was it long weekend?
Friday:
friday was interesting. started out the day at work as normal. ended different then i expected.
at work we have an instant chat program that allows everyone in the company to be connected. so being that i'm currently in a training course it's not uncommon to add someone else that is also in the same training as to make a network and bounce ideas off each other. turns out a fellow at a branch just about 5 miles east of me is also training as well and he's from the same neighbourhood as me. not only that but in chatting more with him he also has a cousin that went to my highschool. and the absolute kicker is that his longtime girlfriend is my ex from highschool. turns out the two of them began dating almost immediately after i was out of the picture. things that make you go hmmmm. only kidding. her and i had what i would call a decent split. obviously things didn't work out they way both parties wanted but i didn't feel there was any reason for either of us to not continue being friends (i guess i was wrong cause i haven't spoken to her since). but anyways, after the minor awkwardness was passed i actually had a good chat with this guy. seems like a pretty good guy and it felt like we had a few things in common. it's funny that they started dating almost after i was out of the picture because that's exactly when i started dating my wife. and i'm glad my ex found a good guy. i knew i wasn't the guy for her. i mean things were great in the good times but there always seemed to be some instance or circumstance or mishap that prevented us from having a healthy relationship. i can also say i was still glad i went through all the good and bad times. just about the only regret i had was that i didn't maintain a friendship with her.
after the oddest day of work i went home and got ready to go have dinner with the newlyweds carrie anne and shane. my wife and i took them to canyon creek chophouse because that is one of our favorite restaurants. we've found that it's been perfect for us everytime we go. the food is great, the atmosphere is great and the service is amazing. it's also classier than a family restaurant but not as snobby as a fine dining place. it's got a sence of trendiness for the people that can't make it downtown all the time to eat. there is the occasional b-day party with thug-life guests walking in but for the most part it's filled with late 20's or 30's dressed in smart casual looking to have a quiet dinner out. their wine list isn't very extensive but they have a few selections that are very nice. we tried the little penguin merlot that night and it was very nice with our meals. the also use the big wine glasses as a standard as to not embarass anyone that orders cheaper wines. the meals were fantastic as usual and our server 'mark' was great. shane had a lot of trouble deciding on what to drink but it turns out canyon has a large list of import beer as well. after dinner shane had to turn in early because he had work so the night was done at 9pm! so different from the days when i was in university.
Saturday:
saturday i call house day. it was the day when all i could think about was my house. you see, renee and i were invited to shelly and steve's house warming party. they bought their house same time as renee and i but theirs closed this year as ours closes nex year. boy their place is big. 4 bedrooms and every bedroom has a walk in closet. i have to admit that being at the party made me so jealous. i wasn't jealous of what they had but more i was envious that they had it now. i feel like i've been waiting for my house to be built for ages and it can't come soon enough. i'm not tired of living with my parents, i actually like it (hey i'm flip), but i just want to get things over with. i want to furnish it and move on to the next steps in life (yeah i said it, i want kids). in the middle of the party renee and i snuck away to visit our lot (which is only 2 minutes away) and we stared at our dirt for about 10 minutes. it's quite a feeling looking at your land even though it is just dirt. oh man i can't wait to buy my big screen tv's and hold my first poker game.
we left the house warming at about 8pm and went home to shower and change. we decided to go to the beir markt because renee had never been and was curious about the place. i've never felt it was all that great but i knew it was a place she had to experience for herself. there were so many white people! i mean there always is but the shock value still hits me. i'm a guy that grew up in scarborough...very urban, very diverse. which means through my teens to early 20's i went to jams that were diverse. so beir markt isn't exactly the same as going to guvernment. it's also funny that this place is what i used to call "older crowd" and now i fit in. f*ck i'm getting old. i met up with carl (old highschool and work buddy) there and it was nice to see him. i haven't worked with him sicne i changed offices so it was somewhat emotional for me since we worked side by side for almost 5 years. after a leffe and a hogarden renee and i went home for some much needed sleep.
Sunday:
sunday was all about softball. we try to play softball every sunday and it was on. i brought my brother in law ryan cause he had mentioned he wanted to play. as usual i got there and ran through my stretches with evron. we try to be as professional as we can not only to look good but because our bodies need a good stretch. we pretty muc do a simple routine. on the ground stretches followed by some back stretching, then we do our sprints to warm up the legs, then we flag some flyballs down and finish off taking a few grounders. ev sometimes likes to warm up the bat too but i never do batting practice.
after practice the teams were made and we started our game. in a surprise move unknown to me i was leading off for my team. i have poor speed so this didn't make much sense but it worked out in the end as i got on base 8-10 at bats. in the field i did my regular field about 20 balls without commiting an error. shane also found a way to comment that i field no balls but i guess he missed those 20. he may have just been emotional because of his teams loss though. i've always known shane to be emotionally competitive during basketball but i had no idea he would be the same for softball.
when i got home i had to take it real easy. the soreness sets in pretty fast. luckily just when i start acting like a baby i have my wife there to take care of me.
that was the weekend in a nutshell. i'm looking forward to friday as i have a day off to golf in a company golf tourney. i just need my damn back to be ready in 4 days.
friday was interesting. started out the day at work as normal. ended different then i expected.
at work we have an instant chat program that allows everyone in the company to be connected. so being that i'm currently in a training course it's not uncommon to add someone else that is also in the same training as to make a network and bounce ideas off each other. turns out a fellow at a branch just about 5 miles east of me is also training as well and he's from the same neighbourhood as me. not only that but in chatting more with him he also has a cousin that went to my highschool. and the absolute kicker is that his longtime girlfriend is my ex from highschool. turns out the two of them began dating almost immediately after i was out of the picture. things that make you go hmmmm. only kidding. her and i had what i would call a decent split. obviously things didn't work out they way both parties wanted but i didn't feel there was any reason for either of us to not continue being friends (i guess i was wrong cause i haven't spoken to her since). but anyways, after the minor awkwardness was passed i actually had a good chat with this guy. seems like a pretty good guy and it felt like we had a few things in common. it's funny that they started dating almost after i was out of the picture because that's exactly when i started dating my wife. and i'm glad my ex found a good guy. i knew i wasn't the guy for her. i mean things were great in the good times but there always seemed to be some instance or circumstance or mishap that prevented us from having a healthy relationship. i can also say i was still glad i went through all the good and bad times. just about the only regret i had was that i didn't maintain a friendship with her.
after the oddest day of work i went home and got ready to go have dinner with the newlyweds carrie anne and shane. my wife and i took them to canyon creek chophouse because that is one of our favorite restaurants. we've found that it's been perfect for us everytime we go. the food is great, the atmosphere is great and the service is amazing. it's also classier than a family restaurant but not as snobby as a fine dining place. it's got a sence of trendiness for the people that can't make it downtown all the time to eat. there is the occasional b-day party with thug-life guests walking in but for the most part it's filled with late 20's or 30's dressed in smart casual looking to have a quiet dinner out. their wine list isn't very extensive but they have a few selections that are very nice. we tried the little penguin merlot that night and it was very nice with our meals. the also use the big wine glasses as a standard as to not embarass anyone that orders cheaper wines. the meals were fantastic as usual and our server 'mark' was great. shane had a lot of trouble deciding on what to drink but it turns out canyon has a large list of import beer as well. after dinner shane had to turn in early because he had work so the night was done at 9pm! so different from the days when i was in university.
Saturday:
saturday i call house day. it was the day when all i could think about was my house. you see, renee and i were invited to shelly and steve's house warming party. they bought their house same time as renee and i but theirs closed this year as ours closes nex year. boy their place is big. 4 bedrooms and every bedroom has a walk in closet. i have to admit that being at the party made me so jealous. i wasn't jealous of what they had but more i was envious that they had it now. i feel like i've been waiting for my house to be built for ages and it can't come soon enough. i'm not tired of living with my parents, i actually like it (hey i'm flip), but i just want to get things over with. i want to furnish it and move on to the next steps in life (yeah i said it, i want kids). in the middle of the party renee and i snuck away to visit our lot (which is only 2 minutes away) and we stared at our dirt for about 10 minutes. it's quite a feeling looking at your land even though it is just dirt. oh man i can't wait to buy my big screen tv's and hold my first poker game.
we left the house warming at about 8pm and went home to shower and change. we decided to go to the beir markt because renee had never been and was curious about the place. i've never felt it was all that great but i knew it was a place she had to experience for herself. there were so many white people! i mean there always is but the shock value still hits me. i'm a guy that grew up in scarborough...very urban, very diverse. which means through my teens to early 20's i went to jams that were diverse. so beir markt isn't exactly the same as going to guvernment. it's also funny that this place is what i used to call "older crowd" and now i fit in. f*ck i'm getting old. i met up with carl (old highschool and work buddy) there and it was nice to see him. i haven't worked with him sicne i changed offices so it was somewhat emotional for me since we worked side by side for almost 5 years. after a leffe and a hogarden renee and i went home for some much needed sleep.
Sunday:
sunday was all about softball. we try to play softball every sunday and it was on. i brought my brother in law ryan cause he had mentioned he wanted to play. as usual i got there and ran through my stretches with evron. we try to be as professional as we can not only to look good but because our bodies need a good stretch. we pretty muc do a simple routine. on the ground stretches followed by some back stretching, then we do our sprints to warm up the legs, then we flag some flyballs down and finish off taking a few grounders. ev sometimes likes to warm up the bat too but i never do batting practice.
after practice the teams were made and we started our game. in a surprise move unknown to me i was leading off for my team. i have poor speed so this didn't make much sense but it worked out in the end as i got on base 8-10 at bats. in the field i did my regular field about 20 balls without commiting an error. shane also found a way to comment that i field no balls but i guess he missed those 20. he may have just been emotional because of his teams loss though. i've always known shane to be emotionally competitive during basketball but i had no idea he would be the same for softball.
when i got home i had to take it real easy. the soreness sets in pretty fast. luckily just when i start acting like a baby i have my wife there to take care of me.
that was the weekend in a nutshell. i'm looking forward to friday as i have a day off to golf in a company golf tourney. i just need my damn back to be ready in 4 days.