Oh Canada,
Today I woke up at 7, heard voices downstairs and wondered why my whole family was awake. So I go down and my mom announces that they're having a Canada Day party! This was a joke. My Dad also asked me if i wanted to go see the tallships at Harbourfront, I agreed thinking that this too was a joke, it wasn't. I get back from my workout and my mom's like "so you're gonna go downtown with Dad?" Apparently I was going downtown with Dad. But first, a pool party at the Pascaris'! Leigh and Robyn were home, it was only 10:30, but I went over anyways. We swam, I heard all the stories from their trip and got tan lines in 10 minutes. Then I went home and went downtown with Dad.
I hate Harbourfront (maybe cause it brings back terrible memories of working at Dad's office down there during University summers? And the hour long commute which would render my evenings useless)? Anyways, we saw some pirate ships, took a bunch of snaps and then headed home. I then started reading and fell asleep.
We went for dinner with the Shields' to some Greek restaurant that they frequent. This was followed by some gelato place. I realized that I don't actually like gelato. The only reason why I like Hollywood Gelato so much is cause they have the fake ones like peanut butter chocolate wafer and twix and skor and roasted marshmellow. The fruity ones and hazelnut and tiramisu and all that crap just doesn't interest me in the slightest!
Then it was a race against time to Caleigh and Steve's, but I made it. We then walked over to Yonge & Eglinton to see ECLIPSE! Best Twilight movie YET! And it was funny cause as we were sitting down Steve went in first and i was like to caleigh "i'll go on the inside so you can sit beside steve and caleigh was like "no! i'm in the middle! i'm bella and steve is edward" (referring to their poses on the movie poster) and then we all had a good laugh at my expense cause I was Jacob. I told her that Steve should be jacob since she calls him wolfhead anyways. Anyways, Jacob was kind of lovable in this movie so i didnt feel too bad about being Jacob!
Friday Cottage Day
I received the news that I would be going up to the cottage with Dad and that we wouldn't be leaving until 9:30 or 10. I was quite annoyed since i wanted to leave promptly at 9, and of course leaving at 9:30 or 10 turned into 10:20 plus stopping at two different hardware stores on the way to get tiling tools cause Dad forgot his at home and a foot valve for the pump. So I finally get to the cottage around 1:30 but then realize that Tim and Ann are in Toronto and Beau is golfing. I didn't bother calling anyone else, the Shields' arrived and Maddie and I tanned on the dock. Then mom arrives, a tornado of misery and swear words. She hates the cottage, I don't blame her. Beau then pulled up in the boat and he and Bowser took Berkley and I on a boat ride. We ended up at the Druce's where we met John's new dog Bella and Brandon's dog Beau. Named after Beau. So they could say "shut up Beau"! It wasn't the same without Court.
Then we went back to the Foz's and sat on the dock and I watched while Beau ate an entire apple minus the stem. I ate some sort of delicious chocolate chip cookie. I told him he was gonna get poisioned by the arsenic in the seeds.
Ummmm since Mom had bought cheese and wine, she had an inpromptu Wine & Cheese party, so we went home for that. Ran into Diane Potter on the road who was very impressed that my mom actually came up. Wine & Cheese party turned into a Scrabble party. Beau was the champ as usual, although he only beat me by 3 points. I was the chump and poor Madness was the chimp. After cheese we ate burgers (without cheese cause we'd eaten it all and only had kraft cheese slices which i wouldnt eat) and then it was 8:45 and we decided we NEEDED to go for a ski before sunset (9:30) so we RAN back to the foz's and hopped in the boat, picking up potters along the way. I GOT UP WITH MY FRACTURED ELBOW! i was so unsure if i would be able to since it was the foz's boat and there were three guys in it so it would take longer than usual to get up. So yeah, the elbow pulled through and I did it. And i wasn't half bad either!
Boys only fire at the foz's. I got there at 10:20 and there was STILL lightness in the sky. I love Toronto in the summer. We listened to my ipod the whole time because of Beau's newfound love of "Dance Music" ... so we were serenaded by Rihanna and Gaga and his fave... David Guetta. It was pretty hilarious. Oh wait, Mel and Eric came too, forgot about that! And Beau kept asking about the "new" killers song Are We Human... we informed him that it wasn't "new." Apparently right when he came home he was asking people if they knew who Lady Gaga was. Oh Beau...
Early morning yakking to the Foz's and back. Tim called around 10 and told me that Ann wanted me to come over and tan, so i went over.
The three of us hung out on the dock while Beau cut the grass, and thennnnnnn we decided to go SAILING! I hadn't been sailing on the Foz's sailboat since 1999! It was SO MUCH FUN. We had nicknames (Beau = Captain, Tim = Skipper, Ann = Wench, Me = Tiger Lily... it works in the context that it's the Indian girl from Peter Pan). And then we tipped it. It was hilarious. i actually felt like it was the titanic! You just see massive amounts of water coming in and you start to irrationally panic (irrationally only because you're falling into a lake and the only thing to be afraid of is getting your hair wet) and then it slowly tips! I was on the side that was sinking so i scrambled up to the top and I just remember seeing beau fall and land flat on the main sail with his limbs splayed out, while Ann and i are standing on the boom gripping desperately onto the side of the boat. Not sure where tim was at this point, earlier in the sail he'd been dancing on the bow and ended up falling right on top of me. I was mighty glad that I'd left my sunglasses at home, and mighty glad that i'd brought my waterproof camera! There were also sooo many people stopping by in their boats asking if we were okay! But of course we were fine. The only hard thing was trying to swim with flip flops on without losing them... although they would've floated so i'm not sure what i was so concerned about! Soooooo the boys righted the vessel, I bailed it out and then we were back on the seven seas!
After our lovely sail, Ann and I tanned our lives away, or tried to, because a dock party ensued. The langs came over with Mel's friend heather, potters came by via foot and kayak and then Tyler showed up in his aluminum. Holmes' stopped by but only stayed for a bit. It was wonderful being back in all the cottage action, but the mass of people kinda gets to me. When everyone decided to go to the potters to play horseshoes I said i was just gonna stay at the Foz's. Everyone protested but I wouldn't budge. I hate horseshoes and i didn't want to deal with Mark's flirtations. Ann and Tim and Tyler ended up staying back with me and then we all ended up going to the marina which was wonderful! Bowrider marina ice cream runs just like the good old days. And Ann bought me ketchup chips because I couldn't afford them.
We went back, and started in on appetizers. (Potters and Beau returned). We also started discussing the 5 man waterski pyramid. Tempers flared, land tryouts were held for top tier spots, and it ended in a big fight and Tim cancelling the evening's events. Beau then uncancelled evening events. Had a wonderful dinner and then went home to put on clothes since the bugs were coming out.
Back to the Foz's for a fire. Ended up spending most of the night in the screened in porch because it was smoldering hot so i couldnt wear more than shorts and a tee but there was no wind so the mosquitos were relentless!
Sunday Funday
Woke up at 8:47... a cottage sleep in record! Went directly over to the Foz's to round up the troops for a G Spot breakfast, woke up Tim and Ann (only Ann got up). Then went down to the boathouse to wake beau. Every time I tell them that were leaving in 10 mins and that the langs or potters are already there waiting for us. Every time they believe me. So it worked again, we piled in the pickup, and then they were shocked when we got to Granny's before the Langs. Beau bought me my breakfast and then we had to go to Young's Point because Beau had to replace Julian's beer. But it was 10:45 and they couldn't sell it til 11 so i announced that we'd go to Lockside so I could get Wolf Paws ice cream for the very last time. We get there and the girl opens the freezer and announces that Wolf Paws is ALL GONE! Wanna know why? Cause my mom took Laura, Andrea and Alex there yesterday and got it! I was devastated. So then in true alcoholic fashion Beau had to wait at the General Store until 11 on the dot, and then we rocked out to David Guetta on full blast on repeat all the way home.
We get back and hop in the boat. We collect all the skis and ropes we can find, as well as the Langs and Potters in preparation for our pyramid. We decide we need a chase boat as well, so Steve takes his. Then we realize we have no gas. So we book it to the marina, where we find out that they're OUT of gas. Out of gas on a long weekend? This would've never happened if Jane and Brian still owned it! So then we decide to try Hutch's but as we're going there we see him fly by in his boat. so much for that. So we head back to the potters prepared to drive to the gas station and get jerry cans, but the potters have extra gas that they give us.
So we're off. The formation is this: Beau, Potter & Eric on the bottom, Mel & I on the top. Everyone was SO negative about the whole thing, and of course Potter had "done the math" that there wasn't enough horsepower to pull our weights, but i was optimistic! But it didn't work. We tried three times, dragging for sooooooooo long cause the boat wouldn't plane, and then after the third time, we ripped the tow ring right outta the boat. So much for that.
So instead everyone decided to have a Dam Jam. I'd never been to the Dam, and I didn't wanna go cause from what i hear there's no sunshine and all you can do is jump off the dam and swim, and psychics have told me not to jump off rocks into water ever again. A dam is close enough to rocks. So i stayed home. And Ann and Tim stayed home two. We're such a little team. Mel, Eric and Beau have become quite the team too, we laughed as the boats drove away - mel, eric and beau in one, dave, steve and mel's friend in the other.
Ann and I soaked up the rays until it was time to go. Went back to my place and said bye to the girls, then ventured out in terrible traffic. After half an hour of sitting in traffic i realized that i forgot my life jacket (brining my wakeboard and lj back to LA with me), so i turned around, and decided to stay and read hoping traffic would let up. Talked to Mom and she made the good point that it would only get worse since it was a nice day, so then i left, and took the Trent way to avoid traffic. Why didn't i think of that the first time?
Got home, was supposed to go out with Weatherall but had to cancel. Had a late dinner with the fam. Got a call from Miss Druce announcing that she'd be stopping by to have breakfast with me! Sooooo amazing cause i was terrified i wouldnt get to see her!
Monday
The last day. 41 degree insanity. Woke up early and hit up the club at 8:00. Had breakfast at the club with Courtney afterwards which was sooooo wonderful. Unfortunately we couldn't eat outside cause it was just too hot. The air was thicker than swamp water!
Grocery shopped, read, napped, planned dinner with the Pascaris.' We met them at Sapori on Yonge (which is now called Osteria?) and had delicious pastas and not so delicious desserts. I gave mine to Ry. But it was so nice hanging with everyone. The only person missing was Mike.
Since it was still sweltering hot at 10, we decided to have a pool party at the Pascaris' so Ry and I headed over. The rest of the night was spent packing. Barf.
Tuesday
Last training sesh with RR. Oh how I miss him when i'm gone. I just love him. Except when he makes me go on the Tower of Terror. Some sort of climbing machine that he makes me do 30 second intervals on that I despise. Went home and started in on finishing packing. Packing KILLS me. It's so sad. And it's just so hard cause I always have so much stuff! And books are heavy! This time I had my wakeboard too which is the most akwardly shaped bag ever due to the bindings. It also doesn't have wheels. Sooooo Daddykins came home from work early and he and mom drove me to the airport (and came inside to help me with my bags)!
William met me at the airport, I was reunited with Black Beauty, and was SHOCKED to see that the sun sets so early here! It's dark at 8:30! I miss home! And it was freeeezing! It was nice to get back to my cute little apartment though, and my black curtains are a wonderful addition. Struggled to stay awake for the Hills, found out Leigh goes home tomorrow (I should've stayed home for another week)! and then went to sleep.
Wednesday
Woke up at 6. It's LA so obviously its overcast and rainy. I went on a misty rainy hike which was really enjoyable because i love gloomy hikes and i hadn't hiked in so long! Went to Real Raw Live after and got a smoothie for breakfast, and got groceries at Gelsons. Next stop was Best Buy for an ipod dock. Went home, sorted out some insurance stuff (health insurance is the most IRRITATING thing in the world. Canada is amazing). Had to fax all kinds of forms saying how i broke my elbow and blah blah blah. I'd also received 2 phone bills in my absence and a threat about shutting of my phone, so i walked to AT&T to pay it.
I had intended on having a tuna sandwich on my canadian rye bread for lunch. Actually the bread is german but that's beside the point. I realized I didn't have a toaster so I had cereal instead. But for dinner, I really wanted my tuna sandwich. I have 181 dollars, surely can't be spending that on a toaster (cause if i were to get a toaster, it would be a pimped out $200 toaster oven) so instead I got the bright idea of toasting it in the oven and it worked brilliantly!
I'm going to attempt to live on $250 a week. I think it's doable. (Excluding weeks when I have to pay my phone bill.
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