This weekend I got to go home for the first time since I moved to Ottawa in May. It was actually amazing to be home. I'm so pleased with how my weekend went... That I'm going to blog about it one day at a time. :)
Wednesday, after work, I drove home. To break down my day:
7:30am - Wake up
8:30am - Go to work
9:30am - Arrive at work
10:00am - Start working
BLABLABLABLA SWIMSWIMSWIM HATELIFEFORTHEENTIRETIME
7:30pm - Finish work
8:30pm - Arrive to Grandparent's house (Ottawa residence)
9:30pm - Leave for Toronto
1:00am - Arrive in Toronto (EXHAUSTED)
1:10am - Get on phone with friend from BC (Worst idea ever.)
2:00am - Go to sleep
Basically, by the time I went to sleep, I wanted to die. Needless to say, I definitely slept in on Thursday. I spent the morning sleeping and I was about to hop in the shower at noon when one of my friends from Cineplex informed me that a bunch of them were getting together for sushi at noon... It was noon and I was getting in the shower. This was not an optional shower. It was actually completely necessary. So, I took the fastest shower of my life and got to the sushi place for 12:30pm. Then I ate obscene amounts of delicious sushi. It was amazing.
I want to mention this too... Did you know that if you're over 6 people some restaurants will charge you a service charge? So like a mandatory tip? Of course, I find this out after I pay the bill... Unimpressed. If any waiters/waitresses want to explain why this is done, feel free to post a comment below...
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| Britney was in an accident a little while ago and after her near death experience she decided she was ready to try sushi... Bahahahaha. These are the kind of people I worked with at Cineplex. I miss them. |
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| I feel awkward just looking at this... |
After my lunch with my cinegals, I went home and picked out some clothes to wear to the photo shoot my mom arranged. Yeah... I was extremely anxious because I'm not one to sit in front of a camera and strike a pose. I'm not one of those people who will refuse to have their picture taken either... Anyways, extremely anxious! But once I got there, Anita, my photographer, was so cool and fun! I was extremely comfortable and I'm so excited to see the photos. We took them by a little stream and there was a boat and paddle that she used as props. I'm so excited to see how they turned out! The only thing that makes me sad is that she works on film, so it'll be really hard for me to post photos. But I'll probably just take a picture of my picture in it's frame.
After that, my mom and I went to get pizza at our favourite pizzeria and just chatted for a while. It was nice, I definitely miss my mom living in Ottawa. Also, when you don't live at home, your parents never argue with you when you're home. It is so nice! They're just like do you want to go out tonight? Let's do something fun! It's GREAT! I'm never moving back to Toronto... Okay, I might. I have no idea. BAH!
That's the end of my first day! Stay tuned for a mani/pedi with my sister and Edgefest!
I think that the 'mandatory tip' is because they assume if you are a larger group then you are going to be significantly more work? I honestly don't know the real reason, but I find it appalling. Isn't a tip supposed to optional, and something you give based on how good the service was?? Just sounds like an excuse to steal your money.
ReplyDeleteI hope a server does fill you in tho, I too would love to know; maybe I am being very closed-minded about it! I've never been a server, and I'm sure larger groups are more work (and maybe less likely to tip as much?) but a surcharge seems a little ridiculous.