Our Second-Last Week!

Here's what kept us busy.....

* Phil was lucky enough to find some golf partners that WERE NOT me! (And I was lucky enough he did, too!). He enjoyed two games - one with some Brock boys and the other with his Mom.

* Hot tubs! Ohhhhhh, how it is nice to relax with a glass of wine and BE WARM! I think this "sport" could become an addiction. (I use the word "sport" with intention, as I almost drowned in the family hot tub at Christmas! Thank goodness Dad P was alert because Phil sure wasn't!)

* Mom P and I went on a mission to find work clothes that are Kuwait-work-appropriate. She is a SUPER shopping comrade....I tell ya, she found me 20 outfits in the first store we hit! I suppose this is something that comes with many years of EXCELLENT style.

* Mmmmmmm...the FOOD! Mom P made us country pie (Phil's favourite) and a delicious pasta dish pour moi (perhaps my NEW favourite!). We also enjoyed some yummy appetizers at "Freddy's" for a special birthday gathering!

* Natasha at the dentist's office says Phil and I practice good oral hygiene. We went the other day for a cleaning and polish. She said "keep up the good work!" and sent us away smiling :)

* We celebrated Mom P's birthday with enthusiasm and GLEE! Phil took her golfing in the afternoon, while I baked cupcakes and framed photos of her boys. Then it was off to Point Pelee National Park for a walk to the Southern-most point of Canada and a swim at one of the many beaches they have there. This day also marked Oscar's first official swim since puppy-hood, and MAN - is he ever good!

* Three movies have been viewed this past week: The Blind Side, The Time Traveller's Wife, and Yours, Mine and Ours. Of course, we threw in a few episodes of Big Brother for good measure, along with some Regis and Kelly and The View. (Have I told you that Phil is a good sport?)

* Phil and I were spoiled with birthday and christmas presents from his family. This was done with the assumption that we aren't coming home at Christmas. Which, I don't think we are....so I will allow this point to be brief.

* Much of our computer time has been dedicated to creating a facebook account for Mom P and figuring out how to set her up with Skype. Phil proved to be a technical genius and has both forms of communication up and running! Stephen and his mom were on Skype today and I think she is quite amazed at how AWESOME the program is! Wait until we introduce her to the "long distance tea parties" created by my Dad and I!

* I have finished the book Eat Pray Love and am eager to see it at the theatres when we get back to Peterborough. We were too busy to fit it in during our time here, but are hoping my cousin Megan will participate in a viewing with us this weekend! (If she's seen that one, "The Switch" will be a perfect alternative.)

* PACKING. Yep, that thing we have done and un-done ALL summer. It continues. I can't wait to get to Kuwait and un-do it for a little while. We are both looking forward to having a HOME (our first as Newlyweds!) together in Kuwait.

On that note, we leave in ONE WEEK! Can you believe it?! We sure can't. That awkward feeling is getting worse and worse....looming goodbyes....ICK! Let us be THERE or HERE. This in-between is killing us.