Here Comes The Bride..

No, it's not me. It's DEFINITELY not me. It's so far from being me..it's actually almost FUNNY.

Basically, to spill the beans..One of my two best friends...my lovely Nenna got engaged to her very own Effrey!

Now, I could not be happier..as I love BOTH of these two DEARLY. (In fact, I love them both at LEAST as big as a dump truck, and maybe even a digger) I'm so excited for them..as the wedding planning is ALREADY in FULL swing! In the few short weeks they've been engaged they've managed to secure a venue, church, place for photos..as well as other things! These things are a necessity to do early..as evidently wedding things are super popular..and the 'big ticket' issues apparently have to be booked well in advance.

So this ALSO means..I get to be a bridesmaid. Which I am super DUPER excited about as I love weddings and being in weddings and doing fun wedding-ish stuff! The last time I was the bridesmaid in December I had a blast and everything just worked out and was so beautiful and happy and wonderful that I'm REALLY excited to be a part of that again for others that I hold closest to my heart.

ANNND...I've got a little book and everything.

It's really true, I do. Because you know, I'm a giant loser like that. It has things that *I* have to do, things that I have to remind Nenna to do, and also things that cannot be done under any circumstances (For instance, the fun of the chicken dance has been banned...I know, collective 'AWWW'...but what can ya do?)

So I'm excited..in 13.5 months..my Nenna and Effrey will ACTUALLY be married. For real. They'll be their own real little family....and as Nenna's little boy Gigglenuts has told us..we all know that getting married means that "Mommy and Effrey will live with me forever" - It's the true definition of marriage..straight from the mouth of a three year old. ACTUALLY.

Holy moly...the more I think about this..it's scary! Not scary in the TYPICAL way..but just in the 'Wow - I'm so behind on this 'growing up' thing' kind of way....haha - ah well..I guess we all do things in our own different times..haha! :)

Anyways. So when I finally got confirmation that a proposal HAD happened...I drove 1.5 hours to a) see the ring b) say congrats c) try to take 2498713948 photos of the ring try to get a good shot of it (note to self: diamonds + photographing = HARDER THAN IT LOOKS)

These were a few of my end results:

I like this one :)

The top of the ring

The side with the cute side diamonds!

So yes..that's the exciting news in the world of engagements 'round these parts! I'm oh so looking forward to the wedding of my lovelies! It's going to be such a perfect day..I just know it! And I'm also excited because it means that I get to hang out and partay (like it's 1999) with my second family..YAY!

So all in all..some pretty exciting times around here! :)

Update Slacker

I, dear readers (if, there are any of you left in the great white in-tra-net abyss) am a horrible, rotten, no good, very bad..blogger.

That's right.

You heard me.

I admitted it.

BUT!

Things have been crazy. (When are they ever not? BLAAAAAH!)

Let's Review..

Since I last updated I have:

Got a job in Switzerland
Bought a laptop
Worked stupid amounts of hours
Drank a few too many drinks
Hung out with lovely people
Slept too little
Danced
Sat anxiously awaiting my work permit
Had my best friend go and get herself engaged (and thus, subsequently, have become a BRIDESMAID!!!)
Gone to a fair
Spend hours agonizing over EVERYTHING
Gone for cottage adventures
Eaten icecream
Spent too much money
Got an international drivers licence
Ate pizza
NOT booked a flight (which I think is subsequently giving me an ulcer..gah)
Smelled peaches
Taken oodles of random photos
Played 'Word Whomp' with my mother WAY too much
Not spent enough quality time
Filled my car up with gas that costs WAY too much money
Sat on patios, decks and other lovely sitting places in the warmth of the summer
Sang at the top of my lungs
Worried that things won't work out
Mailed a letter
Got a new credit card (....)
Toasted with champagne
Played guitar hero (who knew?)
Ate steak (this is a big deal folks, I'd never eaten more than a piece of steak before in my life..and even then..I've always spat it out..haha)
Been told "I love you" (even if it was by a three year old..)
Daydreamed

So, I've been up to a lot of this and that.

I'm exhausted now though (surprise surprise) and finally got in some hangouts with my daddio tonight..which were desperately needed. I feel as though I can't strike a balance with anything anymore..and I just feel like a constant disappointment..which sucks.

I also am supposed to start work in a foreign country..three weeks from today.

This is me. This is me FREAKING OUT.

I don't even know where to start ANYTHING right now. I'm just stressball. I'm ACTUALLY a giantball of stress.

Elaboration on previous topics later. Maybe. Hopefully. Who knows.

Strawberry Adventures!

As you may or may not know..I live and work on a strawberry farm in the heart of cottage country in a small town in rural Ontario...

Also..as you may or may not know..I love my little family of friends..I think that I have some of
the best friends ever. I'm actually quite convinced of the fact.

ANYWAYS. So. Last week I was working a split shift..which meant that I worked from 8-12 and then 4-8..which means it's a LONG day..because usually in my "break" (if I get out of there on time..which..never happens) I'm usually doing things for the store or dealing with phonecalls or etc. etc. So it usually ends up that I'm on my feet/on the go for about 12 hours straight..and by the end of the shift I'm EXHAUSTED and SO worn out that I can't even MOVE.

One day though..after FAR too long of feeling like we hadn't seen each other REALLY in days and days and even LONGER than just DAYS and DAYS..my Nenna came out for a visit! She brought her little boy Gigglenuts out to play at my work..and she brought Hammie too!
It had been a fairly busy morning..and then a stressful little time in the afternoon..so not only did she save my butt by picking things up in town to bring to me which I desperately needed..but she also brought her lovely self and others that I love muchly with her to my farm where we could pick some strawberries, go for a tractor ride and have some good old quality hangouts :) I had been having such a stressful yucky day before that..and was just tired of people and dealing with problems and dealing with LIFE that I just wanted to curl up into a ball and hide..but of course..it was BEST FRIENDS to the RESCUE!

I love my best friends. Love love love. That made my day SO much more enjoyable..and just put a smile on my face :) That's what friends are for..and I love having amazing ones that always know exactly how to make everything better..and make long days..lovely days :)

Anyways..on with le photos!



Tractor rides are the BEST part of strawberry picking at his FAVOURITE "aunties" work!

YUM! Strawberry eating machine!

Thumbs up for awesomely yummy strawberries!

Mommy pulling the wagon..Hammie taught Gigglenuts to say "Mush Mush Mommy"..oh dear.

Hammie and Gigglenuts chillaxing in their chariot :)

Things that make me..

Things that make me happy:

1) Chit chats. I love chit chatting.

2) Running into professors..especially the ones you loved to bits.

2.5) Having other people run into old prof's that you love and hearing through the grapevine that they asked about you and want you to email them (AHHH!)

3) Days Off. Relaxation? YES!

4) Sunshine. 'Nuff said.

5) Strawberry Daiquiris. I live on a strawberry farm..nuff said?

6) Gum that comes in green packages. It reminds me of driving around with my grandmother and her telling me that I could get out a piece of gum from her purse (Big privilege..doncha know?) and it was always the green kind. I can't chew green gum without thinking about her.

7) Pens that write well. I love pens that write well..because pens that don't..are kind of a tick off.

8) Lip gloss. Not only does it make my lips feel better...but it's shiny and pretty!

9) Going to libraries. I want to LIVE in a library...so. many. book. choices!

10) When my puppy lies on my feet. It means that he loves me. I like being loved.

11) Watching the stars.

12) Getting emails

13) Anything that's bright and colourful!

14) CHERRIES!

15) Drawings from small children

16) Photo booths. Especially when you try to cram more people than it's physically possible to cram into one.

17) Monkeys. Because who isn't happier when monkeys are around?

18) Silly people. The ones who make me laugh and smile.

19) Flowers.

20) Finding $20 in your old coat from the previous season

21) When cats purr because they're so happy.

22) Walking around aimlessly, just to take everything in

23a) The smell of babies 23b) Babies smiling 23c) Babies giggling

24) Dinner parties

25) Walking through grass in barefeet

26) New friends

27) Eating pistachios. YUUM!

28) Daydreaming


And that folks..is only a few of the reasons why life is good.

Bedtime Procrastination

I'm slowly but surely getting back into the habit of early mornings and early bedtimes..

But I still don't like it.

Especially when I have to be happy happy cheery cheery at 8am. To people.

I love my job and all..

But really..that's a lot to ask.

At least I'm not working market tomorrow. Happy happy cheery cherry at 6am is DEFINITELY not my friend.

Thank goodness for small mercies?

Hope for sunshine tomorrow...looks like we might be busy. It's a busy time of year.

I'm also anxiously awaiting news of the European Adventures. I hate waiting. I just want to KNOW already if this family will say yes to me or not..gah!

Okay, I've really got to stop procrastinating and get to bed. A real post..sometime soon. Maybe.

Pictures of work fun tomorrow maybe!

Also, is tomorrow national 'everyone get married' day? I think that everyone is getting married tomorrow. For real.

Okay, this is the worst post I've ever written. It's random, it's stupid, it's full of horrible spelling and gramatical errors.

Also, every 'sentence' (if you can even call them that..) seems to start on a new line.

Yeah, I'm cool like that.

Okay.

To bed.

For real.

Night Folks.

Summer Adventures

I cannot believe that it's the MIDDLE of JUNE. Umm..WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?!
I don't even know how this is possible. I'm REALLY quite confused!
Anyways. I'm bound and determined to be a better blogger. I really am. Hopefully. LOLOL!


So let's play catchup.

The start to this summer was..a little slow. There were some quality hangouts...a lot of Tim Hortons dates and some other general fun..but nothing TOO crazy..then one day..Nannon and I decided that we needed to have the BEST SUMMER EVER(tm). We decided that in ORDER to have the BEST SUMMER EVER(tm)...we needed to live by a few certain rules...

A) You need to be open to everything
B) You need to be willing to be severly exhausted
C) You can't use stupid excuses
D) You need to put yourself out there
E) Be random, silly and have fun
F) Don't care about what other people think


Those are the basic unwritten rules. Which are now written..as I just typed them. Hrm.

Anyways. So far, this philosophy has worked out QUITE well! There have been some fun random adventures so far..and I'm looking forward to many more! We have gone for coffee dates, but not just at our regular hangout - we've actually ventured around and about the lovely downtown this city has to offer! We've made a TON of new friends..we'll just go out and randomly start TALKING to people..and then suddenly we'll find someone we have in common (yeah, small town?) and then next thing you know..you have a bunch of new friends! I've just really stopped caring about what people THINK about me..I care..but I've kind of accepted that if people don't like me..that's too bad for them and I'm going to enjoy life to the fullest. I go out and will have some drinks and dance and meet new friends...Last night I went out with my friend JC and we walked around the park for 2+ hours, then went and sat in a coffee shop, and FINALLY, we grabbed pizza around 10pm, and went and sat on a dock down by the lake where we chatted more and laughed and ate pizza in the middle of the lake. It was awesome good times..and it was needed on both behalfs.

I'm in a bookclub with Shopgirl* - through which I've already met a ton of great people, and reconnected with others. It's nice to be able to just..go out and talk and laugh. I enjoy laughing and talking so much..you have no idea!

We've also just been..'hanging out'...sitting in Nannon's house talking and laughing...about nothing, about everything.

I've also decided that dragging Shopgirl* out with me everywhere is basically my mission for life this summer..LOLOL! It seems like every two seconds I'm like..Hey..wanna do this..Hey..you're coming here with me..I'll be there to pick you up in 20 minutes..LOL! Which is SO funny, because it's only since I discovered her blog that we've really became REAL friends. We KNEW each other, and ran in SORT OF similar circles, but things are just different now. It doesn't hurt that we have far too much in common and sometimes I think that she IS just me in a different body...LOL! Great friendships come in the least unexpected places..and that makes me happy :)

Things are also looking great for my European adventures. Not sure whether or not I mentioned it here, but I'll be moving overseas come the fall to be an aupair (a glorified nanny..haha). Even though it's not EXACTLY my field which I've gone to school for, it's still with children..and I don't think that I particularily WANT to teach next year. That, and this has always been one of those things on 'my list' that I just WANT to do, that I feel like I need to do. It's quite exciting! I really need to move ahead and get some of my profile for that done..but I've been quite busy at work!

Anyways, guess I better run. Just thought I should update!

Ta for now lovlies!

Ten Things

I know I've been awful at updating. It's life, it happens. Hopefully I'll get into a routine sooner rather than later. We'll see :)

ANYWAYS. I still don't REALLY feel like updating right now. So instead. Ten things. Enjoy!

TEN things you wish you could say to TEN different people right now:

1. I kind of want to be you. In the least creepy way possible.

2. Thanks..even though I know it's hard..I appreciate it.

3. Through everything, you make me smile and that's why I love you.

4. I wish you didn't drink so much..I worry about you.

5. It's crazy and impossible..but I can't help but dream.

6. It hurts that things are the way they are .

7. You're too academic and stuffy. Have some fun.

8. I wonder sometimes how much you're saying is the truth

9. I wish that you were here so that we could dance and laugh and drink and chat.

10. My life was filled with drama when you entered it..you're not a part of me anymore but your drama still follows me. I hate it with a passion.

NINE things about yourself:

1. I hate fighting with people.

2. I love pineapple.

3. I want to learn to play the gui-tar.

4. I am a huge procrastinator.

5. I'm actually quite shy.

6. I'm bad at standing up for myself.

7. I like to read..a lot.

8. I am terrified of failure.

9. I take too many photos.

EIGHT ways to win your heart:

1. Being kind and caring.

2. Being cute with children.

3. The eyes.

4. Smart and thoughtful.

5. Honest.

6. Understanding, accepting & compassionate.

7. Similar interests.

8. Good sense of humor.

SEVEN things that cross your mind a lot:

1. Where life is going

2. Work

3. Stupid blah

4. New adventures

5. Friends

6. Money

7. Travelling

SIX things you do before you fall asleep :

1. Say goodnight

2. Brush my teeth

3. Set my alarm

4. Read my book

5. Close my eyes

6. Think happy thoughts

FIVE people you can't live without:

1. Parents

2. Good friends

3. Happy people

4. Delivery guys

5. Le guys..hehe

FOUR things you're wearing right now:

.1. Sweater

2. Flip flops

3. Jeans

4. A ring

THREE songs that fit your life perfectly:

1. Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

2. Breakdown - Jack Johnson

3. Lullabye - Sean Mullens (Yes, I realize he's creepy and that everyone now HATES this song..but I still love it..haha)

TWO things you want to do before you die:

1. Travel the world

2. Have children

ONE confession:

1. I stole a lipgloss from a store when I was 4 because my mom said that I didn't need it and that she wasn't buying it for me. I hid it in my room and never used it. I still feel guilty, to this day.