This Week's Edition

When I see advertisements promoting the show 'Sister Wives' where a bunch of redneck women are all married to and popping out children with the same mediocre guy, I realize the days of quality TV like 'Friends' and 'Seinfeld' are gone.  

However, tonight I experienced what felt like an episode from that show as I had dinner with Campbell and three of his friends.  I couldn’t help but imagine the media uproar if the roles were reversed and the plot was changed to one woman and four men. 

Somehow she would have to seem interested in four different people’s day, their sports views of the week, what they wanted for dinner, the TV program they wanted to watch before going to bed and remembering what kind of beer needed to be stocked in which fridge. All this while managing to stay attracted to them.  The poor woman wouldn’t have to fake a headache. She’d have a constant one! haha 

I could see it being a clever sitcom before quickly turning into the latest version of CSI.

Enough with the vent, back to my travels…

The gypsy’s were in town a few weeks back and my inner hippie was super stoked. I walked down to the park and there were homes on wheels and trinket stands everywhere.  And no, not the camper vans our parents rent when they have a midlife crisis. These houses were old vans and buses, painted bright purple, smelling of incense and lined with everything they owned.  They we all happy, polite and very gracious with any purchase. Maybe they have the upper hand on us and have discovered a true appreciation for life.  I found a really cool couple in their 70's that made things out of forks and spoons.  I ended up buying a funky ring made out of a tea spoon... it's very artsy.  A friend of ours actually grew up this way and I was lucky enough to go with him & his girlfriend to the fair. He told me stories of how he grew up and I learned that when he was 5, he and his family travelled with the Gypsy's and his job was to shine shoes.  By the time he was 18 he had attended 13 schools.  Its very humbling to meet someone who grew up completely opposite to me, yet has become very successful in his own endeavours and is one of the nicest people I've ever met.  It's just a real eye opener and I wanted to share that with you all.

So Campbell and I had a visit with the Justice of the Peace this evening to confirm our "Common Law Union" for our Visa stuff. How very grown up of us!  On a  non serious note, on April Fools Day I told Campbell that we should just say "screw the Visa stuff" and get married that weekend in Queenstown. He just looked at me, quietly sat on the bed and almost fainted.  The look on his face was priceless when I said "APRIL FOOLS"!! Pure awesomeness!!


I'm happy to report that Campbell is ready to rock and roll this weekend and will be playing for the Whitehorse Cup. I have been fully warned that if they win, they'll be on a 3 day bender. Good thing its Easter and we have a four day weekend, although I'm not sure if Jesus would approve. 


I hop~hop~hope you all have a wonderful Easter! Don't worry calories don't count this weekend!!