First trip to Fenway

We managed to pick up some last-minute tickets on StubHub for the Red Sox-Blue Jay series that started last Friday in Boston. We managed to get 4 tickets all together in the Infield Grandstand for less than face value - quite the steal! And the convenient thing about these tickets was that they were e-tickets. StubHub just e-mailed me the PDF, which I forwarded on to our friends so we could all print our tickets out beforehand and just meet at the seats. That way we didn't have to try and find them outside the stadium.

It was pouring rain on Friday and we were actually surprised that they played the game. Lucky for us our seats were in the back of our section so we were well covered. But the grounds-crew was certainly busy all evening:

The Green Monster - not sure what this guy was doing with the ladder though...

It was our first trip to Fenway for both of us so we tried to make sure we got the full Fenway Experience. We ate Fenway Franks and during the rain delay had our caricature done:

Second Chance to Make a First Impression

Even though I struggled to make myself watch the entire 2hr series premiere of the new 90210 last week I decided to give it a second chance last night. But I couldn't do it again - I totally lost interest halfway through the show. And last night's episode was only an hour! It was just too lame.

And it certainly doesn't help that 90210 is on the night after my all-time favorite show Gossip Girl! It pales in comparison. I can't even count how many times I turned to Christopher and exclaimed in disgust "they would never say/do that on Gossip Girl!". And yes, C is kind enough to sit with me during my favorite show, not without his laptop the entire time though! At least he doesn't have to suffer through 90210 anymore as I am dropping it from my lineup - PVR space is valuable my friends, especially in HD!

Itchy Doggy

It's the time of the year that Tyson's seasonal allergies flare up. He's been modeling the stylish cone-head & black booties look this fall so he doesn't make any raw spots on his skin when he scratches himself. Poor guy - he looks so pathetic!



Tyson never had any allergy problems when we lived back in Toronto. Here in Connecticut there is just so much more green space that the pollen count must be much higher. But too much green space is a good problem to have, especially as far as my frisbee-obsessed dog is concerned.

I find it mildly amusing that Tyson has allergies. When I was growing up I begged and pleaded for a dog, but my parents told me that we couldn't get one because I was allergic. And now I have a dog (and am not allergic to him in the slightest) but he has allergies. Go figure!

Labour Day Weekend

Christopher and I spent our Labour Day weekend in Canada this year, as opposed to enjoying the Labor Day festivities in the US.

We enjoyed at low-key relaxing weekend back in Burlington/Oakville. As usual, I tried to hit up as many of my favourite eats while there. I stuffed myself with enough dim sum, Swiss Chalet, and congee/noodles to stave off the cravings until our next trip back home. And we happily found a new congee place, Congee Dynasty in Mississauga, which is closer and way less busy than our usual Congee Wong.

One highlight of the trip (other than spending time with our respective families & inlaws of course) was our trip to Waterloo to see M & C's new baby J. When we saw him, J was only 17 days old, so he's now at the top of the leaderboard for the youngest baby we have ever visited. He was so tiny (but very healthy and gaining weight every day), that both Christopher and I declined the offer to hold him for fear that we might do some permanent and irreversible damage. Besides, everyone knows babies can smell fear and there is no doubt that as soon as he was in our arms that he would be screaming at his parents for letting such incapable baby-minders handle him.

While enjoying some sun & sushi on a patio I was paid a surprise visit by my old university friend K. She was in town from Vancouver for a wedding that weekend and was heading back the next day. It was too bad that we couldn't have coordinated ourselves better to have a proper visit, but since we both live far from home we understand how hard it is to fit all our obligations into a brief trip. But nonetheless, it was wonderful to see & hug her in person and remind ourselves that we should do a better job of staying in touch.