I'll describe each event day by day because I'm linear and organised like that.
Saturday, February 26th - you already read about my morning fishy pedicure and brunch. During the afternoon, Paul and I headed to a friend's house for her son's second birthday. It was really fun to see all of her family again, some people I hadn't seen in years. Her son was a delight! He is obsessed with Mickey Mouse and seemed a little traumatized when he had to cut his cake, since it was shaped like Mickey's face. He also loved playing with our iPhones - he knows how to work them better than some adults I know! Afterwards, Paul & I decided to check out La Nuit Blanche that occurs during the Festival of Lights in Montreal. Other than some great improv, we had already been to all of the other activities offered at the Old Port and were just met by huge crowds. Next year we'll have to go to a concert or another event of some sort to truly experience it.
Sunday, February 27th - Oscar Night! My sister came over to watch with us and we enjoyed critiquing the dresses. Isn't that always the best part of the Oscars? I think my favourite this year was Mila Kunis (picture from http://www.catwalkqueen.tv/2011/02/2011_oscars_mil.html). Also, yay for Colin Firth and Natalie Portman's wins!!! I definitely agree they were this year's best acting performances.Monday, February 28th - Had a boring TV day which was very welcome and needed! We watched a lot of episodes from the Tudors. My brother came over that evening to chit chat. The guys were very disappointed that I made them watch The Bachelor with me. I really hope Chantal O wins! I'll find out in 2 weeks!
Tuesday, March 1st - Had coffee with a good friend of mine who helped me zero in on my goal for my Africa Project Idea.
Wednesday, March 2nd - Went for an X-ray of my sinuses and then to the otolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat specialist). She told me there is nothing wrong with my sinuses, but I have severe chronic rhinitis, which explains my constant nose congestion. Potentially, I could get surgery, but for the time being I'll continue taking my Flonase and using my Neti Pot to clean out my sinuses. She said that's the best I can do without surgery. I also spend a long time at Tim Hortons between my appointments and played Roll up the Rim to Win for the 5th time and lost again! Supposedly there are 1 in 6 chances of winning, so next time I better win the car! My parents and I went to Ikea for lunch and also to look at the As-Is section where there are always great finds. Oh by the way, on Monday night, Paul & I found an awesome coffee table out on the street for the garbage men to pick up, so we now have a great new (to us) coffee table!
Thursday, March 3rd - Got my hair cut - finally! I have been talking about getting a hair cut since the beginning of the school year. I decided to go to a beauty school right around the corner from where I live in order to pay less, but that was a BAD idea. First of all, they were super disorganised about my appointment which was supposed to be Tuesday, but then the hair dresser was sick (really, you only have one hairdresser?) and then they lost my appointment. Needless to say, it did not bode well. I arrived to see a guy who looked like he was 18 years old and had no idea how to deal with clients, let alone cut hair. It kept getting worse from there - he washed my hair with super cold, then super hot water (I complained both times), he left me with my hair wet in a super uncomfortable position for about 5 minutes (I have no idea where he went), he did not massage my head when he washed. Then for the actual cut, I told him I'd love to have short hair and something really different because I was sick of wearing my hair in a ponytail. He told me he didn't want to go too short and that he wanted to add layers in order to add volume. BORING! So basically, my hair isn't that different than it was and I'll probably be wearing ponytails until I can get another cut in about a month or so. After that, I went to my fellow first grade teacher's apartment to plan out the rest of the school year basically. We are such keeners! We had a great time catching up and planning. It's great to work with someone you get along with. I've kind of lucked out that way so far in my teaching career! We went to the movies that night, along with another colleague and Paul. We saw Biutiful (the movie by Iñárritu with Javier Bardem). It was beautiful indeed, despite the fact that it was really sad. I felt like it ended on a very hopeful note. We went to discuss the movie over a few beers afterwards. We had the inevitable Quebec/Canada discussion, which was very interesting. I love talking with different people and hearing different points of view.
Friday, March 4th - I was holed up in my room all day since repairmen came to fix the ceiling. You can read about what happened to our ceiling on Paul's blog. I felt like a little kid in a fort with all of the furniture around the bed. It was kind of fun to be forced to have nothing to do. I also ... I hate that there isn't a perfect word in English for 'aprovechar' or 'profiter'... took advantage of always sounds like someone or something is being violated. Anyway, I took advantage of the free time to do an online training course for a part-time job I'll be starting soon. On Saturday mornings, I'll be teaching gross motor skills to 1 to 4 year olds (accompanied by their parents, of course). I taught gymnastics to 2 to 4 year olds before so I figure this wont be too different, and it'll be nice to have some extra money coming in.
Saturday, March 5th - Well, the repairmen had to come back, so Paul and I had a very lazy day. I went to the pharmacy and to the library, but other than that watching TV and surfing the internet were the only activities.
Sunday, March 6th (today) - Repairmen came back AGAIN (trust me, my landlord is one of my best friends and is definitely not happy about this situation). I didn't mind too much since I went out for coffee with a friend and am now getting ready for hot yoga with my mom and sister.
All in all, I'd say this Spring Break was a good combination of laziness, new projects and seeing friends I hadn't seen in a while.
Sounds awesome! Good balance of productive/fun/and relaxing indeed!
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