August Events

Is it already September? Buses are full of students and Halloween candy is already being sold!! There are a few things the happened in August that I should write about before... it starts snowing!

On August 6^th, it was a hot and sunny evening after work that day. As I was walking towards the house from the bus stop, I saw my mom sitting outside. Looking beautiful with her hair freshly blow-dried from her salon, with a big smile on her face, she pointed to a cute blue Toyota Echo and said: “You see that car parked just there? ... It's yours!!”

Thank you mom for the biggest bestest most awesome surprise ever!!

August 11^th, 12^th, 13^th my dad and I drove (in his car!) to Ottawa to visit my sisters Sybs & Van. On the first day, we arrived at Van's late in the afternoon, and ate a super yummy meal she prepared for all of us: corn on the cob, homemade veggie burgers, and the most amazing vegan blueberry lemon cake!

The spread

Papa impatient to eat

Blueberry Lemon Cake

The second day was filled with tones of walking all over Ottawa, lunch at Thyme & Again, followed by even more walking and supper (on Sybs!) at The Manx Pub. That night we played with Kali and Caesar, the neighbour's cats!!

The plan on day three was to leave early, but the car wouldn't start!! We asked a neighbour (Phil) for a boost, but when the cables caught fire, we were at a loss. Phil turned out to be more than a neighbour, he became our saviour! Using his membership, he called CAA who first towed the car to the nearest dealer. There, we waited 3 hours just to have them tell us that dealer mechanics don't touch modified cars. Phil was there with us the entire time. He actually ended up spending the whole day with us, seeing us through every decision and outcome, and even ended up offering his membership privileges to tow our car all the way home! That day, besides teaching me a super fun word game, he gave me valuable advise on soul-mates, and through his generosity towards complete strangers, he taught me a lesson I'll never forget. That day, instead of arriving home just past noon, we arrived just past midnight. This explains my *cranky state the next day at work...

Papa with Cru (from CAA)

Phil & Cru

August 29^th marked the beginning of my week long vacation!!! It has been a very nice and relaxing vacation as it involved doing all my favourite things: shopping, baking, getting a massage, going to the gym, and ... watching TOP CHEF!! Yes, August also marked the beginning of Season 7 of the best and only show I watch. My Monday nights for the next 16 weeks are booked!