So the plans for our corn roast were a success and as far as I could tell, everyone had a great time.
The corn roast almost never happened as Eric told us that corn season ends near the end of September. Mike went to five different places before finding some corn at Sobey’s. After picking up four dozen corn, our realization that this corn roast would happen were upon us. Success! We would have been pretty upset if we had to feed everyone some cream corn.
Mental Note: Have the corn roast a month earlier.
Saturday turned out to be the most beautiful day in September (that’s right, I can see into the future) so Mike and I started out the day by jamming outside with a few beers until the patrons appeared.
A big bunch of people showed up and I would like to put a shout out to Chef Losier as he seemed to have everything under control. The corn was delish, the meat was great, and the drinks were fab. Let us not forget the great weather outside which had everyone in a good mood.
We ended up with 2 dozen extra corn which is fine with us. Mike just sliced it up and it’s in the freezer now. Serves me right for not looking at the evite for the number of people showing up.
The night descended in groups hanging out and chatting, some Flight of the Conchords playing on TV, and an impromptu jam session when most of the people left for the night.
I also presented Rob, Joe and Matt with pictures I had from ten years ago when Rob and I first moved to Ottawa. Yes, it has been ten years ago since we appeared in the great Nation’s capital and no one has been the same since. We had a good laugh at the photos and I’m glad to see that these guys have stuck with me throughout the time in Ottawa. There are quite a few people from Algonquin who turned out to be school buddies and that’s about it. But I’m sure if you put us together, we would be like old friends.
I’m actually trying to hunt down some ‘six degrees of seperation’ software so I can see how I’ve met my friends throughout the years. If anyone knows of any, let me know!
Thanks to all who came out to the Corn Roast and we’re looking forward to it next year!
Uh..I’m assuming if anyone is looking for pictures of the event, you can just go on Facebook as SO many people told me during the corn roast. Essentially, if you’re not on Facebook, you’re not a good enough friend to see pictures from your own event. 🙁
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