Well,

now that I got some comments, I feel motivated to update again! I hate checking my blog and seeing 0 comments, and for some reason it makes me reluctant to update again. I mean, I know it shouldn't matter, this should be for me (and it is), but it's nice to feel some blogging love, ya know? So, take this as an open invitation. Drop me a comment once in a while! Even if you don't know me. I know that some people read this who I may not know in real life, but I'm ok with that. Seriously. Let's be blog friends! :)

Another weekend is upon us! I'm on my own this weekend, with Matt out of town, but hopefully this means that I can get some stuff done! Mostly a novel I have to read for History which I haven't made much progress on.

I don't have a whole lot to say today, so how about some FRIDAY FAVOURITES? (An idea from other blogs I have read).

1. I first of all must list those mini Halloween chocolate bars. This is a love-hate relationship though. I mean, I love them, don't get me wrong, but they are also VERY BAD because you don't feel guilty eating them (because they are tiny) until you look into the mug that you are cramming the wrappers into and are shocked by how many wrappers are sitting in there, as you think back to the additional ones you ate in the kitchen, in the car, at work...

2. My new cell phone. It's an LG. I got it last weekend. I love it.

3. The colder weather. I know, odd to hear, right? I just dug out all my "winter" blankets the other night and am loooving sleeping beneath a huge pile of warm fuzzy blankets. Sigh.

4. I'm trying to think of something else, to make this list a nice list of 5, but all I can think about is going to get another mini Kit-Kat. Yikes. Mini-Halloween-chocolate-bar-itis.

5. Oooh! How about the new season of Survivor? Lo and I watched last night, and it looks promising... (miss you Ash!). And, since I cheated on #4, I'm going to go ahead and add Swiss Chalet in there. I just love that place, especially now that the weather is getting colder. It is such comfort food. Yum.

Oh, and one more thing. The next time I get the bright idea to cut my hair like this:


(taken in May)

remind me of much I will hate not being able to put my hair in a ponytail without all of the back falling out. Argh! I feel like it will NEVER be long again!

Have a great weekend!

New Layout

Two posts in as many days. Go me!

Do you like the new layout? I figure that with winter coming up, it would be a nice change. I took this picture in January 2007, at Emerald Lake. I was there with Matt's family for a wedding. It was just so beautiful, but this is one of the few pictures of just landscape. Anyway, it was so gorgeous there and not as cold as you'd expect. There was SO MUCH SNOW that it seemed to act as an insulator; I remember running with Matt and his brother Mike from one building to another, just in my short sleeved dress with no nylons or anything and not being cold at all. Funny how that works. I love winter, except for the terrible driving conditions and I'm in a very fally/wintery mood, hence the change of layout!

Also, I find I am very resistant to change. I bought a new backpack and I am having trouble switching out of my old one that is falling apart. There are just so many memories! My old backpack is the one I use to smuggle my Nano Cat to school in junior high. That's the backpack Lo and I confused with each other's and took to the wrong class by mistake, before we were really great good best friends. That's the backpack I took to Australia! Haha. The new backpack has been sitting on my floor since Wednesday and by walking into my room and looking at it everyday, I am almost ready to change. But still not quite.

Isn't that SAD?!

<3

Did you know...

... that yoga is a KILLER workout? Seriously. Lo and I went to yoga on Wednesday afternoon and my shoulders are STILL sore from all the movements. It was super fun. We should definitely go again. This was my second time, and I think I was a little better than last time- the TA in the class seemed to have to help me a little less I think. One thing I cannot imagine doing though, is hot yoga. I was sweating furiously in just a regular yoga class. I can't imagine HOT yoga. Maybe someday though. One thing I don't think I will ever get on board with is the chant that they do at the end. I always just feel super awkward. Maybe if I knew what it meant, and how to say it, it might be better but I have yet to have it explained to me.

Last night was Jord's birthday movie. We went to Burn After Reading, which was so different than I expected! I thought it was a shoot 'em up movie that I would find boring, but it's actually a comedy. A very funny comedy!

I think I am going to die under the workload of one paper one prof assigned. He showed examples of previous years papers and they were in the neighbourhood of 39-59 pages. Yikes! I find it a struggle to write 10 pages most times. Ah well. Oh, and the good thing on Thursday after finding out about the terrible paper? Umm... well Lo and I split a really delicious cookie while I was waiting to go to lab? Haha.

I am kind of excited for one project we have to do in lab. It is a self management behaviour modification project. I haven't picked my behaviour yet, but I have been thinking about it! What a good opportunity for someone to quit a bad habit! I'll keep you posted on the status of that.

Also, to sum up, I have the biggest craving for sushi! It started last night and is persisting today, so I may have to head over to Superstore to pick some up. Oh, and by sushi, I mean the fake sushi. California rolls. Still yummy though!

Oh, and another after thought. I have just finished a fantastically wonderful book. Water for Elephants is totally recommended by me. I LOVED it! It is such a sweet story, sad in some parts, but left me with a great feeling. I'm sad I finished it!

Another year is upon us...

... and by that I mean school year. I was looking through some of my posts from last year, and I am just not impressed at the level of whining that took place! So, to help with this, I resolve that I will allow myself to have those whiny posts (cause really, there are just some days you NEED it) but I am going to end that post with something positive about the day. So take that. :)

Started my new position at work today. Did I mention that I am [insert my company's name here]'s newest Project Coordinator? I am super psyched. Today I went in, ready to start, but I didn't have a computer at my new desk. Oh well! I spent the morning cleaning up and personalizing it. I got to order a new pencil holder from the G&T catalogue, and I'm excited about that. I am such a dork. :)

So here's to the start of a new school year, I guess!

Edmonton 2008

Alright, as promised! The four of us went to Edmonton for some waterpark fun. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of us actually at the waterpark (we used an underwater camera which is currently being developed), so you'll have to believe me when I say we had TONS of fun in the actual waterpark!

We left on Sunday morning which was a change for us, it's usually Saturday, but it was great as there was little traffic on the way up. We spent Sunday at the waterpark, breaking for lunch in my car. I kinda expected our hotel room to be ready, like we were so lucky to experience last year, but no such luck, so we ate lunch in the car. Haha. After spending the afternoon at the waterpark, we went for a delicious dinner at BP (they have really great french onion soup as M and I discovered) and then we headed back to our room to play Apples to Apples while we waited for some of the movies at the theatre to start. We ended up having so much fun playing the game that we skipped the movie to play some more! Plus, we had lots of chips to snack on... I bought 2 bags of chips at London Drugs in the mall and the cashier told me to enjoy my chips. Haha. It was kinda odd.

Monday morning we hung out at the mall, shopping, playing mini golf and having lunch until we were ready to go. While the boys visited the huge two floor HMV, L and I checked out the pet store where they had the cutest baby tortoises! I would be so tempted to get one, except that they:
a) cost 1000 bucks
b) live for up to 80 years
c) grow to be 200 pounds

Very cute though!

Check out some pictures of:

L and J having breakfast:


J's creative shot:


My new fav picture of M and me:


L being cute and waiting for her turn:


The best part of the golf game? I got a hole in one at the last hole, the siren went off, and I won a free game! Woohoo!

Oh, and don't ask what I'm doing with my pointer finger in that shot. I have three pictures of M and me, and in each I am pointing. I dunno.