saint john

Here are a couple of shots from my trip to Saint John - I don't want you to get too excited, because we had the laziest weekend ever! I drove down on Saturday (just ahead of the first snowstorm - yuck, who invited winter?!), while Steve and Brady were both on call. I met Steve at the hospital to get his keys, and spent the evening watching cable tv. We don't have cable, so I do enjoy watching it when I get the chance, but it only takes one evening to catch up on everything worth watching. Then you're stuck with sports. Steve and Brady (another anesthesia resident, also in Saint John for 8 weeks) live in an apartment supplied by the hospital, which is in one of the (nicer) projects around town.

We tried to go out for breakfast on Sunday, but everything was closed because of Remembrance Day, so it was coffee from McDonalds and cereal at home. Why McDonalds? Steve is fighting with Tim Horton's because they have a monopoly in the hospitals out here and he hates their coffee and food. ('Where's a Good Earth when you need an americano and something sort-of healthy for breakfast?' is probably what he's saying right now.) And, one more note: this closed sign is at the Java Moose, the only coffee shop (other than Tim's) in a town of over 100,000 people, and it was closed both days.

And that was about it. We did find some bacon and eggs on Monday, and I drove home on Monday evening. Not much to report, but it was great to see Steve, plus he was happy to have his guitar delivered.