Dad Wants To Start a Blog....

My Dad wants to start a blog. SO....we're gonna show him how!

: )

This is the house I live in.

So There!

I know. I haven't posted anything in a very long time. That's what happens. Brockville is like one big hiding place. You don't really know anyone, and they don't know you. You can work and work and work and come home to do your homework and you don't have to worry about the distractions of living in a great city (like Ottawa). In Ottawa we would have already seen Coraline and Slumdog Millionaire. In Ottawa we would probably pop by a friend's place occasionally. In Ottawa we would find ourselves not having to decide which shows we should go to...we would go to them all. I would get off work tomorrow night at 11:30pm and not have to drive an hour before arriving at Babylon. Hey, maybe an hour and a half if you include traffic, parking, getting a coffee for the road.

But hey, Brockville has it's perks. It's cheap, we can save a lot of money, it's a beautiful area, we can get a lot of work done...but let's face it, aside from getting to spend lots of time with my family (which is awesome...probably the best thing about living here)this sucks.

Spring is coming. A fresh start. I think I'm just getting tired of the cold...and I miss my friends. I miss James too. He's working every night, overnight. After this week my schedule and James' schedule will kind of match...we should both be getting Fridays and Saturdays off. Yay!

Grumpy Allison

Lush

Speaking of friendly service. If anyone ever reading this is in Kingston at the mall, go to the Lush store there. Wow. Nicest sales associate ever. James and I ended up there accidentally the other day. We went out for a drive through Charleston Lake Provincial Park, Athens, Mallorytown, Jones Falls Lockstation, and finally to Kingston. James had a bit of a sunburn and even though we were just taking a look, she fixed up a sample of dream cream for him and gave me a slice of Rock Star soap (which I now LOVE).

Go see them there...

Buell Street Bistro

Earlier this evening James and I went for dinner at Buell Street Bistro. My parents had given us a gift certificate and we wanted to try something new. So there we were on a very muggy night. I was happy to see plenty of friendly faces working there that one would remember from the Brock years ago.

We seriously had the friendliest service I've ever had in Brockville...and possibly at any restaurant. That's right, this tops the "SO this is how it works..." guy at Sushi Kan (I'm kidding, he was awful). Anyway, Susan at Buell Street is awesome and I hear some of my favourite Brockville pals are also working there now.

Now about the food. It was really good. With our drinks (Sangria and a Coke) came some lovely rosemary bread and butter. We ordered Escargot as an appetizer that came in a nice mushroom...gravy...sauce...which I prefer over the typical cheese and butter. James and I both decided on the Seafood Thermidor. How can you go wrong if you love the seafood like we do...Sole fillets smothered in sauce with scallops and shrimp (and a little cheese). It was perfect with a side of rice and mixed vegetables. I feel I should mention that it stayed nice and hot the whole time we were there. Turns out it's perfect conversation food. You can have a lingering dinner,pleasant conversation, and it will be HOT until the very last bite. Nice.

Although the desserts must be delicious, we settled for tea (James) and a double espresso (Allison). I spied a nice selection of teas and the espresso was pretty good. All in all a great dining experience and I will be back in the near future...

(forgot the camera in all the excitement...)

Alias

Guess who is finally about to watch the last two episodes of Alias!?!

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

The other night I was marking journal entries for my mom's class while watching this with James. I loved it!

It's been a long, long time...

James and I have moved to Brockville. We just got high speed this week. So much to tell, but not enough time at the moment. We will be back.