Friday, May 1, 2015

Welcome to Canada

Today was the big shopping spree. Janey had scouted out a huge wig store in Buffalo across the border and off we went looking for that one perfect gorgeous, silk chemo scarf. She had to remind me to take my passport. Hmm. Anyway, we walk into the store and in utter disbelief realize there is not one scarf in the entire store. Not one. The manager said, "I get that a lot." Hmm. I'm sure we were the mall's briefest shoppers ever--in and out in minutes. Lovely tea with Laura, Janey's friend from Honduras days, and then back across the border. 

"No, wait. You plan to stay SIX MONTHS? Do you have proof of residence?" Apparently the reason I've been getting in and out of Canada so easily all these years is that my proof of residency was the hunk in the driver's seat. The nice guard said I could carry my marriage license around with me instead if I wanted. Hmm. Wonder where that piece of paper could be. We trundled along inside to tell my story. It's an interesting story. The guard smiled. Let me in. Welcome to Canada.

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