You men have no idea what we're dealing with down
there. Teeth placement, and jaw stress, and suction,
and gag reflex, and all the while bobbing up and down,
moaning and trying to breathe through our noses. Easy?
Honey, they don't call it a job for nothin'. (samantha's hilarious observation from an episode of sex and the city)

i've been watching sex and the city lately...and i apologize for the graphic quote. it just made me laugh out loud, and i felt like sharing. and, it's my blog and i can do what i want!!

man, christmas was so much fun this year!! the best christmas, EVAH!! i think bean coming down to hang out with the family was what made it the greatest. last year was hard without him, and it was so much fun with him here this time. luckily, he had met almost everyone in the family, so it wasn't too overwhelming with new people. we all had a great day and i was so spoiled with all the presents i recieved.

it's sort of ironic that i hate the whole materialism of christmas, but yet i LOVE giving people gifts. i honestly had fun getting people presents and there's so much joy when someone opens something that i've gotten them. i think it's because i'm so impatient and i bounce up and down for days, just waiting for people to open their gifts.

back to me being spoiled, holy cow!! i had a huge stack of presents, with lots of pink stuff!! woohoo!! i always feel sort of awful after i'm carrying my haul upstairs because it seems like so much. arg. i do try to donate more around this time of year, and buy some for those less fortunate. i dunno, it's something i struggle with a bit, i 'spose.

anyway, i should get back to tv...the sharkies are on!! tomorrow is my day of packing my car, and i'm leaving for canada on wednesday morning!! woohoo!! canada or bust. eh. :)

viva las bears!!



hee hee, my bears won!! horray!! i had my special lynch/bishop jersey on for good luck!! although i just read an article on sfgate.com that has two pictures of lynch (one CLEARLY with his last name in view) posted as bishop. uh, duh, he plays defense. *giggles*

here's mah boy when he was in fuego two games ago!! too bad he lost like 4 teeth tonight. i've yet to find a cool pic of that.



that's all from the sports world of netties. thanks, and goodnight!! :)

no, don't blame the kids, blame yourselves for going into debt!! when will people take responsibility for their actions?? spoiling your children only hurts them in the long run. who do you think is going to take care of these debt-ridden parents when they are 77, and needing money to pay for medication?? not their spoiled-ass kids!! they won't be used to taking care of someone else.

now, i don't believe all children are being raised this way today; but it is a trend that is becoming all too common. my parents had enough money to buy me a car, but they knew that there was an important lesson in letting me figure out car payments, insurance, and gas. i heartily thank them for teaching me responsibility and debt. it frustrates me that some people my age aren't learning this and keep piling on thousands and thousands of dollars of debt each year. (and i'm not talking about student loans or medical bills.)

*steps off of soapbox*

i'm sure i've taken this one before...


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i <3 god.

so i'm beginning to think that joe thornton was part of the 555 deal. he's helped his teammates score 5 goals in his first three games as a shark. WOOHOO!!

oh, and i'm super excited because i'm going to the game on thursday!! go sharks!!

thank you joe, for igniting the passion i knew the sharkies had!! i thought that the last game against detroit was the best hockey i'd seen the sharks play this season, but tonight's game was UNBELIEVABLE!! keep bringing the boys up to the level of play i know they're capable of.

and GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHARKS!!!

almost every ounce of me (excluding my ankles) loves the cold, rain, and wind!! thank goodness it finally looks like fall around here. i'm sure i'll take back the first statement when i'm in vancouver and all it's been doing for 3 months is been cold and rainy. but for the time, i love it!! horray!! :)

well, i know i'm probably going to kick myself for this, but i want the rain!! it was so awesome to wake up to the gentle sounds against my window this morning. and all of a sudden, the clouds part and the sun is beaming!! i want the rain!! i know once i'm in vancouver, i'll be begging for sun. i wish it would just rain here for the WHOLE DAY. is that too much to ask for?? i was looking forward to sitting all cuddled up with some hot chocolate, but not with this warm and sunny weather!!

thanksgiving was lots of fun at my house. it's not as many people as christmas, so it's a bit quieter...and i like the loudness. i didn't eat a whole lot, but felt pretty full at the end of the night. teesta's wine was so yummy!! i'll have to smuggle a bunch to canada!!

today is sort of a lazy day for me. i'm doing some organizing/cleaning and being a bum inbetween. i feel like i have so many things to bring to canada; it's very overwhelming!! at least i'm not bringing furniture, but i do have a lot of purses and shoes!!

and, hee hee, this was just too funny!! the best quote is, "They (teachers) don't have a license to hold forth on a particular standpoint." damn, so they need licenses now?? :)

Oh, they had a little party down in Newport;
There was Harry, there was Mary, there was Grace.
Oh, they had a little party down in Newport,
And they had to carry Harry from the place.

Oh, they had to carry Harry to the ferry,
And the ferry carried Harry to the shore;
And the reason that they had to carry Harry to the ferry
Was that Harry couldn't carry any more.

For California, for California,
The hills send back the cry,
We're out to do or die,
For California, for California,
We'll win the game or know the reason why.

And when the game is over, we will buy a keg of booze,
And drink to California 'till we wobble in our shoes.

So drink, tra la la,
Drink, tra la la,
Drink, drank, drunk last night,
Drunk the night before;
Gonna get drunk tonight
Like I never got drunk before;

For when I'm drunk, I'm as happy as can be
For I am member of the Souse family.

Now the Souse family is the best family
That ever came over from old Germany.
There's the Highland Dutch, and the Lowland Dutch,
The Rotterdam Dutch, and the Irish.

Sing glorious, victorious,
One keg of beer for the four of us.
Sing glory be to God that there are no more of us,
For one of us could drink it all alone. Damn near.
Here's to the Irish, dead drunk. The lucky stiffs
They had 4/5ths, a 6 pack too of homemade brew... (cal drinking song)


i said it last week, and i'll say it again. levy for president. :)

p.s. i love how the cal crowd would chant, "UC DAVIS!!" anytime stanFUrd got a first down or thought they were doing something good. woohoo and go aggies!!

You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex
A stranger with your door key explaining that I am just visiting
And I am finally seing why I was the one worth leaving (the district sleeps alone tonight, the postal service)

horray for bean and i!! we finally made it to our first hockey game this season!! i was a little afraid when the season started that we would move before seeing my sharks, and then really be trying to save money and not be able to see even the canucks!! :( but i found tickets online and we made it to the game on wednesday. it was so much fun even though my sharkies lost. it was so funny because bean was wearing erik's bertuzzi shirt and all these morons were talking trash about him during the game. but i stood up for him and made some grown man next to me shutup for a while. then he started complaining in the last few seconds of the game that the sharks sucked and how he wanted his money back for the game. i fucking HATE "fans" like this. stupid fairweather fans that have no idea about any of the players, stats, other teams. they just want to see "their" team win and talk about how awesome they were. it took a lot to hold me back, but i really wanted to ask the guy if he could name two players on the sharks. hee hee!!

after the game, bean and i hustled back to the car and grabbed that big-ass poster of cheechoo that erik bought me the last season the sharks played. we went to where the players exit to have him sign it and i was so damn nervous!! as i've mentioned before, it's seriously stalker-size and i was afraid he'd call security over after seeing this huge poster!! but i rolled it up pretty well (so he couldn't see how big his face is!!) and managed to say something like, "i love how you always try your hardest. keep up the good work." it was all a blur, but at least i said something. there were those stupid guys who are only there to get autographs to sell on ebay. we at least made eye contact and he said thanks. siiiiiiiigh. hee hee, bean. don't worry. i will never leave you for him. you are my one and only, you hottie!! :)

today was pretty awesome because i got to see harry effin potter!! i went with my mom and my sista megan at the 1:45 showing and there surprisingly weren't a whole lot of people there. we arrived there two hours early, and there was nobody in line so we walked around for a bit. luckily we went to milpitas so it looks like that was the good call cause union city was totally sold out. it was a great movie, and it just makes me want to reread the books again.

tomorrow should be a nice relaxing day of watching cal and stanFUrd. (and since it's big game time, i can't leave this link out. and probably a bit of cleaning for my going-away party on sunday. at that point, i should know where exactly i'll be moving to and things can sort of fall into place from there. it will be a big change from this unseasonably warm november weather, but that's why i have my bean. that man is the warmest thing, evah!! it's so sad since he went back up to canada yesterday to get things organized up there. i miss him so very much and hope i can get a-moving so i can be with him soon!! :)

and happy three years of having a blog for me. crazy how times flies...

cal band great!!

this is such a cute picture!! my daddy looks so happy...probably because he got to "play" the bass drum. what a goofy grape!! my sista caitlin is in the middle, and i'm not sure who is on the left.



i guess my dad's workmate invited the straw hat band out to sf and he raised a bunch of money for them, fed them, AND passed out gift cards. man, what a great time!!

go bears...beat stinky stanFUrd on saturday!!

dum dum dum dummmmmmmm (caitlin's drumming is on tv!! i can see and hear you, sista!! go bears!!)

i'm not very eloquent with my speech sometimes; i like to be the queen of superlatives and use emotion more than i would like to. this article is exactly what i feel like i've been trying to say for a while. take some responsibility for your actions, foolios!! :)

i can't believe i live in a country where this type of nonsense takes place. please pray for jack and that this system begins to worry less about money and more about actually helping people.

i know this is going to sound so silly, but happy one year anniversary of meeting each other to my beanie!! yup, one year ago bean and i finally met when he flew down to see me. we celebrated tonight by going to get dollar tacos; like we did a year ago.

bean, you really makes me stop and think and remember how blessed i am. i truly have the most wonderful boyfriend in the world. you are without a doubt the most caring and honest and loving person i have ever met. baby, you are beyond anything i could have dreamed up and you will always be my prince charming. i love you with all of my heart and you mean everything. ilymtylm.

"little things used to mean so much to shelly. i used to think they were kind of trivial. believe me, nothing is trivial." brandon lee as eric draven in the crow

da da da da da da da da da HEY!! da da da da daaaa
da da da da da da da da da HEY!! da da da da daaaa (rock and roll part 2, gary glitter)

oh. my. goodness.

it's hockey season!! and i'm so impressed with mah sharkies!! i believe they were the only team to go undefeated in the preseason. (not like they played any hard teams...but nobody else did it!!) giggles!!

i'm so sad i won't make it to a game this season. sniff, sniff. but it looks like i'll be able to see them play once or twice in vancouver. HORRAY!!

i still need to get my huge-ass cheechoo picture signed. it's still really big. like something a stalker would buy. and makeout with every night. but i didn't buy it so it's okay. but he doesn't know that. i am so embarassed to have him sign it!! eeeeeeeeeks!!

but yes...hockey is back. it's about time, too. it feels so good to scream and yell after an amazing goal. oh, and btw, erik saw drew remenda in san jose the other day. he said loudly to my mom, "hey, look. it's drew remenda." and i guess he heard him!! hee hee!! i told erik i would have given him a big hug and told him that he's awesome. he said that the refs SUCKED during the last game. what a guy.

all right...back to finishing a few things up for the lair, and then more cleaning up and organizing before i pack for OOOOHHHH CANADA!! :) woohoo!! :) :) :)

Are you gonna take me home tonight
Are down beside that red firelight
Are you gonna let it all hang out
Fat bottomed girls
You make the rockin' world go round (fat bottomed girls, queen)

woohoo...update time!!

i've had such a crazy summer up here at the lair. it's not how i pictured my summer to look, but hey, everything's an experience and a chance to learn.

it was really hard for me to say goodbye to a lot of friends when everyone packed up almost two weeks ago. i was so rushed with work that i was frustrated i didn't get a chance to really form a lot of friendships like i had in years past. but it turns out that a quick conversation here and there was enough to start some great friendships and bonds.

our final staff party was amazing (drink) and i felt like a lot of friends became like members of my family (drink). ;) honestly, it was hard for me to form into words how much everyone meant to me. hanging out, taking shots, dancing, singing, all the crazy things that we all did this summer meant so much to me, especially since i felt pretty helpless with work stuff for a while.

it was almost double-hard because i had to say goodbe to bean the day after everyone left. thank goodness he comes back up on monday. i had taken so many moments for granted while he was here. it will be the most amazing thing to have him here again. especially for body heat...omg...it was 41 last night!! lolz

i have this week of work and then weekends only until the beginning of october. hopefully that gives me some time to hang out with bean in the bay area and do some more touristy stuff. woohoo!!

another thing i'm looking forward to is hockey season!! FUCKING FINALLY!! i feel like it's been years since i've seen a game. it's like i forgot what a two line pass is!! :) i can't wait for that to start so i can scream for the sharks on the power play or watch jonathan cheechoo make another insane goal totally off-balance!!

horray for things to come!! :)

pray pray pray

interesting comparison.

i'm still at the lair for another month...without the fucking amazing blue staff and mah bean!! luckily, he'll be up here in a week to keep me safe!! well, i've got to run, but hopefully i'll do an update in a bit!!

Slow down, you crazy child
you're so ambitious for a juvenile
But then if you're so smart, tell me
Why are you still so afraid?

Where's the fire, what's the hurry about?
You'd better cool it off before you burn it out
You've got so much to do and
Only so many hours in a day

But you know that when the truth is told..
That you can get what you want or you get old
You're gonna kick off before you even
Get halfway through
When will you realize, Vienna waits for you?

Slow down, you're doing fine
You can't be everything you want to be
Before your time
Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight
Tonight,...
Too bad but it's the life you lead
you're so ahead of yourself that you forgot what you need
Though you can see when you're wrong, you know
You can't always see when you're right. you're right

You've got your passion, you've got your pride
but don't you know that only fools are satisfied?
Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true
When will you realize, Vienna waits for you?

Slow down, you crazy child
and take the phone off the hook and disappear for awhile
it's all right, you can afford to lose a day or two
When will you realize,..Vienna waits for you?
And you know that when the truth is told
that you can get what you want or you can just get old
You're gonna kick off before you even get half through
Why don't you realize,. Vienna waits for you
When will you realize, Vienna waits for you? (vienna, billy joel)

oooooo canada!!

happy canada day!! and happy day to me!! bean's here tomorrow at 9:30 am!! omgomgomzzz11one1!!!!

giggles!!

more updates later. it's SUPER busy at camp, but i'm having so much fun. awwww yeah!!

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right

Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...

Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right
It's all right (here comes the sun, the beatles)

in 17 minutes, it will be 12 days until bean visits me at the lair. it's one of my favorite places, and i get to share it with the love of my life. i'm totally on cloud nine. siiiiiiigh. :)

howdy, all!!

i don't have too much time for an update right now, but i am up at camp!! the first night was uh...interesting with nobody else up here yet an no electricity. but i rocked it hard and survived.

i just wanted to mention that it's sooooo freakin cold right now. it's about 43 degrees and it's gonna get down to about 29 tonight. thank god for electric blankets.

i'm also very excited for my family coming up third week, although that's not till the last week in june. and right around then, bean will be visiting me at the lair for about a week!! i am so pumped since it's been forever since i've seen his cute face smilin at me. WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!

more later...maybe!! :)

hi everybody!! [/dr.nickriveravoice]

i'm not sure how often i'll be able to update this while i'm up at the lair. not like there were ever any major updates here anyway...hee hee!! but i might be takin the summer off. sigh. yeah, i know like two of you are sad about this.

who knows...maybe i'll update on a day off...but then again, i might be catching up on sleep.

i'll be sure to rock on, only if you promise to do the same.

talk to you later, eh??

it's pink. \m/

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to obedience and warmth.

In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored.

You'd like to your lover to think you are flexible and ready for anything!

You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.

Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.

In this moment, you think of love as something you thirst for. You'll do anything for love, but you won't fall for it easily.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

just a quick update before my sleepy ass gives out and i collapse on my compy. i had a great week of birthday fun!!

it started off at work with a great party and yummy ice cream brownies with tons of sprinkles, of course!! i got to take tuesday off which was just wonderful!! my day started with the doorbell ringing and someone bringing me flowers!! they're still incredibly beautiful, and i give them little kisses each time i walk by. siiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh. after that, i saw a movie with the fam, rested, went out to dinner, had some ice cream cake, and opened presents!! i'm so lucky!!

on thursday i got a package from bean!! omg, it was filled with homemade chocolate chip cookies!! i am so lucky to have the most perfect boyfriend, ever. they were hecka yummy in some vanilla ice cream. woohoo!!

today i got to hang out at fenton's with my friends!! black and tan, baby!! i had an incredible time with everyone and i'm sooooooo glad i decided to go there. i love how each celebration involved ice cream. hee hee!! and my friends spoiled me with presents...those sillies. yeah...i'll update this in a bit...bean just called!! goooooodnight!! :)

happy birthday to me [/bud light commercial]

omg!!

beanie sent me the most beautiful flowers for my birthday!!



thank you, sweetie!! xoxoxo!!

woah...it's not a dream. horray!!

the lord works in mysterious ways.



congrats, aaron. eff the niners...you're gonna rock em in green bay.

Come and relax now
Put your troubles down
No need to bear the weight of your worries
You let them all fall away (pantala naga pampa, dave matthews band)

i had such a great time up in davis on saturday!! it was picnic day which always makes me reminisce on all the great times i had at college. it's such a blast to go up there and still have such an awesome time.

the day started out with my mom and i parking and me opening up our schedule of events for the day. only to read that kelly albin was the grand marshall of the parade!! HELLO!! we hustled to campus only to watch the last float drive by. i can't believe i had no clue and we totally missed it.

my mom and i walked around for a bit, trying to figure out what we wanted to do, and remembered that we had never seen the chemistry magic show in all the years that we had been there. so we ran over to chem 194 only to see that the dorks in charge were holding on to all of the tickets and releasing them at different times during the day. lame. so we missed that once again, but did catch part of the physics magic show. yessssssssssssssssss.

we had lunch on the quad and grabbed lumpia and tacos. oh holy crap. those tacos had this incredibly spicy salsa on them. i was so hungry that i kept eating them, but they were so hot that they were making me cry. i had to run in the coffee house and order us some frappucinos to calm our hot mouths off. it was quite comical to watch us in obvious pain, but continuing to eat.

after that, we headed over to the arboretum to get a spot for battle of the bands. i was so darn excited that caitlin was going to be there!! it's so amazing to me that she's in college now and gets to experience all this stuff!! i love seeing her play for cal, and see how excited she gets when she plays. she seriously rocks!! i also ran into kelly and gave her a hard time for not telling me about the whole parade thing. that girl is so modest. hopefully we can catch up later for my birthday and party down at the lair. last but not least was catching up (sort of) with kassey. it was great to run into her for a short amount of time, and i hope that we can talk a bit more before her and i head off in different directions.

i had such a wonderful time visiting my campus again. smelling the nasty cows by tercero, feeling the warmth of the sun with no bay breeze to freeze you up, the bike lanes, just remembering all the little things about college that you might have forgotten. it had been a while since i was on campus, and it was so fun to go exploring in the different buildings and remember hilarious stories about classes or friends. davis is a part of me that i miss, and a part that i'm glad i experienced. it was totally random that i was accepted, and it was definately all part of god's plan. i'm really excited to see what he has in store for me next. woohoo!!

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sparkle nail polish is quite possibly one of the coolest things, ever. it makes me bounce all day (not like that's anything new) and my smile get bigger by the second. horray for the little things. :)

at last
my love has come along
my lonely days are over
and life is like a song
at last
the skies above are blue
my heart was wrapped up in clover
the night i looked at you (at last, etta james)

did i mention that i have the most amazing boyfriend in the history of the universe?? i do!! i get the most amazing love letters in the mail from him!! it's such a wonderful feeling when i'm reading them and giggling and smiling and remembering how cute he is. and, they're on pink paper. awwwwwwwwwwww!!

happy easter!!

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seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore psalm 105

i miss hockey, sniff sniff.

i miss insane moments in front of the net.


i miss holding my breath during incredible plays.


i miss playoff beards.


i miss jonathan cheechoo...i mean, I MISS HOCKEY!!

that potato soup was so damn good. it's sort of like purred potato leek soup and you add a little bit of cheddar cheese and bacon if you want. yeah, i added a TON. it was like a liquid baked potato which equals heaven in my book.

and, because it's been a while, here's your moment of zen.

happy st. patrick's day!!

even google dressed up!!


a little leprechaun came to my house and left me a cute card and candy!! horray!!

i'll be making irish potato soup and corned beef tonight for dinner which is probably better than my ancestors ate. anyway, they're from county clare which is where the cliffs of insanity are!! if you saw the princess bride, you'll remember those, but they're actually the cliffs of mohr. woohoo!!

erin go bragh...or erin go bra-less. whatever mood you're in today. :)

Love, love, love, what more is there?
'Cause we need the light of love in here
Don't beat your head
Dry your eyes
Let the love in there
There's bad times
But that's okay
Just look for love in it

And don't burn the day away...

Look, here are we
On this starry night, staring into space
And I must say
I feel as small as dust lying down here

What point could there be troubling?
Head down wondering what will become of me?
Why concern we cannot see
But no reason to abandon it
The time is short but that's all right
Maybe I'll go in the middle of the night
Take your hands from your eyes, my love
All good things must come to an end some time
But don't burn the day away
Don't burn the day away (pig, dave matthews band)

howdy kiddies!! i had such a fun day yesterday, even though i did work from 7-11. blah!! it was great because i got to kick it with the roomies in walnut creek. i love how when we get together, we can pick up from the moment in time where we left off. updates are always great because it's sort us going around in a circle until things are complete, and then even at that point, there's always more to say. :)

i met lauren and kelly at broadway plaza which i had never been to before. it's a really awesome outdoor mall, and luckily the sun was out yesterday, so it was perfect. i was wearing my converse which i thought was hella smart on my part because i knew we'd be doing a lot of walking. after about an hour or so, my feet were KILLING me. it wasn't my ankles, but my feet, so i just sort of ignored it. but by the last shop, i was really ready to sit down for a bit. i felt so dumb becuase i wanted to rest, but i knew the roomies were having so much fun walking around and shopping, so i didn't say anything. i grabbed a shake at yogurt park before i left, and figured THAT better put a smile on my face as i drove back to freakmont.

when i got in, my mom was looking at some old pictures of her, and showing them to me, and i finally had to tell her that i needed to lie down for a bit. she probably thought i was some rookie shopper. ;) i sat down on my bed, and started talking to bean for a bit, when finally i told him i had to go soak my feet in the tub for a bit. oh man...i can't even describe the pain they were in!! i filled the tub up with hot water, and my fun foot soak and felt like i was in heaven. thank goodness!! so fast forward a few hours, to where i'm actually looking inside my converse for some reason. i was talking to bean on the phone, when i saw them, picked them up, and noticed that they are TWO SIZES TOO SMALL. oh my god. how could i have been so dumb?? the hilarous part is that i've had them since christmas. but i've only worn them a few times, and for only a couple of hours at a time. i don't have the box anymore (which did have the correct size...i do remember that) and they have a scuff or two on em, so it's not like i can take them back. oh man. the other funny part is that i haven't noticed before. they didn't hurt before...and i didn't feel like they were too small back then. hee hee...yeah...that's the life of me.

i had such a great time with lauren and kelly and i wish we could hang out more often. it's great that we're all in the bay, but hard that we're spread out. being with them reminds me how much i'll miss them when i'm in canada. hopefully they'll come to visit and we can have more drunken adventures together!!

hey kiddies!!

as promised, here is the second half of my trip to canadia!!

when i last left off, it was valentine's day. i got the coolest present ever: a journal from beanie. awwwwww. he drew some stuff in it, and wrote so many amazing things. i totally cried when i got it. thanks, cutie!! we went out to dinner that night with his parents and his sis and her bf to a restaurant close to their house. it was really yummy, and i was totally full. and beanie and i split some raspberry sorbet. i was in heaven!!

we went into town again on tuesday to do some shopping for my family/friends. it was great to walk around, looking in the shops, and holding bean's hand. i miss the little things like that so much already. but i had a ton of fun at one touristy shop, buying silly canadian shotglasses, or t-shirts that said, "EH" on em. we had lunch at a mall down there, and i got to have poutine (see definition below) for the first time!! there was also an A&W which made me about pee my pants with excitement. i don't know where there's one around here, cause those suckas keep taking em away. i'm not sure if you know, but i love love love ice in my soda. and i bought one for me and bean, and didn't notice till i sat down that there was no ice in them!! i was like, "wtf??" there was actually a little sign on the cup that stated they didn't put ice in the drinks anymore because it dilutes it. yeah, if you take 75 years to drink it. i think this was also the night i requested that bean make me some popcorn. he's soooo good at it. cause it's not the microwave stuff, or even the air-popped kind...just made in a pot. but he knows that i only like a little butter and salt, so i think it's totally perfect. and even better that i can ask and he'll make it!! i have a slave for life!! hee hee...kidding. oh, and i think we watched napoleon dynamite, AGAIN. bean is so good at doing impressions...it's scary.

wednesday was sort of a blob day. i say that cause i don't know how else to describe it. it was the day i was flying back home. siiiiiiiiiiiiiigh. also, this is when the nhl officially announced that there would be no hockey season. what a crappy day!! anyway, we had to catch a ferry from victoria to vancouver, hop on a bus to the airport, and say our goodbyes. i tried not to make it seem like it was a big deal, or i would have had big ol' tears flowin really fast. i of course saved this for the plane. thank goodness i had a window seat, and could just stare out and nobody could see me.

but i had so much fun with bean, and honestly, the days felt like minutes to me. i think the fact that we lost a day when i came AND when i left didn't help matters. here is what i did learn aboot canada!!

*U-Turns. can't do em. at least, not at a signal. bean says that if you pull over to the side, and wait for traffic to clear, then you can do em. that is still odd to me. (odd to bean, too!! he freaked out when i did one when he was here!!)

*Poutine. pronounced: poo-teen. canadia's version of chili cheese fries. well, that's my best explanation, anyway. we had it on tuesday, and it's basically fries with gravy and cheese curds. bean got it from a place called: new york fries. but they only have them in canada. (also, same with: boston pizza) i guess that's their comeback to us having: canadian bacon.

*French. the language is on everything. you have a bottle of ketchup, and everything is listed in english and french. thank goodness i took french in high school!! zut alor!!

*Touque. prounouced: two-que. it's another word for beanie.

*Chains. i knew there would be like mcdonald's and pizza hut and crap like that up there. but did you know there was michael's and red robin?? damn, we're invading with all our crappiness.

*Sorry. sweet lord. this is like every other word out of a canadian's mouth. i'll admit, i started saying it too. i had heard about this, but didn't know it was really true until i was at the airport when i had just flown in. bean and i went to get pizza, and some guy next to him got a bit close when they were looking at what kind to order, and both immediately say, "surry, surry aboot that." i was fucking CRACKING UP. nobody had even touched each other or anything. damn. i wonder what the world would be like if everyone was more polite like this.

anyway, that's the rest of my canada update!! woohoo!! i know i promised another update with jobs and shtuff, but i haven't made any annoucements yet, and don't plan to for a while. let's just say that the news is freakin awesome and if you want to know more details, you know where to reach me. happy times, happy times!!

p.s. oh yeah. i just realized that i might be allergic to milk, and/or lactose intolerant. i'm not sure if the difference (if there is one) but i guess i should get this checked out!! random.

i found this back in september...and i guess forgot about it till now!!

♥Netters and ♥Bean

Secretly conceived twenty-eight thousand super-kids. Are aspiring to write to each other after dark. Buy lavish gifts for each other.

Orchestrated by ianiceboy

Every day's a new day in love with you
With each day comes a new way of loving you
Every time I kiss your lips my mind starts to wander
And if all my dreams come true
I'll be spending time with you

Oh, I love you more today than yesterday
But not as much as tomorrow (more today than yesterday, spiral starecase)

i have the best boyfriend in the history of the world.

bean, you are the most wonderful person i have ever met. i am thankful for everything we have together, and i never take a moment for granted. i love you with all of my heart. <33333333333

U-S-A!! U-S-A!! U-S-A!!



it's the 25th anniversary of the miracle on ice. what an amazing moment in sports history, if not THE most amazing moment. which reminds me, i'm turning 25 soon. goodness!!

i promise promise promise to finish my canada update!! soon!! ;)

howdy howdy HOWDY!!

hey kiddies!! how is everyone doing?? i am in canada!! the land of beer and donuts. and i am never leaving!! well, only if the beer and donuts stop flowin like they have been!!

time for a quick update, eh?? i flew into vancouver bright and early on friday morning. i was a bit scared on the plane. i like to fly with people i know, so i'm not as scared. of course the guy that sits next to me on the plane is like really afraid of flying, and poppin pills like they're going out of style. it sort of relaxed me to see that. it was a good distraction. after the flight, i went through customs and the lady was uh...interesting?? she didn't seem to believe that i was from cali to visit mah boyfriend in canadia. i think she was pissed cause i was stealing all the hot young men up here. HA-ha!! after i grabbed my luggage, and walked out, i found beanie!! we had a great hug, and then grabbed some pizza. if you are ever flying into b.c., i highly recommend the vancouver airport. it is beautiful!! there is this incredible jade statue that i will have to link later because i won't be able to do justice on the description. after that, we waited for the bus to take us to the ferry. when you are driving in canada, do not think you are able to make a u-turn while at a normal signal. they are ootlawed here, yo. anyway, the bus took us on the ferry, and we rode it for about 2 hours into victoria. these ferries are freakin huge and hold hella cars and people and stuff. hee hee!! i really wanted to take a quick nap since i only had 4 hours of sleep but the chairs weren't set up for anything other than sitting. foolios!! after we arrived, bean's parents picked us up and took us to his house!!

saturday!! this was a big sleeping day and then bean showed me around the property. it reminds me of uncle ken and auntie leenie's house when uncle ken said, "HE'S GOT A MACHINE!!" (that is a joke for erik only, sorry!!) it's really beautiful up here...well, that's actually an understatement. he lives north of victoria, but i guess still technically victoria. but it's all spread out up here on hills and mountains. it's all very green and there are tons of trees. i'll see if i can post pics latah. bean and i went into town that night to meet up with marc and we had such a great time!! i was soooooo hungry, so i had to eat my dinner slow. but once i had some delicious fish and chips, i was fine. i had some granville island maple cream ale to wash it all down with. i was VERY hesitant to try it because i thought it was like sweet beer and i wasn't aboot that!! it was just a great medium beer and i loved it. we all were really goofy and i had such a wonderful time hanging out with bean and marc. they even took me out to tim horton's!! omg, best donuts...evah!! i had part of a maple one and part of a sprinkled one. i tried not to make many crazy faces as i enjoyed these delicious treats. wow. yeah, THAT good!!

sunday we went into victoria's chinatown area to watch the chinese new year's parade. we sort of missed it cause we thought it was coming further down the street, but it was making this big loop...i dunno. we could hear the drums at least!! and i saw a dragon jumping up and down for a bit. hee hee!! it got really cold because the sun disappeared behind the clouds and sort of started sprinkling. luckily, it was also time to eat so we found some mexican food. it's interesting to have mexican food up here. well, i don't want to judge one place, but let's say that things aren't as spicy or as flavorful. but like that ever slowed me down before. i'll eat anything!! :) after that, we went for a walk down to the empress hotel and then around downtown. oh, and bean's mommy bought us some yummy donuts!! these are different than regular donuts. they are like really small, and cooked right there. then, they smother them in cinnamon and sugar. woah. such a great little treat!!

and that brings us to today!! i haven't done much at this point besides wake bean up. hee hee!!

well, i will try to update again soon...but i'm not sure if it will be up here again since i'll be leaving on wednesday or if it will be when i am back. you will just have to tune in to find out!! latah!!

p.s. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine

I need to laugh and when the sun is out
I've got something I can laugh about
I feel good in a special way
I'm in love and it's a sunny day

Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine (good day sunshine, the beatles)

holy cow. in three days exactly, i will be on a plane and on my way to vancouver!! i am so so so excited to be finally going up to canada. it was a trip my mom and i had talked about a couple of times within the last few years, and i'm totally happy to be going!! it will be extra special cause i'll be visiting my very handsome boyfriend, bean!! yahooooooooooooooo!! :)

there are a few things planned, and i'm sure a few things up in the air, so i don't know the whole schedule yet. i'll be sure to update here and let you know of all the fun i'm having!!

and, because you know i like my links, this was a pretty good article about god and sports.

you know i am a big nerd, so here is your nerdy moment of zen.

taken from miss kt!!

bold all that apply

i have a cell phone.
i have friends that use me.
i am an only child.
i am a shopoholic.
i love dangly earrings. sometimes, so i guess it applies.
i love cold weather. when i'm inside, yeah. otherwise, i just might complain about it hurting my ankles. hee hee!!
i'm obsessed with the computer.
i have shot a gun before.
can't live without music.
i have no tolerance of ignorant people. well, little, i guess.
i have ridden on a motorcycle before. when i was a lot younger, my neighbor had a little one. i was super scared!!
i'll be in this town forever.
i've been to 5 other countries. add one more to the list next friday, sucka.
i get annoyed easily.
i eventually want kids.
i have neat handwriting.
i have more than a few horrible memories.
i am addicted to chocolate.
i am an atheist. nope, i loooove jesus.
my parents are strict.
i love airplane rides. i don't like small airplanes...so much anxiety just thinking about it. eeeekkkk!!
i love taking pictures.
i hate people who are fake. hate is so strong...dislike, yes.
i can be mean when i want to. oh hell yes.
my parents care about my grades. they did when i was in school.
one of my best friends is a guy. erik is a dude!! :)
i have way too many purses. yes, it is 100% true.
i'm obsessed with lip gloss. eh, not obsessed....just like the stuff.
i am easy to talk to.
i would never eat raw fish. oh hell no, i love me some sushi.
i cry easily. yuuuuuup.
i hate when people are late. ah yes, another one of my annoyances.
i procrastinate. i procrastinted to the point of doing something right before it was due. in college, i would always do papers the (late) night before. but then it's more exciting!! everything always got done...i don't see a problem with it.
i love winter.
i have too many clothes for my closet/dresser. half true. i think i have too many clothes.
i love to sleep. yes, yes, and yes!!!
i wish i were smarter. doesn't everyone??
i'm afraid of flying.
i hate drama. and i hate the people that seek it out to make their lives more interesting. what a waste.
i bite my nails.
i have been on an 8 hour drive.
i never fight with my parents. oh please.
i love the beach. hell. fucking. yes.
i have never had the chicken pox.
i have gone out in public in my pajamas.
i can't control my emotions.
i have a best friend.
i have moved more than once.
i truly love my friends.
i have braces.
i have never broken a bone. *knocks on wood*
i hate my computer.
i love guys that play the drums. yes, they are a different breed.
i state the obvious. don't we all??
i'm a happy person. i am almost always happy!!
i love to dance.
i love to sing.
i love cleaning my room. well...i love it organized, but i don't love the act of getting it there. :)
i tend to get jealous very easily.
i love cute underwear.
i love night better than day. i dunno, it's sort of a toss up.
i don't like to study for tests. i didn't do much of that in college. i just went with what i remembered reading. cramming it into my head at 3am wasn't going to change my memory.
i have been on the phone for over 5 hours.
i am too forgiving. yeah, but i think we're supposed to be.
i have horrible sense in direction. only going to fresh cream!!
i miss elementary school. i remember being pretty bummed in 7th grade when i found out we didn't get recess.
i'm a daddy's girl.
i love kisses on my forehead. who doesn't??
i love the color pink. do i even need to explain this one??
i love to sew.
my eye color changes. from brown to hazel to green, depending on what color shirt i'm wearing.
i should see a therapist.
i played on a guys sports team.
i become stressed easily.
i hate liars. what is there to like about being deceived?
i like comfy sweatpants. more like: loooove!!
i can play the piano. but i haven't in years.
i love the smell of rain.
i love my family. i love love love them!!
i hate needles. seriously, everyone who goes to the doctor or gets their blood drawn says this. who LOVES them??
i am a perfectionist.
i always wanted to learn to play the drums. yes, i have always wanted to rock out. \m/
i hate the feeling of failure. yeah, that sort of sucks.
i have friends in other countries.
i know how to cook. this is the girl who gets excited over kitchen appliances and roasting pans for birthday presents. hee hee!!
i can be quite selfish. not like all the time, but yeah, i think we all are.
at times, i still act like a little kid. i wasn't voted, "kid at heart" in high school for nuthin.
i have food allergies.
i love to read. yes. and i wish i could do it more often.
i wish i were more motivated for school. done with THAT!!
i love getting stuff in the mail. oui.
i have problems with letting go of old feelings. half true. i used to.
i hate being alone. sometimes, but i think i love being alone at times. just not during scary thunderstorms at night!! oh noes!!
i love summer.
i love the weekends.
i love black eyeliner.
i think im pretty. sorta. i don't go around worrying about how i look or anything, but i'm happy with what god gave me. sorry if that sounds selfish, but i'm content.
i type with one hand. when i am falling asleep, typing to bean, i do!!
i live in a one story house.
i wear make-up. like, hardly.
i have never rode on an underground subway.
i can't swim.
i have bad memories.
i go to church. not as often as i like. bad netters.
i sing in the shower. for every second i am in there.
i have never been camping. i love camping so much.
i hate cheerleaders. hate is such a strong word...
i usually get what i want. like from people or generally?? i dunno...
i have been on stage before. if the lair counts. giggles!!
i love roller coasters.
no one knows my full story of my life.
i am close with my parents. totally.
i don't have a curfew. never had one.

i'll be dreaming my dreams with you
i'll be dreaming my dreams with you
and there's no other place
that i'd lay down my face
i'll be dreaming my dreams with you (dreaming my dreams, cranberries)

well, i promised an update, but i won't know what's going on until my trip to canada which is around st. valentine's day. just keep those fingers crossed for me, please please please!!! i don't want to post any details until i know fo' sho'.

check out how cool we are!! sistas!!

totally stolen'd from caitlin!!

and, since i haven't done this in a while...here is your moment of zen.

omg, so cute!!

One day I'll fly away
Leave all this to yesterday (one day i'll fly away, nicole kidman, moulin rouge soundtrack)

i am so very excited for all the changes going on right now. i PROMISE to do a big update once more unknowns are known!!

oh, and i'll be in canadia in 17 days!! i'm so freakin excited!!!!!!!

sometimes i wish i could have a sneak peak into the future to see what lies ahead for me. then, i think i wouldn't worry as much. but if it wasn't the future i hoped for, maybe i would start worrying now even more.

it's times like these i'm glad i have prayer.

nobody said it was easy
no one ever said it would be this hard
awww take me back to the start (the scientist, coldplay)