Inspiration

What a great football weekend- Argo's won the 100th Grey Cup and Notre Dame went undefeated in the regular season!

Hope everyone has a great week!

Sunday Social

I spent the weekend in the 'country' aka mid-western Ontario. I had nothing planned, told no one I'd be here. It was quiet and relaxing- just what my soul needed. Minus all the snow! We had our first snow fall this weekend.

The theme is 4′s:
1. Name 4 jobs you’ve had in your life.
-Waitress -Receptionist -Insurance -Non-profit fundraising
2. Name 4 movies you would watch over and over.
-Cinderella
-Clueless -Mean Girls
-Zoolander
3. Name 4 places you have lived.
-Brock University
-Southern Ontario -Mid-western Ontario -Waterloo Region
4. Name 4 of your favorite foods.
-Chicken crepes -Grandma's soup -Duck & rice -Bacon
5. Name 4 things you always carry with you. -Cell phone -Keys -Wallet -Lip product (stick, gloss, balm)
6. Name 4 places you have been on vacation. -Portugal -Australia -Jamacia -Spain

Favourite Thing- Canada

I can't believe that Friday is FINALLY here! This seemed like a super long, never ending week. I still have the work day to get through, but then it's the weekend and I'm heading to mid-western Ontario. That's all I've got planned...but I'm looking forward to be back in rural Ontario for a few days. 

This weeks favourite thing...(it's a 2 minute video)

Tourism Canada asked Canadians to share some of Canada's best travel experiences. From 7,000 submissions and 65 hours of footage, they put together the above 2 minute video. Beautiful. Amazing. Proud to be Canadian.

This video was released this week. I was reminded once again how beautiful and diverse Canada is...how much there is to do and experience and all that Canada has to offer.

Oh So Social- Bulldogs vs Marlies

Anyone who knows me knows how much I LOVE hockey! I'm a HUGE New York Rangers fan and with the NHL being locked out, I'm definitely going through withdrawal.

Back in the day, my old university roommate and I used to meet in Hamilton and watch the Toronto Marlies and Hamilton Bulldogs play. Last weekend, we decided to go 'old school' and relive this tradition.

We met at Ikea in Burlington, headed to McDonald's for a pre-game snack before driving into Hamilton together. Even though we were in Hamilton, we were cheering for the Marlies. It was a great game, despite the Marlies loss- quick paced game, lots of action. It was really nice to be in an arena again.

After the game, true to tradition, we headed back to Burlington for dinner. This was an adventure and full of laughs. We literally drove around in circles, following a GPS, trying to find somewhere to eat. We also ended up on a creepy, dead end, no lights street. The ex-roomie did give me a grand tour of Burlington ("there's the skyway that you'll be driving over to get home" "there's a creepy house with a spotlight" "here's Burlington St"), pointing things out as we drove past. 

We eventually, by chance, saw a Kelsey's. Let's just say, we were lucky it was late at night and not many cars were around...We may have made a right hand turn from a left hand lane... Anyway, Kelsey's. There were a couple of people in the dinning room, but not crazy busy. I had the most delicious sandwich- California Clubhouse (chicken, red pepper hummus, guacamole, bacon, spinach, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese). Soooo good! After dinner (around 12:30am), we headed back to Ikea, where I picked up my car and we parted ways. 

It was so great to see her and spend time with her. The entire night contained classic moments in our friendship (ex getting lost) and was nothing but laughter. Plus it was super fun to watch a hockey game again!