happy birthday kristie!

so last night we celebrated our friend kristies birthday, she turns 21 on the 29th and she's going to vegas! lucky girl. We rented a hotel suite downtown ( that didn't get mtv so we missed "i used to be fat " thank god for the pvr at home ). we went out for dinner at milestones and got some cupcakes with candles for after! overall it was a really good night. look what we did:

chillibowl lanes, disco fridays!

friday i was out with the crew, minus a few.

the crew consists mainly of myself, john, favzy amanda & her husband, tuna & troutbeast + a few more depending on the night.

The girl at the counter apparently couldn't spell so tuna became "TONA" "troutbeast" became "totbeast" because it was too long, and everyone else.. well we were ourselves.

( sorry for the bad picture, the disco ball was throwing me off )



i also have a picture of the bathroom, it reminded me of detroit rock city. I wanted it as a keepsake, i also love detroit rock city.





see yeah later!

all work and no play!

so lately i have cut my hours down to 30 a week, this has helped with overbearing stress of the allergictowork disease that i have. I like the company i work for, i like my pay, i like my pay cheques, i like my benefits, i don't necessarily like what i do, bu i don't hate either.. whats my problem? well, it's called work so i just don't like it.

I've been pretty busy getting back into my gym scene, i generally take summers off from the gym and do things outdoors, like hiking ( the burke summit is our favorite, it's an old abandoned ski hill with a bunch of abandoned chateaus.. i'll take pictures this year ). I've never been the type to eat breakfast and people always say "breakfast, breakfast, breakfast".. i used to say "shutup". I've recently started drinking meal replacements ( two weeks ) in the morning and for lunch, meals i would often skip or pick up from starbucks. They have helped with my muscle recovery the morning after and a plus note, i'm 7 lbs down in the last two weeks. can't complain.

with a history of unhealthy hearts, cholesterol, and many other things i've thought there is no better time then now ( well i started three years ago ) to get myself healthy. I have an awesome heart rate ( resting and active ) my blood pressure is great & after three years i'm finally over my fear of running.. sure i can only run for about 15-20 minutes but that's better then the 30 seconds i would last before i fell flat on my face a few years ago.. from two things dying for air and no coordination.

anyways, that;s my update. sorry it's a boring one.

where have i been?

I don't even know. a couple of weekends ago we rollerblading on the seawall, something we love doing a few times a week in the summer. there were ice patches everywhere and i fell into a mountain. it was fun though. i've always wanted to bring my camera to take a picture of "the tree", i don't really know what else to call it but i'm always afraid i'f fall with my camera in my hands so here it is via the trusty iphone:



I also just wanted to share a few picture my dear friend miranda took of her beautiful baby on the blanket i made her!

just add more sprinkles special!

this is my Just add more sprinkles special, starring Miranda and Sadie raymond.

today I was called to duty: support miranda in babysitting her perfect little girl as she needed to go to an ultrasound for.... HER (their) NEW BABY! I can't say congratulations enough and how excited I am.. some plans changed and I actually went to the ultrasound with her.. i had to hold back my tears because i was so happy. i'm a big sap. I'm fairly certain all the other patients thought we were a lesbian couple, but i don't mind.

I brought the blanket i made for sadie and it's safe to say they both loved it. please see the most perfect child ever:







she had also been having some trouble with her sewing machine so i came to her aid. we ate very unhealthy ( to help the baby grow, right? ) shared food cravings and had an overall awesome day!

so thanks for the good times miranda!

day - no more days.

this was my day today..



my foot is swollen that it my toes don't touch the ground. i cried real tears of pain. my big toe isn't this big in real life and my feet aren't dirty it's ink. this foot can currently be used as a weapon. I am armed and dangerous, i also can't walk.

day 31 - a picture of yourself

i love my beefdog so much!

i really don't know what the point of this "30 day challenge" was.. but i'm glad it's finally over. Today i was at mirandas "teaching" her to use the sewing machine. I think she just wanted an excuse to hang out.. which i don't mind. she was using that thing like an old school veteran. it was an awesome day though! i can honestly say after spending the day with her sadie. i've got a fever for baby. i've started an etsy store.. more on that tomorrow.

Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss

today is a weird one. today is sheenas birthday who passed away august 2009. I've always missed her and always will. we have some pretty silly memories together, and it's sad because that's all we'll ever have is memories. my favorite memory was the last day of grade 10. After the yearbook signing we went and slept over at her house and we bought two mccain cakes.. the marble ones. she mixed cream soda in her cake (ew) and ate the whole entire soggy thing. I almost barfed, but that was why i loved her, because she was so crazy. So happy birthday sheena, i love you and you are who i miss.

Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile

the beef dog. all around.

look what i did!

first is just a very simple receiving blanket. whoopdie doo. but it was for my nephew and I thought it was cute!







Second, is a shirt for beefy. Now I don't want you thinking that i'm some crazy women that dresses her dog. We bought beefy this christmas shirt as a joke:



well, joke was on us.. full blown. beefy loves wearing clothes. maybe he actually get's cold? who knows. I thought the least I could do is not have him look like a pussy.. he now looks like a thug. I made him this shirt:







I love you beefy!

Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of

i'm afraid of the unknown, and i'm afraid that they will come and only take a select few before Armageddon. i want to be one of the few, but not one that they practice science on.. i want to be "the chosen one". auntie gets it.

Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member

me and my big brudders, on the right is jay, left is sean. growing up i was their human spit target ( especially jays ), the brunt of their jokes and the weak one they could tie in the hockey net, i think it's safe to say i HATED them.. everyone said "when you grow up, you guys will get a long".. well, now I can honestly say I love them.. a lot. Sean has become an amazing dad, wonderful man & even better husband.

Jays jokes are actually funny now & and he is doing awesome in school. He has become a great mentor to Jenny ( who I love ) and has had great luck with the picking of one women.

Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you

not a fair question, but my whole family. John, beefy, kitty cakes, mom, dad, sean, jay, leash, brandi, jenny, mad & mason. today i got to spend some time with mad & mason while their momma was sleeping and it was awesome. mad and I had some legitimate fun, she's three now and funny as hell. I also had a chance to "try" and burp mason, who is the unburpable. I legit love my family!