I've been away a while

I'm sorry it's been so long since I last posted here.

We went on a holiday and while we did have the laptop with us, we weren't in the hotel long enough at any given time for me to spend it blogging.

Sorry about that.

I'll catch you up now but only ever so briefly.

On Wednesday, September 7th, we spent the day getting ready for our trip, packing etc, and I had a session with my massage therapist.  That was to get ME ready for our trip.

We left on Thursday, September 8th and as we walked out the door, our friendly neighbourhood workman was arriving to start sanding the floors.  We drove to Toronto, arriving at our good friend Bob's place just after 1:00pm which gave me lots of time to rest before the 7:00pm ball game.  My boys did a wonderful job and won for us too!

On Friday, September 9th, Bob fed us a terrific breakfast before we headed off to St. Jacob's Ontario, where we ensconced ourselves in the Best Western Plus St. Jacobs.  What a fabulous place that is.  This was not our first experience there; we like to call it our home base when we travel to that area.  As we checked in they gave us the good news that we had been given a complimentary upgrade to a king size bed, complete with fire place (John asked if it also had a bearskin rug!).  We kept a low profile on Friday, giving me lots of opportunity to rest, but we did meet up with a friend of John's and went for coffee with him.  That evening, we ate dinner at the hotel's "restaurant" and went back up to our room to watch the ball game (which we lost).

On Saturday, September 10th, after partaking of the very generous breakfast that is included with the accommodation at the Best Western, we spent the morning at St. Jacobs Farmers Market.  John was disappointed this time around.  We found that it has become somewhat more of a flea market than a farmers' market now.  I felt like I was at the Ottawa Exhibition.  All that was missing was the midway rides; it sure had that "exhibition grounds" atmosphere.  We drove around the countryside so John could take photos before going back to the hotel to watch the afternoon ball game (which we lost).  We each had a nap before we went into St. Jacobs Village to have dinner at one of the many restaurants there.

On Sunday, September 11th, we spent the morning driving around the countryside again so John could take more photos.  We stopped again in St Jacobs village where John ate lunch and I had a dessert and coffee.  We couldn't watch the ballgame on television (thanks Rogers Sportsnet One) but we did listen to it on the radio as we drove to Kitchener to visit my sister.  We arrived on time to catch the last couple of innings (we won again).  We had a wonderful meal with my sister and her entire family.  It was great to see all of them.

On Monday, September 12th, we drove to Stratford thinking there would be enough to do there to fill our time until dinner that evening (we were meeting friends at 6:00pm).  We were wrong.  John took the photos he wanted to get but we were hard pressed to find much to do and we had too much time still to kill.  So we drove the hour back to the hotel and crashed for an hour.  Then we drove the hour back to Stratford, getting caught up in crazy traffic and only just arriving with five minutes to spare for our scheduled dinner date.  We had dinner with the former MP for Stratford and the girls who worked in his constituency office (I worked in his Ottawa office).  We are all still in touch but don't see each other very often so it was great to have the opportunity to visit with them again.

On Tuesday, September 13th, we checked out of the hotel as late as we could and took the longest route possible to get to the Georgetown area, where we were meeting friends for dinner at 6:00pm.  Again, we had lots of time to kill but this time we didn't have a hotel to crash in while we waited.  So we found a park and John slept for a bit (I read).  At the appointed time, we made our way to The Keg Restaurant to have dinner with my most recent bossman's birth mother and half sister (and her husband).  We had a delightful evening.  And then we drove the hour back into Toronto to spend the night at our good friend Bob's place again (what a frightful experience that drive is!).

On Wednesday, September 14th, again Bob fed us a wondeful breakfast before we embarked on the drive home (he tried to convince us to stay another day but ...).  We arrived home at about 2:45pm and walked into the most gorgeous living quarters ever.  The floors are absolutely beautiful!  And the boys had put all the big furniture back in place (John couldn't believe it!).  All we have to do is put the small stuff back.  It'll be days before everything is back in place properly but oh it is oh so worth it!

Today, Thursday, September 15th, I have done numerous loads of laundry with still more to do.  I have gone for groceries and I've had a massage session.  The rest of the day I will spend vegging.  I've earned it.

Later.

Gotta go veg (and it's drinky-poo time, almost).