Rachel's Bridal Shower

We had a blast at the ladies only bridal shower for our Rachel. We had lots of food, a whole island of desserts and a whole lot of laughter. It's funny how Trae and Joy, our entertainment ladies, changed the games to make it more 'clean' only to find out that the Tita's are just as naughty as us. I love weddings because it's a time when families come together. For this occasion, Rennie and her family flew in from San Francisco. It's nice to have you guys home!

Shout out!

All I wanted was a 'shout out' and instead I get my blog featured in Rock the Boat 2010 (seelinks of interest). Thanks Trae. I'll be sure to feature you and Frank in the next couple of blogs as I am sure your friends will be visiting my site.

70 years

This year Grandma and Grandpa celebrated 70 years of marriage. Wow. That's all I can say. Wow...

Diana's Divas

We gathered together at Bar Italia to celebrate Di's last days as Ms. Dee Lee. When we all raised our glasses to toast Diana her first words were, "Sorry it took so long"! Well, we haven't waited that long and on top of that, didn't you get engaged just two months ago?

Passsing the torch

I can't believe it's that time already. Hazel has to decide on a high school and she was debating on Notre Dame or Cardinal Newman. Two weeks ago Floree took Hazel to Newman (her alma mater) so it was fitting that I take her to Notre Dame. The first half of the open house was held in the gym - a place that seemed so much bigger back then. The student council did a great job with the assembly and the drama group closed it off with an entertaining and funny skit. For a moment, I felt like I was in highschool all over again and it was only fitting that my highschool sweetheart was sitting right next to me. I wanted to run up on the stage and start shouting, "N-O-TRE, D.A.M.E...lets go"! I was happy to see that ND still has the same energy and school spirit that it had when I was here. The second half of the open house was spent roaming around the Main and the O'Connor buildings and visiting each classroom. To my surprise many of my old teachers still remain as well as a classmate who is now a math teacher there. As we walked around the 68 year old building, I heard Hazel mumble, "I like this school". She was completely sold. Although I am sad that this sweet, little girl has grown up, I am also excited for this next chapter in her life that is the sisterhood of Notre Dame.

p.s. Thank goodness the arcade is no longer there. Whew!

Hot House Wednesdays

Last Wednesday night Saadia and I went to Hot House for the infamous hot house buffet. Everything was delicious and although we only went up twice and a third time for dessert, it was still worth the price. I wish they had a dish on their main menu that offers the BBQ chicken and cheese cappelletti pasta because they seem to be our favourites. As usual the dessert selection was a bit overwhelming so I went with the chocolate mousse. You can never go wrong with chocolate. Overall a lovely evening of girl bonding. Thanks Saads!

Happy Halloween

This year Halloween landed on a Saturday which was perfect because you can tuck your little kiddies to bed and head over to an adult Halloween party! During our university years Adrian would have the best Halloween parties - looking back I feel sorry for his mom who had to clean up the big mess we left behind. This year Adrian decided he was bringing the halloween party back...but this time in his grown up townhouse. There was a cute Korean bumble bee, Bert (without Ernie), Pedro Martinez Phillies pitcher, some jailbirds, a sexy fireman, a moon, a damsil in distress with her knight, one too many cleopatra's, a cougar, a condo and yours truly - a french chef. I love Halloween because you can dress up and be silly without being judged. This year was perfect because although we came home late, we were able to rewind the clock an hour and get some extra sleep the next morning.