Saturday night Tim, John, Melissa, and Evan all came to Candace’s around 7:30. We stayed at Candace’s for a while then Auntie Barb drove us (in the mini van) to the bar Silverado’s. There was dancing and stuff and it was a lot of fun. I was sleeping at Candace’s that night and when I got back I fell asleep right away.
The next day we didn’t do much; I slept in and in the afternoon Melissa came over and we watched He’s Just Not That Into You which was actually pretty good. At around 5 we went to Barb’s for the family gathering. Everyone was there except Tyler which was too bad. We had burgers and smokies and some great dessert. It was nice to see everyone at once, especially since I only get those big family experiences in Winnipeg every year or two. John drove Oma and I home but we had to stop at Candace’s on the way home because I forgot my sweatshirt and my cupcake there. We happened to drive by her on our way… she was driving back to Barb’s to drop my stuff off. We did the trade in the middle of the road.. haha. Anyway we got back and nothing too eventful happened.
Monday Auntie Debbie picked me up at 1230 and we headed over to Kim’s (16) school to pick her up. Kim only had a math exam and a meeting so she was getting out of school early. She goes to a really tiny private school called Westgate Mennonite Collegiate. Deb explained to me that Westgate is in a really old rich part of Winnipeg surrounded by a very rough neighborhood. Interesting. We were planning to go shopping but first we stopped at Eva’s Gelato and got some delicious gelati. The man behind the counter was nice and kept giving us little spoonfuls of different flavors. He had this little spoon machine that dispensed these tiny plastic spoons. It was awesome. I ended up with one scoop of Chocolate Kiss (rich chocolate with cherries) and one of Dolce de Luce (caramel). Kimberly had one scoop of Mocha and one of Coconut Explosion. Debbie had one scoop of Choco Torta, a combo of the dolce de luce and cheesecake flavors with chocolate cakeish pieces in it. We determined that all flavors are heavenly. After gelato we went to the big Garage store in town. I bought several shirts and one pair of Capri sweatpants. Most of it was on sale which was awesome. Kim and Deb bought some scarves. Then we went next door to Warehouse One where I bought some more shirts. It was quite the shopping spree!
The plan was for them to drop me off back at Oma’s so I could drive the Crown Victoria and Oma over to Uncle Don’s, so nobody would have to drop us back off. On the way there we drove around the University Of Manitoba (where my mom and several other relatives attended), and it was pretty neat. We also drove through St. Bonaface, the very French part of Winnipeg, which I didn’t even know existed. We also passed the stadium where the Goldeyes (baseball team) play. It was fun.
I got back and showed Oma my new clothes, as well as telling her that I would like it if she knit an afghan for me. Earlier that day she had asked me if I wanted one, but I was unsure. I decided while in the car with Deb and Kim that I would really appreciate one, and Oma was happy enough to knit one for me. As soon as I asked her she took me downstairs to check out the color selection, then upstairs to choose a pattern. In the end we decided on an “easy” pattern that will be 8 ‘strips’ wide. I wanted my school colors so it will go doublewide maroon/single white/double black/single white/double maroon, much like the collar and wrists of my swim jacket. Cool.
After the afghan picking I drove us over to Uncle Don’s house for dinner. We had pizza and it was good. We hung around and watched some baseball until the Bachelorette came on. The current Bachelorette is Canadian, which is why my Oma watches, and it’s just a girly reality show that interests Kim and Debbie. It wasn’t too bad but I probably won’t follow it.
After the Bachelorette finished at 9 Oma and I drove back to her place. I called home and started packing. I showered and stuff and went to bed when I was done packing.
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