The day has come... Time to bid farewell to the city that has been our home away from home for the past 3 months and the reason behind this blog. It's been an interesting journey!
We are now sitting in the Regina airport, waiting to board the plane back to the land of poutine. As we were going through security, K was randomly selected to be felt up by a female security guard. Good times.
While we wait, here are some final thoughts on Regina/highlights of our experience here:
1. The bus drivers are super nice here! They smile and talk pleasantly to you, and don't mind answering questions about their routes/stops! This was quite the shock, having grown accustomed to the STM!
2. People in general are very friendly here!
3. Our favorite outing was probably the Buddy Holly show - it was awesome!
4. Saturday afternoon iced tea - a tradition we hope to continue!
5. The 5% tax is amaaaazing!!!
Okay, it looks like they're starting to board the plane.... Au revoir, Regina! Take good care and maybe we'll see you again some day!
Saturday 21 July 2012
Friday 20 July 2012
The last few weeks!!!
Time for our usual excuses: we've been soooooo busy lately! Between the two of us we've probably written 137176384829374 reports in the past week. Fun times. But....
THE INTERNSHIP IS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, here's an update on what's been going on in the 'Gina lately:
The Saturday after Canada day, we made our usual trip to the mall for our David's Tea date....
Side note - some iced teas we recommend include: Forever Nuts (S's fave), Perfect Pear, and Tropicalia (if you're lucky enough to be able to find it - they ran out of it after the first time we tried it)!
After the tea, S really wanted to go see UFC. So, we ventured out to find a sports bar that had been recommended to us, called the Press Box. According to google maps, this bar was located about a 10 minute walk away from the mall... As it turns out, it was more like half an hour, and it was essentially located in the infamous North Central. You know K really loves S when she's willing to walk through North Central on a Saturday evening with him, just so that he can watch grown men beat each other up on TV! Once we actually made it to the bar (and K stopped having a heart attack every time she heard a loud noise), we were lucky enough to get a seat... at the pool table cause it was so packed! We ordered supper, which understandably took a while to be brought out to us, and as it turns out it was actually pretty tasty! S had a club sandwich (that had whole chicken breast on it) and K had a Cajun chicken burger. Yummy! S enjoyed the UFC and we both enjoyed watching a silly bachelorette party going around to various tables to get men to drink shots out of their cleavage. We made it back to the mansion safely afterward, in a cab.
On Sunday, we went to one of the last shows of the Regina Fringe Festival. It was called "Joe's Cafe" and it was really great! It was basically a bunch of true stories put to song, including one about George Carlin (which was tres funny)! Both of the performers were very talented!
Since then, we haven't done very many exciting things. Unless you count writing reports on the weekend. We did however manage to watch the first disc of the first season of "How I Met Your Mother" which we borrowed from the Regina public library (gonna miss that place)... Looking forward to watching more of it, once we can find disc 2 somewhere!
We also went to see "The Amazing Spiderman" on cheap movie Tuesday. Review: K liked Andrew Garfield's skinny little spiderman arse, and S thought he was a better spiderman than Tobey Mcguire. The rest of the movie was "meh". Also, we think Emma Stone has voice problems (or will soon if she keeps using that low, raspy voice).
Finally, the 2 most exciting pieces of news since we last wrote:
1. We both got jobs!! (in Alberta, so expect a new blog entitled SKAB... Thanks again JM for the clever acronym)
2. We booked a Caribbean cruise! Yay! After the cruise we'll be going to Disney or Universal Studios or both for a couple days..... But we still haven't decided yet because we're the two most indecisive people in the world!
Alright, that's it for now! Time to get packin'!!! Stay tuned for live blogging from the airports tomorrow!
S&K
THE INTERNSHIP IS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, here's an update on what's been going on in the 'Gina lately:
The Saturday after Canada day, we made our usual trip to the mall for our David's Tea date....
Side note - some iced teas we recommend include: Forever Nuts (S's fave), Perfect Pear, and Tropicalia (if you're lucky enough to be able to find it - they ran out of it after the first time we tried it)!
After the tea, S really wanted to go see UFC. So, we ventured out to find a sports bar that had been recommended to us, called the Press Box. According to google maps, this bar was located about a 10 minute walk away from the mall... As it turns out, it was more like half an hour, and it was essentially located in the infamous North Central. You know K really loves S when she's willing to walk through North Central on a Saturday evening with him, just so that he can watch grown men beat each other up on TV! Once we actually made it to the bar (and K stopped having a heart attack every time she heard a loud noise), we were lucky enough to get a seat... at the pool table cause it was so packed! We ordered supper, which understandably took a while to be brought out to us, and as it turns out it was actually pretty tasty! S had a club sandwich (that had whole chicken breast on it) and K had a Cajun chicken burger. Yummy! S enjoyed the UFC and we both enjoyed watching a silly bachelorette party going around to various tables to get men to drink shots out of their cleavage. We made it back to the mansion safely afterward, in a cab.
On Sunday, we went to one of the last shows of the Regina Fringe Festival. It was called "Joe's Cafe" and it was really great! It was basically a bunch of true stories put to song, including one about George Carlin (which was tres funny)! Both of the performers were very talented!
Since then, we haven't done very many exciting things. Unless you count writing reports on the weekend. We did however manage to watch the first disc of the first season of "How I Met Your Mother" which we borrowed from the Regina public library (gonna miss that place)... Looking forward to watching more of it, once we can find disc 2 somewhere!
We also went to see "The Amazing Spiderman" on cheap movie Tuesday. Review: K liked Andrew Garfield's skinny little spiderman arse, and S thought he was a better spiderman than Tobey Mcguire. The rest of the movie was "meh". Also, we think Emma Stone has voice problems (or will soon if she keeps using that low, raspy voice).
Finally, the 2 most exciting pieces of news since we last wrote:
1. We both got jobs!! (in Alberta, so expect a new blog entitled SKAB... Thanks again JM for the clever acronym)
2. We booked a Caribbean cruise! Yay! After the cruise we'll be going to Disney or Universal Studios or both for a couple days..... But we still haven't decided yet because we're the two most indecisive people in the world!
Alright, that's it for now! Time to get packin'!!! Stay tuned for live blogging from the airports tomorrow!
S&K
Monday 2 July 2012
Happy Canada Day Weekend!!!
It's the celebration of the birth of Canada this weekend.... but more importantly, we now have THREE WEEKS LEFT! Yes, being finished the internship is in fact that important.
Here's a run-down of recent happenings in the 'Gina:
Here's a run-down of recent happenings in the 'Gina:
- THERE ARE TORNADOES HERE! Did you guys know that TORNADOES are real things? They actually exist! They really do! And not just in the movies, like The Wizard of Oz! Earlier this week, there was a "severe weather warning" that included TORNADOES, hail, and deadly lightning, among other things. There were print-outs all over the mansion, warning us of these TORNADOES! In the end, aside from some torrential downpours and lots of wind and ominous clouds that made the sky turn pitch-black at 8pm, all was ok. We survived our first TORNADO warning. (A few TORNADOES did in fact touch down around Moose Jaw, which is about half an hour away.)
- The other big highlight this week was Canada Day. S was very excited, because people actually celebrate Canada Day here... which apparently includes things such as: strongman competitions, plywood-building competitions, superdogs, and a petting zoo. Not to mention free shortbread cookies from a real estate company. All of this stuff is set up by the Wascana lake... which, incidentally, is in our backyard! We landed up finding some shade (it was SO sunny and hot!) and sitting down to eat a picnic lunch and watch the dog competitions. They ran through courses, raced some little kids, and jumped in the air and caught frisbees. Pretty entertaining. During our travels, we saw some poor chap trying to lift a limo (for the strongman competition) in the sweltering heat. He was unsuccessful. Overall, if was a pretty fun time. We also stopped at a big fountain on the way home and cooled off by sticking our feet in the water. It was quite scenic - right next to the legislature building.
- On Sunday night, to continue celebrating the long weekend (and the fact that we didn't have to get up early on Monday morning), we went back to our favourite trivia spot (O'Hanlon's). It was Canada-themed trivia this time, and the hosts weren't as entertaining as last time, but we still had lots of fun. We were not nearly as successful with the trivia this time as we were last time, finishing second-to-last (clearly we don't know enough about Canada)... but our sucking paid off! Apparently in the 'Gina, they reward mediocrity with a GIANT PLATE OF FREE NACHOS!!!!
Saturday 23 June 2012
4 weeks left!!!
So, we are down to 4 weeks left here in the 'Gina. Or, in terms of our blog, hopefully at least 4 more posts till the end of this particular S&K adventure! Were is the time going?!
Just a few things to talk about today...
First of all, we thought we'd provide you with some more "Giners say the darndest things" quotes (we kinda fell down on the job with this segment till now):
So far today (Saturday), it's another lovely day out in the 'Gina. We started off with our now Saturday morning tradition of PANCAKE breakfast!! Yum! Then we headed out for some great weather and our other Saturday ritual of iced tea from David's Tea. (By the way, you know an establishment is trying to be hipster when all of its employees have to wear cardigans!) We may eventually do a tea review blog post. K also got to wear her new ($15) sundress for the first time! Yay summer!
Now we're back at the mansion having a little rest... soon we'll be heading back outside to soak up some sun and start reading a new book together (tune in next time to find out what we're reading)!
Happy weekend, everyone! :)
Just a few things to talk about today...
First of all, we thought we'd provide you with some more "Giners say the darndest things" quotes (we kinda fell down on the job with this segment till now):
- "couldn't you just get a job at a restaurant or something?" - advice from a little old lady with regards to our job search
- "it's so amazing when you get your first paycheck and you can finally afford the Activia yogurt!!" - discussing our job search with a coworker... K could totally relate; it's hard only being able to buy yogurt when it's on sale!! :p
- "my kid is such a turd" - overheard a mom referring to her child
So far today (Saturday), it's another lovely day out in the 'Gina. We started off with our now Saturday morning tradition of PANCAKE breakfast!! Yum! Then we headed out for some great weather and our other Saturday ritual of iced tea from David's Tea. (By the way, you know an establishment is trying to be hipster when all of its employees have to wear cardigans!) We may eventually do a tea review blog post. K also got to wear her new ($15) sundress for the first time! Yay summer!
Now we're back at the mansion having a little rest... soon we'll be heading back outside to soak up some sun and start reading a new book together (tune in next time to find out what we're reading)!
Happy weekend, everyone! :)
Monday 18 June 2012
We are back! Please forgive us!
Hello everyone... we hope that at least some of you are still with us!
We apologize for our month-long hiatus. The internship has gotten quite busy, and we've also been doing tons of job searching (to no avail, yet). Plus, we both had colds (K's lasted for over 2 weeks), and S had a bout of some sort of stomach bug. Excuses, excuses - we know. Anyway, here's a little re-cap of what's been happening in our spare time since last we wrote:
We apologize for our month-long hiatus. The internship has gotten quite busy, and we've also been doing tons of job searching (to no avail, yet). Plus, we both had colds (K's lasted for over 2 weeks), and S had a bout of some sort of stomach bug. Excuses, excuses - we know. Anyway, here's a little re-cap of what's been happening in our spare time since last we wrote:
- On the Sunday of that long weekend, we went to trivia night at O'Hanlon's pub. It was awesome! We participated in both rounds, had a good laugh (the hosts were quite entertaining), and we CAME SECOND in the late round (a pretty cool feat, considering it was just the 2 of us on the team, and all of the other teams were a lot bigger)!! Yay us!! Our prize: free beer. K doesn't drink beer (it has bubbles!), and S had already drank 2 beers but he forced down our prize anyway. All in all, a great night. And we plan on going back for more trivia asap.
- On the Monday of the long weekend (day off! woo!), we finally went to see the Hunger Games movie! Our quick review: it was a bit too long, and there was too much camera shaking (in the style of the Bourne movies), but overall we enjoyed it! It didn't stray TOO much from the book either. Curious to see what the next 2 movies will be like. After the movie we took a million years to decide where to go for supper... we finally decided on Pasta Prima, a fresh pasta place. There were tons of old people there - S felt right at home! The food was yummy and not expensive. 4 SKs out of 5!
- Our next big outing was the following Saturday, to the Cathedral Arts Festival. It's basically a big street sale, with different local artists and lots of food. There was even some live music. S got really excited when he saw that there was a "jazz" band playing... turns out it was a weird duo of flute and guitar, which was fine and dandy till they started to sing. At least we got a place to sit down and eat our big juicy wieners. We also ate some delicious (and overpriced) cheesecake fudge, and a "tornado potato" on a stick (photos to come). And we ran into every single person that we know in Regina (i.e. our coworkers). That evening, we went to a restaurant called Viet Thai for supper that had been recommended to us. (Guess what kind of food they serve!) It was a yummy meal, though one of the dishes had a strange odor. 3 SKs out of 5. We then ventured to a little shop called Dessart Sweet just down the road for, you guessed it, dessert! It's a cute little place with tons of candy and chocolate bars from different places, and they also serve lots of different ice creams. We both had a cone - delicious! We spent Saturday night at a B&B called the Dragon's Nest (as a belated anniversary celebration and getaway from the mansion). It was lovely! Gorgeous room... but our jacuzzi didn't work properly, so that was a bit of a disappointment. Breakfast the next morning was tasty: bacon (which K gave to S), crepes (Montreal is following us everywhere), and fruit salad with granola and yogurt. We left, after a nice peaceful night, to have to schlep back to the mansion in the POURING rain. Sigh.
- The next Friday, we were pretty tired, so we decided to have a low-key outing of dinner and a movie. We went to Montana's for big disgusting burgers (of which we have now had our fill and will not be returning to eat for a very long time) and then went to see Men in Black 3 (not in 3D). The movie had a few good laughs and allowed S to drool over his boyfriend Josh Brolin, but it probably wasn't worth the $9.50 admission charge.
- The next day (Saturday), we traveled around the world for the Mosaic festival. It's a supercool thing that they do here in Regina, where people from all of the different cultures have a pavilion to show off food, dances, etc., from their country. We bought our "passport" and traveled by shuttle to: Ukraine, Greece, Romania, Ethiopia, the Caribbean, the Francophone pavilion, and the First Nations pavilion. It was a lot of fun, and we ate TONS of delicious food (e.g. souvlaki pita, vine leaves, Greek donuts, mamaliga and cream chicken, apple strudel, mango loaf, and bannock... and we talked ourselves out of getting poooooteeen). Unfortunately, the food was not free. But it was worth it! Pictures will likely come soon.
- The following Saturday, we took in a matinee show at the legitimate theatre here in Regina. We saw "Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story" at the Globe Theatre. It was FANTASTIC! The music was great, the actors were super, and we really enjoyed ourselves! Really glad we got the cheap tickets though, since the theatre is quite small and all the seats are essentially the same. We also got some free treats afterward (cookies, etc.)!
- On Sunday, we had a HAIR CUT DATE! We are so cool. We were both in desperate need of a trim, so we headed to Chatters Salon at the Cornwall Centre. We managed to get the place to ourselves, which was nice and relaxing. And now we are super beautiful with our new 'dos! :p
- This past weekend, we mostly just took it easy. We went to the Regina Jazz Festival for a bit of free live music... we ended up seeing our good friends from the Cathedral Arts Festival (i.e. the weird flute/guitar duo) again! We also went to a few travel agencies to try our luck - we're hoping to go on some sort of relaxing getaway vacation once this internship is all over! (Any advice? Let us know!)
- Over the course of the past couple weeks we've also gone to the cheap movie theatre twice: once to see "American Reunion" and once to see "The Five Year Engagement." We enjoyed both (especially at $4.50 a ticket).
Monday 21 May 2012
Long weekend part deux!
Moving right along to Saturday:
We hopped on our chauffeur service to the downtown area, then walked a little bit to the "Italian Star Deli", which is the top-rated restaurant in the 'Gina according to TripAdvisor. It did not disappoint! For starters, we were served by an adorable, stereotypical little old Italian lady (note: this is in NO way meant to be offensive - she was actually awesome)! S ordered a Hungarian Salami and Prosciutto panini, and K ordered a Chicken panini (she originally asked for Turkey, but they didn't have any... the little old lady then informed her that turkey and chicken "belong to the same family" haha). You can get mild, medium or hot paninis - we both got medium, which means that it has banana peppers on it, along with grated feta cheese, pesto, and mustard. These sandwiches were so huge that we ended up eating only half of it for lunch, and then ate the second half for supper! Pretty great, especially considering that the paninis were relatively inexpensive. 5 SKs out of 5! We took our sandwiches over to the park between Scarth and Lorne (we know street names now! woo!), and ate on a park bench. It was lovely. Next time we go back to the Deli, K wants to get some cannolis!
Before running some quick errands at the mall, we ran in to the Globe theatre box office, to get tickets for "Buddy", the Buddy Holly show. We'll be seeing it on June 9th... very much looking forward to taking in some legitimate theatre in the prairies! Review to come!
Nothing too exciting happened at the mall... except some AMAZING iced tea from David's Tea!!! If you ever want to drink something delicious, go get a "Tropicalia" iced tea (sweetened with guava)... it takes like Pina Colada! SOOOO yummy!!
To show our ever-growing comfort level here in Regina, we decided to walk back towards our mansion (instead of bussing it). Along the way, we stopped at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum for a visit. It was pretty cool! We really liked their exhibits - they had one about dinosaurs, one about native history, one about animals & plants of Saskatchewan. K pretty impressed with the taxidermy: the wolves in particular seemed very lifelike!
As we continued home, we were able to explore the other side of the Wascana lake, which was absolutely beautiful on the sunny evening. Lots of geese, lovely-smelling trees, families out playing, and several wedding parties getting photos taken!
We hopped on our chauffeur service to the downtown area, then walked a little bit to the "Italian Star Deli", which is the top-rated restaurant in the 'Gina according to TripAdvisor. It did not disappoint! For starters, we were served by an adorable, stereotypical little old Italian lady (note: this is in NO way meant to be offensive - she was actually awesome)! S ordered a Hungarian Salami and Prosciutto panini, and K ordered a Chicken panini (she originally asked for Turkey, but they didn't have any... the little old lady then informed her that turkey and chicken "belong to the same family" haha). You can get mild, medium or hot paninis - we both got medium, which means that it has banana peppers on it, along with grated feta cheese, pesto, and mustard. These sandwiches were so huge that we ended up eating only half of it for lunch, and then ate the second half for supper! Pretty great, especially considering that the paninis were relatively inexpensive. 5 SKs out of 5! We took our sandwiches over to the park between Scarth and Lorne (we know street names now! woo!), and ate on a park bench. It was lovely. Next time we go back to the Deli, K wants to get some cannolis!
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| S's panini! Sooo good! |
Before running some quick errands at the mall, we ran in to the Globe theatre box office, to get tickets for "Buddy", the Buddy Holly show. We'll be seeing it on June 9th... very much looking forward to taking in some legitimate theatre in the prairies! Review to come!
Nothing too exciting happened at the mall... except some AMAZING iced tea from David's Tea!!! If you ever want to drink something delicious, go get a "Tropicalia" iced tea (sweetened with guava)... it takes like Pina Colada! SOOOO yummy!!
To show our ever-growing comfort level here in Regina, we decided to walk back towards our mansion (instead of bussing it). Along the way, we stopped at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum for a visit. It was pretty cool! We really liked their exhibits - they had one about dinosaurs, one about native history, one about animals & plants of Saskatchewan. K pretty impressed with the taxidermy: the wolves in particular seemed very lifelike!
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| The wolves! |
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| K was afraid they were going to start moving and attack us! |
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| A medical prescription written 2600 years ago - kinda cool! |
As we continued home, we were able to explore the other side of the Wascana lake, which was absolutely beautiful on the sunny evening. Lots of geese, lovely-smelling trees, families out playing, and several wedding parties getting photos taken!
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| Lovely foliage! |
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| View of the legislature building from across the lake. |
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| The biggest hill we've encountered in Regina in 3 weeks..... |
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| Side view of the legislature building |
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| Pretty tree full of blossoms! |
Long Weekend!!!
Happy Victoria Day! You kinda forget how amazing a long weekend is when you are in school (since you probably have work to do anyway). It's been such a grueling first few weeks, that having this long weekend is a godsend. And who benefits more than anybody from this weekend? You, our loyal followers!
The biggest news of Friday was that we FINALLY FINISHED THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY! We more or less read all three books since we landed here in the 'Gina. It's been hard to talk about the books without giving spoilers so our final thoughts we will be very general: K liked it but found the ending a bit rushed (S agrees with this last point). Overall, what she expected to happen happened (ditto for S). We've been commenting on S's angst expectations throughout our readings. In the end, he thought it could've been just a little more angsty but regardless, the male-on-male angst scene in book 3 took the cake (we both thought it was hilarious and perfect!). We are totally looking forward to taking in a matinee showing of the Hunger Games movie at the ghetto cinema this afternoon. Hopefully it stays pretty true to the first book. Review to come, duh!
Since we didn't want to waste time preparing supper since we had sooooo much reading to do, we decided to order in. It was our first time ordering in, which we were sort of worried about given the SaskTel debacle. Thankfully, the good folks at Houston Pizza are capable of seeing three feet in front of them and pressing glowing yellow buttons! Yah! Before we talk about the pizza, we just want to mention that apparently Regina is the capital of "Family restaurants". While looking for place to order from, we came across no less than 39809869 restaurants of different varieties claiming to be "family restaurants". We wonder if there is some kind of turf war going on here. Like the mob families but with "family restaurants". That would be amazing!
As for the pizza, we didn't have very high hopes (who in their right mind would think Pizza in the middle of the prairies would be good), but it was..... actually awesome! Like seriously, probably the best delivery pizza we've had (and even better than Delissio!). We had a cheese pizza with pineapple. When we first got it, K was worried because there were only a couple of pieces of pineapple on top and she was all like "WHERE'S THE PINEAPPLE?!?!". Luckily, it was all hidden under the glorious, delicious, gooey cheese! 4 and 1/2 SKs out of 5 SKs!
We will have another post shortly about Saturday and Sunday which involved more food, museums, outdoorsy stuff, trivia, etc.
The biggest news of Friday was that we FINALLY FINISHED THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY! We more or less read all three books since we landed here in the 'Gina. It's been hard to talk about the books without giving spoilers so our final thoughts we will be very general: K liked it but found the ending a bit rushed (S agrees with this last point). Overall, what she expected to happen happened (ditto for S). We've been commenting on S's angst expectations throughout our readings. In the end, he thought it could've been just a little more angsty but regardless, the male-on-male angst scene in book 3 took the cake (we both thought it was hilarious and perfect!). We are totally looking forward to taking in a matinee showing of the Hunger Games movie at the ghetto cinema this afternoon. Hopefully it stays pretty true to the first book. Review to come, duh!
Since we didn't want to waste time preparing supper since we had sooooo much reading to do, we decided to order in. It was our first time ordering in, which we were sort of worried about given the SaskTel debacle. Thankfully, the good folks at Houston Pizza are capable of seeing three feet in front of them and pressing glowing yellow buttons! Yah! Before we talk about the pizza, we just want to mention that apparently Regina is the capital of "Family restaurants". While looking for place to order from, we came across no less than 39809869 restaurants of different varieties claiming to be "family restaurants". We wonder if there is some kind of turf war going on here. Like the mob families but with "family restaurants". That would be amazing!
As for the pizza, we didn't have very high hopes (who in their right mind would think Pizza in the middle of the prairies would be good), but it was..... actually awesome! Like seriously, probably the best delivery pizza we've had (and even better than Delissio!). We had a cheese pizza with pineapple. When we first got it, K was worried because there were only a couple of pieces of pineapple on top and she was all like "WHERE'S THE PINEAPPLE?!?!". Luckily, it was all hidden under the glorious, delicious, gooey cheese! 4 and 1/2 SKs out of 5 SKs!
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| YUMM! |
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| Apparently, it's a secret what time they close! |
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| Speaking of "food", here's the poutine we mentioned in an earlier post... Enough said. |
We will have another post shortly about Saturday and Sunday which involved more food, museums, outdoorsy stuff, trivia, etc.
Friday 18 May 2012
another week down...
It's the end of another long, busy week of internship. So busy that we didn't have much time to get out and explore or do much of anything besides work-related stuff...
The main thing we did during our free time was read more of the Hunger Games. We are ALMOST FINISHED!!! Book 3 is over two thirds of the way done! Getting excited for the conclusion! S is still holding out hope that it will be very angsty.
Our big outing this week was a walk half-way around the lake. We are, in fact, two wild and crazy people! We probably would have made it the whole way around if we hadn't gotten stuck at the restaurant and couldn't figure out where the trail went from there. We are also very smart, apparently. But, the lake was very pretty, and we kept getting distracted by all the BABY GEESE!!!!!!!! (or goslings, if we want to get technical) They were SOOOO cute! (pictures to come!)
K made her first "real" trip to North Central on Wednesday. By real we mean that she took the bus both ways, all by herself. She's such a big girl! (and brave to boot!)
Today at lunch, we decided that it was finally time to try the cafeteria POUTINE! Kinda wish we had held off a while longer... or indefinitely, to be more precise. S said it was the worst poutine he'd ever tasted. The "gravy" tasted like chalk. It also didn't have actual cheese curds. K, who doesn't have quite as discriminating a palate as S when it comes to Quebec's favourite dish, found it edible but definitely not tasty. It was about as good as the poutine you could get at K's high school cafeteria. Anyway, we ate with some of the SLPs today, who informed us about some choice Reginese (*coinage*) poutine spots. There'll likely be more poutine-tasting to come!
In other news, there is a leak in the mansion hallway. Hopefully it will be repaired soon, as the stuff dripping into the bucket looks kinda gross. Also, S is not what you would call a "strong swimmer," so the place had better not flood!
That's all for now, folks! We're hoping to do lots of fun things on this LONG WEEKEND! We'll be in touch! :)
The main thing we did during our free time was read more of the Hunger Games. We are ALMOST FINISHED!!! Book 3 is over two thirds of the way done! Getting excited for the conclusion! S is still holding out hope that it will be very angsty.
Our big outing this week was a walk half-way around the lake. We are, in fact, two wild and crazy people! We probably would have made it the whole way around if we hadn't gotten stuck at the restaurant and couldn't figure out where the trail went from there. We are also very smart, apparently. But, the lake was very pretty, and we kept getting distracted by all the BABY GEESE!!!!!!!! (or goslings, if we want to get technical) They were SOOOO cute! (pictures to come!)
K made her first "real" trip to North Central on Wednesday. By real we mean that she took the bus both ways, all by herself. She's such a big girl! (and brave to boot!)
Today at lunch, we decided that it was finally time to try the cafeteria POUTINE! Kinda wish we had held off a while longer... or indefinitely, to be more precise. S said it was the worst poutine he'd ever tasted. The "gravy" tasted like chalk. It also didn't have actual cheese curds. K, who doesn't have quite as discriminating a palate as S when it comes to Quebec's favourite dish, found it edible but definitely not tasty. It was about as good as the poutine you could get at K's high school cafeteria. Anyway, we ate with some of the SLPs today, who informed us about some choice Reginese (*coinage*) poutine spots. There'll likely be more poutine-tasting to come!
In other news, there is a leak in the mansion hallway. Hopefully it will be repaired soon, as the stuff dripping into the bucket looks kinda gross. Also, S is not what you would call a "strong swimmer," so the place had better not flood!
That's all for now, folks! We're hoping to do lots of fun things on this LONG WEEKEND! We'll be in touch! :)
Saturday 12 May 2012
Sunny Saturday!
After staying up late into the night making a big dent in book 2 of the Hunger Games, we slept in a bit this morning. Wanting to get some fresh air on this beautiful sunny day in May, we decided to head downtown....
First, we discovered a Farmers' Market! Lots of homemade goodies, plants, crafts, etc. (we managed to get a few yummy samples as we walked). We'll definitely be going back there some day!
Then we went to the Regina Public Library, because S needed to replenish his supply of comic books (for the bathroom). So, we are now proud (albeit temporary) members of the library and we have yet another fancy card to add to our wallet. As S was perusing the graphic novels, K looked around in the teen novels section in the next aisle, and it provided much entertainment (it seems the Hunger Games might end up being a gateway drug for us). The best find of the day: a novel by none other than... wait for it.... Hilary Duff! Hilary f***ing Duff! Bet you never saw that one coming! I mean, she's obviously a great actress and singer... but who knew she was also a successful author?! Wow, she's sooooo multi-talented! (The novel is entitled "Elixir", in case any of you were hoping to run out to your local bookstore immediately.) Anyway, we decided that if it would please our audience, we would read it (after we finish the Hunger Games, of course) and provide commentary and insight into what is no doubt a literary masterpiece. Thoughts???
After our exciting discovery at the library, we headed over to the Cornwall Centre (mall) to run some errands. On our way across the street, we were stopped by some people giving out FREE COOKIES!!! They were DELICIOUS! Bring me another! (*insert Thor voice here*)
While eating lunch in the food court, we did some people-watching and saw the most AMAZING outfit ever: 30-something-year-old man, wearing black cowboy boots, black leather pants, a bright turquoise shirt under a black blazer, a black cowboy hat, and to top it all off, big white plastic sunglasses. We wanted to take a picture, but thought the better of it. We're sure your imaginations can do the trick!
Back at the mansion, K finished reading the rest of the second book of the Hunger Games to S. Two books down, only one to go! We found the end of book 2 somewhat rushed (i.e. too much squeezed into just the last couple of chapters), but we're looking forward to the conclusion of the trilogy. We're gonna start book 3 tonight (if K's vocal folds don't give out). S is holding out hope that Katniss and Peeta will end up together.
By the way, you can all sleep soundly tonight knowing that neither S nor K has tuberculosis. Just in case you were worried about that. (We had to get the TB test done this week for the internship, and apparently we're both a-ok!)
First, we discovered a Farmers' Market! Lots of homemade goodies, plants, crafts, etc. (we managed to get a few yummy samples as we walked). We'll definitely be going back there some day!
Then we went to the Regina Public Library, because S needed to replenish his supply of comic books (for the bathroom). So, we are now proud (albeit temporary) members of the library and we have yet another fancy card to add to our wallet. As S was perusing the graphic novels, K looked around in the teen novels section in the next aisle, and it provided much entertainment (it seems the Hunger Games might end up being a gateway drug for us). The best find of the day: a novel by none other than... wait for it.... Hilary Duff! Hilary f***ing Duff! Bet you never saw that one coming! I mean, she's obviously a great actress and singer... but who knew she was also a successful author?! Wow, she's sooooo multi-talented! (The novel is entitled "Elixir", in case any of you were hoping to run out to your local bookstore immediately.) Anyway, we decided that if it would please our audience, we would read it (after we finish the Hunger Games, of course) and provide commentary and insight into what is no doubt a literary masterpiece. Thoughts???
After our exciting discovery at the library, we headed over to the Cornwall Centre (mall) to run some errands. On our way across the street, we were stopped by some people giving out FREE COOKIES!!! They were DELICIOUS! Bring me another! (*insert Thor voice here*)
While eating lunch in the food court, we did some people-watching and saw the most AMAZING outfit ever: 30-something-year-old man, wearing black cowboy boots, black leather pants, a bright turquoise shirt under a black blazer, a black cowboy hat, and to top it all off, big white plastic sunglasses. We wanted to take a picture, but thought the better of it. We're sure your imaginations can do the trick!
Back at the mansion, K finished reading the rest of the second book of the Hunger Games to S. Two books down, only one to go! We found the end of book 2 somewhat rushed (i.e. too much squeezed into just the last couple of chapters), but we're looking forward to the conclusion of the trilogy. We're gonna start book 3 tonight (if K's vocal folds don't give out). S is holding out hope that Katniss and Peeta will end up together.
By the way, you can all sleep soundly tonight knowing that neither S nor K has tuberculosis. Just in case you were worried about that. (We had to get the TB test done this week for the internship, and apparently we're both a-ok!)
Friday 11 May 2012
Sorry for the lack of posts!!
Hello everyone!
We've made it through our second week of internship... it's been crazy busy and somewhat overwhelming, so please forgive us for not posting all week (though we haven't had much to say anyway, besides complain about how tired we are)! S had to give a presentation last night (and he did a super job!) despite hating presentations with every fiber in his body - so we're particularly tired today. To quote S, "presentations are for weenies!"
At least it's finally the weekend!! We are going to read SO MUCH HUNGER GAMES (book 2)!!!!!! On a related note, S is legitimately disappointed in the lack of teen angst thus far. K agrees that there is less than expected... but there's usually a pretty hilarious angsty paragraph every few chapters or so. (S might be missing some of them because apparently K's voice is a sleep drug for him.) One of the best ones yet, paraphrased: "I know I love Gale... but what kind of love is it?? I don't know! But I can't think about that! I have to start a rebellion! Why do all boys love me?! AHHHGHGHGHHHH woe is me!!!" We are currently debating whether we will go see the movie soon at the regular theatre, or wait till it comes to the cheap cinema near by. Huge life decision, obviously.
On Monday evening, we had an actual "night on the town" (sans Subway)! We ventured out on our chauffeur service to the Bushwakker Brewpub, where Monday night is Jazz night. PLUS, it's wings-and-a-pint night! So, we listened to some nice music while scarfing down hot wings and a HUMUNGOUS pile of fries. Overall, good times - we will definitely be going back.
On our way to Bushwakker, we had a funny experience: as we were getting off the bus, S says "merci" (in his cute anglophone French accent) to the bus driver... apparently you can take the man out of Montreal, but you can't take Montreal out of the man! Needless to say, the bus driver had a good chuckle and so did K.
The next evening, Jazz music came to us at the mansion!! There was some sort of performance in the lobby of the mansion by a group called the Jazz Band-its (best. name. ever.)! Speaking of the mansion, we don't know how we're ever going to go back to not having our own cleaning service. Life's rough.
Tonight, as we ate a healthy balanced meal of perogies (and baby carrots) for supper, we played a bit of Trivial Pursuit that we found in the mansion's library... You know a game is old when the answer to a question is "West" Germany! (FYI, this version of the game was from 1981.)
The weather is supposed to be super nice this weekend, so hopefully we can do some more exploring of our beautiful area (not sarcasm)... maybe we'll actually make it the whole way around the lake.... or, at the very least, read some Hunger Games on a park bench! :p
We've made it through our second week of internship... it's been crazy busy and somewhat overwhelming, so please forgive us for not posting all week (though we haven't had much to say anyway, besides complain about how tired we are)! S had to give a presentation last night (and he did a super job!) despite hating presentations with every fiber in his body - so we're particularly tired today. To quote S, "presentations are for weenies!"
At least it's finally the weekend!! We are going to read SO MUCH HUNGER GAMES (book 2)!!!!!! On a related note, S is legitimately disappointed in the lack of teen angst thus far. K agrees that there is less than expected... but there's usually a pretty hilarious angsty paragraph every few chapters or so. (S might be missing some of them because apparently K's voice is a sleep drug for him.) One of the best ones yet, paraphrased: "I know I love Gale... but what kind of love is it?? I don't know! But I can't think about that! I have to start a rebellion! Why do all boys love me?! AHHHGHGHGHHHH woe is me!!!" We are currently debating whether we will go see the movie soon at the regular theatre, or wait till it comes to the cheap cinema near by. Huge life decision, obviously.
On Monday evening, we had an actual "night on the town" (sans Subway)! We ventured out on our chauffeur service to the Bushwakker Brewpub, where Monday night is Jazz night. PLUS, it's wings-and-a-pint night! So, we listened to some nice music while scarfing down hot wings and a HUMUNGOUS pile of fries. Overall, good times - we will definitely be going back.
On our way to Bushwakker, we had a funny experience: as we were getting off the bus, S says "merci" (in his cute anglophone French accent) to the bus driver... apparently you can take the man out of Montreal, but you can't take Montreal out of the man! Needless to say, the bus driver had a good chuckle and so did K.
The next evening, Jazz music came to us at the mansion!! There was some sort of performance in the lobby of the mansion by a group called the Jazz Band-its (best. name. ever.)! Speaking of the mansion, we don't know how we're ever going to go back to not having our own cleaning service. Life's rough.
Tonight, as we ate a healthy balanced meal of perogies (and baby carrots) for supper, we played a bit of Trivial Pursuit that we found in the mansion's library... You know a game is old when the answer to a question is "West" Germany! (FYI, this version of the game was from 1981.)
The weather is supposed to be super nice this weekend, so hopefully we can do some more exploring of our beautiful area (not sarcasm)... maybe we'll actually make it the whole way around the lake.... or, at the very least, read some Hunger Games on a park bench! :p
Monday 7 May 2012
More pictures so far....
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| Just under the H&R Block is our new favorite bakery: BunsMasterBakery. Best. Name. Ever. |
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| Our first supper/evening in the 'Gina: KD and Yahtzee! |
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| The sculpture room at the MacKenzie Art Gallery. |
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| We are awesome! |
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| Paper made out of moose poop. That right there is the quintessential green Canadian product. |
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| Monday night outing at the Bushwakker Brewpub. Wings + Jazz = good times |
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| We are uber awesome. |
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| Jazz face. |
Around the mansion
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| This is what Regina looks like..... If you are on acid (... or in the Golden Mile Mall) |
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| One of our friendly neighbors inhabiting our backyard |
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| More of our neighbors. They also taught S what ducks look like. |
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| K enjoying the view of "our" lake |
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| S also enjoying the view |
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| Another neighbor. It's kinda hard to see but it's a rabbit. I think he's staked claim to that parking spot. |
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| Yep, that's poop, goose poop |
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| The path to our mansion. |
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| A ominous yet beautiful view from next door |
Sunday 6 May 2012
End of the weekend
3 things about our lazy southern Regina Sunday...
1. We finished the first book of the Hunger Games trilogy. Bring on the movie! S was super eager to have K start reading the second one this morning so he could hear about all the building teen angst. It sounds like sarcasm but sadly, it's not.
2. We went all the way to our next door neighbors, the MacKenzie Art Gallery for a look around. It was a nice, free outing. They have some awesome sculptures. And a really cool shop inside that sells, amongst classier things, paper made from moose poop (pictures to come).
3. We discovered a few new things about our mansion. We apparently have our own mail service downstairs (letter size only, pick up at 9:00 am mon through fri). More importantly, we have our own library down the hall, complete with books, board game, movies (including vintage VHS), crossword puzzle books, and magazines!
That's it for now. We hope to have Internet tomorrow. Cross your fingers for us!
1. We finished the first book of the Hunger Games trilogy. Bring on the movie! S was super eager to have K start reading the second one this morning so he could hear about all the building teen angst. It sounds like sarcasm but sadly, it's not.
2. We went all the way to our next door neighbors, the MacKenzie Art Gallery for a look around. It was a nice, free outing. They have some awesome sculptures. And a really cool shop inside that sells, amongst classier things, paper made from moose poop (pictures to come).
3. We discovered a few new things about our mansion. We apparently have our own mail service downstairs (letter size only, pick up at 9:00 am mon through fri). More importantly, we have our own library down the hall, complete with books, board game, movies (including vintage VHS), crossword puzzle books, and magazines!
That's it for now. We hope to have Internet tomorrow. Cross your fingers for us!
Avengers Review!
Before we talk about the movie, a review of the movie theatre itself. We went to one of the two first-run theaters in Regina. The (Cineplex) theatre is located in the Southland mall. At only 9.50 for a Friday night movie, this was a bargain compared to either Montreal or St. John's. The theatre can best be compared to the Plaza Cote Des Neiges one in Montreal (in terms of seating, look, and smell). That being said, we would've watched the film on VHS sitting in cardboard box (i.e S would've dragged K into said box) to see this movie!
On to the movie! It was F****** awesome! Even K really enjoyed it! Then again, Mark Ruffalo (one of K's 257853267 celebrity boyfriends) was in it, enough said. S, while not infatuated with Ruffalo, thought he was the best Bruce Banner/Hulk yet (he had the two funniest moments in the movie). Overall the movie was very funny (not hard to tell Joss Whedon was the man behind it), had perhaps the most amazing action sequence ever, and a perfect culmination of all the individual movies. We are looking forward to rewatching it when it comes to the cheap Golden Mile theatre near our mansion!
P.s. the after credits scene is by far the coolest of all the Marvel movies.. Well if you are a big enough comic nerd like S!
P.s deux: S got a sick collector's cup. He was forced to buy an ungodly amount of iced tea but now he has his very own Thor cup! That was delicious, bring me another!
On to the movie! It was F****** awesome! Even K really enjoyed it! Then again, Mark Ruffalo (one of K's 257853267 celebrity boyfriends) was in it, enough said. S, while not infatuated with Ruffalo, thought he was the best Bruce Banner/Hulk yet (he had the two funniest moments in the movie). Overall the movie was very funny (not hard to tell Joss Whedon was the man behind it), had perhaps the most amazing action sequence ever, and a perfect culmination of all the individual movies. We are looking forward to rewatching it when it comes to the cheap Golden Mile theatre near our mansion!
P.s. the after credits scene is by far the coolest of all the Marvel movies.. Well if you are a big enough comic nerd like S!
P.s deux: S got a sick collector's cup. He was forced to buy an ungodly amount of iced tea but now he has his very own Thor cup! That was delicious, bring me another!
Saturday 5 May 2012
Stick with us!
We haven't forgotten about the pictures! SaskTel no showed on Friday. Apparently they came and got lost in the mansion (despite the gigantic information on the way in). Sigh. Hopefully we will have our Internet set up by Monday evening.. Unless they get lost in the parking lot :/
The end of the work week...
Soooo we survived week one of twelve of our final internship! Eleven more to go til we are real live SLPs! Woot! Woot! :D
We had another "night out" here in southern Regina on Friday. This time, we walked to the Southland Mall, about 40 minutes away from our mansion. What's in the mall you ask? The movie theatre, of course! It was Avengers day (review to come in another post). Perhaps the most amazing part of our journey there was when we both discovered a gargantuan green spinning cube. We blurted out "DOLLARAMA" at the exact same time! It was so incredibly adorable! Unfortunately, we had to walk past it in order to make it to the movie on time. It took every bit of self control and willpower we had to do this!
After the movie, we bought more expensive groceries using our Safeway club card. Despite the higher prices of nearly all food items here, bread is nearly about half the price (not hard to tell we are in the prairies, where wheat abounds).. Maybe we should go on a jailhouse diet, eh?
Moving on to Saturday, we had a little sleep in. It's amazing to be able to sleep in on the weekend, guilt free. Yah!!!! After brunch, we headed out to the local comic book store (Comic Readers on the "main drag", Albert street) for Free Comic Book Day. S was able to use K to get 5 free books instead of the 3 free books per customer. Yes! We then hit up the Dollarama since we were so excited after finding it last night. Exciting purchases including freezer bags, an umbrella, Tupperware and KD. Finally, we ended our excursion with a trip to yet another grocery store, this time ExtraFoods (it's like Maxi in MTL but with 4 maple leafs of different colors in their logo). This was an exciting discovery because 1) it's familiar to us and 2) it's more reasonably priced. We were actually able to buy chicken breasts without taking out a bank loan! Once back to the mansion, we continued our journey through Pamem: Katniss and Peeta, you crazy kids. This basically means that K read the Hunger Games out loud while S listened and occasionally fell asleep to the sound of her voice. Hopefully finish the book soon and have another movie to review.
In other news, we seem to have a new arch nemesis who takes "our" tv at the end of the hall! We will have to figure out how to deal with this problem before the next episode of "insert food network show here".
We had another "night out" here in southern Regina on Friday. This time, we walked to the Southland Mall, about 40 minutes away from our mansion. What's in the mall you ask? The movie theatre, of course! It was Avengers day (review to come in another post). Perhaps the most amazing part of our journey there was when we both discovered a gargantuan green spinning cube. We blurted out "DOLLARAMA" at the exact same time! It was so incredibly adorable! Unfortunately, we had to walk past it in order to make it to the movie on time. It took every bit of self control and willpower we had to do this!
After the movie, we bought more expensive groceries using our Safeway club card. Despite the higher prices of nearly all food items here, bread is nearly about half the price (not hard to tell we are in the prairies, where wheat abounds).. Maybe we should go on a jailhouse diet, eh?
Moving on to Saturday, we had a little sleep in. It's amazing to be able to sleep in on the weekend, guilt free. Yah!!!! After brunch, we headed out to the local comic book store (Comic Readers on the "main drag", Albert street) for Free Comic Book Day. S was able to use K to get 5 free books instead of the 3 free books per customer. Yes! We then hit up the Dollarama since we were so excited after finding it last night. Exciting purchases including freezer bags, an umbrella, Tupperware and KD. Finally, we ended our excursion with a trip to yet another grocery store, this time ExtraFoods (it's like Maxi in MTL but with 4 maple leafs of different colors in their logo). This was an exciting discovery because 1) it's familiar to us and 2) it's more reasonably priced. We were actually able to buy chicken breasts without taking out a bank loan! Once back to the mansion, we continued our journey through Pamem: Katniss and Peeta, you crazy kids. This basically means that K read the Hunger Games out loud while S listened and occasionally fell asleep to the sound of her voice. Hopefully finish the book soon and have another movie to review.
In other news, we seem to have a new arch nemesis who takes "our" tv at the end of the hall! We will have to figure out how to deal with this problem before the next episode of "insert food network show here".
Thursday 3 May 2012
A night on the town...
After a long day of cute kids, we decided to add some color to Regina and paint the town red! Of course this meant supper at Subway! Which means, it's time for our first restaurant review! We know what you are all thinking.... OMGWTFTHEYALSOREVIEWRESTAURANTS?!?!?! Amazing!!!
This was the most amazing and delicious subway ever! The workers didn't give a crap, which means they packed on all the toppings!!! The bread was soft and fresh (compared hard crusty ones in downtown Montreal!), but the piece de resistance was... Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it.... PINEAPPLE!!!! (K wants you to know you can also get this topping at some of the St. John's locations). Pineapple makes everything better, even questionable deli meats! Yah!
If that wasn't enough excitement for one night, we then headed to DQ for mini blizzards! Despite the nasty, curl over cramps it gave S ( because his Tummy no like milk products), they were oh so tasty!!
During our restaurant hopping, we were serenaded by lovely auditory stimulation (a real treat for the cochlea if you will) in the form of not only country music but J-Pop (Japanese pop)! This led to a discussion on the possibility of a j-pop/country fusion. J-country anybody?
Unfortunately no quotes of the day today :/ if something tickles our auditory nerves, we will fire up the blogger app ASAP tho!
This was the most amazing and delicious subway ever! The workers didn't give a crap, which means they packed on all the toppings!!! The bread was soft and fresh (compared hard crusty ones in downtown Montreal!), but the piece de resistance was... Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it.... PINEAPPLE!!!! (K wants you to know you can also get this topping at some of the St. John's locations). Pineapple makes everything better, even questionable deli meats! Yah!
If that wasn't enough excitement for one night, we then headed to DQ for mini blizzards! Despite the nasty, curl over cramps it gave S ( because his Tummy no like milk products), they were oh so tasty!!
During our restaurant hopping, we were serenaded by lovely auditory stimulation (a real treat for the cochlea if you will) in the form of not only country music but J-Pop (Japanese pop)! This led to a discussion on the possibility of a j-pop/country fusion. J-country anybody?
Unfortunately no quotes of the day today :/ if something tickles our auditory nerves, we will fire up the blogger app ASAP tho!
Wednesday 2 May 2012
Humpday
WE HAVE THE FOOD NETWORK!!!! (channel 25 in case you were wondering)
With that out of the way, it was another eventful day in the 'Gina. K made her first trip to North Central. She made it back to the mansion in one piece. Nobody gonna mess wit da K-dawg!!! In all seriousness, K is of the belief it will be a wonderful learning experience!
In other news, we are looking forward to getting more groceries with our SafeWay club card. Our initial order, despite being over 100.00 with no junk, barely made it through half the week :/ hopefully we can maximize our fancy new club membership next time!
In closing, we have a new feature for our posts: quotes of the day overheard in Regina, or as we like to call it, "Giners say the darndest things"
Today's thing: "I just wanted to stick mine in there too while it's still open"
With that out of the way, it was another eventful day in the 'Gina. K made her first trip to North Central. She made it back to the mansion in one piece. Nobody gonna mess wit da K-dawg!!! In all seriousness, K is of the belief it will be a wonderful learning experience!
In other news, we are looking forward to getting more groceries with our SafeWay club card. Our initial order, despite being over 100.00 with no junk, barely made it through half the week :/ hopefully we can maximize our fancy new club membership next time!
In closing, we have a new feature for our posts: quotes of the day overheard in Regina, or as we like to call it, "Giners say the darndest things"
Today's thing: "I just wanted to stick mine in there too while it's still open"
Tuesday 1 May 2012
Our prairie mansion...
We just thought we'd give you a description of our accommodations here in Regina (or the 'Gina, as we lovingly call it) after an intense day of initial exploration..
a) it's a mansion with at least 400 rooms and countless bathrooms
b) there's a fitness center to which we have free access
c) there's pool and a gym
d) we have many chefs on staff to provide us with quality sustenance for a small fee
e) we have our own cleaning lady who replaces towels, takes out the trash, etc. as often we need
e) we have not one, but two pianos on site (potentially more in the unexplored wings of our mansion)
f) we have our very own air hockey, shuffleboard, and pool tables (free to use whenever we want)
g) we have a beautiful, majestic lake in our backyard (fully equipped with totem pole) along with beautiful wildlife (full of green poop)
h) FINALLY access to our own washer and dryer (not requiring coins)
i)... AND A DISHWASHER!
j) roomy chauffeur service just outside the mansion's entrance (aka the Regina bus system)
k) the proximity of our mansion to our workplace means a <2 minute commute to work (ie walking down some stairs and a hallway, or if feeling really lazy, taking one of our two personal elevators)
In other news, K ventures out of the mansion and heads to North Central tomorrow.. So stay tuned for all the details!!!
a) it's a mansion with at least 400 rooms and countless bathrooms
b) there's a fitness center to which we have free access
c) there's pool and a gym
d) we have many chefs on staff to provide us with quality sustenance for a small fee
e) we have our own cleaning lady who replaces towels, takes out the trash, etc. as often we need
e) we have not one, but two pianos on site (potentially more in the unexplored wings of our mansion)
f) we have our very own air hockey, shuffleboard, and pool tables (free to use whenever we want)
g) we have a beautiful, majestic lake in our backyard (fully equipped with totem pole) along with beautiful wildlife (full of green poop)
h) FINALLY access to our own washer and dryer (not requiring coins)
i)... AND A DISHWASHER!
j) roomy chauffeur service just outside the mansion's entrance (aka the Regina bus system)
k) the proximity of our mansion to our workplace means a <2 minute commute to work (ie walking down some stairs and a hallway, or if feeling really lazy, taking one of our two personal elevators)
In other news, K ventures out of the mansion and heads to North Central tomorrow.. So stay tuned for all the details!!!
Monday 30 April 2012
1st day internship...
WE HAVE A LAZY BOY IN OUR OFFICE!!!! A FREAK'N LAZY BOY! We will ignore the fact it's all beat up and located in an audiology booth, it just makes reading about code reds and infectious diseases so much better!
Also, we discovered there are Canada Geese (who lay big globs of green poop all over) and bunny rabbits in our backyard.
P.s. there are plenty of pictures to come once SaskTel arrives with our TEN DOLLAR A MONTH Internet connection on Friday (the second option we had was a DIAL UP connection for even more money.. Beep beep beep)!
Also, we discovered there are Canada Geese (who lay big globs of green poop all over) and bunny rabbits in our backyard.
P.s. there are plenty of pictures to come once SaskTel arrives with our TEN DOLLAR A MONTH Internet connection on Friday (the second option we had was a DIAL UP connection for even more money.. Beep beep beep)!
Sunday 29 April 2012
Birthday greetings!
A big shout out to GW at home in St. John's - Happy Birthday!!!! Wish you could be in the 'Gina to celebrate it with us! :p
Regina: Day 1
Sooooo... After a buttload of turbulence, we have begun our new lives as 'Giners (a term we coined this am when K's mom asked what do you call ppl from Regina). However, you coulda fooled us because it almost seems like we never left Montreal! First, we saw POUTINE at the cafeteria where we are staying (don't worry, we will provide a detailed review of it as soon as we try it). Secondly, we met three lovely older ppl at Brunch... Who were speaking French, wearing habs gear and from Montreal! K's eyes lit up since it meant she could talk French! OMG!!!
We are also now proud members of the SafeWay club (we even got a card)! We feel so privileged and honored!!!
Join us next time for more great grocery buying adventures as we flex our SafeWay club status up in your grill!
We are also now proud members of the SafeWay club (we even got a card)! We feel so privileged and honored!!!
Join us next time for more great grocery buying adventures as we flex our SafeWay club status up in your grill!
Saturday 28 April 2012
Welcome!
First off, thanks to JM for the clever blog name! :p
We are two students who, due to a twist of fate, ended up in Regina rather than in the country-that-will-not-be-named (hint: it rhymes with Shmireland) for our final internship.
Over the next 3 months, we will chronicle our adventures as we adjust to life in the prairies.
Our flight leaves from Montreal this evening... and our rambling will begin as soon as we're set up (with an internet connection).
Bring on "The 'Gina"!
S&K
First off, thanks to JM for the clever blog name! :p
We are two students who, due to a twist of fate, ended up in Regina rather than in the country-that-will-not-be-named (hint: it rhymes with Shmireland) for our final internship.
Over the next 3 months, we will chronicle our adventures as we adjust to life in the prairies.
Our flight leaves from Montreal this evening... and our rambling will begin as soon as we're set up (with an internet connection).
Bring on "The 'Gina"!
S&K
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