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Happy Birthday to my Father-in-Law and to my Brother-in-law’s wife, Kate.
Both share the 16th as their birthdays.
Colin, Marty, Minou, Manny and I hope you both have a fabulous day!
Its our wedding anniversary this week. 5 years. A long time by today’s poor standard of marriage.
Both my parents and Colin’s parents are still married. Its almost like we are out of the norm having both sets of parents in 30 year plus marriages.
Mrs Graham sent us a lovely anniversary card, and this card convinces me I’m the daughter she never had.
Read closely. . . . . .
In addition to the card my Mother in Law sent, was a postcard sent by our mortgage broker.
It was about how to buy your Ex’s share of the house WHEN your marriage fails!
Interesting sense of timing on that, eh??
Poooooooohey! Colin is stuck with me for a very very very very very very long time! 
I love you Colin.
Happy Birthday Colin. I love you so much. I hope you have a great day!
Visiting with my family over the weekend the topic of the ’storage boxes’ came up.
Before I got married I boxed up my life into 8 Rubbermaid containers and stuck them in the garage. I was moving across the ocean, and knew I WANTED to keep the stuff inside the boxes, but didn’t want to travel that far with the contents.
A few years past, and when we came to visit the running joke was my parents threatened to throw away the boxes. I would get all in a tizzy about it, saying that my whole life was in those boxes. I was already sensitive about it, as they had converted my room to a computer room which they now lovingly call “the middle room”.
It was very clear that I didn’t live there anymore.
When we moved back to Montreal and we lived in our small downtown apartment, we simply didn’t have the space to accomadate my boxed childhood.
Since buying our house my parents have been insistant and almost forceful about me taking the boxes. I’ve hestitated. Perhaps I’ve been trying to keep a bit of at my family home, I’m not sure.
With heavy heart, and perhaps a little joyful excitement I took two of my Rubbermaid containers back with us to Montreal.
Last night I opened them up to reveal their contents.
I ended up with the boxes that contained some of my books, my diaries, photo albums and boxes of photos. My collection of un-opened McDonald’s beany babies and the vintage Barbie clothes I had collected.
I found the wooden box I had made in shop classes in Grade 7, filled with nic-naks from my dating relationship with Colin.
There was also a large plastic envelope with ever letter, note, card and correspondence Colin sent me in highschool.
I opened up the envelope and peered inside at the worn and yellowing lined papers with the beautiful, romantic and slightly awkward words he said to me all that time ago.
I kept every little drawing, table napkin & gum wrapper.
I truly loved Colin, and finding all these things makes me see how much I love him still. I don’t believe I tell him or show him that near enough now. . . . .
I’m looking forward to our next trip home, so I can get a few more of my Rubbermaid containers. These memories have been making me very happy.
Colin and I drove back early Saturday Morning back to Toronto to make a few visits. Its was exhausting, as it was pretty darn hot.
Saturday Morning :
Drove back to Toronto, made good time. Went to mall did a few errands, and bought steaks from Wally’s meats for Sunday Dinner.
Saturday Afternoon :
When to my families house, we hung out in the yard, went swimming in the pool and ate BBQ chicken and shrimp. An informal party for Colin and I who are celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary next week. (pictures to follow)
Saturday Night :
The real reason for the trip. We went to see Ryan (and his parents Chris & Christine) - they have just moved into their newly built house and we wanted to scope out the new diggs.
The house is beautiful, and they will be happy there for a long time to come.
We were having such a nice time eating the awesome mexican fayre and drinking margaritis & sangria that I didn’t take pictures. I suck
Sunday Morning :
We had a few more errands we needed to run, we picked up a few birthday gifts for Paul, Kate and Mr Graham.
Sunday Afternoon :
We had dinner with the Graham’s and P&K. Colin BBQ’ed the big steaks we bought. He is very talented on the grill now. After lunch we headed over to see my parents again before we left. My dad made me take some of my storage boxes. They are trying to clear out some ‘junk’ because I think they would like to start looking at selling the house.
Anyhooooo, thats about it
I’ve been taking alot of pictures of the moggies, here are a few more.
Happy Mothers Day to the Mothers in my Life . . . . .
I love you!
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Also a special Happy Mother’s day to Jo-Ann, this is her first Mother’s day as a mum!
Manny has some new friends with Mr and Mrs Graham.
Mr Graham actually said he’d like to take Manny, that he was such a fun, funny and good little cat.
I’m certainly glad my little chats with Manny prior to our company insured he was on his best behaviour!
Got a new purse over the weekend, its a Tommy Hilfiger, from Winners.
Mrs Graham bought it for me (thank you Mrs Graham)
I love it. I am going to try to re-create it in all my crafty being. . . . .
Today we went to West Side Bible Church for Sunday Service. Its been a long time since I went to meeting. A very different experience that MGH. Lots of instruments, light shows, power point & hand waving. Certainly a little more lively than I remember Church being when I was little attending St Paul’s in Milton.
We then headed to St Anne de Bellevue, being the first beautiful and glorious weekend, we walked along the wooden boardwalk. Right up water paths to where the Ottawa River meets the St Laurent.
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