"I want to neglect the remainder of my life with you"

Some of you have used online translation services to send me notes in French, along with questions about how accurate they are. I found this funny little video that will give you some idea. Incidentally, it was made by the same organization I'm working for, but not the Montreal chapter.

Now I have to tell you about one of the very best days of my entire life. I slept in, got up, went back to bed (why not?), got up (again), then decided: It's Mountain Time. There are no words to accurately describe the feeling I had while climbing the mountain. I'll just say that the sunlight was perhaps the prettiest I've ever seen, the leaves are all perfect Fall colors, and everything smelled good. I heard there are two beautiful cemeteries somewhere on the mountain, but as I was walking towards them, I heard myself think, "Why would I want to see dead people when I'm feeling so alive?" So, I went another direction. I know it sounds silly, and not nearly as silly as if I confessed to you that I was singing "Born Free" to myself during my ascent, but I felt truly, truly happy all day long.

At the top of the mountain, they have what they call "The Chalet," which is perhaps the prettiest rest stop/scenic outlook on the planet. And they sell poutine. I decided this would be the perfect location for me to try poutine for the first time. I'll admit it looks terrible, and I don't normally even like things that are all "together" like that (I'm a total "on the side" person)...but poutine is good.

Here are pictures of 10,000 trees and a couple of me from my wonderful day.

This would be enough activity for one day, other than that I have two more social offers for the evening. I'm going to start the night singing karaoke (a secret wish of mine, believe it or not!) with Jean-Francois and friends, perhaps followed by dancing later with another group of people. The dancing doesn't start until after 11 p.m. (ouch), so we'll see if I make it...after all, I climbed a mountain today!