Tara learned from Carol that she had had no side effects of lasik.  She also learned that Carol was getting married again.  This would make her fifth trip down the aisle.  She was going to wait until early next year to marry Tyler.  She wants to be sure this time.  Once again, she is planning a big church wedding and a big reception. I told Tara that I don't want to go this time.  We have at least bought a new bedroom set for Carol over the years.  I don't think we have to start buying her dining room set too.  Tara didn't like my comment, but she did see the truth in it. We have been to two out of four of Tara's weddings, and now another one.  Meanwhile,  I contacted a few more doctors and finally made a choice.  I thought we should go on vacation first though.  I didn't want to have the procedure done then find out that I needed more or corrective treatments and then have to go back.  Plus a vacation would help me to relax.  Tara agreed, and we wondered where to go.  In recent months we had been to Texas and Florida and  California.  What about Canada?  That was Tara's suggestion.  Canada just seems so cold, and it's been so cold here.  I couldn't see it myself.