i had a good day. woke up to my sister, helene, jumping on my bed. asked me to go downtown with her. got ready quickly, decided i looked decent and jumped in the car. stopped for coffee. back on the road, parked at eddie's, walked several blocks to get to place bonaventure. end up at salon marrions-nous? got ignored by most sales people because we wore our funny animal hats and mittens, and definitely did not look like future brides. looked around for few free samples and other free stuff. didn't find much. enter some draws to win items and vacations. after realizing how much hullabaloo people go through for one day, i was even more confident in my decision to elope with ryan. drove to the west of the island. ate brunch. went across to fairview and shopped with my christmas money and gift cards. satisfied with my purchases. drove on to angie's house. sipped tea by the fire and she spoke of her rather painful and disgusting experience giving birth. decided if i ever choose to have children, they will be adopted. she tried to convince me otherwise, for an hour, but i am hard headed and stuck to my decision. drove back home where my mom made a huge supper. my cousins and aunt were over. a small farewell party for my cousin pandelis who's leaving for kansas city on tuesday. endured a superficial speech from melanie about school, money and work. ate desert while watching benny and joon. and now i'm online. i got an email from ryan's uncle and it made me giggle, not because the content is that funny, but because he sends me emails and i find it absolutely adorable. this is it: The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart 50° Fahrenheit (10° C) Californians shiver uncontrollably. Canadians plant gardens. 35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C) Italian Cars won't start Canadians drive with the windows down 32° Fahrenheit (0 ° C) American water freezes Canadian water gets thicker. 0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C) New York City landlords finally turn on the heat. Canadians have the last cookout of the season. -60° Fahrenheit (-51° C) Mt. St. Helens freezes. Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door. -100° Fahrenheit (-73° C) Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Canadians pull down their ear flaps. -173° Fahrenheit (-114° C) Ethyl alcohol Freezes. Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg -460° Fahrenheit (-273° C) Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops. Canadians start saying "cold, eh?" -500° Fahrenheit (-295° C) Hell freezes over. The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup