Sunday, October 05, 2008

Before I get into my busy weekend, I want to post some photos that should have gone up a couple of weeks ago. They painted the bridge abutments under the Lakeshore. I think they did a decent job considering how cheezy these things can sometimes turn out. I seem to remember them painting the day after Laura's going away party so this was done on the weekend of the Shuffle.

The guy rowing the boat was the only part I kind of went "aw jeez" about but it's a representation of Port Credit's old lighthouse keeper, John Miller.






A small birthday celebration for Eve on Friday. Finally got to see her and Cliff's new place on Queen. Very nice! Their place is perfect for a couple, nicely painted and decorated with some new furnishings they got together.
Rachel and Lionel were there and a guy I haven't seen in AGES, Yuri Kuzman and their cat, Eli. I'm friends with Dimitri & Diana on fb so sorta know what they're up to but it was interesting to hear about Julia - or Dr. Kuzman, I should say.
Poor Rachel. She was so sick - a terrible cold, having an alergic reaction to Eli and unable to take any kind of remedy because she's 5 months pregnant. Anyway, it was a fun night. Drank to much red wine but that's what happens when you're having a good time and not paying attention.

Saturday morning I dragged my ass out of bed so I could go take photos of the bantam practice. It was actually a beautiful day and once I got some Starbucks into me, I felt pretty good. Danielle drove me around in the motorboat and we had some laughs. The pics are up on fb in two albums called fall training.
The water's not nearly as low as it usually at this time of year but still, if you go above the thousand there's a chance you'll hit bottom. You can see the water level change in some of the photos above

It was Sydney's first birthday so there was a bday party at Jackie and Blakes in the afternoon. Wow, they've been renovating but I was surprised at how much they got done in time for the party. The place looks fantastic.
Sydney is so cute! I wish I had photos but after carrying my camera around in my car for two days, I forgot it at home after I uploaded the bantam pics to my computer. I'll have to get some shots from Jackie and Rebecca. Also there were Tat & Sean, the Hara's and Jackie's dad came all the way from Shanghai for the celebration. Charlie was cracking me up the whole time. She's such a socialite! It was just her and Syd for a long time until the Seckos arrived. Birdie, Gavin, Konrad and a friend of Jackie's with her daughter Alicia, showed up to round out the group. There was really good food (amazing really) and 2 cakes, one with nuts, one nut-free and lots of presents. I have to say that Sydney was pretty good at dealing with the papparazzi (they were relentless!).
I was bagged from the night before so left around 6:30. I rented a movie, made some popcorn and settled in for the night. I stayed awake long enough to see Tina Fey do a hysterical Palin in a vice-pres debate sketch and then went to bed.

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