Officially on vacation!!

As of 5:30 tonight, I'm officially on vacation for two weeks! Wooo hooo!!!! I started my vacation off right by getting my nails fixed up and pretty again, here's me being lame by taking a pic of them:



And yes, that's a Mike's in the background...I'm on vacation bitches, I shall drink when I want!

I started packing last night for Europe (I still can't believe we leave tomorrow night!!!!!) and it was hard. How does one decide exactly what to take for 12 days in Europe? Especially when you're going to be meeting all the aunts/uncles/cousins/friends in Poland? Eeek! Luckily I have all day tomorrow to work on that!

Tonight, I celebrate being on vacation!!

Good Friday...I could be sleeping...

So it's Good Friday today, everything's closed in Canada so I'm not working (wheee!) and I had planned to sleep in till noonish. But my stepmother in law called around 10:30 to wish me a happy Easter and a happy Good Friday. I thought that was so nice of her...but now I'm wishing I was still sleeping! ;) Is that mean?

My dad is currently bottling two types of wine....a rose and a white. Mom and I tried the rose already (half glass each....dad couldn't fit it into a bottle...shame!) and it's a little tart, but whatever. We're now waiting for the white to be bottled.

I really need to start packing soon...I haven't done a damn thing to pack, only to shop for Europe. I've got everything I'll need...except some British pounds for personal spending $$ when Art's not around (otherwise, he's my money guy!). I work Monday during the day, then I'm off for two weeks!!! I still need to get my nails done too...I broke two nails at work yesterday. Booo. And we need to decide if we're going to get gifts for the kiddies we'll be seeing (two of them, one 12 year old boy and one 4 year old boy). We've met the 4 year old when he was one, he's Art's stepsister's son, Szymon. Totally cute, I can't wait to see him again!

I think I'll spend today packing, then I'll know how much space I have for gifts! ;)

Shopping frenzy!

Look at me....second day with a blog and I'm writing in it! Wooo hooo!

So I got my income tax refund finally today (Thank you Revenue Canada!!!) so I went and did some power shopping for Europe! I got some roll-up capris, long tanks, socks, and an umbrella, all from Old Navy (I heart my staff discount!). Plus I got a book to read and a cute travel diary so I can write all about my adventures in Europe while I'm on the road!

One week left to go, I should start thinking about packing soon!!!!

Welcome to my blog!

So I've decided to start a blog online. And I hope to remember to post often! ;)

A bit about me: I'm Canadian...I love martinis. What else is there to say?! ;) Okay, there's a bit more to me than being Canadian and drinking martinis. I'm 27, have been married for over 4 years to my awesome hubby Art, and have been travelling like mad!

For the past 2+ years, I've been living at home with my parents in Dartmouth, NS...while my husband has been living in our apartment in Tallahassee, Florida. I was working on my degree at Saint Mary's...but since this past summer, I've been waiting for our green card process to progress far enough that I can move back to Florida and legally work.

We're about to head off on a vacation that we've been planning for years now....we leave on Tuesday night for Europe!! We'll spend 2 days in London, followed by 9 days in Poland. Art hasn't been to Poland in 15 years...and I have never been to Europe at all!

I'll get to meet all of Art's aunts, uncles, and cousins, not to mention my father-in-law's friends, too! We'll be visiting Wroclaw, Warsaw and Krakow...as well as a farm in the middle of Poland, where Art's mom's family still lives. Apparently next to none of their family speaks English, so I'm listening to some CD's in hopes of learning some more Polish...enough to at least ask the basics:

"where is the bathroom?"
"I don't speak polish"
and..the most important "I would like some vodka!"

I hope to make some posts while in Europe, if not, y'all can read all about it when I get home! :)