Buckets And A Belle

Rose told us that Janet and Phil have now gone to Montreal.  It's Our Niece Devon's wedding to Andrew!  They arrived around lunch time on Tuesday, looking for a good meal.  After some walking and subway rides they had found nothing and were getting increasingly hungry.  Then Janet remembered there was a California Pizza Kitchen near their hotel.  OK....that will work!

Worst. Lunch. Ever.  Turns out it's not a California Pizza Kitchen; it's California Pizza!

It was beyond dreadful.

The next morning, they woke up to buckets and buckets of rain.  It rained all day long without a break!

Janet thought these planter boxes were really pretty.

Janet envisions herself in a large, brick two storey home in Westmount (with help!) Then she remembers photos of cars completely covered in snow in the winter.

 This young lady went to a lot of trouble to colour coordinate her outfit.  She even matches the barrels and road markings!

They walked the better part of the day anyways, getting completely soaked.  Devon had invited them to the Rehearsal Dinner at an Ethiopian restaurant, Bleu Nile.  They said it was delicious!

A really interesting assortment of food that you put into a piece of crepe like bread that Janet thinks Aunt T said was teff?

Thursday was the day of the wedding, and the weather, while not fabulous, was way better than the day before.  Janet and Phil decided to take the subway to the first neighbourhood they had lived in - Ville St. Laurent.

Here is Janet, thinking to herself WTF!!  A fellow subway rider, albeit very kind, offered Janet his seat!  The lowered bus, the offering of seats on public transit - what's next - OAS?    L'Oreal Hair Colour here we come!

 They found the Judo Boys apartment:

and Decarie Hot Dog; home of many a great hot dog and greasy french fries.  Phil had to get a bag of fries to reminisce. 

Alas, they could find the general neighbourhood where they lived, but all the houses look the same and they couldn't remember the street name.  Janet said it was delightful - a suite that was located right beside the garage of the home owners, so every morning when they started their car, the exhaust would come under the door.

It would have looked like this:

See the little window and the door beside the garage door?  Janet seems to think there was also a door between the garage and the "suite".  They moved when Meg was about a week old.  Meg's crib inside this luxurious abode was a dresser drawer.

After all that adventuring, it was time to get ready to go to the wedding.  Devon wore a beautiful dress that was covered with petals.  The weather cooperated and they were able to get married outside.  It was a lovely ceremony and the evening was excellent!

A very handsome couple indeed!

Janet and Phil had to leave early the next morning, so were unable to participate in the rest of the wedding activities.  This is what the plane looked like on every flight they took.

Every seat, filled!