Long-Distance Dude

I called Leslie at about 6:40, and said I'd be at her place at 7, but got stuck in traffic and was there at 7:25. She just let me in when I buzzed without bothering to verify who it was, haha. AFTER THREE LONG MONTHS, WE HAVE BEEN REUNITED! Catching up, Vegas bling necklaces / postcards / maps (Nevada) / T-shirt / playing cards, wedding photos, Vegas pictures, baby Ayler photos, dinner, chilling, and more were definitely on the agenda! Discussed Facebook, TSN, Edwin Encarnacion, baseball, the Blue Jays winning 11-9 over the Indians, the BC Lions losing 23-20 to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Puckheads group (she added me at my own request!), Carol / Stuart, racism, and reminders. Conversed about my wanting to know ALL THE DETAILS (she didn't mind!), Marissa / Caleb / Connor, James (who showed good timing by saying hi on YM just as we were discussing him :P), fans, water / apple juice, Vegas hotels, Jon / Harmony / Ayler (I gotta see the baby before he loses his cuteness!), TV programs, FINAL FANTASY, COMMAND AND CONQUER, her new large extended family thanks to Harmony and all of Lisa's cousins, Lucas / Liam / Ruth / Sandy / Mike, and dinner options.

We talked about Tokyo Joe's (sushi good if there's a large group only - not for two people), Denny's, Italian Tomato (which Eliza told her about), Korean BBQ (she wasn't REALLY HUNGRY!), closing hours NOT posted on websites (?!), NOT White Spot, and other things. Finally, she had to call Italian Tomato to find out that they closed at 10. Since it would probably take forever to find Bridgeport after 9:10, I figured that we might as well go to ABC Family Restaurants next to Yaohan. Sounded fine to her! I had a quesadilla with a garden salad, and she had a chicken pot pie with a garden salad. Talked about grandmas, expensive electronics, iPads, iPhones, plasma TVs, Steve Nash going to the Lakers (not with the Phoenix Suns anymore - A CONTENDER INSTEAD!), T&T, prices, Price Smart, IQ Tester games, Nathan and Ciel, busyness, seeing the baby, changing opinions, a BOBBY LOU burger in Burnaby, and more.

I was fine with going to Price Smart briefly: the 30-count of bottled water was on sale for $4! Since that was what she was going to get anyway, that was even more incentive! She lugged it around the store in a wheeled cart while we checked out the magazines and Asian section. Decided to get some purple yam / taro ice cream while we were there - of COURSE it was fine if she took that on the way out since I had to help with the bottled water! I stopped in briefly to grab my stuff while putting down the bottled water in the kitchen, and she convinced me to sign the guestbook even if it would be abbreviated. YAY! I HOPE IT'S NOT THREE MONTHS BETWEEN HANGOUTS AGAIN!