Back from Canada!

WELCOME!
I think you're gonna like it here.....

where are you at in Canada?

DGrant, I haven't made nearly enough snow angels yet this year! One time I tried but it was that snow that had a layer of ice on top and you'd have to be 300 pounds to be able to push through it!

Have a great time and enjoy the snow!

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It really shouldn't hurt making angels! On the other hand, you could make some killer snowballs with that stuff

Haven't left yet...

I'm going to New Brunswick. Never been there, but I hear it's pretty. And I'm bringing my camera!

SNOW ANGELS! I'm SO making one.

JID, what part of Canada are you in?

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There is real snow there. And lots of it.
YUP!

One time I tried but it was that snow that had a layer of ice on top and you'd have to be 300 pounds to be able to push through it!
YUP!!

Woo, shira, I hope you have a good time! I'm in Nova Scotia, and definitely know all about Maritime winters! As of now, my place of residence has snow... but it's of the wet, muddy variety. It rained yesterday. I hope it's still nice where you're headed in NB!!

Updated On: 2/16/05 at 10:41 AM

Have a wonderful time! It's supposed to start raining here soon and not leave until next Tuesday so you are leaving at a great time! ENJOY :)

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Bring Mittens a Parka a warm hat OH and GOOD BOOTS! Maritimers are some of the warmest friendly people. Enjoy!

Hi GUYS!

So, I'm here in Woodstock (though I'm technically in Fredericton right now), New Brunswick, Canada. The place I'm staying in is in Woodstock, but we drove to her office in Fredericton.

So, here's an update thus far. I left LA, got to Cinicinnati, and flew to Bangor, Maine, wher my friend Wendy picked me up. From LA to Cincy, the woman behind me had a 9 week old English Bulldog who was too adorable, and we played for most of the airplane. Such a cute baby! Also, "Shall We Dance" was the inflight movie, for those who were wondering. J-LO bites, but there's dancing and saving graces Susan Sarandon and Stanley Tucci, so it works out. Also, there is dancing, so it's not a total waste of time.

Anyways, back to Canada. Or Maine, really. We drove the 1.5 hours to Woodstock, and there is NOTHING in that area but trees. Nothing. How do people live in rural aras of the upper Northeast?! I mean, it's pretty, but completely isolated. We crossed the border and got to her house, which is gorgeous. I basically have the entire bottom floor to myself, and it's nice and relaxing - It's a perfect place for vacation, right?

So I basically just showered and went to bed. Woke up 3.5 hours later so we could go to work, which is a 50 minute drive. Now here is what threw me. At 8:30-9:15 in the morning, which is, for all intents and purposes, rush hour, there were maybe a dozen cars on the road. A dozen? So logically, no traffic. I've never been so confused.

The snow is gorgeous. I mean gorgeous. I love it, and will definitely be taking lots of pictures of this place because it's so pretty. Of course I almost slipped already, but what do you expect? It's interesting because I consider myself more of a New Yorker in terms of personality and identity, where I belong, etc...but I feel VERY "Cali Girl" here. I mean, I'm so easily amused by the snow. We had the snow attack us on the drive into Canada. When we put the brights on, it looked like a scene from Star Wars, which I haven't seen, so I think it looks like a scene from Spaceballs ("Ludicrous Speed, GO!").

But I really like it here. Everyone is nice to me, and the dog (she has a dog named Zoe) and I bonded. So it's cool.

Alright kids, I'm here, and I'm safe and sound. I'll update you guys on my adventures here, because that way I'll have a little diary of my travels. Hope all is well!

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Nevermind...wrong login.

Updated On: 2/17/05 at 11:24 PM

Of course I almost slipped already, but what do you expect?
And I slipped on ice bruised my knee and hit my shoulder
Ouch! I've done that! Be careful! During the first snow here, I fell and did the splits completely down to the ground, front to back. It hurt for a week.

I'm glad you're having a wonderful in the Maritimes!! We really are a friendly people, no?

Hey, hey, I didn't mean anything by that!

And really, the only person I know who says 'eh' a lot is my grandfather, though I'm sure I've used it once or twice.