Home to visit, or home to stay...

What's the first thing you do when you get home?

I'm home for a visit, and we went to finish up holiday shopping yesterday after I landed. But usually the first thing I do is have someone meet me with Tim Horton's in hand.

I binge - Hard.

It depends on where I land - When I got back to Victoria now, I binged on the local micro-brews (mmm Oatmeal Stout) at the Great Canadian Beer Festival here.

First meal is usually steak and seafood. What does it take to get a decent steak in Europe?

I buy magazines, mainly because they're in English and don't cost $15 an issue. I'll buy some books too.

I'll go to a Timmy's even though I'm not a fan of it (Don't beat me! ). That's gotta say something about their marketing if I never eat it until I'm away from it for a year or something.

I immediately look for a hockey game or news on tv.

And I go to a grocery store and buy all kinds of things I don't need and look for new products

I also engage in 'small talk'. I'm not a big small talker, but for the first couple weeks I always enjoy the novelty of knowing I can speak to someone (cashier, gas station guy, waiter) and that they'll actually understand what I'm saying and I don't have to butcher various other languages together to hopefully get what I'm asking for. Ahh good times

I don't have too much trouble with the language, seeing as I only live in the Southern US, but you'd be surprised!

I went out dancing to an old haunt on Saturday night. I used to be there nearly every Friday and Saturday night for over 3 years. Then I started dating a guy in the States. Now since I moved, I only get there once every other year or so. I'm always surprised they still remember me!

TIMMIES! an iced cap is always waiting for me in my mom's hand. but besides that i make snow angels in my front yard. apparently there's lots of snow this year, so when i'm back for xmas i'm going to jump it in and start making an angel!

There wasn't any snow when I went home. I did snow for a bit, but didn't stay. It was nice to see it though. Rotten to drive in of course.

Hummm that's a good question. I guess I will be able to answer it in a month. I'm going back to Canada in 2 weeks. for a 2 weeks vacation with my girlfriend (she's German). So it will not be only a relaxing at home trip since we will also visit some places because she's never been there. We will at least visit Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa. well I will show her those places

I will introduce her to Poutine, St-Hubert and Tim Horton's Donut We will see about the rest