I've returned from Winnipeg - and I'm happy to say I had a great time!

First thing I did upon arriving Tuesday afternoon was to drag Danny to Future Shop where I bought him an early birthday present - an Altec Lansing 5.1 Surround Sound system for his computer. He seems very happy with it :). Tuesday night I went to see a Ragnarok soccer game - and let me tell you, it was one of those kinds of matches that only Ragnarok can provide. The final result was a disappointing 2-2, but they were both lucky and unlucky to come out with a tie - such as it is.

Wednesday met up with Cory and Sandy, and then that evening played some hockey. I hadn't played in over a year, and my rust was apparent. Not helping was my screwed up shoulder, which made it near impossible to shoot, let alone handle the puck well - engaging in said actions caused severe pains, such as to serve as a strong suggestion to avoid shooting again - almost. Pain doesn't really stop a true player - just slows them down at times.

Thursday we raced our 1.8L Sentra rental car against Darcy's lightly modded 3.8L Grand Prix GTP. It was funny. We already knew the Sentra was a gutless hunk of crap, but it was really funny even trying to accelerate on the highway. I've never driven a car with so little go starting at 100. But I suppose I was spoiled by having a powerhouse 2.8L Corsica as my first car. And I must say, coming back to the 3.4L Grand Am was a nice breath of fresh air. It's not that I really expected anything out of the Sentra - it's just funny that it did such a great job of meeting all my low expectations. Solid, though.

That evening we went to Shabusen - the greatest Mongolian cuisine restaurant in the city.

Friday was Sandy's birthday (Woo!) so we went to Mongo's Grill for dinner. Afterwards I picked up Dan and went to an 80's themed social in Crescentwood with Colin, Lina and Burton. It was a good time.

Saturday I saw Lauren play hockey - cute :). Spent the day with James and Elena checking out their new digs and wandering Corydon Ave. For the evening I got a big crew together and we met at Triple B's. Along with James and I, the night included Barrett, Burton, Cory, Sandy, Heidi, and her brother with his girlfriend. Unfortunately, for the first time ever, I was put on hold for a very long time (waiting for a pool table to open). In fact, we waited a full hour and a half before finally deciding “screw this”. We hit Boston Pizza instead, and had a good evening.

Sunday we got everything ready for departure, drove around a bit in the ugly weather, went to the mall (Planned on taking the kids sledding at garbage hill, but the weather wasn't friendly enough), and departed on time at 8:05. We arrived in Toronto 15 minutes early at 11:15. Thank you Westjet.

Overall, a very busy and fabulous holiday - and considering I'm still laid off, I wish I had stayed an extra week!

I'm looking forward to making my way back this summer though - By then the interior in the Camaro will be done and the prospect of taking that beautiful car out on cruise night is simply too much to resist.