Taking it easy...

Since we returned we haven't done very much. The laundry is still piled on the floor, dishes are in the sink, and Jordan is still in bed. Yesterday, we did get something accomplished during the day. Our air mattress was having technical difficulties the night before we left for the USA and we decided to exchange it yesterday. It's nice to sleep on something a little stiffer, but this one is a little bit smaller. It's supposed to be the same one, but it's not. It's ok I dont' mind b/c I actually got good rest on it. We also found a new grocery store that we like and it kind of reminds us of Jewel.(in the suburbs of chicago for all you out of towners!) It was much cleaner than Loblaws the one right next to our apt. and there was more food we recognized unlike Loblaws which has a lot of kosher and ethnic food.

Last night we enjoyed good old American Hamburgers cooked by yours truely. I am really getting the hang of cooking in this teeny tiny kitchen. You gotta make due right? After dinner we relaxed and watched Mickey Blue Eyes on TV. It stars Hugh Grant.

Today's tasks are hunting down change for the laundry, doing the laundry, dishes, and taking a run. Exciting I know. Jordan is off until Friday. Well, that's all for now catch ya later!

Road Trippin'

On Thursday Jordan and I headed out on our 2 day journey to Niagara on the Lake, Niagara Falls, and Cooperstown: The Baseball Hall of Fame. On our way there we stopped off in a small town to get gas because Jordan was so excited to see their name:

We arrived in the town of Niagara on the Lake and were pleasantly suprised. I wasn't quite sure what we would find when we got there, but what I saw was better than I imagined. There were tons of quaint little shops, beautiful flowers everywhere in large hanging baskets, and horses and carriages. I ran into my leading man in town, Bogey.

The scenery was beautiful when we wandered down by the lake. There is an old fort off in the distance and a nice park to sit and enjoy the view in.
After lunch we headed to Niagara Falls after stopping off to watch a glass blowing demonstration. Jordan had been to the falls when he was 10 or 11 and I was there when I was 14. We stood next to the falls and got quite wet by the mist. This is what greated us: Then we took a ride on the Maid of the Mist which is a boat that travels to the bottom of the Horseshoe Falls on the Canada side. I had done that once before, but Jordan had never done it.

We stayed around in the Falls and had dinner at one of our favorite places, Rainforest Cafe. We have now been to one in each of the countries in North America. Yes, we're dorks, but we like the food. We waited for it to get dark so we could see the lights on the Falls. They were awesome. At first it was just huge white spotlights, but then they began to change colors. It was pretty sweet! We stayed in a hotel that night on the American side near Buffalo in Tonawanda. What did we find across the street from our hotel? Yeah, a Chili's and we stopped for chips and queso of course.

The next morning we headed towards Cooperstown. We enjoyed the drive through the hills and taking in the scenery. I loved looking at all of the old homes along the way. When we got to the town Jordan almost caused me to crash off the road and get rear ended when he saw this sign b/c he wanted to take his picture there.

We reached the Hall of Fame and the main street that it was on. This was another cute little town. It had a lot of shops that I had to drag Jordan out of. It was so strange b/c all of the towns along the way were vacant and this one was teaming with people.

Here is Jordan with his childhood heros and one of his main reasons for going to the hall.

I don't see any Bastians in the Hall of Fame, but it was easy enough to find a Sutton!Don Sutton This one's for you Melissa.

King KellyLay off the high ones. I like the high ones. Mule! Nag!

This is for all you Sox fans!

Going to the Islands....

The Toronto Islands that is! We tried again today to head to the islands, but unlike yesterday we were successful this time. We traveled by subway and arrived at the ferry dock. We took the 10 min boat ride across the lake to the Islands. The water was very calm and I was very thankful for that. The last time I was on a boat like that I did not have a good experience. I get motion sickenss rather easily and the thought of getting on a boat again was not very inviting. This time went much smoother. I did not feel ill at all. The trip was very quick which helped.

When we got there we decided to rent bikes and ride around. Before we got there we stopped off at a hedge maze and explored around inside for a bit. When we got to the bike rental place and they handed us our bikes I had to chuckle a little. They were very old fashioned bikes. The handle bars curved up excessively and the only way to stop was to push the petals backwards like a small childs bike. It was funny. Nothing like the bikes I have been riding with my parents on the trails in Glenwood back home. Jordan hadn't been on a bike since 8th grade/Freshman year of high school. The bikes didn't have any gears and mine was really squeaky, but it was still fun. My legs are really tired now after our long walk around the city yesterday and the biking from today.Here is a picture of our wonderful bikes. Other people rode tandems and quadricicles too which were funny looking.




We biked all around the island. When we got to the far west end we arrived at the place where Babe Ruth hit his only minor league homerun when he was 19 years old. There wasn't a stadium or a statue like we imagined we'd see by the symbol they had on the map. There was a small little plaque screwed to a rock in some woodsy/weedy area. We laughed outloud when we saw it. I took Jordans picture anyway. At least we'll see some better stuff on Friday when we head to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Yeah, USA I can't wait. We're going there after Thursday when we go to Niagra Falls.

How do you spell Crabby?

Apparently this morning it's J-O-R-D-A-N. We are heading out to early church and Jordan is moving in slowmo. Last night we stayed up really late reading The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown. Well, actually he read it aloud to me. Yes, we're dorks, but it was really good. It's full of suspence. Even if the events aren't historically accurate we are still enjoying the story. It was funny how when we were reading we kept getting phone calls from people. It must mean you all love us. Thanks! Love you too!

After church, we are headed to the Toronto Islands. They are a series of 12 islands right off of the shore. We found the web site yesterday and it looks really interesting. Yes, ma you can rent bikes on the island we should have done this while you were here. Also there's a Babe Ruth monument so you know we'll check that out. Well, that's it for now crabby is finally ready for church. Later gators!

Two weeks with Jordan

Yes, that's right. I get Jordan all to myself for 2 wks. Well, almost. He might have to do the occasional minor league story or something, but for now there will be no going to the ballpark for him. The Blue Jays are on a road trip and will not return until the 26th. Yesterday, we did one of our favorite things and went to the movies to see the new Kate Hudson flic, The Skeleton Key. It was quite creepy, but I love a good scare at the movies.

I would like to apologize for not posting in quite a long time. Jordan was giving me crap about how I haven't been updating my blog regularly. Let me update you on what I have been doing:

While my parents were still here in Toronto we went to the beach. Afterwards we came home and then went to dinner at a place called Montanas. On the way home we stopped to take a look at the smart cars that they have here in Canada. They are only 8 feet long, get 60 mpg, and have changeable faceplates like a cell phone. They're really cute and are only two seaters.

We drove home on Sunday, but the ride didn't seem that bad. When we got home it was 104 degrees in Thornton so we decided to jump in the pool. I made sammy, my dog go swimming with me. He was not too happy. The rest of the time I was home he would run away from me if I was on the deck and head onto the porch. He normally would be laying on a lawn chair sunning himself, but he wanted nothing to do with me. I know I'm mean.

I visited with my Grandparents while I was home. I went over to my Aunt Torie's for a BBQ and to see my Aunt Sheila who was visiting from Alabama. We had the Sutton's over for a BBQ for my bro kev's b-day. Yes, I ate a lot of BBQ, but it was great b/c I dont' get any of that up here.

I hung out with my sis-in-law and her crew a few times. The kids are great and we had a great time in the pool one day. I sure got a work out carting them around in the water. They were like little leaches, but cute leaches. I loved their swimmy suits. They were the kind with the floatation device in them and it makes them look like lil football players. I got attacked by her heard of dogs on my way in and out of their house. It was really muddy there and the dogs would jump on me and by the time I got to the house all I could do was laugh because I was totally coated in mud.

It was fun to be with my family for the 2 wks, but it was great when I got home to see Jordan waiting up for me when we arrived. We got here really late and my bros and stephanie headed straight to their hotel.

The next day we went to the casino/horsetrack b/c kyle is 19 and you can gamble at 19 here in Canada. I had never been before either. We came back and hung out in our apartment while Jordan was at work. We ordered pizza and watched tv.

The next day Jordan got us free $65 tickets. We also got into the Press box and the Jumbo Tron room. It was great. It was so hot outside and we had to go up by the bar to cool off for awhile. After the game we went to Milestones for drinks and Jordans favorite Spinach artichoke dip. We saw two yankees there-Bernie Williams and Tino Martinez. Later that night we went to the movies and saw Wedding Crashers. My brothers headed home on Sunday and Jordan headed to work. I was pretty lonely. : (

Jordan and I might go to Toronto Island tomorrow to see what is out there. You have to take the ferry across to it so hopefully I won't get sick. I don't do very well on things like that. When we were in Cancun we took a ferry to the dolphin discovery and on the way back it was very choppy and I was making Jordan very nervous. Anyhoo, I hope the island is interesting. It would be great if we could rent bikes and ride around on the island. We'll see I'll let ya know.