Dec

30

The reason for the season

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this afternoon we’re off to Saskatoon to meet more of my family. this should really be the last of it — new family, i mean. and introductions. and first impressions.
we went to see “Four Christmases” last night and — while it wasn’t that great* — i sort of wish our […]

Dec

27

Guess who’s coming to Canada?

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he’s never(!) been here before.
he’s mildly infatuated with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their red uniforms with wide brimmed hats and mighty steeds.
he’s learned all of the provinces and territories and their capital cities.
he’s endured laughter from his friends and family at the name “Regina” for the past week.
he arrives tonight at 8pm. […]

Dec

26

Food, fun & family

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“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.”
~ Burton Hillis
two out of three family Christmas celebrations are complete. yesterday was a picture-perfect gathering with kids running through the house playing laser tag, dogs staring longingly at the side table filled […]

Dec

25

Happy Christmas and Merry New Year

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thank you to everyone who sent Christmas cards and emails and Facebook messages and all sorts of other holiday greetings. i hope wherever you are in the world, that you are happy and healthy and warm and stuffed full of good food while surrounded by a big bunch of people that just love you […]

Dec

23

Rhymes with vagina

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you have no idea how many strange looks you can get when answering the question “so where are you flying to today?” from anyone outside of Canada.
i was even offered the advice that we “should really change the pronunciation to Reh-GEE-na or something.” i blame Latin and Queen Victoria. and maybe it’s worse […]

Dec

22

Memories and Memorial Stadium

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[Tom Osborne statue at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE]
today is my last day in Nebraska. we went to see “Yes Man” at the theatre last night and everyone clapped wildly when Jim Carrey ended up in Lincoln at a Husker game wearing corn cobs on his arms and head and cheering “GO BIG RED!”
my week […]

Dec

17

Hi! I’m in Nebraska!

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it sort of looks exactly like Saskatchewan. except not.

at 5am on Tuesday, mom and i left for the Regina airport. by 930am, i was in a Sky Shuttle zipping into downtown Edmonton to meet the glowing and gorgeous Darlene for a quick lunch. at 3pm, i got back on a plane and was […]

Dec

15

Maddy!

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she is great. she has a HUGE winter coat and is doing a wonderful job acting like i haven’t been away for 8 minutes let alone 8 months. she doesn’t follow me to every room, but sleeps with me upstairs and will hang out in the same room if i pick a good […]

Dec

14

Beam me up, Scotty

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[me on the AirTrain in Newark headed to the real train to take me to NY Penn Station]
thank you for all of your well wishes. my trip home went off without so much as a hiccup. can’t quite say the same for Brandon…
we parted ways Friday morning to head home independently to our […]

Dec

12

Home for the holidays

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well, if you’re reading this, i have already started my somewhat lengthy and rather convoluted (although promising to be highly entertaining) flight home for the holidays.
Dec 12th
800am - say goodbye to Brandon (*sniff*)
1005am - leave Nevis
1040am - arrive in St. Maarten
154pm - leave St. Maarten
541pm - arrive in Newark
7pm - meet up with the gorgeously […]

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