6 months after packing up the RV and driving across the country, I finally returned home to Toronto. As expected, my time was spent with what I love best about Toronto... my family and friends!
After a VERY turbulent plane ride (I literally started praying and I'm not even religious!) and many canceled flights from my connection in Chicago to Toronto, I finally arrived in snowy Toronto...
Dinner with the girls @ Ultra Supper Club
CaThy and myself striking a pose outside her apartment. (sidenote: it took some time getting used to walking in snow with my heels again! I still think it's virtually impossible to look good while walking in snow!)
Getting right back to where we left off: lunch @ Ginger (sharing to ensure variety of course!)
Dinner with my bestest weird buddy, SW!!
Our favourite meal consisting of fried eggs, rice and Dum-Dum!!!
Chillin' like a Villian (as usual I fell asleep!)
Nothing says Toronto like Tim Horton's on the good ol' Red Rocket!
Matching White Russians with my cutie niece, Kaitlyn!
Kaitlyn and her Mommy (aka my sister, Boc-Boc)
Time for some Tobogganing!!!
My nephew Justin is only 4 but he is strong-like-bull (just like his Auntie!)
Here comes the Chow Family (minus Justin who insists on going on his own)...
"WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!"
"Yippee!!!!"
Ok take notice of how Justin is waiting at the bottom of the hill for his Dad and sis to come down....
....and jumps on them when they arrive at the bottom!!! Good thing they're cushioned by the poofy snowsuits!!!
I know this activity was really for the kids, but who says I can't enjoy it too????!!!
I love these pics of Kaitlyn all bundled up!!!
"Bun-Sell" (aka Vietnamese Crepes) Time!!!
Cathy's Birthday Celebration!!! What better way to celebrate than some friends, drinks and hookah!!!!
According to Yenta's Boyfriend Peter, if he could wrap his arms around her and touch his elbows, she would be deemed too skinny and unsuitable to date! According to this picture, Ram would be considered undateable to Peter!
I brought back a scarf for Mezan from F.Do. Who knew the scarf and the bag it came in could be so versatile!!!
This one killed me!! So subtle, yet highly amusing! (and from the look on Mezan's face, he thoroughly enjoyed it as well!)
For the viewing pleasure of all, the following 3 pictures are not only of Mezan inebriated but inebriated and full of expression!!!! Pictures like these are hard to come by!
Scene: Lien decides to take her full glass of red wine to go (as many Europeans do) and decides she wants a group picture set out on the streets of Toronto. She sets up the timer on the camera and runs to join the group. Only to slip and fall into her BFFs knocking them down like bowling pins and spilling red wine all over her new coat!!! As luck would have it, it was all captured on camera! The picture says it all: All the girls knocked to the ground, Mezan helping, and Ram on the side, laughing his butt off!!
Ending the evening in Toronto style: Vietnamese food at 4am!
Yenta and myself: Very early morning outside of CaThy's apartment
I'm not even going to start with why we're at Starbucks at 7am after a long night filled with drinking but let's just say it was Yenta's idea. Joe Fresh can do that to a girl....
No trip to Toronto would be complete without Duff's Wings!!!! Yummmm....
SW's my valentine this year!
Here I am at SW's law office with her co-worker's argyle sock ipod cover/puppet made by his sister!
Lisa's new home!!! She's all adult now that she owns her own house....
"must eat... now!!!"
I brought back tulip bulbs from Amsterdam and they bloomed like they were on steroids!!! This picture is only after 1 week of putting it in water!
Grace got married last summer and now she's all settled into her new condo.
The best part about going home is eating. Eating until you feel like you need to puke a little in your mouth...
If you haven't noticed already, I'm that Aunt that smothers her nieces/nephews and forces them to kiss her and take pictures by her side!
Kaitlyn willingly kissing her mom...
Family Time!
I spent my last day with Kaitlyn. She is such a character. She thought it would be funny to put on my gouloshes.
If there was one realization for this trip it was that: When it comes down to it, regardless of where you are in the world, you certainly can't go wrong with being surrounded by those you love! (but if it were up to me, I would move everyone out to Vancouver just to be with me... I'm selfish like that)
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