Archive for November, 2009

Do What You Love

Monday, November 30th, 2009

After a 15 year break from skating, my friend Christine laced up her skates again and joined a local synchronized skating team. We’ve known each other since we were very young and this has been her passion for as far back as I can remember. Over the years she’s tried to get back into it [...]

Sweet and Sour Meatloaf

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

When I left work tonight it was dark out. It was only 5:00. What the hell? Dark at 5:00?!!! What’s next? Snow?!!! A dark, drizzly night, like tonight, demands comfort food and I was so happy to find a sliver of leftover meatloaf in the fridge when I got home. This wasn’t just any meatloaf, [...]

Blast from the Past

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

I went to my first concert when I was 12 years old. The year was 1987. The band was Honeymoon Suite. I went with my friend Jennifer. The venue was the open air theatre at Canada’s Wonderland and her father drove us there, then waited for us for the duration of the concert in the [...]