Suburbiaaaaahhhhh!

Hey Isa,

So while you’re out galavanting in Berlin, eating dessert for breakfast and knitting up socks two at a time; I’ve been coming to terms with this whole suburbia business.  I’ve just been kind of going with the flow so far. The flow being: wake up at 8:00 when Josh leaves for work, descend into the kid-pit (aka main floor) where I dodge flying toys and listen to top of the lungs versions of ‘we will rock you’ and ‘midnight run’ while working on my CV and searching the web for jobs.  This pretty much goes on until 8pm when he kids are in bed (on a good day) and adult time starts. Sometimes we go out to a movie but mostly we hang out and watch a bit of TV or read until we pass out at about 10PM. Then there’s the week end, which this week involved going to the Green Living Show in Toronto where there is a transit strike which involved a lot of back seat time on the highway. And then it was Greek Easter where I tried to remember the names of about 35 new faces (about 25 of which were under the age of 10) and “just had to taste” about 65 different dishes. So back home, full and exhausted last night, Josh and I decided to go for a bike ride to get a little alone time out of the house.( Josh calls it freedom fighting ) And then it was off to bed to start another week!

Don’t get me wrong I love being here, they truly are a great family and are making me feel so welcome. Not to mention I laugh so hard with (and sometime at) the kids! But it certainly is an adjustment. Gone are my carefree, aimless days in Montreal, now it’s all about the nine to five and packing some fun into the week ends. But we got a lead on a car and might have it by the end of the week ( a super fuel efficient compact) so we’ll be able to take off for the week end soon, and camp out or head to Montreal for a couple of days of carefree leisure! 

Speaking of carefree leisure…I saw a preview for the SATC movie and I’m thinking we need to meet up in Kingston, hit up the sleepless goat for lunch, catch a matinee have a cocktail and head back our seperate ways. How much more fun could one cram into a day? Ok, maybe we could knit during the movie…

On the subject of knitting, I’ve got my half done fuzzy feet in my knit bag and haven’t been able to bring myself to finish them because it’s been so hot, but today was so rainy and cold I really wish I had made them… maybe I’ll get a few rounds in tonight during adult time…fingers crossed.

OK well can’t wait to see your German socks and to hear all about the trip! xo

 

 

Berlin!

Hello,

 Germany is nice. Im eatin donuts for breakfast everyday! Well, the good German kind. Ill post lots of pictures when I get home.  The festival is great and I met some good film makers. I got a really bad cold on the flight here. Now Andreas has caught it. I went to the greatest yarn shop. I will post some stuff up about that too. And of course I got you some cute little presents…send me your address soon. Ill be home by wednesday. Wish you were here!

Isa

Teary Week-End

Hey Isa,

I think I was trying to be tough when I said bye to you…but it all came rushing out this week end. Leaving my parent’s place was really hard! I was glad my Mom and sister came along with me. It really started to hit me that I wouldn’t be back in Montreal for a while and that a 4 hour drive is a 4 hour drive…no matter how you look at it.

We stopped in Kingston on the way. It was really nice! We had lunch at a little place called  The Sleepless Goat  (yummy organic coffee and  locally grown veggies) and checked out a cute little market with lots of pretty flowers:

 When we got to the Shwa, we went down to the waterfront and showed my Mom and sis around. Every second house seems to have a for sale sign up! and the week-ends are packed with open houses. I think we’ll have a pretty easy time finding a place, we can afford to be a little picky since there are soooo many places for sale.

Well, Mom and Irene left today (amidst more tears…)  and Josh and I have the place to ourselves for a few days. I’ll get a chance to settle in and get used to the place before the family get back and then it’s kid central! Wish me luck! 

You’re gone…

Hello Bridget,

  it was sad to leave you yesterday. I felt tears creeping into my eyes when we were saying goodbye at the door. I thought about it lots as I drove back into Montreal. I guess that this is the beginning of a new life for both of us. I’m pretty used to calling you whenever I wanted to do pretty much anything. Now I’ll have to call other people. Maybe I’ll find new things to do in this city or new friendships that I’ve been less attentive to. It just seems like I’ll never have a friendship with someone that’s as comfy and easy maintenance as ours. I’m eating ice cream right out of the carton as I write this and it’s a lot less fun without you already. Here’s a nice pic of your moving day on Monday:

 When I went to Effiloché  the other day, I noticed that they got beautiful fabrics in. These includes one of our favourites, Amy Butler.

 I can’t wait to get some to make a bag or just a bit to add to a quilt. You’ve got to check out the free patterns on her site. I think you’ll like her fabric leaves. I love the “Amy’s Nigella Quilt” and the “Sash with beaded fringe” as a quick gift. 

 I’m so excited to go to the two socks on one needle workshop tomorrow with Kate Gilbert. Do you realize that almost all sock yarn comes from Germany and that I will be there in 3 days!? Oh God. Speaking about Germany, they also have this. I will be taking pictures of that for you.

 I finished sewing up Kheo’s sweater. I’ll post a picture soon. I’m supposed to see him tomorrow. I hope that your vegetarian bbq is going very well and that you have a good sleep next to your sweet boyfriend. Say hello to him for me.

Write back soon with lots of news!

Isa

 

Procrastinating!

Hello Bridget,

 I hope that you’re having a nice time with your family. I’m rushing all day to get all the paper work done for my knitting class that I’m teaching tonight. I’m really not as nervous as I was when I found out that I was doing it. I’m a bit scared about it being in french though. When I’m nervous, my french is more of a jumble than an actual language. Last night, I made what I though would be a great bag in my sewing class. It came out so big that I could probably sit in it (I’m not even gonna try). It looks satirical on me, like wearing your mom’s heels when you’re a kid. here’s a pic of it:

 

 I figured that you probably weren’t “getting” the whole moving thing yet. It was weird to drive you to your mom’s and have lunch, talk about anything and then say goodbye. It felt like a “see you later”-”maybe I’ll call you tomorrow to hang out”- goodbye. But I was telling Andreas at dinner that night, it was actually “I might see you one more time before July…and then who knows. But good luck with everything!”-goodbye. Okay, that’s a bit dramatic. Either way, I’ll see you on Friday for the “Last Supper” (is there a sandals/robe dress code?).

 I was reading an interesting “design” website today:design sponge.

Check out her diy section.She has a link on her site to an interesting wedding photographer:Jessamyn Harris

It’s nice to have an idea of what you could do. Some of the weddings on the site are good for inspiration too.

 

 

Phase One

Dear Isa,
So…here I am at my parent’s place out in the suburbs. It still feels like I’m just here for the week-end, not embarking on ‘phase one’ of this life changing event! I was listening to CBC radio today and realised that I won’t be waking up to Mike Finnerty anymore. And then I thought how weird it is that when thinking about moving out of province, my morning radio show host is what I’ll miss… I guess it’ll take some time to realise that I won’t get to just call you up and say let’s go to Esperanza (I just can’t get used to calling it Cagibi) for a coffee or Pushap’s for cheap indian….I know that when it all hits me I might be in store for a mini crisis! Josh has been well warned of this!
He’s planning a BBQ for us this week end when my Mom and sister drive me out there. It’ll be nice for them to see where we’ll be living. Hopefully we’ll get a chance to drive around and look at some potential houses. Speaking of which, I’ve only been here a day and have watched about a million home renovation shows! Man I love HGTV! But I have a feeling the novelty will wear off once I myself become a ‘house hunter’ and ‘property virgin’.
Well I’m just kind of riding this week out… doing little things around the house to help out my parents, trying not to get too anxious about the move. Can’t wait to see you Friday for what I’m dubbing ‘The Last Supper’. See you then.