So, as aforementioned, here the the account of what I did on my 24 hr. break before production began!
When I got to work on Friday, I noticed that it was Tricia's birthday. Not because there was a birthday banner or cake or anything, but because her desk had been wrapped in cling-wrap and stuffed with newspaper. Yes, this is how SNAPers celebrate birthdays, by rendering the birthday girl or boy's desk unworkable. This is pretty funny, but also a bit frustrating, so I decided to lighten the mood with some balloons. I made Tricia an amazing fishing-rod hat before I went on my break at 3pm.
When I arrive home from work on Friday afternoon, I tidied my room a bit (since I knew that over the following week it would rapidly become just a large pile of dirty laundry). When my Mom finished work, we headed up to the mall— which is a zoo these days, in the lead-up to Christmas. On our way in, we passed a stall that was promoting WorldVision, asking people to take on the honour and responsibility of supporting a sponsor child. We rushed past quickly, since we were in a hurry to pick up a gift for my Aunt, but the man at the stall shouted afterwards that it would be the easiest life we'd ever save. I have actually wanted to support a sponsor child for a while, and I know that WorldVision is legit, so on our way back through that hallway, I stopped and signed myself up. The child I picked is a HopeChild, which means that he lives in a community affected by AIDs. The money I supply each month (only $40— less than 2% of my monthly income) will go towards providing "…providing access to things like education, skills training, improved nutrition, agricultural assistance, safe water, and health care so families can meet their children’s basic needs and give them a brighter future." I rushed home to write him a Christmas card— hopefully it reaches him by the 25th!
Later that evening, I met Kayla for some coffee and we picked up some snacks for… Harry Potter and the Dealthy Hallows Part 1! We had pre-purchased our tickets earlier that week— and it was a good thing, because I'm pretty sure the show we saw was sold out. We also arrived about 2 hours before the movie started, thinking we'd look like losers at the front of the line— but we were about 30 people from the front! Some people had even brought lawn chairs to sit on while they waited. Crazy! But our early arrival was worth it— we had great seats, right in the centre of the row. The movie was pretty good, actually. It was a little different from the other HPs, because it doesn't follow the same format— there is no school year to base the plot on, since Harry, Ron and Hermione are out in the wilderness, trying to keep away from Voldemort's Death Eaters and trying to find the remaining Horcruxes (these are objects in which Voldemort has hidden pieces of his soul, making him immortal, unless they, too, are destroyed). It was very dark, though. There is a scene where they are torturing Hermione that made me cringe! But I think I'd like to see it again on the big screen!
The next morning, I got bundled up, picked up some Timmie's and headed out to meet Kayla at the Newmarket Santa Clause Parade. Now, since I had recently been to Kitchener-Waterloo's Oktoberfest parade (a very professional, televised parade), Newmarket's Christmas effort did appear slightly shabby in comparison. But it was still pretty adorable. There were a few marching bands, a steel-drum float, little baton-twirlers, beavers and scouts and an awesome Viking float (I think that was the Kiwanis club). It was also a bit hunky. There were a number of cops, paramedics and firefighters handing out candy and Christmas Greetings. And although the parade was overrun with Santas, elves, reindeer and other 'holiday' characters, there were a few churches that helped to 'keep Christ in Christmas'. There were some great Nativity scenes and even a scene from CS Lewis's 'The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe'. It really got me feeling festive! But I didn't have much time to do anything else festive, so I headed home for a quick nap before I went back to the office.
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