....cause I'm coming to town! It's even better than Santa coming to town! Hee hee!
Long story short, Art booked a non-refundable ticket to Boston for a work interview that got cancelled, so we started making plans to use that ticket anyway and meet in Boston! Well, I just booked my ticket from Halifax and we'll be heading there on Nov 30th....less than two weeks away!
We haven't seen each other since the end of July when I flew to Florida to surprise him, so I'm totally super excited to see my hot husband again very soon! Plus, I'll get to see my *amazing* Boston friends again!
Monday, November 19, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Happy anniversary to me!
Yesterday was my 6th wedding anniversary! I still can't believe Art and I have been married for 6 years now, it feels like just yesterday that we were saying our vows and I was dancing the night away in my gorgeous white gown. But it has been 6 long years and I think I've become a better and stronger person over that time...mainly because of my husband the love we have for each other.
I celebrated my anniversary without my husband though. He's still in Florida, still looking for a job. So I went out to Boston Pizza with friends to drink and watch the FSU/Miami game on the big screen! It was a blast...I only wish my honey could've been there with me...or I could've been in Florida with him. But thanks to great friends like Alicia, Trish, Anthony, Alex, Kristy, Sarah and Amanda...I still celebrated!
To my friends - thank you for being there with me yesterday!
To my husband - I love you more and more every second that we are married and I treasure every year we're together. We will be together again soon to celebrate our anniversary and our love. I love you so much, my tomato head!
I celebrated my anniversary without my husband though. He's still in Florida, still looking for a job. So I went out to Boston Pizza with friends to drink and watch the FSU/Miami game on the big screen! It was a blast...I only wish my honey could've been there with me...or I could've been in Florida with him. But thanks to great friends like Alicia, Trish, Anthony, Alex, Kristy, Sarah and Amanda...I still celebrated!
To my friends - thank you for being there with me yesterday!
To my husband - I love you more and more every second that we are married and I treasure every year we're together. We will be together again soon to celebrate our anniversary and our love. I love you so much, my tomato head!
Sunday, September 09, 2007
The reunion...
....is done and I can finally talk about it on my blog. It's taken a week to "deal" with it, mentally.
I ended up having 23 people come. Yep, only 23 people out of my graduating class of well over 200. Even worse when tons of people said they loved the idea and would be there...but never made it. The contract I signed with the Silva stipulated that even if I canceled the cruise, I'd still owe them the money. So I knew that canceling was NOT an option for me...which meant I had to find the money to pay the Silva the morning of the reunion.
I'm now stuck with a $2000 bill, paid partially between my mom's credit card and my husband's card. It was the most fucking expensive cruise I have and will EVER pay for...and you can best believe that I won't be the one planning our 20 year reunion after this debacle.
The people who did come come out had a blast, though, and that made me happy. We chatted, caught up and drank a LOT. It was great seeing so many old friends, including a few that I went to school with since elementary, like my friend Lorne:
We even finished the cruise out with a loud, drunken rendition of our school song! It poured the entire time we sailed around Halifax Harbour, but we didn't let that stop us ex-Spartans!
Overall, I had a blast on the cruise and I feel sad that more of my classmates didn't make it out to enjoy themselves with the rest of us. Their loss....well, theirs and mine now too, I guess.
Art and I had discussed when I would move to Florida (once he officially gets a job) and we agreed that November would be a good time. However, now that I owe this huge bill from the reunion, I likely won't be leaving until just before Christmas. I've been upset and angry and pretty much every emotion possible this past week, realizing that this will make my time here in Halifax 4 WHOLE years. :(
Ah well, at least I had a fun cruise on the harbour! I even ended the night soaked and walking through puddles past my ankles with Carmen:
Someone please remind me in 10 years that under no circumstances am I allowed to volunteer myself to plan our 20 year reunion....
I ended up having 23 people come. Yep, only 23 people out of my graduating class of well over 200. Even worse when tons of people said they loved the idea and would be there...but never made it. The contract I signed with the Silva stipulated that even if I canceled the cruise, I'd still owe them the money. So I knew that canceling was NOT an option for me...which meant I had to find the money to pay the Silva the morning of the reunion.
I'm now stuck with a $2000 bill, paid partially between my mom's credit card and my husband's card. It was the most fucking expensive cruise I have and will EVER pay for...and you can best believe that I won't be the one planning our 20 year reunion after this debacle.
The people who did come come out had a blast, though, and that made me happy. We chatted, caught up and drank a LOT. It was great seeing so many old friends, including a few that I went to school with since elementary, like my friend Lorne:
We even finished the cruise out with a loud, drunken rendition of our school song! It poured the entire time we sailed around Halifax Harbour, but we didn't let that stop us ex-Spartans!
Overall, I had a blast on the cruise and I feel sad that more of my classmates didn't make it out to enjoy themselves with the rest of us. Their loss....well, theirs and mine now too, I guess.
Art and I had discussed when I would move to Florida (once he officially gets a job) and we agreed that November would be a good time. However, now that I owe this huge bill from the reunion, I likely won't be leaving until just before Christmas. I've been upset and angry and pretty much every emotion possible this past week, realizing that this will make my time here in Halifax 4 WHOLE years. :(
Ah well, at least I had a fun cruise on the harbour! I even ended the night soaked and walking through puddles past my ankles with Carmen:
Someone please remind me in 10 years that under no circumstances am I allowed to volunteer myself to plan our 20 year reunion....
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Reunion stress!
I'm days away from my 10 year high school reunion and it is causing me nothing but stress! No, it's not because I'm worried about what people will think (though I am worried about that) or how I look or anything. It's because I'm planning it! Shocker, I know....for those that know me, I'm sure you're not shocked at all that I took up the organization of the whole thing.
But, what sucks is that I booked a fab reunion aboard a Tall Ship in Halifax. A 3 hour cruise, complete with catering service. It's not a cheap thing....and I only have 21 people paid right now. I need 74. So, that's why I'm stressing big-time!
Last night, I decided to open up the reunion to friends and family. I'm hoping some other people will come and/or my classmates decide at the last minute to come. Because I would hate for this reunion to get cancelled or something.
Either way, it's causing me a lot of stress and worry. Stay tuned for the update on Saturday....
But, what sucks is that I booked a fab reunion aboard a Tall Ship in Halifax. A 3 hour cruise, complete with catering service. It's not a cheap thing....and I only have 21 people paid right now. I need 74. So, that's why I'm stressing big-time!
Last night, I decided to open up the reunion to friends and family. I'm hoping some other people will come and/or my classmates decide at the last minute to come. Because I would hate for this reunion to get cancelled or something.
Either way, it's causing me a lot of stress and worry. Stay tuned for the update on Saturday....
Monday, July 30, 2007
I'm a bad blogger...
....yes I know it's been almost 2 months since my last blog update. I blame work...I feel like I live at Tommy Hilfiger lately!
For those that don't know, Art ended up not getting the job in Dallas. It's a long complicated story, but he didn't get it. He's *still* looking for something and I'm hoping he'll find something soon.
Last week, I decided to be super impulsive and I cashed in all my Aeroplan miles and bought a ticket to Tallahassee to surprise Art. He had no idea that I did it and seeing his shocked face as he entered the sushi restaurant, expecting only Atanas for lunch, was SO worth it! We hadn't seen each other in 6.5 months by that point, so I think we both really needed this past weekend.
My honey is really depressed though, about still not finding a job, and it makes me super sad. I wish there was something, anything that I could do for him, but there's nothing. I just tried to be his cheerleader while I was visiting, telling him I know that something will come up soon and that we will get through this together. I was my super cheerful, happy self the whole time, in hopes it would raise his spirits, but I don't think it helped too much. But I don't know what else I can do. I know getting a job will help, so I hope he finds something soon.
Other than that, not much is new with me. Working 40 hours a week at Tommy, planning my 10 year high school reunion (which is next month!), and looking forward to a getaway weekend in August to PEI with my mom! Summer is just flying by though....
For those that don't know, Art ended up not getting the job in Dallas. It's a long complicated story, but he didn't get it. He's *still* looking for something and I'm hoping he'll find something soon.
Last week, I decided to be super impulsive and I cashed in all my Aeroplan miles and bought a ticket to Tallahassee to surprise Art. He had no idea that I did it and seeing his shocked face as he entered the sushi restaurant, expecting only Atanas for lunch, was SO worth it! We hadn't seen each other in 6.5 months by that point, so I think we both really needed this past weekend.
My honey is really depressed though, about still not finding a job, and it makes me super sad. I wish there was something, anything that I could do for him, but there's nothing. I just tried to be his cheerleader while I was visiting, telling him I know that something will come up soon and that we will get through this together. I was my super cheerful, happy self the whole time, in hopes it would raise his spirits, but I don't think it helped too much. But I don't know what else I can do. I know getting a job will help, so I hope he finds something soon.
Other than that, not much is new with me. Working 40 hours a week at Tommy, planning my 10 year high school reunion (which is next month!), and looking forward to a getaway weekend in August to PEI with my mom! Summer is just flying by though....
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Some news we've all been waiting for!
Yep that's right, the news is finally here!
Art got a new job! :)
He found out yesterday....he got a job through a consulting company working for Bank of America in Dallas! It's a 3 month contract-to-perm position so it's not guaranteed after 3 months, so we're not making a full move to Dallas just yet. Art's going to pack up our apartment and put it in storage and then move in with his brother for the summer. I'll remain here in Halifax at my job for the summer as well, and then if/when he gets the permanent position directly with Bank of America, we'll find an apartment in Dallas and I'll move there!
So things are starting to look up for us again! :)
On a related sidenote, I started my job with Tommy Hilfiger last week. My body aches so much from getting the store ready for today's opening, but it looked amazing when I left last night! We had a staff shopping party before the store opened and I got a bunch of new Tommy tops!
Anyway, that's the news from us lately! Now I just need to hear when Art will be coming to Canada to get his new work visa so we can meet up - I haven't seen my honey in 5 months now!!!
Art got a new job! :)
He found out yesterday....he got a job through a consulting company working for Bank of America in Dallas! It's a 3 month contract-to-perm position so it's not guaranteed after 3 months, so we're not making a full move to Dallas just yet. Art's going to pack up our apartment and put it in storage and then move in with his brother for the summer. I'll remain here in Halifax at my job for the summer as well, and then if/when he gets the permanent position directly with Bank of America, we'll find an apartment in Dallas and I'll move there!
So things are starting to look up for us again! :)
On a related sidenote, I started my job with Tommy Hilfiger last week. My body aches so much from getting the store ready for today's opening, but it looked amazing when I left last night! We had a staff shopping party before the store opened and I got a bunch of new Tommy tops!
Anyway, that's the news from us lately! Now I just need to hear when Art will be coming to Canada to get his new work visa so we can meet up - I haven't seen my honey in 5 months now!!!
Friday, May 18, 2007
Finally some positive news...
....but not what everyone's expecting.
I got a new job here in Halifax! :)
I figured it was time for me to suck it up and get over my stupid mindset that taking a job in Halifax means resigning myself to living here long-term again...and that I was essentially saying that I didn't think Art could get a job. (I told you it was a stupid mindset, didn't I?) So earlier this week I applied at Tommy Hilfiger. They're opening their first store in Nova Scotia at the new Dartmouth Crossing (sound familiar? It seems I open new and exciting firsts for Nova Scotia lately..haha!)
Anyway, went for an interview on Thursday and I got offered a full-time position on the spot! :) Wheeeee! I'm now full-time employed by a designer! :P I work in a designer store! Waaaaahooooo!
Sadly, still no news on Art's job front. It's kinda depressing that he hasn't been able to find anything yet, given his amazing skills and experience, but I have to hold out hope that he WILL find something someday soon. I know my honey would be an asset to any company he works for, they just have to realize that! ;)
So for now, I'm the sole breadwinner in our family (for the first time ever...haha!). I'll keep holding out hope that Art finds something soon. Then comes the discussion on what we should do...because logic says I should stay here and work for a bit (to save up some of the savings we had to spend in the last 4 months) but emotion says book the next ticket to move back with my honey. Who knows what we'll do...that's a conversation for the near future, I think.
For now, I'm an official Tommy Girl! The store opens June 5th, but I'll start work there May 30th (training and stocking the store for the first time...again, something I'm familiar with, having done the initial stocking of Old Navy!) I've always thought that karma would tell me that once I got a job, Art would get a job...then we'd have to make another decision....so, I guess stay tuned!
I hope my next update will be that Art found a job too!
I got a new job here in Halifax! :)
I figured it was time for me to suck it up and get over my stupid mindset that taking a job in Halifax means resigning myself to living here long-term again...and that I was essentially saying that I didn't think Art could get a job. (I told you it was a stupid mindset, didn't I?) So earlier this week I applied at Tommy Hilfiger. They're opening their first store in Nova Scotia at the new Dartmouth Crossing (sound familiar? It seems I open new and exciting firsts for Nova Scotia lately..haha!)
Anyway, went for an interview on Thursday and I got offered a full-time position on the spot! :) Wheeeee! I'm now full-time employed by a designer! :P I work in a designer store! Waaaaahooooo!
Sadly, still no news on Art's job front. It's kinda depressing that he hasn't been able to find anything yet, given his amazing skills and experience, but I have to hold out hope that he WILL find something someday soon. I know my honey would be an asset to any company he works for, they just have to realize that! ;)
So for now, I'm the sole breadwinner in our family (for the first time ever...haha!). I'll keep holding out hope that Art finds something soon. Then comes the discussion on what we should do...because logic says I should stay here and work for a bit (to save up some of the savings we had to spend in the last 4 months) but emotion says book the next ticket to move back with my honey. Who knows what we'll do...that's a conversation for the near future, I think.
For now, I'm an official Tommy Girl! The store opens June 5th, but I'll start work there May 30th (training and stocking the store for the first time...again, something I'm familiar with, having done the initial stocking of Old Navy!) I've always thought that karma would tell me that once I got a job, Art would get a job...then we'd have to make another decision....so, I guess stay tuned!
I hope my next update will be that Art found a job too!
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Almost a month later...
....and I'm still in Halifax!
Yep, it's May and almost 4 months to the day since I left Florida. Still no word from any job prospects for Art. We've talked about it and he applied for a few jobs abroad this past weekend. Just in London and Dublin for now, so we'll see what comes out of that. If he does get them, this will mean a huge move for us over "the pond". The bonus to moving to Europe is that Art can work visa-free in EU countries (as a citizen of Poland) and I can apply to work there visa-free too (as a spouse of a EU citizen). Both of us would finally be working in the same country again!! So, I've been spending my free time (aka all day long) looking for flats in London and making a list of stuff we'd take/leave if we did make the move.
I never realized how hard it would be to decide what we'd take. And it appears my husband was right when we first discussed moving to Europe. He asked if this was a short term or a long term thing and I said "who knows, why would we have to decide now?" I realize after making lists that we would kind of have to decide if we were going long or short term....and what to do with our stuff.
If it was a short term move (a year or two) we could take minimal things, get a furnished apartment, and leave most of our big stuff in North America. But where to leave it? Halifax? Florida? Tough choices. And what stuff is "essential"? What would I want to make a London apartment feel like home?
If it's long term, we'd most likely give away/sell most of our stuff that we wouldn't take...and to decide what we should take too. Do we bring our furniture? Probably not our bed, since from what I've read, London apartments are much smaller and our king probably won't fit well). And if we don't bring our furniture, do we sell it or give it away? We wouldn't take much of our electronic stuff (except probably the laptop and the digital camera, but we have a converter so it would work) so our big screen would be gone. :(
So many little things to think about. Like would England have the same stuff kitchen-wise that I'm used to? Would our martini/wine/champagne/shot glasses get broken on a trip across the Atlantic? What would I really miss and what could I live without? Would Art really need all those computer books (we have over three bookcases full of techie books!) in London? I guess the final determining factor on what we'd bring would be determined on any relocation package any future employers would give us! ;)
It would make me sad to get rid of our stuff, as it's all stuff Art and I picked out together since we've been living together. But, then we'd get to go shopping in Europe to get new stuff!
So many things to think about...for now, we wait and see if any of the Europe companies are interested in my uber-smart husband! ;) Stay tuned for future updates....
Yep, it's May and almost 4 months to the day since I left Florida. Still no word from any job prospects for Art. We've talked about it and he applied for a few jobs abroad this past weekend. Just in London and Dublin for now, so we'll see what comes out of that. If he does get them, this will mean a huge move for us over "the pond". The bonus to moving to Europe is that Art can work visa-free in EU countries (as a citizen of Poland) and I can apply to work there visa-free too (as a spouse of a EU citizen). Both of us would finally be working in the same country again!! So, I've been spending my free time (aka all day long) looking for flats in London and making a list of stuff we'd take/leave if we did make the move.
I never realized how hard it would be to decide what we'd take. And it appears my husband was right when we first discussed moving to Europe. He asked if this was a short term or a long term thing and I said "who knows, why would we have to decide now?" I realize after making lists that we would kind of have to decide if we were going long or short term....and what to do with our stuff.
If it was a short term move (a year or two) we could take minimal things, get a furnished apartment, and leave most of our big stuff in North America. But where to leave it? Halifax? Florida? Tough choices. And what stuff is "essential"? What would I want to make a London apartment feel like home?
If it's long term, we'd most likely give away/sell most of our stuff that we wouldn't take...and to decide what we should take too. Do we bring our furniture? Probably not our bed, since from what I've read, London apartments are much smaller and our king probably won't fit well). And if we don't bring our furniture, do we sell it or give it away? We wouldn't take much of our electronic stuff (except probably the laptop and the digital camera, but we have a converter so it would work) so our big screen would be gone. :(
So many little things to think about. Like would England have the same stuff kitchen-wise that I'm used to? Would our martini/wine/champagne/shot glasses get broken on a trip across the Atlantic? What would I really miss and what could I live without? Would Art really need all those computer books (we have over three bookcases full of techie books!) in London? I guess the final determining factor on what we'd bring would be determined on any relocation package any future employers would give us! ;)
It would make me sad to get rid of our stuff, as it's all stuff Art and I picked out together since we've been living together. But, then we'd get to go shopping in Europe to get new stuff!
So many things to think about...for now, we wait and see if any of the Europe companies are interested in my uber-smart husband! ;) Stay tuned for future updates....
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Yep, I'm still here...shocker...
So here it is, April already...and I'm still in Halifax. 3 months ago, I left Florida for what I hoped was a week or two visit to Halifax. And I'm still here, no hope in sight of ever leaving. I feel so sad for my husband because he hasn't found a job yet. I'm sad for us because yet another month went by and we're still living apart.
The weather's starting to look better (well, sunnier...not so much warmer) and I don't have any spring/summer clothes here...they're all in Florida. Along with all my beloved sandals and flip flops. Yet, right now in Florida is the perfect time, not too hot yet, but warm enough to head to the pool. And I'm missing it. Booo.
On a fun side note, I ended up taking a very last-minute overnight trip this past weekend to Moncton to celebrate my friend Carolyn's birthday with her. Rented a car and drove up on Saturday and spent the evening in the company of some amazing friends and some even MORE amazing martinis! ;)
We started the night out at Marianne's house (the one grabbing her boobs above!) and had various martinis (the flirtini, pink panther martini and tiffany blue martini) then we headed to downtown Moncton to party it up more!
I found a new delish martini there...the purple haze martini! It was truly yummy, especially the booze soaked blueberries in the bottom!
Must make a trip back to Moncton for those bad boys some day!
The weather's starting to look better (well, sunnier...not so much warmer) and I don't have any spring/summer clothes here...they're all in Florida. Along with all my beloved sandals and flip flops. Yet, right now in Florida is the perfect time, not too hot yet, but warm enough to head to the pool. And I'm missing it. Booo.
On a fun side note, I ended up taking a very last-minute overnight trip this past weekend to Moncton to celebrate my friend Carolyn's birthday with her. Rented a car and drove up on Saturday and spent the evening in the company of some amazing friends and some even MORE amazing martinis! ;)
We started the night out at Marianne's house (the one grabbing her boobs above!) and had various martinis (the flirtini, pink panther martini and tiffany blue martini) then we headed to downtown Moncton to party it up more!
I found a new delish martini there...the purple haze martini! It was truly yummy, especially the booze soaked blueberries in the bottom!
Must make a trip back to Moncton for those bad boys some day!
Monday, March 19, 2007
St Patrick's day and green drinks!
To start, yep....still in Halifax. Still haven't heard anything back from the interview Art went on over a MONTH ago. :( My hopes of spending St Patrick's Day in Toronto didn't come through, so my new hope is to be in Toronto, on my way back to Florida, for Easter weekend. Honestly, the optimistic attitude I've been trying to adopt is slowly losing its appeal. I find it hard to be positive and hopeful as the days and weeks go by. I can't believe I've been home for 2.5 months now.
Anyway, on to funner things!
I spent St. Patrick's Day having green drinks with some of my girls at Helle and Eric's house! As I like to be festive for any holiday, I had to have a sweet hat (thanks again for letting me borrow the hat, Erin!):
Me and my girls, who are so amazing and listened to me rant about my crappy life right now (y'all rock, you know that!):
Overall, it was a pretty sweet St. Patrick's Day. Kristy, Jay and I did a little party-hopping, starting at Kristy's friend Colin's place for a birthday drink with him and his friends, then on to Helle and Eric's for more drinks. We ended the night playing some fighting game on X-box till almost 6am! :) I'm not Irish, but I fully support the partying atmosphere that revolves around St Patrick's Day....and I can pretend to be Irish for a day, right?!
I've decided that one of these years, I'm going to Ireland to celebrate in the motherland! ;) Hee hee!
Anyway, on to funner things!
I spent St. Patrick's Day having green drinks with some of my girls at Helle and Eric's house! As I like to be festive for any holiday, I had to have a sweet hat (thanks again for letting me borrow the hat, Erin!):
Me and my girls, who are so amazing and listened to me rant about my crappy life right now (y'all rock, you know that!):
Overall, it was a pretty sweet St. Patrick's Day. Kristy, Jay and I did a little party-hopping, starting at Kristy's friend Colin's place for a birthday drink with him and his friends, then on to Helle and Eric's for more drinks. We ended the night playing some fighting game on X-box till almost 6am! :) I'm not Irish, but I fully support the partying atmosphere that revolves around St Patrick's Day....and I can pretend to be Irish for a day, right?!
I've decided that one of these years, I'm going to Ireland to celebrate in the motherland! ;) Hee hee!
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Still here...
I realized it's been a while since my last blog update, so I thought I'd come in and update y'all.
I'm still in Halifax. It's now been almost a month since Art had his interview with no word from FAMU. They did say they'd let him know within a month, so we're hoping that we'll hear something this week. So stay tuned for a possible quick update! ;)
I've been feeling a little better lately...trying to be more upbeat and optimistic that this will all work out. Some days are better than others (today's a low one, I think) but I would think this up-and-down attitude is to be expected, given our situation. I'm desperately hoping that this week will be the end of it and finish with booking some tickets to Toronto for next weekend (which would mean we'd get to spend St. Patrick's Day in Toronto with our friends there!)
I did my taxes last week and found out I'm getting all my money I paid in back, so I told Art I want to put that money towards some sort of vacation for the two of us. I think even a long weekend away would be great! I'm pushing for some sort of all inclusive resort! ;) Just thinking of infinite margaritas on a sunny beach is enough to make me happier! Hee hee!
So that's it from here, but hopefully we'll hear soon that he got the job (everyone think positive thoughts, please!) and I'll finally be moving to Florida permanently!
I'm still in Halifax. It's now been almost a month since Art had his interview with no word from FAMU. They did say they'd let him know within a month, so we're hoping that we'll hear something this week. So stay tuned for a possible quick update! ;)
I've been feeling a little better lately...trying to be more upbeat and optimistic that this will all work out. Some days are better than others (today's a low one, I think) but I would think this up-and-down attitude is to be expected, given our situation. I'm desperately hoping that this week will be the end of it and finish with booking some tickets to Toronto for next weekend (which would mean we'd get to spend St. Patrick's Day in Toronto with our friends there!)
I did my taxes last week and found out I'm getting all my money I paid in back, so I told Art I want to put that money towards some sort of vacation for the two of us. I think even a long weekend away would be great! I'm pushing for some sort of all inclusive resort! ;) Just thinking of infinite margaritas on a sunny beach is enough to make me happier! Hee hee!
So that's it from here, but hopefully we'll hear soon that he got the job (everyone think positive thoughts, please!) and I'll finally be moving to Florida permanently!
Friday, February 23, 2007
Friends are so amazing!
I have to rave about some amazing friends of mine!
I've been going through a pretty rough time lately. Not leaving my house, not calling any of my girlfriends here in Halifax, nothing. Basically what one would call a depression. I even bailed on last minute plans with my friends last weekend because I didn't have the money or the "happiness" to go over to their house. I really haven't felt this depressed ever in my life. And I know it's all because I was only planning to spend a week here in Halifax, instead of nearly two months (and counting!).
I've ranted to some of my friends on a message board and they noticed how depressed I've been lately. They've been there to chat with me and let me know that it's okay to be this sad, that what I'm feeling is normal given my situation (aka when will my life ever be normal?!). And this is where the rave comes in!
Last Friday, my friend Erin treated me to a girls night out to dinner! We met up with another friend Jenn and had an amazing dinner at Ducky's (in Alderney Landing....great little restaurant!) and it was so much fun to get out and do something. Then, two days ago, I got some mail from the NSLC....in the envelope contained a gift card from my friend Brenda in Ontario! She said I should spend it on a girls night out and stop sitting at home all the time!
And, I'm heading out on Saturday night too - off to a joint birthday party for some of my old coworkers from Old Navy! Girls night and martinis....should be fun!
I feel truly lucky to have so many amazing friends in my life. Every single one of them has enhanced my life, whether they know it or not. And every single one of them is what's helping me get through this time apart from my honey; again, whether they know it or not. I'm trying to look on the positive side of things these days and trying not to let this minor blip in my life get me down.
So, to my Lounge girls, my sorority girls, to all my friends - thank you! Your friendship and love has meant so much to me and I can only hope to enrich your lives as much as you've enriched mine!
Yes, I know this is a sappy blog post, but whatever....I'm in a sappy mood! ;)
(BTW - still no word on the job. I'm hoping that they'll call soon...I miss my honey!)
I've been going through a pretty rough time lately. Not leaving my house, not calling any of my girlfriends here in Halifax, nothing. Basically what one would call a depression. I even bailed on last minute plans with my friends last weekend because I didn't have the money or the "happiness" to go over to their house. I really haven't felt this depressed ever in my life. And I know it's all because I was only planning to spend a week here in Halifax, instead of nearly two months (and counting!).
I've ranted to some of my friends on a message board and they noticed how depressed I've been lately. They've been there to chat with me and let me know that it's okay to be this sad, that what I'm feeling is normal given my situation (aka when will my life ever be normal?!). And this is where the rave comes in!
Last Friday, my friend Erin treated me to a girls night out to dinner! We met up with another friend Jenn and had an amazing dinner at Ducky's (in Alderney Landing....great little restaurant!) and it was so much fun to get out and do something. Then, two days ago, I got some mail from the NSLC....in the envelope contained a gift card from my friend Brenda in Ontario! She said I should spend it on a girls night out and stop sitting at home all the time!
And, I'm heading out on Saturday night too - off to a joint birthday party for some of my old coworkers from Old Navy! Girls night and martinis....should be fun!
I feel truly lucky to have so many amazing friends in my life. Every single one of them has enhanced my life, whether they know it or not. And every single one of them is what's helping me get through this time apart from my honey; again, whether they know it or not. I'm trying to look on the positive side of things these days and trying not to let this minor blip in my life get me down.
So, to my Lounge girls, my sorority girls, to all my friends - thank you! Your friendship and love has meant so much to me and I can only hope to enrich your lives as much as you've enriched mine!
Yes, I know this is a sappy blog post, but whatever....I'm in a sappy mood! ;)
(BTW - still no word on the job. I'm hoping that they'll call soon...I miss my honey!)
Monday, February 12, 2007
What a crazy night!
I survived the World's Largest Pub Crawl....just barely! ;) I have never seen so many people at the Dome in my entire clubbing history....it was so nuts there! So bad that you couldn't move on the dance floor and some chick shoved me, and I was *thisclose* to turning around and punching her in the face. But I restrained myself!
So, on to the fun stuff! I'll have a bunch more pics on my website shortly, but some highlights:
The girls at our first bar, the Warehouse:
Nicole and I starting the night out right and having a lovely Chocolate Chip shooter at the Mercury:
All the girls we knew on our pub crawl (#10, baby!) chilling at the Mercury:
Nicole and I dancing at Bubbles' Mansion:
The girls after our shots of Blue-Eyed Blondes at the Palace:
Nicole, Chelsea and I at the end of the night at the Dome:
End result? Fun night out with my girls from Old Navy, many shots to be had, 3000+ people cruising around downtown Halifax....and hopefully one World Record broken! We haven't heard the official word yet, but when we do, I'll be sure to mention it in my blog!
The only thing I would've done different (maybe!) is not wear my cute silver heels downtown. Buy the time we hit the 3rd bar, my feet were soooo sore.
But they looked damn cute! ;)
So, on to the fun stuff! I'll have a bunch more pics on my website shortly, but some highlights:
The girls at our first bar, the Warehouse:
Nicole and I starting the night out right and having a lovely Chocolate Chip shooter at the Mercury:
All the girls we knew on our pub crawl (#10, baby!) chilling at the Mercury:
Nicole and I dancing at Bubbles' Mansion:
The girls after our shots of Blue-Eyed Blondes at the Palace:
Nicole, Chelsea and I at the end of the night at the Dome:
End result? Fun night out with my girls from Old Navy, many shots to be had, 3000+ people cruising around downtown Halifax....and hopefully one World Record broken! We haven't heard the official word yet, but when we do, I'll be sure to mention it in my blog!
The only thing I would've done different (maybe!) is not wear my cute silver heels downtown. Buy the time we hit the 3rd bar, my feet were soooo sore.
But they looked damn cute! ;)
Friday, February 09, 2007
Get ready for it, Halifax...
....cause tonight is the World's Largest Pubcrawl! :)
http://www.worldslargestpubcrawl.com/main.php
It is going to be insane tonight! I somehow scored a ticket from my amazing old coworker at Old Navy, Stacy! 3200 people, all on one giant pub crawl (though the crawl is broken into 19 mini crawls - we're on #10!), getting their drink on in downtown Halifax! It is going to rock!
I'm so excited for this...and I'll be part of a Guinness World Record too! Wheee!!!! My camera's ready for some wild pics, my shirt is cuter than it was 12 hours ago (the shirts are so ugly, but I made it a little more fitted and girly last night!) and I am ready to go! Only 4.5 more hours left till it starts!
I'll post pics and a full update here, probably tomorrow after I've recovered! :P
If you're in downtown Halifax tonight, stay FAR away from people wearing sand colored shirts....we are going to be a wild and crazy bunch!
http://www.worldslargestpubcrawl.com/main.php
It is going to be insane tonight! I somehow scored a ticket from my amazing old coworker at Old Navy, Stacy! 3200 people, all on one giant pub crawl (though the crawl is broken into 19 mini crawls - we're on #10!), getting their drink on in downtown Halifax! It is going to rock!
I'm so excited for this...and I'll be part of a Guinness World Record too! Wheee!!!! My camera's ready for some wild pics, my shirt is cuter than it was 12 hours ago (the shirts are so ugly, but I made it a little more fitted and girly last night!) and I am ready to go! Only 4.5 more hours left till it starts!
I'll post pics and a full update here, probably tomorrow after I've recovered! :P
If you're in downtown Halifax tonight, stay FAR away from people wearing sand colored shirts....we are going to be a wild and crazy bunch!
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Superbowl Sunday!!!
Okay, first off....people actually DO read my blog! Woo hoo! Thanks to you girlies who did reply to my last post....now I know I'm not just typing for my health (which isn't such a bad thing...but I like to be heard sometimes!).
Now.....on to what should be a national holiday - Superbowl Sunday! :) I'm stoked for today, as I am every year. Wishing like mad that my Cowboys were playing, but their time will come. Hopefully next year! ;) I'm rooting for the Colts today. I was waffling between the Colts and the Bears, but went with the Colts. While it would be fun to yell "DA Bears!" all night long, I'll stick with Peyton Manning and the Colts for the win.
My family is having our annual really-bad-for-you food spread, which I'm stoked for. We've got:
Ah well....it's Superbowl Sunday! And I'm gonna have a cooler now! ;)
Now.....on to what should be a national holiday - Superbowl Sunday! :) I'm stoked for today, as I am every year. Wishing like mad that my Cowboys were playing, but their time will come. Hopefully next year! ;) I'm rooting for the Colts today. I was waffling between the Colts and the Bears, but went with the Colts. While it would be fun to yell "DA Bears!" all night long, I'll stick with Peyton Manning and the Colts for the win.
My family is having our annual really-bad-for-you food spread, which I'm stoked for. We've got:
- cheesy beef wraps
- nachos
- garlic fingers
- sweet and sour drumsticks
- peach cobbler
- and of course....drinks! Beer for dad and coolers for me (Mike's Hard Lemonade, of course!)
Ah well....it's Superbowl Sunday! And I'm gonna have a cooler now! ;)
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Do people even read this?
Over the last few days, I was thinking "are people even reading my blog?" It's hard to tell and unless I installed some hit counter (which would mean banner ads added to the blog - pass on that!) or paid for a full one, I'd never know. Unless I asked. So:
is anyone out there in blog world reading my blog?!
Yep, I'm curious...and selfish! I want to know if people are actually reading and enjoying my blog, or if I'm just typing for myself here! ;) Haha! So, if you are reading my blog - thank you! And if you are, can you please leave a comment after this post, so I can know that people actually are reading it?
Wow, I sound so whiny today, don't I?
PS - no updates on the job front. We still haven't heard anything. It's been almost a month since I left Florida for what I thought would be a week long trip to Halifax for my sorority ball. Blah.
is anyone out there in blog world reading my blog?!
Yep, I'm curious...and selfish! I want to know if people are actually reading and enjoying my blog, or if I'm just typing for myself here! ;) Haha! So, if you are reading my blog - thank you! And if you are, can you please leave a comment after this post, so I can know that people actually are reading it?
Wow, I sound so whiny today, don't I?
PS - no updates on the job front. We still haven't heard anything. It's been almost a month since I left Florida for what I thought would be a week long trip to Halifax for my sorority ball. Blah.
Monday, January 29, 2007
I got tagged...
So, thanks to Joanne (thanks again, sweetie!) I got tagged! And now I have to share 5 things about myself that y'all might not already know. But what to share? I'm already pretty open about my life. So I guess if y'all already knew this stuff....sorry! ;)
1. I was named after both my grandmothers. My first name was my dad's mom's name and my middle name is my mom's mom's middle name (fun side fact: my parents did the same thing with my brother too....only with my grandfathers names!)
2. I used to work at a sports bar in downtown Toronto. It was an off-track betting bar and had regulars who were in there EVERY day betting. I got sweet tips from them (in fact, I got more than the other servers on my side...probably the boobs!). For anyone in Toronto, it was called the Skyfront Bar and Grill (attached to the Sportsfront Bar and Grill) and it was on Front St (creative name, eh?) between East Side Marios and Union Station.
3. I have never broken any bones. I've sprained or bruised the shit out of almost everything in my body, but never broken anything!
4. I hate wearing socks. If I didn't have to wear socks ever again, I would be a happy camper!
5. My fave movie and book of all time is the Anne of Green Gables series. I could recite the entire movies for you right now! ;)
So, that's my 5 things. Most of you probably know at least one of those...but now everyone knows the full deets on me! And now, I'm off to tag someone else! Hee hee!
1. I was named after both my grandmothers. My first name was my dad's mom's name and my middle name is my mom's mom's middle name (fun side fact: my parents did the same thing with my brother too....only with my grandfathers names!)
2. I used to work at a sports bar in downtown Toronto. It was an off-track betting bar and had regulars who were in there EVERY day betting. I got sweet tips from them (in fact, I got more than the other servers on my side...probably the boobs!). For anyone in Toronto, it was called the Skyfront Bar and Grill (attached to the Sportsfront Bar and Grill) and it was on Front St (creative name, eh?) between East Side Marios and Union Station.
3. I have never broken any bones. I've sprained or bruised the shit out of almost everything in my body, but never broken anything!
4. I hate wearing socks. If I didn't have to wear socks ever again, I would be a happy camper!
5. My fave movie and book of all time is the Anne of Green Gables series. I could recite the entire movies for you right now! ;)
So, that's my 5 things. Most of you probably know at least one of those...but now everyone knows the full deets on me! And now, I'm off to tag someone else! Hee hee!
Monday, January 22, 2007
They won, they won!
Last week, I got a call from Lorraine. She told me about a photography contest that her and Sarah had entered Jessica and Phil in (without their knowledge!) to win wedding photography from an amazing photographer based in Toronto. They ended up as one of the three finalists!
This is where the craziness came in. To get the vote out, Lorraine asked me to email everyone I knew to get them to vote for Jessica and Phil to win. We all sent out the word and had as many people as possible email their votes in for Jmadd and Phil.
We finally heard the results last night. While they didn't win the big prize, Judy (the photographer) said the votes were so close that she's giving wedding photography for FREE to all three couples! Jessica and Phil won Judy for their wedding! She'll fly down to Halifax from Toronto and photograph their wedding and they'll have amazing photos as a result!
So, to any of you who recieved my email and voted for Jessica and Phil, THANK YOU! Your votes helped and now they've gotten an amazing free gift for their big day! :)
If you'd like to read the story that Sarah submitted for the contest, Judy's blog is at:
http://www.elementzoffoto.com/blog/
Congrats to Jessica and Phil!
Oh and on an unrelated sidenote, no update on Art's look for a job yet. I'm hoping we'll find something soon, I miss my honey-bunny!
This is where the craziness came in. To get the vote out, Lorraine asked me to email everyone I knew to get them to vote for Jessica and Phil to win. We all sent out the word and had as many people as possible email their votes in for Jmadd and Phil.
We finally heard the results last night. While they didn't win the big prize, Judy (the photographer) said the votes were so close that she's giving wedding photography for FREE to all three couples! Jessica and Phil won Judy for their wedding! She'll fly down to Halifax from Toronto and photograph their wedding and they'll have amazing photos as a result!
So, to any of you who recieved my email and voted for Jessica and Phil, THANK YOU! Your votes helped and now they've gotten an amazing free gift for their big day! :)
If you'd like to read the story that Sarah submitted for the contest, Judy's blog is at:
http://www.elementzoffoto.com/blog/
Congrats to Jessica and Phil!
Oh and on an unrelated sidenote, no update on Art's look for a job yet. I'm hoping we'll find something soon, I miss my honey-bunny!
Thursday, January 18, 2007
A big setback to the move
So last week we got a huge setback to my moving to Florida.
Art got laid off from his job. With no notice or hint that it was coming.
We're both obviously pissed and upset and angry and everything. Just when we were turning a corner and I had thought 2007 would be so amazing, this just hits us. To top it off, the visa papers were in the mailbox when Art got home the day he got laid off. So now, instead of being on a plane today, headed for Florida, I'm still in Halifax, freezing my bootie off and waiting again.
Art's already got a new job prospect (that he incidentally set up a few hours before he got laid off....fate telling him something, perhaps?!) so we're both awaiting his interview for that. If all goes well and he gets this job, I could be in Florida by February, which would rock! If he doesn't get that job, I'll be off to the job banks to find myself a temp-type job here in Halifax until Art finds a new job....just something to earn a little cash for myself and pass the time. It could be a few weeks or a few months, who knows really.
This last week has been pretty brutal. My emotions have been all over the place, but mostly down in the dumps. I'm so angry at his ex-employers for screwing things over. First they send him to Texas over New Years to fix problems with their client (and ruin the perfect New Years Eve I had envisioned) then they let him go with no notice. Which means now, we'll have to start that damn Green Card process ALL over again (not that his ex-employers were far in the process....they took their good sweet time on it!). But, I have some amazing friends who have cheered me up with girls nights(Kristy and Val, thanks for the fun nights!!!) and many more friends who have listened to me rant in the past week. I feel truly grateful that I have such amazing friends and family!
It's like a neverending set of problems keep throwing themselves at us. Can we never have a normal life? Why do we have to have the most confusing relationship EVER?! But, I know we'll get through this fine, like we always do, because we have each other. (Yep, there I go, being all mushy....didn't I just say that my emotions have been everywhere lately?! ;) )
On a plus side, if Art does get this job he's interviewing for, then this will allow me to go to FSU at the in-state tuition rate!! How, you ask? Well, the job is for a position at FAMU (the other university in Tallahassee) and Florida state-run universities allow employees and spouses of said universities attend at the in-state rate! :) This is a HUGE thing, as y'all know that I have been trying to find a way to attend FSU for the last few years at the in-state rate so I can finish my last year of my Finance degree!!!
So, if everyone can think good thoughts towards my husband this week for his interview. Who knows, this shitty start to 2007 could end up turning things MUCH better for the two of us!
Now, if the weather here in Halifax could just warm back up, I'd be much happier! -35C is not a fun thing!
Art got laid off from his job. With no notice or hint that it was coming.
We're both obviously pissed and upset and angry and everything. Just when we were turning a corner and I had thought 2007 would be so amazing, this just hits us. To top it off, the visa papers were in the mailbox when Art got home the day he got laid off. So now, instead of being on a plane today, headed for Florida, I'm still in Halifax, freezing my bootie off and waiting again.
Art's already got a new job prospect (that he incidentally set up a few hours before he got laid off....fate telling him something, perhaps?!) so we're both awaiting his interview for that. If all goes well and he gets this job, I could be in Florida by February, which would rock! If he doesn't get that job, I'll be off to the job banks to find myself a temp-type job here in Halifax until Art finds a new job....just something to earn a little cash for myself and pass the time. It could be a few weeks or a few months, who knows really.
This last week has been pretty brutal. My emotions have been all over the place, but mostly down in the dumps. I'm so angry at his ex-employers for screwing things over. First they send him to Texas over New Years to fix problems with their client (and ruin the perfect New Years Eve I had envisioned) then they let him go with no notice. Which means now, we'll have to start that damn Green Card process ALL over again (not that his ex-employers were far in the process....they took their good sweet time on it!). But, I have some amazing friends who have cheered me up with girls nights(Kristy and Val, thanks for the fun nights!!!) and many more friends who have listened to me rant in the past week. I feel truly grateful that I have such amazing friends and family!
It's like a neverending set of problems keep throwing themselves at us. Can we never have a normal life? Why do we have to have the most confusing relationship EVER?! But, I know we'll get through this fine, like we always do, because we have each other. (Yep, there I go, being all mushy....didn't I just say that my emotions have been everywhere lately?! ;) )
On a plus side, if Art does get this job he's interviewing for, then this will allow me to go to FSU at the in-state tuition rate!! How, you ask? Well, the job is for a position at FAMU (the other university in Tallahassee) and Florida state-run universities allow employees and spouses of said universities attend at the in-state rate! :) This is a HUGE thing, as y'all know that I have been trying to find a way to attend FSU for the last few years at the in-state rate so I can finish my last year of my Finance degree!!!
So, if everyone can think good thoughts towards my husband this week for his interview. Who knows, this shitty start to 2007 could end up turning things MUCH better for the two of us!
Now, if the weather here in Halifax could just warm back up, I'd be much happier! -35C is not a fun thing!
Sunday, January 07, 2007
I'm a dancing queen, a dancing queen...
Last night was my sorority (Iota Beta Chi) ball and it was fabulous! The girls and I spent the night dancing up a storm with our beautiful active chapter! It was so much fun to get all dressed up and party!
I loved my gown and wish there were more events like the ball that I could wear it to!
And then I got some amazing news from one of my sorority sisters this morning.....last night after the ball, Phil asked Jessica to marry him!!!! So I'm sending out more big huge congrats to Phil and JMadd! I'm so excited for the two of them! The ball was fab and hearing of Phil and Jessica's engagement was the perfect ending to the weekend!
Still no updates on our visa situation though....I'm hoping the papers will come in the mail soon so I can buy my ticket back to Florida!
I loved my gown and wish there were more events like the ball that I could wear it to!
And then I got some amazing news from one of my sorority sisters this morning.....last night after the ball, Phil asked Jessica to marry him!!!! So I'm sending out more big huge congrats to Phil and JMadd! I'm so excited for the two of them! The ball was fab and hearing of Phil and Jessica's engagement was the perfect ending to the weekend!
Still no updates on our visa situation though....I'm hoping the papers will come in the mail soon so I can buy my ticket back to Florida!
Monday, January 01, 2007
Happy New Year!!!!
Well, it's New Years Day! Cheers to 2007!
I spent New Years Eve in the company of our friends here in Florida, without Art. He got pulled away on Friday to Texas for work and only got back this evening. The party was still a blast, even without the kiss at midnight from my honey!
Here's one pic of myself with the girls, Iva and Necole:
I got my ball gown for my sorority's upcoming Winter Ball this weekend....it's gorgeous and I got it on sale from David's Bridal. I'll be sure to share pics with me all prettied up! I'll be heading back to Halifax on Thursday and I'm hoping to return back to Florida VERY soon after that. We'll see how long it takes for Art's lawyers to get us the paperwork for his TN visa renewal (the visa was approved on December 14th, so the paperwork should be here soon, I'd think!). I'm hoping for only a week's visit to Halifax, then back to Florida permanently!!!
Anyway, off to have some champagne and celebrate (belatedly!) New Year's with my honey! I hope each and every one of you has an amazing 2007 and this year brings you everything you're hoping for!
I spent New Years Eve in the company of our friends here in Florida, without Art. He got pulled away on Friday to Texas for work and only got back this evening. The party was still a blast, even without the kiss at midnight from my honey!
Here's one pic of myself with the girls, Iva and Necole:
I got my ball gown for my sorority's upcoming Winter Ball this weekend....it's gorgeous and I got it on sale from David's Bridal. I'll be sure to share pics with me all prettied up! I'll be heading back to Halifax on Thursday and I'm hoping to return back to Florida VERY soon after that. We'll see how long it takes for Art's lawyers to get us the paperwork for his TN visa renewal (the visa was approved on December 14th, so the paperwork should be here soon, I'd think!). I'm hoping for only a week's visit to Halifax, then back to Florida permanently!!!
Anyway, off to have some champagne and celebrate (belatedly!) New Year's with my honey! I hope each and every one of you has an amazing 2007 and this year brings you everything you're hoping for!
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