for the love of italian food.

we made manicotti together after church.

it is so nice to live with a fellow foodie.

especially one that loves to cook.

i belong with you. you belong with me. you're my sweetheart.

that lumineers song- ho hey- makes me think of this man with two color eyes.

catherine's baby shower.

my best friend/ sister, Catherine just moved back to kentucky from iowa...and she brought a 

baby! Vega Grace Fonua. 

Catherine was supposed to have her baby shower two weeks ago but unexpectedly had little Vega, who is so tiny and good. hooray!

things I learned about Canada..in Canada

1.     People really do say “eh”, especially in the country. And I love that accent, it is so charming!

2.     You think it is an English speaking country. No, it is an "everything except English speaking". I barely heard any English in the conversations around me, but I was also mainly in Toronto.

3.     Maple leaves will be added to everything, if possible.

4.     It is kind of beautiful & and very, very big.

5.     People who are not from Quebec, are annoyed by them. They think they are pretentious and that may be true.

6.     The housing prices are astronomical. Any American would have sticker shock over what you get for $750,000.

7.     The gas prices are astronomical, though not as high as Germany. I can see now where the US is headed...

8.     Driving in downtown Toronto is not a smart thing to do. It takes one time to learn that.

9.     A lot of people think that Ron Paul is completely correct. They also think that Obama is going to win the election. 

10.  Canada is not a “melting pot” like the United States. Cultures do not melt together, you can pick them out, like a bowl of fruit. People are able to stay true to where they came from.

11.  Homeless people do not like to be laughed at. On two different occasions, I heard homeless men chastising those who had laughed at them, one asked “Where is your humanity?” I thought it was a good question.

12. You will be charged for parking anywhere you go. A permit is required for overnight street parking too.

13.  Border patrol makes you feel like a criminal, just like everywhere else.

14. Lots of maple syrup, Tim Hortens and Swiss Chalets

15. Seems that most people speak more that one language

16. Canadians are not “like Americans, but boring”. They are pretty cool.

So, Canada was great and I hope to edit a video of our trip soon!

the last day...

on our last day, we went to the st. lawrence market, which is amazing. we bought some fresh raspberries, cheese and bread. yum. we walked around the city a little, had lunch at libretto pizza...again. later, i got a migraine and stopped taking photos, but we saw The Dark Knight Rises(so so good) and had ribs at Barbara Ann's house.

canada, eh?

friday:

toronto islands

sushi- amazing sushi

trains and streetcars

eaton centre

dundas square

waiting in line for a hip taco restaurant & eating there: grand electric

waiting in line for fantastic ice cream from ed's

walking, walking, walking

listening to every language EXCEPT english

thank you so much, toronto!

july temple date/ pizza/ mississauga

our thursday:

• Toronto Temple with Dave Powley and Marion Leavans(great people from Napanee).
• making the mistake of driving to a restaurant downtown, only to arrive at a 1.5 hr wait. we switched to pizza and it was perfect!
• visit to the city of Mississauga and to see Latacha

toronto.

one busy day exploring toronto:

• cn tower
• china town
• kensington market
• parliament building
• pizza libretto
• walking & using public transport all day(brings back GREAT memories of Germany. we sure do miss the metro.)