Tuesday already. Here's hoping the next few days go by just as quickly. Only 3 more sleeps before we head to P.E.I. Well, hopefully only 3 more. We've been planning on leaving on Friday all along to beat a lot of the traffic and to also be able to do a few more things on the island, other than just going to the concert. The other couple we're going with live in Saint John and Saint John was sold out of tickets, so Ryan picked up 2 tickets for Matt and Melissa here. Melissa was in Fredericton on business yesterday and met up with Ryan to give him the money for their tickets and Ryan gave her the tickets then. She mentioned something to him about leaving on Saturday. Ryan tried to persuade her to leave on Friday as we've been wanting to and she said she'd talk to Matt about it. Matt and Ryan have been in the works of us all going to this concert for quite some time...Matt knows that we've been wanting to leave on Friday all along. So me's thinks that this Melissa girl (whom I've never met) is the one who doesn't want to leave on Friday. I sure hope that we do get to leave on Friday. It's not like Ryan and I can take off on Friday on our own and meet up with them later. We're camping out in Matt's uncle's backyard, so we need to all go together. Anyway...hopefully it works out.
Another weekend flew by us like nothing didn't it? My weekend was filled with the following in no particular order:
-heading to Oromocto to go to Kim's and pick up some items of mine
-watching the movie Ghost Rider
-going to Walmart
-paying the power and phone bills
-going to the drugstore
-picking $9.50 worth of strawberries at the U-Pick
-washing the inside and outside of my car
-spending time with my parents on their anniversary
-going to Shane and Valerie's place
-3 loads of laundry
-visiting my aunt and my cousin's 2 year old daughter (my cousin lives in AB and was home due to a death on his father's side of the father, my aunt was babysitting while they were away for the funeral).
-BBQ-ing chicken
-going to my brother's place to use his computer to download music
Wow, I didn't realize how much I'd done this weekend until I started listing it like that. I didn't think I did too heck of a lot this weekend, lol.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Friday, July 13, 2007
Finally Friday!
This day is going by surprisingly fast for me, after the week dragging by. It's now over half way through my shift and I'm just getting to my blog now!
This weekend is my parent's 34rd wedding anniversary. I was counting in my head last night how many years they were married and was like "holy cow"! My parents have been married longer than they were old when they got married. My Dad was only 23 when they got married - I couldn't even imagine getting hitched that young! I was so young and stupid when I was 23, I dunno, maybe 23 year olds were more mature in my parent's days.
So Ryan and I have decided to go to P.E.I. next weekend for the Aerosmith concert. He's supposed to be getting our tickets today from Mazzucca's. We're meeting his friend Matt and Matt's girlfriend in Moncton on Friday and then travelling with them to P.E.I. and camping in Matt's uncle's backyard. So atleast we have free accomodations to help cut the expenses. I haven't been to P.E.I. since I was like 10 years old, so I'm hoping get there early enough on Friday to do some sightseeing and maybe hit a beach!
This weekend is my parent's 34rd wedding anniversary. I was counting in my head last night how many years they were married and was like "holy cow"! My parents have been married longer than they were old when they got married. My Dad was only 23 when they got married - I couldn't even imagine getting hitched that young! I was so young and stupid when I was 23, I dunno, maybe 23 year olds were more mature in my parent's days.
So Ryan and I have decided to go to P.E.I. next weekend for the Aerosmith concert. He's supposed to be getting our tickets today from Mazzucca's. We're meeting his friend Matt and Matt's girlfriend in Moncton on Friday and then travelling with them to P.E.I. and camping in Matt's uncle's backyard. So atleast we have free accomodations to help cut the expenses. I haven't been to P.E.I. since I was like 10 years old, so I'm hoping get there early enough on Friday to do some sightseeing and maybe hit a beach!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Alright, all-right-a-right-a-right-a-right-a-right-alright!
Every time I've gone up to visit Carrie in Ontario we've always listened to a radio station in the car called Star 104, broadcasted from Erie, PA. This radio station is fantastic and I've had their jingle "Star 1-0-4...Erie!" stuck in my head for years.
I've been listening to music at work to help pass the time. I listen to it low enough that it doesn't distract me, through an earbud plugged into my computer. I've been doing this for a couple of years now and have alternated between Yahoo music and You Tube. Anyway...I decided to look up the Star 104 website to see if they're now streaming online (they weren't last fall). Much to my delight I discovered they were now streaming online!
So I've been in my glory the past few days listening to "Star 1-0-4...Erie"! They were playing Outkast's "Hey Ya" when I first opened up this blog page, hence the title of today's entry, lol.
Speaking of Carrie, I talked to her on the phone for a bit last night at caught up with her. She went to the doctor on Monday and got to hear the baby's heartbeat. She's 14 weeks along now. I asked her if she cried and she said she wanted to, but held herself together in front of the doctor. If it were me, I don't think I could have held it together as well as her. I think I would have blown my cover and bawled in front of the doctor, lol. I'm not very good at hiding my emotions.
Ryan was over last night. He and his Dad went out to Harvey earlier in the evening to his Dad's friend's camp (which used to be Ryan's parent's camp until last year when they sold it to him...I'm still bitter that they sold it, lol). The friend who bought the camp just so happened to have a sea kayak that he was looking to sell. Ryan's father bought it for Ryan on a Ryan-pay-me-back-when-you-can basis. I was a bit mad at first because it was a lot of money, especially with us planning a trip to Arizona and California in spring and us also contemplating traveling to P.E.I. next weekend for Aerosmith. I'm less pi$$y now about the purchase since it didn't cost him any money up front, but still don't see the need to purchase this when his parents have two...although they're just regular kayaks and not sea kayaks. Oh boys and their toys! lol.
I've been listening to music at work to help pass the time. I listen to it low enough that it doesn't distract me, through an earbud plugged into my computer. I've been doing this for a couple of years now and have alternated between Yahoo music and You Tube. Anyway...I decided to look up the Star 104 website to see if they're now streaming online (they weren't last fall). Much to my delight I discovered they were now streaming online!
So I've been in my glory the past few days listening to "Star 1-0-4...Erie"! They were playing Outkast's "Hey Ya" when I first opened up this blog page, hence the title of today's entry, lol.
Speaking of Carrie, I talked to her on the phone for a bit last night at caught up with her. She went to the doctor on Monday and got to hear the baby's heartbeat. She's 14 weeks along now. I asked her if she cried and she said she wanted to, but held herself together in front of the doctor. If it were me, I don't think I could have held it together as well as her. I think I would have blown my cover and bawled in front of the doctor, lol. I'm not very good at hiding my emotions.
Ryan was over last night. He and his Dad went out to Harvey earlier in the evening to his Dad's friend's camp (which used to be Ryan's parent's camp until last year when they sold it to him...I'm still bitter that they sold it, lol). The friend who bought the camp just so happened to have a sea kayak that he was looking to sell. Ryan's father bought it for Ryan on a Ryan-pay-me-back-when-you-can basis. I was a bit mad at first because it was a lot of money, especially with us planning a trip to Arizona and California in spring and us also contemplating traveling to P.E.I. next weekend for Aerosmith. I'm less pi$$y now about the purchase since it didn't cost him any money up front, but still don't see the need to purchase this when his parents have two...although they're just regular kayaks and not sea kayaks. Oh boys and their toys! lol.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Monday, Monday
So the "Adventure Plans" for the weekend fell through...much to my delight, lol. I really did have the majority of the weekend to myself, which was so nice. I was in need some "me" time.
Friday night after work I went up to visit my parents after work and then my brother and I went for an ice cream. There's something about going for an ice cream at like 10:30 at night that makes it taste so much better, lol. Ryan was at Shane's for the evening and cabbed home later on that night.
Saturday we slept in too late to go camping (yes!) . I got up and made breakfast and then took Ryan to pick up his truck at Shane's house. I went and picked up a few groceries while Ryan went kayaking for the day/early evening. I came home, put away my few groceries and then did something that I haven't done in a long time. I picked up my guitar and I played it for like two hours. My fingers were a little sore as it's been so long since I picked up it, but wow did it ever feel good to just be in the house all by myself, the sun beating in through the window and me just playing away. I've got to start doing this more!
Yesterday was "celebration day" for my brother's birthday that was earlier in the week. I headed up to Mom and Dad's a little early to start my laundry and then Dad and I went and picked out a birthday cake for Rich (Mom wanted to stay home). When we get back to the house my Mom asked my Dad if he could drive her to her sister Pat's house (my mother doesn't drive) because her nephew Ian was there. Ian lives in Dryden, Ontario and was in town for a day, passing through. Just as they're getting ready to leave to go to Pat's for a short visit before supper out for the birthday, my Dad's sister Barb shows up on a whim at the house, lol. There's never much activity going on at my parent's place, so it was kind of funny that all this was happening at once on top of the birthday stuff. I took Mom over to Pat's while Dad and Barb stayed and visited. I came back to Mom and Dad's and then we picked up Mom on our way out to supper.
I tried to get a hold of Angela last night after I was done all the family stuff as she is moving well, tomorrow really. She flies out for San Diego on Wednesday morning, but is leaving Fredericton tomorrow to make to the trek to Portland, ME, where they're flying out of. Anyway, I was hoping to see Angela before she moved and was a little sad when I couldn't get a hold of her. I left her a message on the machine anyway and settled in for an evening with reality tv, lol. I was talking to Ryan and he decided that he was too tired to come in for the night, so it was just going to be me, myself and I for the evening, which I was ok with. At 10 p.m. my phone rings and it's Angela. She was going to come over for a quick visit.
I opened the door and she started bawling. She had just came from a family BBQ and from saying goodbye to the majority of her family, including her brother and sister-in-law and her two nephews. Everything was starting to hit her like a ton of bricks. She stayed for about an hour, we said our farewells and my weekend came to a close.
I'm now miserable 'cause it's Monday and I'm at work....LOL!
Friday night after work I went up to visit my parents after work and then my brother and I went for an ice cream. There's something about going for an ice cream at like 10:30 at night that makes it taste so much better, lol. Ryan was at Shane's for the evening and cabbed home later on that night.
Saturday we slept in too late to go camping (yes!) . I got up and made breakfast and then took Ryan to pick up his truck at Shane's house. I went and picked up a few groceries while Ryan went kayaking for the day/early evening. I came home, put away my few groceries and then did something that I haven't done in a long time. I picked up my guitar and I played it for like two hours. My fingers were a little sore as it's been so long since I picked up it, but wow did it ever feel good to just be in the house all by myself, the sun beating in through the window and me just playing away. I've got to start doing this more!
Yesterday was "celebration day" for my brother's birthday that was earlier in the week. I headed up to Mom and Dad's a little early to start my laundry and then Dad and I went and picked out a birthday cake for Rich (Mom wanted to stay home). When we get back to the house my Mom asked my Dad if he could drive her to her sister Pat's house (my mother doesn't drive) because her nephew Ian was there. Ian lives in Dryden, Ontario and was in town for a day, passing through. Just as they're getting ready to leave to go to Pat's for a short visit before supper out for the birthday, my Dad's sister Barb shows up on a whim at the house, lol. There's never much activity going on at my parent's place, so it was kind of funny that all this was happening at once on top of the birthday stuff. I took Mom over to Pat's while Dad and Barb stayed and visited. I came back to Mom and Dad's and then we picked up Mom on our way out to supper.
I tried to get a hold of Angela last night after I was done all the family stuff as she is moving well, tomorrow really. She flies out for San Diego on Wednesday morning, but is leaving Fredericton tomorrow to make to the trek to Portland, ME, where they're flying out of. Anyway, I was hoping to see Angela before she moved and was a little sad when I couldn't get a hold of her. I left her a message on the machine anyway and settled in for an evening with reality tv, lol. I was talking to Ryan and he decided that he was too tired to come in for the night, so it was just going to be me, myself and I for the evening, which I was ok with. At 10 p.m. my phone rings and it's Angela. She was going to come over for a quick visit.
I opened the door and she started bawling. She had just came from a family BBQ and from saying goodbye to the majority of her family, including her brother and sister-in-law and her two nephews. Everything was starting to hit her like a ton of bricks. She stayed for about an hour, we said our farewells and my weekend came to a close.
I'm now miserable 'cause it's Monday and I'm at work....LOL!
Friday, July 6, 2007
Adventure Plans with an Adventure Recreation Graduate
Yeah it's Friday! I'll soon be in possession of two days to myself (maybe, lol) and not have to think about work!
I mentioned to Ryan last night that we should go camping some time this summer. He got all excited and wants to go this weekend to Fundy National Park. Sounds good right? Well, he wants to do what's called "Wolfe Point" - an isolated campsite that overlooks the bay and is a 20 kilometer hike. Ryan did this hike a while back with his Adventure Recreation program with school, so to him it's not a big deal. He's used to hard core hiking and is in great physical shape. Me on the other hand, a half hour walk is plenty for me and I ain't exactly in tip top shape.
I looked online to see how long it takes the average person to walk 20 kilomters and it said 3 hours and 20 minutes at a moderate pace. I also learned that 21 kiolmeters is considered a half marathon - so basically we would have walked a marathon to get in and out of the campsite. Ryan told me last night that it would take 2 hours to hike it (hahahaha). I asked him if it was hilly because I don't do hills and he said it was moderate and that I would just have to be up for a challenge. The pictures online show lots of hills, lol. Keep in mind also that we would have to carry literally everything into the campsite on our backs - tent, food, sleeping bags, etc. I didn't sign up for this $hit! LOL. I love camping, but my idea is driving the car up to the campsite, unpacking everything and then settling in for a nice night with some beer, hotdogs and marshmallows! LOL.
I suggested we go to Oak Bay Campground instead (the one that I went to with the girls a couple of weeks ago) since it's right on the ocean, but he wasn't up for that idea. I would like to do his campsite if it wasn't such a damn long and hard hike. I looked it up on the internet and it really is breathtaking, but it takes 2 1/2 hours to drive to Fundy Park roughly, then we'd have to hike atleast 3 1/2 hours on top of that to even get to the campground. I tried to "get out" of the expedition because we're going out for supper on Sunday in lieu of my brother's birthday this week, and I told Ryan that I'd have to be back to Fredericton by like 4 pm on Sunday, so we shouldn't go. He goes "It's alright, we'll just have to pack up camp and leave by 9 am" - yah right, like that will happen.
Last night the weather forecast for the weekend was supposed to be clear with 23 degrees for both Saturday and Sunday. Now they're calling for 60% chance of showers, and I'll be damned if I'm going to be stuck on a hiking trail for 3 1/2 hours with a 50 lb pack on my back in pi$$ poor rain, lol.
So we shall see what the weekend brings us, lol. :S.
I mentioned to Ryan last night that we should go camping some time this summer. He got all excited and wants to go this weekend to Fundy National Park. Sounds good right? Well, he wants to do what's called "Wolfe Point" - an isolated campsite that overlooks the bay and is a 20 kilometer hike. Ryan did this hike a while back with his Adventure Recreation program with school, so to him it's not a big deal. He's used to hard core hiking and is in great physical shape. Me on the other hand, a half hour walk is plenty for me and I ain't exactly in tip top shape.
I looked online to see how long it takes the average person to walk 20 kilomters and it said 3 hours and 20 minutes at a moderate pace. I also learned that 21 kiolmeters is considered a half marathon - so basically we would have walked a marathon to get in and out of the campsite. Ryan told me last night that it would take 2 hours to hike it (hahahaha). I asked him if it was hilly because I don't do hills and he said it was moderate and that I would just have to be up for a challenge. The pictures online show lots of hills, lol. Keep in mind also that we would have to carry literally everything into the campsite on our backs - tent, food, sleeping bags, etc. I didn't sign up for this $hit! LOL. I love camping, but my idea is driving the car up to the campsite, unpacking everything and then settling in for a nice night with some beer, hotdogs and marshmallows! LOL.
I suggested we go to Oak Bay Campground instead (the one that I went to with the girls a couple of weeks ago) since it's right on the ocean, but he wasn't up for that idea. I would like to do his campsite if it wasn't such a damn long and hard hike. I looked it up on the internet and it really is breathtaking, but it takes 2 1/2 hours to drive to Fundy Park roughly, then we'd have to hike atleast 3 1/2 hours on top of that to even get to the campground. I tried to "get out" of the expedition because we're going out for supper on Sunday in lieu of my brother's birthday this week, and I told Ryan that I'd have to be back to Fredericton by like 4 pm on Sunday, so we shouldn't go. He goes "It's alright, we'll just have to pack up camp and leave by 9 am" - yah right, like that will happen.
Last night the weather forecast for the weekend was supposed to be clear with 23 degrees for both Saturday and Sunday. Now they're calling for 60% chance of showers, and I'll be damned if I'm going to be stuck on a hiking trail for 3 1/2 hours with a 50 lb pack on my back in pi$$ poor rain, lol.
So we shall see what the weekend brings us, lol. :S.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Lucky
Ryan came over last night at around 10 pm on his bike. I asked him how was his bike ride was and he said not good. He and his friend Chris were out in Penniac going up a blind hill with Chris in the lead. This truck pulls out of the driveway (Ryan says he could smell alcohol on the driver's breath) and Chris (doing 70-80 km's/h) swerved to avoid him and locked up the brakes, fell off the bike (it's a new Harley) and tumbled over a few times. Ryan said he has one of those half helmet thingys that just covers his head and not his face, so his face is all busted up and his lip is a real mess. The truck guy wouldn't let them call the cops and truck guy drove Chris to the hospital with Ryan following on his bike. They called the RCMP when they got to the hospital (truck guy just dropped him off and then took off). Ryan stayed with Chris at the hospital until his parents got there and then came to my place right after.
He said Chris is going to be ok, has a minor concution and is in need of a bunch of stitches, other than that he's alright - no broken bones, etc. He was extremely lucky. Like 5 seconds later and Chris would have slammed into the truck and would be dead. I feel bad for saying this, but I said to Ryan last night "I'm relieved that Chris is going to be alright, but I'm very relieved it wasn't you". Ryan said Chris' bike is a real mess, all busted up, the shifter is broken off it, the handle bars and all bent to pieces, he said there's skid marks, blood and broken bike pieces all over theroad - what a mess. I'm so relieved that Chris is going to be alright and Ryan wasn't hurt.
He said Chris is going to be ok, has a minor concution and is in need of a bunch of stitches, other than that he's alright - no broken bones, etc. He was extremely lucky. Like 5 seconds later and Chris would have slammed into the truck and would be dead. I feel bad for saying this, but I said to Ryan last night "I'm relieved that Chris is going to be alright, but I'm very relieved it wasn't you". Ryan said Chris' bike is a real mess, all busted up, the shifter is broken off it, the handle bars and all bent to pieces, he said there's skid marks, blood and broken bike pieces all over theroad - what a mess. I'm so relieved that Chris is going to be alright and Ryan wasn't hurt.
Monday, July 2, 2007
Weekend Whizzed By...
Wow, this weekend really flew by! They're never long enough, but especially this one wasn't long enough for me...because it isn't a "long" weekend for me like everyone else, meaning yes, I'm at work right now. I'm not going to complain though because I didn't get drafted to work yesterday on Canada Day, so I'm happy.
Friday night I went up to Carrie's parent's house after work to see her. It was so good to see her and Chris and to see for myself Carrie's growing belly. I stayed until around midnight chatting and catching up. Saturday was Angela's wedding and despite a few showers, everything pulled off without a hitch. Yesterday Ryan and I got up and went for a drive out to Jemseg and then came home to get ready for our Surf n Turf dinner with Carrie and Chris. Dinner was awesome - we had steak, shrimp, bacon wrapped scallops, potatoes, caesar salad, rolls, cupcakes and cinnamon cake for dessert...and of course beer, well for everyone except Carrie, lol.
After dinner on the deck it was starting to get chilly out, so we went into the house and played Balderdash. That game is hillarious if you play with a group of people with a warped sense of humor, lol. After Balderdash we walked down to the green and watched the fireworks, then came back and said farewell to Carrie and Chris. They fly out today at 12:30. Carrie will be back again in August and I can't wait to see her again and how big her belly has gotten since this trip home.
Friday night I went up to Carrie's parent's house after work to see her. It was so good to see her and Chris and to see for myself Carrie's growing belly. I stayed until around midnight chatting and catching up. Saturday was Angela's wedding and despite a few showers, everything pulled off without a hitch. Yesterday Ryan and I got up and went for a drive out to Jemseg and then came home to get ready for our Surf n Turf dinner with Carrie and Chris. Dinner was awesome - we had steak, shrimp, bacon wrapped scallops, potatoes, caesar salad, rolls, cupcakes and cinnamon cake for dessert...and of course beer, well for everyone except Carrie, lol.
After dinner on the deck it was starting to get chilly out, so we went into the house and played Balderdash. That game is hillarious if you play with a group of people with a warped sense of humor, lol. After Balderdash we walked down to the green and watched the fireworks, then came back and said farewell to Carrie and Chris. They fly out today at 12:30. Carrie will be back again in August and I can't wait to see her again and how big her belly has gotten since this trip home.
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