Can you believe it's October all ready?
This used to be the time that I would wake up to crisp cold Alberta mornings. The smell of damp fallen leaves in the air. Many of you can relate to this, but here in Arizona, we are happy to be approaching the time of year that we can finally leave the air conditioning off at night time. Don't get me wrong........ I LOVE Tucson with all my heart .....(okay......MOST of my heart) but with Canadian Thanksgiving around the corner, I get fairly nostalgic and this it the time of year that I miss my family. (my siblings, parents, and cousins) -- and thinking about that makes me laugh at the things that just once in a while give me away as an "AMERICANADIAN". --I left my "eh" at the border almost 10 years ago. But my "about"is still as strong as it ever was (and why do American's think that Canadians say "aboot?" -- we SO do not)
My business partner gives me the "evil eye" when I still refer to "Model Homes" as "Show Homes"
I say we need a "carpet" on the hardwood and she says we don't need to remodel, a "rug" will do just fine"
I seriously give up on the word "foyer" ....
I never heard the word "skootch" (is that how you even spell it?) until I moved South of the border.
Our kids don't give us "sass"..... they just get "sassy"
When something is worn out.... I no longer say it's "had the biscuit".... I just throw it away!
Our kids don't ride a "toboggan" anymore, now they wear one (our eldest son and his wife live in Tucson - the other two remain in Colorado (go RAMS!).....and in fact they used to wear a "toque" (sp?) but now they wear a "beanie"
being in the United States almost 10 years.... I forget most of the obvious differences that were so apparent when we first moved to Colorado just after Christmas '97. But one thing is the same in both countries..... and that is the friendly demeanor of people and the joy that we all share in being fortunate enough to call "North America" our home.
..... by the way..... Our Son and Daughter-in-law still have a traditional "Canadian Thanksgiving" dinner which we will be enjoying next Monday. --That's the great thing about being "AmeriCanadian"..... LOTS of turkey from October thru December!!
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