Happy Halloween!!!

Well, I finally made it back, to the tune of fireworks down the street, and the hum of rain. There is an epic (epic in the sense that it will probably be very long, but not necessarily adventurous or grand) blog waiting to happen. and I promise it will, soon, complete with pictures and song lyrics. But not tonight. It's halloween, it's getting late, and i haven't loaded my pictures yet. My luggage is half unpacked, meaning i have even less floor space than I normally do, I'm a little jittery from all the small packets of sugary candy I've been nibbling on inbetween handing some out to cute little trick-or-treaters and sitting perched on the end of the "un-comfortable-comfortable" chair listening to something strange going on in the suite below us. Tara and Ben were over, lovely friends they are, and we crouched uncertain in the livingroom as 4 cop cars pulled up next to the house, and proceeded to enter the basement suite, where someone had been yelling for the past 15 minutes. I won't go into details, but basically an ambulance showed up, and he was taken away. It was a rather unfortunate situation, hopefully he's okay. some night hey? so now, having driven Ben and Tara home, chatted with the roomie Dave and filled him in , I'd just like to relax a little, then try to fall asleep (although the stupid firecrackers are still slapping around in the air - really, it's just stupid.)

EDIT: Tara's account of the evening has wicked drawings, i recommend you take a look. :)

well i've made it to edmonton :) and now i'm sick. :(
stupid head cold! but it's been great hanging out with my cousin Angie and her fiance Travis, and seeing the grandma and my aunt and uncle and cousins. Good times playing games, grocery shopping with Travis (he's from newfoundland - and very entertaining) :) , eating pies, and laughing alot. what more could you want? no stupid head cold! But I'll survive, and hopefully get some good pics to boot. :) ciao for now!

here we go two week vacation! I'm off to the wonderful world of visiting family (and while most people might cringe in pain at the thought, i'm looking forward to seeing my family, cause I like them) :) I'll attempt to post during the trip, but don't expect too much. There will be pictures, and perhaps a story or two when I return, of that you can be sure. :)
sorry Ben that I didn't get to see you before I left. Dinner for you and Micheal when I return, i promise!

happy thanksgiving!

Man I love potlucks! We had an epic potluck tonight, epically tastey and filling! Soooo much good food! Carrot Corriander soup, yams, spagetti squash casserole, homemade bread, salad, spinach salad, vegetarian stuffing (which was a little too moist, but absolutely delicious - kudoos Tara!), a yummy rice dish, and lentil dish... i'm soo full, and yet it's making me drool. :) and if that wasn't enough, dessert!!! to die for dairy and sugar free pumpkin pie, rubarb/apple/blackberry crumble, apple pie, baked apples, another fruit crumble, ice cream, and a mystery dessert (he wouldn't say what it was, but it was a delicious toffee, chocolate, whipped cream, graham cracker, peanut butter concoction). And if the food wasn't good enough, we got to share it with a bunch of great people! You gotta be thankful for that.
(and Tara, we missed you, but we understand - sorry the stuffing is all gone, everyone loved it!!! And if you're shaking your head at this post, I poop on you! :) )

I should have taken a picture of all the food, but by the time I remembered it was all gone!

A sunny October day is a beautiful thing. (especially when it's friday!!!) I'm off to take some pictures!

So, Saturday was great, and Sunday was looking to be fabulous. It started with some pancakes with strawberries and bananas, and the plan was oh maybe staying in pjs for the majority of the day, watching a movie, doing some crocheting, you know a lazy sunday. I was pretty excited.
but no, this wasn't to be. Some how the schedule at work was messed up and the closing supe. was in tofino, leavng a very sick Damon trying to find someone to come in and close. Lucky day for me, I was the only one available... So I got to spend my sunday at work. wahoo...
the only good thing is the money, and I got to see a few people that I never see at work because they're only there on the weekend.
so there's that.
monday was much better, had fun with Sue and Jess. Tuesday, felt a little sick, so work wasn't fun, but I made it through, and managed to make it through the Feist concert as well. She's bloody amazing. Her voice is, like, magic! :) Today flew by, and it was another new episode of LOST weee! It's so interesting! I just want to know all the damn answers! They've done a good job of hooking you in. damn them.
let's see what tomorrow brings...

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"Those were the days my friend..."

Good times were had at the Irish Times last night, celebrating Oona's 21st Birthday(Happy Birthday Oona!) We sipped martinis, clapped and belted along with the music, laughed, tried to de-grumpify Tara ;) , and generally had a blast. Nice atmosphere, tastey food (although primarily for meat eaters...), all around good time, (even with me and oona practically pushing this couple out of their table so we could have it.) :) And my friend Aimee, who I haven't seen since february was there, and it was great to reconnect with her. Then, me and Oona and her friend Julie then headed over to The Upstairs Caberet for some dancing. It was fun - we just boogied to the beat (some of which was terrible, but most was fun and great for dancing), the only downside was my choice of shirt (too hot!) and the sleasy guy that kept trying to dance with us. (Take a hint buddy!)
Today was a great day too! In the morning (ok, waking up at 730 to josh - the kid downstairs - yelling MOMMMM! was not so pleasant, but seeing how it's pretty much a daily occurence...) Crystal and I went for americanos at Cafe Fantastico (the best ever!) , then we pulled out the last of the beets, tidied and turned over most of the garden, and trimmed the hedge (with an electric hedge trimmer! It's not pretty, but at least it's not flailing in all directions now). Burritos , mmmmm, one of my favourite things for lunch, then a spot of crocheting (tis the season) and 13 going on 30 (which was actually more amusing the second time). Then (a busy day) I went out for a bit of groceries (a bit of an ordeal as it was 530ish, and customer appreciation day at Thriftys, busy place!) and to pick up some wine for Crystal and our dinner guests. So, basically I shouldn't be the one to pick out wine. Seeing as I don't drink it, have no idea what's good, even what the differences are between say a shiraz and a merlot, and could pretty much get lost in a liqour store. So I bought two, just in case...
And for dinner... Ramona, Kent, Juile and Hayden brought over salad rolls, steamed soy beans, and tofu (SOOO good!) and me and Crystal made (well, actually Crystal pretty much did all the cooking and cutting) bbqed veggies and tofu (a very soy-ful night!) and Yams and Beets with Lime (simply divine, esp with some chipolte mayo... drool) another night of good food and great people. Then I headed out for a late movie with my friend Gavin; we saw The Constant Gardener. Very very good. I highly recommend it! It made me want to do something important with my life. Gorgeous cinematography.
and to top it off, a bit of dessert at home and a little SNL ...
all there is left to do is sleep!