Day 36-43: In the Nish Where I Belong

It was so great to be back in the Nish, especially after being in the big city for so long. It’s nice to walk down the street and smell fresh air. He night I got home I went to the July 1st celebration that they put on at the St.FX football field. We saw some nice fireworks and were entertained by musical guests, Pogey! (in the Chris voice.) My sister and her hubby were down visiting from Dallas Texas so we got to spend some good quality time together. We played frisbee at Beaver Mountain Park – watching mom play Frisbee was amazing – and we had a BBQ at our cousins house that British Dave and Emem came down for. To be completely honest, I never thought I’d see these guys join the Mattie family for a good old Bluegrass Hoedown, but it turned out great. Dave and Emem parted ways with the Mattie family with hugs and offers to come back. Dave even liked one of the bluegrass tunes so much (Blackberry Blossom) that he went home and learned it on guitar. Even though Dave comes from England/Africa/Mexico, I think he’s a true Nova Scotian at heart. After that we went back to our house and had a nice long game of Settlers of Catan where we were joined by Judith and Amanda. Sarah won the game, which means the rest of us, including Dave, lost. Although, Dave claims that he would’ve won if John had told him a little piece of information earlier on. Sorry Dave. At least you can play Blackberry blossom.
Later in the week we went to the Welcome for the Coady students at St.FX. It was pretty cool. I met a guy from Thailand and another guy from Nepal. Everyone at those things are super nice and seems very not-lazy. When it was all over, Dave, Eric and I ran out to my car that, to our great dismay, would not start. Apparently leaving the car lights on drains the battery or something. It was ok though. I just had to run to Tim Horton’s where I was supposed to meet Abena, call her, call dad for advice, and then call Scott Allen who then came to my rescue with a set of booster cables. Thanks Scotty.
Other activities on my trip to the Nish included writing some awesome songs with Judith (that we will be recording soon), going to see Transformers with my younger cousins, and eating some choice BBQ courtesy of David and Tito, once again accompanied by male-model Eric.
I flew back to Toronto on Saturday night. It was a great flight. Probably my best ever. I got to watch a Coldplay concert on a built-in TV, drink pop, and edit some photos. Kind of made me wish it were longer. I thought about just staying on and flying to China but then remembered the whole band/album/recording thing…so I got off of the plane.
Back in Toronto…stay tuned.

Jordan