one of the girls in prenatal class had her baby on the weekend. he was 3 weeks early! quite unusual for a first baby. i woke up this morning from a dream in which i was hoping our baby comes early too. i don't THINK i want our guy to come early, i'll still be working at that time, but at the same time, it's nice thinking we could meet him early.
as part of his job, brendan does a lot of grocery shopping. he buys large quantities of food to feed gathering place guests of approximately 80-90 people, so he's always looking for sale prices and going to national grocers. we've noticed that no frills appears has lower prices than food basics, and i've been contemplating making the switch. yesterday b tells me "licks burgers are on sale at no frills for $4.99". since licks burgers are our favourite, and they're usually $6.99, i decided this was a good opportunity to try out no frills. i stopped at the west-end store on the way home. while i was there i thought about how much joy and i hated that store when it first opened. it was this big yellow box in what used to be a nice undeveloped spot. oh how we resented 'gord and kim'. anyways, i'd give my shopping experience there a 6 out of 10. while it's not a high score, one of the main reasons is because it's unfamiliar to me and it took me longer because i frequently got lost. other strikes against it is that since it's in the west-end i'm more likely to bump into colleagues (one of my favourite parts of living downtown is that i never bump into people i know from work, which helps me maintain a healthy mental distance from my work day), i'm also more likely to bump into people i recognize from highschool. the store is also much bigger than food basics, which is both a pro and a con. the fact that it's bigger means it has more variety and great supply, but it also means it takes much longer to walk from end to end, which eats up my time. no frills seems much more warehousey than food basics, BUT it has PC brand stuff. so basically, i'm pretty undecided at this point.
i've been reading this really great novel lately. it's called "the marriage plot". i first heard of it when i was in berlin and was watching one of two english news channels - the author was a guest on the program and he read a portion from the book. it was so exquisitely beautiful that i was immediately intrigued. i've found it easy to read in long stretches. even when i think to myself "just one more page" i just keep reading. it's nice to have an easy read. it's especially nice reading a novel for a change, since i've been reading other stuff lately. a marriage plot is apparently a type of book - i.e. emma, and sense & sensibility, and the pride & the prejudice, middlemarch, etc etc. you know, back when a lady's only ambition was to get married. i don't exactly know why the author named it that, other than the fact that one of the main characters is an english lit major. anyways, i highly recommend it.
how do i clap with these two hands?as part of his job, brendan does a lot of grocery shopping. he buys large quantities of food to feed gathering place guests of approximately 80-90 people, so he's always looking for sale prices and going to national grocers. we've noticed that no frills appears has lower prices than food basics, and i've been contemplating making the switch. yesterday b tells me "licks burgers are on sale at no frills for $4.99". since licks burgers are our favourite, and they're usually $6.99, i decided this was a good opportunity to try out no frills. i stopped at the west-end store on the way home. while i was there i thought about how much joy and i hated that store when it first opened. it was this big yellow box in what used to be a nice undeveloped spot. oh how we resented 'gord and kim'. anyways, i'd give my shopping experience there a 6 out of 10. while it's not a high score, one of the main reasons is because it's unfamiliar to me and it took me longer because i frequently got lost. other strikes against it is that since it's in the west-end i'm more likely to bump into colleagues (one of my favourite parts of living downtown is that i never bump into people i know from work, which helps me maintain a healthy mental distance from my work day), i'm also more likely to bump into people i recognize from highschool. the store is also much bigger than food basics, which is both a pro and a con. the fact that it's bigger means it has more variety and great supply, but it also means it takes much longer to walk from end to end, which eats up my time. no frills seems much more warehousey than food basics, BUT it has PC brand stuff. so basically, i'm pretty undecided at this point.
i've been reading this really great novel lately. it's called "the marriage plot". i first heard of it when i was in berlin and was watching one of two english news channels - the author was a guest on the program and he read a portion from the book. it was so exquisitely beautiful that i was immediately intrigued. i've found it easy to read in long stretches. even when i think to myself "just one more page" i just keep reading. it's nice to have an easy read. it's especially nice reading a novel for a change, since i've been reading other stuff lately. a marriage plot is apparently a type of book - i.e. emma, and sense & sensibility, and the pride & the prejudice, middlemarch, etc etc. you know, back when a lady's only ambition was to get married. i don't exactly know why the author named it that, other than the fact that one of the main characters is an english lit major. anyways, i highly recommend it.
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