. And one of Tommy Lee. He is beautiful. Life is good, we're going to the Crue!!! 
Monday, October 23, 2006
Crue!!!!
Yay!!!! The Motley Crue and Aerosmith Route of all Evil tour is coming to Calgary on December 11!!!!! Tickets went on sale 14 minutes ago and appear to be sold out already but we would not be denied! We got level 1 seats beside the stage. I'm so excited, it's ridiculous. Anyone who knows me knows what a freak I am when it comes to the Crue. And I haven't seen Aerosmith live before, so that'll be good too. What an awesome way to start the week. Wicked. So in the spirit of the Crue, here's a shot of me, Tara and Mighty Mike, the concert "little person" taken when we saw them in Saskatoon
. And one of Tommy Lee. He is beautiful. Life is good, we're going to the Crue!!!
. And one of Tommy Lee. He is beautiful. Life is good, we're going to the Crue!!!
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Judgement Day
It's been a while since my last blog, but nothing is really going on these days. Cirque de Soleil was incredible, i absolutely loved it. If you get the chance to see it live, please do! It's really spectacular. Work is still busy. I put together a proposal for my boss on the restructuring of my department, and I think he's going to go for it. It's a pretty exciting opportunity for me. I'll let you know how it turns out.
Why is it that the more money you make, the more you spend? I'm not talking about myself here, but I've noticed it a lot lately. I know people who have started their careers with nothing. No house, no car, no nice clothes or expensive make up. Now, they have all of that and still need more. Instead of a 20, 000 car, they need a 40, 000 one. Or instead of a nice home, they need to move into a "richer" neighborhood. Instead of spending $10 on lip gloss, they spend $50. To each their own, of course, but why is it never enough? Why can we not just obtain the lifestyle we are comfortable with and use anything extra to help others? I take the train to work every morning and every day I see people huddled up under trees or in doorways, trying to get a bit more sleep before they have to begin another day of being homeless. I really don't know where I'm going with this, but it's just something that bothers me on a daily basis.
So Cassidy is sick today. I hate it when she's sick. It started at about 1 am last night. There really is nothing worse than being woken up out of a deep sleep to "Mommy, I puked." What a horrible wake up call. We were up for a few hours and finally fell asleep. I let her sleep in and when she got up she seemed fine. So she went to school and I went to work. It wasn't even 2 hours later that the secretary of her school called and said that Cassidy wasn't feeling well again. I felt so awful. So now we're hanging out at home watching kid movies. I really hope she isn't coming down with the flu that's been going around. I hate it when she's sick. I feel so helpless. But it happens, I guess.
Congratulations to Pearl and Roch and also to Devon and his girlfriend who both found out that they are pregnant! Babies are in the air. I just hope I don't breathe in any of that air.... one child is enough for me for right now.
That's it for today! Take care, everyone.
Love,
meg.
Why is it that the more money you make, the more you spend? I'm not talking about myself here, but I've noticed it a lot lately. I know people who have started their careers with nothing. No house, no car, no nice clothes or expensive make up. Now, they have all of that and still need more. Instead of a 20, 000 car, they need a 40, 000 one. Or instead of a nice home, they need to move into a "richer" neighborhood. Instead of spending $10 on lip gloss, they spend $50. To each their own, of course, but why is it never enough? Why can we not just obtain the lifestyle we are comfortable with and use anything extra to help others? I take the train to work every morning and every day I see people huddled up under trees or in doorways, trying to get a bit more sleep before they have to begin another day of being homeless. I really don't know where I'm going with this, but it's just something that bothers me on a daily basis.
So Cassidy is sick today. I hate it when she's sick. It started at about 1 am last night. There really is nothing worse than being woken up out of a deep sleep to "Mommy, I puked." What a horrible wake up call. We were up for a few hours and finally fell asleep. I let her sleep in and when she got up she seemed fine. So she went to school and I went to work. It wasn't even 2 hours later that the secretary of her school called and said that Cassidy wasn't feeling well again. I felt so awful. So now we're hanging out at home watching kid movies. I really hope she isn't coming down with the flu that's been going around. I hate it when she's sick. I feel so helpless. But it happens, I guess.
Congratulations to Pearl and Roch and also to Devon and his girlfriend who both found out that they are pregnant! Babies are in the air. I just hope I don't breathe in any of that air.... one child is enough for me for right now.
That's it for today! Take care, everyone.
Love,
meg.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
New Beginnings
I'm listening to Leah, and creating a new post. I know it's been forever since my last blog, and I haven't even been that busy. Things just keep happening and preventing me from posting. And I still have a virus on my computer at home. I can't figure out how to get my laptop from work to work from home either. I think I would be considered technologically illiterate for today's world. But I manage.
Work has been crazy as usual. It seems that since I got back from Houston, I have so much more to do because of all I learned. But I just keep plugging away. I figure that I can only do my best in 8 hours and that's all I can do. I'm not about to work insane hours from home because that's not fair to Cassidy. Speaking of Cassidy, she's learning how to read! It seriously does seem like yesterday when the only contact she would have with a book would be to chew and drool all over it. I'm so proud of her, she's trying so hard. I forgot how hard it was to learn to read and I feel sorry for the poor kid. She gets so frustrated if she can't figure out a letter or a sound and of course, I'm the most impatient teacher in the world. I must get that from my dad... If anyone has any ideas on how to help a kid learn how to read, I'm all ears! I'm not sure what I'll do when she learns how to read. I won't be able to wear my Motley Crue concert t-shirts anymore. The world will no longer be censored. Is this the part where kids start to pick up on the evils and tempations of the world around us? It seems kind of easy to shelter your children when they don't know any better, but what am I going to do when she can actually read the newspaper and realizes that there is rarely good news to report. I don't want to be the one to have to break it to my baby girl that the world is not really a peaceful place. It's ravaged by war, famine, poverty and disease. I suppose these discussions are still a couple years away, but they're still too close for my liking.
That was depressing. On to more cheerful subjects. Tomorrow, me, my sister, my brother in law and his brother are going to see Cirque de Soleil Delerium for Dave's birthday. I'm excited. I've never seen Cirque de Soleil live and I imagine it's going to be specatular. I've been to a few concerts and shows lately and they've all been wonderful. We saw Elton John last week and he was as good as you can imagine Elton John would be. It's really amazing to think that one man can entertain 20000 people with just a piano. He's mesmerizing.
So winter is on it's way. At least it seems that way in Calgary. It's been cold and wet for the past couple of days. Generally that means snow. I'm waiting to wake up one morning in a winter wonderland. The good things about winter.....flannel pyjamas, sparkly white snow in your hair, the scent of cinnamon and pine, movies and popcorn, skiing, new mitts, the view of the mountains on a clear day, Christmas, and the promise of new beginnings.
Have a great day, everyone!
Work has been crazy as usual. It seems that since I got back from Houston, I have so much more to do because of all I learned. But I just keep plugging away. I figure that I can only do my best in 8 hours and that's all I can do. I'm not about to work insane hours from home because that's not fair to Cassidy. Speaking of Cassidy, she's learning how to read! It seriously does seem like yesterday when the only contact she would have with a book would be to chew and drool all over it. I'm so proud of her, she's trying so hard. I forgot how hard it was to learn to read and I feel sorry for the poor kid. She gets so frustrated if she can't figure out a letter or a sound and of course, I'm the most impatient teacher in the world. I must get that from my dad... If anyone has any ideas on how to help a kid learn how to read, I'm all ears! I'm not sure what I'll do when she learns how to read. I won't be able to wear my Motley Crue concert t-shirts anymore. The world will no longer be censored. Is this the part where kids start to pick up on the evils and tempations of the world around us? It seems kind of easy to shelter your children when they don't know any better, but what am I going to do when she can actually read the newspaper and realizes that there is rarely good news to report. I don't want to be the one to have to break it to my baby girl that the world is not really a peaceful place. It's ravaged by war, famine, poverty and disease. I suppose these discussions are still a couple years away, but they're still too close for my liking.
That was depressing. On to more cheerful subjects. Tomorrow, me, my sister, my brother in law and his brother are going to see Cirque de Soleil Delerium for Dave's birthday. I'm excited. I've never seen Cirque de Soleil live and I imagine it's going to be specatular. I've been to a few concerts and shows lately and they've all been wonderful. We saw Elton John last week and he was as good as you can imagine Elton John would be. It's really amazing to think that one man can entertain 20000 people with just a piano. He's mesmerizing.
So winter is on it's way. At least it seems that way in Calgary. It's been cold and wet for the past couple of days. Generally that means snow. I'm waiting to wake up one morning in a winter wonderland. The good things about winter.....flannel pyjamas, sparkly white snow in your hair, the scent of cinnamon and pine, movies and popcorn, skiing, new mitts, the view of the mountains on a clear day, Christmas, and the promise of new beginnings.
Have a great day, everyone!
Friday, September 29, 2006
Metamorphosis
I'm back from Houston! What an awesome city. I really love it there. The weather was phenomenal, the people are so much fun and the food is fantastic. And I got to go to the Astros game on Sunday night. Definately the highlight of my trip. I've been a baseball fan since I was about 5 years old and that was my first MLB game ever. It was so exciting. I felt like a little kid on Christmas morning. I took over 200 pictures. I was such a tourist, but I didn't care. But I'm happy to be home. I missed my girl. She was so happy to see me when I got home, it was awesome. I bought her a cute little charm bracelet in Houston and gave it to her when I got back. She doesn't like any of her friends to touch it because "my mommy bought it special for me from Texas." So cute.
I did hear a lot of political discussions while I was down there. It's a hot topic, for obvious reasons. It's pretty interesting to hear what American citizens have to say aobut the war and their President. The media is always influential, but their patriotism really stands out when discussing anything even remotely political. All I have to say is that my thoughts and prayers are with all the troops stationed overseas. God speed and come home safe.
Tonight, I'm going with Tara, Dave (my brother in law) and my best friend, Christine to go see Elton John. I managed to score tickets from a supplier of mine because tickets sold out in less than 3 minutes. Crazy. But I'm so excited. I've never really been a huge Elton John fan, but I can't deny that his music is very powerful. It should be a once in a lifetime concert.
And then I'm looking forward to doing nothing for the rest of the weekend. I'm going to make a trip to Blockbuster sometime tomorrow and I think that Cassidy and I are going to chill in front of the TV together. We take all the blankets and pillows in the house and set them up in the living room and watch movies all day. She's fun to hang out with because she's got an opinion on everything. I love watching the way the mind of a six year old works. Cracks me up.
I just want to say hey to my friend, Leah. Your personal metamorphosis has really been an inspiration to me. Keep fighting the good fight! Resisting temptation only makes you stronger and wiser.
That's it for today. Have a great weekend, everyone!
I did hear a lot of political discussions while I was down there. It's a hot topic, for obvious reasons. It's pretty interesting to hear what American citizens have to say aobut the war and their President. The media is always influential, but their patriotism really stands out when discussing anything even remotely political. All I have to say is that my thoughts and prayers are with all the troops stationed overseas. God speed and come home safe.
Tonight, I'm going with Tara, Dave (my brother in law) and my best friend, Christine to go see Elton John. I managed to score tickets from a supplier of mine because tickets sold out in less than 3 minutes. Crazy. But I'm so excited. I've never really been a huge Elton John fan, but I can't deny that his music is very powerful. It should be a once in a lifetime concert.
And then I'm looking forward to doing nothing for the rest of the weekend. I'm going to make a trip to Blockbuster sometime tomorrow and I think that Cassidy and I are going to chill in front of the TV together. We take all the blankets and pillows in the house and set them up in the living room and watch movies all day. She's fun to hang out with because she's got an opinion on everything. I love watching the way the mind of a six year old works. Cracks me up.
I just want to say hey to my friend, Leah. Your personal metamorphosis has really been an inspiration to me. Keep fighting the good fight! Resisting temptation only makes you stronger and wiser.
That's it for today. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Thought for the day...
Mean people suck. Seriously, what does a person have to gain by being mean to somebody else? This is something that I have never understood in all my 26 years. Remember when your mom used to say "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all?" Whatever happened to that? It seems today that everywhere I look, someone is getting yelled at or picked on or whatever. I was going to the mall at lunch today and I was on the train. There was a group of teenagers standing by me and a girl that they obviously knew tried to stand with them and one of the girls actually told her that they did not want to be seen with her because she wasn't pretty enough and her clothes were too old. What???!!!! That poor girl was so crushed and that will stick with her for a long time. I just wish that people would think before they speak. But on the other hand, what goes around, comes around. Everyone gets exactly what they deserve in the end and it is not up to us to judge people.
Tonight is Cassidy's first parent-teacher interview of grade one. It'll be interesting to hear about how she's adjusting to gr. 1 from somebody else's perspective. From what she tells me, she's been having a few problems adjusting to the structured days. So we'll see what her teacher has to say.
I just found this picture on my computer after looking for it for ages! This is the matching tattoo that Tara and I got done when we were visiting our little brother in Saskatoon. I love new tattoos.
Tara's getting this amazing tattoo done of a fairy on her back. It's gorgeous. It's going to look so good when it's done. This is the first outline of it, let me know what you think.
I'll post it again when it's completed so you can see the finished work. It really is going to be a work of art. I was so impressed with her tattoo artist. She's getting it done at Body Inc. It's a great place to go. It's where I got my first one and the artists are really good. Check it out if you get the chance. Anyways, I'm out for the day. I won't get a chance to post again until late next week so I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!
Take care, everyone!
Luv,
meg
Tonight is Cassidy's first parent-teacher interview of grade one. It'll be interesting to hear about how she's adjusting to gr. 1 from somebody else's perspective. From what she tells me, she's been having a few problems adjusting to the structured days. So we'll see what her teacher has to say.
I just found this picture on my computer after looking for it for ages! This is the matching tattoo that Tara and I got done when we were visiting our little brother in Saskatoon. I love new tattoos.
Tara's getting this amazing tattoo done of a fairy on her back. It's gorgeous. It's going to look so good when it's done. This is the first outline of it, let me know what you think.
I'll post it again when it's completed so you can see the finished work. It really is going to be a work of art. I was so impressed with her tattoo artist. She's getting it done at Body Inc. It's a great place to go. It's where I got my first one and the artists are really good. Check it out if you get the chance. Anyways, I'm out for the day. I won't get a chance to post again until late next week so I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!Take care, everyone!
Luv,
meg
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Brrrrrr
Hi everyone. It is miserable outside. It's cold and gray and misty and just plain gross. I'll be thinking of this horrible weather when I am enjoying the heat in Houston. It's 30 degrees out there now and I can't wait to go! And I'm getting tickets to the Astros game on Sunday night. My first MLB game ever. I'm so excited. It's not the Braves, but I'm surprised they still have a team with the way they've been playing this season. It'll be fun, minus the work part.
I have a housewarming party to go to on Saturday and I need a good gift idea. There are prizes for the best gift under $30, so I need some help! I don't want to get the usual plants or dishes or pictures, etc. I need a really killer idea. Any thoughts are appreciated!
So I did the dumbest thing ever the other day. It's even dumber considering I've done it before. I had a craving for fish and chips, so I went to the little grocery store on the corner and bought fish sticks and a bag of fries. I got home and opened the bag of fries and it wasn't fries at all. It was carrot sticks. Carrot sticks! In my defense, the bags are eerily similar. I'm still choked. I don't even like cooked carrots.
I finally have my computer and Ipod working! I'm going to be spending way too much time dowloading music in the near future... My music library is already at 300 songs and I've only been at it for 1.5 days. Yes, it appears that I do have too much time on my hands. It's now 4:30 pm and I am out of here for the day! Have a great Tuesday night, everyone!
I have a housewarming party to go to on Saturday and I need a good gift idea. There are prizes for the best gift under $30, so I need some help! I don't want to get the usual plants or dishes or pictures, etc. I need a really killer idea. Any thoughts are appreciated!
So I did the dumbest thing ever the other day. It's even dumber considering I've done it before. I had a craving for fish and chips, so I went to the little grocery store on the corner and bought fish sticks and a bag of fries. I got home and opened the bag of fries and it wasn't fries at all. It was carrot sticks. Carrot sticks! In my defense, the bags are eerily similar. I'm still choked. I don't even like cooked carrots.
I finally have my computer and Ipod working! I'm going to be spending way too much time dowloading music in the near future... My music library is already at 300 songs and I've only been at it for 1.5 days. Yes, it appears that I do have too much time on my hands. It's now 4:30 pm and I am out of here for the day! Have a great Tuesday night, everyone!
Monday, September 11, 2006
9/11
Wow, I'm completely slacking on this blog. Sorry... Although I'm sure not too many people are heartbroken, I think Leah may be the only one who reads this!
First things first. My thoughts and prayers are with all the families and friends of the victims of 9/11. There really isn't anything else to say about that without getting into a long-winded political rant. They say that time heals all wounds, but I think this is a little different. I started thinking about that while I was listening to the radio this morning. They said that over 95 % of the population can remember exactly what they were doing and where they were when the news of the plane crashes broke. I remember it like it was yesterday. I think that 9/11 was one of those defining moments of life, and it just gets more frightening as time goes on. Thoughts on that, anyone?
So Cassidy's 6th birthday party went great last weekend (Sept. 2). She cleaned up. Time to clean out her toy box and make another run to the Salvation Army to make room for her new stuff. It's crazy how spoiled kids can be these days. I know I've vented about this before, but it just blows my mind completely. Trying to get children to be grateful for what they have is a tough job. After Cassidy's birthday party, we went out to my aunt's trailer in Sundre. We had a really good time, it's beautiful out there. It's only 1.5 hrs from Calgary, but it's like a different world. Cassidy really loved it. She had a great time playing in the river.
This past weekend was a lot of fun too. Our cousins (Jeremy and Shauna) and their kids (Curtis and Hannah) were passing through Calgary on their way home from Waterton, so they stayed the weekend at Dave and Tara's. On Friday night, what was supposed to be an early night turned into an almost all-nighter. (cheers to Steve Irwin). I worked for most of the day on Saturday and then I took Shauna out to a really neat little store called The Witchery, where she picked up some crystals and just had a great time looking around. She's a very spiritual person, I really had a good time hanging out with her this weekend. Saturday night, we finally used Tara's fondue set and ate for about 3 hours. Good times.
Calgary Corporate Challenge started this weekend as well. It's a huge tournament type event with about 250 companies participating in events that range from bowling and bocce ball to urban orienteering (think Amazing Race) and laser tag. I played volleyball yesterday. So much fun. I forgot how much I love to play volleyball. Brought back a lot of wonderful memories. But today I hurt. Badly. I took a dive at some point during the game and cranked the side of my face on the floor. My jaw hurts. It's going to be soup and jello for a couple days. Oh well. My next event is softball so that should go without incident. Knock on wood.
Work is still insanely busy. But I think it may be calming down a bit. Or maybe I'm just getting used to it. Hard to say. Some exciting news... I was elected to be the new co-chair of the Halliburton Volunteer Council. I'm pretty happy about that. It's a great opportunity to learn so much about the community and ways to help. This weekend we have the Terry Fox Run and next weekend is the AIDS walk and we have a lot of Christmas events coming up as well. This goes back to my earlier statement about how tough it is to get children to be grateful for what they have. I like to bring Cassidy along to whatever events I can so she can see that not everyone lives like she does.
Big TV week this week! I can not wait to see who wins Rockstar. I don't even know who I'm rooting for anymore. I'm a huge fan of Toby and Magni. But I really like Dilana as well. She just hasn't really been very creative lately. I feel like her performances do not surprise me. Toby on the other hand, has made me go WOW a few times lately. I guess I'll be happy with anyone except Lukas. Not crazy about him at all. He would disappear on a stage with Tommy Lee, I think. I started watching Big Brother last week too. Not sure why. I've never watched it before and I decide to tune in the second last week? But I think I want Erica to win. She's pretty. And the season premiere of Survivor is on. I didn't watch it at all last season and I miss it.
I finally got my Internet hooked up last Thursday. Only to find out that I needed some sort of service pack installed before I could use the connection. So I get this service pack disc from Dave and try to install it. Well, turns out that I need an Internet connection to install the disc. So I check to see if my connection is working and it's not. So I call Shaw and they fix it up. I tried to install the service pack again and now I think I have a virus. Urgghhhh. I really would like to use the computer and Ipod I got for my birthday 3 months ago! Oh well. I'll get it figured out sooner or later. Happy Monday, everyone!
Love,
Meg.
First things first. My thoughts and prayers are with all the families and friends of the victims of 9/11. There really isn't anything else to say about that without getting into a long-winded political rant. They say that time heals all wounds, but I think this is a little different. I started thinking about that while I was listening to the radio this morning. They said that over 95 % of the population can remember exactly what they were doing and where they were when the news of the plane crashes broke. I remember it like it was yesterday. I think that 9/11 was one of those defining moments of life, and it just gets more frightening as time goes on. Thoughts on that, anyone?
So Cassidy's 6th birthday party went great last weekend (Sept. 2). She cleaned up. Time to clean out her toy box and make another run to the Salvation Army to make room for her new stuff. It's crazy how spoiled kids can be these days. I know I've vented about this before, but it just blows my mind completely. Trying to get children to be grateful for what they have is a tough job. After Cassidy's birthday party, we went out to my aunt's trailer in Sundre. We had a really good time, it's beautiful out there. It's only 1.5 hrs from Calgary, but it's like a different world. Cassidy really loved it. She had a great time playing in the river.
This past weekend was a lot of fun too. Our cousins (Jeremy and Shauna) and their kids (Curtis and Hannah) were passing through Calgary on their way home from Waterton, so they stayed the weekend at Dave and Tara's. On Friday night, what was supposed to be an early night turned into an almost all-nighter. (cheers to Steve Irwin). I worked for most of the day on Saturday and then I took Shauna out to a really neat little store called The Witchery, where she picked up some crystals and just had a great time looking around. She's a very spiritual person, I really had a good time hanging out with her this weekend. Saturday night, we finally used Tara's fondue set and ate for about 3 hours. Good times.
Calgary Corporate Challenge started this weekend as well. It's a huge tournament type event with about 250 companies participating in events that range from bowling and bocce ball to urban orienteering (think Amazing Race) and laser tag. I played volleyball yesterday. So much fun. I forgot how much I love to play volleyball. Brought back a lot of wonderful memories. But today I hurt. Badly. I took a dive at some point during the game and cranked the side of my face on the floor. My jaw hurts. It's going to be soup and jello for a couple days. Oh well. My next event is softball so that should go without incident. Knock on wood.
Work is still insanely busy. But I think it may be calming down a bit. Or maybe I'm just getting used to it. Hard to say. Some exciting news... I was elected to be the new co-chair of the Halliburton Volunteer Council. I'm pretty happy about that. It's a great opportunity to learn so much about the community and ways to help. This weekend we have the Terry Fox Run and next weekend is the AIDS walk and we have a lot of Christmas events coming up as well. This goes back to my earlier statement about how tough it is to get children to be grateful for what they have. I like to bring Cassidy along to whatever events I can so she can see that not everyone lives like she does.
Big TV week this week! I can not wait to see who wins Rockstar. I don't even know who I'm rooting for anymore. I'm a huge fan of Toby and Magni. But I really like Dilana as well. She just hasn't really been very creative lately. I feel like her performances do not surprise me. Toby on the other hand, has made me go WOW a few times lately. I guess I'll be happy with anyone except Lukas. Not crazy about him at all. He would disappear on a stage with Tommy Lee, I think. I started watching Big Brother last week too. Not sure why. I've never watched it before and I decide to tune in the second last week? But I think I want Erica to win. She's pretty. And the season premiere of Survivor is on. I didn't watch it at all last season and I miss it.
I finally got my Internet hooked up last Thursday. Only to find out that I needed some sort of service pack installed before I could use the connection. So I get this service pack disc from Dave and try to install it. Well, turns out that I need an Internet connection to install the disc. So I check to see if my connection is working and it's not. So I call Shaw and they fix it up. I tried to install the service pack again and now I think I have a virus. Urgghhhh. I really would like to use the computer and Ipod I got for my birthday 3 months ago! Oh well. I'll get it figured out sooner or later. Happy Monday, everyone!
Love,
Meg.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Birthdays, Toys and Rock Stars!
Hey everyone! I hope all is well with whomever may be reading this. I have been so busy lately at work, it's hard to believe. Lisa, my trainer/co-worker/friend had her baby last week. Her name is Solaya Marie and she was a hefty 8 lbs, 4 oz. (Congratulations, Lisa!!!) So needless to say, she's not at work anymore. Which is a few weeks earlier than expected. We have a million projects on the go, our busy season is starting up and then I still have to keep on top of my regular job, plus learning aspects of a new job as well. It's crazy. On the up side, it is helping ease my smoking habit a lot. I think I've had 3 cigarettes at work in the last 2 days. But it makes the day go by fast. Today is almost over and my brain is so fried that I don't think I can concentrate on anything new. My manager is already talking about changing my title to something more efficient and something that will also result in more $$$. I will never turn down more cash! So I suppose I could say I'm paying my dues and will hopefully be rewarded for it in the end. Enough about work.
So... my baby is turning 6 in 3 days. I honestly can not believe it. I really can't. I remember the day she was born like it was yesterday. I'll have to see if I can dig up a baby picture of her and post it. Just because she was so cute. My sister always said that she looked like a porcelain doll. With red hair. I'm having her party on Saturday afternoon and that kid is going to be so spoiled. I don't remember having half the junk she has when I was little. When I was a kid, I had a Cabbage Patch Kid and a Lite Brite. And I thought I was rolling in cool stuff. I still remember sitting upstairs in our bedrooms and playing Lite Brite until all hours of the morning with Tara. It was awesome because no light would shine to the bottom of the stairs when our parents checked on us. We were so sneaky... At least we thought we were. Anyways, my baby girl is turning 6. It's a harsh reality that time really does fly by. Craziness.
Not much else is going on in my world these days. Looks like I'll be going down to Houston again sometime in mid-September for some training courses. I'm excited. I love Houston. They have the best Mexican restaurant north of Mexico! It's called Papasitos and their enchilladas are so good they make me want to cry. There is something to be said about their margaritas as well... Hopefully this time I'll have some time to do some sight-seeing. I really want to check out NASA and head out to Galveston. I doubt I will though. It'll be work, work, work, eat, sleep, work, work, work and then come home.
Anyone check out Rockstar: Supernova last night? If you don't watch that show, you really should start. Finally, somebody took a music reality show and did it right. It's just so different from the Idols. It's refreshing. There are only so many seasons that you can watch the same thing every week. Check it out, it's a wicked show. Go Magni!
The day is coming to a close. Sigh. Time to go home to job #2! But being a mom is going to be fun tonight! We're picking out a cake for the big day on Saturday. Take care everyone!
Luv,
Megan
PS: Devon, I'm sorry I haven't had time to email you! We'll chat soon, I promise.
So... my baby is turning 6 in 3 days. I honestly can not believe it. I really can't. I remember the day she was born like it was yesterday. I'll have to see if I can dig up a baby picture of her and post it. Just because she was so cute. My sister always said that she looked like a porcelain doll. With red hair. I'm having her party on Saturday afternoon and that kid is going to be so spoiled. I don't remember having half the junk she has when I was little. When I was a kid, I had a Cabbage Patch Kid and a Lite Brite. And I thought I was rolling in cool stuff. I still remember sitting upstairs in our bedrooms and playing Lite Brite until all hours of the morning with Tara. It was awesome because no light would shine to the bottom of the stairs when our parents checked on us. We were so sneaky... At least we thought we were. Anyways, my baby girl is turning 6. It's a harsh reality that time really does fly by. Craziness.
Not much else is going on in my world these days. Looks like I'll be going down to Houston again sometime in mid-September for some training courses. I'm excited. I love Houston. They have the best Mexican restaurant north of Mexico! It's called Papasitos and their enchilladas are so good they make me want to cry. There is something to be said about their margaritas as well... Hopefully this time I'll have some time to do some sight-seeing. I really want to check out NASA and head out to Galveston. I doubt I will though. It'll be work, work, work, eat, sleep, work, work, work and then come home.
Anyone check out Rockstar: Supernova last night? If you don't watch that show, you really should start. Finally, somebody took a music reality show and did it right. It's just so different from the Idols. It's refreshing. There are only so many seasons that you can watch the same thing every week. Check it out, it's a wicked show. Go Magni!
The day is coming to a close. Sigh. Time to go home to job #2! But being a mom is going to be fun tonight! We're picking out a cake for the big day on Saturday. Take care everyone!
Luv,
Megan
PS: Devon, I'm sorry I haven't had time to email you! We'll chat soon, I promise.
Friday, August 25, 2006
Pictures
Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure. This one is of Cassidy and her step-sister, Kiyra. Cassidy goes to Saskatoon every summer for a month or so to visit with her dad and his wife. Kiyra is an added bonus! She loves spending time in Saskatoon. She was a bit homesick towards the end, but made it through okay. I look forward to having the chance to be a 26 year old all year, but of course I'm ready for her to come home a couple days after she leaves! She doesn't get to spend much time with her dad, so she enjoys every minute of it. Her favorite is Kinsmen Park and the spray pool!
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I took this one at the Trans Alta Grandstand Show during Calgary Stampede. Isn't it amazing? This show is phenomenal every year. I went twice this time around and was more impressed the second time. Can you imagine how strong you would have to be to do something like this? If you're ever in town for Calgary Stampede, make sure you check out the chuckwagon races and Grandstand Show. You will not be disappointed, I promise you! You can tell I'm a mom, because as I was watching these two perform, all I could say was, "Get down from there, you're going to hurt yourselves!"
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This is me and my best friend from high school, Sheri. Tara and I went to a lake near Fort Qu'Appelle on July long weekend to camp with our "other family". It was really great to see everyone again. All the kids have grown up so much, I almost didn't recognize them. Sheri and her husband, Steve just had a baby girl and it the first time I saw her. Little Saren is such a sweetheart. I left the lake almost convinced that I wanted another baby. Hey, I said almost! I don't think I could deal with the no sleep and diaper changes and contstant feedings again. And I think my mom would disown me if I had another baby before I get married! We'll see....3.jpg)
This is me and my big sister, Tara. I can't remember what we were doing... probably just being stupid. We do that a lot! Anyways, I'm out for the weekend. Everyone have a fantastic weekend!
Thursday, August 24, 2006
I might love dogs...
Happy Thursday afternoon! I'm so glad the week is almost over. It's been a long one. Cassidy's baby-sitter is on holidays until Monday so my aunt was kind enough to let us stay at her place for the week and she's looking after Cassidy while I'm working. I can't thank her enough! But it's been a really long week. She lives waaaaaayyyyy down south, so it's a hike to work every day. I haven't spent more than 2 nights at home by myself since the middle of July. All I really want to do these days is curl up on my couch with a bottle of wine and a good book. Soon enough... But enough of my complaining.
Did anyone watch Rockstar: Supernova last night? That's my new favorite show. Probably because I have an unhealthy obsession with Tommy Lee. I love him. I was shocked that Magni almost eliminated. I have a ton of respect for him. Not only is he amazingly talented, but he's a hard core family man as well. There aren't many of those left in the music biz. At least not that I've seen. Anyways, I'm rooting for Dilana all the way. She gives me chills. I don't think I'd buy a ticket to one of their shows with anyone else fronting the band.
Speaking of TV, I watched the greatest movie last night. (I really should cut down on my TV time). Eight Below with Paul Walker. Now we all know that while Paul Walker may be one of the most gorgeous men on the planet, he really isn't much of an actor (except in Running Scared-he surprised me in that one). The true substance in this Disney flick came from 8 beautiful dogs. They're all Huskies, but I can't be sure of what kind. I was never really much of a dog lover, but these dogs were so amazing. The movie is based on a true story about a team of Antarctic explorers and how the team of dogs got stranded alone and chained up because the team had to evacuate with the promise of returning. Well, it wouldn't be much of a movie if everything went as planned, would it? Of course, circumstances prevented the plane from returning for the dogs and they ended up surviving by themselves in Antartica for some insane amount of time, like 175 days. I don't know exactly how cold it was up there, but I got chills just watching some of the storms. Anyways, it was just a good movie. Cassidy loved it too. So everyone check it out if you get the chance!
More exciting news... My friend/co-worker is on her way to the hospital to give birth. It's her first baby and it's a girl. So we're all anxiously waiting to hear how everything goes. Baby is about a month premature, but I'm sure everything will be fine. Although this does leave me on my own at work. Aaaahhhh!!! She was supposed to have been here until the beginning of September and we had a very long list of things we wanted to accomplish before then. Wouldn't you know that it was a child who prevented that from happening. Those of you who have kids are saying "Well, what did you expect? That happens all the time!" I know it does, it's just a bit scary being responsible for a multi-million dollar operation. Going into our busiest drilling season ever. It's definately going to be an interesting winter! Lisa, if you're reading this... we're all thinking about you and wishing you the best! Take care and I can't wait to see your beautiful girl!!!
I think that's about it for now. All I can think of anyways. Have a fantastic day, everyone!
Luv,
Meg
Did anyone watch Rockstar: Supernova last night? That's my new favorite show. Probably because I have an unhealthy obsession with Tommy Lee. I love him. I was shocked that Magni almost eliminated. I have a ton of respect for him. Not only is he amazingly talented, but he's a hard core family man as well. There aren't many of those left in the music biz. At least not that I've seen. Anyways, I'm rooting for Dilana all the way. She gives me chills. I don't think I'd buy a ticket to one of their shows with anyone else fronting the band.
Speaking of TV, I watched the greatest movie last night. (I really should cut down on my TV time). Eight Below with Paul Walker. Now we all know that while Paul Walker may be one of the most gorgeous men on the planet, he really isn't much of an actor (except in Running Scared-he surprised me in that one). The true substance in this Disney flick came from 8 beautiful dogs. They're all Huskies, but I can't be sure of what kind. I was never really much of a dog lover, but these dogs were so amazing. The movie is based on a true story about a team of Antarctic explorers and how the team of dogs got stranded alone and chained up because the team had to evacuate with the promise of returning. Well, it wouldn't be much of a movie if everything went as planned, would it? Of course, circumstances prevented the plane from returning for the dogs and they ended up surviving by themselves in Antartica for some insane amount of time, like 175 days. I don't know exactly how cold it was up there, but I got chills just watching some of the storms. Anyways, it was just a good movie. Cassidy loved it too. So everyone check it out if you get the chance!
More exciting news... My friend/co-worker is on her way to the hospital to give birth. It's her first baby and it's a girl. So we're all anxiously waiting to hear how everything goes. Baby is about a month premature, but I'm sure everything will be fine. Although this does leave me on my own at work. Aaaahhhh!!! She was supposed to have been here until the beginning of September and we had a very long list of things we wanted to accomplish before then. Wouldn't you know that it was a child who prevented that from happening. Those of you who have kids are saying "Well, what did you expect? That happens all the time!" I know it does, it's just a bit scary being responsible for a multi-million dollar operation. Going into our busiest drilling season ever. It's definately going to be an interesting winter! Lisa, if you're reading this... we're all thinking about you and wishing you the best! Take care and I can't wait to see your beautiful girl!!!
I think that's about it for now. All I can think of anyways. Have a fantastic day, everyone!
Luv,
Meg
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
So exciting!
So this is my first blog and my first entry ever! I'm ridiculously excited about it. I do have to thank my old friend, Leah for giving me the idea. It just seems like a really cool way to share and vent and communicate, etc. But you all know that because you're not blogger virgins, like I am. I'm at work right now and really should start working but setting up this blog was my first priority today.
So...for those of you who don't know me, I'm a single, working mom in Calgary. My little girl, Cassidy, is turning six in September. (Where did the last 6 years go???) She's going into grade one and is quite excited about being "the big kid in school". I guess she's tired of all those Kindergarten babies. Here's a picture of her at her ballet class.
Isn't she sweet? I love this picture, she looks so angelic. And believe me, she's not. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have nothing but problems with her when she's a teenager. Oh well, I have a few years of sanity left.
I keep looking at the time ticking away on my computer and I'm starting to feel guilty. I have soooo much to do today. I work in the oil and gas industry and it's busy. But it's also a lot of fun and extremely challenging. The oil and gas industry in Alberta is just a crazy thing to be a part of these days, I recommend it to everyone! My older sister, Tara, and I actually work for the same company. I like it. I've only been with this company for 5 months, but the atmosphere is so different than anything I was used to before. It's always go, go, go. Of course, that can get awfully tiring too. I've talked to many people who just can't wait to get out of the 8-5 rat race. I'm sure I'll be one of them, but not yet. Right now, I'm enjoying being a business woman during the day and mom at night.
It's almost break time, so I'm out for now! Thx for reading!
So...for those of you who don't know me, I'm a single, working mom in Calgary. My little girl, Cassidy, is turning six in September. (Where did the last 6 years go???) She's going into grade one and is quite excited about being "the big kid in school". I guess she's tired of all those Kindergarten babies. Here's a picture of her at her ballet class.
Isn't she sweet? I love this picture, she looks so angelic. And believe me, she's not. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have nothing but problems with her when she's a teenager. Oh well, I have a few years of sanity left. I keep looking at the time ticking away on my computer and I'm starting to feel guilty. I have soooo much to do today. I work in the oil and gas industry and it's busy. But it's also a lot of fun and extremely challenging. The oil and gas industry in Alberta is just a crazy thing to be a part of these days, I recommend it to everyone! My older sister, Tara, and I actually work for the same company. I like it. I've only been with this company for 5 months, but the atmosphere is so different than anything I was used to before. It's always go, go, go. Of course, that can get awfully tiring too. I've talked to many people who just can't wait to get out of the 8-5 rat race. I'm sure I'll be one of them, but not yet. Right now, I'm enjoying being a business woman during the day and mom at night.
It's almost break time, so I'm out for now! Thx for reading!
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