Things we do: summer nights

The market is where we work and play both weekdays and ends...

Living in the burbs can be a little 'blah' at times... don't get me wrong. I love my neighbourhood. Sometimes the crazy dreamer in me wants to bust out a for sale sign on the front lawn, pack up our house and move downtown. Ottawa doesn't have the same vibe other cities like Toronto or Montreal may have, but it's a little offbeat and quirky in all the right ways.

I've lived and have loved working in the Market for years.. but my favorite thing to do is to pretend were tourists and just roam the streets and shops not looking for anything specific to do.

Last night was one of those nights. The goal was to hit the streets for gelato and what we ended up getting was a show..

Behold. Eden, swallowing a balloon... awesome.

Walking on Sunnybrooke..

Every night we walk our pup the same route and every time we pass this shrub, I always kick myself for not having a camera strapped to my body.

Glad I had it on hand tonight : )

ka-boom

This is what happens when I am left alone with my thoughts all weekend..

My better half left Rufus and I to play 'single man' with the guys, which I support %100 (sometimes). It took me all of 15 minutes to figure out what to do. Rufus spend most of Saturday hiding.. with good reason of course.. Things got a little messy..

Throwing rocks in coffee cups is a very messy and noisy hobby.. one Rufus doesn't bode very well with. Didn't stop me from having a little fun experimenting though..

I also may have overdosed on cookies for a little while...

(inspired by the cookie splash group on Flickr)

Tuesday date night...

At the Sens Game...

Wouldn't have it any other way.. : )

Once again, It's Canada Day!!

Bonjour mes amies, Canada day is upon us again! Last years festivities included a kick ass boochy ball tourney, a home run derby and a ball hockey competition. Hopefully all the fun can be had again this year.. unfortunately, we woke up to a little rain this morning.. so it's anybody's guess at this point.

What ever happens, it'll end up being kick ass I'm sure.

Expect a full recap tomorrow!

HAPPY CANADA DAY FOLKS!

The morning of crafts..

Every couple months, our organisation gets together for Town Hall meetings to update us on what is new and going on in the unit these days. During the meetings there are presentations, guest speakers and on occasion team building exercises.

Usually, I don't stick around for the team building exercises, but this time around I was intrigued. About half way through the meeting, a group of individuals passed gift bags around the room. Each table got a bag stuffed with sharpies, poster boards, foam paper, pipe cleaners, 4 pints of play -doh, glue and lots of little crafty things.


I think I was the only one who was really excited about the project.. While everyone else rolled their eyes at the bag, I rummaged through it and got really excited about all the goodies we had to play with. I just love to do crafts in my spare time. I'm not very good at it, but I have lots of fun doing it! Also, I LOVE play-d'oh.. BONUS!!

I'm not gonna go into much detail of what the project is supposed to represent (just in case people I work with figure out I have this blog) but here are a few shots of the project. It may look like a first grade craft project.. but we had tons of fun putting this together..

From now on, I think I'll attend all team building exercises.. the play d'oh is worth the trouble.

a random skip day..

I find Tuesday to be a pretty random day to take off, I find it keeps things balanced at work and i don't feel so exausted all the time! I need a day off after a busy weekend.. silly, I know. My day started off with a little shoe shopping, coffee with a friend and a nice walk in the park with Rufus.

He usually doesn't like to be walked... he walks us. I think it's a terrier thing.. he'll grow out of it.

The plan for the evening was to see UP at the local cineplex.. only to be turned around at the theater due to a film malfunction.. who wants to see a Pixar movie with a "considerably damaged film" with annoying lines throughout the whole movie?! Not me!! So we ended up at the pub instead. (something we hardly do anymore) We ate nachos and sipped on Strongbow all night..

ahhh yes... How I love thee Tuesdays..

{nachos with chicken, extra guac before the carnage}

{after.. mmm they were yummy}