Aren’t they adorable?!?! Both Chris and the gnome can be found at the Cool Moose at
71 King Street in St. Catharines. I’m usually there around 10:15! Oh, and they have the best chicken noodle soup I’ve ever had. Yum!Chuck and I went to Montreal for a business lunch this past Friday and Saturday. This was our third time there and again, we had a wonderful time. We stayed over in Toronto on Thursday night to catch our Friday morning flight. It was only 55 minutes. Unfortunately, my head almost exploded once we started our decent, due to the pressure change acting on my sinus infection. I survived! We took a cab to our hotel, the Queen Elizabeth (Fairmont) . This was where we stayed during our last visit. Again, we were up on the 18th floor. Here was the view from our room:
Not bad, eh?
After checking in, we walked over to an office where we were meeting some wonderful folks for lunch. We went out for lunch with them the last time we were there too. It was so nice to see them again! We walked over to the Baton Rouge for lunch. It was a very brisk walk. I remember the last time I was there, I was frozen and said “I will dress much warmer next time.” There I was in the same light coat and no gloves. Brilliant. Anyway, the company and meal was great. Here is a pic of us gals after lunch:
It was sad to walk in separate directions after departing the restaurant, as it was a really nice visit.
Next, Chuck walked me back to the hotel and he grabbed a cab to go visit another office. I decided to browse around the underground mall, including the Eaton Centre . I was actually quite fatigued and felt yucky from the sinus infection, so I kept my wandering to a minimum. I went back to the room and waited for Chuck. When he got back, it was time to eat. The 18th and 19th floors of that hotel get this special lounge. I believe I posted pictures on my blog from the last Montreal visit. They have a ton of really nice finger foods and snacks. I ended up pigging out on the veggie chips. Chuck pigged out on nuts, cheese and tuna salad sandwiches. Here was the view:
I decided to go up to the food area one more time. I noticed earlier there was a coconut cream pie-looking item at the end of the table. I thought I would surprise Chuck with a plate of yumminess. I was curious why it was under a heat lamp. I figured it was a type of sugar pie (famous in Quebec) and was best when warm. Since we ate so much, I just go a small sliver for us to share. I walked back to our table with the pie slice on a plate and told him that I brought some nice pie. Chuck looked at me like I had three heads and was completely mental. He then informed me that it wasn’t coconut cream pie, but brie cheese! Duh!!!
My heart was in the right place, at least. I felt really bad because I realized how expensive this type of cheese was, and it’s the only kind that Chuck hates! We did our best to hide it between a couple of plates. I was going to put it on the guy’s table next to us when he wasn’t looking, but the dude didn’t budge!
We wandered down St. Catherine St. to browse some shops on Saturday morning. We left for the airport before noon for our 2:00 flight. It was a nice quick flight back, and we were back into St. Catharines to greet the children that evening.
Today’s symptoms: I’ve been having swallowing-reflex issues the last few days. Apparently a fairly common MS symptom. My brain tells my mouth and throat to swallow, but nothing happens. I almost chocked to death on my delicious chicken noodle soup from the Cool Moose at work today! Hopefully it won’t last much longer. I had a bad headache today with more fatigue than usual. I’m going to attribute it to the trip and sinus infection. It will be better tomorrow!
Lizzy McFly 