well last weekend was thanksgiving/oktoberfest here in k-town. Marlito and i had a couple of house guests in the form of Marlito's parents, Silver Fox and Judester. they had just come back from a jaunt around europe and stopped by for the holiday. the weather was great, festivities were in the air, and it was time for some beer and downtime.
on saturday we decided to go for a long walk around the town. we started out going to a free pancake breakfast at waterloo town square. they had lots of people, tasty apple cider and team keg races (keeping with the beer theme of oktoberfest). good times for the whole family!

after that we walked over to see what was going on at central fresh market. after checking on the price of turkeys (we didn’t go for the butterball option) and the condition of the pumpkins we headed over to see the loft. this was the first viewing for Silver Fox and Judester. they approved (i think) and we discussed some of the decorating options available. Marlito and i have to go next month to finalize our decisions so this was a good start. Judester decided that she was going to get sick so she missed out on the highlight of the day... all you can eat sushi!

Marlito and i introduced Silver Fox to my new favourite restaurant, Ye’s sushi. this little place popped up in downtown k-town a little while ago and since then has found a place in my heart. for $12.99 you can eat as much food as you can for 2 hours. they have sushi, sashimi, maki, hand rolls, soup, drinks, salad, udon, rice, tempura, ice cream, spring rolls, wings, gyoza, and tons of other stuff. needless to say i enjoy it thoroughly. with our bellies full and the night getting late we headed home for some rest.

sunday was a pretty relaxed day and we started the preparations for the feast the next day. drinks were had, cards were played and the sun kept on shining.

monday morning started early for me because today was parade day and i was going to be joining my coworkers on the GT float. the parade was starting at 8:30 and i was told to be there before that. what they forgot to mention was that we were in the back 3^rd and we wouldn’t actually start moving until around 9:30. good times! actually it was a lot of fun and i am sure it seemed to a lot of people that i was enjoying being in the parade a little too much ( but come on, it isn’t every day that you can be in a parade, now is it?).

after the parade everyone rested up and the feasting prep was started. more cards were played, a few more beers were had and a lot of good food was devoured. a great end to a wonderful weekend. the weather couldn’t have been better the entire time and everything moved at a relaxing pace.

more mascot madness

me and the kitchener rangers mascot, and of course the planter's peanut

having fun at the parade

fall colours

Marlito, Judester and Silver Fox enjoy the autumn leaves.

keg race

and they're off!
there were so many heats in this race that it became apparent that it would be going on for hours. and unless you knew someone in the race it wasn't very interesting beyond the first observed race. there are only so many times you can watch people roll a beer keg across a parking lot.

construction coming along

a couple update shots of the construction down at the kaufman lofts. our place now officially has walls and some windows. Marlito and i are a little skeptical about them finishing on time and they have already pushed back the move in date that we were provided when we first signed the papers. i mean they still have to add a whole additional floor to the place, not to mention the elevator, stairwell, walls, interior, parking lot, etc. etc.... but we have faith.
so our place is on the 3rd floor on the left side. our bedroom window is in the middle of the close up shot.