I'm all packed and ready for another road trip

I feel like I haven't settled since I returned on Sunday. I'm packed at long last.

I am not bringing as much on this trip. Instead, after I get my rental car, I am buying pop, water, and soy beverage. I probably need some snacks.

On Friday, I used another two Groupons. I had a fantastic deli sandwich with fries and another dessert. Later on today, I use up my final Groupon. Yay!

My next post will be in Montreal. I hope that you have a great weekend!

E-reader sale and wooden cheeseboards

I decided to leave work before 17:00 on Friday. I ended up having a nice dinner at my favourite deli. The server there is always nice and recognizes me as a regular. It feels like home.

After that, I visited Chapters, which primarily sells books, but also tea, home decorations, and stationery. The Kobo brand of e-readers are there. Oddly, I bought my Kobo Mini reader that I currently own from an online shopping network.

Anyway, I was looking at the newer, larger ones. The Kobo Aura is on sale. Part of me wants to get it, because I love a sale and I'm just a technology geek. I don't need one. It's definitely a want.

The sad thing was that I couldn't find anyone to help me get one in the store. I suppose that's why I tend to shop online for electronics. At least I got to try the one that I want. I can simply buy it online.

The crazy thing is that when I do buy almost anything online on Chapters's Web site using a Visa card, I get 20% off. I guess that the store want to discourage folks from talking to read people and buying merchandise in-store?

Chapters in an interesting place. The wooden cheeseboards remind me of decent spanking paddles. In Stockholm, there was a souvenir one. My guy playfully used it on me in the store.

I should ask for this wooden cheeseboard for my birthday. My guy would enjoy using it on me.

N is for nails - fingers and toes!

My guy is an observant person. He can tell when I have cut my bangs or whether I am wearing a new sweater.

When we first met up at the hotel in Montreal a week ago, we went up to the room, had a bit of fun, and then went back to my guy's rented car to find a place to grab some dinner. We found a nice deli a few blocks away.

My guy and I sat at a cozy booth. He looked at my nails and noticed the lavender purple nail polish that I had on. He liked it a ton and told me so as he continued holding my hands across the table.

After dinner, we drove back to the hotel. We both changed and hit the shower, with my going in first while my guy looked up the address of our office in Montreal.

When I stepped out of the shower, my guy looked down at my toes.

"Wow, you have dark purple nail polish on your toes," he said, nodding approvingly.
"Yes, you know that I love purple."
"I do. You have purple toenails and purple fingernails," he remarked. "And, you saw Fifty Shades of Grey earlier today. I see a pattern," he teased.

It's always good when your loved one notices such details. It feels great.