On Tuesday morning Jon drove down for Missisauga to pick me up from my now empty residence. It was sad to leave what has been my home for the past 4 months, knowing that I would never again walk those hallways. We drove to Jon’s house, did some shopping for Christmas presents that Jon still had to get. Then we just hung out at his house. Mark arrived for a visit and we played some guitar hero, watched snowboarding movies to get in the mood for the upcoming season. Then we decided that we would go snowboarding the next day. No biggie, the hill was only 2 hours away and on the way to the cottage. Brilliant!
Later that night, we played street hockey with all of Jon’s friends from the street. It was great! We played for nearly 2 hours it was so much fun. That finished up around 1230. And we crashed straight away. We woke up early to go boarding at Mt St Louis/Moonstone. The snow was fantastic! The hill wasn’t huge but it had a phenomenal terrain park which we went on most of the time. Mark and Jon were hitting the 45 foot jump which was insane, the 25 foot jump was plenty scary enough for me! I did a few rails as well. Didn’t have the balls to try a 360 on the 25 footer though. Perhaps next time….im working up to it!
We finished up boarding around 3, unfortunately my boa lacing wire snapped somehow so now I need to get my boot fixed before I can go out again. Jon went to the hospital with his family to visit his grandma, so Mark and I chilled for about an hour in the local Tim Hortons. The boys loved teasing me about putting on the freshman fifteen (pounds). I don’t feel fatter though…
So after that we drove to the McTavish cottage in Haliburton. We relaxed that evening and I went to bed early because I was pretty tired. The next morning was spent relaxing at the cottage, cleaning up the driveway and snowskating down the driveway. In the afternoon we all piled into the car to go Christmas tree hunting. We were wandering around the snowy woods for about an hour before we found a good tree. Jon climbed up and cut it down, we tied it to the roof and then headed back to the cottage. That evening I successfully cooked dinner – mum’s special pumpkin pasta, which was quite a hit (I think). At the least I enjoyed it and got a reminder of home tastes. Mum would be particularly proud of me doing some cooking for a change.
After dinner, we put up the tree. It was huge!!! About 12 feet tall. It looked fabulous! I felt a bit feverish after dinner so went to bed early. That night was one of the longest nights of my life. I woke up about 10 times, had some very weird dreams, and constantly had the shivers. Very unpleasant. I woke up on Christmas eve not feeling much better. I spent the most of Christmas Eve day inside, napping and taking it easy. At night we went to their neighbours cottage which was beautiful. They had 4 children who were very entertaining, especially the little girl Avery who made me help her compile Santa’s naughty/nice list. We also played some mini stick hockey in their basement. The meal was very good, but I didn’t eat much because of my sickness.
When we got back, I skyped the family who were celebrating Christmas lunch since they are 15 hours ahead. It was bittersweet seeing them all there having a great time. I was exhausted afterwards so went to bed. That night I only woke up once which was an improvement from the night before. In the morning I felt a bit better. We waited for everyone to wake up then opened the plethora of gifts under the tree. I was spoilt, I got a huge amount of treats in my Canadian stocking, a great snowboarding bandana, a Canada hoody, Canadian mug, Canada Hockey Jersey, and a sweet painting that Jon did. I’m probably gonna have to send a package home with all these goodies because they wont fit in my bag.
In the afternoon, I had a nap, a bath (first one this year) and watched a Christmas movie – Miracle on 34th street. Played Rummy with Bec and Dylan. We had a very nice dinner, but since I was still a bit sick my appetite was not very large. After dinner, I helped Kathy for a little bit with her puzzle, and played darts before heading to bed because I was exhausted again.
Didn’t wake up at all that night, but still woke up feeling a bit sick. Boxing day was spent relaxing in the cottage, watching some movies, eating some food, emailing, and reading. At night after a good enchilada dinner we played scattegories. It was really fun. I won in the end, thanks to all my Australian answers that they didn’t know haha.
On Monday after a beautiful sleepin, Jon and I packed up our gear and presents, and the family plus myself headed off to Rob’s brothers house where there was a big group of the McTavish Clan. We hung out at their house for a few hours, eating and being merry. Then we played the present game which was a bit different to how we normally play it back home, but I would say better. I ended up with a gift basket full of goodies. After that, Jon and I drove back to their home in Missisauga. This ends my Christmas time at the McTavish Cottage. It was a wonderful experience having a white Christmas at the beauty of the winter at the cottage. It was however a bit dulled by my bad health keeping me inside most of the days. All in all a great time!
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