I'm back! Happy Easter!

I feel like I've been gone forever. It has been five days, though. That's probably the longest I've been gone for a while.

I arrived in Moncton at about 6pm on Thursday. Sarah and I went out to Boomerangs for our traditional feast of cow and bread and slushy drinks. Go Atkins! Oh, I also bought a camera. I was getting sick and tired of buying disposable cameras at $10-$20 a pop, so I thought I'd get a decent one and be done with it.

So, Friday morning I got up at 5:45am, showered, and attempted to look my best for the nerve-wracking trip to Edmunston. We left at around 7am, and drove. Forever. It was a gorgeous day, but the drive was still long. We arrived in Edmunston at about 11:30am. Let the games begin!

I can't say I feel in love with Edmunston the moment I saw it. It definitely has it's charm, but the city planners must have been seriously rockin' the ganja. There is a giant pulp & paper mill in the center of town, and it stinks. The smell reminded me of boiled hot dogs (which is too bad, cuz I used to like boiled hot dogs...). The mill aside, though, Edmunston is a pretty neat place. It's cornered by Maine and Quebec, so there's this mish-mash of cultures all over the place.

And ah, yes, the french thing. Well, I'm disappointed to report that I did not develop into a fully bilingual woman when I arrived there. I more developed into a deaf-mute. It's a good thing I have such a winning smile, or I may have gotten myself into serious problems. Well, not really, everyone was really nice and understanding. The Mother would kindly explain to everyone we met that I was English, so 'il faut parler lentement', which did nothing to ease my paranoia of having Down Syndrome.

The Mother, by the by, is a great cook. I've never seen someone cook so much food, and so often.

Hmm, so... some highlights...

- Walking along a little path along the river and laughing at the skaters.
- Driving around the 'B.S. Tim Hortons' (the Tim's where all the trashy-types hang out, ALL THE TIME)
- Drinking at Dooly's and WINNING at pool.
- Playing with Poopy, the dog, who has an atrocious underbite that is just so charming.
- Listening to Metalica from about 1am to 9am the next morning. This isn't so much a highlight as a lowlight, but deserves mentioning nonetheless.
- Driving through the countryside, down a dirt road, only to end up in Quebec.
- Learning the difference between 'Tabernac' and 'Tabernouche'.
- Saying "Je suis une ?ducatrice du sant? sexuelle" a few dozen times.
- Having to be, y'know, quiet.
- Listening to Tom Jones, over and over and over.


Well, that's the condensed version, more or less. We got back yesterday. We stopped in Moncton long enough to drop off/pick up certain things. Then we were on the road again to SH. We stopped in Truro for supper and for some groceries. I also went to Staples and got a cordless phone, which I'm quite excited about.

I'm going to cut this a bit short, as it is lunchtime, and I have a chocolate bunny ear with my name on it!