Lisa Meets the East Coast!

Well, Lisa's gone home. She left this morning, we got up at 5:30 and left for the airport shortly after 6. A quiet has settled over the house, as always does after company leaves. It was so exciting and wonderful to finally meet this person who has become so so special to me over the past ten years. I think her time here was perfect, aside from some weather problems. But we managed to have fun, rain or shine.

We went to Mersey River with Dawn on Thursday, and although it was rainy and cold and the kayaks and canoes weren't set up yet, we managed to have a blast. With outfits provided by Frenchy's Bridgewatah, we were able to have a fun fashion show, something that is quickly becoming a MR tradition. Friday we left around 11 to take Lisa on a tour of the South Shore. She was able to see Lunenburg, Mahone Bay, Chester, Queensland, and then Peggy's Cove. The sun managed to come out for a little bit once we hit the Cove.

Saturday morning we took off to Halifax to search out a bridesmaid dress for me! How exciting! We ended up getting the first one I tried on. It's absolutely stunning. I'm really excited. It was down to two dresses, a floor length strapless and a tea-length halter. Both made us go "wow". They're both extremely flattering on me, but in the end, the halter was more practical. The strapless would be a wear-in-the-wedding-hang-back-in-the-closet-never-see-again dress. But the halter dress can be dressed up, or down. I could wear it out to a casual dinner, or to any other wedding that I may be invited to. We definitely made the right decision.

Saturday night we got all gussied up and went downtown! It wasn't a crazy night on the town like I had originally planned, but it was some good quality time. We went for Thai Food and then for dancing at The Pacifico. We would have liked to go to the Lower Deck, but we were far to dressy for that scene!

Sunday we took an easy day, saw a movie and went on the Keith's Brewery Tour. They've come out with a new White Ale, that may I say, is absolutely delicious! The Brewery Tour is always fun, no matter if you've been on it before. I think Lisa really liked it!

And now we're just waiting for September! I can't wait to party with her on her turf!

Lovely perch, lovely problem, lovely solution?

It's been brought to my attention that it's time to blog. Well here's a quick one.

Spring has sprung in Nova Scotia, and with spring comes more hours of sunlight, and warm temperatures. I love having my windows open in the spring and all through the summer. The warmer seasons take a toll on my curtains. The first reason being the open windows. What does that have to do with anything? Well an open window equals a lovely perch for my lovely little kitty. What's not lovely is the white hair that becomes matted on my brown curtains. And secondly, the prolonged sunlight fades the side of the curtains facing the outdoors.As a quick, cheap solution, I picked up some white curtains. Mom enjoys them, thinks they brighten my room, I definitely like the breezy vibe they add, and John? He prefers the brown ones but he does like the white ones. So now I'm opening it up to you guys. What do you think of the transition? Yay or nay? Should I keep them or go back to brown?
Please note I'm in the process of cleaning my room so it's a little messy.