Wednesday, September 01, 2004
Hello, eh!
Yes, I'm back from Canada. I got back on Monday. It's a bittersweet return. I'll explain in a little bit.
I arrived Friday night (8/27), and we didn't have time to do anything. My cousin's and their kids arrived the same day, so it was a lot of catching up and exchanging of "pasaloobong" (basically souvenirs, and I don't even know if that's the correct spelling).
Saturday (8/28), we went to Niagra Falls. Basically, we went to Fallsview Casino, and Casino Niagra. It actually was fun. I'm not a casino junkie like my mom and dad were, so I never went with them that often to Barona, Secquan or Viejas (and also because it was just too smoky). But I liked Fallsview because it was literally 5 minutes from the Niagra Falls. We went down to the falls and took some pictures. The last time we all went was with my dad back in 1993. We gambled and ate at their buffet. Then we took a bus back to Casino Niagra and my mom won $1000 Canadian. She loves to share the wealth, so it was a nice suprise.
Sunday (8/29), we went to Fairview mall to shop at the much coveted (well, only by ME, hee hee) H&M. I absolutely LOVE that store. It's basically a very trendy European fashion chain store, much like The Gap in price, but with more stylish clothes like Banana Republic (but funkier). They're all over Europe, the North East Cost of the US (New York and Boston) but goes as far midwest as Chicago, and of course Toronto, Canada. They have YET to move West, but when they do, I'll bet they go LA or Las Vegas.
So I went on a SHOPPING SPREE at H&M, sponsored entirely by mom. She said that she didn't want to have all that Canadian money to exchange back in the States, so we might as well shop...and that we did! We didn't have time to spend too long there, so I tried on pants just to see what size I was (solid 5 folks!), and I just grabbed what I liked. I got some very nice stuff for work. The dressing room line was 30 minutes, and so was the check out line. I tried to grab somethings for Ten, but I just got her a black turtleneck sweater and 2 purses. It was just absolutely CRAZY in there!
Then we came home on Monday (8/30). The plane rides from Canada to Houston and Houston home were a bit harried. We had to change planes in Houston because of a "maintenance issue", which was fine with me. I'd rather have a new plane than to crash due to something that could have been prevented. My uncle and auntie came to pick us up and took us home.
My mom got to see the terrible state of the plants first hand now...and yes, the REMOTE CONTROL CARS that have overtaken the garage. The one bright spot was the bathroom I remodelled. Everyone was impressed that I did it myself, and it made me feel good. My mom told me last night that she was bragging to my auntie in Canada at what a good job I did.
I'm so torn because I hate that my mom is so disappointed by my sister, but at the same time, I warned her about letting the house fall apart. It was killing me to watch it, but I knew it would absolutely hurt my mom. I explained to my sister that I was trying to prevent that from happening, but she did not take heed. What more could I do, right?
So my mom loved the bathroom so much and all of my new furniture that she said I didn't have to pay her back for it. So all of my furniture was given to me by by UNLV's mom and my mom! I just have a few more junk pieces to go through this weekend and I'm going to buy a glass cabinet for my shot glasses.
I may not be going to see Aretha this month. UNLV has to go somewhere with his mom and her new boyfriend, so I think I'm going to miss seeing him this whole month. It sucks because I miss him, you know? Sounds like school is going well for him so far. We're supposed to chat later about what's going to happen.
More in a little bit!
Yes, I'm back from Canada. I got back on Monday. It's a bittersweet return. I'll explain in a little bit.
I arrived Friday night (8/27), and we didn't have time to do anything. My cousin's and their kids arrived the same day, so it was a lot of catching up and exchanging of "pasaloobong" (basically souvenirs, and I don't even know if that's the correct spelling).
Saturday (8/28), we went to Niagra Falls. Basically, we went to Fallsview Casino, and Casino Niagra. It actually was fun. I'm not a casino junkie like my mom and dad were, so I never went with them that often to Barona, Secquan or Viejas (and also because it was just too smoky). But I liked Fallsview because it was literally 5 minutes from the Niagra Falls. We went down to the falls and took some pictures. The last time we all went was with my dad back in 1993. We gambled and ate at their buffet. Then we took a bus back to Casino Niagra and my mom won $1000 Canadian. She loves to share the wealth, so it was a nice suprise.
Sunday (8/29), we went to Fairview mall to shop at the much coveted (well, only by ME, hee hee) H&M. I absolutely LOVE that store. It's basically a very trendy European fashion chain store, much like The Gap in price, but with more stylish clothes like Banana Republic (but funkier). They're all over Europe, the North East Cost of the US (New York and Boston) but goes as far midwest as Chicago, and of course Toronto, Canada. They have YET to move West, but when they do, I'll bet they go LA or Las Vegas.
So I went on a SHOPPING SPREE at H&M, sponsored entirely by mom. She said that she didn't want to have all that Canadian money to exchange back in the States, so we might as well shop...and that we did! We didn't have time to spend too long there, so I tried on pants just to see what size I was (solid 5 folks!), and I just grabbed what I liked. I got some very nice stuff for work. The dressing room line was 30 minutes, and so was the check out line. I tried to grab somethings for Ten, but I just got her a black turtleneck sweater and 2 purses. It was just absolutely CRAZY in there!
Then we came home on Monday (8/30). The plane rides from Canada to Houston and Houston home were a bit harried. We had to change planes in Houston because of a "maintenance issue", which was fine with me. I'd rather have a new plane than to crash due to something that could have been prevented. My uncle and auntie came to pick us up and took us home.
My mom got to see the terrible state of the plants first hand now...and yes, the REMOTE CONTROL CARS that have overtaken the garage. The one bright spot was the bathroom I remodelled. Everyone was impressed that I did it myself, and it made me feel good. My mom told me last night that she was bragging to my auntie in Canada at what a good job I did.
I'm so torn because I hate that my mom is so disappointed by my sister, but at the same time, I warned her about letting the house fall apart. It was killing me to watch it, but I knew it would absolutely hurt my mom. I explained to my sister that I was trying to prevent that from happening, but she did not take heed. What more could I do, right?
So my mom loved the bathroom so much and all of my new furniture that she said I didn't have to pay her back for it. So all of my furniture was given to me by by UNLV's mom and my mom! I just have a few more junk pieces to go through this weekend and I'm going to buy a glass cabinet for my shot glasses.
I may not be going to see Aretha this month. UNLV has to go somewhere with his mom and her new boyfriend, so I think I'm going to miss seeing him this whole month. It sucks because I miss him, you know? Sounds like school is going well for him so far. We're supposed to chat later about what's going to happen.
More in a little bit!
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