Jamaica rocked. Check Facebook for all 220 of my pictures.
Only 4 more days until the Riders win the Grey Cup! Seriously, I am so freakin excited. I remember the 89 game like it was yesterday, even though I was only 9. 18 years later, they're gonna do it again, I can feel it!
That's all I have to say.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Jamaica!!!
I'm going to Jamaica in 4 days!!!! That's all. Oh, and I just bought the new album by Nikki Sixx's new band, The Heroin Diaries. It's amazing, and everyone should check it out.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Summer's end
Can you believe that summer is almost over? How crazy is that? It seems like we spend all year waiting for June, July and August and before you know it, Labor Day is just around the corner. I really have got to figure out a way to make the summer months slow down because it seems as though January and February take forever to get through. Ok, that's the end of my "summer is almost over" rant.
I loved Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I'm so sad that it's all over. I think I sobbed through the last 200 pages just because I knew that it would come to an end. Yes, I'm a dork. I openly admit that and am surprisingly okay with it.
With the end of summer comes Cassidy's birthday. She's going to be 7 on Sunday. I honestly have a hard time believing she is so old. I remember the day she was born like it was yesterday and now I'm planning her 7th birthday party. Tomorrow she'll be 18 and moving out. Somebody stop the madness! Anyways, we're going to Let's Play for her party. It's this really cool indoor jungle gym and arcade place that is just way too much fun. I love it b/c adults can play too. And seriously, what 27 year old does not want to jump into a great big ball pit? So amongst other things, I bought her High School Musical for her birthday. Now, I'm not so sure that was a good idea because I'm going to be walking around singing Breaking Free for the next 3 months. Oh well, it's still a cute movie. A bit cheesy and waaayyyyy to Disney perfect, but cute nonetheless.
Ball season is almost over, finally. I love playing ball and am always itching to get back on the diamonds starting in November, but I'm getting tired. However, my slo-pitch team only has one game left next Tuesday for the league championship. That's kind of exciting. I say kind of exciting, because I still have a hard time saying that slo-pitch is a real sport. Fastball and baseball, absolutely. Slo-pitch....not so much. And I just don't get those teams that take it oh-so-seriously and don't even crack a smile while they're playing. Like come on, it's slo-pitch! Any sport that you play better after a few drinks does not qualify as a real sport. My fastball team is done for the year now. We finished 4th in our league after a tension filled play-off series that involved me getting kicked in the face by a runner sliding into home. The dangers of being a pitcher.
Hmmmmm. Not much else is going on. I'm glad to have my girl back from Saskatchewan. We're pretty lucky that we had so much time to visit with friends and family this summer. It was nice. We'll have to do it more often. As we were driving to my ball game last night, Cassidy asked me if I missed my friend. I asked her what friend? She said the friend that we had a sleepover with in Saskatoon. For some reason, she couldn't remember Leah's name. So I told her that yes, of course I missed my friend. And then she asked if we were ever going to see her again. So I'm taking that as a hint that we don't go back home nearly enough. I will do my best to change that.
I'm off to Jamaica in 3 months!!! So excited. And I still have 40 minutes left before I can go home for the day but I don't think I can ramble on about nothing for that long. So, I'll go now and see if anything new has happened on People.com in the last hour.
Bye!
Megan
I loved Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I'm so sad that it's all over. I think I sobbed through the last 200 pages just because I knew that it would come to an end. Yes, I'm a dork. I openly admit that and am surprisingly okay with it.
With the end of summer comes Cassidy's birthday. She's going to be 7 on Sunday. I honestly have a hard time believing she is so old. I remember the day she was born like it was yesterday and now I'm planning her 7th birthday party. Tomorrow she'll be 18 and moving out. Somebody stop the madness! Anyways, we're going to Let's Play for her party. It's this really cool indoor jungle gym and arcade place that is just way too much fun. I love it b/c adults can play too. And seriously, what 27 year old does not want to jump into a great big ball pit? So amongst other things, I bought her High School Musical for her birthday. Now, I'm not so sure that was a good idea because I'm going to be walking around singing Breaking Free for the next 3 months. Oh well, it's still a cute movie. A bit cheesy and waaayyyyy to Disney perfect, but cute nonetheless.
Ball season is almost over, finally. I love playing ball and am always itching to get back on the diamonds starting in November, but I'm getting tired. However, my slo-pitch team only has one game left next Tuesday for the league championship. That's kind of exciting. I say kind of exciting, because I still have a hard time saying that slo-pitch is a real sport. Fastball and baseball, absolutely. Slo-pitch....not so much. And I just don't get those teams that take it oh-so-seriously and don't even crack a smile while they're playing. Like come on, it's slo-pitch! Any sport that you play better after a few drinks does not qualify as a real sport. My fastball team is done for the year now. We finished 4th in our league after a tension filled play-off series that involved me getting kicked in the face by a runner sliding into home. The dangers of being a pitcher.
Hmmmmm. Not much else is going on. I'm glad to have my girl back from Saskatchewan. We're pretty lucky that we had so much time to visit with friends and family this summer. It was nice. We'll have to do it more often. As we were driving to my ball game last night, Cassidy asked me if I missed my friend. I asked her what friend? She said the friend that we had a sleepover with in Saskatoon. For some reason, she couldn't remember Leah's name. So I told her that yes, of course I missed my friend. And then she asked if we were ever going to see her again. So I'm taking that as a hint that we don't go back home nearly enough. I will do my best to change that.
I'm off to Jamaica in 3 months!!! So excited. And I still have 40 minutes left before I can go home for the day but I don't think I can ramble on about nothing for that long. So, I'll go now and see if anything new has happened on People.com in the last hour.
Bye!
Megan
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Vacation
It's almost vacation time. 1 more day of work this week and then I'm off to Lacombe for the weekend for provincials. Back in the office Monday & Tuesday next week and then I'm off until August 7. I'm going to Saskatoon to pick up Cassidy and I can't wait to see her! Then I'm going to take Leah and the kids for dinner on Wednesday night and Tuesday I'm off to the farm for one glorious, stress-free week. Lara's wedding is on Saturday and that will be soooo much fun. Then my plan is to blow up Cassidy's kiddie pool, set up my lawn chair and read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. So excited.
Friday, July 06, 2007
Back to Sask?
Sigh. Maybe. I'm back at work today after a week out of office. Okay, so 3.5 days of that was technically still work b/c I was in Red Deer for training. But I don't mind training. I get to stay in nice hotels and check out different restaurants and I went for a wicked massage. But it was still work. Thursday after my training was done, I headed home, unpacked, re-packed and headed to the airport - destination Regina, SK. I booked the latest flight b/c I wasn't sure when my training would be done so I sat in the airport for 3 hours. Normally, I wouldn't mind b/c Calgary has a decent airport so I can easily kill 3 hours just by shopping. But I didn't consider the fact that everything would be closed by the time I got there. So I finally get on the plane and am itching to take off because I really, really miss my family and my little girl by this point. Then the overly-fake-happy stewardess informs us that there are 5 people who are stuck in security and we would have to wait for them. I'm incredibly irritated by this - the rest of us managed to make it through security on time so my vote was to leave without them. Turns out, my vote doesn't count. So we finally land in Regina and my dad is there waiting for me. We don't get back to the farm until around 3 am. I was tired. I had been up since 4 am the night before. Be thankful that I spared you that long story about how I was woken up by a bunch of little punks running up and down the halls of my hotel. So anyways, I woke up at noon and went outside. And then it hit me how much I had missed Saskatchewan. It's just so quiet and peaceful. No sirens, no stereos, no random yelling fights on the sidewalks. Just peaceful.
Okay, I'm back and it's 2 days later. To sum up my trip, it was really good. I had a great time relaxing and visiting with family and friends. The wedding was beautiful, pictures are posted below. I'm looking forward to going back at the end of July. My plan is to head down to Saskatoon for a day or so around the 25 then to Neudorf until the wedding. I love holidays.
Stampede started today. I'm exhausted already becuase I had to get up at an ungodly hour to work at our breakfast. But I'm taking off at 2 so I can hang in for 3 more hours. And... Harry Potter mania is starting again. I'm so excited for the movie/book it's quite ridiculous. Goes to show that you're never to old to stop believing in magic.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Long time, no blog. It's been crazy here lately. Summer is here and with summer comes the end of school for Cassidy. She's leaving for 6 weeks to spend time with her dad and my parents while my baby-sitter takes her summer holidays. I'll miss her terribly. After Stampede, of course. I enjoy being on my own during Stampede. I've been doing a lot of travelling lately to get trained for my new job. Still with the same company, just a promotion. Which came with a nice, big raise. So now I have money to invest in company stocks. I guess it's time I research stocks and all that good stuff. I know nothing about investing. However, I have friends that do so I'll have to call on them to teach me the ropes.
I started playing fastball again. The first few games I was so sore that I could barely walk. And last game I had 6 strike-outs and hit a triple. It's all coming back.
I was so proud to say that I was resisting the Facebook temptation, but I caved yesterday. It's actually kinda fun. Now I have to go through all my pictures and find some to post so everyone can see what I'm up to. What a brilliant invention. Whoever thought of Facebook must be so rich by now. Wonder if he's single???
So the wedding season is sneaking up on me again. Next week I'm taking off for Sask to go to Chad's wedding, then Lara's is month after that. When fall comes around, I'll have 2 more classes to take (ick) and then I get to reward myself with a nice, week-long trip to Jamaica for Roch and Pearl's wedding. I can't wait. It'll be so much fun.
My Habitat for Humanity event went off perfectly last Saturday. I had a few last minute cancellations, but overall it went really well. Our crew leader was a really cute young guy. So I was very encouraged at first until I realized he had the personality of a rock. And then was informed that popped steriods like candy. Sigh. Oh well. I did get some really good pictures of his arms. And they let me play with drills and power tools all day. Then we had a partay for my 27th birthday. Did you know that 27 is officially old enough to start receiving birthday cards about aging? I found that a bit disturbing. I feel very old this week. I just can't stay up partying until 4 am anymore.
We've had some crazy weather here in Calgary lately. I don't think it's stopped raining for more than a day since May. I may be exaggerating a little bit, but we did get a few wicked storms. I love thunder storms, I find them strangely calming.
I'm going to Mamma Mia on Saturday! So excited. I love ABBA. Not sure why, but I love all their songs. So it should be a good show. And that's about all I have to say right now.
Bye all!
I started playing fastball again. The first few games I was so sore that I could barely walk. And last game I had 6 strike-outs and hit a triple. It's all coming back.
I was so proud to say that I was resisting the Facebook temptation, but I caved yesterday. It's actually kinda fun. Now I have to go through all my pictures and find some to post so everyone can see what I'm up to. What a brilliant invention. Whoever thought of Facebook must be so rich by now. Wonder if he's single???
So the wedding season is sneaking up on me again. Next week I'm taking off for Sask to go to Chad's wedding, then Lara's is month after that. When fall comes around, I'll have 2 more classes to take (ick) and then I get to reward myself with a nice, week-long trip to Jamaica for Roch and Pearl's wedding. I can't wait. It'll be so much fun.
My Habitat for Humanity event went off perfectly last Saturday. I had a few last minute cancellations, but overall it went really well. Our crew leader was a really cute young guy. So I was very encouraged at first until I realized he had the personality of a rock. And then was informed that popped steriods like candy. Sigh. Oh well. I did get some really good pictures of his arms. And they let me play with drills and power tools all day. Then we had a partay for my 27th birthday. Did you know that 27 is officially old enough to start receiving birthday cards about aging? I found that a bit disturbing. I feel very old this week. I just can't stay up partying until 4 am anymore.
We've had some crazy weather here in Calgary lately. I don't think it's stopped raining for more than a day since May. I may be exaggerating a little bit, but we did get a few wicked storms. I love thunder storms, I find them strangely calming.
I'm going to Mamma Mia on Saturday! So excited. I love ABBA. Not sure why, but I love all their songs. So it should be a good show. And that's about all I have to say right now.
Bye all!
Thursday, May 03, 2007
This and That
So I haven't blogged in a while. That's pretty obvious to those of you who read my blog (thanks!). It's been busy around here lately. Mostly with work. How boring is that? It's actually not boring at all, I'm really starting to love my job. I don't know why...there is so much to do and it's insanely stressful but it's also very challenging and I love seeing the results of improvements that I initiated. However, those improvements are still few and far between. But it's coming. Like my mentor from Houston tells me every week... You can't eat an elephant in one bite.
Speaking of elephants, I've had this crazy urge to take Cassidy to the zoo. Actually, I want to go to the zoo but it's a great way to spend the day with her. And it's an awesome excuse to eat hot dogs and ice cream cones. The snow is finally gone and it looks like spring is here. However, it's pouring rain right now. Blah. This weekend my volunteer council is participating in the Bow River Clean-Up. It's an annual event where tons of people divide into groups and each clean the garbage along their designated section of the pathways in Calgary. It's usually a lot of fun and you see some pretty weird things... Also, Calgary is an eye-sore right now. The paths get so dirty over winter.
I think I finally found a church that I enjoy going to! It's St. Giles Presbyterian and I really enjoyed it last week. We found it through my brother in law's parents. Their old minister left St. Albert b/c his wife had some personal problems and now he's going to be preaching here in Calgary. So we went to check it out and I really like it. Yay. It's so hard to get up and go to church on Sunday when you know you're going to be bored during the service. Looks like the search may have come to an end. A belated thanks to Leah for that advice...
Ball season started again. Finally. We had our first double header on Tuesday. It was tons of fun, but I took a beating. Yes, I know you're all saying "how do you take a beating in slow pitch?" it's possible. In this league, the umpires make you stand so close to the plate, it's freaky. And I was filling in for our regular catcher b/c she was late. I got hit in the head twice. TWICE!!! I have 2 huge bumps on my noggin. And then I was on first and got smoked in the shin by a line drive. I like to say that I lost the ball b/c the sun was going down and I couldn't see, but actually I just wasn't paying attention. I'm such a klutz, it's ridiculous. But I hit a triple, so that was cool.
2 hour Grey's Anatomy tonight! I'm excited. I think I'm more excited because my shows are all ending and I will have no more TV obligations. That means that summer is coming.... My favorite girl got booted from America's Next Top Model last night. Too bad for Brittany. I'm cheering for Renee now. She's got an edge. I like that.
So a couple of months ago, I was blog surfing and I found Gina's blog through Leah's and read one of her posts about teachers. It was so infuriating that I had to leave a long-winded comment. Anyways, the author of the original article somehow found her blog and left comments for all the comments on the post. I'm infuriated all over again. I'd leave a link so you all can read it but I don't know how to do that. So you'll have to search just like I did! If you're reading my blog, you're probably procrasinating anyways, so this is just one more thing that you can do before you get back to work!
K, time to go and make dinner for my little cutie pie. G'night all.
Speaking of elephants, I've had this crazy urge to take Cassidy to the zoo. Actually, I want to go to the zoo but it's a great way to spend the day with her. And it's an awesome excuse to eat hot dogs and ice cream cones. The snow is finally gone and it looks like spring is here. However, it's pouring rain right now. Blah. This weekend my volunteer council is participating in the Bow River Clean-Up. It's an annual event where tons of people divide into groups and each clean the garbage along their designated section of the pathways in Calgary. It's usually a lot of fun and you see some pretty weird things... Also, Calgary is an eye-sore right now. The paths get so dirty over winter.
I think I finally found a church that I enjoy going to! It's St. Giles Presbyterian and I really enjoyed it last week. We found it through my brother in law's parents. Their old minister left St. Albert b/c his wife had some personal problems and now he's going to be preaching here in Calgary. So we went to check it out and I really like it. Yay. It's so hard to get up and go to church on Sunday when you know you're going to be bored during the service. Looks like the search may have come to an end. A belated thanks to Leah for that advice...
Ball season started again. Finally. We had our first double header on Tuesday. It was tons of fun, but I took a beating. Yes, I know you're all saying "how do you take a beating in slow pitch?" it's possible. In this league, the umpires make you stand so close to the plate, it's freaky. And I was filling in for our regular catcher b/c she was late. I got hit in the head twice. TWICE!!! I have 2 huge bumps on my noggin. And then I was on first and got smoked in the shin by a line drive. I like to say that I lost the ball b/c the sun was going down and I couldn't see, but actually I just wasn't paying attention. I'm such a klutz, it's ridiculous. But I hit a triple, so that was cool.
2 hour Grey's Anatomy tonight! I'm excited. I think I'm more excited because my shows are all ending and I will have no more TV obligations. That means that summer is coming.... My favorite girl got booted from America's Next Top Model last night. Too bad for Brittany. I'm cheering for Renee now. She's got an edge. I like that.
So a couple of months ago, I was blog surfing and I found Gina's blog through Leah's and read one of her posts about teachers. It was so infuriating that I had to leave a long-winded comment. Anyways, the author of the original article somehow found her blog and left comments for all the comments on the post. I'm infuriated all over again. I'd leave a link so you all can read it but I don't know how to do that. So you'll have to search just like I did! If you're reading my blog, you're probably procrasinating anyways, so this is just one more thing that you can do before you get back to work!
K, time to go and make dinner for my little cutie pie. G'night all.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Go Flames Go!
yes, I know they're pretty weak. At least they have been lately. They made it into the play-offs by the skin of their teeth and haven't shown up to play thus far into the play-off season. But I still have hope. And...I have tickets to the game tonight. Pretty cool if you ask me. They don't even sell tickets to the general public for play-off games. The remaining few thousand seats go into a ticket lottery and people bid on them. Crazy. So this is a major reason why I want to keep my job forever! Sporting events and concerts are a nice little perk. So tonight...they'd better win. Not that I'm a big hockey fan or anything, but the crowd is always nicer if the Flames win. And an ex-boyfriend of mine cheers for the Red Wings, so victory would just be that much sweeter.
Not much else is going on. Friday night I went out with my sister for the first time in so long. We went to the coolest little dance club called the Amsterdam Rhino. I was a bona-fide rock star. Some guy brought his bongo drums to play with the DJ and I flocked right over. I guess he thought I needed the practice b/c he let me play them all night. So much fun. I'd buy my own if they didn't cost thousands of dollars. One day I still might...
Work is ok. Crazy busy and insanely challenging. But today I got a call from the president of Canada saying I'm doing a good job, so that was kinda cool. I'd feel better if he could do something to take some of the work off my plate but I'll deal. Seriously, now I wish I was still in school. Ever notice how students are always like "oh, my life is so hard, I hate school, I have so my work to do blah, blah, blah." All I ever feel like saying is "You ain't seen nothing yet, sweetheart." Maybe it's just me. I don't know.
Cassidy's doing really well too. She's getting super excited for the summer to come so she can wear dresses and skirts. And she's psyched to go hang out with her dad in Saskatoon. I'm still trying to find a weekend sometime between now and summer when I can make the trip down to Toon Town. Not sure. I'm thinking maybe may long weekend. We'll see. I haven't even seen Leah's baby yet and she's a year old already. And I've only seen Coralee's son once and he must be three already. Yes, I'm a terrible friend.
I'm starting to like My Chemical Romance. they're not too bad. Their lyrics actually seem meaningful.
K, my date for the hockey game just showed up. GO FLAMES GO!!!!!!
Night all.
Not much else is going on. Friday night I went out with my sister for the first time in so long. We went to the coolest little dance club called the Amsterdam Rhino. I was a bona-fide rock star. Some guy brought his bongo drums to play with the DJ and I flocked right over. I guess he thought I needed the practice b/c he let me play them all night. So much fun. I'd buy my own if they didn't cost thousands of dollars. One day I still might...
Work is ok. Crazy busy and insanely challenging. But today I got a call from the president of Canada saying I'm doing a good job, so that was kinda cool. I'd feel better if he could do something to take some of the work off my plate but I'll deal. Seriously, now I wish I was still in school. Ever notice how students are always like "oh, my life is so hard, I hate school, I have so my work to do blah, blah, blah." All I ever feel like saying is "You ain't seen nothing yet, sweetheart." Maybe it's just me. I don't know.
Cassidy's doing really well too. She's getting super excited for the summer to come so she can wear dresses and skirts. And she's psyched to go hang out with her dad in Saskatoon. I'm still trying to find a weekend sometime between now and summer when I can make the trip down to Toon Town. Not sure. I'm thinking maybe may long weekend. We'll see. I haven't even seen Leah's baby yet and she's a year old already. And I've only seen Coralee's son once and he must be three already. Yes, I'm a terrible friend.
I'm starting to like My Chemical Romance. they're not too bad. Their lyrics actually seem meaningful.
K, my date for the hockey game just showed up. GO FLAMES GO!!!!!!
Night all.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Weird Things
Ok. I've been tagged. This means that I have to post 6 weird things about me and then I can tag 6 other people. Here they are in no particular order....
1. One of my biggest fears in life is being eaten alive by cockroaches. Ewwww.
2. Whenever I eat, I have to eat one thing at a time. And none of them can touch. I get freaked out if food touches, it's strange.
3. One of my favorite TV shows is still Beverly Hills 90210. I don't know if that's weird or just dorky.
4. When I'm upset I like to unwind by watching Motley Crue's Carnival of Sins DVD. Loud.
5. When I was a kid I used to play on our farming equipment way more than I played with dolls.
6. I have always wanted to be a rock star but I can't sing. Or play a musical instrument.
Okay, that's it. Sop now I tag....Amanda, Shantelle, Coralee, and those are the only people I can think of that read my blog, except Leah but she tagged me. Have fun!
1. One of my biggest fears in life is being eaten alive by cockroaches. Ewwww.
2. Whenever I eat, I have to eat one thing at a time. And none of them can touch. I get freaked out if food touches, it's strange.
3. One of my favorite TV shows is still Beverly Hills 90210. I don't know if that's weird or just dorky.
4. When I'm upset I like to unwind by watching Motley Crue's Carnival of Sins DVD. Loud.
5. When I was a kid I used to play on our farming equipment way more than I played with dolls.
6. I have always wanted to be a rock star but I can't sing. Or play a musical instrument.
Okay, that's it. Sop now I tag....Amanda, Shantelle, Coralee, and those are the only people I can think of that read my blog, except Leah but she tagged me. Have fun!
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
For Leah
Ok, so I know I haven't blogged in ages, but it's just because I really don't have much to say. I'm busy but my life is boring right now. I get up, go to work, come home and make dinner, spend some time with Cassidy then put her to bed, do homework, go to bed and do it all over again. Literally, this has been my life for the past month. But....my class is over this weekend. We have our final group case presentation on Saturday and I write my final on Sunday. Yay. Now I remember why university wasn't for me. Ummm, it's because I don't like school all that much. I am one of those people who learns from atual on the job experience. Oh yeah, here's some exciting news... I finally got my promotion. After 5 months of waiting and hearing every excuse in the book, I am now "the boss" to 4 other people. It's weird approving vacation days. So yeah, other than work and school not much else is going on.
I've been reading Leah's blog and all her friends' blogs and I hear that the Junos are coming to Saskatoon. That's pretty exciting. I'm sure a good time will be had by all and this year, I will make every effort to watch it just so I can stay in the loop. Speaking of music, I watched American Idol last night while I was finishing my case study and it is really bad this season. Sorry to anyone who likes it this time around, but I thought it was really bad. Now, I have no musical talent whatsover and I am the first to admit that so I really have no choice but to judge music by what I like. And I only liked 2 performances last night. And turns out that the one guy I liked (I think his name is Phil) is currently in the bottom 3 on the results show. And that strange pony-hawk hair guy is safe. How does that work? I don't think I'll be tuning in again. While I'm on the subject of TV... Grey's Anatomy is back to it's witty, intelligent, angst-ridden self. Very pleased to see that. That's my plug for the best show on TV. I bought my mom seasons one and two for Christmas last year so she now hosts weekly "Grey's" nights for a few of her girlfriends. It's so cool that my mom has girlfriends. She is so much happier. And it just goes to show that you can be married, have wonderful children (at least one anyway - that would be me) and still need your girlfriends to be a complete person!
i love the new Coldplay song. I don't know what it's called, but I love it.
Cassidy is going to her dad's in Saskatoon for Easter weekend, so I have a weekend to myself. I'll miss her but I'm psyched. No obligations, no responsibilities, no SCHOOL for 3 whole days. The countdown is on. I found a really beautiful church to check out on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It's my favorite service of the year, and I'm gonna go to this really beautiful old Catholic church. It'll be nice. There's something mesmerizing about old churches, I think. You can almost feel the history in them. So much joy, so much pain, so much faith.
Gwen Stefani rocks. She's so gorgeous.
I booked my trip to Jamiaca this week. (insert huge smiley face here). Anyone got 2K I can borrow?
Well, I think it's my bedtime. Lately if I go to bed any later than 10 pm, I seriously lay in bed at 6 am and try to think of a perfectly reasonable excuse not to go to work. Which would not be good with the new position and all that. It's now 10:24 pm. Good night all.
I've been reading Leah's blog and all her friends' blogs and I hear that the Junos are coming to Saskatoon. That's pretty exciting. I'm sure a good time will be had by all and this year, I will make every effort to watch it just so I can stay in the loop. Speaking of music, I watched American Idol last night while I was finishing my case study and it is really bad this season. Sorry to anyone who likes it this time around, but I thought it was really bad. Now, I have no musical talent whatsover and I am the first to admit that so I really have no choice but to judge music by what I like. And I only liked 2 performances last night. And turns out that the one guy I liked (I think his name is Phil) is currently in the bottom 3 on the results show. And that strange pony-hawk hair guy is safe. How does that work? I don't think I'll be tuning in again. While I'm on the subject of TV... Grey's Anatomy is back to it's witty, intelligent, angst-ridden self. Very pleased to see that. That's my plug for the best show on TV. I bought my mom seasons one and two for Christmas last year so she now hosts weekly "Grey's" nights for a few of her girlfriends. It's so cool that my mom has girlfriends. She is so much happier. And it just goes to show that you can be married, have wonderful children (at least one anyway - that would be me) and still need your girlfriends to be a complete person!
i love the new Coldplay song. I don't know what it's called, but I love it.
Cassidy is going to her dad's in Saskatoon for Easter weekend, so I have a weekend to myself. I'll miss her but I'm psyched. No obligations, no responsibilities, no SCHOOL for 3 whole days. The countdown is on. I found a really beautiful church to check out on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It's my favorite service of the year, and I'm gonna go to this really beautiful old Catholic church. It'll be nice. There's something mesmerizing about old churches, I think. You can almost feel the history in them. So much joy, so much pain, so much faith.
Gwen Stefani rocks. She's so gorgeous.
I booked my trip to Jamiaca this week. (insert huge smiley face here). Anyone got 2K I can borrow?
Well, I think it's my bedtime. Lately if I go to bed any later than 10 pm, I seriously lay in bed at 6 am and try to think of a perfectly reasonable excuse not to go to work. Which would not be good with the new position and all that. It's now 10:24 pm. Good night all.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Let the Madness Begin...
It's that time again. That's right folks, it's time for March Madness. I do love this time of year. I always have and probably always will. You know spring is starting when your TV is monopolized by 65 college basketball teams each shooting for the stars to reach that enviable goal... NCAA Div. 1 National Champion. I love March Madness. I think it started when I was just a little girl. My dad always watches the tournament and when I was around 5 or 6, I asked "Daddy, why do always cheer for the teams that lose?" To this day, BYU hasn't won more than a game in the biggest tournament of the year. For those of you who care, my final four this year consist of Texas, Memphis, Illinios and Florida (who I think will win again). I am still rooting for Gonzaga though. How can you not cheer for a team called Gonzaga? Tough call though, they're up against Indiana in round one. Those Hoosiers are pretty feisty. The bad part of the tournament this year....I'll be in class for most of it. Boo.
It's a new Grey's Anatomy on Thursday! Yay. Apparently, Cristina's old professor comes into town and they once had a "relationship". Should be entertaining. Grey's has a habit of really lightening the mood after a few "darker" episodes. And almost killing Meredith and then killing her mom off definately qualifies as dark. So I'm looking for lots of sarcastic humor this week.
It snowed last night. We had no snow. Not even one unmelted snowflake in my yard when I got home last night. Then I wake up (late) this morning, get ready to go in a mad panic, tell Cassidy, yes, she can wear a skirt as long as she wears tights, put my strappy sandals on and walk out the door. Lesson #1: Even if you're in a hurry to get ready, do take the 10 seconds and look out the window before getting dressed. Cassidy and I both had to change and then I spent 10 minutes brushing the foot of snow off my car. It snowed so much that it actually took 10 minutes to brush all the snow off my car. Cassidy cried when she saw all the snow. She is "so tired of all the icky snow and all she wants to do is wear a pretty dress to school." And I just washed my car on the weekend. It is now a slushy, dirty mess outside again. Sometimes Calgary weather is frustrating. But hey, if you don't like it, wait 5 minutes and it'll change.
Anyone watch The Amazing Race? I was quite disappointed Rob and Amber got eliminated. I love those two. They crack me up. Yeah, he's a tiny bit manipulative, but it's not like he's that smart. The people he manipulates are just that stupid. Oh well, my life will go on.
Ummmmmmmm... what else is going on? Not much, I guess. Cassidy got her report card this week and she has improved substantially. I'm quite proud of her. I went shopping the other day and bought her Peter Pan. Not as a bribe to do well in school, but because I love Tinker Bell. Quite the attitude on that cute little pixie.
K, time for me to go and wade through all the mucky slop so I can get my nice cream pants dry cleaned again. Ick.
It's a new Grey's Anatomy on Thursday! Yay. Apparently, Cristina's old professor comes into town and they once had a "relationship". Should be entertaining. Grey's has a habit of really lightening the mood after a few "darker" episodes. And almost killing Meredith and then killing her mom off definately qualifies as dark. So I'm looking for lots of sarcastic humor this week.
It snowed last night. We had no snow. Not even one unmelted snowflake in my yard when I got home last night. Then I wake up (late) this morning, get ready to go in a mad panic, tell Cassidy, yes, she can wear a skirt as long as she wears tights, put my strappy sandals on and walk out the door. Lesson #1: Even if you're in a hurry to get ready, do take the 10 seconds and look out the window before getting dressed. Cassidy and I both had to change and then I spent 10 minutes brushing the foot of snow off my car. It snowed so much that it actually took 10 minutes to brush all the snow off my car. Cassidy cried when she saw all the snow. She is "so tired of all the icky snow and all she wants to do is wear a pretty dress to school." And I just washed my car on the weekend. It is now a slushy, dirty mess outside again. Sometimes Calgary weather is frustrating. But hey, if you don't like it, wait 5 minutes and it'll change.
Anyone watch The Amazing Race? I was quite disappointed Rob and Amber got eliminated. I love those two. They crack me up. Yeah, he's a tiny bit manipulative, but it's not like he's that smart. The people he manipulates are just that stupid. Oh well, my life will go on.
Ummmmmmmm... what else is going on? Not much, I guess. Cassidy got her report card this week and she has improved substantially. I'm quite proud of her. I went shopping the other day and bought her Peter Pan. Not as a bribe to do well in school, but because I love Tinker Bell. Quite the attitude on that cute little pixie.
K, time for me to go and wade through all the mucky slop so I can get my nice cream pants dry cleaned again. Ick.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Justice for Darfur
This article appeared in The Washington Post just over a week ago. It's worth a read.
BAHAI, Chad -- Here, at this refugee camp on the border of Sudan, nothing separates us from Darfur but a small stretch of desert and a line on a map. All the same, it's a line I can't cross. As a representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, I have traveled into Darfur before, and I had hoped to return. But the UNHCR has told me that this camp, Oure Cassoni, is as close as I can get.
Sticking to this side of the Sudanese border is supposed to keep me safe. By every measure -- killings, rapes, the burning and looting of villages -- the violence in Darfur has increased since my last visit, in 2004. The death toll has passed 200,000; in four years of fighting, Janjaweed militia members have driven 2.5 million people from their homes, including the 26,000 refugees crowded into Oure Cassoni.
Attacks on aid workers are rising, another reason I was told to stay out of Darfur. By drawing attention to their heroic work -- their efforts to keep refugees alive, to keep camps like this one from being consumed by chaos and fear -- I would put them at greater risk.
I've seen how aid workers and nongovernmental organizations make a difference to people struggling for survival. I can see on workers' faces the toll their efforts have taken. Sitting among them, I'm amazed by their bravery and resilience. But humanitarian relief alone will never be enough.
Until the killers and their sponsors are prosecuted and punished, violence will continue on a massive scale. Ending it may well require military action. But accountability can also come from international tribunals, measuring the perpetrators against international standards of justice.
Accountability is a powerful force. It has the potential to change behavior -- to check aggression by those who are used to acting with impunity. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has said that genocide is not a crime of passion; it is a calculated offense. He's right. When crimes against humanity are punished consistently and severely, the killers' calculus will change.
On Monday I asked a group of refugees about their needs. Better tents, said one; better access to medical facilities, said another. Then a teenage boy raised his hand and said, with powerful simplicity, "Nous voulons une épreuve." We want a trial. He is why I am encouraged by the ICC's announcement yesterday that it will prosecute a former Sudanese minister of state and a Janjaweed leader on charges of crimes against humanity.
Some critics of the ICC have said indictments could make the situation worse. The threat of prosecution gives the accused a reason to keep fighting, they argue. Sudanese officials have echoed this argument, saying that the ICC's involvement, and the implication of their own eventual prosecution, is why they have refused to allow U.N. peacekeepers into Darfur.
It is not clear, though, why we should take Khartoum at its word. And the notion that the threat of ICC indictments has somehow exacerbated the problem doesn't make sense, given the history of the conflict. Khartoum's claims aside, would we in America ever accept the logic that we shouldn't prosecute murderers because the threat of prosecution might provoke them to continue killing?
When I was in Chad in June 2004, refugees told me about systematic attacks on their villages. It was estimated then that more than 1,000 people were dying each week.
In October 2004 I visited West Darfur, where I heard horrific stories, including accounts of gang-rapes of mothers and their children. By that time, the UNHCR estimated, 1.6 million people had been displaced in the three provinces of Darfur and 200,000 others had fled to Chad.
It wasn't until June 2005 that the ICC began to investigate. By then the campaign of violence was well underway.
As the prosecutions unfold, I hope the international community will intervene, right away, to protect the people of Darfur and prevent further violence. The refugees don't need more resolutions or statements of concern. They need follow-through on past promises of action.
There has been a groundswell of public support for action. People may disagree on how to intervene -- airstrikes, sending troops, sanctions, divestment -- but we all should agree that the slaughter must be stopped and the perpetrators brought to justice.
In my five years with UNHCR, I have visited more than 20 refugee camps in Sierra Leone, Congo, Kosovo and elsewhere. I have met families uprooted by conflict and lobbied governments to help them. Years later, I have found myself at the same camps, hearing the same stories and seeing the same lack of clean water, medicine, security and hope.
It has become clear to me that there will be no enduring peace without justice. History shows that there will be another Darfur, another exodus, in a vicious cycle of bloodshed and retribution. But an international court finally exists. It will be as strong as the support we give it. This might be the moment we stop the cycle of violence and end our tolerance for crimes against humanity.
What the worst people in the world fear most is justice. That's what we should deliver.
By Angelina Jolie
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
BAHAI, Chad -- Here, at this refugee camp on the border of Sudan, nothing separates us from Darfur but a small stretch of desert and a line on a map. All the same, it's a line I can't cross. As a representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, I have traveled into Darfur before, and I had hoped to return. But the UNHCR has told me that this camp, Oure Cassoni, is as close as I can get.
Sticking to this side of the Sudanese border is supposed to keep me safe. By every measure -- killings, rapes, the burning and looting of villages -- the violence in Darfur has increased since my last visit, in 2004. The death toll has passed 200,000; in four years of fighting, Janjaweed militia members have driven 2.5 million people from their homes, including the 26,000 refugees crowded into Oure Cassoni.
Attacks on aid workers are rising, another reason I was told to stay out of Darfur. By drawing attention to their heroic work -- their efforts to keep refugees alive, to keep camps like this one from being consumed by chaos and fear -- I would put them at greater risk.
I've seen how aid workers and nongovernmental organizations make a difference to people struggling for survival. I can see on workers' faces the toll their efforts have taken. Sitting among them, I'm amazed by their bravery and resilience. But humanitarian relief alone will never be enough.
Until the killers and their sponsors are prosecuted and punished, violence will continue on a massive scale. Ending it may well require military action. But accountability can also come from international tribunals, measuring the perpetrators against international standards of justice.
Accountability is a powerful force. It has the potential to change behavior -- to check aggression by those who are used to acting with impunity. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has said that genocide is not a crime of passion; it is a calculated offense. He's right. When crimes against humanity are punished consistently and severely, the killers' calculus will change.
On Monday I asked a group of refugees about their needs. Better tents, said one; better access to medical facilities, said another. Then a teenage boy raised his hand and said, with powerful simplicity, "Nous voulons une épreuve." We want a trial. He is why I am encouraged by the ICC's announcement yesterday that it will prosecute a former Sudanese minister of state and a Janjaweed leader on charges of crimes against humanity.
Some critics of the ICC have said indictments could make the situation worse. The threat of prosecution gives the accused a reason to keep fighting, they argue. Sudanese officials have echoed this argument, saying that the ICC's involvement, and the implication of their own eventual prosecution, is why they have refused to allow U.N. peacekeepers into Darfur.
It is not clear, though, why we should take Khartoum at its word. And the notion that the threat of ICC indictments has somehow exacerbated the problem doesn't make sense, given the history of the conflict. Khartoum's claims aside, would we in America ever accept the logic that we shouldn't prosecute murderers because the threat of prosecution might provoke them to continue killing?
When I was in Chad in June 2004, refugees told me about systematic attacks on their villages. It was estimated then that more than 1,000 people were dying each week.
In October 2004 I visited West Darfur, where I heard horrific stories, including accounts of gang-rapes of mothers and their children. By that time, the UNHCR estimated, 1.6 million people had been displaced in the three provinces of Darfur and 200,000 others had fled to Chad.
It wasn't until June 2005 that the ICC began to investigate. By then the campaign of violence was well underway.
As the prosecutions unfold, I hope the international community will intervene, right away, to protect the people of Darfur and prevent further violence. The refugees don't need more resolutions or statements of concern. They need follow-through on past promises of action.
There has been a groundswell of public support for action. People may disagree on how to intervene -- airstrikes, sending troops, sanctions, divestment -- but we all should agree that the slaughter must be stopped and the perpetrators brought to justice.
In my five years with UNHCR, I have visited more than 20 refugee camps in Sierra Leone, Congo, Kosovo and elsewhere. I have met families uprooted by conflict and lobbied governments to help them. Years later, I have found myself at the same camps, hearing the same stories and seeing the same lack of clean water, medicine, security and hope.
It has become clear to me that there will be no enduring peace without justice. History shows that there will be another Darfur, another exodus, in a vicious cycle of bloodshed and retribution. But an international court finally exists. It will be as strong as the support we give it. This might be the moment we stop the cycle of violence and end our tolerance for crimes against humanity.
What the worst people in the world fear most is justice. That's what we should deliver.
By Angelina Jolie
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
the mob squad
I've just always wanted to use that title in a blog. I think it sounds cool. How is everyone? It's snowing here. Again. I know I shouldn't complain about Calgary weather, because when I was living in Saskatchewan, we would get more snow in October than I've seen in the past 2 winters. But still. I've gotten spoiled, so I'm a bit upset that it's almost March and it's snowing again. But it's supposed to get nice out again by Wednesday.
I did almost nothing this weekend. It was wonderful. Friday night I went out to Strathmore to have dinner with friends. They have 2 little girls around Cassidy's age, so she loves it. They're best friends. Little Jayden (she's 4) gave Cassidy one of her bracelets and declared them friends forever. So cute. And Taija (6) is quite the little ballerina, so she teaches Cassidy all of her dance moves. They crack me up. Watching the 3 of them play together reminds me of why I want another baby someday. Of course by the time I'm ready for that to happen, Cassidy will be too old to play with it so I'll have to have 2 more. But I'm not sure if I can handle 3 kids. That's a lot of kids. But then I'll have so much more fun when they grow up. My whole life I thought I would never have kids, and now I'm talking about 3 of them? Must just be the weather. It's affecting my logic. On Saturday, we finished off the clothing drive for The Mustard Seed. We did really well, if I do say so myself. We got a ton of clothes and they were way grateful. (yes, I've been watching Clueless with Cassidy again). After the drive, Cassidy had a birthday party to go to. I hung out there with some of the parents because the house was beautiful and they had those super-yummy Koala drinks. It's always good to hang out with the parents of kids in your kids class every now and then. That way when their kid comes home saying "Cassidy kicked me today", they'll realize that we're really nice people and she may have just had an off day. Then I went shopping. I bought this cute little black purse and a really neat hat. It's got little jewel thingies in it and on the front, there is a silver symbol that kinda looks liek the one Prince used. I like it. Then I rented movies. Cassidy was dead set on watching Selena so I went to 3 different movie stores to find it. My movie wish list was quite unrealistic considering it was the day before Oscar night. However, I am quite peristent. I managed to find Babel, The Departed and The Prestige. All 3 were fantastic. I must say, Leonardo DiCaprio is turning into one of the finest actors of his generation. I'm really starting to appreciate him as an actor. Still don't really like Brad Pitt though. He didn't do much to add to Babel. Great movie, though. If you haven't seen any of the 3, please do. I loved them all.
Speaking of the Oscars... what did everyone think? Personally, I liked it. I read a lot of the reviews and lots of critics thought it was a snoozefest. I thought Ellen was fantastic. She made me laugh out loud a few times, which is something a host rarely accomplishes. It was disappointing that there were no surprises, with the exception of Eddie Murphy. And he was not happy when he lost. I guess he knows that he should stay away from Big Momma's House from now on and he may have another shot. Best moment of the evening has got to be Martin Scorcese's win. Finally. The man is a living legend. I love all the movies that he is involved in. The Color of Money, anyone??? It almost made me cry when he won and they gave him a standing ovation.
I have started studying again. Argh. Is that even a word? Argh? Anyways, I have to go back to university to get my CPP certificate, which consists of 4 classes and 12 seminar credits. Which isn't too bad, I should be able to wrap it up in just over a year. But it's a lot of work. Which I'm not crazy about. I'm taking the condensed course, so a semester's worth of class time is being squished into 2 weekends. But it's easier that way because then all I have to worry about is 4 days of baby-sitters. Of course, the down side is because there is next-to-no class time, all the pre-course work has to be done ahead of time. I got a little scared last night when I read the entire first chapter and could not answer one of the reveiw questions at the end. Not even one. So apparently I've forgotten how to study. My thoughts tend to wander. It probably didn't help that I was watching the Academy Awards at the same time. Then my thoughts turned towards Grey's Anatomy and the fact that there isn't a new episode on until March 15. Then I realized it's Tara's birthday this weekend and I have to get her a gift. I need to seperate myself from distractions and I'll probably absorb a lot more.
Wow, this was a really long blog and I didn't even have anything important or exciting to say. Guess I should wrap it up.
I did almost nothing this weekend. It was wonderful. Friday night I went out to Strathmore to have dinner with friends. They have 2 little girls around Cassidy's age, so she loves it. They're best friends. Little Jayden (she's 4) gave Cassidy one of her bracelets and declared them friends forever. So cute. And Taija (6) is quite the little ballerina, so she teaches Cassidy all of her dance moves. They crack me up. Watching the 3 of them play together reminds me of why I want another baby someday. Of course by the time I'm ready for that to happen, Cassidy will be too old to play with it so I'll have to have 2 more. But I'm not sure if I can handle 3 kids. That's a lot of kids. But then I'll have so much more fun when they grow up. My whole life I thought I would never have kids, and now I'm talking about 3 of them? Must just be the weather. It's affecting my logic. On Saturday, we finished off the clothing drive for The Mustard Seed. We did really well, if I do say so myself. We got a ton of clothes and they were way grateful. (yes, I've been watching Clueless with Cassidy again). After the drive, Cassidy had a birthday party to go to. I hung out there with some of the parents because the house was beautiful and they had those super-yummy Koala drinks. It's always good to hang out with the parents of kids in your kids class every now and then. That way when their kid comes home saying "Cassidy kicked me today", they'll realize that we're really nice people and she may have just had an off day. Then I went shopping. I bought this cute little black purse and a really neat hat. It's got little jewel thingies in it and on the front, there is a silver symbol that kinda looks liek the one Prince used. I like it. Then I rented movies. Cassidy was dead set on watching Selena so I went to 3 different movie stores to find it. My movie wish list was quite unrealistic considering it was the day before Oscar night. However, I am quite peristent. I managed to find Babel, The Departed and The Prestige. All 3 were fantastic. I must say, Leonardo DiCaprio is turning into one of the finest actors of his generation. I'm really starting to appreciate him as an actor. Still don't really like Brad Pitt though. He didn't do much to add to Babel. Great movie, though. If you haven't seen any of the 3, please do. I loved them all.
Speaking of the Oscars... what did everyone think? Personally, I liked it. I read a lot of the reviews and lots of critics thought it was a snoozefest. I thought Ellen was fantastic. She made me laugh out loud a few times, which is something a host rarely accomplishes. It was disappointing that there were no surprises, with the exception of Eddie Murphy. And he was not happy when he lost. I guess he knows that he should stay away from Big Momma's House from now on and he may have another shot. Best moment of the evening has got to be Martin Scorcese's win. Finally. The man is a living legend. I love all the movies that he is involved in. The Color of Money, anyone??? It almost made me cry when he won and they gave him a standing ovation.
I have started studying again. Argh. Is that even a word? Argh? Anyways, I have to go back to university to get my CPP certificate, which consists of 4 classes and 12 seminar credits. Which isn't too bad, I should be able to wrap it up in just over a year. But it's a lot of work. Which I'm not crazy about. I'm taking the condensed course, so a semester's worth of class time is being squished into 2 weekends. But it's easier that way because then all I have to worry about is 4 days of baby-sitters. Of course, the down side is because there is next-to-no class time, all the pre-course work has to be done ahead of time. I got a little scared last night when I read the entire first chapter and could not answer one of the reveiw questions at the end. Not even one. So apparently I've forgotten how to study. My thoughts tend to wander. It probably didn't help that I was watching the Academy Awards at the same time. Then my thoughts turned towards Grey's Anatomy and the fact that there isn't a new episode on until March 15. Then I realized it's Tara's birthday this weekend and I have to get her a gift. I need to seperate myself from distractions and I'll probably absorb a lot more.
Wow, this was a really long blog and I didn't even have anything important or exciting to say. Guess I should wrap it up.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
It's that day again.
Yes, I am referring to Valentine's Day. I. Do. Not. Like. Valentines. Day. And that is not just becuase I am single. I think it has turned into a ridiculous, overly commerialized scam created so that Hallmark and Hershey make a killing and in return, so does your bank account. Seriously, why do we need a special day to show somebody how much we love them? I think it's sad that we put so much emphasis on Valentine's Day. However, I am a little bitter because Valentines Day is always so much worse when you're single. But... I do have Cassidy. She's a riot on Valentine's Day. Partly because she's going to come running home professing her undying love for some cute little grade one boy. It's funny. And we did order these amazing cupcakes with a crazy amount of icing for our volunteer meeting today. So it's not all bad. Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Now if I can make it home without hearing "I Will Always Love You" on the radio, I'll be happy.
Mom, Dad and Lane are coming up tomorrow. They'll be here for a few days. Tomorrow night I get the honor of taking all 3 of them to their first NHL game. It should be a blast. Lane is so excited. He'll be a little less excited when I tell him that I'm withholding the tickets until he can figure out how to wire my TV/VCR/DVD so that I can tape Grey's Anatomy and actually have it play back. I totally think that's a fair trade. Apparently, somebody dies tomorrow. An actual important character. I can't wait. Then Tara and I are taking Mom to The Oasis for pedicures on Saturday. It's this crazy fancy spa that we can only afford when we get gift certificates. So that'll be fun.
I registered for my first class today. Gulp. Back to university. But only for a few classes, so I should be able to handle it. I'm excited, actually. I love school. And when I'm done the course I'll have something to prove that I deserve more money. And more money = good.
I also got another fish today. So now I have 2 betas in my tank. It's a really cool tank. it's got a divider down the middle so they don't eat each other. this morning, they were looking pretty stressed out. They kept trying to attack each other through the glass, so I had to put in the colored divider so they don't die of heart attacks. Can fish die from heart attacks? Anyways, I named the other one Thunder. Storm and Thunder. I like my fish. Although I do still get harassed about the last fish incident I had.
I have successfully killed 1/2 an hour. I don't have to come back to work for 5 whole days! yay.
Mom, Dad and Lane are coming up tomorrow. They'll be here for a few days. Tomorrow night I get the honor of taking all 3 of them to their first NHL game. It should be a blast. Lane is so excited. He'll be a little less excited when I tell him that I'm withholding the tickets until he can figure out how to wire my TV/VCR/DVD so that I can tape Grey's Anatomy and actually have it play back. I totally think that's a fair trade. Apparently, somebody dies tomorrow. An actual important character. I can't wait. Then Tara and I are taking Mom to The Oasis for pedicures on Saturday. It's this crazy fancy spa that we can only afford when we get gift certificates. So that'll be fun.
I registered for my first class today. Gulp. Back to university. But only for a few classes, so I should be able to handle it. I'm excited, actually. I love school. And when I'm done the course I'll have something to prove that I deserve more money. And more money = good.
I also got another fish today. So now I have 2 betas in my tank. It's a really cool tank. it's got a divider down the middle so they don't eat each other. this morning, they were looking pretty stressed out. They kept trying to attack each other through the glass, so I had to put in the colored divider so they don't die of heart attacks. Can fish die from heart attacks? Anyways, I named the other one Thunder. Storm and Thunder. I like my fish. Although I do still get harassed about the last fish incident I had.
I have successfully killed 1/2 an hour. I don't have to come back to work for 5 whole days! yay.
Thursday, February 08, 2007
mistakes
Do your mistakes define who you are? A timeless question that I don't ever think will be fully answered. I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and my thoughts were brought on by the lengthly debate happening on Leah's blog. If you want to read about it, read her blog. For now, I just wanted to try and make sense of this. I think that your mistakes have to define who you are to a certain extent for the simple reason that you learn from your mistakes. Or you should, anyway. If you're incapable of learning from your mistakes, that's another conversation entirely. So now, how big do those mistakes have to be before your name is tarnished? I made a mistake 7 years ago and had unprotected sex. Now I am branded a single mother. However, I have learned from that mistake (as I still only have one child). Furthermore, I no longer see it as a mistake and stopped seeing it as a mistake the second I held Cassidy in my arms. But regardless, it was still an error in judgement. And I paid for it, believe me. Anyone who has children can attest to that. I guess my point is that nobody should be held in such high regard that they are not accountable for their actions. If you make a mistake, you pay for it. If you break the law, you're punished and you have a criminal record. Maybe I'm just not open minded enough, but in my opinion, I think this this is fairly straightforward. The extent of the penance for your mistakes is what I consider gray matter. Am I way off base here? I don't know. Sigh.
Anyway. I had my first annual performance evaluation this morning. I "exceeded expectations". Woo hoo!!! Hopefully that means my salary will now exceed my expectations. Then maybe I'd actually be able to do some of the things I've been wanted to do for ages. Like go back to Saskatoon for a few days to visit the only people who read my blog! that would be nice. I want to go to Poverino's. I love that place and I haven't found one in Calgary yet. I haven't looked very hard, though. I did discover Chuck E. Cheese's recently. And made the mistake of telling Cassidy that I discovered Chuck E. Cheese's. So we went. And she had a great time, so it was worth it. But I do not recommend it. It took us an hour to even get in and get a table. The food is below average and expensive. I spent $50 for just me and her and all we got out of the deal was a couple pieces of soggy pizza and a silver plastic magic wand.
I have recently discovered the joy of Reese's Pieces Ice Cream.
Tonight is my favorite TV night of the week. The OC and Grey's Anatomy. I think I'm gonna make some popcorn and enjoy. Bye!!!
Anyway. I had my first annual performance evaluation this morning. I "exceeded expectations". Woo hoo!!! Hopefully that means my salary will now exceed my expectations. Then maybe I'd actually be able to do some of the things I've been wanted to do for ages. Like go back to Saskatoon for a few days to visit the only people who read my blog! that would be nice. I want to go to Poverino's. I love that place and I haven't found one in Calgary yet. I haven't looked very hard, though. I did discover Chuck E. Cheese's recently. And made the mistake of telling Cassidy that I discovered Chuck E. Cheese's. So we went. And she had a great time, so it was worth it. But I do not recommend it. It took us an hour to even get in and get a table. The food is below average and expensive. I spent $50 for just me and her and all we got out of the deal was a couple pieces of soggy pizza and a silver plastic magic wand.
I have recently discovered the joy of Reese's Pieces Ice Cream.
Tonight is my favorite TV night of the week. The OC and Grey's Anatomy. I think I'm gonna make some popcorn and enjoy. Bye!!!
Friday, February 02, 2007
Getting to know your friends
I love these things.
Welcome to the new edition of getting to know your friends. Okay here's what
you're supposed to do, and try not to be lame and spoil the fun!
Just copy this entire e-mail and paste into a new e-mail
that you can send Change all the answers so that they apply to you.
1. What is your occupation? Purchaser and mom
2. What color are your socks right now? Black
3. What are you listening to right now? Nothing. All is quiet on the 17th floor this morning. Or perhaps that is just because my ears are permanently plugged from the lovely cold I've been trying to fight off all week. For the record, I'm losing the fight.
4. What was the last thing that you ate? I don't remember. I haven't eaten much in the last couple days. I have been drinking a lot of tea though. Right now, it's orange and spice.
5. Can you drive a stick shift? Not well. But yeah, I know the basics.
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Some kind of funky blue or orange. Wait, I got it. I'd invent a crayon where the wax is 2 different colors and they kind of swirl together so when you use the crayon, you get a streak of 2 different colors. How cool would that be? Then I would definitely be blue and orange. Or maybe blue and silver. I'll give you a definite answer if I am ever actually in danger of becoming a crayon.
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Tara.
9. How old are you today? 26 all day.
10. Favorite drink: lately it's been Neo-Citrin. But under normal circumstances it's wine in the winter, gin in the summer. and weather does not discriminate against Jagerbombs.
11. What is your favorite sport to watch? The Olympics, the World Series and Super Bowl. Go Colts.
12. Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes. I've had a few doozies.
14. Pets? A pet fish at work named Storm 2. I killed Storm 1. Not on purpose though. And Storm 2 may die soon as well if I don't change his water. Today.
15. Favorite food? cheese
16. What was the last movie you watched? In the theatre it was Happy Feet with Cassidy. On DVD it was All The Kings Men (really good show). On VHS it was Armageddon and on TV it was Look Who's Talking.
17. Favorite day of the year? I usually say today, but it's definitely not today so I'm gonna go with my birthday.
18. What do you do to vent anger? Yell, listen to Motley Crue, drink. Wow, I'm pretty self-destructive. Good thing I'm a lover, not a fighter.
19. What was your favorite toy as a child? My pretty blue porcelain doll. That was a jab at Tara who broke it. Seriously, I can't remember. Probably our John Deere combine.
20. What is your favorite Fall or Spring? Spring. I hate snow. And it all goes away in spring.
21 Hugs or kisses? Both.
22. Cherry or Blueberry? Cherry
26. Living arrangements? Just me and Cassidy
27. When was the last time you cried? Yesterday watching Armageddon.
28. What is on the floor of your closet? Lots of crap.
29. Who is the friend(s) you have had the longest? Tara, Allison, Tanya, Sheri
30. What did you do last night? Watched Grey's Anatomy, chugged back some Nyquil and went to bed around 8:30.
31. Favorite smell(s)? rain, my mom's house b/c she's usually cooking, Tara's lasagna, men's cologne, Cassidy's bubble bath.
32. What inspires you? Good parents, success stories, my boss, women executives, my friends, most of my family and Tommy Lee.
33. What are you afraid of? I have an irrational fear of car accidents.
34. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Double cheese.
35. Favorite car? Of all time? I don't know. Nor do I care. Cars are not my thing. See #33. But if I had to choose, I'd pick the red convertible in Warrant's Cherry Pie video. I can see most of you nodding and saying to yourself "Yes, that was a hot car." If anyone actually knows what kind of car that was, please let me know so I can just skip this whole explanation thing on the next quiz I fill out and just put down the name of the car. Thanks.
Welcome to the new edition of getting to know your friends. Okay here's what
you're supposed to do, and try not to be lame and spoil the fun!
Just copy this entire e-mail and paste into a new e-mail
that you can send Change all the answers so that they apply to you.
1. What is your occupation? Purchaser and mom
2. What color are your socks right now? Black
3. What are you listening to right now? Nothing. All is quiet on the 17th floor this morning. Or perhaps that is just because my ears are permanently plugged from the lovely cold I've been trying to fight off all week. For the record, I'm losing the fight.
4. What was the last thing that you ate? I don't remember. I haven't eaten much in the last couple days. I have been drinking a lot of tea though. Right now, it's orange and spice.
5. Can you drive a stick shift? Not well. But yeah, I know the basics.
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Some kind of funky blue or orange. Wait, I got it. I'd invent a crayon where the wax is 2 different colors and they kind of swirl together so when you use the crayon, you get a streak of 2 different colors. How cool would that be? Then I would definitely be blue and orange. Or maybe blue and silver. I'll give you a definite answer if I am ever actually in danger of becoming a crayon.
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Tara.
9. How old are you today? 26 all day.
10. Favorite drink: lately it's been Neo-Citrin. But under normal circumstances it's wine in the winter, gin in the summer. and weather does not discriminate against Jagerbombs.
11. What is your favorite sport to watch? The Olympics, the World Series and Super Bowl. Go Colts.
12. Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes. I've had a few doozies.
14. Pets? A pet fish at work named Storm 2. I killed Storm 1. Not on purpose though. And Storm 2 may die soon as well if I don't change his water. Today.
15. Favorite food? cheese
16. What was the last movie you watched? In the theatre it was Happy Feet with Cassidy. On DVD it was All The Kings Men (really good show). On VHS it was Armageddon and on TV it was Look Who's Talking.
17. Favorite day of the year? I usually say today, but it's definitely not today so I'm gonna go with my birthday.
18. What do you do to vent anger? Yell, listen to Motley Crue, drink. Wow, I'm pretty self-destructive. Good thing I'm a lover, not a fighter.
19. What was your favorite toy as a child? My pretty blue porcelain doll. That was a jab at Tara who broke it. Seriously, I can't remember. Probably our John Deere combine.
20. What is your favorite Fall or Spring? Spring. I hate snow. And it all goes away in spring.
21 Hugs or kisses? Both.
22. Cherry or Blueberry? Cherry
26. Living arrangements? Just me and Cassidy
27. When was the last time you cried? Yesterday watching Armageddon.
28. What is on the floor of your closet? Lots of crap.
29. Who is the friend(s) you have had the longest? Tara, Allison, Tanya, Sheri
30. What did you do last night? Watched Grey's Anatomy, chugged back some Nyquil and went to bed around 8:30.
31. Favorite smell(s)? rain, my mom's house b/c she's usually cooking, Tara's lasagna, men's cologne, Cassidy's bubble bath.
32. What inspires you? Good parents, success stories, my boss, women executives, my friends, most of my family and Tommy Lee.
33. What are you afraid of? I have an irrational fear of car accidents.
34. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Double cheese.
35. Favorite car? Of all time? I don't know. Nor do I care. Cars are not my thing. See #33. But if I had to choose, I'd pick the red convertible in Warrant's Cherry Pie video. I can see most of you nodding and saying to yourself "Yes, that was a hot car." If anyone actually knows what kind of car that was, please let me know so I can just skip this whole explanation thing on the next quiz I fill out and just put down the name of the car. Thanks.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Mean People Suck
They really do. I don't have much to say today except that mean people really do suck. I bought Cassidy the movie Mean Girls for Christmas and we watch it quite regularly. It may be a bit age inappropriate but the message it gives outweighs the couple of scenes I'd rather she didn't see. Calling somebody fat doesn't make you any thinner and calling somebody stupid doesn't make you any smarter. Certianly, trying to hurt somebody else shouldn't make you any happier and if it does, than you need to do some serious soul searching and find out why that is the case. Why is it that so many people take their misery and self-loathing out on other people? An anonymous blogger has decided to try and make themselves happy by leaving hurtful and disgusting comments on some of my friends' blogs. Thankfully, they're the kind of people who recognize the behavior for what it's worth and chose to disregard the statements. It still stings a bit though, I'm sure. I've had my share of run-ins with mean bloggers and it's not fun. So what is the point? Didn't your mother ever teach you that if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all? It's really frustrating trying to be a good person in today's world. You try to make a difference, try to help others and in return you get slammed by some cowardly jerk who won't even leave a name to go with the hateful words. However, it is comforting to know that everyone will be judged accordingly in the end. Their judgement day will come once they're gone from this earth and anyone who doesn't believe that is just kidding themselves.
Moving on. It's awards season! I love awards season. I'm not sure why, but I really do love these awards shows. Golden Globes, Grammys, Emmys, SAG and the Oscars. Last night, Grey's Anatomy won the SAG award for best ensemble cast and Chandra Wilson won Best Supporting Actress. That makes me happy. I know that most of them are fixed and the deserving nominee rarely wins, but I love them nonetheless. Speaking of TV, the greatest thing happened a couple weeks ago. You know that time slot between 6 and 7 pm when nothing is on TV and you're almost done supper and there is really nothing to do? Some genious TV network (TVtropolis) decided to start showing reruns of Beverly Hills 90210. It was my all-time favorite show when I was a teenager and it is a riot watching those reruns. I've said it before and will say it again, it really doesn't take much to make me happy at all.
I'm organizing a clothing drive with a friend of mine to benefit The Mustard Seed. Any Calgarians reading this, let me know. They take adult and childrens clothes and they don't have to be sorted at all. We're also doing a cell phone drive. We take old cell phones, clear them and donate them to the women's shelter. That way, if you're ever in trouble, you have a cell phone to call 911. It's a lot better than just throwing those old cell phones away. I think that's about all I've got going on for the next couple months in terms of volunteer activities.
I'm pretty psyched for Super Bowl Sunday. Go Colts. That's all I have to say about that.
Does anyone watch 7th Heaven? I used to watch it all the time and last season was apparently the last season. They were advertising for the series finale and everything. Then, last night I was flipping through the channels and saw a preview for an "all new" episode. What's up with that?
Anyways, gotta run. It's only 1 pm. This day is taking forever.....
Moving on. It's awards season! I love awards season. I'm not sure why, but I really do love these awards shows. Golden Globes, Grammys, Emmys, SAG and the Oscars. Last night, Grey's Anatomy won the SAG award for best ensemble cast and Chandra Wilson won Best Supporting Actress. That makes me happy. I know that most of them are fixed and the deserving nominee rarely wins, but I love them nonetheless. Speaking of TV, the greatest thing happened a couple weeks ago. You know that time slot between 6 and 7 pm when nothing is on TV and you're almost done supper and there is really nothing to do? Some genious TV network (TVtropolis) decided to start showing reruns of Beverly Hills 90210. It was my all-time favorite show when I was a teenager and it is a riot watching those reruns. I've said it before and will say it again, it really doesn't take much to make me happy at all.
I'm organizing a clothing drive with a friend of mine to benefit The Mustard Seed. Any Calgarians reading this, let me know. They take adult and childrens clothes and they don't have to be sorted at all. We're also doing a cell phone drive. We take old cell phones, clear them and donate them to the women's shelter. That way, if you're ever in trouble, you have a cell phone to call 911. It's a lot better than just throwing those old cell phones away. I think that's about all I've got going on for the next couple months in terms of volunteer activities.
I'm pretty psyched for Super Bowl Sunday. Go Colts. That's all I have to say about that.
Does anyone watch 7th Heaven? I used to watch it all the time and last season was apparently the last season. They were advertising for the series finale and everything. Then, last night I was flipping through the channels and saw a preview for an "all new" episode. What's up with that?
Anyways, gotta run. It's only 1 pm. This day is taking forever.....
Friday, January 19, 2007
going places
So I bought a new car. Not brand new, but new to me. My uncle just bought a brand new Cadillac (it's pretty slick), so my aunt is now driving his old Intrepid and they sold me her old Mercury Sable for a ridiculously low price. I still like my little Firefly better, but this one is way more reliable and I can actually take it on the highway and drive faster than 100 km/hr without feeling like the car will fall apart. And it has one of those funky remote starters, which is very cool because nothing makes me more miserable than going outside in the winter to start the car. I'm not a morning person at all. So it's nice getting into a toasty warm car in the morning. My mom is all excited about it because this means I can drive myself home to the farm and stay for however long I want without having to work around the work schedules of my sister and brother-in-law.
I'm going to Jamaica!!! Yay. This will be my first "real" vacation ever. So exciting. One of my girlfriends is getting married down there in November, so I'm totally going. I'm not good at saving money, so I'm nervous. But I reeaaalllllly want to go. I have to put away around $400 a month until September so all of my impulse shopping is going to have to stop now. Consider it stopped! I think I need an overseas vacation. There's my justification, I need it for my mental health. And I want to meet a cute Jamaican boy and kiss him on the beach at sunset. How old am I? I thought that as "women", we were supposed to stop having these fantasies around the age of 16. Guess not. Probably because when I was 16, my vacations consisted of maybe one day trip a year to Katepwa Lake. Not exactly a prime location for romance.
Anyone watch Grey's Anatomy last night? I'm sure most of you did, because I can't imagine anyone not wanting to watch that show. How many times did I cry? I think it was around six. When George was yelling at Bailey and Richard, I almost bawled. And then when the family was deciding whether or not to take him off life support and they all looked to George, I pretty much lost it. How much does everyone dread having to make that decision? Kudos to TR Knight, what a phenomenal performance on last night's episode. And for the record, I think that although Alex and Addison would have the most beautiful babies in the world, the whole thing just strikes me as kind of....ewwww. Love that show. Other than The OC, it is the only show I watch regularly. I like to be picky about what shows I give my time to. And they're cancelling The OC. Sucks. I think it's better now that they killed off Marissa than it ever was before. Sorry if this offends anyone, but I really didn't think that Mischa Barton was a good actress at all. Ironically, her best scene in all 3 seasons was the scene where she died. K, enough about TV, real life - more important.
Congrats to my cousin, Dr. Dave and his wife, Dr. Lisa on the birth of baby #1, little Ava Hope. Isn't that a pretty name? Ava Hope Stoll. It's got a ring to it.
K, I gotta get back to work. Here's a cute picture of Cassidy and her step-sister, Kiyra. Have a great weekend, everyone.
I'm going to Jamaica!!! Yay. This will be my first "real" vacation ever. So exciting. One of my girlfriends is getting married down there in November, so I'm totally going. I'm not good at saving money, so I'm nervous. But I reeaaalllllly want to go. I have to put away around $400 a month until September so all of my impulse shopping is going to have to stop now. Consider it stopped! I think I need an overseas vacation. There's my justification, I need it for my mental health. And I want to meet a cute Jamaican boy and kiss him on the beach at sunset. How old am I? I thought that as "women", we were supposed to stop having these fantasies around the age of 16. Guess not. Probably because when I was 16, my vacations consisted of maybe one day trip a year to Katepwa Lake. Not exactly a prime location for romance.
Anyone watch Grey's Anatomy last night? I'm sure most of you did, because I can't imagine anyone not wanting to watch that show. How many times did I cry? I think it was around six. When George was yelling at Bailey and Richard, I almost bawled. And then when the family was deciding whether or not to take him off life support and they all looked to George, I pretty much lost it. How much does everyone dread having to make that decision? Kudos to TR Knight, what a phenomenal performance on last night's episode. And for the record, I think that although Alex and Addison would have the most beautiful babies in the world, the whole thing just strikes me as kind of....ewwww. Love that show. Other than The OC, it is the only show I watch regularly. I like to be picky about what shows I give my time to. And they're cancelling The OC. Sucks. I think it's better now that they killed off Marissa than it ever was before. Sorry if this offends anyone, but I really didn't think that Mischa Barton was a good actress at all. Ironically, her best scene in all 3 seasons was the scene where she died. K, enough about TV, real life - more important.
Congrats to my cousin, Dr. Dave and his wife, Dr. Lisa on the birth of baby #1, little Ava Hope. Isn't that a pretty name? Ava Hope Stoll. It's got a ring to it.
K, I gotta get back to work. Here's a cute picture of Cassidy and her step-sister, Kiyra. Have a great weekend, everyone.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
She's a star
So I love Amy Lee. Love, love, love her. If I could be any rock star in the world, I would be Amy Lee. We saw Evanescence last night and they were amazing. That woman has such an incredibly powerful voice, I couldn't believe it. She kind of stole the show as soon as she walked onstage. She can sing, she can rock, she's got it all. It was one of the better concerts I've seen. The set was short, just over an hour, but I heard My Immortal so I was happy. And Bring Me To Life has been one of my favorite songs since it was released, so it was really great to see her perform it live. I love Evanescence, if you ever get the chance to see them live, do it! You will not regret it. Stone Sour opened for them and they were great too. The only song I've heard of theirs before last night is that one that's always on the radio. I was quite impressed. They rocked as well. All in all, it was a great night of music.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
indulgences
So today was a very exciting day in my world. I went shopping. That's right, that is why I am excited. I know it's not much to be excited about but I'm excited anyways. I went to Home Outfitters (love that store) and spent way too much money and it was awesome. Cassidy is still a little choked because I didn't buy her anything but she's dealing with it. I bought new sheets (finally). Last year for Christmas I got this gorgeous comforter from my parents and it's kind of a beige and chocolate brown color and the only sheets I had were blue. horrid, I know. So today I bought brand new, 400 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets. It's only 8:30 and I want to go to bed! And I bought new towels. I got those huge, fluffy bath sheets and bath towels and hand towels and by that time I decided that I just didn't like the shade of blue my bathroom was decorated in so I had to get new mats and everything. My bathroom just got a little facelift. I also got a new blanket for my new couch. I got new furniture last month, so had to get a couch blanket to go with it. And I got a new phone. This one was actually almost a necessity. It was to the point where I could not talk on the phone for longer than 10 minutes without the battery running out. So I needed a new one. Wow, I was just reading through this and would like to clarify that I'm really not that spoiled at all. I rarely spend money on myself, most of it goes to bills and Cassidy, so today was a special little treat!
After my shopping spree, I took Cassidy to the theatre to see Happy Feet. Really cute show to take your kids to if anyone is interested! I think kids movies might be one of my favorite things about being a mom. I love kids movies, especially in theatres. But even better than the actual movie were the previews. Well, one preview in particular. It's only January and they're already showing previews for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. So psyched. I think I actually whooped and clapped when the preview came on (cringe). But I didn't care. I am obsessed with Harry Potter these days. Ever since JK Rowling announced the title of book seven. It'll be Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for anyone who cares. Anyways, I am waiting with bated breath for the announcement of the release date of book 7 and also for July 13 when The Order of the Phoenix is out in theatres. I get little butterflies just thinking about it. It really doesn't take much to make me happy. After the movie, we went to Chuck E. Cheese's. I've never been there before and it was ridiculously fun. Ridiculously expensive, but fun nonetheless.
I'm listening to the Rockstar Supernova cd and i must say I'm disappointed. It's really not very remarkable at all. There are a few decent tracks but for the most part, I don't think the group was successful in reaching their goal, which was to release music that was revolutionary. I think Tommy should leave that to Motley.
Anyways, friends, I'm off to pour myself a glass of wine, cuddle under my new couch blanket and watch The Devil Wears Prada. Take care & God bless.
luv,
meg.
After my shopping spree, I took Cassidy to the theatre to see Happy Feet. Really cute show to take your kids to if anyone is interested! I think kids movies might be one of my favorite things about being a mom. I love kids movies, especially in theatres. But even better than the actual movie were the previews. Well, one preview in particular. It's only January and they're already showing previews for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. So psyched. I think I actually whooped and clapped when the preview came on (cringe). But I didn't care. I am obsessed with Harry Potter these days. Ever since JK Rowling announced the title of book seven. It'll be Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for anyone who cares. Anyways, I am waiting with bated breath for the announcement of the release date of book 7 and also for July 13 when The Order of the Phoenix is out in theatres. I get little butterflies just thinking about it. It really doesn't take much to make me happy. After the movie, we went to Chuck E. Cheese's. I've never been there before and it was ridiculously fun. Ridiculously expensive, but fun nonetheless.
I'm listening to the Rockstar Supernova cd and i must say I'm disappointed. It's really not very remarkable at all. There are a few decent tracks but for the most part, I don't think the group was successful in reaching their goal, which was to release music that was revolutionary. I think Tommy should leave that to Motley.
Anyways, friends, I'm off to pour myself a glass of wine, cuddle under my new couch blanket and watch The Devil Wears Prada. Take care & God bless.
luv,
meg.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Another year come and gone...
And it's been a busy one. I've decided to take Leah's idea and do a year in review. So here goes...
January: I really can't remember. I believe this is when I decided I may want to leave Haworth to get out of a dead-end job and a horribly irritating ex-boyfriend. Never date a co-worker. Just my advice.
February: Not a great month. I was offered a job with Halliburton, but the same day I found out I had gotten the job, we got a call that my grandpa was sick. He had a perforated bowel and was rushed to ICU. After a couple weeks of surgeries and trips back to Saskatchewan, he passed away.
March: My first trip to Houston! It was my first international business trip and was a lot of fun.
April: My last day at Haworth and my first day at Halliburton.
May: My friend's baby, Saren was born. I can't remember the day for the life of me, but I'm pretty sure it was early May. It could have been late May... I'll have to ask for a reminder. I'm a terrible friend, I know.
June: My 26th birthday on the 17th. We had a party at Tara and Dave's until the early hours of the morning. My cousin, Ajay, graduated and we went to visit the Schutz family out at Echo Lake for July long weekend.
July: Stampede. Enough said. And my cousin, Michael got married to his beautiful bride, Erinn.
August: Kokanee Glacier Challenge in Revelstoke on the long weekend. Too much fun to be allowed. My Aunt Rita & Uncle Wayne's 25th wedding anniversary.
September: Cassidy's 6th birthday and she started Grade One. Something else important happened in September, but I can not remember what.
October: Would you beleive I can remember what happened in February and March, but not October? I'm losing my mind. I went to a few cool shows and concerts in October, I know that much.
November: Motley Crue and Aerosmith! My cousin, Andrew got married to Jana.
December: 4 Christmas parties, 2 concerts, a play, 2 charity volunteer events and Christmas.
I'm glad that the holidays are over for another year. While I always enjoy them when they're here, December is so exhausting. We had a really good Christmas and New Year's though. This year, we decided to switch it up a bit and went to a masquerade ball at The Warehouse, an alternative/electro/techno/indie rock club. It was lots of fun. We made our own masks. I'll post a picture once we get them downloaded. I am not glad however, that I am back at work today. My 10 days off just flew by. I am almost done with my 2006 scrapbook though. I only have a few pages left to do and it's on to 2007. All of my work deadlines are completed and I'm ready to tackle my upcoming promotion, which should be effective January 15th.
For 2007, I wish you all.... love and peace.
January: I really can't remember. I believe this is when I decided I may want to leave Haworth to get out of a dead-end job and a horribly irritating ex-boyfriend. Never date a co-worker. Just my advice.
February: Not a great month. I was offered a job with Halliburton, but the same day I found out I had gotten the job, we got a call that my grandpa was sick. He had a perforated bowel and was rushed to ICU. After a couple weeks of surgeries and trips back to Saskatchewan, he passed away.
March: My first trip to Houston! It was my first international business trip and was a lot of fun.
April: My last day at Haworth and my first day at Halliburton.
May: My friend's baby, Saren was born. I can't remember the day for the life of me, but I'm pretty sure it was early May. It could have been late May... I'll have to ask for a reminder. I'm a terrible friend, I know.
June: My 26th birthday on the 17th. We had a party at Tara and Dave's until the early hours of the morning. My cousin, Ajay, graduated and we went to visit the Schutz family out at Echo Lake for July long weekend.
July: Stampede. Enough said. And my cousin, Michael got married to his beautiful bride, Erinn.
August: Kokanee Glacier Challenge in Revelstoke on the long weekend. Too much fun to be allowed. My Aunt Rita & Uncle Wayne's 25th wedding anniversary.
September: Cassidy's 6th birthday and she started Grade One. Something else important happened in September, but I can not remember what.
October: Would you beleive I can remember what happened in February and March, but not October? I'm losing my mind. I went to a few cool shows and concerts in October, I know that much.
November: Motley Crue and Aerosmith! My cousin, Andrew got married to Jana.
December: 4 Christmas parties, 2 concerts, a play, 2 charity volunteer events and Christmas.
I'm glad that the holidays are over for another year. While I always enjoy them when they're here, December is so exhausting. We had a really good Christmas and New Year's though. This year, we decided to switch it up a bit and went to a masquerade ball at The Warehouse, an alternative/electro/techno/indie rock club. It was lots of fun. We made our own masks. I'll post a picture once we get them downloaded. I am not glad however, that I am back at work today. My 10 days off just flew by. I am almost done with my 2006 scrapbook though. I only have a few pages left to do and it's on to 2007. All of my work deadlines are completed and I'm ready to tackle my upcoming promotion, which should be effective January 15th.
For 2007, I wish you all.... love and peace.
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