Mom and I kind of turned it into a nice little weekend to visit, as I have relatives out there.
So, we leave Friday morning at 9am and of course I am very tired because I'm dumb and stayed up too late the night before. So, we drove 4 straight hours to Brandon. Let me tell you, you truly appreciate curves and hills on the road when you travel on the Trans Canada Hwy. Driving on a straight road through nothing but farmland is so freaking monotonous.
One funny thing was that Mom had planned to play some of her CDs on the way there, since whenever Dad goes he won;t let her. So, she was talking about playing Barry Manilow, ABBA, etc. I'm not a huge fan of her music either but I'll listen to anything. Anyway, so when I pulled out the CDs, it was nothing but Dad's music becuase he had taken a road trip of his own and replaced all of her CDs. Oops. So, no ABBA on this trip. However, I did bring my Bee Gees and Backstreet Boys greatest hits albums so we still had a good time.
We stop in Brandon and have lunch at Tim Hortons (ICED CAP TIME!) and make the 2 hour tip to Winnipeg. I was playing the DS in the car last time we went to Winnipeg, so this time, I got to see the Halfway Tree, which I had completely forgotten about. I love that tree.
So, we get to Winnipeg, and check into our hotel. It's kind of weird....the hotel was sort of in this industrial area near the airport. I don't think I would put a hotel there, but whatever.
We went to Suzanne's house to get my stuff. Turns out she had boxed anything I hadn't up and it was all on the first floor waiting for us, so no cllimbing up 2 sets of stairs! So, we get it all int he car and say goodbye.
Next spot was the house my uncle was building and he came down and gave us a tour. It's a freaking HUGE house. There's almost no lawn. After that, we went out for dinner at Boston Pizza. I don't think my cousin, who is turning two years old next month, actually sat down. He was under the table, on top of the table, throwing everything around, standing on the setas and trying to grab for people on the next booth, etc. I was exhausted just watching him. But the dinner was nice.
We then went back to my uncle's house while they watched TV and Mom and I played with Nathan. I think he shoed my mother every toy he had. One funny moment was he noticed that I had a hole in my sock, so my big toe was sticking out a little bit. So, he tried putting various caps and things on my toe to cover it up and I would just wiggle it off and he would try again. So cute.
When Mom and I left to go back to the hotel, the car was starting to make these really weird grinding noises, which is not good. Mom was really worried about it, so we decided to stop at a Lexus dearler on the way out of town the next day to find out what is going on. I had a REALLY good sleep that night.
The next day when we left the hotel....no sound at all. So, okay, we decided to continue on the Brandon, where we were going to spend the day with my aunt. So, we get to her house which is a lot smaller than I remember it. See, she lives in this bungalow with tiny ass rooms (there are three bedrooms all half the size of my room) and no basement or upper floor with three dogs. We didn't even take off our shoes because there were dog biscuits all over her living room floor and one of the rooms was where the dogs went to the bathroom when they couldn't go outside. Not the best living arrangment but my aunt is still awesome.
So, we took the dogs out to this series of baseball diamonds for them to run around. When we were leaving, Mom turned on the car and all these engine warning lights came on. Shit. So, we tryed to call the Toyota dealer to see if they had any mechanics (of course they didn't) and decide that maybe we should put some oil in the car. Mom was almost due for an oil change but thought she would wiat until after our trip (really dumb idea). Of course we put oil in the car and all is pretty much solved.
So, after lunch at Smittys, we did a little shopping (I got a new purse!) and decided to head for a movie and saw Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. Not really something I'd pay to see again but I guess it was good to see with other women.
And then we spend the rest of the night at my aunt's and watched her dogs go nuts basically.
Trip back home was pretty uneventful....the car didn't break down though! But all and all it was a fun weekend.
Speaking of my uncle, his daughter was born just this last weekend. They named her Kacey Olivia. I've never been a huge fan of the name Kacey, but it kind of fits well with Olivia. But, yay new first cousins! :D
So, I have a job interview on Friday. I am super freaking excited. Not so much about the job but the fact that I have an interview. It's a summer administrative assistant job for SNC-Lavalin ProFac. It would be pretty sweet if I can get it. I need something to do.
I saw Angels and Demons this last weekend. It was alright. They left out some awesome shit from the book though, which disappoints me. You'd think they would have kept ONE fight scene with the bad guy, but I guess they're too good for that.
I beat Professor Layton and the Curious Village for the DS a couple days ago. I got so frusterated with it. Usually I like riddles, but not of that quantity. It's a weird ass story too. But now I'm playing Hotel Dusk again. I have a severe crush on Kyle Hyde. I realized that he sort of looks like a gruffier version Brian Littrell, so maybe that'd why. *swoon*
I'm getting a haircut today. My aunt thinks I should get a "style", but I don't know. Maybe I'll be adventurous but I wouldn't have any clue what to get. We'll see how this works out though.
For anyone who doesn't watch American Idol, they had a rock week a couple weeks ago. The douche-y Christian guy decided to attempt "Dream On", which features a scream that I don't think even Steven Tyler can do anymore. I present to you: The Gokey Scream. I'd make that as my ringtone if I could.
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But anywho, I'm off to the mall to get some new pajama pants! Tah!