BEDA - Day Twenty-One

Whew, another good, but long, day. I think I might try to keep this one short because it is almost 11pm and my bed is calling.

Today was a shopping day, my Mom came down around 10am and we hopped on a street car to the Eaton Centre. The mall wasn’t very busy yet, so we strolled around the stores commenting on what we liked and didn’t like. We bought a few things, Mom more than me due to my limited funds, and had lunch in the food court. I love shopping with my Mom because we have a similar style which is appropriate for both our ages. It is fun to help my Mom pick clothes, and it is always nice to see her get excited about an item. It was a successful shopping trip for sure, and we were so tired at the end that it felt like we really did shop until we dropped.

Later on my Mom and I met my Dad at the hotel that they are staying at. I have to take a minute to mention the awesome bed they had in their room. It was king size and it was the most comfy bed I’ve ever laid on, I never wanted to get up. We decided that we would spend the evening doing what the three of us love to do, dinner and a movie. We had a great dinner at Milestones, even though the waiter was little distracted at times, and then went to see The Vow.

When I was High School I rarely went out on a Friday night, and instead stayed home and watched movie with my parents. Over the years it sort of became our thing. We always love to watch movies together and then talk about them. Even still when I go home for visits, just me, we go and rent at least two movies a night. I love having movies in common with my parents and I believe that it has brought us closer together.

The Vow was a pretty good movie. I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I love Rachel McAdams, and I love to tell people that she went to York University which is where I went. I have been finding stories about people with brain injuries/problems interesting lately, and I think that is why I liked this movie so much. The brain is a strange thing that no one has really figured out completely, I think that the fact that the main character lost only part of her memory was really interesting because I don’t understand how that works. They filmed a few of scenes in Toronto, and it was fun to nudge my Dad and point out another place that I knew. The spots I recognized include: The AGO, Baldwin Street, and Casa Loma. I thought that they love story was totally believable, and when it is meant to be then it is meant to be. I can’t help it; I have a soft spot for “chick flicks”.

Well, now that I have typed this up I guess I head off to bed. Sleep just sounds so good right now after two long, but awesome, days.

BEDA - Day Twenty

This weekend is special because my parents are down visiting, actually starting yesterday - Thursday, and I get to spend time with my Mom. I have always had a great relationship with my Mom, rivalling the Gilmore Girls, because my Dad traveled a lot for work and we would have girl’s nights. The bond between us has grown more and more as I have gotten older, and it’s nice to have a friend in my Mom.

Yesterday my family went to see the Blues Jays game, and it was so much fun. We got to the sky dome really early and took a little look around the Jays shop. Everyone ended up getting tee-shirts, while John and Shelly already had their shirts, I got Escobar, Mom got Lawie, and Dad got Bautista and a hat. It was so cool to sit in the stands with my favourite player on my back, and I made sure to cheer extra hard whenever Escobar went up to bat. I hadn’t actually ever gotten to see Escobar play live so I was super excited. Dad and John had foot long hot dogs, something that John says he looks forward to when going to a game. The dome was open, and even though it was little chilly, I loved sitting out under the sky during the game and we even got a cool light show from the CN Tower. As for the actual game, there were a lot of really great plays, but in the end the Jays lost. It was a little heartbreaking because when it is a special family outing you want your team to win. I still had a great time watching the game and hanging out with my favourite people.

Today was a day for my Mom and me. She came over in the morning and after the parking fiasco of 2012 we met John for lunch. We went to a little restaurant called The Queen Mother. It was so good! John had pulled pork, Mom had Pad Thai, and I had…I forget what it was call but it was also an Asian dish sort of similar to Pad Thai. I love meeting John for lunch when he is at work because we don’t often get to do things just the two of us and it was nice to share that with my Mom.

After lunch Mom and I walked up to the Art Gallery of Ontario. My Mom has been saying that she wanted to go the AGO for a long time, so it is awesome that we finally had an opportunity to go. We took our time walking around the galleries pointing out the things that we liked, and making comments about the creepy stuff. I really love it when we got into the gallery with the Group of Seven paintings because my Mom was so excited about seeing them. The Group of Seven are her favourite artists, and we defiantly took the longest looking at them. Mom also gave me a bit of background information on the artists and paintings as we walked around, and I loved hearing her talk about all the things that she knew. I’ve been to the AGO once before but that time I was alone, it was so much more fun with someone else.

Once we got back to my apartment, tired from all the walking we did, we took a break before dinner. My Mom decided that she wanted to try sushi, so we order from the great sushi place close to where I live. Mom wasn’t feeling too adventurous so she got the veggie sushi, and she said that she liked it! It might seem strange that I am talking about what my Mom ate today, but for my Mom today was a good day for food. Mom is both lactose and gluten intolerant, so it can be a challenge to find places where she can eat. Most of the time she eats salad, and that sucks when the rest of us are eating something really good. However, today she got to try two things that were different and tasty.

So far this weekend has been a great success. Tomorrow, at the moment, we are planning to do a little shopping. I know that whatever we do I will have fun; I always have fun with my Mom, even if we are just watching TV.