1.  Poutine may very well be Greg’s favorite food.  Especially when foie gras is involved.  Silly me, before Canada, I thought his fave was bacon or steak.

2.  He loves Rush way more than I thought he did.  In fact, he planned a 4+ hour play list for our lengthy drive to Toronto today.  (Lucky me!)  He was so kind, however, to give me listening breaks by peppering in episodes of ‘This American Life’ and pod casts of celebrities’ playlists–  he endured Drew Barrymore’s maddening misuse of the words ‘juxtapose’ and ‘anecdote’.

Oh, yeah, Rush.  So Greg can’t stop talking about our imminent trip to the Orbit Room– Alex Lifeson’s Toronto club.  (again, lucky me!)  Can you believe that we missed Alex Lifeson at Niagara Falls by one day???  Greg read today that he was there last week just ONE DAY after we were.  I saw a tear in Greg’s eye.

3.  My husband LOVES gadgets.  I knew this one before, but once again, maybe not to the extent I do now.  See this last video update and fast forward to the ‘poo ramp’ to see exactly what I mean.

4.  Greg’s friends, whom I now consider to be mine as well, are awesome.  Namely, Sandy and Marie.  They armed us with the best list of places to eat, shops to visit and things to see and do whilest in Montreal…things that only the “in the know” people know… What a priceless gift!  Thank you Sandy and Marie.  The choices were perfect (pied de cochon– see my #1 point about poutine and foie gras…) and all the recommendations were checked off our list!

5.  Greg enjoys modern art exhibits and installations (when they are not too time consuming, and they happen to be housed in a beautiful rustic old foundry).  The Darling Foundry (also on Sandy and Marie’s list, see #4) was soooooo cool.  Seeing art together was not something Greg and I had really done before (besides the PMA), and I look forward to more of this!

6.  Greg’s head catches on fire– and smoke escapes from his nostrils and earholes– when his technology does not work the way he wants it to work.  Now, I knew he liked to be in control of his gadgets, but I had no idea how slow/no internet access could turn him into a ‘cartoon Greg’ with a very red face and a coil of smoke coming from his steam engine.  Now I know.  Getting to know you, getting to know all about you. Luckily, my husband is really savvy and great at trouble-shooting, so his ‘cartoon Greg’ situations are short-lived.

7.  My husband can make anything fun.  After 2 very exciting days in Montreal, we decided to take yesterday ‘off’ and clean up the airstream and catch up on laundry.  Not a day has passed that he hasn’t said, “I LOVE THIS.”  Even on laundry day.  Especially on laundry day.  We ended up with a perfect campfire, the Phillies game and a yummy home-cooked meal.  We had a blast.  And Greg cooked, which leads me to my next point…

8.  I am a very, very lucky girl.  My husband is a great cook.  Yes, I knew this entering our marriage, as I have been spoiled by his kitchen concoctions for a few years now, but cooking in an airstream with minimal ingredients is a different ballgame than cooking with the viking range at home.  Greg whipped up some carbonara with sage breakfast sausage that was to die for.

9.  I have a lot more to learn about my husband.   I saved the best lesson for last– that each day with my husband, Greg, is better than the day before it.  I cannot wait until tomorrow.