The fog situation in Halifax is so bad it’s making the national news. The airport authority decided to compound the inconveniences caused by a rash of recent and ongoing construction with repairs and testing of its state-of-the-art fog navigation system. Mother Nature, however, decided to wreak havoc and sent a whole lotta fog, and then some, to the region, beginning the day before Alison’s wedding.
I flew into Halifax a week before the wedding, ostensibly to “help out” but really to be there for the bachelorette. Weather-wise, Halifax was hot and steamy when I arrived, and my flight was uneventful.
Dr. T., who had to work, booked his flight for the Friday before the wedding, aka Canada Day.
What was supposed to happen
1. Friday, 09:15: Dr. T. leaves Montreal, and arrives in Halifax at 11:45
2. Friday afternoon: lounge around and relax
3. Saturday morning: more relaxing, showering, shaving, etc.
4. Saturday afternoon: Alison and I do the bridal hair thing while Dr. T. and John and John’s posse decorate the hall
5. Saturday, 6:30: the wedding, followed by the reception (see photos, in case you missed them before)
6. Sunday, noon: Dr. T. flies home
7. Sunday, 19:05: Maggie flies home
Also, at some point on Sunday, my Mum, the designated babysitter, brings Colin and Robert home.
What really happened
The last Haligonian photos
The day after the wedding, we went for a lovely stroll through the Halifax Public Gardens with several members of John’s family.
Next time on SUWWIWNP: The Great Halifax Airport Debacle. Stay tuned!
Alison’s wedding
Pictures from before and during the wedding day.
As requested, more pictures
Maggie the dog, who did not like my camera, but who nonetheless posed for me in Ariel’s garden.
Our very good friend Ariel is playing host to a few pre-wedding get-togethers, not to mention housing Alison’s brother Cameron, his wife Paula, and their myriad offspring. Ariel has a beautiful house, filled with books and art and plants and dogs and cats. Alison has helped Ariel put together an amazing garden – I hope I did it justice!
Yesterday, Alison and I headed off to Dartmouth (which, from what Alison tells me, is to Haligonians what Toronto is to Montrealers) to see Donna the esthetician. Ariel treated Alison to a full pedicure and manicure. We were going to have her tail bobbed, too, but we ran out of time 😉
Adrift in NS
Rowboats in Peggy’s Cove, NS
I’m in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the first time ever, for the impending nuptials of my very dear friend Alison and her fiance, John. Today Ali and I toured around, hitting Peggy’s Cove, among other picturesque coastal towns. I’ll be adding more pictures as the week wears on, and in the meantime, there are more here.
Identification of the strange dark red flowers, by the way, would be much appreciated.
I swear to…
from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
God [definition #19] there is a God! spoken said when someone is explaining that something very good happened to them at a time when they thought that their situation was very bad: In walked four gorgeous, blond Swedish boys, and I thought, ‘There is a God!’
Meta-metablogging…
This is only a test
What do the following people have in common:
Carson Daly
Freddie Prinze
Cyndi Lauper
Meryl Streep
Lindsay Wagner
Todd Rundgren
Ed Bradley
Kris Kristofferson
Billy Wilder
John Dillinger
… and me?
Memo to the weather people
Dude, WtF? It’s June, and it’s so cold that the cat is hunkered down behind the laptop for warmth.
