This past Spring I finally had the opportunity to meet her at the annual new teacher interviews week; granted it was a hectic week so other than bringing filled out interview questionnaires to her when my team finished, we didn't have much chance to socialize.
Then in May, the colleague who normally travels for recruitment with her couldn't go, so I had the good fortune of joining her for a job fair and a couple information sessions. We had a great time and she quickly learned coping mechanisms for my often random questions, unscripted exclamations (even during our presentation at the faculty of Ed in Corner Brook) and general über-enthusiasm for life. I'm sure it was a tiring experience for her, but somehow we came away from the trip as friends. Xavier was also a pure delight too. He could take my trash talking during our visit to the Old Triangle during the Irish step dance ceilidh, our last day in Halifax. They had explained their love of Ireland and the culture after a trip they'd taken before, so I told Xavier that unless he joined the ladies in the irish dancehe would forever be considered a poser and would have to hang his head in shame whenever he drank Guinness again. We taunted back and forth for a while. Then finally he was convinced to try if I would. I couldn't be the wimp, so we both stood up and within the first two steps I was totally lost and he gave a good minute of performance. He earned the Guiness and "irish super fan" status in that moment. Samantha just sat watching the showdown and for so reason she didn't disown either of us so I think we'll be friends for a while.
Song of the Moment: Last Night I Dreamed You Didn't Love Me by The Tragically Hip
(Tonight was the live streamed (across Canada and many other countries) final concert of the Hip. It's a tragic tale as their lead singer, and lyrical genius Gord Downie has terminal brain tumour... So here's to creativity and legacy...)
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