Thursday Thirteen - 96 - 13 Random Shots From My Collection

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One happy me at Toronto's Union Station













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Two shutterbugs at my parents-in-law's 50th wedding anniversary, Oct. 2007

My sister-in-law Violetta and my husband's cousin Sheila


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Three high school choir friends, 20 years and counting on a Girls' Overnight in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia

Maureen, Dawn and me


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Three uncles and a niece

My mom's brothers: Uncle Warren, me, Uncle Charlie and Uncle Louie


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Five cousins at the November family dinner, 2007

Myself and fellow blogger Heather, my cousin's wife

My cousin Julianne, her daughter Laura, my sister Michelle


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Six members of my parents-in-law's bridal party:

Groom's sister Pat, groom's best friend Dalton, bride's sister Ruthie, couple's friend Barry, bride Joan and groom David


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Seven Christmas partiers from my old office, Land Registration:

A fellow from another county (in the city for the party,) then my Legendary Scan Team of Yore - Mike H.; Mike J. - the King of Supervisors, me, Ning, my late friend and Eco-Hero of the mega-watt smile Pam Langille, and Chris


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Eight members of my great-grandparents' family:

Isabel, Adelta, my great-grandfather Eugene, Danny, my great-grandmother Emilie, baby Olivette, eldest child Angeline, and my late grandmother Juliette at far right.

There would be four more children before their family was complete.


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Nine writers at the White Point Beach summer retreat:

Elaine, Annette, Pam, Nikki, John, Heidi, Christine, Renee and me


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Ten members of the Dartmouth Choral Society in concert (I'm in there somewhere)



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Eleven old friends sharing stories at my parents-in-law's 50th wedding anniversary, Oct. 2007

Clockwise from left, my father-in-law is 2nd and my mother-in-law is 4th


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Twelve diners at O'Carroll's Restaurant in Halifax when my writers' group took visiting Tor editor Heather Osborn out to dinner.

Clockwise from center: Julianne, Heidi, Pat, Cathryn Fox, two anonymous diners in the back corner, visiting editor Heather Osborn, Annette, Renee, Tammy and Anne


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Thirteen Pension Agency team members who manned the stations for our Amazing Race last summer:

Stephen, me, the CEO, Laura, Karen, Bev, JR, Denise, Jim, Kathy, a member of the White Team, Tracy, and the dance instructor who taught us Irish step dancing

Why Have One Work Christmas Party When You Can Have Two?

The wonderful thing about starting this year at one workplace and ending it at another is getting invited to two work Christmas parties. The first one was given by the registry of deeds scan team, where I worked for two years and left in March for another position at the pension agency.


Although I left the pension agency in October when my contract ended, I'm still in contact with everyone and I even have a job interview for another position there on Monday. The pension agency party was at my former manager's apartment, and because his nickname is Sheriff J.R., he was wearing his Sheriff J.R. tshirt which I thought was very fetching.


At the registry party we played pool - or tried to... Right, Patti?






At the pensions party, we listened to Jim's epic poem about our office.





At the registry party, I got to see old friends I miss so much. Like Pam and Ning!













My sister also worked at pensions, before I got there. We had a wonderful time reuniting with office buddies.














In fact, most people at pensions had never seen us together before.








At the registry party, many rounds of shots were downed.








Over at the pensions party, many shots made their way down many a throat.








At the registry party, my old supervisor lined up the shots.








At the pensions party, my old manager did the same.









The registry party came with a lovely ocean mural.











The pensions party boasted three tanks of fish.


















Fa la la la la...


La la la la!