Happy Holidays

Well I took a little break to get my wind back after the wedding and get through the holidays but now I feel rested and ready to get back into the Blogging grove. I note that in my absence Google has taken over Blogger, I am cool with that, personally I love Google and pretty much feel they can do no wrong.
I come to you this morning from the comfort of my living room, via Gil's new laptop which is my favorite new toy. It has also ended a lot of the computer wars in our house. we can both use computers at the same time with no need to share, Ahhh how decedent our life is. I am trying to clean up our living room today because it has been pretty much ransacked by Christmas. Brother Mike is coming over today to check out Gil's new toy (Guitar Hero II) and I want the house to be clean when he gets here. Gil says he always knows when my brother is coming over because the house smells like bleach. My brother is somewhat of a neat freak while my other brother, Stephen, and I are slobs. My house always looks like some kind of bomb went off. Gil is no neater then me, together our mess just compounds. What I really need is better storage, or less stuff, or a bigger house. but I am sure that a bigger house would just mean a bigger mess.

So married life is great. Actually it is very much like pre-married life but more safe feeling. I like it. I did have an awkward period of adjustment. I had a bit a of post wedding blues. at the time I didn't know that there was such a thing. I felt really guilty about feeling down after the wedding. It didn't make any sense to me. I didn't feel like I could talk about it. Then I mentioned it to a girlfriend of mine who was married a few years ago. She said that she had felt the same way. So I did an little poll among my married girl friends and almost all of them said the same thing, after the wedding was over there was a blah period, an anti-climatic feeling.
Knowing that so many other people had felt that way took the guilt away and then I really started to feel better.
Now I am looking forward to 2007. I am going back to weight Watchers so I can lose some more weight. I am going to finish the banister. Gil and I are going to have all kinds of adventures. I am REALLY looking forward to the coming year.

Now I have to finish cleaning before Big Brother gets here.

I will be back in less then 3 months I swear.

Old Married Lady

Well it happened, we tied the knot. It was the most wonderful day of my life to date. I am still riding the bliss train. I have lots of pictures and stories to share but I am at work at the moment so I don't have enough time. I just wanted to let everyone that I was still alive and deeply in love.
I am very much enjoying being Mrs. Gil. Life is good. Love is good.

2 Days!!!

2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!2 Days!!!

11 Days!!!!!!!

Oh god

I am having a moment right now of nearly full blown panic. Thinking about only having 19 days to do all the stuff that I feel needs to be done. There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day. I know that this panic is irrational. Theresa and Sara and Rena gave me a great pep talk yesterday about how it is jsut a party, and there is a part of my brain that understanda that however the larger part of my mind is just firing off left right and center. Guilt about my brothers and Gil's sister not being here because we changed the date it really wearing on me. I know that we did what was right for us but I still fell like we have disapointed people we love. Also I miss my mother more then I have in years. I am over tired and frustrated. The breaks are gone on the car so 3 weeks before the wedding we are going have to pour money that we REALLY don't have into fixing the car. This FGD car always seems to need something really major when our money is earmarked for something else. I feel like people think I am crazy or stupid or flakey for being so worried about this whole thing so I don't even really want to talk about it anymore. But I am scared. I have a constant butterfly in my chest. The only thing I am NOT scared about is marrying Gil. That part I know is going to turn out just fine. but the rest of it makes me want to cry.

More pics

Random pictures

I have been meaning to post some of these for a long time (think SNOW) so I am going to do it TODAY!!

Holy Sweet Jesus!

Man we are getting married in 28 days! If you want to know why I haven't been posting much now you know. Even the smallest of weddings seem to take so much time and energy to plan. and ours isn't all that small. not huge, but not small. 45 people, which is really just our good friends and family. Not even all our family, none of our siblings are able to make it because of the date change, which has been the source of MANY tears in the past week. I have become so emotional, even more then usual if you can picture that!
I feel like I have been living to shop recently. Man weddings are expensive. I can't even imagin if we were going for a BIG wedding. We went today to this cool wholesale place to buy flats of pop, it was wicked. It is the kind of place where shop owners go to get supplies. Also the prices were amazing. We have a tonne of booze and pop sitting in our basement now, it is very cool. We bought our wedding rings this week, that rocked and brought a LOT of tears to my eyes. I can't wait to have that ring on my finger.
Gil is down stairs right now making us some dinner on the BBQ. I am relaxing. I love relaxing. I had a massage today at the Interlude. It was so amazing. I feel so spoild. I am getting ready for a walk with Sara and then we are going up the hill tonight to drink "Laura Sunrise's" and relax some more.
Tomorrow is my shower which I am SOOOO excited for. I will fill you in with all the details later but now I have to go help Gil find masking tape.
Yeah!

the count down....

Well here we are, 41 days until the wedding. Everything is in full swing and I am starting to feel really good about everything. There was a while there I was starting to think that we had made a mistake in changing the date. Most crucially our decision meant that a few very key people were not going to be able to join us, like our siblings. That really sucks, and it plays on my mind a lot.
However I am looking forward to the event. I am really looking forward to a good party but most of all I am looking forward to being Gil's wife. Every day that goes by I find more reasons why I love him. He is such a good man. And he is mine.

I have not given up...

Although I have been very busy I have still be writitng. I have been trying things over at LiveJournal. While it does have some features I like a lot I think I still like it here better. I think I am going to switch back. If you want to catch up on what has been going on over there you can check it out at http://mmed.livejournal.com/

Now that I have writen on both today I really like Blogger a lot better. Maybe just because I know it better.
All right I'll be back to write more later but now it is time for breakfast! Woo!

What not to wear...

I love Hello Kitty, I mean really I am pretty much obsesed however when planning my wedding even I would not go this far! Or this! or even this! You I am starting to look down right normal!

Okay that is three posts in one day, I am going to bed!

Because Truth really is stranger then Fiction

I am still scratching my head over this one but it just keeps me going back to Fark for more.

A shout out to my Fab Big Brother!

My brother is SO cool and I wanted him to know it. Check out his WAY amazing shop which he owns and operates with his equally amazing partner Simon.

I love you guys!

Hola!

Well yesterday was weigh in day and I lost 3 more Lbs. For those of you who are following along at home that is a grand total of 22lbs. Needless to say I am pretty proud of myself. I would love to say it was an easy week and the pounds just flew off but I feel like I really worked for them this week. I had a tough weekend that included a total break down in the middle of the Superstore because I thought my sweetbaboo had left me (in reality he had gone to get something out of the freezer and was totally baffeld but sympathtic about my breakdown). Some days it is REALLY hard to not just eat what everyone else is eatting. It is hard to have to think before just chomping down. There are moments I HATE having to figure out how many points are in a meal 'cause I just want to eat and have it over with. However those times of frustration are totally out weighed (haha get it?!) by the sheer joy of seeing the pounds come off. I can wear clothes now I haven't worn in ages. I can actually see a change in my face and DAMN that feels good.
I am also starting to figure out my triggers. What drives me to the point where I just don't care what goes in my mouth. Of course stress but not all stress as it turns out and the more I understand that the easier this gets. Also being tired or too hungry which means I snack a LOT more on heathy stuff because once I am starving then I just break down.
Anyway enough about my weight...
In other news...
Wedding planning is getting into fuller swing. I had a little brunch-ish meeting with my girls on Sunday so I could get everyone on the same page. It was a little stressful. I am trying so hard not to be Bride-Zilla but I have very clear ideas what I want. I want to leave this wedding with the same # of girl friends that I went into it with. I know having little meetings might seem a little crazy but I am ALL about the communtication and the more they get to meet with each othe and with me the less everyone is guessing about when I want.
Well my lunch break is over and I have to get back to my desk.

The absent Meg

Sorry I have not been around much as of late but things have been crazy busy. So far I have lost a grand total of 19lbs at Weight Watchers. I am feeling great and have really started to notice some changes both in my body and in my spirit. I got a membership to a gym and I go 4-5 days a week. I have energy I only ever dreamed of having (except tonight when I am hot and tired) and for the first time in a long time I really believe that this is something I can do.
Not to mention the fact that we have a wedding coming up in 388 days and I have to get my ass in gear! I am having the first official meeting of the maids this weekend and am very excited. I want this to be a FUN process. I also want this to be a calm, relaxed and easy process. Basically I wnat everyone to do what I ask and make my life easy *giggle* but I promise not to be a Bride-zilla.
I am having a hard time finding a pattern for my dress. But I am just going to keep breathing thatis the only thing to do.
So I am sorry I haven't been around much but I will try and put in more of an effort. Now I am off to bed for an early night 'cause the gym just killed me today.

I HAVE LOST 17lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!

Well I can't dispute the facts, so far WW is working for me. As of this morning I have lost 12.6 lbs.
I mean holy shit!! I have lost a bag of potatoes! I have no idea from where, I don't really feel any different but I could fall down on the ground and kiss someone's feet with gratitude. I know that it will get harder, I know that there comes a point when you don't lose so much a week, I know that there will come plateau's and I will feel like quitting but for right this moment I am on top of the world. Gil has been so supportive, when I came out from being weighed this morning I cried. They were happy tears but I still bawled like a baby. I was sure last week was going to have beena fluke or a mistake and I was going to be jsut as heavy as that first night, as the night with Shannon when I stepped on the scale in my living room, but I was wrong. I always expect the worse from myself but Gil always see the good. He is such a gift to me. He is heading back to PEI this week and I know with him gone I will be tempted to eat out of boredom but I am not going to let myself. I like the high that I am getting from success and I don't want that to end. YAY ME!

YAY!!!!!!!!!

I lost 7lbs. my first week on weight watchers!! I am so stoked! I feel so great right now. YAY!

100 Things about Me- part 4

66. I am a procastinator! ;)

My beautiful ring!

100 Things about Me - Part 3

51. I have brown eyes.
52. I have recieved more compliments on my eyes then anything else.
53. I have no idea what is so nice about my eyes.
54. My mother and brothers have green eyes.
55. I ALWAYS wanted green eyes.
56. As a child both my Cabage Patch Kids had green eyes.
57. I still own both those dolls.
58. I am a pack rat.
59. I make a terrible blond, I just don't have the colouring for it.
60. I started colouring my hair at 15.
61. I look the best with the colour I was born with.
62. I think that is REALLY telling.
63. I think I may have already talked about my hair.
64. My memory is not what it once was.
65. I can remember being in my crib as a toddler.

100 things about me Part 2....

27. I actually like the taste of water.
28. I TRY to drink 2 lites of the H2O a day.
29. I fail more often then I suceed.
30. I had "special" water imported in from the UK.
31. I am in fact 31.
32. I will be 32 when I get married.
33. I can't wait for my ring to get here!
34. As of today we have 14 months until the big day.
35. I am scared that 14 months is not enough time to plan.
36. I am a drama queen.
37. I tend to start projects and not see them through.
38. That is my REAL fear about the wedding.
39. Today I went for an amazing walk.
40. Yesterday I joined Weight Watchers.
41. These are both things I am afraid I won't follow through on.
42. I had another brain freeze at 42.
43. I hate my neighbour hammering at 9 am on the weekends.
44. My mother was 44 when she died of breast cancer.
45. This is one of the leading reasons I NEED to lose weight.
46. I check my email WAY too often.
47. I watch too much tv.
48. TV is like food to me, it numbs.
49. I have too many grey hairs.
50. I am not a go grey gracefully kind of girl, I am just too lazy to colour it.

100 Things about Me

1. I stole this idea from Jerilyn who is WAY more creative then me.
2. I am currently eating my lunch at work.
3. I actually really like my job even though it is rather boring.
4. There are peas and carrots in my rice.
5. The peas and carrots are making me cry because they remind me of Shannon. And I am sad because this is her last day here.
6. I am worried I will never see my best friend again.
7. I am prone to worry about things with no basis in reality.
8. I have already run out of things to say about myself.
9. I just snuck another look at Jerilyn's to see what she talked about.
10. I have the hiccups
11. I have recently been trying to drink 2 liters of water a day
12. Today I am having a hard time with that.
13. What I really want to drink right now is a glass of red wine.
14. My favorite wine at the moment is the Sheraz by Yellow Tail.
15. I do not really like white wine.
16.I am very over weight.
17. I plan on starting Weight Watchers next week.
18. Secretly I don't believe I have the will power to lose weight.
19. I want to lose the weight soI can be a beautiful bride.
20. I recently became engaged.
21. I proposed!
22. I want and am getting a ring even though I popped the question
23. My hiccups are gone.
24. I don't plan on wearing a white dress
25. Secretly I do care about what people think about me not wearing a white dress.
26. My lunch break is over.

NEWS FLASH!!

Oh my god I am FAT! I am not chubby, I am not pleasently plump. I am a freaking heffer!
Last night Shannon and I were talking about ways we could get healthier and then it turned into how much do we weigh so I went up and took the bathroom scale out of its secret hiding place and HOLY SHIT I AM FAT. I have certainly blown passed my hightest weight. And so with that in mind I dived face first into a bucket of KFC chicken. And then I cried for the rest of the night. And now here I am. and I am saying I can't do this any more. I can't live like this. Seriously can't live, I am going to start (?) to have seriouse health problems soon if I don't shed some of this weight. I hate the way I look and I hate the way I feel and I don't want to hate myself.
Step # 1 is weight watchers. I don't care how much money it is, my body it worth it. I can't do this on my own, I know I can't so it is time to get real about getting help.
Step # 2 will be to find some form of exercise I don't hate. Ahhh I have to do it but it will not be easy. I AM LAZY!
Anyway I am starting to cry again and that is just not cool at work so i am going to go find a WW recipe for dinner tonight. I will talk about this more later. BEWARE

Missy O!

The Quiet House

Shannon, Damon and Olivia are visiting friends in Truro this weekend and the house is SO quiet. Actually it is too quiet. I miss them. It makes me remember they are going to be gone in 5 days and that makes me SO unhappy. Itis hard to share your living space with people for a long time but I LOVE having The Foxes here. I love the noise of Olivia and the banter from Damon and most of all I love having Shannon SO close. I am afraid that when she goes back to Australia I won't see her nay more. I don't know if I will ever get down there. I don't know if she will ever come back to visit. It is a LOT of money to fly half way around the world. Very few people can afford that. Anyway I am freaking out because that is what I do.

A really nice thing happened yesterday that I thought I should tell people about. After we dropped the Foxes off at the mountain we were driving towards home, we hadn't gotten very far when I started to see swiming back dots in front of my eyes and I felt very faint. Thankgoodness I was sitting down. Anyway I decided that what I needed was juice so we stopped at the first store we came to which happened to be this place. But unfortunetly they were closed. However the man who owns it (works there?) saw us try the door and head back to our car and came out to ask us if we needed something. I told him I was just looking for juice and it was no big deal and he invited us to come in and get our drinks anyway even though they had been closed for half an hour. NOW that is sweet! Needless to say we will be going back there any time we are in the area.

Long Couple of Days

Well the weekend is over, and as expected it was very hard. The is a helplessness that grief brings because You CAN NOT make a person feel better about losing a loved one, especailly a parent. You have to just let them be in pain and try and anticipate what they might want/need you to do. I have known Shannon 16 years and I think I have gotten pretty good at that part but it is not any easier watching her suffer. Her pain is so open and raw it is palpable and I want to make her better but I can't.
Today I am in a down mood myself despite a pretty good sleep last night (Yay Olivia slept through the night!!) but the weather and mood in the office are making me draggy. And for no good reason I am exhausted. Gil is leaving to go BACK to PEI tomorrow and I am not at all looking forward to that. As much as I love having the bed to myself once and a while I miss him wickedly while he is gone. And lately things have been so amazing for us. I feel everyday more connected to him. He has been a ROCK in our home taking care of everyones needs and me most of all. And watching him with Missy O makes me long even more for children, that man is going to be the BEST daddy.
Well I had better get back to work, I am actually falling asleep here at the computer and that is NOT cool. I have no idea why I am so tired today after getting a decent amount of sleep last night but my eyes and limbs feel so heavy it is crazy!

Update...

Well Shannon is home. I can't believe she is here despite the fact that she is living (temporarily) in my spare room with he husband and amazing child. She is remarkably held together, despite her grief and sheer exhuation she is really a rock. Rolly's obituary was in todays paper and I cried like a baby when I read it. I don't know how things will be Friday and Saturday but I am prepared. I love Shannon and want to do whatever I can to help her through this.

I hope we can gather the old gang together for an evening, it will be so nice to see everyone together again.
I can't talk more I have to get back to work.
please send out love and good thoughts to Shannon and her family.

Sad News, Not So Sad News and Good News

The sad news...
This past Monday the world lost a very kind man. Rolly Ashe was an amazing human being and among other things he was the father of my best friend Shannon. He always smiled, even when he was chauffeuring a car load of teenage girls around in the wee hours. There was always room at his table for an extra mouth to feed over the holidays, and he always made sure the stuffing didn't have any killed oysters in it if I was coming to dinner. He taught me that wonton soup is much better then chicken noodle when you have a cold. That vanilla ice cream could be used in coffee when you are out of milk.He introduced "Fred!" "Mrs.Who?" and "Jump you silly bitch!" into my common vernacular. He raised three amazing children and helped to raise many many more. I never saw without a smile on his face even during the toughest times. He was a great great man and I will miss him very much.

The not so sad news...
For the first time in 31 years I have an ear infection. This sore throat and ear thing has been driving me crazy for a week so last night I went to the doctor and she said that I was infected, EWWW! So now I am taking some meds and every thing will be better soon, THANK GOD.

The good News...
Well if every dark cloud has a silver lining this is Platinum, because her father passed away Shannon is coming home!! It is only a visit but I can't wait to see her!! I am so excited. I will finally get to meet Missy O and give Shannon a million hugs. They are going to stay at our place for a few days. I am beyond happy to see her. I am just sad it had to be for such a sad reason.

It's not throat cancer!

As it turns out 3 of the 6 of us in my office are all sick with the same thing (me and the two bosses) so at least I know it is not throat cancer or some mystery illness that came from space. I will tell you it is not pleasent whatever it is. The weekend would have be MUCH better without that added ickness. Although we did have a lovely night on Saturday at T&J's and a great Cora's brunch with John and Aimee on Sunday morning. But I could use some more sleep.
Anyway back to work.

But I felt FINE yesterday!!!

Somehow during the evening yesterday I got sick. I refuse to believe it can happen so quickly or so easily!! I felt fine yesterday, a little tired but nothing crazy. Then we went to visit a friend of Gil's. They smoke and they are also in the process of some serious renovations. A little while after we were there my throat started to tickel, I figured it was the dust and smoke. By the time we left I was in full on ache mode. Then I woke up this morning and I am SICK!! Dammit I hate being sick. I can't have a sore throat, I talk on the phone ALL day. I refuse to give into this vile bug! HEAR THAT?? I REFUSE!!!! Dammit even typing that made me tired. I have a feeling that this will be an in bed weekend. I am sure if I can just get some quality rest I will be fine.
Anyway this day is really dragging. I don't want to be here today. Don't get me wrong but I am tired. I just want to be in my bed. That makes the day long. I think we are suppoesed to game at Mike's tonight but I think I am going to have to beg out. I haven't had a good night sleep in so long. We were out every evening this week. I haven't really been in bed before midnight. I think that I am exhausted. End of story.
Everyone here is running around like a nut getting ready for the trade show, I don't have the energy to be a nut so they think I am really calm, it is funny.
Well back to the desk.
oh yeah my benifits came through yesterday, I feel so grown up now.

Why can't we live like Hippos and Turtles?

Want to read a story that will warm your heart? Okay go here. Thank you to my wonderful Fiance for sending that to me on a cold glum day to cheer me up. If only the rest of the world could be so loving and good.
It is cold and crappy here today, we even had a bit of snow last night. I am SO ready for some good, warm weather. I saw a crew building the garden center at the Superstore up the road from us and my first thought was "WOOT garden!" my second thought was "It is WAY to cold to garden" and my third thought was " YAY I am not going back to the garden center this year!" Although I must confess that I am sad not to be working with Sara or Theresa. It is the end of an era. A cold, wet, aching era. Thank gos for my nice worm desk job. Which I should be getting back to before Wanda's head explodes. We are getting ready for a trade show next week and stressing is running high, for everyone but me. I am totally chilled and looking FORWARD to the trade show. I am sure I will learn to hate them in the future but this is my first one so YAY!

Adventures in Aimee land and other fun stuff

Well my dear friend Aimee certainly knows how to keep me on my toes, yesterday she decided to get her self involved in some live action bumper cars and nearly scared me to death. Everyone will be pleased to hear that she is fine and short of some very tender areas (like everything between her head and her toes) she is just fine. Too bad her poor little car didn't fair so well. Lets all cross our fingers that the damage is fixable and she doesn't end up having to write off the car altogher. Luckily (??) the fault was totally the other drive and he happened to be a courier for a VERY LARGE multinational company and will be paying for everything.
All things told things turned out okay and leave it to Aimee to make the ER a fun place to hang out.

I have noticed a certain funny thing happens when you tell people you are gettting married. everyone is over joyed and full of well wishes, this lasts for about 3 minuts and then (for the most part) the opinions start. Why did you pick THAT date? Why are you getting married THERE? Why don't you...? You know what you SHOULD do....? Oh can't possibly...
I know that this is well meaning, and I am sure every bride since Eve has endured the same treatment HOWEVER.. that does not mean I have to like it. Gil and I are pretty pig headed people, we know what we like, we know what we want, ( we know what we can afford) and we want this to be a celebration about US. At the end of the day it is not going to really matter whay colour the brides maides wore, if I carried roses or dandylions, if we got married in a cow pasture on in the Popes private throne room we want to have a good party. We want to show the whole world how much we adore each other and have a celebration as wonderful and unique as we are. The wedding is one day, our marriage is forever.

and that's all I have to say about that.

The News!

Well boys and girls now that everyone who needed to be told face to face know, I can tell you you

WE ARE GETTING HITCHED!

That's right, my sweet baboo and I are finally going to take that long walk down the aisle, and what a fun event we are planning! For more details visit us here and stay tuned for lots of crazy updates!

Absent

I know I have been absent for the past few weeks and trust me I have a VERY good reason but I can't tell you just yet. I hate having a secret but it is just a few more days and then I can spill all the beans. I have to go right now before I type more then I should.

Love ya!

AH!!

What childhood toy from the 80s are you?

You're My Little Pony!! Sweet and innocent and happy, you make people want to spew burrito chunks. Even a Care Bear could kick your ass.
Take this quiz!








Quizilla |
Join

| Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code

RIP Lunch 2005-2006

My little white buddy!

It is not a good week to be a pet of mine, Lunch died last night. It seems like he just went to sleep and never got up. I know he was only a hamster but I am feeling pretty gutted. I like him a lot. I am not getting any more pets for a LONG time. I am just going to enjoy the cat and the fish I have and that wil be that

The Big Flush

This morning started with a brief memorial service for our Clown Loach Jake.
We hadn't had him for very long so I was not totally broken hearted but it does suck nonetheless. I liked him, he had character, plus we just got him and he cost like $10. ahh I guess love DOES have a price tag. I think that he caught the business end of some Gourami rage. He seems so passive but secretly he is a stoned cold killer. He is like that quiet guy next door who seems so nice and normal and then turns out to be feeding the neighbourhoon chili made with Joe Smith down the block. Anyway he is old and cranky and I Jake the loach was pretty slow so I think that he got bullied to death. The Head light Tail Lights or whatever their fancy latin name is) are doing fine but they are spry and they can out swim Gourami with one fin tired behind their backs, No I did NOT try this, no I will NOT try this so don't even ask, do you know how hard it would be to tie up a fish, well pretty dang hard I bet. Anyway lunch break is almost over I should get back to my desk.

The Good Ol' Days....

The past day or so I have been hearing ALL kinds of music from the late 80's early 90's and it has me all nostalgic to my early teens. My brain is waxing poetic about my first boy friend, the guy who set the tone for my bad boy years a guy named Timmy Douglas who I got in HEAPS of trouble with. He looked like River Phoenix in his Stand By Me days and I thought the sun rose and set on him. To this day I wonder where his is and what he did with his life, I heard a rumor a few years ago he was in jail and I hope it isn't so. I saw the video to Tiffany's I think we're alone now last night and it brought me right back to that summer, I was 13 and on top of the world. It is funny how at the time you think that you will never love another person so much, or that your life will ALWAYS be like it is. I never pictured myself here and yet here I am. Happy and in love and all grown up. I still think I might make a nice 80's/90's play list this weekend and spend some time getting in touch with my inner teenager.

Well last weekend was just packed with over indulgences. We went up The Hill to T&J's Friday, Saturday AND Sunday. We drank good wine, some beautiful summer looking vodka drinks with umbrellas, Gil had his first taste of Margaritas. Not to mention all the lovely food. Cheese and bread and fruit. Sara brought an amazing fruit plate and I had my first bite of Prickly Pear. It was okay but nothing that knocked my boots off. Due stories like this one, we have been eating bananas like mad. Although todays lunch had mango and peach for a change of pace. God I love fresh fruit. Gil and I have been talking about a new fruit every pay period. We shall see.
So since I am on my lunch break at work now would be a good time to mention that I have been offered a full time, permanant position here. Of course I excepted. So a great weight has been lifted from me. I don't have to start looking for work, I am thinking that this is some place I can stay settled for a good long time. Permanant status means that I have health benifits and paid vacation time. It feels good, secure, grown up. Because my postion in the company deals with a large french speaking base I am going to be taking a french course in April. Gil said he would take it with me so I have someone to practice with. That should be a world of fun. Also work said that they would pay for the course (if I pass) which is tres good for me.
My break is almost over and my teeth need brushing so I must be off, but I will catch up more later.
Next issue: I make dinner for my older Brother, this should be funny!

Beware strange mood...

I woke up from a dream that I was having to be in a bad mood. I am not really angry so much as... moody, yeah I guess that is it. Angst. It's like being 17 again. I don't like that. last night was odd, I was in a terrible mood and it made me snappish and cranky with Gil so we argued pretty much all night, then we went up to T&J's to celebrate the birth of J and things were fine, we drank we laughed all in all good time, but then we came home and just started to fight again. We both went to bed mad and I HATE that. My week has really been all over the board with highs and lows but fighting with Gil is a huge low, I don't enjoy it at all and I KNOW it is my fault because I was taking my strees out on him. Before we got into it last night I was tired and hungry and UBER stressed about a family situation and I just took it all out on him which is SO unfair I know. I have also been stressed about work (end of three month probabtion will I stay or will I go?? You be the judge) and really "homesick" for London and my brother who I miss desperatly. It has been a moody sulky week and suppose Gil and only be expected to put up with so much.
Speaking of London I have been reading this neat blog all week, thanks to my brother. It makes me want to go for a good fry up but I don't know anywhere around here where you can get a decent English fry up, I shall investigate further. I find the whole idea of this site inpiring and now I want to eat food and take pictures for you to see. Here we have chili by Theresa!
Next we have what ever Gil and I eat today, get used to it, i am on a kick it may last a day a week or a month.
Anyway I am off to hunt for food and graze the internet.

Things that make me MAD!

Things like this!
And shit like THIS !

It makes me want to give up on humanity and go live deep in the woods somewhere. I am cranky with the world today, over tired and sullen, yeah that is me. But on a high note Gil is home and I am going to see him in ONE HOUR!! WOOT. Yeah Fridays are nice when your baby comes home.

I feel disjointed and out of touch with this space and time. I need to wake up in my OWN universe.
Does this make sense to YOU? Are you one of us?

Smell ya later!

Red Dye #6

NEW BED!

Feet!

Too much coffee man!

Picture Time!

Lunch RULES the WORLD!





Friends at work!







Plants!

SO True!

You Are a Peacemaker Soul

You strive to please others and compromise anyway you can. War or conflict bothers you, and you would do anything to keep the peace. You are a good mediator and a true negotiator. Sometimes you do too much, trying so hard to make people happy. While you keep the peace, you tend to be secretly judgmental. You lose respect for people who don't like to both give and take. On the flip side, you've got a graet sense of humor and wit. You're always dimplomatic and able to give good advice. Souls you are most compatible with: Warrior Soul, Hunter Soul and Visionary Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

Funny!

You Are a Schoolgirl!

You're not quite as wild as a "kogyaru", but with your short plaid skirt and silly white socks, you're still a sexual fetish object. You can usually be seen hanging out in the girly section of the video game places, collecting photobooth stickers of you and your friends. You may not be as innocent as you look. Did those vending machine panties once belong to you?

What's Your Japanese Subculture?

Oddness

This is just weird.

Seacrest out.

Thoughts...

Sneaking a little net time on my lunch break to say Hi, so HI! Things in the land of the Queen are pretty boring, I have this stinking cold that won't go away. I actually took a second sick day on Tuesday (oh the guilt! I can't even being to tell you.) I took a lot of pictures from my sick bed, the poor cat had to endure yet another "mummy's bored" photo session. Maybe I will post some of those pics later. Gil, who is also sick with the same cold, is in PEI again and while I do miss him and am feeling bad for him being sick in a place that is not home, I am happy(ish) that I have the bed to myself. We are not meant to be sick at the same time, it is just not good, I WAY too selfish to share my self. I want to hog the bed and be waited on. When both people are sick there are two sets of gross noises, two people tossing in the bed and NO one wants to go to the store and buy OJ and chicken noodle soup. Yesterday I forgot that Gil was heading back to the Island and I did not bring my keys with me to work so I was locked out until I got ahold of the landlords. Thank goodness for James and Theresa who took me in like the stray I am. It was actually a very enjoyable evening with Pizza and good conversation, as is always the case when Theresa, James and Rena are concerned. Speaking of which I had the most amazing night on Monday. I was invited to the Moir home to watch coverage of the election and I have to say it was one of the best evening I have spent in recent memory. Of course I was disappointed with the results but I feel like I learned more sitting in that livingroom then I did in years. These people are SO smart, driven and passionate. Mix that all with kind and down to earth with good taste is wine and they are pretty much perfect. I guess that is why I like them so much.
As for the actual election results I am not going to rant about that now. I don't like Steven Harper but it could be a lot worse, they could have a majority government and they don't. What's done is done, now it is time for the Liberal party to find a leader who can really LEAD, a juggernaught, a force to be reckoned with. Gives us a couple of years to re-group and we will be back. I have faith. Anyway I must get back to work. YAY.

HA! For once one of these things worked!

You Belong in London

A little old fashioned, and a little modern. A little traditional, and a little bit punk rock. A unique woman like you needs a city that offers everything. No wonder you and London will get along so well.

What City Do You Belong In?

Ummmmm I don't think so!

Your Nail Polish Color is Black

How you're unique: There's nothing about you that isn't unique Why your style rocks: You are a total indie chick... and you can pull it off What this color says about you: "I'm a trendsetter and don't care what anyone else is doing!"

What Color Nail Polish Best Fits You?

Another Quiz, what can I say I am bored.

1. What color are your kitchen plates? White with lovely pink floral. They look very grown up, a whole matching set. They came from Susan K. as house warming gift at the last house.

2. What book are you reading now? Catholicism For Dummies. At the moment it is all comsuming.

3. What's on your mouse pad? Some NHL stuff, I have NO idea where it came from.

4. What's your favorite board game? Trivial Pursuit

5. Favorite magazine? I love magazines. Martha is always fun, anything about home decor.

6. Favorite smell? Baking Bread, Gil right after he shaves, Honey I washed the Kids.

7. Least favorite smell? Cat box.

8. What's the first thing you think of when you wake in the morning? "what the hell is that cat doing??"

9. Favorite color? Pink.

10. Least favorite color? I am not sure, I really like colour a lot. When I was a child I hated the colour yellow.

11. How many rings before you answer the phone? Usually less then 3.

12. Future children's names? Adrian/Leone, .

13. What's your goal in life? To be a mother, and hopefully a good one. To write a book.

14. Favorite actor? John Spencer, Johnny Depp

15. Favorite actress? Allison Janney of West Wing Fame

16. Favorite non alcoholic drink? Ginger Ale or ice water.

17. If you could meet anyone, dead or alive, who would it be? I would like to have a long tea and chat with my Mom.

18. If you were stranded on a deserted island, who would you want with you? Gil for sure, I doubt anyone else could keep me sane. At least I would be laughing and he wouldn't care I couldn't shave my legs!

19. How many brothers and sisters do you have? I have a blended family (oh so PC of me) I have more brothers and sisters then I can count.

20. Favorite alcoholic drink? Oh the Grasshopper. Thank you so much my darling Sara for the intorduction.

21. What is your sign and birthday? Capricorn, me and ol' JC. January 4th

22. Do you eat the stems of broccoli? oh yummy yes.

23. If you could have any job what would it be? Personal shopper, or own my own bookstore.

24. If you could have any color hair what would it be? it has been so many colours I don't know, it is hard to pick a different colour because of my complexion.

25. Is the glass half full or half empty? way full!!

26. Favorite movie? Oh dang this question always stumps me, movies say a lot about a person. right at the moment i am on a Finding Nemo kick. That is good solid non thinking fun.

27. Do you type with the right fingers on the right keys? most of the time.

28. What's under your bed? nothing since we stuck the box spring on the floor, a la college flop house.

29. What is your favorite number? 4.

30. What is your favorite food? Oh I love lood, I love all kinds of food. At this moment I am totally craving indian so I think that my judment is coloured by that.

31. What is your single biggest fear? That I will be a terrible parent.

32. Person(s) most likely to respond? no one. This is a blog thing not email.

33. Who is least likely to respond? same as above.

34. Favorite CD? again so HARD, however in a crunch I would say if we are talking about a CD that I love EVERY SIGLE song on and could listen every day for a month and not get bored then I would say Fearless by Francis Dunnery.

35. Favorite TV show? West Wing

36. Ketchup or mustard? ketchup. ON EVERYTHING!

37. Hamburgers or Hot dogs? hotdogs with ketchup & onions.

38. Favorite soft drink? Canada DryGinger Ale.

39. The best place you have ever been? Petite Cap.

40. What screen saver is on your computer right now? I don't.

41. Burger King or McDonald's? Burger King. But Wendy's if I have the choice.

42. Favorite pet? Ozzy my evil but oh so cute fluffy ball of rage.

Chocolate Tube Socks and A Newfie on Speed

Sometimes you just hear things wrong! You remember the telephone game from when you were a kid? Well I hear things mixed up like that all the time, I think that there is a bad connection somewhere between my ears and my brain. No wonder people think I am so weird. Anyway the chocolate tube socks almost made me piss my pants last night, which I have to say was the high light of my otherwise crappy headache day yesterday. I actually called in sick for the first time at new job and I feel so bad for doing it but I just was not getting out of bed yesterday. I hope that is my last sick day for a long time. I like this job and don't want to mess it up with sickness or with evil winter blues, but more on that later. For now I better get back to my desk, break time is just about over.

Three Things.... thanks Amanda K for sending this to me!

3 names I go by:
1. Meghan
2. Meggy
3. Miss Meghead

3 screen names I've had:
1. nut_meg
2. HanMeg
3. Pawdy

3 physical things I like about myself:
1. My eyes
2. My nose
3. My teeth

3 parts of my heritage:
1. Scotish
2. English
3. Native

3 things I am wearing right now:
1. Comfy jeans
2. black velvet panties (friday 13th spooky)
3. electric blue Hello Kitty socks

3 favorite bands/musical artists:
1. Jann Arden
2. Francis Dunnery
3. John Prine

3 favorite songs:
1. Marry Me-Amanda Marshall
2. I am trying to pick a Jann Arden song but there are too many
3. Good Life- Francis Dunnery

3 things I want in a relationship:
1. Trust
2. Laughter
3. Peace

3 physical things about the preferred sex that appeal to me
1. Eyes
2. Shoulders
3. Hands

3 favorite hobbies:
1. Geeking with my friends
2. Reading
3. Watching good movies/TV

3 Things I want to do badly right now:
1. Hear Gil walk through the front door
2. Go someplace really warm
3. Eat some good comfort food

3 things that scare me:
1. Failure
2. Lonliness
3. June Bugs

3 of my everyday essentials:
1. Flax seeds
2. A shower
3. Music

3 Careers you have considered or are considering:
1. Police Officer
2. Social Worker
3. Writer

3 places you want to go on vacation:
1. Thailand
2. Bahamas
3. Australia

3 kids' names you like:
1. Bridget
2. Gregory
3. Adrian

3 things you want to do before you die:
1. Get a drivers licence
2. be happy in a bathing suite
3. have a baby

3 ways I am stereotypically a boy:
1. I roll over and go to sleep
2. I burp like a man
3. I don't like to read directions

3 ways I am stereotypically a girl:
1. I LOVE pink
2. I need a lot of attention
3. I cry a LOT during movies, tv,songs you name it it will make me cry

3 celeb crushes:
1. Brad Pitt
2. Brandon Flowers
3. Owen Wilson

A little Firday the 13th fun...

Me!

Your Superhero Profile

Your Superhero Name is The Gold Weirdo Your Superpower is Invisibility Your Weakness is Atomic Explosions Your Weapon is Your Fire Rocket Your Mode of Transportation is Snowshoes

What's your Superhero Name?

Ahh yes that is the way to start the day. Now I better get going before I miss my bus. Have I mentioned how much I HATE the bus? Well I will but not right now.

Weird shit on the Internet....

Some stuff is just so fucked up! Like this!
I mean REALLY? Who has the time to come up with this stuff? Mind you I think it is totally funny and I laughed my ass off (ha! If only.)

Your Birthdate: January 4

You have an extraordinary character - moral, responsible, and disciplined. Your sincerely and honesty shine through in almost every situation. Driven and focused, you rarely let your emotions get the better of you. You're level headed and rational. People count on your to look at things objectively. Your strength: Your unwavering loyalty and ethics Your weakness: Your rock solid stubbornness Your power color: Navy blue Your power symbol: Shield Your power month: April

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

If this is true I was totally born on the worng day.

More things I love.

1. This is some of the best stuff on TV. Gil and I own the first 5 seasons on DVD and we could(and have) watched them over and over. I was so sad when I heard John Spencer died, he was a good man and a great actor.
2. More great TV! NUMB3RS is another show Gil and I love to watch together. Although I confess I have been watching it without him this week while he has been away. It is part of my program of unpacking the computer room. What is truly wonderful is that the 'hero' of this show is a total math geek. We love anything that honours the geek for the geek shall inherit the earth.
3. The last time Gil went away for a long time I ate terribly, but this time thanks to these guys I am eating like the Queen I am! I swear I could eat something from there every night, in fact maybe I will.

Hmm that is it for now, but I love LOTS of stuff so stay tuned.

Todays Top 5 Best Things Ever...

1. Yummy and good for you! It is cold and flu season, I am trying to avoid it at all costs.
2. This tea! As I said, cold and flu season, and why shouldn't what makes us strong and healthy taste good too?
3. Flannel bed sheets. Oh crawling into bed in so nice in the winter when you have lovely, warm CLEAN bed sheets waiting for you.
4. This AWSOME alarm clock my sister got me for christmas. I love going to bed at night and setting my alarm now. Thanks Sis.
5.This great book Gil got me for Christmas. As a student of Religious Studies I can tell you that this is one of the best books I have ever read on Catholicism. It is very informative, not to mention some parts are laugh out loud funny.

Now I am off to my comfy bed with my tea and my book. Talk to you all soon.

Monday Blues... a compilation by Meghan

I am without a Gilly tonight and the house feels big and quiet. I am not stressed or sad about him being away like I was before Christmas. I just wish he were here to go to bed with. I feel like I got a lot done tonight. The spare room/computer room actually looks something like a room now. I think I can probably finish it tomorrow night. I can't believe how many books we own. It is positivly obscene. No wonder moving was such a pain in the ass! I swear I would be happy to never move again. If only I could tear down the plaster walls and put up ones that were easier to hang things up on. Oh well i will find a way to have my way with these walls. I should post some pictures soon but I am waiting for the house to not look so gross. Can you believe I am still in boxes?? I really bailed on the unpacking process I confess. But I am feeling pretty good now I am on a roll as long as I can keep with it.
Well this is short and sweet, I am exhausted and think that 10:30 is a perfectly respectable bed time (oh how the times have changed)
I swear I will post some christmas/birthday pictures this week.
Night night....

Why this weekend sucked .. a story by Meghan

First I was carrying a plant, then I got an ouch. This THIS happened. And that is why my weekend sucked.
The End.

Longest work day ever...

It is a good thing that I do like my job so much because this is one of those days where a person might quit a sucky job. Having been so spoiled by the Christmas (oops I mean Holiday ... wait no I don't I mean Christmas dammit!!) break this week became very long today. It has been weeks since I worked a full day on a Friday abd even being in my omfy jeans could not make this day go by faster. I know that there are good things happening this weekend so it makes waiting so much harder. Tonight we are playing Imperium at our place and I plan on drinking a whole lot of Grasshoppers. Tomorrow I have a few errands to run but Gil and I have declared it West Wing Day and we are going to curl up in our PJ's and watch the West Wing all afternoon. We are also talking about catching a film. And then Sunday is D&D with the T&J Gang and maybe belly dancing with my sister. Maybe.
Anyway my break is almost over, I am just trying to make the time crawl a little faster. Woot!

For the TRUE Hello Kitty Fan Girl

WOH! That is so cool, or maybe a little creepy!

Life Ain't Easy for a Boy Named Sue...

Hanging out at Gil's office! Wooo fun times! I had a great day at work today, I love my job. I am so glad I took this one, it was SO the right choice for me.
Now for those who don't know yesterday was my 31st birthday. "How can that be?" you say. How can I possibly be 31 years old. Well I have been asking myself the same question. I certainly don't FEEL 31. I have been thinking about it all day and I think I know what is going on. 31 just isn't the same age it used to be. I feel great. I feel like life is starting to really come together for me and that I still have SO much to do. I feel like I am right where I should be.
Yesterday was a totally amazing day and I have LOTS of pictures to share but they are at home and I am not. (Oh and I can share pictures because Santa got me an AMAZING new camera for Christmas.)
Gil was supposed to be out of the Province on my Bday but my luck changed and he got to stay home so I got to wake up next to him! YAY! Then I had a great day at work where they got me a cake! A pink cake with NO chocolate, and it had candles. And there were noise makers and a pink/purple unicorn card! It is like in a month they know how silly and girly and fun I am. I felt more apart of team there then I felt in all the time I was at Zellers.
After work Gil took me to get some supplies and then I went home and cleaned up a bit, then Sara, Theresa, Rena, Aimee and my Sister plus Gil and Me ordered Chinese from Frans (THE best Chinese EVER) and we hung out in our living room, ate a TONE of food and just chilled. It was so awsome. It was the birthday ever. No stress at all. SO NICE. Also I got a bunch of good loot including some beautiful candles, 3 new house plants, Lush stuff, slippers that have grippy bottoms so I won't take anymore trips down the stairs on my ass, and a super sweet memory card for my new camera from Gil who SHOULD NOT have brought me such an awsome gift after laying out all that cash for my girls and I to have Chinese, but he is just a giver. I hope he knows how VERY greatful I am that he takes such good care of me and ALWAYS goes above and beyond for me. GOD he is an awsome man. I am the luckiest girl in the world.
Well it must be almost time to go home so i am going to sign off. I will post pictures later.

How old is your Inner Child?

How Old is Your Inner Child?

My inner child is six years old!

Look what I can do! I can walk, I can run, I can read! I like to do stuff, and there's a whole big world out there to do it in. Just so long as I can take my blankie and my Mommy and my three best friends with me, of course.
Take this quiz!








Quizilla |
Join

| Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code

2006-The Year of the Meg

Well the holidays were interesting. About 30 seconds after completing my last blog entry I headed down to make a pot of tea as planned howeverI slipped and too all 15 hardwood stairs on my ass.

The result was that I could not sit for most of Christmas vacation. This picture was taken one week later when most of the bruise had finally set. Let me just tell you that the 4 hour drive to NB on Christmas day was NOT that much fun. However the stay in NB was awsome. We stayed in our PJ's the whole time. Gil and I both read a book each in one afternoon. Gil's dad fed us like we were royalty. It was wonderful! Christmas Eve Day and Christmas Day apart from the massive pain in my bottom were okay but so busy it felt like we didn't really get a chance to enjoy it. We have decided that next year we are going to have a big open house on the 23rd. People can drop by our place and have some food and get their gifties but then on the 24th we are going to drive to NB and spend all of Christmas with Gil's parents. So far we have never woken up with them on Christmas day and I think it is time we do.
The days since Christmas have been ablur of visiting and good food. I did work two days andn by work I mean hang out at the office. Friday I went to the doctor and she told me that the bruise INSIDE was worse then the one I could see and that it went all the way up to my pelvis but the good news is it was going to feel better evenetually. :) Friday Gil and I also hit the boxing day sales and we made out like bandits. We actually bought a artifical tree for a song because I/we decided not to ever go through the Christmas tree song and dance hell ever again. Every year we have a problem with the tree and this year it actually drove me to drink, so we said "NEVER AGAIN!" We also bought new lamps and some organizational help. Not to mention some fun stuff.
Friday night Gil and I exchanged Christmas gifts (we decided to wait a while for that because Christmas was just too busy.) Then we went over and enjoyed a wonderful ham dinner with Tina, Aimee and John. The rest of the weekend has been a blur of visiting, food and gaming.
Speaking of which I should get going because I have both visiting and gaming to do today. it is so hard to believe that tomorow morning I have to get up and go to the office. Oh well it will be a short week, broken up by my birthday. Gil will be away again but I am sure the week will fly by.
Happy 2006 to everyone I love.