Pizza, BBQ, Jiggs Dinner - from one adventure to another etc etc .... a week of Go Go Go

What a busy last week it was. On Tuesday, after work, I met my buddy Pauline, we bought a Green Earth Pizza from the best artisan pizza place this side of anywhere - Steveston Pizza - and drove over to Gary Point Park for a pizza picnic. The weather was great, and we had a fine chat. Our friend Esther joined us after her yoga class. I'm happy to say I got home before dark - well, almost. The mosquitoes were happy I was out so late, as they had their share of my pizza skin while I was waiting for the bus at Chatham Street.

On Wednesday, I took off on bus and sky train once more, this time to New Westminster. I did a little bit of a walk around, and ended up watching a movie -  The Giver. It was okay, but of all the movies I've seen that I would willingly watch twice, this one wasn't one of them. I just got called in by Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep.

On Thursday, Nikkie, the kids and I went to the PNE - you can check that out here. It was a great day, but very tiring. The only down part was not being to get something from every food vendor. After all, we know the PNE is all about the ..... FOOD.

I think I slept on Friday.

And on Saturday? Well, since it was a holiday weekend Saturday, it was a family get together day. We even bought three chicken siblings for the barbecue - here is Chicken Number 1 with Neil ....

 Howard does the Definitely The Last Mile with Number 2 -

 And Steve tries to do a Steve'n'Chicken selfie as he heads for the grill.

Al

 There, they made it safe and sound. All lined up for an Irish dance recital.

And a few hours later? Nice tan, huh?

We rounded up that meal (or should I say that meal helped round us up?) with baked potatoes and some delicious salads. Burp.

It was such a nice day, with Neil, Shannon, Clayton, Tanner, Dominik, Bosco, Steve, Nikkie, Chris, Lizzie, and us, of course. Love these holiday Saturdays and the second traditional get together of the summer.

Meanwhile, holiday Mondays are also becoming exciting - Chris, Penny, Marina and I, co-workers from Crafts'n'More - went on an adventure. This gal welcomed us at the gate - you may think this was a cooking adventure, but no ....

 It was a go-cart adventure at Richmond Go Karts.

Although we sorta cooked with these 40lb helmets on our heads.

The biggest worry for some of us was how on earth we were going to get in these low contraptions. Once you start to  get in, you can't stop, so it was a sort of straddle and drop kind of entrance. After one was in, the biggest worry was how on earth one was going to get out. Of course, one wasn't worrying then about keeping ones cart on the track while speeding around the hairpin curves. That comes later.

Although I wasn't the fastest driver on the track, there were a few minutes when I was way in front. Of course that was when every one else passed me ..... the first time. Oh well, I didn't get a 43% discount on my insurance for nothing. After the first lap, I kept the GO pedal to the floor on the straight track, but couldn't convince myself to do so on the curvy parts. Penny and Marina did a whole lot better, but Chris proved to be the one with the most Need For Speed. Vrrrrrooooooooom.

After we extracted ourselves from these flat racers, we headed back to Surrey, where I had designated Howard and Steve to make us a Jiggs Dinner and a Steamed Molasses Pudding. Some of us weren't sure what to expect - after all, 3 of us weren't from Newfoundland, and Peas Pudding does sound a bit scary. However, I do believe they were very pleasantly surprised! After a bit of a wait, which we whined and wined away (well, I didn't wine, but I'm sure I whined), we had a feast! Thanks, you guys, for the great food and great service!

Marina

Me

Penny

Chris