Nelson and I had our families over for dinner on the weekend. It was a lot of fun - great company and excellent food. Nelson's mom made potato salad and my mum made her lip-smacking lemon meringue pie. Nelson was BBQ master since he is a pro when it comes to grilling ...
Building for IE6
I've completed the first month of my 3-month contract with BlueRush and I have learned quite a bit. I have been building an entire site (front-end) for the advisors of an investment firm. The site will basically be used as a marketing tool for the firm's advisors. The design was provided by ...
My first bus accident
My bus had just pulled up to the curb to pick up passengers and I suddenly hear this loud, glass-breaking sound. I look up from my phone as this large truck whizzes by. A man runs on the bus and tells the bus driver that it was definitely not his fault. Apparently ...
Biking in Dundas Valley (Conservation Park)
Nelson and I met up with Alex yesterday to do some biking in Hamilton at Dundas Valley. I was a little worried about keeping up with the boys because I'm not a strong biker, but I'm happy to report that I had a really great time. I have never really biked on that ...
Clutches, Champagne, and Cupcakes!
Yesterday after work I went to an awesome party. It was a sewing party, but no ordinary sewing party. Picture it - sewing with 7 other fabulous girls, sipping champagne and stuff our faces with chocolate cupcakes. The party was hosted by my wonderful friend, Sandy, and it took place at The Sewing Studio ...
Outstanding in the Field
It has been a long wait, but today was the highly anticipated dinner at Whitty Farms (actually, it turned out to be the site of 13th Street Winery) in St. Catherines. The event involves eating local food in a field. We arrived at 4PM and were greeted with unlimited sparkling wine from the winery, plus ...
Our midnight donair run in Saint John
I'm sitting in my hotel room with the taste of donair sauce lingering in my mouth. I haven't had a donair since my days in Halifax. We called Greco's Pizza at 12:50 and placed our order, then ran up and over to pick it up (we had 10 minutes before it closed). ...