BUT I OMITTED THE STOMACH PUMP, THE BAPTISM, AND THE TABLE SQUATTING

Back in March, Jodie picked out a wedding band for me to wear for eternity and brought it to me in Kelowna so I could decide if I liked it or not. I told her that it was nice, but it wasn't nice enough to wear for eternity so she should take it back and I'd pick one out when I was in Ontario in May. Well that was last weekend so Jodie took me to the ring store where the rings are and I picked out this sweet titanium ring with a thin band of shininess. Should be good enough for eternity so long as I don't accidentally swallow the fucker. She ordered it from the jeweller and it'll be ready in my size in a couple weeks. Once we left the store, Jodie tells me that the ring we just bought was the exact same one she brought me in March.

I had some Canadian friends also stranded in Smug San Francisco over a few times over the last month to watch the NHL Playoffs. We were hoping Ottawa would close out the Beefalo Sabres on Wednesday but it wasn't to be. The next game was Saturday, when I was in Ontario. But these friends of mine wanted to watch the game, and I'm the only guy who has CBC around here. When I left for Canada Thursday night, I decided to hide the key for them so they could come by and let themselves in to watch the game on Saturday night. So I'm sitting in Shrek 3 and my mobile phone alerts me to a new text message, Jesse, the key is not here. -Rob S.. So I spent the rest of my weekend in Ontario somewhat paranoid that I didn't do a good enough job hiding the key, and that some poor people came in and stole my Molson beer and my TV.

Jodie's family hosted a really sweet party for her and myself on Saturday night in Ontario. It was themed like Grey Cup 1989 because they're all Hamilton Tiger-Cats fans and they all really respect my 'Riders for winning that night. So they gave us some nice gifts, one of which was a giant card table set - a table and four chairs. It's a nice kit, totally something I asked for. But I was in Ontario and I was flying to Canada. Taking a table on an airplane is not good times. I got Jodie to drop me off at YYZ with the table. When I got to the checkin desk, they politely explained that there was a $35 charge since the table was oversize. They also politely explained that there was another $35 charge since the table was overweight. I didn't really have alternatives, so I paid the $70 to take the table with me. When I picked it up at SFO, the table's box was torn to shreds. I was in Park'n'Fly, so I had to get on an overly crowded bus with an oversize, overweight card table set. Happy travels! After changing a quick flat tire I got home and set it up, it's actually really nice and the fabric is sweet. Hopefully I can convince Jodie that we should get a couch that folds up the same way!