we took the long walk to the United terminal.
It was about 2 PM and our United flight was scheduled to leave around 8 PM so we had some time to burn but also wanted to confirm seats on this direct flight to Chicago. After arriving to our scheduled gate and waiting for an earlier flight to leave, I went up to confirm our itineraries and possibly get tickets. The lady at the desk could not find us in the computer and told us that these were no good. Of course that made us freak out.
We rushed around deciding where to go. After talking to security (we didn't want to have to go through security again which would end up being Megan's 4th time of the day) we found out that the ticket area in the front was really the only place to get tickets. First we went to the American counter to question what happened and why we didn't have a spot on the Chicago flight. This employee, who Megan had already talked to and seemed to remember her, told us that there wasn't any room on the Chicago flight and acted like the guy I had previously talked to was kinda full of shit or didn't book anything. She told us that we could still have the Dallas flight if we wanted but I wanted to get to the bottom of this.
I told her to hold off while we walked to the United ticketing area to see if they could see any record of us or if there happened to be any extra room on the flight. The lady took what felt like 20 minutes to totally understand our story ( and using at least two other people to help her) and reluctantly called the American desk to see what happened. United had a record of our itinerary in their system but they didn't have any record of us being booked or confirmed on the flight. The United lady said there really wasn't anything she could do and told us we should go back to the American desk and yell at them because it was all their fault and that all she could do was book us on a later flight to LAX, which would have been later than the Dallas one American had for us.
We rushed back to the American desk and talked to a different lady this time. After explaining the situation again she made a call to someone at United or to someone. (I'm not sure. Meg needs to fill in the details on this) At this point I was dealing with Expedia to confirm that we were switching flights because I guess since we booked through them they need to know when we change stuff. The American lady confirmed that she had gotten us tickets for the United direct flight to Chicago somehow and we had to go back to the United desk to print the tickets.
At the United desk, the same lady from earlier was confused why we were back to see her. We explained that the American lady had told us that we had tickets and we had to come here to print them out. After searching, she printed some tickets for our flight. Currently, we still aren't completely sure how we got onto the Chicago flight or what had to happen to get on there but we're very grateful that the American lady (heh sounds funny when I just said American lady) was able to help us, while everyone else remained confused as hell.
We went through security again and relaxed at the gate for another 4 hours (this whole ticket problem took 2 hours if you didn't do the math). The plane was a 777 and somehow we got seats (window and aisle) that were in the back and together. Again, if they didn't have tickets then I don't know how we got seats together or they booted someone or something else but we'll remained clueless about that. The flight was 8 hours and very difficult to sleep on but I didn't care. I was happy to get home and on a direct flight.
Once landed, we made our way to the American baggage area to see if our bags that went on the LAX flight were there or if we had to put a claim on them to have them sent to Chicago. Luckily the bags were there and again I'm not sure how but I didn't care. We were home, freezing, and relieved.
You'd be surprised but this is a fairly shortened version of the story and if you ever feel like being more bored then I can go into even more detail! Now we have to call American to complain and hopefully get something "free" out of this experience, though I doubt they'll fully grasp how ridiculous and terrible everything felt.
Overall the trip was really great and was full with a lot of great views and food. I wouldn't mind returning again sometime but it's hard to not look at our flight problems coming home and get a little upset that it overshadowed a lot of our trip.
extremely shortened version
-vacation was good, beautiful place, good food
-flight home disaster
-home now
Saturday
We arrived in Maui after about 10 or 11 hours of traveling and three different flights. I didn't know it would take that long but was happy to finally be here. Bags and car rental went smoothly, as did the hour drive to the condo. The 8th floor condo that we were staying in has an amazing view and is right on the water. We did some shopping at Safeway (prices on some things are a lot higher than IL) and picked up some dinner at BLAHHH which was pretty good.
Sunday
We woke up pretty early because of the five (4 now) hour time difference and we weren't used to Hawaii time. We went down to beach early and walked around. After relaxing down there for a while we came back up to eat and sat on the beach for a while longer. We had a frozen pizza for dinner.
Monday
We made an hour drive to see the Iao Valley Needle. The area around there was pretty spectacular and we were surrounded by mountains. It was also surprisingly crowded. After we came back we hung out on the beach. The usual. We ate dinner at Dukes and both enjoyed fish meals.
Tuesday
Tuesday we woke up very early to head out for some kayaking and snorkeling. I'm not a huge water person but I wanted to do something different that Meg would really enjoy. We kayaked way out into the ocean and snorkeled for a while. I'm pretty terrible at snorkeling and water kept getting into my mask and multiple times my eyes were burning from getting water in them. Water and I just don't seem to get along very well. After the first stop to snorkel we were supposed to head in to see another reef and snorkel area but I wasn't feeling well, puked in the water, and we headed back to shore. I'm sure Meg would have liked to stay on the trop but I just couldn't do it. Sorry Meg! Later in the day we sat on the lawn and caught some sun. For dinner we picked up Maui Tacos.
Wednesday
Wednesday went spent about four hours in the beach. We both put lotion on but it must not have worked well after we went in the water multiple times because both of us got burnt in certain areas pretty well. I could have also just messed up the lotioning part like I always seem to do. It was very relaxing and there's a beautiful view of another island to the left and one to the right, with the beach straight ahead. We went out trying to find the shopping area but Meg didn't quite lead us far enough so we figured we'd go another day. For dinner we went to a luau, which consisted of appetizers, four entrees, and dessert while we enjoyed watching dancers and performers. I did most of the eating because Meg was trying to save up for the next entree and I hate leaving food so I took one for the team and ate most of the food which was pretty good.
Thursday
We woke up super early again. STILL NOT USED TO HAWAII TIME! We ate at Java Jazz for breakfast and relaxed in the condo afterwards for a few hours. After that we went to front street where the shopping area was. We walked around and bought lots of souvenirs. For some reason this day felt a lot warmer than previous days. We relaxed on the lawn for a little while and I avoided getting burned because I had taken a beating the day before. I finished my book which I had just started reading this trip. I'm obviously an amazing reader. For dinner we ate at Roy's. This Roy's was so much different than the other four Roy's I've been to. It was on a golf course, had a bar area, and was very loud. The table we sat at felt like it was in the middle of nowhere. The food was pretty good but both of us agreed that it didn't feel like the other Roy's that we'd been to. It could be because we were in Hawaii so they didn't feel the need to Hawaii it up like the other non Hawaiian Roy's. I have no idea but it just felt different and was very loud. Meg ate too much, per Meg.
Friday
On our last full day we woke up early and headed to the Gazebo Restaurant which was supposed to be a breakfast/lunch place right on the ocean. When we got there around 7:30 (when it opened) there was already a line. After about a half hour we sat and both ordered the combo pancakes which included bananas, pineapple, and macadamia nuts. The pancakes were one of the best pancakes I've ever had. The next few hours we spent on the beach getting more sun and after that we sat in the condo for a while before dinner. Dinner was at the Plantation House Restaurant, which was located on a PGA tour golf course which sat above the water and a great view. Again, the food was very good but knowing that it was our last night wasn't.
Saturday/early Sunday travels I was going to assume everything would go well on our travels hope so I auto wrote in that everything went smoothly but boy I was wrong. Sadly, this part will be by far the lengthiest portion of the trip. I don't even know where to begin.
We packed everything up and left around 9:30 for a 2PM or so flight so that left plenty of time in case of rental car troubles or anything else. Everything went well and we got to our gate really early and got onto the flight from Maui to Los Angeles without any problems. Everything went well until about an hour into the flight the pilot told us that we needed to go back because of pressurization or a general problem or whatever and since we were in the largest area between airports we had to go back to Honolulu. It wasn't that reassuring because the flight crew went over what if scenarios and the person sitting next to me kept looking at the safety card. After sitting on the plane for a while they told us they were going to try repairing the plane, so we sat in the gate area for a little while.
They kept delaying the time about when they were going to make a decision. While that happened I enjoyed listening to a man complain and curse to someone on the phone about Northwestern's loss to Michigan, which at least gave me a moment of happiness. After at least two hours they decided to move the flight to 8:45 the next morning. They gave us all a night in a hotel, along with $12 in airport food per person and credited us a free breakfast at the hotel which we couldn't use anyway since we had to get to the airport before then. I think there were three or four hotel options and of course we got the worst one. Before that, Meg and I tried finding another flight out that night but since there aren't many flights out and the main group of people who leave Maui are going home after a vacation there weren't any other flights. Even if we found another flight that worked, it would have been difficult to make it because it took another hour or so for them to get us our bags.
After getting our bags we hopped on one of the shuttles provided and went to the Best Western which was about five minutes from the airport if that. In short, the hotel didn't seem like it was in a great place and our room was opened from the outside and it was very difficult to sleep because we were right near a highway or busy road. We had to wake up early to get to the morning flight but we were both glad to just get out of that hotel. After going through the normal airport routine we reached our new gate of hell. We sat there for well over an hour and finally about 35 minutes before the flight time people showed up to work our gate and boarded us.
Our plane left the gate and a few minutes later we turned around and parked back at another gate. The pilot announced to us that the plane (which was the same plane as the night before) was experiencing some of the same issues as before so he didn't want to take off until everything was good. Maintenance looked at it for probably about a half hour while we sat on the plane. After they realized that it wouldn't be an easy fix they took us off the plane and had us sit in the game. While on the plane, the pilot walked around to talk to all of us and told us that there was no other plane we could use and one of the women who worked at the airport said that there were no available flights for anyone to go to for the rest of the day (liar!).
Everyone lined up at the gate desk (of course we were in the back of the line) and after a long wait and little progress, Meg went down to the front ticket counter which I waited in the still long line. After more waiting Meg called me to tell me that she got us a flight around 8 or 9 to Dallas and then something after that to Chicago the next day. We wanted to avoid staying in a hotel again and just wanted to get home so that was our plan. We also knew there was a direct flight to Chicago but when Meg asked about that the American people said they weren't able to put us on the United list for some reason/error and to come back in 30 minutes. Of course when I heard this I left the long line and relaxed. During this time our "broken" plane was being test driven to see if they had fixed the error. After at least 30 minutes Meg went back to the long line and I took over again as she went back down to the front ticket desk. After another half hour Megan and I got to the front of our respective lines. The people at Meg's counter told her that there was nothing available on the flight to Chicago and she came back up. The guy helping me said he could find some room on United flight to Chicago but he took a while while he typed in all of our information and called the United desk multiple times.
While he was doing this our original flight 254 to LAX was boarding because they had fixed the problem. We were fortunate to be at the front of that ticket line because after lots of people heard that the plane was ready, they got in line to switch back to the original flight. The guy who was helping us gave us ticket itineraries which were like reservations or something to show that we were going to be going on the flight but not an actual ticket or anything of value I guess. We decided it wasn't worth the risk to go back on the LAX flight and then wait for a connection that might not happen until early Tuesday so we took the long walk to the United terminal.
It was about 2 PM and our United flight was scheduled to leave around 8 PM so we had some time to burn but also wanted to confirm seats on this direct flight to Chicago. After arriving to our scheduled gate and waiting for an earlier flight to leave, I went up to confirm our itineraries and possibly get tickets. The lady at the desk could not find us in the computer and told us that these were no good. Of course that made us freak out.
We rushed around deciding where to go. After talking to security (we didn't want to have to go through security again which would end up being Megan's 4th time of the day) we found out that the ticket area in the front was really the only place to get tickets. First we went to the American counter to question what happened and why we didn't have a spot on the Chicago flight. This employee, who Megan had already talked to and seemed to remember her, told us that there wasn't any room on the Chicago flight and acted like the guy I had previously talked to was kinda full of shit or didn't book anything. She told us that we could still have the Dallas flight if we wanted but I wanted to get to the bottom of this.
I told her to hold off while we walked to the United ticketing area to see if they could see any record of us or if there happened to be any extra room on the flight. The lady took what felt like 20 minutes to totally understand our story ( and using at least two other people to help her) and reluctantly called the American desk to see what happened. United had a record of our itinerary in their system but they didn't have any record of us being booked or confirmed on the flight. The United lady said there really wasn't anything she could do and told us we should go back to the American desk and yell at them because it was all their fault and that all she could do was book us on a later flight to LAX, which would have been later than the Dallas one American had for us.
We rushed back to the American desk and talked to a different lady this time. After explaining the situation again she made a call to someone at United or to someone. (I'm not sure. Meg needs to fill in the details on this) At this point I was dealing with Expedia to confirm that we were switching flights because I guess since we booked through them they need to know when we change stuff. The American lady confirmed that she had gotten us tickets for the United direct flight to Chicago somehow and we had to go back to the United desk to print the tickets.
At the United desk, the same lady from earlier was confused why we were back to see her. We explained that the American lady had told us that we had tickets and we had to come here to print them out. After searching, she printed some tickets for our flight. Currently, we still aren't completely sure how we got onto the Chicago flight or what had to happen to get on there but we're very grateful that the American lady (heh sounds funny when I just said American lady) was able to help us, while everyone else remained confused as hell.
We went through security again and relaxed at the gate for another 4 hours (this whole ticket problem took 2 hours if you didn't do the math). The plane was a 777 and somehow we got seats (window and aisle) that were in the back and together. Again, if they didn't have tickets then I don't know how we got seats together or they booted someone or something else but we'll remained clueless about that. The flight was 8 hours and very difficult to sleep on but I didn't care. I was happy to get home and on a direct flight.
Once landed, we made our way to the American baggage area to see if our bags that went on the LAX flight were there or if we had to put a claim on them to have them sent to Chicago. Luckily the bags were there and again I'm not sure how but I didn't care. We were home, freezing, and relieved.
You'd be surprised but this is a fairly shortened version of the story and if you ever feel like being more bored then I can go into even more detail! Now we have to call American to complain and hopefully get something "free" out of this experience, though I doubt they'll fully grasp how ridiculous and terrible everything felt.
Overall the trip was really great and was full with a lot of great views and food. I wouldn't mind returning again sometime but it's hard to not look at our flight problems coming home and get a little upset that it overshadowed a lot of our trip.
extremely shortened version
-vacation was good, beautiful place, good food
-flight home disaster
-home now
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Toronto Vacation
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WEDNESDAY
We left Chicago on a nice morning with airport driving from Mr Tom. The flight was pretty empty and comfortable. We had our own screens to do whatever we wanted on and I certainly did. It was a very quick flight. The customs had no line so after some fun questioning we made it through within a minute or two. Hello Canada!
After purchasing some ripoff insurance with the rental car
place (sorry dad I would have asked you if I could have used my phone), we
attempted to figure how to get to the stadium hotel. Meg is a terrible GREAT
navigator so after lots of circling and turning around we got to the hotel.
Once we got inside our room we were welcomed to an amazing view of the stadium
from right field. I could have sat there all vacation and just stared out on
the field, which is pretty much what we did most of that night. It was nice to
relax and watch the Sox game right from our room. We ordered some pretty
expensive room service but it’s nice to wine PIC and dine because of course it
is a vacation.
THURSDAY
Thursday we had a stadium tour, CN Tower, and go to the
Sox-Jays game on the calendar.
We started off the day with some Tim Horton’s which was very
good. I’d compare the coffee to Dunkin quality although I know I am terrible at
describing tastes. After some walking around, we packed up and said goodbye to
our stadium hotel view. I’m going to miss you. Next, we went on the stadium tour.
It was as expected. We were taken to different angels of the ballpark and told
interesting tidbits about the park, but never made it to the 100 level because
there was a little league party below and we didn’t want to disturb them, I guess?
The CN Tower is right next to the ballpark so we decided to
wait in the long lines to get in and just see the tower while we were in the
area. I’d describe the whole experience of the view, lines, and everything to
do with it like waiting to go up into the Sears Tower or Empire State building.
It was a nice view of the city and beyond but why did I wait so long to get up
there? And wait so long just to get back down, but it was nice to say that we
did it and reward ourselves with some souvenirs.
We didn’t expect the CN Tower visit to take so long so we rushed to the car and attempted to drive to our next hotel. With the help of GPS and Meg, it felt like it took forever to get there. I guess Toronto is a big bike city so you have to avoid all the bikers that intrude your lane, avoid all the walkers, and still stay on the road. It’s interesting.
The hotel we spent two nights in was very nice. I’d say it was nicer than that first one but with a lot worse view. This one had a den like area and then a separate bedroom which is always nice. We had to rush to the Sox-Jays game because it took forever to get to the hotel. I guess I entered the starting address in google maps (slightly) which made us head in the wrong direction to the game. After a half hour or so we got back to the hotel and found the correct directions. We started back to the game again. This time we walked even faster which caused major back sweat. HI ADAM!
We were able to get tickets for the front row in left field in the 200 level, which was most expensive than you’d expect considering the Jays rarely attract a full crowd. It was still a great view and another Sox win. Everything was nice except for the stoppage in play which was very hard to watch and very sad. After the game we stopped to get a pizza and watched some W (the equivalent to HG in Canada, although it could also be Women. WHATEVER)
FRIDAY
Niagara Falls day
We made the 90 minute trip to Niagara Falls. I had no idea
Niagara Falls was a town but maybe I’m just slow. I was worried about driving a
long distance in the car and especially not really knowing how much over the
speed limit I could go. I feel like more of a badass saying I went 120 in a 100
though so that was nice. It was a pretty easy trip with a stop at Tim Horton’s.
Niagara Falls was beautiful and that’s saying something because I don’t throw
that word around very often, unless of course I’m talking about MFG. We ended
up taking a trip on the Maid of the Mist which went down and up close to the
falls. I got really wet while everyone else wussed out and stepped away from the
railing. It was really cool seeing the falls up close.
After buying more touristy stuff, we went up into the Skylon
Tower which had a great view of Niagara. The restaurant rotated slowly so you
could view all sides of the area. There was supposed to be a tight rope walker
who went from the tower to a nearby hotel but I guess he never did it which was
disappointing. The dinner was very good and obviously expensive. After that we
made the long drive back and watched some more W in the hotel. Oh what a joy!
SATURDAY
Leaving day
We slept in and packed up. We took our third trip to Tim
Horton’s. They are pretty much anywhere you go and hard to miss. Customs was
funny because we basically went through US customs in Canada which I guess
allowed us to skip customs once we landed. The flight was very quick and
painless but the plane wasn’t as nice. Air Canada flight > American flight.
And this flight was a lot more packed.
OVERALL
The trip was a lot of fun and I’m sure if we went back we
would be able to find a lot of new things to visit there. Toronto is a really
nice city and I wouldn’t mind visiting again at some point.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
I guess I'm (a) psychic
Two nights ago I was just browsing the credit card activity which I do every few weeks just confirm that it's all our activity. No big deal. I confirmed with Meg that she got something from Amazon and I didn't even care what it was. She can get what she wants.
Fast forward to yesterday. I have been looking for a Papillon dog statue like the Westie I have at work because everyone always asks if I have a Westie. Cosmo needs to be represented. I found one on some dog lovers site and sent the link to Meg to see what she thought. She sends a text back saying "FU". On any other comment I expect an FU back from Meg but I didn't understand this one.
It ends up that the statue that I wanted was the exact one that she ordered on Amazon the night before and she got an email two minutes before mine letting her know that the statue had shipped. I honestly had no idea that she was getting a dog statue from Amazon or at all. Of course I'm guessing Meg thinks I'm lying. I'M NOT!
Pretty funny, eh?
Fast forward to yesterday. I have been looking for a Papillon dog statue like the Westie I have at work because everyone always asks if I have a Westie. Cosmo needs to be represented. I found one on some dog lovers site and sent the link to Meg to see what she thought. She sends a text back saying "FU". On any other comment I expect an FU back from Meg but I didn't understand this one.
It ends up that the statue that I wanted was the exact one that she ordered on Amazon the night before and she got an email two minutes before mine letting her know that the statue had shipped. I honestly had no idea that she was getting a dog statue from Amazon or at all. Of course I'm guessing Meg thinks I'm lying. I'M NOT!
Pretty funny, eh?
Monday, February 27, 2012
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