The Pi Day party was lots of fun except for a couple last minute cancellations. Don't worry, we will only make you feel guilty about it until the next party (if you make it to that one). There was chocolate pie, apple/cherry pie, and pizza pie (in the form of Bagel Bites). It was so much fun having people over that we're doing it again in a couple weeks. Natalie and Judith are planning to come down from NYC for the Cherry Blossom Festival. If anyone in town would like to meet up with us at the parade and/or the street festival on April 4, let me know. The more people we have in our small crowd, the less horrible the large festival crowd will be. Well, that's the plan anyway.

To anyone who is familiar with Canadian wedding customs:

I have a few questions for you. My cousin is getting married to a very nice Canadian woman this summer. My aunt is currently butting heads with the fiancee's mother (we'll call her Mary since I don't know her name) over a few issues of wedding etiquette. Mary always claims these differences are 'how they do it in Canada.' I'm tempted to call bullshit on two of these, but maybe that is how you do it in Canada. Please advise if Mary is correct by Canadian standards or if she's being rude (as my family thinks is the case).

1. You only send someone an invitation to the wedding if you know they are definitely coming.
2. Any party related to the wedding is automatically a shower. A person can only be invited to one shower.
3. She's never heard of the bride's family paying for all or most of the wedding and reception.

They been living in the US for almost 15 years now. I really think she would have heard about at least one US wedding during that time.


To anyone who is coming to the Pi Day party:

1. Are you bringing food and/or drink with you? You don't have to. I just don't want to end up with too much of one thing and not enough of something else.
2. Does anyone have food restrictions? I don't remember anyone having allergies or personal food choices, but I wanted to make sure before I went shopping.