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.
