We joked that it was so cold that when you spoke out loud the words from your sentences would freeze right in front of you and crumble to the ground like they do in the cartoons! In reality that did not happen, (in Erin's world it did, for those of you who were wondering), but there was one day while we were there that it was literally bone chilling cold! And that happened to be the day that we were walking (a little) around downtown Ottawa!
Despite the cold, however, it snowed steadily the entire time we were there! This was also our first real snow of the season! We haven't really had much snow to play in in Columbus, OH, but Ottawa gave us a taste of what is to come! The snow fell perfectly and we ended up having a beautiful white Christmas and a good 6" or so when we left. We also got to experience the superior snow removal services that are mandatory on Canadian streets. The Canadians don't waste any time and really know how to clear some snow! I suppose they have to with an average of 87" of snow per year, eh?!
Speaking of 'eh's', the very first legit Canadian that we spoke to when we got to Canada was the employee in the Canadian customs area. The very first thing he said to us was, "first time in Canada, eh?" Brian and I both looked at each other and smiled. (That was before we were interrogated...) Yes, folks, the Canadian 'eh' stereotype is true. But in a very good way!
We had a wonderful time celebrating Christmas with our presently Canuck family! The house is amazing, the city is beautiful, the food was delicious, the company was fantastic. We could not have asked for more, unless, of course, we had our entire family together! Nonetheless, it was wonderful to celebrate with everyone that was there. Plus, we got to have a few Skype Christmases with everyone that could not physically be in Canada!
We hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas too!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful "picture" of your time in Canada, eh? So glad you could spend time with those Canucks. It definitely was very cold, snowed almost every day I was there, but by the time I left after 12 days, I was actually getting used to the weather and 28 degrees felt OK. Your mom and I took Marley for a walk one evening. I was bundled up and it was fine, and beautiful I might add. OXOXOXOXO Gram
ReplyDeleteThanks! It was cold while we were up there, but only really, really cold one day! Mom and I took Marley for a walk one day too. It was one of my favorite times from the trip!
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