Blogs from London, Ontario, Canada, North America - page 2

I have now lived with my University roomates for 4 years! We are all best friends and surprisingly (being 4 girls) we have never fought, which many people are completely shocked by! I am hoping this trend continues on our trip! We have been planning our ideal trip to Europe since second year so we are very excited to go! Therefore in planning my ideal trip to Germany I will be keeping in mind the desires of my friends as well as my own! There are no other people I would rather travel with than these three ladies so it only makes sense that they are included in my ideal trip to Germany! For me this trip is more than just a vacation or the end to University but its the end of four years with ... read more

Yesterday I had a minor breakdown. Tyler and I watched a documentary called Morning for Saturday or something like that ( apparently I have done a good job of erasing the doc from my brain already). It was very... educational, from my perspective. I feel like the doc was a fairly accurate depiction of how backpackers feel; the stages they go through on their journey's and the changes they see within themselves. Well apparently up until yesterday I had been seeing our trip through rose coloured glasses. Of course I have been super pumped about the amazing adventures we will share yada yada. What I hadn't considered is how emotionally draining it will be. I have always been a person of control. A person of micromanagement, schedules, timelines, lists, lists and more lists. The trip is ... read more

We had to take a detour today because of construction, and ended up passing through a small town called Ilderton, just north of London, Ontario. All highways pass through the centre of small towns, and today was their fall fair complete with parade down Main Street. No signs were posted saying Main Street was closed, so we got stopped by a policeman who says "where do you think YOU'RE going". So, we had to wait out the parade, which was about 1/2 hour, but at least we had a great view! Then we got to follow the last participant (which is ALWAYS the firetruck, sirens blaring), and escorted by the police car, sirens blaring, with Sparky, Fire Department Mascot running along side. Everyone was waving at us, so we had to wave back. Lots of cat ... read more

Re·un·ion  a gathering of relatives, friends, or associates after separation Oh my goodness it feels like I haven't written a blog in SOOOOO long. This one might be SOOOOO long. No sleeping while reading, or being read too (Dick)!!!! August 12, 2010. Another stop to a Diner Drive In and Dive. This time we are off to Potterville Michigan. Here we found Joe's Gizzard City. We were sooooo excited to find this place. Plates and plates of gizzards!!!! Does life get any better??? We had gizzards one other time when we dropped Scott off to school in Jamestown North Dakota. We went to the local racetrack and beside me sat a man eating a take away container of "popcorn" gizzards. I was incredibly intrigued but hesitant to get my own whole container, so I leaned ... read more

We left Peterborough at noon for my cousin Bob Emmerton's funeral. He was only 68 years old and died of a massive heart attack. He was at the London Knights hockey game (he used to be their dental surgeon) with Marylou and friends then went out for a nice dinner and started having breathing difficulties when they arrived back at the hotel. Marylou called 911 and he died in the ambulance. It is always great to see family but under these circumstances is difficult. He was a great man and we will miss him. We stayed the night in London and left early the next morning for Indiana. ... read more