this weekend was a whirlwind, with lots of driving, lots of birthday celebrating, lots of sunny waterfilled cottage time, and lots and lots of laughing.
friday: unfortunately, turns out i wasn't completely healed from my migraine/vomiting escapade from wednesday, and though i went to a client meeting early in the morning, i knew i would have to come home to rest. i missed the rest of my work day to spend the first day of my holiday weekend alternating between my bed (sleeping for 6 hours), and the washroom (throwing up). I finally woke up and dragged myself out of bed at 8:30, finished packing, and headed to waterdown. arrived at my friend's place, and went nearly straight to bed, after a hot tub to fix the back and stomach.
saturday: woke up early, and headed out after stopping to grab a tea and breakfast for the road. spent the hours on the road listening to deer tick (to get ready for the concert on june 11th!), first aid kit, bon wer (otherwise known as bon iver), feist, and other good mixed 'tapes' (*ahem... cds) for the road. finally, approaching bancroft, called the friends we were meeting to come into the grocery store for our weekend shopping. when we arrived, we unpacked and settled, and got in our summer clothes (as the temperature was RIDICULOUSLY hot) and hung out outside - including a long fantastic boat ride in the sun, with a few naps on the deck. when we arrived home, we played some outside 'sports' until the mosquitoes were too much to bear. since we were all hungry, we prepped to make dinner... until we realized that though we got all of our groceries we actually forgot main meals (chicken, sausages, hamburgers) - so breakfast for dinner it was. we made a huge meal, cleaned up, and then played 'things in a box' until bedtime.
sunday: woke up late-ish, and lounged a bit (ahhhhh long weekends). the day then consisted of: a big breakfast eaten on the porch; a boat ride to the closed store in the hopes of obtaining burgers and sausages (fail); lounging in the boat; fishing; reading; getting to speak with my friends who were participating in 2nd annual mini olympics, far far away (see below) and hearing VERY exciting news; some general hanging out and talking; perhaps a beer or two. we stopped and made dinner when (again) the mosquitoes were too much for us. a schmorgasboard ensued (without main meals, you have to get creative!) and lots more card games and laughing. the last 2 (me!) were in bed by 11:30. wild night.
monday: woke up late (ish) again. after crawling out of bed (in denial that it was our last day), we wandered around, cleaning up and tidying things like the boat cover, etc. a couple of lake showers were participated in as well. made a good breakfast of leftovers, and sandwiches for the road, and after a bit of procrastination, headed out to face the traffic home. after a 5 hour drive - filled with amazing landscapes of trees, and rest stops filled with high school kids - we made it home. went for a car wash (as i need to sell my car, and it was a good excuse to get it done!), then a lounge in the backyard, then a bbq dinner to enjoy the remaining sun on the weekend. i finally headed back to toronto at about 9, and was in bed by 10. exhausted. long weekends take a lot!
meanwhile, while i was galavanting at the cottage with friends, my cardboard cutout was hanging out with another group of friends who i couldn't be with... and i was sent these photos.
when i was getting my phone call from the lovely amazing group of people below who are some of my closest friends in the world, i was being waved back to the cottage party by the other friends i was with. when i arrived back, with photos of 'me' at the party, and stories of exciting news, they looked at me and said, "wow. your friends really like you." and i agree. i have the best friends in the world.
hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. i'm still recovering from my cardboard cutout sports. i wish the cottage weekend wasn't over!
the birthday girl gets a dog candle, a rousing chorus, and
presents a birthday speech; our friend for the weekend – spicebox. if you’ve
never had it, get on it. The whiskey you can drink straight; dinner the first
night – breakfast foods, in place for the forgotten burgers, sausages, and
chicken; setting up the net; just about as intense as the badminton games
became; fishing at the lake; trilliums everywhere; the epitome of canadiana –
mill street, trilliums, and whiskey; badass who picked the trillium – breaking the
law daily; the boat-de-resistance; fishing off the boat in the sun; a bit of
reading and beverages – life is good; the amazing water; recreating photos of
cardboard me (see below) received from friends from a distance; playing catch
with sun lounging supplies off the deck; attempting to light citronella candles
without matches; conversation and kings; snacks that remind me of jake.
thursday: though not actually part of the weekend, we started the celebrations with a friend's 30th birthday party... or, as she referred to it, 'back by popular demand, birthday 29!'. after work i headed home, made a necklace and card for her, had a few drinks with erin while we did our nails in prep for the weekend, and then headed over to the birthday shindig. and, while i forgot the fantastic outfit that erin had provided (leather pants and bedazzled tops - oh my!), gillian (the birthday girl) helped me out. there were snacks and her dog, and dancing. a great night.friday: unfortunately, turns out i wasn't completely healed from my migraine/vomiting escapade from wednesday, and though i went to a client meeting early in the morning, i knew i would have to come home to rest. i missed the rest of my work day to spend the first day of my holiday weekend alternating between my bed (sleeping for 6 hours), and the washroom (throwing up). I finally woke up and dragged myself out of bed at 8:30, finished packing, and headed to waterdown. arrived at my friend's place, and went nearly straight to bed, after a hot tub to fix the back and stomach.
saturday: woke up early, and headed out after stopping to grab a tea and breakfast for the road. spent the hours on the road listening to deer tick (to get ready for the concert on june 11th!), first aid kit, bon wer (otherwise known as bon iver), feist, and other good mixed 'tapes' (*ahem... cds) for the road. finally, approaching bancroft, called the friends we were meeting to come into the grocery store for our weekend shopping. when we arrived, we unpacked and settled, and got in our summer clothes (as the temperature was RIDICULOUSLY hot) and hung out outside - including a long fantastic boat ride in the sun, with a few naps on the deck. when we arrived home, we played some outside 'sports' until the mosquitoes were too much to bear. since we were all hungry, we prepped to make dinner... until we realized that though we got all of our groceries we actually forgot main meals (chicken, sausages, hamburgers) - so breakfast for dinner it was. we made a huge meal, cleaned up, and then played 'things in a box' until bedtime.
sunday: woke up late-ish, and lounged a bit (ahhhhh long weekends). the day then consisted of: a big breakfast eaten on the porch; a boat ride to the closed store in the hopes of obtaining burgers and sausages (fail); lounging in the boat; fishing; reading; getting to speak with my friends who were participating in 2nd annual mini olympics, far far away (see below) and hearing VERY exciting news; some general hanging out and talking; perhaps a beer or two. we stopped and made dinner when (again) the mosquitoes were too much for us. a schmorgasboard ensued (without main meals, you have to get creative!) and lots more card games and laughing. the last 2 (me!) were in bed by 11:30. wild night.
monday: woke up late (ish) again. after crawling out of bed (in denial that it was our last day), we wandered around, cleaning up and tidying things like the boat cover, etc. a couple of lake showers were participated in as well. made a good breakfast of leftovers, and sandwiches for the road, and after a bit of procrastination, headed out to face the traffic home. after a 5 hour drive - filled with amazing landscapes of trees, and rest stops filled with high school kids - we made it home. went for a car wash (as i need to sell my car, and it was a good excuse to get it done!), then a lounge in the backyard, then a bbq dinner to enjoy the remaining sun on the weekend. i finally headed back to toronto at about 9, and was in bed by 10. exhausted. long weekends take a lot!
meanwhile, while i was galavanting at the cottage with friends, my cardboard cutout was hanging out with another group of friends who i couldn't be with... and i was sent these photos.
photos from our previous annual hangout made for a perfect jamie cutout - because goodness knows, i would be throwing gang signs if i were there anyways. and they had a little bit of fun with cardboard jamie (i was told i was a lot less mouthy, and a lot more agreeable than usual).