http://mattmackenzie.net Do you know where your friends are tonight? Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:50:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Saturday we celebrated the marriage of Graham and Maude, at a beautiful ceremony in Quebec City over the Canada Day long weekend. The day was a scorcher (35 degrees or so with humidex) but the bride and groom looked gorgeous and the party did not disappoint, running into the wee ... http://mattmackenzie.net/?p=176 Chris and I spent 6 days camping and visiting Banff and Jasper National Parks during a hastily planned western road trip last week. We took advantage of the time to (re)visit some of the most beautiful scenery this country has to offer with a quick flight to Vancouver followed by ... http://mattmackenzie.net/?p=175 Yesterday we attended Toronto Taste, the premier annual fundraising event for Ashley's organization, Second Harvest. For a a small entrance fee you get access to unlimited food and drink from 60 chefs at the city's top restaurants. I don't think I've eaten so much rich food in short order in ... http://mattmackenzie.net/?p=174 This shot was taken on our last visit to a Chilean vineyard in November of 2009. Ashley and I are missing the high quality, low cost supply of great Syrahs and Malbecs we had last year. Frequent visits to the Vintages section are yielding some good results, but we're working ... http://mattmackenzie.net/?p=173 We've been fortunate to have incredible weather over the last week, high 20s to low 30s and sunny for the last 8 or 9 days. Today Ashley and I did a day trip out to Old Oakville to walk along the waterfront and check out the beautiful streets of historical ... http://mattmackenzie.net/?p=170 After several months of earnest searching we have finally found an apartment the two of us are really excited about. We'll be moving into the Minto Midtown development at Yonge & Eglinton towards the end of June. We found a great south-facing 2 bedroom unit with an incredible view of ... http://mattmackenzie.net/?p=167 Last weekend we had the opportunity to celebrate in the wonderful marriage of Marc and Julia. We had the honour of both being in the wedding party and participating in their special day. The ceremony and reception were beautiful, and not unexpectedly things turned into one heck of a party ... http://mattmackenzie.net/?p=163 Last weekend 15 of us men got together to celebrate Marc's bachelor party. This weekend he and Julia are getting married and we thought it timely to take him out for an afternoon of sports, a Canadiens game and some fun on the town. Marc was a great sport, engaging ... http://mattmackenzie.net/?p=162 Ashley and I had the opportunity to get away for 9 days with her extended family for a vacation to Arizona. We decided to take advantage of the collapsed real estate bubble and rent a giant 6 bedroom house rather than stay at a hotel. It was a great way ... http://mattmackenzie.net/?p=171 When this happens. Yesterday I took a bit of a tumble late in the day at Mont Tremblant and managed to give myself a compound fracture in my right collarbone. Frankie had me doing range of motion exercises right after the fall and everything seemed ok (I was in shock) but ... http://mattmackenzie.net/?p=169