Happy Canada Day Everyone

For the occassion I will write in RED!!Not doing too much on Canada day this year. Rebecca got a cottage and is going down but Gus has to work which means Beth won't go down and I'm not going if its just Becca, Sean and me...no thanks. I'm going to a concert on Alderney Landing (Dartmouth) and Joel Plaskett is going to be there, thats on Sunday and I got Monday off yea yea.
I did end up getting tickets for the Dixie chicks, the concert i'm going to is on the 9th though, they put in an extra show which is good. I'm kinda excited about it :)
I saw the movie "Lake House" the other night and it was so good, a total chick flick. Beth and I went to see it, and there were 2 guys ALONE there in front of us....interesting....hahaha
Oh Lyndsay, I wanted to tell you there is a cd/dvd 2 disc of madonna and it has a 2hr.dvd with her concert ..invention concert (??) forgetting the name , anyway i wanted to get it but I picked up her new cd and the "special edition" of fried green tomatos!! So I 'll get it next time ( I saw it at the future shop...you most likely already have it) But I thought I would mention it.

Love you ladies, can't wait to see you soon

PS Mom told me that Peter Hooley is coming back and taking Dr. .??? place To think, hes only 27 wow...anyway

Happy Canada Day
Pam

Long time no post

Hi ladies,

Sorry I've been so slack in my postings to the blog lately. I just have nothing new to tell. Last weekend was spent at Peggy and Hugh's, as per usual. Ended up eating way too much and drinking too much on Saturday night when Jonny Pearcy called out of the blue to say he was in town, so we all hung out. Nothing too extrodinary to report about the experience.

This weekend, for Canada Day, my friend Carolyn from TO will be coming to visit. As well, Jonny will be back in town, this time with his woman in tow, and I've conviced Stephen Liu to make the trek from Kingston. Hopefully it works out well and the weather cooperates. Unfortunately the groups's going to be a little smaller than first anticipated, especially with the absence of the Lynds :( TO Carolyn leaves Monday evening, then I have one day before CT arrives. Have you figured out what time you get here yet? It would be very helpful :P

In other news, part of my package from Australia arrived. Due to a mix up on Dr. Rob's part, the shipping info on the original package was filled out wrong and he ended up sending the package to himself at the office. Brilliant, I know. So, instead of resending the whole thing, he went on eBay and purchased a webcam from TO and had it shipped directly to me. Got it all set up on Thursday, but have yet to actually use it. I'm nervous! We haven't seen each other in over two years and I worry that he's going to see me on there and I'm not going to be what he remembered/expected and he's not going to want to talk to me anymore :( I'm such a paranoid girl.

I also wanted to comment on Kate Ellis's wedding. I just saw the pic in the Guardian online yesterday. She looked amazing! I never imagined she could look so girly. Jane, on the other hand, does not look so good as a blonde. Just my opinion.

And my last comment is on a blog I came across through MJ's...http://overheardinchtown.blogspot.com/ . It's quite entertaining. Just started up a couple weeks ago I think, but it's comments overheard in Charlottetown. Anyone can email them in and get them posted. I think some of us should remember some of the classics we all overheard while working in theDish. I recommend that you all check it out and perhaps we can all discuss our fave Cavendish/dumb tourist quotes.

That's it for me. I'm at work and should probably be productive. Miss you all so much and see you in 38 days :D

MC

Madness...

I want to see the show again!! I was a little disappointed when I heard there was a set playlist and found out it didn't include some of my favs (e.g. Like a Prayer and Material Girl). But after seeing the show, there is no way I could ever be disappointed. She put on such an amazing show complete with a gigantic disco ball, 20 unbelieveable dancers & 7 costume changes. Every little detail was choreographed. There were gigantic screens and many, many props. I want her to come back! Our shirts were awesome - pink with an M inside circle and covered with glitter and sequins. After the show, we heard some people saying "I didn't see those shirts for sale. They're cute." We were dying...it was hilarious. Now my excitement here for the summer is over and I want to go home!!! I can't wait to go to the beach. My nalgene is all ready. I found the perfect summer beverage - Boris cool. It looks exactly like water!!

Miss you lots! xoxo Lynds

This was the set list:
"Future Lovers/I Feel Love"
"Get Together"
"Like A Virgin"
"Jump"
"Live to Tell"
"Forbidden Love"
"Isaac"
"Sorry"
"Like It Or Not"
"I Love New York"
"Ray of Light"
"Let It Will Be"
"Drowned World/Substitute For Love"
"Paradise (Not For Me)"
"Music Inferno (with Where's the Party)"
"You Thrill Me/Erotica"
"La Isla Bonita"
"Lucky Star"
"Hung Up"

OH MY GOD !!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE IS AMAZING!

I just got home!!!!!!!!!!! The show was amazing. She was amazing and damn hot!! I thought I was going to lose my voice from screaming and my hands are still sore from all of the clapping. We got some awesome pics and videos so I'll post some soon. The concert was mainly new songs mixed with some old classics like Lucky Star, Like a Virgin, La Isla Bonita, & Erotica. (Like a Prayer didn't make an appearance...the song with her on the cross was Live to Tell.)

I'm exhausted now...I'll give a more detailed post tomorrow!

Love, Lynds

Glad to have such great friends :)

Well I just want to say Thank you to Michelle, who totally saved me this morning while I was trying to work on my analysis!! yikes...freakin' correlation/regression shit! :) Its great to know that whever you are you still have friends that are always willing to help you!! Thanks Michelle!!

I'm very devistated by the transformation fo P&W...I had NO idea, chilli lights and terrible seats are what made it the way it was, I as well will have to check out this scene.

As for the Canada Rocks concert, should we buy tickets in advance, I really would like to go and see it when I am home. Let me know if I have to buy them online or soemthing.

Well I present my propsal tomorrow at noon. I'm pretty nervous but I will be so glad to have it all done. I'm glad to finally be moving on to something different other then my propsal.

Talk to you all soon, I miss you all so much and can't wait for Aug. to come around.

Here's to trip 2007 ah yea!!

Pam

Two more days!!!!!

Hello girlies,
Sorry I've been MIA lately on here. I was busy working on my research proposal. It's also been a little overwhelming getting oriented to the floor. It's much better now - I'm finally feeling comfortable. I'm not a fan of working nights though - any tips Kendra??? Now I'm off work until Friday night. That means I have all day tomorrow and Thursday to get ready for Madonna!! I'm starting to get super excited again. I can't wait. She'll be in MTL tomorrow for the 1st concert. Maybe I can track her down! :) Can you imagine?? I would die!
Other excitement - I had last weekend off which was the St. Laurent street fair. St. Laurent is closed to cars and all the stores have sidewalk sales and all the restaurants and bars have huge patios. It's basically a huge party all weekend. I went out for drinks with some friends Friday night. Saturday, Jane, Chloe & I went up and down the street browsing the different tables and enjoyed mangoes on sticks (a street fair must). Chloe also got a present...

I want to check out P & W this summer too. I also liked the Corona bottles and chili lights. I think I would be fine with every possible change to the decor if they could only bring back Margarita man!! mmm...they were sooo good!
CT - I don't have any suggestions your bf who obviously has some kind of taste impairment if he doesn't like PD. I could maybe understand not being a fan of the ceasar salad...and maybe even the pizza(only if they've never eaten the greek veggie pizza)...but to not like the garlic fingers!!!!!! How is that possible??? You'll have to convert him!

I miss you girls lots and lots! Talk to you soon
Lynds

CUBA FEB'07 (or anywhere hot with an all-inclusive) - OH YEAH!!! IT'LL BE THE BEST MOST BESTEST TRIP EVER!!!!!!!!

Kendra vs. Pat and Willy's - Round 3

All right ladies, so I may have told you all that Pat and Willy's had been redone and how nice the decor inside was. I know we have a very long history with that place but it had admitedly gone downhill in the past couple of years. There was of course the time we were seated behind a pole and our waitress kept forgetting about us. Then there was the adding of rice to the once wonderful veggie burrito. And who could forget the machine that replaced margarita man. So I was extremely happy with the new facelift. Enter Kendra. What the hell where are the corona bottles? Where are the chilli pepper lights? They were tacky it's much nicer in here now. Kendra responds, they're not Mexi cali rosa I liked it the old way. I pointed out how much nicer the seats were than the old vinyl that sounded like you farted every time you moved. Kendra found these to be too soft. So over comes our waiter. Kendra, "Do you still make the margaritas with that machine?" "yes" Oh forget that then. Moving on he comes back and I'm like um do you remember when the veggie burritos had veggies in them and not rice and they were good? Can you still make them that way? No he says. Kendra orders, I'll have the chicken burrito with no rice in it. Waiter responds no we can't make them that way they're pre-made. Oh that's why they're so bad responds Kendra. We get our quesidillas which were I will admit just fair and that was the end of that. Walking out we saw Marcel leaving the gym and told him and he said the margaritas tasted the exact same. Obviously Kendra did not agree. Anyway so that was our excitement. Anyone else have any excitement or suggestions on my PD predicament>
CT

What a Predicament...

Very understandable Ms. Tessier I would definatly have a quandry with that one. What is going to be next, the frosty treat?? Maybe you can make him change his mind, although I have said on multiple occassions that PD in the dish has the best ceaser salad around??!! WOW

So ... I really think that this trip idea is great. If we plan it far enough in advance everyone will be able to get time off of work. This a trip to simply relax and have a blast, no worries , no stresses just pure fun..Now who wouldn't love a week of that??? I think I owe it to myself, and so do you ladies! :) Think about it...

Well I got a new entertainment center today. I'm pretty excited about it, Audrey's husband came over today and dropped it off. I bought it off of some guy(his family took the money of course...I'm not riping off the dementia patients) going into a nursing home so he couldn't take it with him. I got it for $35 and I saw it at Canadian tire for $169!! yea deal for me!! Now I realize how small my tv is !! hahaha oh well. I hope you all had a great weekend.

P.S. And Carolyn something to add on the whole cougar thing. Sean said something to me once that I love, and stick to these days when I feel that way out at the bar. We aren't old enough to be cougars just yet...when you turn 25 your a puma!! And they are still really cute!! :) (he even got me a shirt that said puma on it for my bday!! hahah) so keep that in mind.

Love ya
Pam

Houston we have a problem!!

Stop the presses, hold your horses, arretez!! Today in deciding where my darling boy toy and I were going to have lunch a serious issue arose... It's the most disastrous, unimaginable predicament ever. I had a craving for PD. I'd mentioned it around 10 am and when 2 o'clock rolled around and he was still debating where he'd like to go for lunch I knew we must have a PD problem. And I'm not just saying PD in the jail, it's a full fledged PD in the corn, PD in the dish, PD in general problem. I kept trying to get out of him where he would get pizza from if he was ordering pizza and couldn't get an answer. Finally we settled on going to PD but he wasn't getting pizza. Now get this! He doesn't like their garlic fingers either! And he thinks that their ceasar salad is just fair! It's catastrophic I tell you. Over lunch I told him the inevitable. If he didn't like PD I didn't think our relationship could continue if he didn't like pizza delight. He said that wasn't a valid break-up reason and is not accepting it. Imagine that! It's perfectly valid for me. Anyway last night Kendra and I ended up going to Peakes with one of our friends Erin. We went super early and got our spot in cougar corner on the dance floor and danced up a storm. We didn't even have to worry about the hockey game because Howie was watching it and coming back regularly to update us. Of course we left the bar at like 1 am. The only other person leaving was Angus and his girlfriend and as Angus said. You guys were the only people I knew in the whole bar. It's time to face it girls. We have officially become cougars. I believe I drank to that last night and possibly cheered the bouncer on that note. Oh good time. Anyway at home spending father's day with the pops. Hope everyone is well, talk to you later.
CT

Coming Home ...

So I just decided that I was going to go to my cousins wedding on the 28th of July. I'm also going to get my hair CUT on the 29. Jen wants me to keep growing it and its killing me, this is the longest its ever been!!! Either way, I'm doing some cutting (it will be the weekend after Jen's wedding) . So that means I'll be home July 8 (no one is home then), July 28, and then in Aug. 11/12. I still don't know what to do about the whole Katie coming to Halifax, Beth mentioned that maybe she and her would take a drive over to PEI for a night or something. I'm not going to stress about it now but I don't know what to do, any ideas what to say?? Just found out that the week i'm taking off in Aut. so is Audrey (supervisor) and Victoria is coming back off her mat. leave, which means she'll be there by herself!! opps! Oh well. Well I better get back to the studies. Talk to you all later, hope your having a good weekend, let me know if you want me to try and get tickets for the concert!
Love
Pam

Delivery

Well girls, I delivered my first baby last night...no doctor (except for the father of the unborn child, who is a paeds resident), just me and the nurse that coached me through the delivery...I'm glad it happened while I was still on my orientation, because it happens probably about once a day that the nurse delivers the baby....it was a total rush...scary, but great...

so that's my news for now, I'm home at the moment and I'll be here til wed...the weather is great, and I hope that it keeps up!!

Kendra

Chicks are coming to town

Well I just got off the phone with Rebecca and she told me some fun news!! The Dixie Chicks are coming to Halifax, when?? Aug.8 my birthday!!! :) I'm letting you all know in case you may want to come over and see it, it will be at the metero center and tickets go on sale next saturday, althought I don't know how much yet. It will be a fun concert, I haven't gone to a big one in a while but it should be good, I hope we can get tickets. Anyway let me know if you want to come. I'm working on my power point presentation now for the proposal, 1 week today!! ahhhh
Thats it from me I'll be very happy (at least I hope so) this time next week!
Talk to you later , love you lots

Pam

Come on ladies!!

I know that no one thinks they have anything exciting going on in their lives but just hearing what you all had for supper would keep me half interested. At least then I'd know something about you. Yes that's right the summer is fast approaching along with the one year anniversary since the reunion to end all reunions. So naturally I'm getting quite nostalgic. I have the whole summer free and I know I'll fill it with stuff and of course you ladies will be here in August but it's just weird you know. Drove out past the boardwalk on Saturday and it was like wont be coming out here with the girls until August. Which of course means that August has to be the most ridiculously bestest best August ever! Oh that's right Kendra we are totally starting that again. All right ladies that's all I've got. I'm thinking my closet needs a good cleaning and then I've got to pick up a cake for June's b-day.
Thinking of all of you,
CT

August won't be so "gentle"

Ok Ladies....lets get this August vaction a bumpin'!! Carolyn I would really like to go to Canada Rocks, I've never been and would like to, is it playing when I"m home? If so I would really like to go. I'm down with pretty much everything on your list of doing, PD, The Beach, Frosty treat (which I now know why it tastes so good...they don't add anything to their soft serve ice cream where a lot of companies add water...), Peakes (day time and night time) and I'd really like to have a bonfire...any takers? And I'm always up for the Anne Tour.
I'm really struggling with something though, my friend Katie is coming down here to Halifax (now living in NFLD) on the Wednesday that I will be home. She is going to be here till Friday and then going to a concert in Moncton that weekend. I don't konw if I cut my trip short to come and see her for 1 day or what? I would hope that I would see her and probably would be I would be afraid I would see her for a couple hours of that day and I would hate to cut my trip short. I know it sounds like I already know what I want to do (stay on PEI) but I'm not sure how to tell her that. I already said I had my vaction book and I was going home...I'll figure something out.
Anyway, I'm really excited to come home, I hope its nice out though.

Can't wait to see everyone!
Pam
PS oh yea there is this new station here (and everywhere I imagine) called tvtropolsis and they are showing repeats of 90210!!! I'm pretty excited about it! :)

Beer Festival

Hi everyone. I'd like to introduce you to the new man in my life. We met at the Beer Fest in Montreal and I hope that we'll live a long and happy life together. Actually, this pic was a 'favor' to him. He decided since Lynds and Julie wanted a pic with him and he did them a favor by letting them take it, then I should do him a favor and be in a pic with him. It was definitely an entertaining situation to say the least. Talk to you soon.

MC

Summer Time

Hi ladies,

I believe the exact schedule of arrivals is as follows:

• Marla - August 3
• MC - August 4
• Amanda - very early August 5
• KB - sorry I don't know exactly when you'll be home, but hopefully sometime around there
• Pegs - August 5
• Lynds - August 7
• Pam - from what I remember, it's the next weekend

I arrive at midnight on the 4th, so I'll be raring to go on Saturday. Now I will provide a list of the things I'd like to do and places I'd like to go while I'm home (these appear in no particular order):

• Brackley (to the right where all the cool kids are)
• PD in the Dish
• China Garden
• Peakes
• Jack's Pizza
• Danny's
• CT's
• Marla's pool (she's offered to have pool parties every day!)

For some reason, these are the only places/things that I can think of at the moment. You will notice, however, that the majority of them revolve around food and/or drinking. This year we will definitely have to follow through on the liquor filled Nalgenes at the beach. CT, I think we should go back up to East Point to have those mussels that we never got like 2 years ago. I think that's all I've got for now.

For anyone who's interested, Nick Holland and Candice had their baby yesterday. He weighed in at 9 pounds, 2.2 ounces. Big baby considering how tiny his mom is. Still don't know his name, but I'm looking forward to shopping. He's going to be lucky growing up with about 10 honorary uncles to play with. Can't wait to see him too when I get home.

Alright, I'm out. Miss you all.

MC

PS - Lynds, I'll post the beer fest pic when I get home, and I learned this morning that my "care package" is in the mail and on its way from Australia. More on that when it arrives.

Summer plans

Hello there ladies,
Well it looks like I am finally getting everyone's dates. Marla, Amanda, MC and Kendra all arrive home within 2 days of each other. I believe Aug 3-5. I was wondering for those of you who will be home was anyone interested in seeing Canada Rocks? Lyndsay and I went last year and went out to dinner first on Victoria Row and it was just such a nice fun evening out. The tickets are somewhat pricey but we're all working women. If any of you are interested let me know and I will get the tickets. Of course if you opted for Anne of Green Gables instead I'd be ok with that too ;) Actually no it's all new actors and who knows what it will be like this year. Instead mom and I are going to go see Anne and Gilbert. Also this is fun. I was looking at the Canada Day free concert website and Lennie Gallant is on at 8 followed by Joel Plaskett and the fireworks so I definitely want to be down there for that. Also in the afternoon is Elephant Rock. I was like whos that so checked their bio. It's Ian Toms, Dick Knox and John Connolly. John and Richard were both in Beauty and the beast, one was Gaston and the other was Maurice. And of course Ian needs no intro. I was talking to him like a month ago and he told me they were getting a band going so this is them. They're around 2 or so. Foxy you're going to be here right? We can make a day of it going from my apt to the park as parking does get kind of crazy. Of course we'll have to bring June to Lennie as she is biggest fan ever! All right that's all I've got. This weekend is predicting rain which is no fun.
Love you all lots and miss you more,
CT
If anyone has other suggestions of what they want to do when you guys are home let me know. Everyday will be Destinations PEI! And I definitely am craving PD in the dish!

Farmer boy snuggling with his cow 

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...Ahh memories of my grade 12 locker. good times, good times.
MC and I had some bad luck today...our concert was cancelled! Luckily we found out before MC took the train here for nothing. The singer is apparently too sick to play. :'( We were pretty disappointed, especially since the concert isn't being rebooked but they're planning to come back in October.
We had a fun weekend for beerfest even with the rain. MC, Peggy & Hugh arrived Saturday afternoon to partake in the festivities. There was a huge group of us which included Julie, her boyfriend Aaron, her friend, Darcy, Matt Allas, upstairs Matt, & D's friend Mike. (It was Matt A.'s last night visiting Darcy and he had just written his CFA test.) We even ran into John Flood. We were at the beer festival for about 5 hours so, as you can imagine, we had many many samples of beer. I recommend Boris cool if you ever see it in the liquor store...like 7up with a kick. Also Rickard's white was very good. One highlight of the night was when a guy dressed in highland attire tried to pick up MC. Maybe MC will post his pic :) After most of our coupons were gone we headed out for pizza and ended up losing some of the group in the process. Unfortunately the O-town gang had to head back early Sunday am. (Michelle, Chloe was sad not to have you back to visit tonight.) You'll have to come back to visit soon!
Kendra - glad to hear you're new job is going well! Pam - good luck with your proposal...sorry about the phone tag. CT - when are you going to Ottawa???
Miss you lots!!

Love, Lynds
xoxo

Who knew I would feel this out of touch after 1 week??

Well, after a long awaited period I have returned to the land of the internet! Wow I think thats the longest I've ever gone without it...1 week +, thats scary. Well I have sinced moved into my apartment and to no surprise things have not slowed down here. I'm getting ready to present my propsal on the 22nd (good day for Lyndsay too...Madonna!!) and then at least I'll get a couple of days rest, then it will be onto my ethics application, enough about school though. I love my new place. It was long overdue for me to finally be on my own I've even gone swimming a couple of times.
So CT your going to the big city the same weekend I'm coming home eh?! I'm coming to PEI on the 8th mainly to get my hair donw and then we are also having a bridal shower for my cousin that same day. FUN FUN... I guess I'll catch you the next time I'm home, I'm sure you'll have WAY more fun in TORONTO!!!! clear the credit card!! haha
Well ladies, my new numbers are (902)233-4354 (C) I guess thats not new or (902)445-1029. I'll talk to you all soon soon! Love you lots and lots

Pam

Catch up time....

okay girls, it feels like a million years since I've even turned on my computer, but in reality, it has been almost a week...I don't know what's wrong with me lately...I've been busy with the new job, which is going pretty well I think, and have been doing a few courses and lots of studying related to all the new shit that I need to know...Lynds, CONGRATS ON THE RACE!! that time is awesome!! MC, glad to see that the new apt is great, hopefully an air conditioner will be in the near future, post some pics soon!! CT, glad to hear that you had a good night out, and I will make a mental note about the breezer iced tea. Pam, I talked to you a couple of nights ago, I have no updates for you....

that's about it ladies, I have to go make my lunch for work tomorrow...what to make, what to make....

Kendra

Out on the town

Hello ladies,
MC, Pegs and Lynds I hope you guys are having an excellent time in Montreal. Wish I was there with you. As for me, last night Lynn and I decided to head out on the town. There was a ufit party at Jakes at 8 and that was the plan. Although with Lynn and I things never go according to plan. We went to the Gahan for supper and a couple of electric ice teas. We got the brownie desert to split because we both love it and of course Lynn ends up with it on her white skirt. So back to my place we go with a quick stop at the liquor store. We both decided to try something new. Bad idea... So over the course of the night I had two electric ice teas, 1 of those new bacardi ice tea breezers (so gross other 3 are in the fridge) 1.5 purple revs went to the bar and added two slings and two shots of baja and a beer to that mix. Not many people I knew out, these two guys came and sat with us. It was Jen Hogan's little brother and friend. Basically it was a good night out at the old Peakes but nothing really significant happened. Left around 1:30 because it was kind of getting old.
Anyway talk to you all later,
CT

Race Pics

Here are some pics from the weekend courtesy of Julie.

Jules and I pre-race


the start line ;p


just crossed the finish line


sweaty Lynds

xox
Lynds
p.s. Michelle, did we get any other pics over the weekend??? You should bring your camera this weekend! :)