It's that time of year again! I'm going insane with the craziness. The tree is set up, Christmas decorating is done. Gift lists have been made, it's just a matter of picking them up (Thank You Internet). I have a ton of errands I need to do in 3 weeks time too. It never seems to end. I can't see out of the Saturn right now and it needs new tires and an oil change. I need a haircut and dentist appt. I need to take my glasses in, the frames are pretty beat up and need to be tightened and looked over. Christmas cards need to get done. I think I need to take a me day from work in order to be able to do all this since almost none of it is doable on the weekends or afterhours and it's building up, I'm feeling the push!
Bunnyrat has found the new hobby of chewing the beads off of the tree skirt. When the presents go under the tree, the beads will be safe but the corners of any present will have a nip out of them like last year. In fact, if this post makes no sense, it's only because I'm getting up every 5 seconds to shoo her out of the Christmas decorations, beating up Santa Claus, stealing the tinsel off the tiny tree by the tv, etc. (I think the living room becomes a playground for her at Christmas time)
I could really use a vacation. I find it ironic that most of this stuff that needs to get done is so I can go on a vacation over the Christmas break. Ryan and I are going to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic in January. That will be a nice vacation and I'm looking forward to it immensely, it's in my calendar scope, it's creeping up, I don't mind that. :)
I guess there's nothing too exciting to blog about. Same old, same old. I can't believe how fast this year flew by. Time really does fly when you're having fun. That's exactly what the last year was fun. I don't even know how to make next year better. If my life continues as it has been, it'll do it itself without my intervention, it's a good path right now. I have a few professional goals for the next year. But not really any personal. Guess I'll follow along and see how it goes, it's in a good stride right now.
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Wedding Envy
I have intense Wedding Envy at the moment. Last week one of my best friends got engaged and I was asked to be the maid of honour. I'm so excited and so happy to help her with everything. I have ideas for a speech already and I have ideas for the bachelorette party and shower. We found her wedding dress today, it totally suits her. I love dresses and fashion, I just absolutely loved looking at dresses. It's just all falling in place for her, and I'm so happy for her.
At the same time, I'm in this place in my life where it's kind of decision time. And I'm completely jealous and envious of her. What bothers me is that I can see it all fall in place for myself too. I have all the pieces, I'm so lucky.
I've never been one of those girls. I never planned a dream wedding when I was kid. I never really thought about it when I was a kid. (I didn't even know girls did that!) I wasn't that girl. Even when I was engaged, I didn't really want to plan a wedding. Maybe I knew it wasn't right, maybe it just wasn't my personality, I'm not sure. But something's changed. I can't just hole myself away and protect myself forever. Life is much better when you share it with someone.
In essence, right now, I'm planning a wedding with Ryan in the background of my mind, I can see a dress and a venue and shoes and flowers and colours and trinkets. I'm kind of scared, since it isn't like me. Is it all right? Does that mean I've found what I'm looking for and it's all coming naturally? I think I'm certifiably insane at the moment because I've never experienced this want or what I call "craziness" before. Is it just because I'm going through the motions in the background that's bringing this all to the surface. But I've done this before for 2 other friends and the only thing that is different is my partner.
I think I'm just freaking myself out for nothing. I think it's a good thing I'm going through this at this time. If I wasn't, or if I didn't, I think I could be pretty comfortable for a long time without actually thinking that far into the future. I think I'm happy to settle on, let the past be the past, but don't let it affect your future. It's okay to be jealous as long as you're not hiding from your own issues and as long as you're truly happy for the person you're jealous of.
I guess I'm just really scaring myself at the moment. But I think it's good.
At the same time, I'm in this place in my life where it's kind of decision time. And I'm completely jealous and envious of her. What bothers me is that I can see it all fall in place for myself too. I have all the pieces, I'm so lucky.
I've never been one of those girls. I never planned a dream wedding when I was kid. I never really thought about it when I was a kid. (I didn't even know girls did that!) I wasn't that girl. Even when I was engaged, I didn't really want to plan a wedding. Maybe I knew it wasn't right, maybe it just wasn't my personality, I'm not sure. But something's changed. I can't just hole myself away and protect myself forever. Life is much better when you share it with someone.
In essence, right now, I'm planning a wedding with Ryan in the background of my mind, I can see a dress and a venue and shoes and flowers and colours and trinkets. I'm kind of scared, since it isn't like me. Is it all right? Does that mean I've found what I'm looking for and it's all coming naturally? I think I'm certifiably insane at the moment because I've never experienced this want or what I call "craziness" before. Is it just because I'm going through the motions in the background that's bringing this all to the surface. But I've done this before for 2 other friends and the only thing that is different is my partner.
I think I'm just freaking myself out for nothing. I think it's a good thing I'm going through this at this time. If I wasn't, or if I didn't, I think I could be pretty comfortable for a long time without actually thinking that far into the future. I think I'm happy to settle on, let the past be the past, but don't let it affect your future. It's okay to be jealous as long as you're not hiding from your own issues and as long as you're truly happy for the person you're jealous of.
I guess I'm just really scaring myself at the moment. But I think it's good.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Wanderlust
I'm a little restless these days.
I've finally recovered from the crazy summer and I'm hesitant to schedule my winter, I needed a bit of a break.
I've decided I'm going to go back to the YWCA and continue my workouts replacing running with swimming. It's too cold and icy here to continue running outside. Plus I've been doing so well with my current running plan it'd be a shame to stop the habit. I've also taken to reading on the recumbent bike. If I'm sitting there reading, I may as well be doing some sort of exercise, it really doesn't take much more effort, you end up a little sweaty but I'm fine with that.
Travel plans are filling my head. I went from not knowing where I want to go to having way too many ideas. Ryan and I aren't very picky when it comes to traveling, it comes down to what's on sale and when we want to go. It makes it hard to choose anything when you're comparing the Dominican to Europe, an all inclusive to a book your own everything. The choices are unlimited but we've been through this a couple times now and we're starting to narrow down the wanderlust each time. I want to take at least one warm trip every year and then one big trip every year like a tour of Italy or a Mediterranean Cruise or a tour of New Zealand. We're getting there, we got the warm trip down for next year. We're going to Punta Cana in the Dominican. We're staying at a 5 star resort. There's so many tours and adventures we'd like to do. It's all coming together.
I'm also trying to figure out what to do at lunches now at work. I used to go take a walk or go shopping. It's too cold to do that now. I need to get up and do something. I also want to limit the driving, I don't like driving in the winter. I'm not sure what to do yet. Gym is out, it takes too long to put myself back together after a good work out. Skipping lunch is an option and leaving early, but alot of the times I end up getting sidetracked and out of work at my normal time anyways, so I end up being deprived of my lunch time....What do other people do for lunches?
I've finally recovered from the crazy summer and I'm hesitant to schedule my winter, I needed a bit of a break.
I've decided I'm going to go back to the YWCA and continue my workouts replacing running with swimming. It's too cold and icy here to continue running outside. Plus I've been doing so well with my current running plan it'd be a shame to stop the habit. I've also taken to reading on the recumbent bike. If I'm sitting there reading, I may as well be doing some sort of exercise, it really doesn't take much more effort, you end up a little sweaty but I'm fine with that.
Travel plans are filling my head. I went from not knowing where I want to go to having way too many ideas. Ryan and I aren't very picky when it comes to traveling, it comes down to what's on sale and when we want to go. It makes it hard to choose anything when you're comparing the Dominican to Europe, an all inclusive to a book your own everything. The choices are unlimited but we've been through this a couple times now and we're starting to narrow down the wanderlust each time. I want to take at least one warm trip every year and then one big trip every year like a tour of Italy or a Mediterranean Cruise or a tour of New Zealand. We're getting there, we got the warm trip down for next year. We're going to Punta Cana in the Dominican. We're staying at a 5 star resort. There's so many tours and adventures we'd like to do. It's all coming together.
I'm also trying to figure out what to do at lunches now at work. I used to go take a walk or go shopping. It's too cold to do that now. I need to get up and do something. I also want to limit the driving, I don't like driving in the winter. I'm not sure what to do yet. Gym is out, it takes too long to put myself back together after a good work out. Skipping lunch is an option and leaving early, but alot of the times I end up getting sidetracked and out of work at my normal time anyways, so I end up being deprived of my lunch time....What do other people do for lunches?
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Asking the hard questions
Where to start?
This summer has been really crappy weatherwise. I don't think I've seen a summer this rainy and cool. Makes me wonder if I'm wasting time in Sask. Might want to think about somewhere warmer....Mexico or US maybe?
Work is insane. Work is always insane. Work doesn't seem to have very long periods of non insanity. I love it, but it's draining. It's Wednesday, I'm completely mentally exhausted. Does everyone work this hard or is it just me that comes home utterly mentally exhausted? I know for a fact that not everyone works this hard, but can you be passionate and enjoy something and not be mentally exhausted at the end of the day?
Sports. Next summer do I want to play 2 sports? I'm exhausted from running around after them. I'm not digging frisbee this year. I like the strategy of it, and game plan. This year there's not really any of that on this team. I think I'd be happier with 2 slopitch teams. Or just one team and that would give me time to bike and run on my own and still see my non-sporty friends. I'm juggling too much I think.
Weird happenings. 2 ex-boyfriend run ins in the last 2 weeks. One can't look me in the eye to say hi, the other wants to meet to have coffee. Both incidents make me say, What was I thinking back then? And even prompt me to become a bit mad at myself for those. Man, did I not have my head on straight then. Me now would of punched me back then. How could I have been so naive? And thank god I've smartened up to what I really want and what's really important.
Exhausted, might be coming down with a cold. Happy where I am right now lifewise, but always with the questions. :) Don't construe this as complaining. I'm just dumping my brain on the internet for the world to see. Pressing the giant reboot button on my brain....
This summer has been really crappy weatherwise. I don't think I've seen a summer this rainy and cool. Makes me wonder if I'm wasting time in Sask. Might want to think about somewhere warmer....Mexico or US maybe?
Work is insane. Work is always insane. Work doesn't seem to have very long periods of non insanity. I love it, but it's draining. It's Wednesday, I'm completely mentally exhausted. Does everyone work this hard or is it just me that comes home utterly mentally exhausted? I know for a fact that not everyone works this hard, but can you be passionate and enjoy something and not be mentally exhausted at the end of the day?
Sports. Next summer do I want to play 2 sports? I'm exhausted from running around after them. I'm not digging frisbee this year. I like the strategy of it, and game plan. This year there's not really any of that on this team. I think I'd be happier with 2 slopitch teams. Or just one team and that would give me time to bike and run on my own and still see my non-sporty friends. I'm juggling too much I think.
Weird happenings. 2 ex-boyfriend run ins in the last 2 weeks. One can't look me in the eye to say hi, the other wants to meet to have coffee. Both incidents make me say, What was I thinking back then? And even prompt me to become a bit mad at myself for those. Man, did I not have my head on straight then. Me now would of punched me back then. How could I have been so naive? And thank god I've smartened up to what I really want and what's really important.
Exhausted, might be coming down with a cold. Happy where I am right now lifewise, but always with the questions. :) Don't construe this as complaining. I'm just dumping my brain on the internet for the world to see. Pressing the giant reboot button on my brain....
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Take a step back....
Hectic, hectic. That's all I can describe this gong show as.
I basically haven't stopped since the relay. I keep going and going and going. I got to relax a bit at the lake this weekend, but I drove back in a some crazy thundershowers, that kind of put a damper on the relaxation.
Frisbee, I'm busy finding girls that will play and I absolutely dread every game. It's no fun when you're sprinting the whole time because there has to be 3 girls on the field at all times. Luckily we've had 2 subs the last 2 games. That makes it worthwhile and enjoyable, but still doesn't count out the initial dread.
I lost my ruby necklace. The one Ryan gave me for Christmas. I feel awful. I don't lose things, that's very rare. I usually know where everything is. I've checked everywhere, luggage, floor, jewellery box, car etc. It's haunting my dreams. I've had dreams where I remember taking it off in the bathroom or in the car and putting it there. It's interfering with the reality of where it actually is....
Bunnyrat is getting spayed tomorrow. I'm super nervous for her. It was pretty impromptu. One of the guys at work, his wife is studying to become a vet, she wanted to assist on a rabbit spay and let me know there was an opening tomorrow for today. So I took it. I know it has to be done, but I've been putting it off. I just don't want anything to happen to her...
On top of all this, contractors are coming in and out of the house to repair water damage from a year and a half ago. I'm very skeptical of their work, but then it'll be over with. No more harassing the condo association etc. (I have a sneaky suspicion, that if I left the damage the way it was, it'll be less noticeable than the fixed result.
Ryan and I did reorganize the den. I have to admit it's way more spacious in here now. It's still functional and usable, and I now have access to guitars, a drumset and an amp at an arms reach, and still kept a few toys to tinker with. There's still more to be done but it's a good start. The world didn't end, I didn't throw as big of a temper tantrum as I thought I would. It's all good.
Going to the lake this weekend, and then, next weekend I took a long weekend in lieu of Canada day. I find it funny that my good friends had that weekend cleared for a party for my bday anyways, even though I said it wasn't happening. Boy do they know me. Of course it's happening. On a smaller closer scale. It will be awesome and I will turn 27 in happiness with my Ryan, family and friends. Couldn't ask for anything more.
So that's it. Summer is officially here. I'm trying to hold on to my sanity. Next year, one sport, I swear.......
I basically haven't stopped since the relay. I keep going and going and going. I got to relax a bit at the lake this weekend, but I drove back in a some crazy thundershowers, that kind of put a damper on the relaxation.
Frisbee, I'm busy finding girls that will play and I absolutely dread every game. It's no fun when you're sprinting the whole time because there has to be 3 girls on the field at all times. Luckily we've had 2 subs the last 2 games. That makes it worthwhile and enjoyable, but still doesn't count out the initial dread.
I lost my ruby necklace. The one Ryan gave me for Christmas. I feel awful. I don't lose things, that's very rare. I usually know where everything is. I've checked everywhere, luggage, floor, jewellery box, car etc. It's haunting my dreams. I've had dreams where I remember taking it off in the bathroom or in the car and putting it there. It's interfering with the reality of where it actually is....
Bunnyrat is getting spayed tomorrow. I'm super nervous for her. It was pretty impromptu. One of the guys at work, his wife is studying to become a vet, she wanted to assist on a rabbit spay and let me know there was an opening tomorrow for today. So I took it. I know it has to be done, but I've been putting it off. I just don't want anything to happen to her...
On top of all this, contractors are coming in and out of the house to repair water damage from a year and a half ago. I'm very skeptical of their work, but then it'll be over with. No more harassing the condo association etc. (I have a sneaky suspicion, that if I left the damage the way it was, it'll be less noticeable than the fixed result.
Ryan and I did reorganize the den. I have to admit it's way more spacious in here now. It's still functional and usable, and I now have access to guitars, a drumset and an amp at an arms reach, and still kept a few toys to tinker with. There's still more to be done but it's a good start. The world didn't end, I didn't throw as big of a temper tantrum as I thought I would. It's all good.
Going to the lake this weekend, and then, next weekend I took a long weekend in lieu of Canada day. I find it funny that my good friends had that weekend cleared for a party for my bday anyways, even though I said it wasn't happening. Boy do they know me. Of course it's happening. On a smaller closer scale. It will be awesome and I will turn 27 in happiness with my Ryan, family and friends. Couldn't ask for anything more.
So that's it. Summer is officially here. I'm trying to hold on to my sanity. Next year, one sport, I swear.......
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Humbling Experiences
Work is insane, what else is new?
My schedule is insane, friends, sports, volunteering and trying to keep up with housework. I haven't done laundry in over a month and Bunnyrats nails really need to be trimmed. Next year, I'm only doing 1 sport! I promise myself this, I don't have time for 2, I feel too rushed and run down.
Ryan and I finally decided to "officially" move in together. I know, I know, he's been living at my place for a year now but not alot of his stuff was. We decided to meld everything into my place since it's in such a convenient location, even though his place is 3 times the size but on the edge of town. We can both walk to work at my place and I love the river for biking and running, and downtown for shopping, nevermind sitting at the comfy patio set reading a book overlooking the river. Especially since he's not around on the weekends anyways, I'd be constantly driving downtown weekends and weekdays.
So this whole experience is turning into me dealing with the issue of "mine". My place, my rooms, my furniture. I'm having alot of trouble with it. Each room I've thought out carefully in the first place, and now it's all being turned upside down trying to meld Ryan's things into it.
My Den is the worst in the whole house. It always has been. It's a spare bedroom and a collection of hobbies that I no longer have time for. Yet trying to give up that space for those hobbies is hard! I know I no longer write much, or putz around with my computer equiptment or do crafts. It's all stuff I'd like to do, and I have the space to do it, I just don't have time. Yet trying to get rid of my space to make it 'Our Space', proves to be daunting. I don't want to. Plain and simple. But it's something I have to do if I do want to accept a life with someone.
On top of it all, I realize it's just 'stuff'. I don't like to think of myself as a 'stuff' person, but lets face it, I hold on to 'stuff' like no one's business unless I'm too lazy to move it, then I seem to have no problems getting rid of 'stuff'.
I seem to have issues with contributions too. Let's face this sad sad fact: I've never seriously dated a guy that could soundly support himself financially. There I said it. I feel dirty that that's the truth. Big purchases and decisions, they've always been up to me. Yet Ryan is offering to purchase a flatscreen monitor to get rid of my giant 19" flat screen CRT, which is 75lbs and takes up so much desk space, and I have issues with that. The monitor may look ancient, but it suits my purposes just fine. It was $400 8 years ago, and I don't see the point of replacing it with a nicer bigger one that takes up less space for $200. I'm not sure if it's my inner frugality, even though I'm not the one shelling out for it, or if it's the fact that I won't be making the purchase. Accepting help from others. I need to learn to accept it. I wouldn't even let him by my headphones for me for my iPod when we were out one day, ($16). My reasoning was, if I needed them I would buy them for me. Yes I can take care of myself quite comfortably, I can take care of myself and someone else and a rabbit quite comfortably, but now I'm being offered help. Why can't I accept the help? Why is my brain wired this way?
My schedule is insane, friends, sports, volunteering and trying to keep up with housework. I haven't done laundry in over a month and Bunnyrats nails really need to be trimmed. Next year, I'm only doing 1 sport! I promise myself this, I don't have time for 2, I feel too rushed and run down.
Ryan and I finally decided to "officially" move in together. I know, I know, he's been living at my place for a year now but not alot of his stuff was. We decided to meld everything into my place since it's in such a convenient location, even though his place is 3 times the size but on the edge of town. We can both walk to work at my place and I love the river for biking and running, and downtown for shopping, nevermind sitting at the comfy patio set reading a book overlooking the river. Especially since he's not around on the weekends anyways, I'd be constantly driving downtown weekends and weekdays.
So this whole experience is turning into me dealing with the issue of "mine". My place, my rooms, my furniture. I'm having alot of trouble with it. Each room I've thought out carefully in the first place, and now it's all being turned upside down trying to meld Ryan's things into it.
My Den is the worst in the whole house. It always has been. It's a spare bedroom and a collection of hobbies that I no longer have time for. Yet trying to give up that space for those hobbies is hard! I know I no longer write much, or putz around with my computer equiptment or do crafts. It's all stuff I'd like to do, and I have the space to do it, I just don't have time. Yet trying to get rid of my space to make it 'Our Space', proves to be daunting. I don't want to. Plain and simple. But it's something I have to do if I do want to accept a life with someone.
On top of it all, I realize it's just 'stuff'. I don't like to think of myself as a 'stuff' person, but lets face it, I hold on to 'stuff' like no one's business unless I'm too lazy to move it, then I seem to have no problems getting rid of 'stuff'.
I seem to have issues with contributions too. Let's face this sad sad fact: I've never seriously dated a guy that could soundly support himself financially. There I said it. I feel dirty that that's the truth. Big purchases and decisions, they've always been up to me. Yet Ryan is offering to purchase a flatscreen monitor to get rid of my giant 19" flat screen CRT, which is 75lbs and takes up so much desk space, and I have issues with that. The monitor may look ancient, but it suits my purposes just fine. It was $400 8 years ago, and I don't see the point of replacing it with a nicer bigger one that takes up less space for $200. I'm not sure if it's my inner frugality, even though I'm not the one shelling out for it, or if it's the fact that I won't be making the purchase. Accepting help from others. I need to learn to accept it. I wouldn't even let him by my headphones for me for my iPod when we were out one day, ($16). My reasoning was, if I needed them I would buy them for me. Yes I can take care of myself quite comfortably, I can take care of myself and someone else and a rabbit quite comfortably, but now I'm being offered help. Why can't I accept the help? Why is my brain wired this way?
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
It's been a while since I've wrote on here.
I've outgrown the blogging a bit. I deal with things a little differently now than I used to. I love having a written record of things to look back on though. Good times and bad all important.
So what's new? I lost one of my favorite Uncles last week. I'm truly going to miss him, and am so glad I went to Mexico with all of them in February. I still can't believe it, it's so surreal that I don't want to believe. It's just not going to be the same without him.
On another note, Ryan and I had planned to take an extra long weekend. We visited Edmonton for 2 days. We checked in late on Wed and we got upgraded to a suite for free. The room was huge!!!!! Almost bigger than my house. I found 4 pairs of pants, also a find, and some other cute outfits.
Ryan and I went watersliding. He got me to go down Nessie's Revenge, I'm surprised I had the courage to do it. It wasn't the one that went straight down but the big one that goes almost straight with humps kind of. I did it, but I don't think I'll do it again! Water goes where it shouldn't when you pick up that speed....not comfy.
We spent 3 days in Jasper. We found a cute sandwich shop/bakery called 'The Other Paw'. We let them pack our lunches for hiking ;) They had cute names for their sandwiches like "The big bad wolf", which had 3 types of pig on it, "The Humpty Dumpty" which was a curried egg salad, and 'Old McDonald's Farm' which had everytype imaginable on it.
We hiked most of the Valley trails. Ryan tried out some photography techniques, I enjoyed the fresh air and the walk. It was so gorgeous there. We could hike until 10 at night and it was still light out. Then we'd find a restaurant to eat, they were still all open, and by the time we were done, the sun was just starting to set. Absolutely amazing.
One night was cold so we stopped hiking early, then it started to rain, so we took a drive to the Miette Hot Springs. They were packed with people! I like the idea, but I like to relax, not fend off kids and get splashed by people. I think I would enjoy them a bit better if it weren't as busy.
Ryan's family babysat Bunnyrat for me. Sometimes when I pick her up from there she doesn't want to come home, she has too much fun. Bunnyrat is chilling out right now, she doesn't seem too upset with me, yet ;) Rabbits are moody.
I got a chance to visit with Sarah and Erika while in Edmonton. It's amazing what your friends remember about you even though you haven't talked for a while. It was great to see them and catch up. It's great to feel like even though some contact has been lost, time doesn't seem to have been lost at all, you know?
I'm happy to be home after the tumultuous time and vacation. I'm happy to be back at work with a clear, rested mind and sunny perspective. I'm happy for how lucky I truly am to have such great friends, coworkers, family, extended family and adopted family.
I don't know how this update turned into one of 'those' posts. But it did. Sometimes it takes huge events to realize how lucky we truly are and that we need to tell and remind the important people our lives how much they mean to us.
I've outgrown the blogging a bit. I deal with things a little differently now than I used to. I love having a written record of things to look back on though. Good times and bad all important.
So what's new? I lost one of my favorite Uncles last week. I'm truly going to miss him, and am so glad I went to Mexico with all of them in February. I still can't believe it, it's so surreal that I don't want to believe. It's just not going to be the same without him.
On another note, Ryan and I had planned to take an extra long weekend. We visited Edmonton for 2 days. We checked in late on Wed and we got upgraded to a suite for free. The room was huge!!!!! Almost bigger than my house. I found 4 pairs of pants, also a find, and some other cute outfits.
Ryan and I went watersliding. He got me to go down Nessie's Revenge, I'm surprised I had the courage to do it. It wasn't the one that went straight down but the big one that goes almost straight with humps kind of. I did it, but I don't think I'll do it again! Water goes where it shouldn't when you pick up that speed....not comfy.
We spent 3 days in Jasper. We found a cute sandwich shop/bakery called 'The Other Paw'. We let them pack our lunches for hiking ;) They had cute names for their sandwiches like "The big bad wolf", which had 3 types of pig on it, "The Humpty Dumpty" which was a curried egg salad, and 'Old McDonald's Farm' which had everytype imaginable on it.
We hiked most of the Valley trails. Ryan tried out some photography techniques, I enjoyed the fresh air and the walk. It was so gorgeous there. We could hike until 10 at night and it was still light out. Then we'd find a restaurant to eat, they were still all open, and by the time we were done, the sun was just starting to set. Absolutely amazing.
One night was cold so we stopped hiking early, then it started to rain, so we took a drive to the Miette Hot Springs. They were packed with people! I like the idea, but I like to relax, not fend off kids and get splashed by people. I think I would enjoy them a bit better if it weren't as busy.
Ryan's family babysat Bunnyrat for me. Sometimes when I pick her up from there she doesn't want to come home, she has too much fun. Bunnyrat is chilling out right now, she doesn't seem too upset with me, yet ;) Rabbits are moody.
I got a chance to visit with Sarah and Erika while in Edmonton. It's amazing what your friends remember about you even though you haven't talked for a while. It was great to see them and catch up. It's great to feel like even though some contact has been lost, time doesn't seem to have been lost at all, you know?
I'm happy to be home after the tumultuous time and vacation. I'm happy to be back at work with a clear, rested mind and sunny perspective. I'm happy for how lucky I truly am to have such great friends, coworkers, family, extended family and adopted family.
I don't know how this update turned into one of 'those' posts. But it did. Sometimes it takes huge events to realize how lucky we truly are and that we need to tell and remind the important people our lives how much they mean to us.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
What Books Have You Read?
What books have you read?
The BBC believes most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here. How do your reading habits stack up? Share. (Seriously???People don't read????)
Copy, edit and paste into a note of your own. (stars are what I've read)
1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen*
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien*
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee*
6 The Bible - (some of it)
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte*
8 Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell*
9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens*
11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott*
12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare (some)*
15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien*
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulk
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger*
19 The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger*
20 Middlemarch - George Eliot
21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell*
22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald*
23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy*
25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams*
26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck*
29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll*
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame*
31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy*
32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens*
33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis*
34 Emma - Jane Austen*
35 Persuasion - Jane Austen
36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis*
37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini*
38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden*
40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne*
41 Animal Farm - George Orwel*
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown*
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48 The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood*
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding*
50 Atonement - Ian McEwan*
51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel*
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen*
55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens*
58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon*
60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez*
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck*
62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold*
65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas*
66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68 Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding
69 Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville*
71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens*
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker*
73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett*
74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75 Ulysses - James Joyce*
76 The Inferno - Dante
77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78 Germinal - Emile Zola
79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray*
80 Possession - AS Byatt*
81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens*
82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker*
84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert*
86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87 Charlotte’s Web - EB White*
88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom*
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad*
92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery*
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94 Watership Down - Richard Adams
95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas*
98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare*
99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl*
100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo*
57 / 100 Kristen, I know you've read more than you clicked off, heck half of these books are still in a box at the house, the huge heavy book box I left at home....
The BBC believes most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here. How do your reading habits stack up? Share. (Seriously???People don't read????)
Copy, edit and paste into a note of your own. (stars are what I've read)
1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen*
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien*
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee*
6 The Bible - (some of it)
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte*
8 Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell*
9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens*
11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott*
12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare (some)*
15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien*
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulk
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger*
19 The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger*
20 Middlemarch - George Eliot
21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell*
22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald*
23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy*
25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams*
26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck*
29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll*
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame*
31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy*
32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens*
33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis*
34 Emma - Jane Austen*
35 Persuasion - Jane Austen
36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis*
37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini*
38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden*
40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne*
41 Animal Farm - George Orwel*
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown*
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48 The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood*
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding*
50 Atonement - Ian McEwan*
51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel*
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen*
55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens*
58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon*
60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez*
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck*
62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold*
65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas*
66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68 Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding
69 Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville*
71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens*
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker*
73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett*
74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75 Ulysses - James Joyce*
76 The Inferno - Dante
77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78 Germinal - Emile Zola
79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray*
80 Possession - AS Byatt*
81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens*
82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker*
84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert*
86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87 Charlotte’s Web - EB White*
88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom*
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad*
92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery*
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94 Watership Down - Richard Adams
95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas*
98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare*
99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl*
100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo*
57 / 100 Kristen, I know you've read more than you clicked off, heck half of these books are still in a box at the house, the huge heavy book box I left at home....
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Pride, Prejudice and Zombies
I have to read this book next, Pride and Prejudice is one of my all time favs. I love that Mr. Darcy.
But now my favorite book has more zombies:
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Can she vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you'd actually want to read.
But now my favorite book has more zombies:
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Can she vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you'd actually want to read.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Guilty Pleasures
I don't like country music, but I really enjoy Taylor Swift's album Fearless.
Yes the pigs are flying....
Yes the pigs are flying....
Thursday, March 12, 2009
So tired, clown'll eat me
Exhausted.
That puts everything in a nushell.
Work has been insanely insanely busy. I show up at 8:30 generally don't take lunch, I eat at my desk, and then I'm there till 5:30 or 6 on an early day or 8 on a late day when supper has been brought in, longer if supper hasn't been brought in. There's been maybe 3 days in the last 3 weeks I've left at my normal time and/or taken a proper lunch.
I get home, I do some chores, and then I'm wiped. I get 8 hours of sleep and wake up to do it all over again, completely exhausted. It doesn't matter how much sleep I get, I'm so tired lately.
I keep on pushing forward, there's so many projects and changes at work that need my attention and I know it won't stay like this forever and that this is a trend at these sorts of companies in Saskatoon right now.
Also this week, Ryan's in San Jose. I've always loved living by myself, I generally love my alone time, but this is different for some reason. I actually miss all the action that goes on around here when he's here. Huh, I'm growing up I guess. Bunnyrat's good company, but I'm finding myself a little bored. It could be that work is eating into my own social life as well. I missed girls night this week because I was at work. I even turned on MSN this week, gasp! Actually it was good, I haven't spoken to far away friends forever and I miss that. But still weird....
I can't wait till the weekend. Sleep, man do I ever need sleep........
That puts everything in a nushell.
Work has been insanely insanely busy. I show up at 8:30 generally don't take lunch, I eat at my desk, and then I'm there till 5:30 or 6 on an early day or 8 on a late day when supper has been brought in, longer if supper hasn't been brought in. There's been maybe 3 days in the last 3 weeks I've left at my normal time and/or taken a proper lunch.
I get home, I do some chores, and then I'm wiped. I get 8 hours of sleep and wake up to do it all over again, completely exhausted. It doesn't matter how much sleep I get, I'm so tired lately.
I keep on pushing forward, there's so many projects and changes at work that need my attention and I know it won't stay like this forever and that this is a trend at these sorts of companies in Saskatoon right now.
Also this week, Ryan's in San Jose. I've always loved living by myself, I generally love my alone time, but this is different for some reason. I actually miss all the action that goes on around here when he's here. Huh, I'm growing up I guess. Bunnyrat's good company, but I'm finding myself a little bored. It could be that work is eating into my own social life as well. I missed girls night this week because I was at work. I even turned on MSN this week, gasp! Actually it was good, I haven't spoken to far away friends forever and I miss that. But still weird....
I can't wait till the weekend. Sleep, man do I ever need sleep........
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Smarten Up Self!
Dear Self,
It's almost spring time, it's time to smarten up.
Remember those bangs that you got trimmed in the fall, that were straight across and oh so in. You found them cute for a month, but got tired of them and now they don't know what to do. They're not bangs and they aren't grown out.
Remember the hair colour that you couldn't decide what to do with over winter? Well now you have 7 inch roots and perfectly two toned hair. Smarten up and figure out something to do with it. Dark, light, red, streaks, your hair just wants to be a uniform colour.
Also, it's time to get out your spring work attire. Belted sweaters and blouses are starting to look and feel too much like housecoats since they've gotten so much use this year. I know you like comfort, but it's time to be professional.
Also you need to realize that you have to tote around 2 pairs of shoes to work. One pair for walking to and from work, then once you're there, you can wear those oh so cute heels. Your feet are tired of getting killed wearing 4 inch heels for 7 blocks and through a park on the way to work.
You also need to clean your car. It looks like it came from an off roading rally. Is it orange or gray? Also the rabbit litter that was spilled in the back over summer really needs to be vacuumed out.
You've ignored you for too long. It's time to smarten up!
Thanks,
Candice
It's almost spring time, it's time to smarten up.
Remember those bangs that you got trimmed in the fall, that were straight across and oh so in. You found them cute for a month, but got tired of them and now they don't know what to do. They're not bangs and they aren't grown out.
Remember the hair colour that you couldn't decide what to do with over winter? Well now you have 7 inch roots and perfectly two toned hair. Smarten up and figure out something to do with it. Dark, light, red, streaks, your hair just wants to be a uniform colour.
Also, it's time to get out your spring work attire. Belted sweaters and blouses are starting to look and feel too much like housecoats since they've gotten so much use this year. I know you like comfort, but it's time to be professional.
Also you need to realize that you have to tote around 2 pairs of shoes to work. One pair for walking to and from work, then once you're there, you can wear those oh so cute heels. Your feet are tired of getting killed wearing 4 inch heels for 7 blocks and through a park on the way to work.
You also need to clean your car. It looks like it came from an off roading rally. Is it orange or gray? Also the rabbit litter that was spilled in the back over summer really needs to be vacuumed out.
You've ignored you for too long. It's time to smarten up!
Thanks,
Candice
Thursday, March 05, 2009
The cost of going green
In the last couple years I've made quite a few changes that will help the environment. I think it's a worthy cause and I go along with it. We recycle almost everything at home. Cans, bottles, jars, juice and milk cartons. I use reusable shopping bags most of the time, it's just easier to get stuff up to the condo with a nice sturdy reusable shopping bag than a flimsy grocery store one that doesn't hold much and breaks. We use ShamWow's instead of papertowels. I buy maybe a roll of papertowel a year.
We both walk to work most of the time. In the winter I drive but it's only 7 blocks, I usually fill up with gas once every 7 weeks or so. In fact the lady at Saturn that books oil changes has phoned me once for the last 3 months to book one and I'm not even close to my 5000 kms. She was a little perterbed the last time. "Why do you have a car?" , she asked. "To get groceries", I said.
But then in the newspaper I was reading that most toilet paper is made from absolutely no recycled paper. And toilet paper alone is responsible for 5% of Canada's Forest decrements each year. So I did some research online and sure enough. Ironically, toilet paper is something I spluge on, I buy the expensive Charmin extra soft stuff. It's sooo nice, like pampering your bottom with a pillow. So I did some research on what would be more environmentally friendly. I could only find one brand that I've heard of and seen in stores and that was the PC Green Toilet Paper.
Now, when I first lived on my own in Calgary, I cheaped out on everything, so that I could afford to live there and do stuff and might have some savings when I came back to go to school. One thing I cheaped out on was Toilet Paper. And what was the cheapest toilet paper? You guessed it. Pc Green. It was so hard and scratchy that I vowed I would never ever cheap out on Toilet Paper again.
So I'm at a crossroads. I love the forest, yet, I don't want my butt to hurt. I can rationalize it that we don't use that much toilet paper. Some people go through it like crazy. We both use it responsibly. What's the happy medium so that I don't kill forest and use the bathroom in comfort?
We both walk to work most of the time. In the winter I drive but it's only 7 blocks, I usually fill up with gas once every 7 weeks or so. In fact the lady at Saturn that books oil changes has phoned me once for the last 3 months to book one and I'm not even close to my 5000 kms. She was a little perterbed the last time. "Why do you have a car?" , she asked. "To get groceries", I said.
But then in the newspaper I was reading that most toilet paper is made from absolutely no recycled paper. And toilet paper alone is responsible for 5% of Canada's Forest decrements each year. So I did some research online and sure enough. Ironically, toilet paper is something I spluge on, I buy the expensive Charmin extra soft stuff. It's sooo nice, like pampering your bottom with a pillow. So I did some research on what would be more environmentally friendly. I could only find one brand that I've heard of and seen in stores and that was the PC Green Toilet Paper.
Now, when I first lived on my own in Calgary, I cheaped out on everything, so that I could afford to live there and do stuff and might have some savings when I came back to go to school. One thing I cheaped out on was Toilet Paper. And what was the cheapest toilet paper? You guessed it. Pc Green. It was so hard and scratchy that I vowed I would never ever cheap out on Toilet Paper again.
So I'm at a crossroads. I love the forest, yet, I don't want my butt to hurt. I can rationalize it that we don't use that much toilet paper. Some people go through it like crazy. We both use it responsibly. What's the happy medium so that I don't kill forest and use the bathroom in comfort?
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Couples Quiz
This looked like fun:
1. What are your middle names?:
Dawn and Stephen
2. How long have you been together?:
It'll be a year next month :)
3. How long did you know each other before you started dating?:
Almost 2 years. I was engaged and he was dating someone when we met. I didn't even think he was interested, I thought he was just friendly.
4. Who asked who out?:
I asked him out on the first date, he was trying to guess if it was a date all night. Then he asked to make it official a few weeks later.
5. How old are each of you?:
We're both 26, he's almost a month older than me.
6. Whose siblings do you see the most?:
Ryan's, I see Brittany more than I see Kristen.
7. Do you have any children together?:
Just Bunnyrat.
8. What about pets?:
Ha, ha, I suppose Ryan could be Bunnyrat's Dad. She likes him more than me I think.
9. Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?:
Our current living situation, 2 people a rabbit don't fit comfortably in my condo. We're making do though.
10. Did you go to the same school?:
Nope, not at all. I went to UofR, he went to UofS.
11. Are you from the same home town?:
Nope, I'm from Saskatoon/Regina, he's from Prince Albert.
12. Who is the smartest?:
We're both smart in different ways.
13. Who is the most sensitive?:
I think I am.
14. Where do you eat out most as a couple?:
Pho's, although we don't eat out much, we prefer to order in ;)
15. Where is the furthest you two have travelled together as a couple?:
Las Vegas, it was a blast.
16. Who has the craziest exes?:
Me. I have a whole collection of weirdos for him to marvel at.
17. Who has the worst temper?:
Neither of us really has a temper. We're pretty calm people for the most part.
18. Who does the cooking?:
We both do. It's usually whoever gets home from work starts but we usually cook together.
19. Who is more social?:
Ryan, I'm perfectly happy being a home body and then you have Mr. 500 facebook friends.
20. Who is the neat-freak?:
We both are in different areas, makes for a tidy house most of the time.
21. Who is the more stubborn?:
Probably me.
22. Who hogs the bed?:
After I learned how to use a queen size bed, I now take up the whole bed. If I lie on it diagonally, I can make use of the most space. It drives Ryan crazy.
23. Who wakes up earlier?:
On weekdays Ryan is usually awake before me but he doesn't get up. On weekends I'm usually awake and ready to go way before Ryan.
24. Where was your first date?:
At the Galaxy Theater. We saw Semi Pro with Will Ferrell.
25. Who has the bigger family?:
I think I have a bigger extended family.
26. Do you get flowers often?:
Often enough to appreciate them.
27. How do you spend the holidays?:
Try to book the same amount of time in both cities with both families.
28. Who is more jealous?:
I don't think this is really in our nature.
29. How long did it take to get serious?:
I dunno, are we serious? We never had that discussion. I would say when he started living here so 3 or 4 months?
30. Who eats more?:
Definitely Ryan. I know I've cooked a good meal when the recipe says it feeds 8 and there aren't any left overs.
31. Who does the laundry?:
I think I do the bulk of it, but Ryan will do a load here or there.
32. Who’s better with the computer?:
We're both good. I think I'm better at Windows and Linux and Ryan is way better with a Mac.
1. What are your middle names?:
Dawn and Stephen
2. How long have you been together?:
It'll be a year next month :)
3. How long did you know each other before you started dating?:
Almost 2 years. I was engaged and he was dating someone when we met. I didn't even think he was interested, I thought he was just friendly.
4. Who asked who out?:
I asked him out on the first date, he was trying to guess if it was a date all night. Then he asked to make it official a few weeks later.
5. How old are each of you?:
We're both 26, he's almost a month older than me.
6. Whose siblings do you see the most?:
Ryan's, I see Brittany more than I see Kristen.
7. Do you have any children together?:
Just Bunnyrat.
8. What about pets?:
Ha, ha, I suppose Ryan could be Bunnyrat's Dad. She likes him more than me I think.
9. Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?:
Our current living situation, 2 people a rabbit don't fit comfortably in my condo. We're making do though.
10. Did you go to the same school?:
Nope, not at all. I went to UofR, he went to UofS.
11. Are you from the same home town?:
Nope, I'm from Saskatoon/Regina, he's from Prince Albert.
12. Who is the smartest?:
We're both smart in different ways.
13. Who is the most sensitive?:
I think I am.
14. Where do you eat out most as a couple?:
Pho's, although we don't eat out much, we prefer to order in ;)
15. Where is the furthest you two have travelled together as a couple?:
Las Vegas, it was a blast.
16. Who has the craziest exes?:
Me. I have a whole collection of weirdos for him to marvel at.
17. Who has the worst temper?:
Neither of us really has a temper. We're pretty calm people for the most part.
18. Who does the cooking?:
We both do. It's usually whoever gets home from work starts but we usually cook together.
19. Who is more social?:
Ryan, I'm perfectly happy being a home body and then you have Mr. 500 facebook friends.
20. Who is the neat-freak?:
We both are in different areas, makes for a tidy house most of the time.
21. Who is the more stubborn?:
Probably me.
22. Who hogs the bed?:
After I learned how to use a queen size bed, I now take up the whole bed. If I lie on it diagonally, I can make use of the most space. It drives Ryan crazy.
23. Who wakes up earlier?:
On weekdays Ryan is usually awake before me but he doesn't get up. On weekends I'm usually awake and ready to go way before Ryan.
24. Where was your first date?:
At the Galaxy Theater. We saw Semi Pro with Will Ferrell.
25. Who has the bigger family?:
I think I have a bigger extended family.
26. Do you get flowers often?:
Often enough to appreciate them.
27. How do you spend the holidays?:
Try to book the same amount of time in both cities with both families.
28. Who is more jealous?:
I don't think this is really in our nature.
29. How long did it take to get serious?:
I dunno, are we serious? We never had that discussion. I would say when he started living here so 3 or 4 months?
30. Who eats more?:
Definitely Ryan. I know I've cooked a good meal when the recipe says it feeds 8 and there aren't any left overs.
31. Who does the laundry?:
I think I do the bulk of it, but Ryan will do a load here or there.
32. Who’s better with the computer?:
We're both good. I think I'm better at Windows and Linux and Ryan is way better with a Mac.
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| From Summer 2008 |
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
25 Random Things
"Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about yourself. Then, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you."
Hmmm, 25 things about me, tagged 3 times, lets see how I do....
1. My trip to Las Vegas in November was my first real vacation in 6 years. Saturday I will be leaving to Mexico for a week :)
2. I'm extremely competitive and for me to keep going, sometimes you have to let me win. But you'll have to do in a way that I don't know you're doing it, otherwise I'd be mad.
3. The events of 2006 have changed my life forever. I learned the most lessons in 2006/2007 than I ever have and am thankful for the wakeup call and experience
4. I love animals, big or small, hair or no hair. I even make Ryan escort spiders or bugs out of the condo without hurting them. ( Mosquitos are the only exception)
5. I never do one thing at a time, I'm always doing 5, sometimes it shows in my absentmindedness.
6. I have a real tough time sitting still, I need to be doing something I deem constructive at all times. 1 hour tv shows are torturous to me. Yet I can sit for 3 hours and play Fable 2....
7. I really enjoy volunteering. I'm doing the 24 Hour Relay again for Camp Easter Seals this year and am having a great time fundraising and planning for it. It's a great cause.
8. I donate to the local SPCA every month. It's a cause I feel strongly about and it's a way I can help.
9. I live with my 2 best friends, Ryan and Bunnyrat, I couldn't be happier.
10. I find technology interesting, but I've lost a little bit of my passion for it. I have a hard time doing it on my own after work. On the other hand, I do what I like at work now, that would be too much at home as well.
11. I'm goal driven. I had a list of things to accomplish before I was 25. I did all of them except for 1. Now I have a list of things to accomplish before I'm 30 and am glad to report I'm on the right track.
12. I'm very close to my family. I miss not seeing them as much as I used to.
13. I want to do lots of travelling and have found a perfect partner in crime to do that with, and a job that will allow it.
14. I don't really like shopping. It may seem like I do but I don't. I don't mind clothes shopping or window shopping, but any other type, I make a list and I get in and out as quick as possible. Sometimes I don't mind the thrill of the hunt for the best deal...
15. I love summer, beaches, pools and the lake. If I could combine those in some sort of way so I get paid, I would be overjoyed.
16. I love exercise. I can't sit still but if I go to the gym or for a swim or a bike etc, I can get myself to settle down for a bit after, like now.
17. Most of my friends are women now. A couple years ago I had way more guy friends than I did girl friends. I learned my lesson the hard way and am happy the way things turned out.
18. I love the CBC, I like the TV channel, I love the news website, I love Radio 3 and the Galaxie radio channels. I can't get enough.
19. I believe that everything happens for a reason and have no regrets for anything. It's all part of something bigger than me.
20. I sometimes forget to take care of myself. I put everyone before me. A good example is I've made sure Bunnyrat is fed in the morning, I make Ryan a sandwich for lunch in the morning and then I forget to make myself one, or I forget mine on the counter.
21. I have a celeb crush on Ben Affleck and have no idea why.
22. My right foot is bigger than my left foot. It's sometimes hard to buy shoes :S
23. My legs are insanely long for a person of my height and torso abnormally short. I usually have to go to a bigger center to buy pants.
24. I hate the radio. Or radio stations in Saskatoon anyways. I find it sexist and offensive most of the time. Yesterday one of our stations was playing "Which celebrity was breastfed" Come on! I prefer listening to Talk Radio.
25. I love music. All different kinds. I'm not a huge fan of the Top 40, but I love rock music.
Hmmm, 25 things about me, tagged 3 times, lets see how I do....
1. My trip to Las Vegas in November was my first real vacation in 6 years. Saturday I will be leaving to Mexico for a week :)
2. I'm extremely competitive and for me to keep going, sometimes you have to let me win. But you'll have to do in a way that I don't know you're doing it, otherwise I'd be mad.
3. The events of 2006 have changed my life forever. I learned the most lessons in 2006/2007 than I ever have and am thankful for the wakeup call and experience
4. I love animals, big or small, hair or no hair. I even make Ryan escort spiders or bugs out of the condo without hurting them. ( Mosquitos are the only exception)
5. I never do one thing at a time, I'm always doing 5, sometimes it shows in my absentmindedness.
6. I have a real tough time sitting still, I need to be doing something I deem constructive at all times. 1 hour tv shows are torturous to me. Yet I can sit for 3 hours and play Fable 2....
7. I really enjoy volunteering. I'm doing the 24 Hour Relay again for Camp Easter Seals this year and am having a great time fundraising and planning for it. It's a great cause.
8. I donate to the local SPCA every month. It's a cause I feel strongly about and it's a way I can help.
9. I live with my 2 best friends, Ryan and Bunnyrat, I couldn't be happier.
10. I find technology interesting, but I've lost a little bit of my passion for it. I have a hard time doing it on my own after work. On the other hand, I do what I like at work now, that would be too much at home as well.
11. I'm goal driven. I had a list of things to accomplish before I was 25. I did all of them except for 1. Now I have a list of things to accomplish before I'm 30 and am glad to report I'm on the right track.
12. I'm very close to my family. I miss not seeing them as much as I used to.
13. I want to do lots of travelling and have found a perfect partner in crime to do that with, and a job that will allow it.
14. I don't really like shopping. It may seem like I do but I don't. I don't mind clothes shopping or window shopping, but any other type, I make a list and I get in and out as quick as possible. Sometimes I don't mind the thrill of the hunt for the best deal...
15. I love summer, beaches, pools and the lake. If I could combine those in some sort of way so I get paid, I would be overjoyed.
16. I love exercise. I can't sit still but if I go to the gym or for a swim or a bike etc, I can get myself to settle down for a bit after, like now.
17. Most of my friends are women now. A couple years ago I had way more guy friends than I did girl friends. I learned my lesson the hard way and am happy the way things turned out.
18. I love the CBC, I like the TV channel, I love the news website, I love Radio 3 and the Galaxie radio channels. I can't get enough.
19. I believe that everything happens for a reason and have no regrets for anything. It's all part of something bigger than me.
20. I sometimes forget to take care of myself. I put everyone before me. A good example is I've made sure Bunnyrat is fed in the morning, I make Ryan a sandwich for lunch in the morning and then I forget to make myself one, or I forget mine on the counter.
21. I have a celeb crush on Ben Affleck and have no idea why.
22. My right foot is bigger than my left foot. It's sometimes hard to buy shoes :S
23. My legs are insanely long for a person of my height and torso abnormally short. I usually have to go to a bigger center to buy pants.
24. I hate the radio. Or radio stations in Saskatoon anyways. I find it sexist and offensive most of the time. Yesterday one of our stations was playing "Which celebrity was breastfed" Come on! I prefer listening to Talk Radio.
25. I love music. All different kinds. I'm not a huge fan of the Top 40, but I love rock music.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Puerto Vallarta!
It's +28 in Mexico right now, I added the weather to my google desktop. I can see that it's -33 here and +28 in Mexico side by side now. 5 more days!!!!!!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Deep Freeze
It's cold out! It was nice for a little while, I was walking to work, but now it's just frigid!
At work we had to write a 3 sentence biography for ourselves and then get our pics professionally taken. We had the photos yesterday, I'm curious to see how they turn out. Bunnyrat is in mine :) Ha, ha, ha. Well some people brought their dogs to have in theirs, I thought there was nothing wrong with having a rabbit in mine. Bunnyrat was so good for the photos too! She sat still for a good 15 minutes, just let out a couple huge sighs, but that was about it. She got lots of treats last night.
Ryan and I decided to try Keo's in it's new location. We both loved the Phad Thai at their old location. We went we ordered the same thing. When we got the food, they only brought one dish. I called the waitress back over and had to explain that yes we both wanted our own dish of the same thing, as in 2 of them. It took her a while to understand. We're doomed at restaurants, I swear. But the food was still good, even though they charge $6 more for a dish now than they did in their old location :S (50% rate increase, really!)
I'm looking forward to the weekend. It'll be a nice break, I've been working my butt off a little too hard lately.
At work we had to write a 3 sentence biography for ourselves and then get our pics professionally taken. We had the photos yesterday, I'm curious to see how they turn out. Bunnyrat is in mine :) Ha, ha, ha. Well some people brought their dogs to have in theirs, I thought there was nothing wrong with having a rabbit in mine. Bunnyrat was so good for the photos too! She sat still for a good 15 minutes, just let out a couple huge sighs, but that was about it. She got lots of treats last night.
Ryan and I decided to try Keo's in it's new location. We both loved the Phad Thai at their old location. We went we ordered the same thing. When we got the food, they only brought one dish. I called the waitress back over and had to explain that yes we both wanted our own dish of the same thing, as in 2 of them. It took her a while to understand. We're doomed at restaurants, I swear. But the food was still good, even though they charge $6 more for a dish now than they did in their old location :S (50% rate increase, really!)
I'm looking forward to the weekend. It'll be a nice break, I've been working my butt off a little too hard lately.
Friday, January 16, 2009
At Peace
Sorry I haven't updated lately. Everything is so calm and peaceful that there's not too much to write about.
I'm counting the days to Mexico, I'm going to Puerto Vallarta with my Mom and Aunts and Uncles and cousins. I've never been anywhere tropical, I'm looking forward to it.
It's been super cold here, I have a little bit of cabin fever. Today was the first nice day in a long time, I took a walk etc. It was nice to see the sun and get a good stretch.
I messed up my shoulder good. I might have to go to the chiropractor. I thought it might loosen itself but it's not happening. I'm on a "get fit for Mexico" rampage and maybe I overdid it a little. I'm swimming every Tues and Thurs evening. I really look forward to it all day. I love the pool, it doesn't feel like work and my times improve phenomenally every time I go. I'm waiting to hit a plateau but it's not coming. Which is cool, but probably bad for my shoulder :( I'm also running 3 miles 3 times a week. I've found a cool audio book which is entertaining. "Getting Past No and Negotiating in Difficult Situations" I don't know why I get so enthralled with these for runs. It's entertaining and takes my mind off the running part. Treadmills are boring after the first 5 minutes.
Work has some pretty cool projects that I'm excited about. I stayed late almost everyday this week and barely noticed it as work. How many people can say that? I was integrating payment gateways into our e-commerce solutions. They were all fun and man, can I go on a rant about paypal. Paypal is not your pal.
Ryan's got hockey this weekend. I like how we have our separate activities. It's really nice and keeps everything interesting. I dunno what we'd do if we were like those couples that do absolutely everything together. That'd get kinda boring wouldn't it? Don't get me wrong, we do lots together, it's just nice to have some time with friends.
I was thinking about going to Regina, but I have too much to keep me busy this weekend. I started the Twilight Series and I really really need to do laundry. I know, I know, not much of an excuse, but seriously, I'm on my last pair of underwear.
Shannon and I started doing Sat morning coffee which I enjoy, it gets me up and out and about early! Also nice because now that I don't work at Vecima we don't chat as much and I miss that.
I also started Fable 2 for Xbox 360. As much as I have a hate on for RPGs, I really really enjoyed it. It's fun. I had to laugh that my purchases at the mall today were Fable 2 and New Moon, the 2nd book in the twilight series. Once a nerd always a nerd?
I could go on a rant about the Twilight series too. I like vampires and I like teen novels. But this one is a little different. I don't necessary like the characters and I think the premise is quite weak, but I can 't stop reading them, if not just to complain! I guess it's fairly well written and an easy read, and some part of me must enjoy it to continue on in the series. Maybe if I were 12? I dunno, but it's an interesting journey anyways :)
That's all from me, same old same old :)
I'm counting the days to Mexico, I'm going to Puerto Vallarta with my Mom and Aunts and Uncles and cousins. I've never been anywhere tropical, I'm looking forward to it.
It's been super cold here, I have a little bit of cabin fever. Today was the first nice day in a long time, I took a walk etc. It was nice to see the sun and get a good stretch.
I messed up my shoulder good. I might have to go to the chiropractor. I thought it might loosen itself but it's not happening. I'm on a "get fit for Mexico" rampage and maybe I overdid it a little. I'm swimming every Tues and Thurs evening. I really look forward to it all day. I love the pool, it doesn't feel like work and my times improve phenomenally every time I go. I'm waiting to hit a plateau but it's not coming. Which is cool, but probably bad for my shoulder :( I'm also running 3 miles 3 times a week. I've found a cool audio book which is entertaining. "Getting Past No and Negotiating in Difficult Situations" I don't know why I get so enthralled with these for runs. It's entertaining and takes my mind off the running part. Treadmills are boring after the first 5 minutes.
Work has some pretty cool projects that I'm excited about. I stayed late almost everyday this week and barely noticed it as work. How many people can say that? I was integrating payment gateways into our e-commerce solutions. They were all fun and man, can I go on a rant about paypal. Paypal is not your pal.
Ryan's got hockey this weekend. I like how we have our separate activities. It's really nice and keeps everything interesting. I dunno what we'd do if we were like those couples that do absolutely everything together. That'd get kinda boring wouldn't it? Don't get me wrong, we do lots together, it's just nice to have some time with friends.
I was thinking about going to Regina, but I have too much to keep me busy this weekend. I started the Twilight Series and I really really need to do laundry. I know, I know, not much of an excuse, but seriously, I'm on my last pair of underwear.
Shannon and I started doing Sat morning coffee which I enjoy, it gets me up and out and about early! Also nice because now that I don't work at Vecima we don't chat as much and I miss that.
I also started Fable 2 for Xbox 360. As much as I have a hate on for RPGs, I really really enjoyed it. It's fun. I had to laugh that my purchases at the mall today were Fable 2 and New Moon, the 2nd book in the twilight series. Once a nerd always a nerd?
I could go on a rant about the Twilight series too. I like vampires and I like teen novels. But this one is a little different. I don't necessary like the characters and I think the premise is quite weak, but I can 't stop reading them, if not just to complain! I guess it's fairly well written and an easy read, and some part of me must enjoy it to continue on in the series. Maybe if I were 12? I dunno, but it's an interesting journey anyways :)
That's all from me, same old same old :)
Friday, January 02, 2009
The Reflective one
I've been trying to sit down to write a reflective post but am having troubles.
2008 was an incredible year with everything that happened. Bunnyrat, new job, new boyfriend, new job, travel, vacation planning. It truly was fantastic. I don't know how far I can get into it.
I finally feel comfortable in life and comfortable in my own skin and I think it shows to others and through my accomplishments. My home continues to feel more like home, it's so cozy. Ryan kinda informally moved in this year. One day we were talking about moving in, I said it was too soon, and then he just never went home. It kinda happened, ha, ha. I enjoy it though, we help eachother. It's a new concept to me. I'm used of being the caretaker, but it's nice to see it in return and I can continue to do it without become bitter about it. It's nice. My place is getting a little small for 2 and all our stuff though.
That will be a challenge for 2009. A house would be hard to take care of if you want to travel yet condos are cramped. The 2009 challenge!
I'm impressed with how I've done with work. I was thrown into management and it was a little 'sink or swim'. I think I'm treading quite nicely now. I've made some big mistakes, but I think I'm making up for them. It doesn't help that the personalities of programmers are a little different than most people, but I think I'm doing okay and continuing to improve. I actually kinda miss work when I've been away for a while, which means I don't hate it, I must enjoy it. Plus everyone at the company is a great person, that helps lots.
Vacation, my first vacation since 2002 or 2003? Ryan and I went to Las Vegas. It was awesome. I like travelling with him. Well except for the part where he told me I could bring more goods across the border than I had and it being the opposite! I was a little nervous about that. But I look like an honest person, right?
I finally saw the Foo Fighters this year. I've wanted to see them since I was 14. They lived up to all the hype, it was absolutely amazing for the show and the company included. I'll never forget it.
Bunnyrat has been a great addition to my family this year. I have her trained pretty well, she's litter trained and doesn't really shed. She's super excited when I come home and if I'm chilling out, she's right here, either thumping her foot at me for attention, or stretched straight out, resting, and thinking I'm staring at her. Just don't leave her out of her cage while you're at work. Lesson learned.
In the new year I want to continue my swiming and the gym, save up for a trip to Europe, fix my living space problem, celebrate Toni's bday in Vegas, challenge myself at work, eat better, you know same old same old. I've surrounded myself with positive people who support me and care about me, anything is possible this year :)
2008 was an incredible year with everything that happened. Bunnyrat, new job, new boyfriend, new job, travel, vacation planning. It truly was fantastic. I don't know how far I can get into it.
I finally feel comfortable in life and comfortable in my own skin and I think it shows to others and through my accomplishments. My home continues to feel more like home, it's so cozy. Ryan kinda informally moved in this year. One day we were talking about moving in, I said it was too soon, and then he just never went home. It kinda happened, ha, ha. I enjoy it though, we help eachother. It's a new concept to me. I'm used of being the caretaker, but it's nice to see it in return and I can continue to do it without become bitter about it. It's nice. My place is getting a little small for 2 and all our stuff though.
That will be a challenge for 2009. A house would be hard to take care of if you want to travel yet condos are cramped. The 2009 challenge!
I'm impressed with how I've done with work. I was thrown into management and it was a little 'sink or swim'. I think I'm treading quite nicely now. I've made some big mistakes, but I think I'm making up for them. It doesn't help that the personalities of programmers are a little different than most people, but I think I'm doing okay and continuing to improve. I actually kinda miss work when I've been away for a while, which means I don't hate it, I must enjoy it. Plus everyone at the company is a great person, that helps lots.
Vacation, my first vacation since 2002 or 2003? Ryan and I went to Las Vegas. It was awesome. I like travelling with him. Well except for the part where he told me I could bring more goods across the border than I had and it being the opposite! I was a little nervous about that. But I look like an honest person, right?
I finally saw the Foo Fighters this year. I've wanted to see them since I was 14. They lived up to all the hype, it was absolutely amazing for the show and the company included. I'll never forget it.
Bunnyrat has been a great addition to my family this year. I have her trained pretty well, she's litter trained and doesn't really shed. She's super excited when I come home and if I'm chilling out, she's right here, either thumping her foot at me for attention, or stretched straight out, resting, and thinking I'm staring at her. Just don't leave her out of her cage while you're at work. Lesson learned.
In the new year I want to continue my swiming and the gym, save up for a trip to Europe, fix my living space problem, celebrate Toni's bday in Vegas, challenge myself at work, eat better, you know same old same old. I've surrounded myself with positive people who support me and care about me, anything is possible this year :)
Thursday, January 01, 2009
New Year's Quiz
1) Where did you begin 2008?:
A small party at my place playing wii.
2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?:
Newly single and mad at boys. Toni and Enobong were my Valentine's last year.
3) Were you in school anytime this year?:
No way! I'm done with that.
4) How did you earn your money?:
Many a way, I was a software developer at Vecima, then I was a Senior Software Developer at St Solo, and now I'm the Manager of Software development at St Solo.
5) Did you have to go to the hospital?:
Once and I didn't even get to see the Dr! I waited for 6 hours at night in emergency with a bladder infection. Finally I went home drugged myself to sleep and went to minor emerg in the morning.
6) Did you have any encounters with the police?:
Yeah, there was a drunk guy trying to get into my condo one night, I had to phone the police. I phoned Ryan to come over too, I wondered why both were taking so long. Apparently Ryan knew the police and they were visiting in the lobby.
7) Where did you go on holiday?:
Christopher Lake, Pasqua Lake and Las Vegas.
8) What did you purchase that was over $1000?:
Nothing, taxes and insurance and a vacation for next month.
9) Do you know anybody who got married?:
Too many to name! It was the year of weddings.
10) Do you know anybody who passed away?:
not this year I don't think.
11) Did you move anywhere?:
Nope I stayed put, and someone moved in.
12) What concerts/shows did you go to?:
The Foo Fighters! OMG, they were so amazing! I love Dave Grohl. We also saw Cirque Du Soleil in Vegas and lots of free shows there.
13) Are you registered to vote?:
Yuppers, you can't complain about the gov't if you don't vote!
14) Who did you want to win Big Brother?:
That's still on?
15) Where do you live now?:
Downtown Saskatoon by the river. I love it so much.
16) Describe your birthday:
Lake party of course! Dave wrapped a hotdog in beef jerky, professor Barb attended, it was good times.
17) What's one thing you thought you'd never do but did in 2008?:
Go to Vegas
18) What has been your favourite moment?:
There are too many. This year has been full of favorites, best year ever.
19) What's something you learned about yourself?:
I need a pet! Bunnyrat has been one of the best additions this year. I should of done it sooner.
20) Any new additions to your family?:
Bunnyrat!
21) What was your best month?:
March was the best month I think. They were all good
22) What music will you remember 2008 by?:
I don't know there wasn't really an album that grabbed me this year.
23) Who has been your best drinking buddy?:
Ryan, ha, ha
24) Made new friends?:
Lots with a new job and the frisbee and ball teams.
25) Best NEW friend?:
They're all great
26) Favourite night out?:
The night at the Overdrive in June with the girls was fun. Well Ryan, Brant and Steve were there too. Ask Brant for his rendition of "I kissed a Girl"
27) Three people you've dated?:
Darrell, I went on some dates with some people I met online and then Ryan.
28) Have you kissed any of the three from #27?:
Only 2
29) Did you kiss anyone of the same sex?:
Not this year
30) Something you're looking forward to before 2009?:
2008 is gone now, I'm too late
31) Where will you start 2009?:?
In Toni's trailer with my wonderful boyfriend, friends and drinks :)
A small party at my place playing wii.
2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?:
Newly single and mad at boys. Toni and Enobong were my Valentine's last year.
3) Were you in school anytime this year?:
No way! I'm done with that.
4) How did you earn your money?:
Many a way, I was a software developer at Vecima, then I was a Senior Software Developer at St Solo, and now I'm the Manager of Software development at St Solo.
5) Did you have to go to the hospital?:
Once and I didn't even get to see the Dr! I waited for 6 hours at night in emergency with a bladder infection. Finally I went home drugged myself to sleep and went to minor emerg in the morning.
6) Did you have any encounters with the police?:
Yeah, there was a drunk guy trying to get into my condo one night, I had to phone the police. I phoned Ryan to come over too, I wondered why both were taking so long. Apparently Ryan knew the police and they were visiting in the lobby.
7) Where did you go on holiday?:
Christopher Lake, Pasqua Lake and Las Vegas.
8) What did you purchase that was over $1000?:
Nothing, taxes and insurance and a vacation for next month.
9) Do you know anybody who got married?:
Too many to name! It was the year of weddings.
10) Do you know anybody who passed away?:
not this year I don't think.
11) Did you move anywhere?:
Nope I stayed put, and someone moved in.
12) What concerts/shows did you go to?:
The Foo Fighters! OMG, they were so amazing! I love Dave Grohl. We also saw Cirque Du Soleil in Vegas and lots of free shows there.
13) Are you registered to vote?:
Yuppers, you can't complain about the gov't if you don't vote!
14) Who did you want to win Big Brother?:
That's still on?
15) Where do you live now?:
Downtown Saskatoon by the river. I love it so much.
16) Describe your birthday:
Lake party of course! Dave wrapped a hotdog in beef jerky, professor Barb attended, it was good times.
17) What's one thing you thought you'd never do but did in 2008?:
Go to Vegas
18) What has been your favourite moment?:
There are too many. This year has been full of favorites, best year ever.
19) What's something you learned about yourself?:
I need a pet! Bunnyrat has been one of the best additions this year. I should of done it sooner.
20) Any new additions to your family?:
Bunnyrat!
21) What was your best month?:
March was the best month I think. They were all good
22) What music will you remember 2008 by?:
I don't know there wasn't really an album that grabbed me this year.
23) Who has been your best drinking buddy?:
Ryan, ha, ha
24) Made new friends?:
Lots with a new job and the frisbee and ball teams.
25) Best NEW friend?:
They're all great
26) Favourite night out?:
The night at the Overdrive in June with the girls was fun. Well Ryan, Brant and Steve were there too. Ask Brant for his rendition of "I kissed a Girl"
27) Three people you've dated?:
Darrell, I went on some dates with some people I met online and then Ryan.
28) Have you kissed any of the three from #27?:
Only 2
29) Did you kiss anyone of the same sex?:
Not this year
30) Something you're looking forward to before 2009?:
2008 is gone now, I'm too late
31) Where will you start 2009?:?
In Toni's trailer with my wonderful boyfriend, friends and drinks :)
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