What's in Your Favorites??

I realized that I have tons of favorites saved on my computer but I rarely check them... so...
I was just going through my favorites and saw some things that I would like to share :)

So this is one that Jehn turned me on to... I always forget about it, but it is a live camera in an African animal preserve and she's seen giraffe's, hippos, all SORTS of things! How cool!! I tend to turn it on at night :( Heheh... http://www.africam.com/nkhoro_cam1.php Check it out if you're ever bored!

This one I got off the news yesterday. It's more for the ladies... it's makeup! It's tons of different brands, like you would get off from Sephora, at huge discounted rates! Apparently it's updated every so often, and the products are always changing... so if you want to check it out, you can hit some awesome deals (plus the prices are in CANADIAN dollars!!!) http://bombshellbargains.com/home.php

Addicting Games is always good times if you're at work :P or if you're trying to avoid writing a paper.. it got me through school.. hehe... j/k (or am I???) http://addictinggames.com/

If you're looking for something to give you a fitness kick in the butt, I did this for two months and I HIGHLY recommend it! http://www.cardiocorebootcamp.ca/index.cfm/page/1/Home.html
They have locations all over, so check out their site to find one near you!

And then, this is my favorite site for finding a quick and easy idea for dinner... http://www.campbellsoup.com/default.aspx
Gotta love it :)

However, I have to say aside from my friends blogs, the site I couldn't live without is http://mail.google.com/mail/ YAY for GMAIL! hehehe!

Anyhoo... I hope those links keep you entertained or give you some ideas. Does anyone have any links they live for that they would like to share?? Or even one that is long forgotten that you keep because it's a fun site? I have more but they are on my old lappy :( Heheh

Wooohooo

So my birthday was a good day.
I was sickly so it's not like we did anything exciting, but it was still nice. Ry came home, he brought me a gerber daisy plant, a mini cheesecake, cold medicine, tissue with lotion, and he made me dinner. Then we just laid on the couch and watched TV until I fell asleep from the drugs :P
Friday was a bit better... I still wasn't feeling great, so I kind of relaxed during the day, then Jehn came and picked me up and we went to Vancouver.
We hung out at the apartment with her friend Steph and visited, then we went to the Cactus Club for dinner. We were going to make it a big girls night out, and I was going to invite some of my other friends, but since I wasn't feeling well, we just did dinner, had some drinks, and went back and had an early night.
Then the next day we went to Metrotown where I finally found a jacket.. that was only $15!!!! I love bargain shopping! Then we had some lunch at Ricki's, did a bit more wandering around, and went back to relax a bit. Rylan met us after he got off work and we went to Rascal Flatts.
OH MAN! That concert was SOOOOOO amazing! Jason Aldean opened and he was great... then RF was just incredible. They had fireworks and shite... it was really awesome!
It's funny though b/c I know some people I know are all.. oh, where is Rascal Flatts?!? HAH! No no.. it's WHO not WHERE! Hehehe.. but I like everything.. give me Metallica, Opera, or Country... I don't care :P
Anyhoo.. that's it.. how exciting eh? Now I'm back at work.. .it's finally sunny today so I'm going to head to the gym then go for a run.. see how long I last with my stupid still runny nose! Bah!
TTFN

Happy Birthday to Meeeeeeeee!

Hehehe...
So I figured since it's my birthday, and I don't have much planned... other than being lazy since it SNOWED all lastnight and I'm waiting for it to melt a bit before I take out the non-snow car... I should update! Maybe THEN some people.. will stop hounding me :P (and I'm not pointing any fingers since there have been quite a few of you who have been harrassing me :P)
Where do we start?

Well I haven't really been on my computer much.. at the beginning of the year I kind of disconnected.. I've been training a bit more, so that was taking up a bit of time... plus I just kind of wanted me time to figure out where I was at, and where I want to be, etc... so I'm sorry if anyone feels as though I neglected them, but it wasn't personal... it was a blanket thing and trust me, I've heard it all! I won't do it again, but it was much needed and recharged and feel much better! Thanks for understanding :)

Rylan and I are doing really well. He's been great and we've definately stepped things up a bit with us... ya, this last week sucked because I was on graveyards, but he's been great and been putting up with me :) Heck the man even made me DINNER! *faints* More than once even! I couldn't even believe it!!! Hehehe.. he's a great man and I am so lucky! I even had a woman tell me that yesterday, but I will get into that more lately.

What else.. Hunter, Elizabeth, and Justin came to visit a couple of weekends ago... it was SOOOOOOOO great to see them! They were able to stay at our place, and while Justin was off learning, me, E & H went for a walk along the pond behind my place. It was great b/c H LOVED the ducks.. it was really cute, and they seemed to follow us all around the pond! heheh.. Nalla quite enjoyed it too as she LOVES duckies!
Then we went off to Old Navy, which unfortunately didn't have a maternity section, so we were heading off to another one, but we didn't make it there as we met up with Ry's sister Tara, her daughters Claire and baby Sammi, and her bf Chris. It was so much fun b/c we took the kids to this place called Jungle Jacks. WOW! It was great! It's this huge play place where it's like this big jungle with things to climb up, a crazy ball room, awesome slides... it's GREAT! I got to take my wee niece around with Liz and Hunter... it was soo much fun! I was pooped afterwards though! Then we had dinner at our place, and off went the DeVries family :S It was so nice to see them, and I am REALLY glad the weather was nice for their visit..
unlike today!

Ugh! You would think that if it's your birthday, you would be consulted on what you want the weather to be like! It snowed ALL night! It was so dumb! Rob (a friend from work) and I have the same bday and we are both quite choked.. so who asked for this snow?!?? Hmmppff!! Oh well, it's sunny, and gorgeous, and I'm loved, healthy (well somewhat.. I do have a cold! BOooooOOHooo!) Hehe.. so what else can I ask?

Yesterday Ry had to go into Langley, and as it was his only day off we decided to hang out for my bday. I picked out this super cute purse I wanted, but couldn't decide if I wanted the bigger one or smaller one. Then I couldn't decide black, or off white... so he bought be one of each!
I was stunned! I was just kind of standing there! And the woman who was helping us.. (she was this super sweet Chinese lady who is FRENCH! Crazy eh?) she leans over to me at the counter and whispers, "he is a really special guy. You hang onto him!"
It was so sweet!!!

She was right.. I really am lucky :)

Then we came home, and got ready, and we went for the most AMAZING dinner at this restaurant, Restaurant 62 http://www.restaurant62.ca/
It's a really nice place.. I'm so glad we went! The service was great.. and I got a free birthday dessert! :) It came with a wee candle on it, and Ry sang a quiet birthday song for me.. much better than those cheesy, loud, all the waiters embarrass you type things!!! YAY! I have the best man ever!

Okay.. well I don't really have anything planned for today as I said. I was supposed to hang out with a woman from work, go for dinner with friends of ours, but both of those kind of fell through so I think Ry and I will just have a quiet night together before our big weekend! I think Jehn and I may hang out in the city tomorrow and Saturday is Rascal Flatts! Yipeee! That will be AWESOME!
Then it's back to work.. boooooo!! Hehehe.. oh well.. soon I will take some time off and we'll go away. Hopefully in May for Kelly and Allison's wedding.. but as I may have 2 weeks of training sometime in May we have to hold off on booking it :( I hope we find out soon b/c I really want to go! Plus we are also going to go to NY while we're there so I REALLY hope it works out :S

HAHAHAHAH! One of my co-workers just called me and left a message singing Happy Birthday to me! Hehehehe.. I love my co-workers... :P

Anyhoo.. I think that's it for me...
BYEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

I hope that appeases you :P
(When I get some pictures I will post them... I have some cute ones of Hunter and our pets... )

Here You Go Travis!

LOL! How sad that Mel's bf is the one that kicks my butt to finally post :)
I've been meaning to for a while, but I guess when people actually point it out, it's harder to ignore how long it's been!

Anyhoo.. Happy Holidays! I hope everyone had a great Christmas. Mine was kind of mellow this year. I went overboard with gifts because this is the first year I could really afford to go nuts. Although I used to go nuts, I just paid for it for the next 2 years! LOL! I hope everyone enjoyed their gifts, that everyone got their cards, and yes, I know there are a few of you who don't have your gifts yet, but they will be coming! LOL!

Our Christmas started a bit early this year. On the 16th Jehn and I made caramel corn and mocha mix to give out to some people. It was a lot of fun... then I came home, got changed, and went back there for a nice get together with Jess, her friend, Steph and Jehn. It was nice! Then the next night Ry and I got together with his sis, her bf Chris, her daughter Claire (who is 2 and SOOOOOOO cute!), Ry's mom and step dad, and his dad who got to town from Scotland the day before. It was nice... we did our gift exchange and had a lovely meal with chocolate fondue *drools* And just so you know, it was calorie free because dipping Fruit into the chocolate negates all the possible calories of the chocolate! :P
Then I had a couple days off, and went back to work.... graveyards BLECH!
Work was going alright, and then the second morning I was driving home and Ry called me to tell me he had been up all night SUPER sick, puking, whole nine yards. So when I got home I took care of him for a bit and went to sleep on the couch. However, I did bitch him out a bit b/c he insisted he wasn't sick, that it was just stress, I told him no matter what, if you are puking you're too weak to work, and that he should at least sleep in a bit before going to work. Well the dumbass tried to go to work at the normal time and almost passed out in the shower! HAH! Should have listened to me! LOL! Anyhoo.. as the day progressed I felt worse, but I thought it was just because of the crappy sleep I had had, but at about 3pm I realized.. NO! I was super sick too! So I called in sick and Ry was THANKFULLY feeling better by then, went to get me some gravol etc, he drugged me and I passed out.
Anyhoo... I went to work the next night, had the 23rd off, and worked a double on the 24th... didn't get off until 7am Christmas morning.
Ry and I powered through all our gifts then, and we were SPOILED!
We got lots of great stuff for the house, Ry bought me a beautiful while gold bracelet with a diamond heart on it, a new Samsung phone, and a great fuzzy robe (pink to match my new phone)
Then we had a nap, went over to his grandparents for a bit of a visit, then came home and went to sleep... then work again :S Oh well, that was my day 7. I came home, napped for a couple hours, then I got up and made pumpkin pies, then prepared dinner for Ry's family. It turned out really well, and his nana came over (with his dad, poppa, sister, claire and chris) and it was the FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS his nana came over!!!! (eventhough we live just down the road.. nothing against us, she just doesn't venture out much). It was great to see her outside of the house, and everyone had a great visit. Sure it wasn't "Christmas" but it was close enough and we were all together. However, next year I am REALLY hoping that we can go to Kamloops so I can see my family. This was my 3rd year away from home :S

I enjoyed my days off by going shopping (got a pair of GAP jeans for $13.99!!!!!), went to Costco with Jehn, then back the next night with Ry to buy our MINI DEEP FREEZE!!! Finally :D It's so great... now I just have to buy some stuff to fill it! LOL! Right now it just has some bread and fruit in it. Heheheh.... then Ry and I went to "The Pursuit of Happyness" with his dad and uncle. It was SO good! Very heartwarming eventhough the ultimate goal seemed like it was for Chris to be "rich"... it's an incredible story about beating the odds, and the incredible bond b/w father and son.. very moving.
Then yesterday I treated myself to a facial, after I did some work for Ry at his office :D

Now I'm back at work... but I got booked off for the Stat on the 1st and Ry and I are going to our neighbours for dinner. It will be nice to have the day off in the 7... somehow 6 days of work doesn't seem quite so daunting.
It's been really nice over the holidays... Ry and I have been able to spend a lot of time together. I hope it continues on into the new year, because this has definately been some of the best times we've had lately :D

Since this will probably be my last post of the New Year...

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
All the best in 2007... I wish you all the best and look forward to hearing all of your adventures in the new year.

Take care all :D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEL!

Hope you're hangover got better :)
BTW my cousin's boy is now named... *drumroll* Ethan! So cute!

I am so stuffed b/c Elizabeth just made me such a good dinner and I got to play settlers with her and Justin.. and Munchkin... which I wasn't so good at b/c Hunter was helping me :)

It was so good to see them! Them and the snow.. makes me feel peaceful and Christmas-sy :)

In Kamloops.. if you didn't guess yet, and it's been good so far.. been able to spend tons of time with my grams which is nice..

Fill y'all in later.. now I'm going to chillax :D

Congrats!

Wow.. today is such a big day!
It's Liz's birthday... Happy Thursday ;) If you're not sure what that is feel free to ask!
And... my cousin Tracey had a baby boy at 4:30 this morning! YAY! I'm not sure how big, or what his name is, but when I find out I will let you know!
Wahooooooooooo!

And a delayed congrats on your wedding to Keith and Chrissy! They went to freakin Cuba to get married! I was supposed to go.. doh! Next time someone gets married on an island.. I'm SO THERE! :) Love you guys!

Let it Snow Let it Snow

So I haven't updated much lately, and I don't really feel like updating right this moment... but maybe later I will write more. I've been keeping busy and doing a lot of things, so I have to sit and think about what I'm going to write.
This weekend was the CRAZIEST snow storm! We have around 2 feet of snow in our back yard. I walked through to dig out a patch for Nalla to play with and it was up to my knees!
So anyhoo, Nalla played in it, got swallowed as she jumped in the snow off the path (it was literally over her head!)!! So we have this AWESOME pic of her jumping over a drift to get inside! Also I'll post a pic of the snow on our hedges... it's a bit blurry b/c our screen was frozen shut and I couldn't open it!
More to come... and pics from Maui when I steal them from Ry.

Our backyard before it snowed EVEN more!


Stylish Nalla in her puffy vest :)


And the BEST freakin action shot EVER! SUPER NALLA!!!!