2008: Week 6

Matt was given some tickets to see a few Davis Cup matches this weekend, so on Friday afternoon we met at his office and made the chilly 10 minute walk to the venue. We watched 2 singles matches in the Canada vs/ Mexico men's series - both won by Canada in straight sets. The result is a little misleading, as both matches were pretty close. The whole experience was rather odd - I tend to associate tennis with warm weather, so it was strange to be watching in the middle of winter.

Saturday was "Hockey Day in Canada". Last year our household spent the day watching hockey on TV and playing hockey on the rink across the street. It was much colder this year, so there was less playing, and perhaps less watching too. I did watch the Ottawa game - after a few recent losses they gave Montreal a 6-1 pounding. Just as it should be :)

Best of the week
- Going out for dinner after French - it's lovely not having to run home and cook.
- Locally made lavender and mint bath soak - heavenly!
- A new tradition at work - afternoon tea, every day at 4pm, with biscuits!

Worst of the week
- Exhaustion, knowing it probably means I'm getting sick, wondering when the cold symptoms will start.
- Discovering that you shouldn't buy flowers when you have to walk 20min in the cold - the cut ends were almost solid when I arrived home!

2008: Week 5

Another fairly non eventful week, with lots of time spent inside reading. Today we spent hours in front of the TV watching the Superbowl and eating junk food. Guacamole, corn chips, salsa, jalapeno poppers, mozzarella sticks, and mini pizza - I feel ill just thinking about it. I've watched enough American football over the years to actually have some understanding of the game, and even though I still laugh at the padded lycra pants and the thrown down penalty flags, I can follow what's going on most of the time. Sadly we miss the best of the Superbowl experience in Canada - the broadcast is famous for it's advertising, but we get mostly Canadian stuff edited on top. Nevermind, everyone can enjoy them online here.

Best of the week
- A moderately successful attempt at baking bread.
- Later sunset, which makes walking home an option again.
- NY winning the Superbowl and ending Tom Brady's winning streak (I don't care how good he is on the field, I just can't respect the man).

Worst of the week
- Feeling trapped inside for days at a time.
- Waiting for reagents and machinery to get anything productive done at work.