August Update

It’s August and I haven’t posted anything yet. Time is starting to fly and soon summer will be over. This summer hasn’t been anything great. It has rained almost every single day here. Sigh. After a long and snowy winter, I was looking forward to a great summer. Oh well. Not like we had any grand summer plans.

Over the Civic Holiday weekend, Jeff and I went to Montebello for two days. We stayed at the Fairmont Chateau Montebello. I think I have been spoiled a bit but this resort did not seem very “Fairmont” to me. I’ve heard that a G8 Summit was held there last year and maybe I had higher expectations but after seeing it for myself, I didn’t think it was that impressive. The room we had felt damp as soon as we walked in. The room was fairly small but it had a nice flat screen tv. That was about it. I didn’t take very many pictures of the place. It was dark even during the day. The one interesting thing was their nightly barbeque buffet. The cost? A whopping $51 a person. Jeff and I like to eat but $51 per person?! Ouch. We passed on the BBQ and went to Louis St. Joseph for dinner instead.

We are getting started on decorating our house now. Now that most of the major expenses have been dealt with, we have a budget left over for our next big project – window treatments! When we moved in, we probably spent around $100 to put up temporary shades on most of our windows. A year and some months later, they are beginning to lose their adhesiveness and fall off one by one. It’s a sign.

Once we’ve made some progress, I’ll post some pictures.

This week is the last week for Jeff and I to practice for our upcoming badminton tournament. We decided to participate in the club tournament. It will be my first tournament with Jeff as my partner. We’ve played together for a few years so we kinda know how the other plays. At the club, I get pointers from an older fellow by the name of Ignatius. I credit my improvement to his pointers and the club itself. The skill level here is higher than the club we played at last year and it forces you to play better. No more slacking off. :-) Wish us luck.

We are in Toronto this coming weekend. It’s yet another errand-running weekend. Hair cuts, dental, and doctor’s appointments. I really wish there was a weekend where I can just enjoy it with family. It seems like every time I go home, there’s something to do that takes me away from family. I hope everyone is doing well. I read your blogs whenever I have the chance. The government has just started blocking blogspot so there goes my entertainment of the day. :)

Toodles,
Pudgy

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