Right, so after my post last Thursday, I got way too busy to write anything else. Let me give you a quick summary of the final days of my Edmonton trip:
Friday: Judy arranged a birthday manicure (I have pretty pink fingernails now, like a princess!) and then gave me a birthday massage. Having a massage therapist in the family is a wonderful thing, even if she wouldn't let me complain about the INTENSE PAIN when she dug into my shoulders.
She does it because she cares, people. That evening I went for dinner with Matt at the Mongolie Grill, which I love, and even though they do not have traditional Mongolian desserts (yak milk custard, anyone?) they make a mean tiramisu. We then retired to his place and watched Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. I highly recommend the movie, even if you do not have a huge crush on Robert Downey Jr., like I do. It was hilarious and we both were laughing out loud.
Saturday: The folks and I went to the St. Albert Farmer's Market, the largest outdoor farmer's market in western Canada. Some great stuff, including dulce de leche for dad, hot sauce for me, a cool present for Jen, and some fabulous tasting throughout. It was tons of fun. That afternoon we met up with Judy and went out to Heritage Days - this year it was huge, with 58 pavilions covering about 70 cultures. We were trying not to eat too much because that night we had tickets to dinner theatre, but still we certainly tried alot. Turkey rocks! After a quick nap, we headed out to the Mayfield Dinner Theatre to see Ivanka Chews the Fat, which was cute, but it felt like an average Fringe play.
Sunday: Back again to Heritage Days. This time we went right when it opened at 10, and mom and I lasted about 5 1/5 hours. Dad left after about 3 hours, but mom and I still had eating and shopping to do. I got some adorable finger puppets for my children's librarian friends from either the Chilean or Venezuelan pavilion (I can't remember which) and a cute pink wool bag from Nepal. Mom got some great glass perfume bottles from the Arab Cultures pavilion and a beautiful silver pendant from Mexico. And we ate so much I think I gained 10 pounds over the weekend. At the end it was getting pretty hot, and I was looking forward to taking the air-conditioned bus home. I completely forgot that Edmonton buses are heated for the winter, not air conditioned. It was a miserable ride. That evening, while I was doing laundry (because who wants to come home to the chore of going to the laundromat?), Susan came over with avocado-chili dip and fed me some more.
Monday: Lazy morning, then off to the airport. As usual, I forgot a bunch of stuff in Edmonton. Judy will be delivering a skirt, a t-shirt, and hopefully the bag of underwear that I bought then misplaced when she comes next month. And as usual the airport in Philly took forever getting our baggage to the carousel when we landed, so I got home at about midnight. Good thing I was working late the next day.
All in all, a fabulous trip, even if I did not manage to get together with Stan for my birthday spanking :) Oh well, better luck next year. Love you all, and miss you already!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Sorry we didn't get a chance to see each other over the weekend, darlin'. It was a busy time, and we were hoping to catch you at Heritage Days somehow. But alas, we'll have to wait for your birthday spankings.
On a side note, I went to a Skin of Our Teeth reunion last week, and wouldn't you know it, but you know everyone! It was at Alex Hawkins' place and Jillian was there and we got to talking about you. Heavens, but you're a popular girl! (I was going to say "boy, you get around" but then you probably would have punched me in the arm the next time you saw me, and with my memory, I wouldn't know why you'd done it.)
Hugs and kisses and shameless fondles and licks, darlin'. Talk to you again soon.
Post a Comment