This weekend we had three pre-wedding parties: a Jack & Jill on Friday, I had a stag on Saturday, and Merita had a lunch on Sunday. Each was unique, both in terms of who attended and what took place, but all a good time.
My dad and I did some work on the front porch yesterday, [...]
Archive for May, 2004
Parties
Posted in Friends, Home on May 31, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Stratford
Posted in Media, Places on May 24, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
We spent the afternoon and evening on Saturday in Stratford. The town is small but quite nice, with lots of little shops and restaurants. After eating a tasty caramel apple and some very tasty chocolate, we shopped around and bought a few pieces of art for our house, all at reasonable prices. Four small pictures [...]
City Life
Posted in Places on May 17, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Going about our business yesterday, we happened to drive through China Town and Kensington Market, on the way to a downtown park where we met some friends while the dog had a good run. I think it’s wonderful to have such distinct, diverse environments available to us; in a small way, you can experience far-off [...]
Job Interview
Posted in Milestones, Work on May 15, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday I had a job interview; my first since I originally started my current job back in 1995, which has morphed its way through three companies, each having acquired the last. The interview was for a position within my current organization, but in contrast to the roles I’ve held in the past, this was [...]
Cutting the Grass
Posted in Family, Food, Friends, Home on May 9, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
I just finished cutting our grass for the first time. A friend of mine, who is moving from a house back to an apartment, gave me his lawn mower as a house-warming gift, so all I had to do was pick up some gas, and wait for a dry day. This afternoon seemed [...]
Howling Wolverines
Posted in Sports on May 2, 2004 | Comments Off
This summer I’ll be playing hockey with the Howling Wolverines, a team we played against last season. There are a number of players on the team I’ve played with before, and the rest seem like a good bunch. Yesterday afternoon I had the opportunity to meet them at a team barbeque and scrimmage [...]
Howling Wolverines
Posted in Sports on May 2, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
his summer I’ll be playing hockey with the Howling Wolverines, a team we played against last season. There are a number of players on the team I’ve played with before, and the rest seem like a good bunch. Yesterday afternoon I had the opportunity to meet them at a team barbeque and scrimmage at the [...]