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beansideWe've made it to the halfway point! It's Hump Day. Mind you, it's also April Fools day, so don't believe a thing you read unless you verify it with a trusted news source. (Though really, that should be every day.)
Yesterday, I had a migraine for half the day. It started kicking in around 1, and by 2, I was having a migraine aura that made me 100% unsafe to drive, so reluctantly, I called and moved Boodles appt. Jess also had a migraine and had taken a weed mint to help, so they also were not going to be driving. Instead, I napped (with Yoda outside the door alternately wuffling and crying that I would separate myself from him so. I gave up after about 45 minutes, and he joyfully barked at me. Ow.
I mean, I love that I'm one of his alternate people, but an actual nap would have been nice.
Dinner was Greek food, ordered from a new highly ranked place. Their meats were great, the spanakopita was meh, and the avgolemono soup wasn't bad. I had a salad with a stick of souvlaki meat. I gave my second stick to Jess, who had the spanakopita. I wasn't going to eat it, and I'm probably going to order from another Greek Restaurant to get some decent calamari today. IT was straight rubber.
Then, we walked the dog. It's funny, for years, we've struggled with his digestion. How many times have I said "oh, he's got a poopy butt?" A LOT. That's the answer. Because his poops were always very loose. Since I started cooking and adding in the brown rice, he's been having so much more solid poop. It's been much easier to pick up, plus less chance of a poopy but, because it's so firm. It' just comes popping out instead of straining and getting part of it stuck in his fur.
After that, I passed out in bed and did not wake up til my alarm at 4 am. I'm trying to get up then to get ready for school next week.
The weather has really been doing a numer on my head lately. I've had at least annoyance headaches pretty much every day. My allergies have started kicking in a bit, which I'm not enjoying.
Only 36 days til we leave for Alaska. I feel like we're leaving a lot to last minute, but it's just the animals that are pending. Yoda, I'm doing the best that we can. Boodle is set, though she does need her vet visit, but we'll try to get that done next week to make sure she's okay.
She came over at about 3am to wake me, but Jess got up and fed her, which I deeply appreciate. Last I heard before I dozed back off was Boodle happily slurping her food.
I decided to put an order in at the halal butcher. I'm ordering some more goat and lamb for Yoda's meals, since that seems to be his favorite, but I'm also ordering some chicken for him, and then some Masala marinated chicken legs for us. We've had them before, and they're amazing. Lightly spicy, with a good curry flavor. Just really tasty. I've never had a problem with their quality before.
I cannot find the Halibut in our freezer. I'm going to look in the small freezer to see if it migrated there, but all I could find was cod and salmon. I was going to make halibut in a lemon butter sauce for dinner tonight, but that's hard when you don't have the fish. And It's not like I can just go to the corner store to get more. Our local seafood places just don't stock it. I could get it for $35/lb at Wegmans, but good lord.
In other news, I switched our "Welcome to Canada Dinner" to another location. We were at CHOP, now we're going to Hy's. Chop just seemed a little too modern and loud, where as Hy's seems quiet and like an old-time steak house. Dark wood, rich colors. It looked about right for somewhere to have a good quiet meal after what will end up being 9+ hours of travel. Five hours in flight, and then three and a half to four hours to get to Vancouver. By the time we get to our hotel, our bodies will feel like it's bedtime. And by the time we finish dinner it'll be later than I'm normally up at the end of a nighttime game. I will definitely do my best to sleep in later the next day, and I feel like sightseeing may get a late start. (Late by my standards, that is.).
I've been watching some videos on Vancouver, and have been getting increasingly excited about that part of the trip. I can't wait to walk around Granville Market and try foods. I know my sister is all about trying the maple candied Salmon, but I just want to walk throguh and try everything.
We agreed that for dinner on Friday night in Vancouver, my sister and brother in law are on their own. We're going to see Mortal Kombat II on opening night, so we'll probably get something on the way. We're thinking Dim Sum in China town, or Sushi or just something we couldn't get with BIL in tow. Vancouver has so much good Asian food that we've gotta try something.
I'm excited about the ship, and trying new foods. I'm thinking about scheduling a massage for Jess and I. I can't decide whether it's better to do it on the first or last day. Start the vacation right or wait and end the vacation with a little bliss before we have to get on a plane in 2 days.
Or, alternately, schedule one for after we're back, to relax us after the flight. We will have that Monday after we get home to relax and catch up on laundry. We could slip in a massage then, before we go fetch Yoda from the boarding place.
The ports should be fun as well, but there's not too many places that I really must try in Alaska. There's Klondike Doughboy, so we can get a big fried dough to share. Maybe Tracey's Crab Shack, but I don't know that I need $100+ Alaskan King Crab legs. I'm just as happy with Dungeness. And coincidentally, we're having a dungeness crab feast in Ketchikan. I'm really looking forward to that. All the Dungeness you can eat in an hour. We've been having mini crab feasts here in preparation and I think we can make a dent in it!
But mostly, I'm looking forward to seeing and doing things. I can't wait to see the pacific ocean. I might not get to touch it right now, but I'll see it. Next year, I'll swim in it in Hawaii.
I'm going to see some of Seattle, though we only really have three spots lined up for that tour. The Space Needle for my BIL, Pikes Place Market for me and for lunch, then,a park that the limo company recommended.
Then, the long, hopefully pretty drive up the coast to Vancouver, where we're going to be total tourists about it. We're going to do the hop on hop off bus, and use that to get around, and go to the Granville Market, and Stanley Park, and the Gastown Steam Clock.
The next day up early so our bougie hotel can pick up our bags and take them down to port. Then breakfast and some Coffee and Timbits from Tim Hortons.
On one of the forums I'm on, someone asked a question about the Pinnacle Suite, and a lot of people hopped in, talking about how awesome it is. I'm very excited about being a VIP for a week. The benefits of the Pinnacle Suite start in the terminal, where an employee will walk you through check in and security and up to your suite, and then introduce you to your concierge. I'll see if I can set up a standing coffee and pasty delivery for the mornings. While I have a coffee maker, I also would like a pot. With four of us, that machine is going to be a busy place in the mornings. Instead, we'll just have a big vat delivered and be all set with no waiting.
I'm going to have to do some schoolwork on the ship, plus we may try playing a game on the first sea day. We'll be starting around 9am, so that could be a challenge, but we do have the premium internet package, so hopefully that's enough to have a stable connection and play.
Depending on how that goes, I might also try scheduling another game on the last full day of the cruise, which is also a sea day. We shall see.
Okay, I feel like I've talked about all this before, so I'm going to hop off now. Everyone have an outstanding Wednesday!
Yesterday, I had a migraine for half the day. It started kicking in around 1, and by 2, I was having a migraine aura that made me 100% unsafe to drive, so reluctantly, I called and moved Boodles appt. Jess also had a migraine and had taken a weed mint to help, so they also were not going to be driving. Instead, I napped (with Yoda outside the door alternately wuffling and crying that I would separate myself from him so. I gave up after about 45 minutes, and he joyfully barked at me. Ow.
I mean, I love that I'm one of his alternate people, but an actual nap would have been nice.
Dinner was Greek food, ordered from a new highly ranked place. Their meats were great, the spanakopita was meh, and the avgolemono soup wasn't bad. I had a salad with a stick of souvlaki meat. I gave my second stick to Jess, who had the spanakopita. I wasn't going to eat it, and I'm probably going to order from another Greek Restaurant to get some decent calamari today. IT was straight rubber.
Then, we walked the dog. It's funny, for years, we've struggled with his digestion. How many times have I said "oh, he's got a poopy butt?" A LOT. That's the answer. Because his poops were always very loose. Since I started cooking and adding in the brown rice, he's been having so much more solid poop. It's been much easier to pick up, plus less chance of a poopy but, because it's so firm. It' just comes popping out instead of straining and getting part of it stuck in his fur.
After that, I passed out in bed and did not wake up til my alarm at 4 am. I'm trying to get up then to get ready for school next week.
The weather has really been doing a numer on my head lately. I've had at least annoyance headaches pretty much every day. My allergies have started kicking in a bit, which I'm not enjoying.
Only 36 days til we leave for Alaska. I feel like we're leaving a lot to last minute, but it's just the animals that are pending. Yoda, I'm doing the best that we can. Boodle is set, though she does need her vet visit, but we'll try to get that done next week to make sure she's okay.
She came over at about 3am to wake me, but Jess got up and fed her, which I deeply appreciate. Last I heard before I dozed back off was Boodle happily slurping her food.
I decided to put an order in at the halal butcher. I'm ordering some more goat and lamb for Yoda's meals, since that seems to be his favorite, but I'm also ordering some chicken for him, and then some Masala marinated chicken legs for us. We've had them before, and they're amazing. Lightly spicy, with a good curry flavor. Just really tasty. I've never had a problem with their quality before.
I cannot find the Halibut in our freezer. I'm going to look in the small freezer to see if it migrated there, but all I could find was cod and salmon. I was going to make halibut in a lemon butter sauce for dinner tonight, but that's hard when you don't have the fish. And It's not like I can just go to the corner store to get more. Our local seafood places just don't stock it. I could get it for $35/lb at Wegmans, but good lord.
In other news, I switched our "Welcome to Canada Dinner" to another location. We were at CHOP, now we're going to Hy's. Chop just seemed a little too modern and loud, where as Hy's seems quiet and like an old-time steak house. Dark wood, rich colors. It looked about right for somewhere to have a good quiet meal after what will end up being 9+ hours of travel. Five hours in flight, and then three and a half to four hours to get to Vancouver. By the time we get to our hotel, our bodies will feel like it's bedtime. And by the time we finish dinner it'll be later than I'm normally up at the end of a nighttime game. I will definitely do my best to sleep in later the next day, and I feel like sightseeing may get a late start. (Late by my standards, that is.).
I've been watching some videos on Vancouver, and have been getting increasingly excited about that part of the trip. I can't wait to walk around Granville Market and try foods. I know my sister is all about trying the maple candied Salmon, but I just want to walk throguh and try everything.
We agreed that for dinner on Friday night in Vancouver, my sister and brother in law are on their own. We're going to see Mortal Kombat II on opening night, so we'll probably get something on the way. We're thinking Dim Sum in China town, or Sushi or just something we couldn't get with BIL in tow. Vancouver has so much good Asian food that we've gotta try something.
I'm excited about the ship, and trying new foods. I'm thinking about scheduling a massage for Jess and I. I can't decide whether it's better to do it on the first or last day. Start the vacation right or wait and end the vacation with a little bliss before we have to get on a plane in 2 days.
Or, alternately, schedule one for after we're back, to relax us after the flight. We will have that Monday after we get home to relax and catch up on laundry. We could slip in a massage then, before we go fetch Yoda from the boarding place.
The ports should be fun as well, but there's not too many places that I really must try in Alaska. There's Klondike Doughboy, so we can get a big fried dough to share. Maybe Tracey's Crab Shack, but I don't know that I need $100+ Alaskan King Crab legs. I'm just as happy with Dungeness. And coincidentally, we're having a dungeness crab feast in Ketchikan. I'm really looking forward to that. All the Dungeness you can eat in an hour. We've been having mini crab feasts here in preparation and I think we can make a dent in it!
But mostly, I'm looking forward to seeing and doing things. I can't wait to see the pacific ocean. I might not get to touch it right now, but I'll see it. Next year, I'll swim in it in Hawaii.
I'm going to see some of Seattle, though we only really have three spots lined up for that tour. The Space Needle for my BIL, Pikes Place Market for me and for lunch, then,a park that the limo company recommended.
Then, the long, hopefully pretty drive up the coast to Vancouver, where we're going to be total tourists about it. We're going to do the hop on hop off bus, and use that to get around, and go to the Granville Market, and Stanley Park, and the Gastown Steam Clock.
The next day up early so our bougie hotel can pick up our bags and take them down to port. Then breakfast and some Coffee and Timbits from Tim Hortons.
On one of the forums I'm on, someone asked a question about the Pinnacle Suite, and a lot of people hopped in, talking about how awesome it is. I'm very excited about being a VIP for a week. The benefits of the Pinnacle Suite start in the terminal, where an employee will walk you through check in and security and up to your suite, and then introduce you to your concierge. I'll see if I can set up a standing coffee and pasty delivery for the mornings. While I have a coffee maker, I also would like a pot. With four of us, that machine is going to be a busy place in the mornings. Instead, we'll just have a big vat delivered and be all set with no waiting.
I'm going to have to do some schoolwork on the ship, plus we may try playing a game on the first sea day. We'll be starting around 9am, so that could be a challenge, but we do have the premium internet package, so hopefully that's enough to have a stable connection and play.
Depending on how that goes, I might also try scheduling another game on the last full day of the cruise, which is also a sea day. We shall see.
Okay, I feel like I've talked about all this before, so I'm going to hop off now. Everyone have an outstanding Wednesday!
