Uh…Hello….its Canada………. (spoken in a valley girl voice)

Well Nancy has finally arrived in Canada.

What? I thought she came with you?

She wrote about Halifax, how can she have just arrived?

We all have moments in life when a realization hits us smack in the forehead, a Satori moment if you will, that moment of utmost clarity when you seem to see the world around you in a very different light. Sometimes those moments are the end of a long quest of the most profound nature, at other times they arise from the simple act of looking at your shoes in a different light. Either way, they offer you the opportunity to shift your viewpoint of the world, to allow you to see the world anew. It is a moment when you look out into the world and see everything around you as if you are seeing it for the first time.

Well, Nancy reached her Canadian Satori this week in the Atlantic Superstore. She was in the store shopping for groceries for the week, and headed to the Deli counter for some sliced turkey. After carefully pursuing the options available and considering the particular taste preferences for us both, she determined that the sun roasted tomato and rosemary turkey would be the best option for the week. Decision made, she promptly moved on to the instructions for slice width and quantity. As usual she wanted it sliced as thin as possible without shaving it, and as always she asked for one half pound. She promptly moved on to thinking other thoughts and waiting on the delivery of the turkey. She snapped back to reality when she noticed the large pile of turkey that was accumulating.

Nancy: Whoa, whoa, whoa…..what are you doing?

Deli Girl: weighing the turkey.

Nancy: Yes but I asked for a half pound, and that's way to much

Deli Girl: Yeah, but I don't know what a half a pound is, I usually pile it up until I think it is enough and ask the customer if it looks good.

Nancy was enlightened, she was in Canada, the measure in Kilograms, and she had no idea how to convert from pounds to kilograms. Her world had changed. She was different and the world around her would never be the same.

We hope that you are all doing well, and that you all have a moment of Satori in your lives. We shall post our Christmas Letter in the next day for everyone.