;; how many open houses are there in december?!

;; Reminiscing is fun!

So I stumbled upon something today while I read over my old facebook notes...

Thought you might like it.

type your 25 random things, tag 25 people then click publish.

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

1;; I am seriously immune to all major illnesses This is completely false now
2;; I hook on to phrases really quickly, and will use them shamelessly for weeks on end until I find a better one. Currently mine is "word" and "it happens to the best of us"
3;; I hate silence. Always need to be talking or have music playing. its a rare occurence to see me without my ipod. I dont have a download system now, so I only rock out when my boyfriend updates my pod.
4;; 5 is my jersey and has been my whole life. Si sinor! Tis for indoor soccer right meow
5;; I like to think I can read people and their intentions really well.... but sometimes I am waaay off Latley Im doing pretty good at this ...
6;; Im really embarassed that I have no clue what I want to do after highschool. Anthropology - Bachelor of arts. I am applying to UBCO, UVic, Queens, U of C, and Dalhousie.
7;; when I really like someone I can't stop shivering when Im around them Thank the lord I have learned how to control this trait. Hahah I am still perpetually cold though.
8;; Its really difficult for me to stay mad at people, and sometimes I forgive people when they don't deserve it You betcha.
9;; I eat ranch dressing on absolutely everything I just drained the last bottle in my fridge on some bacon... I know that sounds weird but try it.
10;; Im a real bad liar Sooo I pretty much get in trouble for everything I do wrong. Which is probably a good thing in the long run...
11;; dr. pepper is probably the best drink ever invented !!!!!!! YUM
12;; Summer is it. best two months of the year I really love christmas break too though
13;; turquoise is my favourite colour If I could have my way I would be driving a turquoise mini cooper right now. Those are my two favouritest things right now, besides my huge cat :)
14;; when I get passionate about something, I can't get it off my mind and spend all my time tryingto accomplish it. ... my motivation is fading with the school overload though 
15;; I really can't handle horror movies, yet I continue to watch them defs dont continue to watch them hahah.
16;; I have played almost every sport imaginable word.
17;; I have no time for girls who are two-faced yeeeps. Thats the way i roll.
18;; I love high stress situations, and can't help but to take control So true.19;; I want to go skydiving next year I looked into it but you have to show ID to sign the waiver. blaahh damn specifics.
20;; I love eyeshaow but I tend to wear too much. Im pretty much au natural these days... make ups too much work .
21;; volleyball is my sport.. but I would rather spend my days reading YEAH! like 'Eft for dead' and 'Sense and Sensibility' which I am both reading right now :)
22;; when I was younger I got a rusty screw through my head.. still have a scar yes siree
23;; I love English and find shakespeare absolutely amazing. We're studying Hamlet this year, but a midsummer night's dream was my all time favourite.
24;; I love my brother more than anything in the world, and I don't know what I'd do without him Never been more true. We are best friends
25;; I am way too excited to drive well my car's on storage insurance right now... sooooo Im not really on the road. Im terrified to drive in the winter.

Wild right?

I know.

Time for the next open house!

peacee

;; Pre open house banter

Surprise, Surprise

The blog inspired by the sweet little surprises in life

Just now I had one of the most pleasant surprises that I have had in days. If you were unawares, I have not been blogging in quite some time... And when I do the quality is a tad dreary. But my day has just been brightened by a lovely stat.

As of today my blog has reached readers further away than I could have ever imagined.

Hello to Canada, United States, New Zealand, Malaysia, Germany and the United Kingdom

I am beyond flattered that you have taken time to read my blog :)

For my close friends, you have all heard this before...

I am trying to get rid of my cell phone. It is an addiction of sorts, and I have established that it is rather unhealthy for me to continue to use it at the rate I am right now. Sad story, I legitly (new word) just stopped writing so I could answer a text....if that does not showcase my addiction, I don't know what else will. But since I am on the topic of surprises today, I received a wonderful suprise in my inbox today. Now, I may stand alone in saying this, but for me there are just some of your friends that you never think to text. You make friendly small talk at school and parties, but to send them a text just seems... pointless. What would you talk about? But this morning I turned on my phone to two separate texts from two completely different people that I have never received a message from before! It was... luxurious! Like the luxury lane Cramer painted on the highway on Seinfeld. I felt so flattered! so I carried on to talk with both of these people about how much their texts brightened my day, and how I was flattered that they'd think of me. And they BOTH replied that they felt the same way I did, but they decided to 'break the seal' per say, and it worked out great :) sooo Cheers to not being able to ignore my phone!

Another great surprise! Not as recent however...

My boyfriend and I played baseball together when we were 8! Small world right?

 

Im first row - third from the right, he's second row - second from the right
top team in the city evidently



Well Im off to the boy's for a Christmas open house!

Get ready for Rach's week long catch up post coming tomorrow!

Cheers slash nighty night :)

xxoxoxo

;; pacifique

Adieu, ignorance.

Last night I spent the evening with two of the most down to earth chickas on the planet. All I can say about the entire evening is CHEERS TO GOOD FRIENDS. I find it exhausting and stressful.. frustrating beyond belief to see how much people hide their true selves from the world in high school. High school, yes what a generalization... Perhaps when I move on to bigger and better things I will consider rephrasing that sentiment, but for now it seems quite fitting. But how can I say that? I was once one of them. Weren't we all?

It's simple really... like spreading too much cream cheese on a mini bagel. We're overwhelmed with the surface, and therefore never get to experience the idea that has been so obviously offered to us in the first place. I have lived an ignorant life. I would not classify myself as an ignorant person, but lately I have begun to realize what is truley important to me, and thus accepting the fact that I have been ignorant to people's true identities.

I appreciate and understand the struggles of high school... I am living it afterall. It is no doubt a harsh judgemental environment; (and I have convinced myself that once we all reach "the real world" the caddy stuff will come to an end... unfortunately I may will have to keep dreaming) an environment that makes it mission impossible to be accepted 100 per cent for who you really are. This must be why we hide ourselves away.

There is such curiosity inside me now. Such a drive to descover people for who they really are.... I feel like I am surrounded by people who have discovered this as well, or perhaps are in the process.. But yet again: High school invades the individuality rhelm.

I want to be able to dance like a baffoon and have my friends join in. I want to be confident in my abilities to be a good leader. I want to take pride in my passions and find people who support and share them with me. I want to be goofy and obnoxious without being talked about. I want to blog without being judged and critiqued.

 I want you to hear this.

Salts.

I constantly find it difficult to explain to others my experience on this trip; the amount of joy it has brought to me, the quality of each and every  moment spent aboard that ship. Those people, that place, was indescribable. I believe people cannot truly comprehend the affect that this trip had on each and every one of us, unless they experience it themselves. But I have finally stumbled across an answer; a way to illuminate them. I’ve retold this story to friends light-heartedly, however, it was the worst feeling I have had to endure in a long, long time. This bracelet. This sailing bracelet that I spent one evening making in the cosy comfort of the foxhole  amongst all of my marvellous shipmates, means the world to me. This one object, created with a waxy thin line, brought me to tears last Tuesday. I play indoor soccer... the least competitive, amusing and hilarious sport known to woman. I was in a perfectly content mood out on the field, until the referee approached me. I thought nothing of his order at the time, “Please take off your jewellery before you continue to play.” I slipped off my sailing bracelet and stuffed it into the depths of my socks for safe keeping. Needless to say, this moment of absence was to cause me the most unhappiness I have felt in months. As I raced out to the car after the game ended, my heart started to sink. Had I checked for my bracelet while on the bench? Did I make sure that it would not disappear on me? I jumped into the car, put on my seat belt, and ripped down both of my socks simultaneously. My stomach dropped. I didn’t hear a word my boyfriend said the whole way home, I just sat there, in shock, a blank stare on my face. I could not believe it. I didn’t know whether to cry or scream. This was my bracelet. This was not an object, it was a symbol. It’s not about the waxy thin layer of rope that lay over my skin, it is so much more than that. To say that this bracelet is full of great memories would be an understatement. Each and every time I look down at my wrist I remember who I was on that boat. That is the person I want to be. I am so ashamed when I think about how I have shifted away from that person since I have been back at school, and this is why I continue to wear the bracelet. I am not here to say that school corrupts, (Haha! What a debate that would be) but to put a spot light on judgement and conformation and loyalty. I have never felt more free than I did aboard  the Swift, and have never met more sincere and loyal people than I did that week.  It represents who I want to be... this is why I was still in shock when walking into my house. My hands shook as I undid my cleats and slowly pulled them off. Nothing. I rolled my socks down, and untied my shin guards and there. There it was. Sitting comfortably nestled in the fabric of my shin guards, unscathed. Hundreds of hot tears began to stream down my face. I slid my body down to the floor and sat there, crying, holding my bracelet. A faint smile spread across my face, and the tears continued to roll down my cheeks and onto the floor. I have never felt so relieved in my life.

To all those who were aboard the Swift on October 18^th to 22^nd: I love you all so much. You are my greatest friends, and I miss you all. Thanks for making it so so so much fun J

J'adore la Neige!

It's beginning to look a lot like Chrismas

le blog inspiré par le saison d'hiver....

Brrrr ... according to le weather network right meow we are sitting at

       - 11 C

                                            And Light snow

& I am bundled up nice and cosy and absolutely loving it! I honestly thought that I would have to re-diagnose myself with SAD but this winter I am in a snowy heaven!! Oui Oui, c'est vrai!

It has been a long time since I last blogged, and I feel like there are just heaps of updates to share!

So I would like to being with my weekend of luuurrv. Yes, I am a giant cheeseball when it comes to relationshippy stuff, but sometimes its hard not to be! Fortunately for me I was basking in cheesy lurrrvness all weekend long. From cooking breakfast, to late night movie dates, from first-snow snowball fights, to mint mochas by the fireside, me and my boyfriend were on the rack of lurrv for sure.

PS I have a boyfriend who I feel like I may not have blogged about yet, (which seems odd now considering our level of cheese and whatnot) and he is amazing and gorgeous and supportive and la perfection for moi indeed.



Yes, we did have a fall photo shoot (His idea I swear)



Sometimes, only sometimes I feel like I should shout from the rooftops how crazy I am about him. Usually a daily though actually...

Ah! So also, le super duper planning part of my brain (in collaboration with that of my newly reunited friendsy Ally) have come up with le plan of doing a little evening of fun!

DARE NIGHT

So here's the plan... we get a bunch of friends together right? Split em up into teams (3 - each with a DD cuz were safety first-ing it) and then see who can complete the most dares in the time given! Bamalam! So there's no set dares quite yet, but some ideas here if your thinking of organising one yourself:

 

• Go garbage bagging through steep streets
• Pay for mix all in pennies
• Film a fashion show in Walmart
• Go Christmas carolling
• TP someone's car
• Start a snowball fight with strangers
• Get a pizza delivered to a non-competing friend's house
• Get a condom from a stranger
• Make funny phrases from the letters of a store's sign
• Get a number of someone of the same sex
• In a store, shout "Im going commando!"
• Buy 2 cans of baby food and get the two most drunk members of your team to have a chugging competition
• Completely swap outfits with someone on your team
• Eat brown snow
• Sing at a drive-thru
• Get a stranger to gift wrap you
• Make a human pyramid
• Crash a party
• One team member must wear a toilet paper turban all night
• Propose to a stranger

And Tadaa! This is what we will be doing with all of our besties - they've gotten pretty competitive in the past and its been heaps of fun. Everything must be photo documented, and we share all the evidence back at someone's house afterwards. Tis a great way to beat the winter bordom for sure!

FASHION SHOW UPDATE:

We now have all of our models.... all 28 boys and 39 GIRLS. Kay sweet didn't think that through! So now we gotta work on confirming all the clothing donations, AND possibly cutting back on girls??

Ahem all I am going to say is That's what you silly girls get for signing up all of your buddies! The guys understood! Sign up for yourself, and you'll be set.... the girls that showed up at my booth and signed up 8 of their closest friends (you know who you are) are now making us have to cut girls :( :( booo Don't quite know how to solve that one without starting a brawl.

As for theme, its looking like we're going to go with White Out where all the decorations and chairs ect are going to be white, and then the models will be in super BAM bright outfits. Not too sure if I'm sold on it, but we may be able to rock it :)

Night!!!

xxoo

...whadda long week

Hallelujah It's Friday!!

So many things to celebrate today! I mean, other than the fact that I can finally write again now that hell week has come to an end obviously..

But today all i have time for is

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS



since the very beginning, they have been stars



And they just get hotter and hotter every year...



The beloved cast brings to us...



THE DEATHLY HALLOWS <3 out today!!!!





The Crazy Cafe

The Crazy Cafe

Today's blog is inspired by the most amazing job on the planet



Cappuccino Buon Giorno!



Ladies and Gentlemen, let me talk to you about the most amazing job I have ever had. I just got home from working the most hecktic and wild shift of my life, and after nine hours of non-stop coffee I am here to commend my amazing boss and all my co-workers for being the most amaing people in the world!

 I work at a brand new coffee place downtown. It is not only the most amazing coffee in the city, but it is owned by the two greatest people on the planet!

In fact, one of the owners is italian!

Si sinores! Ciao Ciao Comestas?

Sempre Bene Bello!

Haha so my spelling is a tad off,

but Im pickin it up and soon enough

You will too!!!

Hello - Buon Giorno! Ciao!

How are you? - Comestas?

Im very well - Motto Bene!

Espresso -un cafe

Latte - cafe latte

Double espresso - Doppio

Croissant - cornetto

soup of the day - zuppa del giorno

I feel good - mi sento bene

Voila ma belle! just a few easy phrases and coffee chat to get your fluent Italian going!

Now back to my wonderful work, check it out.

Come visit me at work! :)

Not only did I have le perfect day at work, but then I went and had le perfect dinner at DJ's Mexican Restaurant right next door.

It was a real good  day.

A few speedy shout outs before I head to bed:

Missss Kate F: I missed you so so so much best friend! I loveeed seeing you this weekend, and I cannot wait till I come down and visit you in the next few weeks. You are probably the person that I have the most fun with in this here world. Cheers to bum squeezes.

Annie R: Hi there best friend number two. I love you so much and all our wonderful chats. Its awesome to have a chicka around who will listen to all of my ridiculous rants and what have you's.

Liam:  I am so sorry I told you we would hang out today and then I couldn't cuz my auntie-kins was in town. That was mean of me and I hate when people ditch. I will make this up to you.

Boyfriend: Your the best. need I say more? <3

Nighty night

xxoo

Rach

the Procrastination Piece

~* The Procrastination Piece *~

Today's blog is inspired by the art of procrastination

I feel overwhelmed with my To Do list. And how do I solve said problem? I like to think it's pretty self explanatory.... Plenty of things to do, how about I blog! Ha ha! Needless to say, my methods of stress relief may seem counter productive, but in all honesty I truly believe that once I get my thoughts out my brain will be nice and clear to fill with all of those tedious To Do's.

Let's begin with my first and most guilty procrastination. I have yet to buy slash wear a poppy. I realise that most students at my school find the assembly painstakingly boring, and also tend to skip it, however, I could never bring myself to do such a thing. I have my opinions, and try not to preach them but this makes me so sad. All of the things our soldiers sacrificed for us, and we cannot even attend a one hour assembly? Yes guys, it is cold and miserable outside. This assembly has been happening since the beginning of your school careers... BRING A JACKET. Once it is done and over with, you get to come right back into the toasty warm school and enjoy the rest of your day. I may not have a poppy as of this morning, but I will tell you one thing. I will track one down and wear it proudly at that assembly this afternoon.



Lest we forget



Now on to my second procrastination, the fashion show. Yes, the fashion show. I happen to have volunteered to organize a certain Grad Fashion Show for my high school this coming January. I figured that since it is scheduled for after the winter holidays, I would have plenty of time to organize it all during my time off school... I was sorrily mistaken. There are soooo many more things to do than I thought, and so much to decide on this week even!

Through my blog I will keep you posted on my progress, and please comment with any ideas to help slash improve the Fashion Show in any way :)




Please let me create something this successful! :)

 

I've accomplished SWEET TWEET folks, and I'm starting to worry a wee bit.
I have confirmed a venue, date, and ONE store to donate clothes...

Things I must figure out this week:

- How many, if any parents are willing to volunteer to help

- How many models we are allowed, and get them signed up

- Should we have a theme? And if so, what should it be?

- Which stores will participate, and how many clothes they will donate
- Get stores on board to donate items for door prizes

I have a few things to do, to say the least.

Finally, I would like to conclude my TO DO rant with one final thing... the dreaded Christmas shopping. Yes, ladies and gentlement, I do agree that christmas is

The most wonderful time of the year

But the whole concept of shopping is a little nerve racking for me.

Is it because I don't know what to get?



Because I have not got two cents to rub together?

Because I want it to be special?

Most definitely because I want it to be special... but more than that I want it to be remembered. Its some steep criteria I've created for myself.

Anyways, back to work. Ciao for now!

the Beautiful Beginning

Day 1: The Beautiful Beginning

 

The Blog Inspired By Miss Tyler-Rae

I have started this blog as an ode of sorts, to all the things in this biiiiggg world that inspire me on a daily basis. Today, today... the beginning of my blogging career, is inspired by an amazing individual. This girl can write one hell of a blog. Ty, the Beautiful Beginning is inspired by you.

Visit this fantastic blog at typeacenlove.blogspot.com 

It's almost overwhelming, this first post. To think that people everywhere can be reading and keeping up with me... or worse, may not be. But this blog wasn't made to gain great ratings, or meet international bloggers. (However, these are both amazing perks) I have created this blog to rant, to rave, to praise, to condemn, and hopefully to inspire a few as well. So, I have heaps of homework to tackle right meow, and unfortunately this will be a freakishly short post, but I will be back!

Nighty night world :)

"The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be.
- Horace Bushnell"