Manitoba Fall 2016

I went once again to visit my dear Ruth this past weekend. We've made it a "thing" to visit each other at least twice a year since we were roommates at Bible College in 2010. I'd say we are good friends :)

I left rather early on Friday, 4am to be exact, hoping to get to Ruth's by the time her morning class was over so we could maximize our time together. I was blessed by an amazing sky to admire as the sun began to rise around the 6:45am mark.

My Mom always tells me to drive safely but I know that there is always the risk of other people not driving safely that could cause me harm. I met one such person on the outskirts of Steinbach just 20 minutes before I would safely reach my destination. Whilst cruising down a two-way highway, a large white truck turned onto the road in front of me. All was well until this truck began to swerve off the road to the right, creating a giant cloud of gravel dust as it's oversized tires forced it into the air. I thought to myself this person must have a passenger whom they are trying to get a reaction out of by driving crazy because I have done this to other people and have had it done to me as well. I would have not minded the truck's momentary play except for the fact that it continued to swerve over and over and over again, not seeming to care about my windshield as it continued to hurl earth with each swerve. After about 7 or so minutes of this I decided to try and pass the white beast because I did not want to put up with it's recklessness anymore. As I passed I considered not looking at the driver of the truck but I was curious to see the facial expression of the expected passenger. What I saw, to my surprise and concern, was a man at least age 40 driving by himself wearing Elton John type sunglasses, a leopard print hat, and a leather jacket, leaning way too far forward and hunched over the steering wheel with a facial expression that told me that he was either drunk, really amused with his crazy driving, or rather excited that he was driving for the first time. I was very relieved to have passed him but I was concerned for the other vehicles travelling near the white terror. When I got into the city I kept a close eye on the truck in my rear-view mirror and prayed that he would not cause an accident. At the next intersection, crazy driver pulled up next to me to turn left and I felt my heart race. When I finally arrived at Ruth's, I reported the situation to her and she told me I should have called 911 to report the driver. Next time, I will. I was paranoid about white trucks for the rest of the weekend.

Salisbury House was our first outing together for a bite to eat.

The rest of Friday consisted of shopping for various ingredients for cooking and baking as well as relaxing, running errands, and cribbage. Saturday lent itself to a bit of touring. I discovered that the Winnipeg Science Centre is very similar to the one we have in Regina although there were a few different things such as a racetrack for Knex cars...

We also went to the Winnipeg Art Gallery which was hosting a ball that night so there were pretty flower arrangements everywhere not to mention a grand piano! <3

The gallery also features a rooftop sculpture garden.

I thought this piece of art looked pretty nifty.

We went to Marion Street Eatery for supper which was super tasty. I like my fries.

The main reason I chose this weekend to visit Ruth was that my sister's friend had suggested that we (including my sister, her friend, her friend's sister, our mom, and I) go see Carrie Underwood in Winnipeg. So I took advantage of the situation. My brief opinion of the concert was it was ok. I mean, Carrie sang great and the show was entertaining but something bothered me. I compared this concert experience with Urbana 2012 (see post here) where we also had thousands of people worshipping. The main difference between the two events was the object/person of worship. At the concert, people worshipped the music artist. At Urbana, people worshipped God. I resolve to save my time and money in the future for God-worshipping events.

Ruth is Mennonite, which means we make really good food when I'm there. That is real perogies and farmer sausage!

I enjoyed my weekend overall, but it was most exciting and enjoyable because I got to spend time in fellowship with this amazing woman :)