my little miss mary d, after a night of dancing; munchkin #3, eating an apple, and hanging with auntie jamie; munchkin #2 and #1 in their costumes... bumble bee and unicorn; munchkin #1 showing me her wings; my 3rd little niece, who is 7 months today!; the little hatted wonder; ribfest at the neighbours.
Friday: met up with Mary and Reuben after work, and after a long excruciatingly painful drive back to the west end (as they were staying in the east end), I packed quickly, and we hopped into a cab. We went and put our name on the list at pizzeria libretto, and had a drink at reposado. Once they called, we headed back to pizzeria libretto, and had pizza, some zucchini fritters, a bottle of wine, and an ample amount of embarrassment on my part – thanks to Reuben (so what – I like guys who end up being gay??). we then went over to the hotel/apartment suites that Reuben and Mary were staying at, and got ready for the bar. Went over to dolce, where we danced, and met up with another of Reuben and Mary’s friends. It was a slow start, but by the end of the night, Mary and I were the only 2 on the dance floor, with the DJ enjoying our shout outs to his mixes. Went back to their hotel, and after a failed attempt at a post party, we just settled in at their place, and talked until about 6:30 am. I love good friends. I took a cab home, so I could sleep in my own bed, after saying buy to my two lovelies.
Saturday: woke up after very little sleep, and packed for the weekend. Then headed straight to my friend Stacie and Nathan’s place, to visit with them and their munchkins – my little nieces and nephew… with another on the way! Stacie is 3 weeks away from her due date, so I wanted to fit a visit in before things got even more hectic for her… spent the afternoon with all 5 of them, AND a special guest – Lindsay, who is a friend of mine from elementary school as well. The three of us (Stacie, Lindsay and I) had a child free dinner, before saying goodbye to the munchkins, and heading to Chantel’s for her birthday. After picking up some goodies (including flowers for the birthday girl), I went over to her place, where we hung out for a bit, watched some football, and then took off for the bar. Had a 5 person dance fest at the London tap house all night, and avoided a near fight. Night also included free bottle of champagne, and free appetizers! Amazing! Slept at Chantel and Ryan’s place, on their guest bed (couch).
Sunday: slept in, as the baby was at Ryan’s parent’s place… had some breakfast, rehashed the night, and then went with Chantel to 1. Get the baby, 2. Pick up her friend who left her car at their place, and 3. Pick up a baby sled. Felt VERY productive by 2:00pm. Played with my little niece before she went down for her nap, and then headed to dinner with my friend Jamie. Dinner turned into me convincing her to come to Toronto for the night… so we planned to meet back at my parent’s place. Got to spend some time with them, as our neighbor was having a rib fest, before heading out with Jamie for Toronto… lots of talking, wine, and a fairly early night, all things considered – including calculated text messages like we were in high school.
Monday: woke up with Jamie, before she left for the day, and then went back to bed (I’m not afraid to admit it!)… when I finally woke up (around 2:30) I took transit home, and organized myself for the week. I’m looking after Kelly’s plants/apt for the week, so I will be back and forth – wanted to make sure I was prepared! Then went over to my friend’s place for a bbq, and watched ‘eastbound and down’ for about 4 hours. Just sitting on the sofa. It was a good use of a holiday Monday.
Hope everyone thoroughly enjoyed their long weekend! I’m gearing up for a busy week/weekend in the city… enjoying the last few days of ‘summer’… and my favourite – fall!