i finally have some time to write about my latest trip back to toronto. firstly, i want to say, how awesome it was just to be back home. it was a short trip, but i definitely packed in in the activities, and did much more than i thought i was. no rest for the weary...

funny thing is that my brother didn't even tell ethan he was coming with me till the morning of...suffice it to say, he had no idea. just look at the pics, he's sound asleep without a care in the world...when he wakes up, they nudge him and say "ethan , you're not going to school today, you're going to canada!"

the flight was fine and i think i know now why southwest is so cheap. no audio and video entertainment, and no assigned seating...what a concept. ethan was great to fly with as well...i just put cars, and fast and the furious on the dvd player, and he was golden. we arrived in buffalo just before 5pm est, but alas, no one was there to pick us up. 35 min later, my brother shows up with my mom and dad...low and behold, they didn't get any of my calls as the phone was on vibrate...go figure! from there we went straight to my favourite restaurant wah sing for some lobster...oh, did i mention i was my mom's birthday as well? jj came to meet us there...the food was good, the company was great, and the bill was plentiful.

i had so many things i wanted to do the next day i woke up. i knew i was going to be hard pressed to fit everything in, but as long as i got some of them accomplished, it would be good. i planned to meet my friend debra in the morning, then get some items from bulk barn nikki wanted (ringolos, hickory sticks) then off to see my aunt who was going to clean my teeth. i don't know how the insurance works around here, so if it means i get free dental visits everytime i come back home...so be it!

afterwards, after the 40 min of painful cleaning, i had to jet back home, change, and then meet the gang at woodbine racetrack. it was frigidly cold that night, but i made it out...jj was there with kurt, lorraine, the girls along with a whole bunch of other friends. the buffet was delicious, but the betting...well, that's another story. i lost, what can i say, but the company was great. i also got a chance to meet j's ... uh, friend....who happens to be a nikki as well...and a raptors fan too...so we got a long great. sarah was showing and guiding me as i bet my money away...i did however win once...on a $2 bet, i won $3.60. so i was up $1.60...i couldn't even win paper money damnit! oh well. more toonies and loonies in my pocket.

look for tomorrow's installment...later.