Life As I Knew It...

I have pretty much heard every joke there is about Canada and being Canadian. I have been told we are America's top hat. I have been asked if maple syrup is our biggest export. I have been asked how many states we have and if flannel is our national fabric. I love when people ask me what it was like to live in a "Socialist" Government and my ultimate favorite is when Americans laugh at the word Toque. It's a Toque not a fuck'n Beanie and yes, we created them. Since you all think it snows 365 days a year, would it not make sense?

I moved to California almost 4 years ago from Vancouver BC. Woops! My husband was born and raised in the South Bay of Los Angeles and we own and operate a little mexican restaurant, in the VERY small town of El Segundo. People ask me all the time if my husband is mexican. He is not. He is as white as it gets and so am I. This always leads to... How is it you own a mexican restaurant? Duh?!?! We paid Coyotes for some hired help from Arizona. Joke. We got lucky and found some awesome mexican chefs that fortunately like us enough to cook for us. They are like family and our little mom and pop shop, would be nothing without them.

Life as I knew it? Which part? Los Angeles is like it's own universe... The South Bay is like it's own black hole... and El Segundo makes the show Picket Fences look like a Michael Bay Action Feature. My whole life changed when I moved to California and now I am a married, pregnant, house wife/business owner. Life as I knew it, is def OVER!

Laugh, Cry, Love, Read!

Kimberley Nicol