Bellini-induced Brain Freeze

Aloha oe Right now I forget what oe means, but I'm sure I'll learn about it in half a day's time or so. And I'm sure it's relevant to right now. Anyway, wish me luck! Here's to plenty of stories to share in a week's time!

Hot child in the city From what I've heard it's just hot everywhere you go in the world these days. Even my basement is not as cool and comforting as it usually is. Sooo harsh. Last weekend my cousin and his wife had a renewal of vows as well as the christening of their son (they got married in the Philippines a while back, and not very many of us were able to travel there to attend). The reception was held at the Sheraton Suites Eau Claire. I always knew it was a nice hotel but I had no idea just how nice . To put it into perspective I don't think I want my wedding reception to be at the Palliser anymore. The service and quality of everything they had at the Sheraton was UNBELIEVABLE . I'm in love with the Sheraton now. And it's a bonus that it's so close to the river I love so much. I would have to say this cousin is one of my favorites out of those who have married into our family. I think she's so sweet and kind...and it's tough being a wom...

"Ballroom blitz" I almost forgot! Saturday (the day at the Stampede) we sat at the ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen to rest our feet while Buzzards Cowboy Cuisine demonstrated how they cook some of their specialties. For all those who are not in the know, Buzzards is famous for their annual "Testicle Festival" which usually coincides with Stampede time in the city. So guess what they cooked up for us that day? Yeah. I ate (albeit just a small sample, those puppies are big!) a pan-fried prairie oyster in gravy. It's a lot chewier than I thought it'd be. Interesting. Perhaps since they did not pressure cook it. My mom makes a really good beef tongue dish but the tongue is so tender from pressure cooking that it practically just melts in your mouth. Not so with fried prairie oysters. So there you have it, I've tasted a toro's cojones. And now, back to our studio!

"Got to get you back in my life" Sheer curiosity has me wondering how long can I create blog post titles out of song lyrics. Given the amount of time I've spent on here in the past month I'll never run out of lyrics simply since I rarely post these days. That also means I have way too much to write about whenever I do get around to posting, but time constraints and not wanting to babble results in cutting out some fun times on here since I never had the time to write about it. C'est la vie. C'est dommage. But I'll try to remember everything I wanted to write about, if only because I haven't written in ages. The Usual Suspects and I headed out to Edmonton on Canada Day just to get out of the city. Or rather, we headed to West Edmonton Mall since we never really do anything else in Edmonton. I am offended that they have Urban Outfitters and Hollister and we do not have them in Calgary... yet . I remain hopeful. With it being a holiday it turned ou...