Hello February!

Holy shiz batman!!! January came and left so fast! It's already February... Looking back on my January calendar I realized how little I worked out and how I let the winter lazies get the best of me.

A new month and a new fame of mind is here. I decided to choose a mantra for the month of February to help motivate me into getting this body moving.

"Summer bodies are earned in the Winter"

...but to take it a step further and make it more personal

"Caribana bodies are made in the winter"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long time no see

Dear: Blogger

It's been about 3 years since my last post... Please forgive me, this is my confession.

Yeah, I know it's been long and really sooo much has happened since. Over the holidays I came back to my blog and started reading some of the older stuff I had posted and I  realized how much I miss writing, sharing stories and information that interests me.

I stopped writing and for a stupid reason too, but I promise I won’t go away for this long again. I enjoy the time I spend on here. So YES I’m back!

I’m really pleased to see the changes that have happened on blogger since my hiatus. This is why I took most of January to edit and change the look of my blog. I’m really pleased with the fresh look and colours I’ve selected and I especially love that can keep my posts in a somewhat organized fashion with the tabs I’ve put in place.

Thanks for coming by...

Happy Birthday 29th Michelle!

The Girls out for Michelles 29th Birthday dinner.
After not seeing eachother since the last birthday bash in August ( there were other occasions in between but not all of us were there) we finally saw eachother and as always its as if time never went by... We can always pick up from the last time and it never feels like we were ever apart for how ever long it might have been. Thats the GREAT thing about having a FABULOUS group of friends, time never exists and the friendship only grows stronger.

It was an exciting night because not only were we there to celebrate a birthday with our girlfriend but we celebrated her engagement to Glen (another Fabulous addition to the group) which happend the weekend prior to Michelles birthday! So Exciting !!!

The food was delish! and the price for the amount of food was great... the service was lacking, however I have to say I think the fact that we went late may have played a part in that... I can understand that the employees were wanting to get out Asap... I'll have to try it again at an earlier time to make my final conclusion.... Overall always a great night with the ladies

Alexia turns 2!! ...Wow

Looking for a gift for a two year old proved to be more challenging than I had anticipated. I thought that getting a toy would be easy but the reality is that I didn’t know what she would like or what was suitable for a smart kid. B and I finally ended up getting her some books for reading and some for coloring and it was “a great success”. She loved them and I read them to her several times over. Although not all the family was there (my cousin missed out due to the flu) Alexia is very lucky to have family with her lots of great pressies and yummy home made cake. Happy Birthday Cutie!

 

METRIC! ...at Edgefest

Yellow rain poncho, black rain boots and tickets to Edgefest!

There I was despite all the rain and mud flying everywhere I enjoyed every moment of it. The last of the Birthday concert tickets where used and needless to say my dear lovely bf was there right next to me.

So asides all the people soaking wet or covered in mud there was some pretty well known bands playing that day THE ARKELLS, K-OS AFI, MONEEN, THE STILLS,ALEXISONFIRE, BILLY TALENT (the head lining act) and of course what I was waiting for METRIC!!!

I was so excited and I wish I could have gotten closer, however that comes with a price and that price included being covered in mud so I stayed a safe distance from the stage and sang my little heart out along with Emily Haines.

All in all I loved being there and has loads of fun, despite all the rain and mud. I was fun watching people walk around in the mud and have their flipflops sucked in by the mud, and as gross as it was I'll never forget the portapotty that had a urinal 3/4 full of Mens dirty piss and my stupid poncho got caught in the door as i was goin in and the stench... Lol the memories I take with me from this day are worth standing in the rain for .

Eeeek!

Okay... this is definitely the longest that I’ve been away from my Blog. I’m gonna have to summarize what’s been going on for the last while since my last post in March! Yes, March and now it’s JUNE!!
April is Birthday time!!! So my birthday came and went. I am now 28! Woo. On my Birthday I went out with my Boyfriend to Milestones and he gave me a bunch of awesome gifts (several concert tickets and a special gift. I also had a fabulous birthday dinner with my girls and my Boyfriend... I wanted to do something BIG! But then taking into consideration my school schedule I became obvious that something BIG would require lots and lots of planning time... and “TIME” is something I could not afford to waste. So it was nice and simple “Maki Maki” for all you can eat Japanese and then everyone came back to my place for Rockband and Cake.


Finals & Exams... Ugh! The dreaded words a student doesn’t wanna hear. Well I was swamped what else can I say? It was hectic and I’m so glad it’s OVER! And I’m even more excited to say that I PASSED all my classes and that I’ve officially finished First YEAR! WOOO HOOO.... Schooools out for summer! )Not really Im doing Clinical and 1 other class but that’s till the end of July :)

Alexia turns 1

:D So today the family got together for the 1st Birthday of my cousins daughter Alexia. It was a small family gathering and that was more than enough because she was a happy baby with her ballons and cake. We heard her birth story... mommy shared how she rememberd it 1 yr ago and daddy proudly showed everyone her birth video. The family Oooohed and Awwwwed while we watched how a cute little girl changed soo much in one year. It's amazing how one year ago she was this tiny little fragile baby and now shes a bright, smiley, strong, active little girl.

Alexia at birth... 1 day old

She opend her gifts, ate her cake and loved her ballons Happy Birthday Alexia... to many more wonderful birthdays.

Special Request...

Today I was asked something I've been waiting for, and I replied...


...and that is all I need to say :)

My 3 Christmases

Christmas Eve- eve ( Dec 23)
So my Christmas started early this year and I got a few gifts before Christmas day from previous xmas parties... However I think the best present award has to go to "B" because he got me the best gifts and it was stuff that I wanted... lol minus the muff ( inside joke) but I love it anyways. So we went to Alice Fazooli's, we had the goat cheese and chicken pizza which I thought it was delish and the Butternut Ravioli which sounded better on paper than it did in the mouth ( really it didnt amaze me and it could have been so much better). So after that we just hung out and before it was time to go home we did a little gift exchanging. *Note* I was told by "B" in our last meeting that I was not to "buy" him a gift, so being the obdient girl I am, I made his gift instead... I baked him 2 types of cookies Sugar Cookies which I used holiday shapes, (Star, Tree and Lightbulbs), Icing and color sugar... and Soft molasses cookies which taste spicy cus of the ginger and cinnamon in it. Yummy! :P Mmmm ... So asides the fur boot covers that were made to resemble a muff, I also got Nightmare before Christmas Dvd (collectors edition) and Twlight (hardcover collectors edition, which I couldnt find anywhere.) Thanks B! I love my gifts!!!
Christmas Eve (Dec 24)
Christmas Eve was spent with my family and some Family friends... We went to thier place and of course did the Turkey and all its usual friends stuffing, mashed potatoes, salad ...etc. Lots of good wine, and delicious desserts topped of with some Baileys Yumm :P Which contributed to my participation in playing Rockband.... Some highlights of the night include meeting 6 wk old baby Miguel ( sooo adorable and strong too), small gifts (assorted teas from Second cup, lotion set, & Tim's gift card), Rocking out & being so drunk at dinner that my mouth felt numb as I was eating and yet I was able to compose myself and not attract attention to myself *pat myself on the back* :)

Christmas Day ( Dec 25)

So my family & I went to my aunts house for Christmas Dinner and boy did I ever stuff myself. After the first round I was feeling rather plump. I thought that if I pause on the eating and let my stomach relax that I could attempt a second round and was I ever wrong I went for round 2 and I struggled but Im glad I wore my "fatman pants" aka Yoga pants. The highlights included watching Alexia open her Christmas gifts ( my cousins daughter), the many toasts, and paparazzi picture time. What a beautiful Holiday for families and friends to get together.

My Christmas wish is for everyone to have a Merry Chrsitmas with all thier loved ones :)

Holidays make me... insane in the brain.

So its been a while since Ive last posted mainly due to all the craziness revolving christmas parties and school....

So School is finally over for this semester and I am glad 'cus during exams I was super stressed and was lacking on the sleep which makes me extra crabby ( not good for those who around me, sorry.) BUT now I am Freee!!! for a month which is a nice change cus now I have the luxury of sleeping in and not having to wake up early for 8am class... and does it ever feel nice.


Sat, 20th Dec 2008..... Dance classes are out for the holidays, and Im thinking that it will be nice to have a break from it since we have had a super intense summer season that lasted well into November. So we had out Christmas party and this year we stuck with tradition and had all our families ( parents/ siblings) come out and enjoy a delicious Pot Luck. With bellies full of delicious home made Mexican cuisine it was time for our Secret Santa gift exchange. This year I got "V" ( vanessa) and I got her 2 graphicT-shirts, a gift card and candy. Stephany was my secret santa :) and she gave me this beautiful earthy looking basket full of bath time goodies that smell great and I'm really looking forward to using it. I love how some of my students were sweet enough to bring everyone a little xmas grab bag with some xmas treats and christmas cards with a personal message inside. I thought it was a beautiful guesture ( Paulina & Stephany, you girls are beautiful). Overall I think everyone had fun playing games, spending time with each other, our families, and sharing our christmas with the newer people in the group.


So later that day I had my Kris Kringle with my Girls and it was a memorable moment, mainly because it was a reunion of sorts. Joey had just returned from Halifax, Melissa had flown in from Dubai and well the local girls were all together again so this made our little group complete for the first time in over a year. The night started off with some food and drinks, eventually proceeding to our infamous Singstar battles ( which Joey was new to and tried to distract all his oponents with his super fab voice and serious dance skills) and "more than words" & "Wind of change " were the two classic favourites of the night. So the night ended off with our gift exchange and I am a happy girl 'cus I got a Gift Card to Donatos salon & spa ( thanks Jen) which I intend on using for some serious pampering and im leaning towards a massage.

Holiday parties = food, drinking, fun times, people we love, and pressies (not always but mine did) Merry Christmas

Christmas time is near...

Christmas is just around the corner and its time to get ready for all those Christmas parties.
It happens to be one of my favourite holidays putting up the lights, decorating the tree, playing Christmas carols, wrapping up presents, and baking ginger bread cookies. I cant help but to get excited like a little kid around this time of year.

It always makes it special when we can celebrate thess memorable holiday moments with someone special. I espcially look forward to having Kris kringle with my girlfriends or Secret santa with my dance group.

So last year I organized an outting with all the dancers and made our Christmas party at medievel times which was really fun, but this year we are gonna keep it simple. We are going to be doing our traditional party which involves the kids bringing thier parents and siblings along, lots of food, music and this year I decided to include party games, usually we watch silde shows or videos of our past performances but this year I thought it would be fun to involve the parents in some games and not have them be so passive. Anyways Im kindda excited and Im looking forward to posting pictures and stories from that event.

Happy Holidays!

Peacocks in the club...

So I was out with the girls for Michelles B-day dinner at Moxies. We tried the garlic fries with asiago mayo dip from the winter menu and I was not too impressed. We got two orders and one order was dreched and sitting in garlic oil and had verry little sea salt toping on the fries and the other one was sitting under a handfull of sea salt topping. and after we went over to Jen's place, to play singstar. ( Michelles Birthday gift 80's & 90's singstar)




So we get to Jens place and as soon as we get out of the car all I hear is Michelle say 'I need new poos' but then Jen and Yvette heard Poots ... However Michelle claims to have said "I need new boots" ... haha you had to be there.
So I was singing More than words with Ian and I all I hear in the background is Jen & Yves laughing thier asses off. So after Im done my song Yvette explains to me how they were talking about songs that would be good to have on singstar and Michelle starts talking about some song that says peacocks in the club .... long story short she was talking about Flo rida song low and the part of the song she was talking about was " apple bottom jeans boots with the fur" not "peacocks in the club " .... lol again u had to be there
On our way out of Jens building we were walking down the hall and came across this...

"NO JUNG MAIL "

Lol I clearly think its an asian home because had it been a latino it would have said "No Yunk mail"