First and Second Day in Canadia!

Skyping some of my Dear TSG co-workers who were at Tobacco Road watching Timons Brother play!

Eaton Center - Where we ate dinner at last night, kind-of looks like a small Times Square to me

Yesterday was the first day of work for me in the Toronto Office - wasn't exactly what I had pictured… don't get me wrong the view is great, the location is great, the people and the office space are great too! There is just not much recruiting to do.. I guess thats what happens when you come into a new territory in the staffing business. My activities yesterday consisted of helping new recruiters and setting up phones and the internet.

For lunch our VP took Lou and I to this cool little burger place, they have won like 7 awards for the burgers and it was AWESOME. It was so juicy and tender (sorry Mom and Caroline)..
http://bigsmokeburger.com/

I found a gym.. but before I can get a membership I have to get a Canadian bank account.. soo looks like thats what I will be doing tomorrow over lunch.. The guy who I spoke to about a membership was fascinated with the word "y'all". He told me he had never heard anyone use the word in a sentence.. and didn't think it was a real word? He also was missing a tooth, and had a personality of a serial killer. Trust me. I know. I watch murder shows.. but I swear it is a nice gym...

After work Lou, our VP, Brett and Nas and I went to this awesome place for dinner and to watch the National Championship game.. or that was our intention… The waitress looked at us like we had three eyes when I asked for the BCS game on TV. We called a bar down the street simply to ask what TV channel the game was on. That bar wasnt too pleased - but success - we got the game! This bar was more like a pub atmosphere - but I ordered sushi anddddd It was the best sushi I have had in a long time! The area it was in was a pretty cool area too! It looks like a small Times Square.. and it was only 2 subway stops from our apartment! I have a feeling we'll be going back to that area a lot.
http://www.joeyrestaurants.com/eaton-centre

When we left the boys got street meat, or as they pronounce it .. "Skreet meeet!".. I took a picture of it which I'll also attach - Nas's got it all over himself- which caused some pretty hilarious photos too! We all had had about 4 beers by now - so were feeling a little tipsy.. so i'm not sure if its the alchol talking.. but the skreet meeet was pretty damnn good.. but we all know I'm a sucker for a good hot dog!

I got skype with some of my co-workers last night which was very cool! and of course Billiam when I got home. THANK GOD for the person who invented Skype.. or FaceTime.. or Tango.. awesome apps and I don't know how i would survive with out them!

Today was a slow day again in the office - but I'm hoping it will pick up soon. Our Account Manager was out all day trying to secure business for us… lets hope he's good at what he does!!

I bought two books over lunch today, thanks to Krista (Kendalls sister) who has an awesome blog with good insight on good books… I also made some kale, brocolli and salmon when I got home for dinner. I've decided since I'll have a lot of down time here in the city I should use it in good ways.. like reading, or learning to cook different dishes.. alll I need is my gym membership and I'll be good to go!

I don't know who I am - reading? cooking? and wanting to workout? - lets see how long this lasts! HA!

I have a drink-date tomorrow night with a girl named Silvie... whom I was supposed to live with, and a lunch date on Thursday with a friend of a granddaughter of my grandparents friends.. can ya follow that??  I'm excited to meet new friends.. not gunna lie, it's is kind of getting lonely.. and the office is 2 girls and 5 boys.. I miss my friends, and I need some quality girl time! and maybe a little escape from TSG?

One of the worst parts of being here is missing big events in my friends lives.. My company paid for a co-worker of mine to go to the BCS game because his brother was playing for ND - way cool right? I really wish I could have been there for his surprise.. andd a good friend of mine had a baby on Sunday - It really stinks I didn't get to meet the baby before I left.. but I guess the quote below is true.. just waiting on that thing I get to gain!

"For everything you have missed, you have gained something else; and for everything you have gain, you lose something" Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)- Compensation

Welll time to Skype wif my man, relax, light my urine-smelling candle ( I gotta get a new one of those) and start reading "The Glass Castle"..