Friday, January 27, 2006

COLLINGWOOD

CGFNS Certificate: Approved
Mailed: Jan 26/06
Status: FINALLY CERTIFIED!!!

So....looks like it's all come together quite nicely. I should be out of Ontario by the end of Feb. Meanwhile, I've been busy. I fought a pesky infection over New Years, and managed to scare most of my patients with my nasty-looking nose. And then, after working throughout that entire business -with an IV in my hand, no less, I decided I needed to take some time off. Meant to spend 2 days in Collingwood, and ended up staying for 4. And what a difference that short time can make! The first couple of days, it was wet, heavy snow. Not the best, but I could survive the ride to the base of the hill. Then, a deep freeze overnight lead to hills that were ice. Pure, glassy, dangerous ice. I took a blue run to the bottom, and ended up sliding on my ass for....oh....probably 20 or 30 metres. It was that slippery. Which is the reason I left my camera safe in my room, instead of taking it out for the day with me. So, you'll have to be satisfied with some drunken hotel pictures instead -though those were also quite fun to take :)

And, by the way, playing drinking games where someone makes up the rule insisting we all talk in Pirate can be both dangerous and fun. I've got the mini-movies to prove it.....


The view from our hotel room. Talk about "ski-in/ski-out". We couldn't have been any closer to the chairlift if we tried!

Rachel and Aliesha

Our hotel room. Gorgeous....but expensive. No wonder we're all always broke!

Kendrah -just after introducing the "Talk like a pirate" rule....dangerous

Kendrah, attempting to snowboard for the first time. With ice hills and a freezing wind, I'd say she did pretty well. Next time, she'll spend less time on her back :)

Alright, so Ayla didn't actually come along to Collingwood with me. But, I'm a cat lover and couldn't resist this picture. She loves her toys, and that pillow she's laying on says "Princess"....how fitting.

Sunday, January 08, 2006

CHRISTMAS

It's been almost a year in the
planning...so what difference can one more month possibly make? But my LOA date from LHSC is officially set for Feb 17, so I better be on my way by then. And since Kendrah and I are driving across country, I'm sure we'll have some fun stories to share when we finally get to California. Oh...to be where there isn't snow..and ice...and scraping my car off each morning...and freezing my ass off on the way to work... The simple joy of a city without winter. In the meantime, thought I'd post some pictures from Christmas. Most definitely my favourite time of year.
Erin, myself, Ally and Danielle

Ryan, myself, Mark and Erin

Steve, Stephane, MJ and Shane

Danielle and Dad

Mom, Granny Margie and Grandpa