Ottawa Weekend!

Yup we ventured to Ottawa this weekend...but let me back track to my St. Paddys day... I went to school with Ju and went to her history class where I learned about evirnonmentalism in the 20th century....while a little dry at times - I enjoyed the classroom atmosphere...and the fact that she got me a muffin and hot chocolate to keep my quiet throughout the lecture lol.
Then after that we met Matt in one of the pubs on campus where he proceeded to drink some green beer and we people watched. Then we took Matt home and Ju came over to my house, stayed for dinner and then we went for ice cream and I took her home - it was an early nite - but just as well being as I got up at 8:30 the next morning.

So 8:30am - I get out of bed and get my stuff together and put myself in the van. Road trip was fun - we had some good snacks and good tunes along the way. We got to Ottawa at about 1pm and went to Kate's apartment to drop off Garrett - we went to the By Ward Market - a very cool market in downtown...but driving there is crazy!! I'm glad I wasn't driving...too many one way streets for me!! Then we went to check into our hotel - it was rather swank and the beds were super comfy - we had some time to kill so we watched Ferris Buellers Day Off - excellent movie lol. Then we met up with Garrett, Kate and her family for dinner - I had an awesome chicken ceaser salad yum!! lol - then we went to the play...it was quite disturbing on many levels lol - but the acting was excellent!!

A little synopsis:
Kate's character Olga was the sister, she had a brother Kurt and her two parents and her boyfriend Paul. The family is really messed up...Kurt and Olga sleep together and whatnot and the father murders prostitutes...nice family...anywho - so Olga realizes that sleeping with her brother is wrong and Kurt gets really mad when she gets a boyfriend. He's very much a reclusive guy and he starts fires and Olga goes with him (they burn down houses) Now something happens (fabric falls on his face) and he becomes disfigured. Both Kurt and Olga stop talking to their parents and Olga and Paul break up - but he keeps coming back. In the end Kurt kills his parents with a hammer and sets the house on fire - but Paul comes back and saves Olga - so she lives - but Kurt dies in the fire...it was a crazy intense play - but it did have some comic relief here and there - but there was a lot to process and I've left out a lot of the story - but that's basically the jist of it - the play was an hour and 40 mins long - so there was lots to it - but really well done - and quite out of the norm.

Then after the play we all go to this really cool 50s diner downtown for the best orange float I've ever had - it was HUGE!! lol - I only got through half of it and Garrett had to eat the rest - but good....mmmmm lol

The next morning we got up and went back to the market to nose around - I didn't end up buying anything while I was there - so it was a cheap weekend for me! lol - but it was so nice to walk around the city - ohh and there was a protest going on too lol - so that took me back to the Bush protest lol. And then we picked up Garrett and came home - it was a really good time!! I love Ottawa and want to go back!!