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What a weekend!
Posted by DogfishWell, it has been quite the weekend.
Nan and I were lucky enough to get away this weekend with Eric and Lindsay to Toronto. We went with for the purpose of going to see We Will Rock You! which is a musical based on the band Queen. What a great time we had. The music was phenomenal and the story was quite good. Humourous in parts even.
We left Saturday morning after John and Christine came to our place. They had a showing of their place and were taking care of the boys for the time we were away so it made great sense for them to come and chill out at our place for the day.
We arrived in St. Thomas, picked Eric and Lindsay up at their house, and took off for the Big Smoke. We stopped by Espresso Planet and bought a bunch of coffee syrups for ourselves and other people who wanted some, I drooled at the fancy espresso machines for a while.
Then we took off for downtown and checked in at the Marriott. After checking in, we decided to walk along Bloor St. and window shop a bit. Fun. There are some pretty high-end stores there so it was fun.
We then had supper at a restaurant called Belini’s. It is supposedly one of the top 20 restaurants in Toronto. The waiter sure was crusty enough. Man, that is another story altogether.
On our way to the restaurant, we got a call from John, who was watching our boys. The puppy had gotten underfoot during the afternoon and been stepped on and was yelping alot. He decided it best to take her to the after hours vet clinic. Broken leg. Ah the joys of puppy ownership!
I know the Koehler’s felt bad but they need not. She is a puppy and puppies get underfoot. That is what they do. So, off to the clinic, an x-ray for confirmation and and pain medications!
Meanwhile, back in Toronto, we hurried to the Canon Theatre across from the Eaton Centre, which we did not know had before been called the Pantages, or the Royal Alexander. Man, they change their names a lot!
The musical was so much fun. I really enjoyed it.
After the show, we made our way back to the hotel, the girls went to bed and Eric and I hung out for an hour or so downstairs in the bar.
We had a great talk.
Sunday morning, Eric and I went in search of Starbucks coffee. The one that is in the underground was closed. bummer. But we found another within 90 seconds walk or so. Only in North America huh?
Took the coffees back to our respective rooms, enjoyed coffees, got ready and then did a little more window shopping. At about noon, we took off for Missisauga where we went to Shoeless Joe’s for lunch. VERY tasty.
A quick run back to St. Thomas and then home. John brought the kids home a few minutes later and then we settled in for the night. Wow, what a weekend. Busy, but a real treat.