Friday, August 20, 2010
The Tomato Capital of Canada
With a picture to prove it! How many people get to spend their summer holidays in a town with such fame?! Welcome to Leamington, Ontario - a nice place to stop during your August travels.
Speaking of Butterflies....
They are very hard to capture! Maybe the Dog, Ghost, or Horse Whisperer can hook me up with a "Butterfly Whisperer" next time.
Summertime....
Nothing beats the season of sand and sun! As you can tell, Sarge and Captain made the most of their trip to the tip, soaking up the sun in style with their new shades! Oh - and check out Sarge's cool new suit, compliments of an innovative and swift grandmother Parkinson. The butterfly is a token to Point Pelee itself, which is known for its presence of beautiful butterflies of all sorts!
As the days of summer begin to fade, the duo sends out a kind reminder to be sun-safe during the daylight hours! The summer holidays have been FANTASTIC - but school is pretty cool too. Enjoy the rest of your summer holidays!!!
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.
* 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.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
A Renewed Point of View.
Yesterday Phil and I went to his friend's wedding in Chatham. His friend's name is Jeff and Jeff was Phil's roommate in his first year of University at Brock (please note: this post is not related to a change in perspective on "Brock University", haha). Jeff also happens to be from Phil's hometown and so many of the wedding guests were from Northern Ontario, too. (I know what my Peterborough readers are thinking right now). Anyways, this post is actually a SHOCKING realization that "Northern boys" may ACTUALLY be really super, handsome, friendly, and all-around GREAT - as opposed to "that idea" we've all had of them before. (Now, I REALLY know what my Peteborough readers are thinking right now). Okay girls, hear me out. You too, Dana.
Every "Northern" friend I was introduced to last night was a true gentleman. Besides many great conversations of mutual talking and listening, we were given hugs and best wishes, offered places to stay, and surprised with a larger-than-we-thought "Pearl Curriculum" fanbase. The fact that most of them are Detroit fans doesn't even bother me, because their personalities make up for this little shortcoming. From meeting them, I can see why Phil loved his school days so much and why he is eager to make the long drive to Sault Ste Marie and Thunder Bay next summer.
Anyways, to the readers we weren't previously aware of - I am sorry for misjudging you Northern folk in the past. It was a pleasure to meet you and I am excited to learn more about you next summer! And to my single ladies, GO NORTH! Dana and (in less than one week) Sara - your positioning is already PERFECT!
Every "Northern" friend I was introduced to last night was a true gentleman. Besides many great conversations of mutual talking and listening, we were given hugs and best wishes, offered places to stay, and surprised with a larger-than-we-thought "Pearl Curriculum" fanbase. The fact that most of them are Detroit fans doesn't even bother me, because their personalities make up for this little shortcoming. From meeting them, I can see why Phil loved his school days so much and why he is eager to make the long drive to Sault Ste Marie and Thunder Bay next summer.
Anyways, to the readers we weren't previously aware of - I am sorry for misjudging you Northern folk in the past. It was a pleasure to meet you and I am excited to learn more about you next summer! And to my single ladies, GO NORTH! Dana and (in less than one week) Sara - your positioning is already PERFECT!
Writing frequencies...
Lindsay: Hun, you don't blog very much anymore. And when you do, it's because I tell you to.
Phil: I blog. I just wait until I have something really good to say.
Lindsay: Whatever. If you don't start blogging soon, I'm changing it to "The Pearl Circumcision".
Phil: That would be funny!
Lindsay: That's not the point!
Phil: I blog. I just wait until I have something really good to say.
Lindsay: Whatever. If you don't start blogging soon, I'm changing it to "The Pearl Circumcision".
Phil: That would be funny!
Lindsay: That's not the point!
A Kilometer Update.
We're at 3300 km.....which translates into 183 km per day, for the past 18 days! Keep in mind, we did not venture into the United States of America, nor to our provincial neighbours east or west. This is Ontario mileage, friends!
Phil's Charlotte.
Phil: Check out my friend the spider on the sideview mirror. He is so brave. He's been there the whole drive!
Lindsay: Maybe your friend the spider is TERRIFIED. Haven't you ever heard the expression, "holding on for dear life" before?
Phil: Nah....he's there because he's BRAVE!
Lindsay: Alright then.
Surviving Superstitions.
A discussion about Friday the 13th....
Lindsay: Oh ya, it freaks me right out. I am terrified that we have to drive that day.
Scott: Lindsay! It is people like you that cause accidents on Friday the 13th! You are so worried that something is going to happen, that it DOES!
Lindsay: I'm not so sure about that....
One day later, on THE day, Phil and I are driving on the 400 South. We pass one very bad accident and immediately after, almost get into one ourselves. A young driver turned into our lane without looking, causing Phil to swerve into the left lane blindly and then swerve back into traffic to avoid hitting the median. My eyes filled up with automatic tears and fills mouth bursted with automatic curse words. JEEZ! We calmed our nerves at the next rest stop and thought about Scott's theory. It was then that I thought, "that poor young driver. I hate Friday the 13th, TOO!". On the way home, we witnessed many other Friday the 13th-induced accidents. Needless to say, we did not drive into Windsor to see Eat Pray Love that evening.
Lindsay: Oh ya, it freaks me right out. I am terrified that we have to drive that day.
Scott: Lindsay! It is people like you that cause accidents on Friday the 13th! You are so worried that something is going to happen, that it DOES!
Lindsay: I'm not so sure about that....
One day later, on THE day, Phil and I are driving on the 400 South. We pass one very bad accident and immediately after, almost get into one ourselves. A young driver turned into our lane without looking, causing Phil to swerve into the left lane blindly and then swerve back into traffic to avoid hitting the median. My eyes filled up with automatic tears and fills mouth bursted with automatic curse words. JEEZ! We calmed our nerves at the next rest stop and thought about Scott's theory. It was then that I thought, "that poor young driver. I hate Friday the 13th, TOO!". On the way home, we witnessed many other Friday the 13th-induced accidents. Needless to say, we did not drive into Windsor to see Eat Pray Love that evening.
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