Random Thoughts about life in general, living in the big city of Toronto
by Tricia
Off to the Hockey game! BRRRR I’ve had a fever for the better part of the last four days! I’m gonna freeze! Wish us luck that the Toronto team wins! I promise I’ll come back with some photos for the hockey fans out there.
There are hockey fans out there isn’t there? hello … ?
Ok, off to get my Parka for my cold few hour stay in an ice rink. Maybe some tylenol too. Uh huh
by Tricia
Chris came home from Brantford yesterday with his brother and nephew. We’d talked around midnight late Sunday/ Early Monday to wish each other a happy new year and at that time we didn’t think Chris’ brother was going to come to Toronto until Tuesday.
Surprise … they showed up with Chris yesterday afternoon. I think they will be here until Thursday or Friday. I’m going to try to keep posting while they are visiting but if I don’t it’s because I have visitors. Don’t worry if this site goes quiet for a day or two. Ok?
This evening we are going to a hockey game. No not an NHL game, but I suppose it’s the second best type we could go to. We’re going to watch the farm teams for the NHL – the Toronto Marlees and the Syracuse Crunch at the Ricoh Coliseum. I think that I can bring a camera in, so I might take some photos.
I’m not a huge hockey fan – ahhh all the Canadians reading this are going to take me out back and shoot me now! LOL Hey – I do watch it on TV and attend games … I’m just not an avid fan.
I had asked people to write a link to two of our sites and I’d give them a link on this site – in a post. I asked this some time last week and the response has been very good. Unfortunately due to my not feeling well and having relatives in town and now in my house I haven’t had a chance to repay these people with some linky love. I promise that I will most definitely do that later this week. In the meantime if anyone else wants to get in on my link deal – read the post and I will get back to you by the end of the week with some linky love.
by Tricia
Do you ski? I haven’t skied for ages and I kind of miss it.
I live in a big city in Southern Ontario and to me, the whole area is flat compared to where I come from. You see I grew up in Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley and if you want good ski country, well that’s it. Not to mention all the great skiing just across the boarder in Quebec as well.
Ski Tel Inc is having a liquidation sale on Last Year Model Skis !. They apparently have 82,500 pair of skis in stock, and they are selling several pairs each day.
I took a good look at their site and they sell top name brands of skis, ski boots, snowboards and other products related to skiing as well. The brand names that stood out were Rossignol, Salomon, Atomic, Dynastar, K2, Ride, and Burton.
Now, as I’ve said I haven’t skied in years, but looking at the products that Ski Tel is selling I think the prices look more than reasonable. In fact, I’m getting a strong urge to get myself some Ski’s and head on over to Blue Mountain sometime very soon and go skiing. My husband says that he’s been skiing in the past as well, so I guess we’d have to get some gear for him too. Not only would it be fun to be on the hills skiing, the after ski part is fun too. There’s a lot of nice Ski resorts in this area – even if the skiing isn’t as good as it is back home, and the idea of warming up by a fire, sipping hot chocolate, staying in a log cabin resort over night. Mmmmm that sounds really good to me.
I think I have a plan … I just need to get uhmmm … two pair of ski boots, two pair of ski’s, two sets of ski wear and so on and so on. Alright so I have an expensive plan, but I have a plan. LOL Watch for us on the slopes in the New Year. Maybe you’ll join us with your new ski’s too?
by Tricia
Remember I was talking about how my family – siblings and their spouses – get together every year for some family related activity or holiday? I mentioned it in a post a couple of months back. Well my brother and his wife are baseball fanatics and they suggested that we go to the US and catch some of the major leagues spring training camps while we are there. Everyone has agreed. So that’s what we’re going to do.
We’re thinking about getting some Spring Training tickets to the Chicago Cubs spring training. They train in what is known as the “Cactus Leagues” Most of their games at the beginning of March are in Mesa or Phoenix Arizona which is fantastic because I’ve always wanted to go to Arizona. In Mesa the games are going to be held in Hohokam Park and the best seats for those games are right behind Home plate in section 100 row L. I think those will be the seats we try to get.
Wish us luck! I guess we’ll know in a few weeks if we are definitely going and we’ll try to get the best seats if possible.
by Tricia
I remember when I used to be this flexible!
I can only make it under 10 trucks now, and then I end up hitting my head or scraping my bottom. Oh well!