Truly relaxing weekends

This was truly a relaxing weekend. It wasn't the kind where I promised myself I'd take some time to just sit down with a book -- rather I did just that! (Anyone know how to do an em-dash on a Mac?) 

Saturday morning I finally got around to picking up my library card from the Hamilton Library and I ended up taking out three books: Mike Wallace's autobiography, a former professor's book "Kit's Kingdom," and Russ Parsons' "How to Pick a Peach."

Speaking of peaches, after the library, I stopped by the Hamilton Farmer's Market, since both raspberries and peaches are in season. It was one of those remarkably productive days, though relaxing at the same time. I managed to work on organizing my bookshelf, do some dishes, while still finishing half of Mike Wallace's autobiography on the patio of One Duke before Jordan met me for some beers and bruschetta. We capped off the night by going to check out Wall-E. What a phenomenal movie! Despite being a kid's flick, it was smart, entertaining and it actually managed to have a really movie social message behind it. Go see it!

Yesterday, we (11 of us!) racked up an $820.00 bill at Mill Street Brewery in Toronto. Not a small feat, I must say -- though some of us still managed to be hungry and sober when we left. It was an excellent way to spend a Sunday afternoon/evening.

I took Jordan for his celebratory dinner last week, for reaching 1,000 (well, 1,500 plays and 1,000 for seven days straight, but I'm not bragging!) on MySpace. We splurged and went to La Piazza Allegro, where I've never had a bad meal.  A lovely man who was sitting a few tables over came over with an extra 2 for 1 coupon, which saved me some money and some financial stress! It was very kind of him. 

Besides spending way too much money, not a whole lot else is new. My dad did stumble across an old family bible while going through some of my grandmother's things, so I've been basically glued to that in all the spare moments I have. It was printed in 1883 and includes many of the family history links (written on the back cover) that I have been searching for for quite awhile. It even has some pressed flowers between the pages, as well as some receipts from the 1940s, a photograph (that I believe was my great-great-grandmother), family obituaries and wedding announcements and quite a few needlepoint patterns. It's an incredible find, that I don't think any of us knew existed. I've yet to see it, but apparently my cousin found a neatly folded piece of poetry that my grandfather (who died in 1976) wrote for my grandmother, which she carried with her for the rest of her life. Very, very sweet!