Thursday, January 28, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Birthday Treats!
I've mentioned a few times how much I love my birthday. I know it's lame, but I really do. It's the only day dedicated to you - even when it's not.
This year, I was a lucky duck and received a plethora of birthday treats.
First, Andi and Ron flew up from Edmo to help ease my aging-related sorrows. We wandered around the city on Saturday, went to an Edmonton bar for lunch and the game and basically walked our asses off. Oh, we saw the Main Press Centre and heard many a foreign accent ... the Games are gonna be good.
I digress.
The evening was supposed to be ... normal. Sarin had offered up her place for a gathering - I was thinking a pizza party, with booze and treats, and that would be that.
That wasn't that at all!
My Vancouver bitches blew me away.
Priscilla, Sarin and Mariel had put together one hell of a party actually. Complete with Justin Timberlake cake (I think I yelped when it came out), grown-up Twister (no nudity), theme, jello shooters, background images, ambient lighting, music, chicken & waffles, fondue ...
The list goes on and on.
And the best part: I had no fucking clue.
I LOVE surprises.
They are just oodles of fun - unless they're bad surprises, then, well, they aren't fun at all.
Anyways. Team Vancouver really caught me off guard.
So my 29th year started off really great - I felt very special.
Also, a chick in the bathroom at work was shocked when I told her my age. So, I'm totally ok with 29.
I'm totally ok with 29. I'm totally ok with 29. I'm totally ok with 29.
This year, I was a lucky duck and received a plethora of birthday treats.
First, Andi and Ron flew up from Edmo to help ease my aging-related sorrows. We wandered around the city on Saturday, went to an Edmonton bar for lunch and the game and basically walked our asses off. Oh, we saw the Main Press Centre and heard many a foreign accent ... the Games are gonna be good.
I digress.
The evening was supposed to be ... normal. Sarin had offered up her place for a gathering - I was thinking a pizza party, with booze and treats, and that would be that.
That wasn't that at all!
My Vancouver bitches blew me away.
Priscilla, Sarin and Mariel had put together one hell of a party actually. Complete with Justin Timberlake cake (I think I yelped when it came out), grown-up Twister (no nudity), theme, jello shooters, background images, ambient lighting, music, chicken & waffles, fondue ...
The list goes on and on.
And the best part: I had no fucking clue.
I LOVE surprises.
They are just oodles of fun - unless they're bad surprises, then, well, they aren't fun at all.
Anyways. Team Vancouver really caught me off guard.
So my 29th year started off really great - I felt very special.
Also, a chick in the bathroom at work was shocked when I told her my age. So, I'm totally ok with 29.
I'm totally ok with 29. I'm totally ok with 29. I'm totally ok with 29.
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Two drink minimum
I had a great end to 2009 and a super beginning to 2010. Here's why:
I was drunk.
Drunkity, drunk drunk.
It started on December 19, when I landed in Edmo and continued until January 2, when I put down my last drink.
While I was at Jarod and Steve's I polished off their big bottle of Baileys and a ton o beer. At my parents, it was a well-stocked liquor cabinet that kept me ... sedated.
The real trouble began December 27th, when Ron, Big Daddy, and I watched football and drank - all day.
And drink we did.
The final count for the day:
2 Baileys and coffee
1 gallon of beer (we went through 3 of the image to the left. THREE!)
1 shot of JD (I almost hurled, and Jarod make sure everyone knew.)
1 random shot
2 bottles of beer at home
3 bottles of beer at the airport (That's what happens when you get delayed 4 hours)
2 glasses of wine at home again
What did this equal to? My mom yelling at me for being drunk for the first time since I was in my teens. And one hell of a hangover.
My dad asked how I expect to get married when I spend the day drinking with two boys. My response? "Who wouldn't want to marry a chick that can keep up with two grown men?"
Yes. I'm awesome. Or in need of rehab. I'm not entirely sure.
I was drunk.
Drunkity, drunk drunk.
It started on December 19, when I landed in Edmo and continued until January 2, when I put down my last drink.
While I was at Jarod and Steve's I polished off their big bottle of Baileys and a ton o beer. At my parents, it was a well-stocked liquor cabinet that kept me ... sedated.
The real trouble began December 27th, when Ron, Big Daddy, and I watched football and drank - all day.
And drink we did.
The final count for the day:
2 Baileys and coffee1 gallon of beer (we went through 3 of the image to the left. THREE!)
1 shot of JD (I almost hurled, and Jarod make sure everyone knew.)
1 random shot
2 bottles of beer at home
3 bottles of beer at the airport (That's what happens when you get delayed 4 hours)
2 glasses of wine at home again
What did this equal to? My mom yelling at me for being drunk for the first time since I was in my teens. And one hell of a hangover.
My dad asked how I expect to get married when I spend the day drinking with two boys. My response? "Who wouldn't want to marry a chick that can keep up with two grown men?"
Yes. I'm awesome. Or in need of rehab. I'm not entirely sure.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
All reflective and shit.
At the end of 2009, the only thing I can think about is my relationships. Sadly, few were romantic, although cute boys played their parts, it was the platonics - in all shapes - that left the biggest impact on me.
From the complicated to the simple, from blood relatives to chosen family, from business to bizarro, the people in my life taught me the importance of friendship.
How they'll keep you afloat, when you're pretty sure you'd sink. And keep you sane, when you're in the middle of re-election for Mayor of Crazytown.
They taught me a million times over, that there is nothing better in the world than being loved, regardless of the type.
Apparently, not everyone in Vancouver sucks, thus my friend count grew. Considerably. So much so that I have a life here, and well, it is a nice life. Although I still occasionally ache for Edmonton. And that's ok.
This lesson was learned from loss as well. This year, the first boy I loved, decided that though we were long over romantically, our friendship wasn't working either. Our lives stopped intersecting and I realized how fragile some relationships are. And how temporary. So. Very. Temporary. I lost not only him, but my favorite thing about Vancouver.
I got the scare of my life when I thought I was going to lose my best friend. The one person I could trust, beyond a shadow of a doubt, taught me in a big way how to appreciate her, and wish we weren't so far apart. Sometimes.
Oh these friends of mine. From giving me a trip home for my birthday, to getting into endless amounts of trouble with me and well, making me feel like the luckiest chick in the world, these people are the best pieces of me, only to the nth degree.
And despite not finding romantic love this year, these relationships ensure I am never lacking for real love.
From the complicated to the simple, from blood relatives to chosen family, from business to bizarro, the people in my life taught me the importance of friendship.
How they'll keep you afloat, when you're pretty sure you'd sink. And keep you sane, when you're in the middle of re-election for Mayor of Crazytown.
They taught me a million times over, that there is nothing better in the world than being loved, regardless of the type.
Apparently, not everyone in Vancouver sucks, thus my friend count grew. Considerably. So much so that I have a life here, and well, it is a nice life. Although I still occasionally ache for Edmonton. And that's ok.
This lesson was learned from loss as well. This year, the first boy I loved, decided that though we were long over romantically, our friendship wasn't working either. Our lives stopped intersecting and I realized how fragile some relationships are. And how temporary. So. Very. Temporary. I lost not only him, but my favorite thing about Vancouver.
I got the scare of my life when I thought I was going to lose my best friend. The one person I could trust, beyond a shadow of a doubt, taught me in a big way how to appreciate her, and wish we weren't so far apart. Sometimes.
Oh these friends of mine. From giving me a trip home for my birthday, to getting into endless amounts of trouble with me and well, making me feel like the luckiest chick in the world, these people are the best pieces of me, only to the nth degree.
And despite not finding romantic love this year, these relationships ensure I am never lacking for real love.
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