Was it worth it?

So...it was my birthday weekend, and i had Friday and Monday off.....so it was a nice long weekend.  But i got back this morning to 80 emails and a little bit of a grump on my part.  There are so many emails, i don't even know where to start.  So of course, i decided to write this and delay the start.

So i tried to spend as much time as possible in the sun this weekend, it was gorgeous out and i wanted to appreciate the wonderful weather.  So Friday, i read out side and met Will for lunch, a pretty great day.  Although i did not sleep well, i kept having these foreboding and unsettling feelings and maybe it was just paranoia but dude...i kept waiting for something bad to happen.  Then Saturday i "enjoyed" a 9 km run and then a wonderful nappy afternoon, then ALL YOU CAN EAT sushi with heather and Andrew.  We of course ate ourselves to a very VERY dark place....i thought i was going to explode.  Sunday, i spent the day at mom and dad's.  It is my very firm belief that if i have access to a pool, then i should take advantage of it as much as possible.  So i lounged in the pool and soaked up the sun.  Then we had delicious chocolate cake. 
Monday was my spa day.  I had a hot stone massage, and i loved it but i have a horrible knot in my left lower back, right near my side...and as much as she worked out it....it is still bothering me today.  I don't think it is ever going to go away.  Lunch was good but at the same time, not the best.  I got the steak...not something i normally order...but i am 32 now, a grown up and i should get some protein and iron in my system....but the steak was so fatty that i ate less than half of it.  At least it was a free lunch....so that was nice.  The facial was lovely and the Mani/pedi was great. 
Then afterwards i went to see the dark knight with Will.  Liked it a lot!

So now that i am done giving you a brief overview of my weekend, i must return to work.  But i am worried it isn't going to be a great day.....i am already grumpy...and now i have to go back to all those emails and sort them out.

Official Birthday Plans

So it the true style of pampering myself.  I booked myself a spa day on Monday for my birthday.  I called Elmwood and was like "um...this may be last moment but it's my birthday on Monday and i want to treat myself to a spa day"
Then...best thing ever - the woman i was talking to responded with "happy birthday, we can totally help you out with that.  My birthday was yesterday"  I immediately responded with "yay birthday buddies" and i knew we were.  She helped me set up the day...and i get a free birthday lunch as well as half price mani and pedi.
Plus she started my spa day late enough that i get to sleep in.  Isn't that awesome!

In other news...i didn't run yesterday...it rained a lot.  But i did make it to the library and got the coolest book ever - Zombies vs Unicorns.  I cannot wait to read it.

As for official fun birthday plans....well, i haven't actually made any plans but i am sure it will involve lots of fun things!

Discipline or Distraction?

I have been very bad for the past two weeks.  I have started sleeping so late in the morning i have no time for my smoothie.  Which is bad because i really need to get on that breakfast train.  I need to get more disciplined, in terms of training for my run, and in general better life management. 
I will run tonight...it will be a great run and i will remain on track. 

I am great at making plans, horrible at the follow through.  But i want to be better.  I want to run my regular 4 runs a week.  I want to be able to keep my apartment clean and neat so i can invite guests over.  But do i...nope.  I always have something better to do.

I slept funny last night and have a pain in my neck and in my back.  I think maybe Monday i will do a bit of a spa day....get a massage and a pedicure.  i really want a pedicure.  maybe i will get a facial as well.  I doubt i will do any of these things.  Because i have no problem shelling out money for fashion.  But when it comes right down to it....i think...is this facial worth a new dress? will i appreciate it the same?  God i am a mental case sometimes....or maybe all the time.

So Friday i am going to the beach.  I think me and Jenn are going together and then Monday i am off because it is my official birthday and i am not sure what i shall do...but i think i will look into a pedicure.  Maybe some shopping. 

I guess i should start planning my birthday.  My co-workers told me they were planning me something but i don't think they have even started yet.  So i will plan maybe a small to large event via facebook that anyone can come too.  The only problem is...this weekend is to late of notice, and next weekend...i have realized is the family BBQ....then the weekend after there are three parties happening that i have agreed to attend.  So i am thinking....maybe skip it.  Who knows.  I will think on it.

Lightning without Rain

I love lightning and rain.....basically really big storms.  I even like being in the rain as long as i am dressed properly to handle it.  But even if i am not and it is a light rain.....i am happy.  Rain to me always feels refreshing and cleansing....i don't think i am explaining this right but here's what you need to know.  When it rains it feels like we are starting fresh.
And if it is a big storm...i enjoy sitting with a tea at my window and just watch the sky light up....listen to the rain fall and enjoy the crash of the thunder.  Often, if i am craving a really big storm and it doesn't happen, i am so let down. Why am i telling you guys this?

While last night.....the sky was all lite up with lightning.  It was amazing.  I was content to sit and watch the lightning...but then i spoke with my dad and found out it was pouring where they live.....which is completely unfair.  They got the huge storm and all i got was the lightning.  Not fair. 

If you can believe it!

This weekend....i wanted to relax, sleep and really find my happy place.  Instead...i got up and ran 13km on Saturday morning...at 7:30am...AM.  With my training group for my half marathon in October.  We ran the waterfront which is roughly the route we will take on our half marathon.  I am starting to get freaked out about this half marathon.  Every week we run further and further and it seems hard and long and i can't imagine ever running the entire distance of a half marathon.  But by saying this...one of our coaches would say i have already lost because i let the negative in.  "if you can believe it you can achieve it"  I know i can run that distance...but i don't think i am training enough.  I really need to get on this whole run by myself thing.  But i am a social runner...i like running with other people so we can suffer together. 

Anyways.....13km - check.  Then we got brunch, me and Jenn, it is my favourite part of our Saturday runs....brunch. 

I was also suppose to go for sushi with heather but we post poned until next weekend.  So, i was going to sit on my ass all of Saturday and do nothing....but Kelly txted said her plans got canceled so we went to see a movie...at the varsity...in the VIP theatres....PS...i love the VIP theatres, there were 4 other people that watched the movie with us.  it was awesome.  i would now like to only see movies in that theatre...wouldn't be fun if we bought up all the tickets...then got to see a movie on the big screen with just our friends...think about it!  We saw Moonrise Kingdom.....loved it!  i can talk all about the cinematography and stuff....but i won't bore you with the details...plain facts....i loved it except for one part which i will not talk about.
Then we went to grab a bite to eat but mainly just drank a pitcher of sangria.  We were also going to get Slurpee's for desert but when i went...the coke was not slushie at all.  It was an outrage.  So i did not get a Slurpee....and i am still thinking about registering a formal complaint.  How could they not have the coke Slurpee working??? it is the most important....who wants banana or cream soda or mountain due.....i am a Slurpee purist..and i stick with coke slushie.  Keep it simple.

Sunday, i went to mom and dad's.....baked some cookies for a co-worker then relaxed in the back yard reading batman - the dark knight returns.  Great graphic novel.  Seriously good story.

Then last night....weirdest dream ever.  I had a baby...who got kidnapped at a movie theatre by an ex-boyfriend...and then the same ex-boyfriend also took my baby-daddy....then this weird girl was leading me around but she was in on it.  Also i don't know why but the baby's name was christopher grace....it was just a weird weird dream.  I also ended up on a boat. 

Anyways....that was my weekend....or the highlights.  This week is a busy week...but i should be able to survive....i have Friday and Monday off....yay long weekend.

Last Night

We did a work out that involved carrying a 25 pound weight plate through an obstacle course....we had to do it 5 times.  BUT....if anyone knocked down a hurdle another round got added for everyone....not just the person that knocked it down.  There were 4 infractions....so we had to do it a total of 9 times.  It was tough sweaty work.  I have been telling you guys that i hate the work out during the class and then after i am all like super proud and excited....not so much with last night's class.  It was a tough sweaty hard class that i felt nauseous and dizzy for like 30 minutes after the work out.  It took me much longer to recover and i was worried i would faint.  But i managed to survive and get home safely. 
Today on the other hand....my shoulders and arms are killing me from all the weight lifting and holding.

So my birthday is coming up very soon.  Is it strange that i am starting to get tired of birthdays? I know people from work want to take me out and i love the idea...it should be fun.  When i was younger...i was always certain that every year older everything would get better...make more sense...work out magically for some reason.  But know that i am i guess an 'adult'  i know..there isn't some magic age that everything just works out...life is hard, you got to figure it out...everyday. 
Wow...that sounds depressing.  But what i am really trying to say...is i use to be a lot more excited about my birthday because it meant something...a new milestone to reach.  Now...i am turning 32....it seems old to me. 
I know i know...i always say i act my maturity level not my age...but how long can i do that before i am that weird old person that i judge for wearing a Hannah Montana shirt? 

Pre-warning***  I am going to talk about relationships (the usual rant, so you can stop reading if you want)

I have always been very adamant that i don't need a guy and that i don't want to get married....but the longer i am single that more lonely i get.  It's not that i want to rush out and settle with the first guy that asks me.  I want to find that one that fits...fits with me. 
People have stopped asking me about guys and relationships and stuff...does that mean they have given up on me and consider me an old maid?  The only person that is on my case about finding a guy and settling down is my dad...who i think just wants to see me married with kids.

I just get frustrated....all the people around me, they have all found their partner and are happily settled.  Me, i am still floundering.  And with every birthday i have...i am reminded that i haven't figured this love thing out .  I don't think i have ever been in love...and that in itself seems sad to me.  But it's my fault...i am too cynical and i don't open myself up to share my romantic feelings.  It's not the word love that freaks me out..it's the context.  I can tell my family i love them all the time...no hesitation, i guess because i know...guaranteed, even if we are fighting...they will always love me too.  But some guy...he could rip my heart out without even really trying...and that terrifies me.  Who knows...maybe i have met the guy i am suppose to be with...and i am too scared to actually see him in that light.  But all i know is...32...i thought i would have had it all figured out by now.  And that is why i am not feeling my birthday...i wish i could just pause the whole aging thing until i have figured this out...then press play. 

Not going to give it away.

I haven't written anything since Monday....why?  This week is not going exactly as planned.  I am weirdly busy at work...And...No Doubt just released their new song for their upcoming album....which i don't know if actual words could describe how excited i am.  Maybe sounds or facial expression but neither are very helpful with this medium.  So i will just say - I have loved No Doubt since high school, i have never missed a concert and i have all their Cd's in electronic and CD versions. 
So what have i been doing for the past two days.....working and listening to that song....over  and over and over again. 

Okay...so i have been feeling out of step the last few days.....like i am missing something important but i can't figure out what it is.  Maybe i am just super tired....my co-worker suggested my serotonin levels were too low or something...dad said i should get re-tested for thyroid...and Andrea told me i should start taking my B12 vitamins again.  But here is what i know for certain...i am not going to the doctor's for another blood test....NOT HAPPENING....i have doctor fear...or maybe more needle fear....no, i think the most accurate this is i don't like when people take things from my body...especially my blood.  I worked hard for that blood and i am not just going to give it away.

I think what i really need is a cleanse.  Shock my body into a start over.  Maybe work a bit harder to cut out all the junk food that i love....love so so much. 
Dad told me he plans to lose 20 pounds because it will be easier on his body to run at a lighter weight.  Maybe i should slim down lose some weight to make running easier.  But let's be honest...i talk a big game about weight loss but i am not committed.  i may be very dedicated to exercise and running this half marathon...but actually controlling my eating...not my strong suit. 

Which reminds me.  People...you need to check out our team auction for our fundraising for the Half Marathon.  Come one come all and bid on our stuff.

http://teamintrainingauction.wordpress.com/

I am starting to really worry i will never make my goal.  I may have stalled a little bit.  I will have to get more active in my fundraising again.  I will send out my second wave of emails today.

Girl's Road Trip

In general the idea of spending hours in a car is never EVER fun.  But make it into a girl's trip and it is great fun.  This weekend was pretty jam packed....but the big event.....was BAYFEST.  Andrea loves her some simple plan....same with Carolyn.  Me and Farrah and Steph were encouraged to join...so the plan was to drive Andrea's fancy new Yukon to Sarnia and back because...that is where Bayfest is located.  So Sunday morning me and Andrea did some quick grocery shopping...then we jumped in the car and got our road trip on.  Steph unfortunately wasn't feeling well...so we let her stay home.  But the four of us (Andrea, Farrah, Carolyn, and me) got our road trip on.  Gossiping, and figuring out our Wu Tang name from the Wu Tang Name Generator.  I got the wonderful name of Foolish Bastard.  That is right....i won the name generator game!  We grooved to all of kinds of pop music and drove through crazy down pouring rain. 
Finally we get to Sarnia and park.  We have some time to kill before doors open for our part of the day concert, so we had originally planned to walk around the waterfront.  But the minute we step out of the car and start to walk...it starts to rain...like RAIN. 

Did i mention i am wearing a long white maxi dress?  Not ideal for an outside concert in the pouring rain.  We rushed over to Tim Horton's and got food to sit and relax while we wait out the rain.  The afternoon concert must have just let out because a bunch of soaked scantily dressed teens were coming in to dry off and change before getting picked up by their parents.  What is with teens these days?  When did it become cool to dress in such revealing and skanky outfits...and those short shorts...they do NOT look comfortable especially when it looks like they give you a permanent wedge.  Farrah also saw some girl with her boob hanging out.  And what makes me laugh is all the outfits these kids changed into, much more subdued and less revealing.  It must have been a don't let my parents see how skanky i dress issue as much as my clothes are soaked and i need to change them issue. 
Man i fear to ever become a parent because i will yell a lot if i ever see my daughter dressed like a lot of the girls i saw yesterday....if your shorts are so short that if you bend over everyone gets a show.....if your top is small enough that your boob could be exposed at any minute....you are not leaving the house like that...Decision MADE!  Of course knowing my luck..i will end up with one of those sneaky kids that hides all the terrible clothes and changes in random bathrooms to trick me.

Anyways...i am getting completely off topic.  When we got to the concert....first thing to do was buy ponchos because dude...it had down poured like crazy..numerous times that day and we were not taking any chances...then we bought some fun stuff.  i got some bracelets and one of these:

I have always wanted one...from my grunge days....and now...woot! i have one (one of the best parts of my day) 
Andrea and Carolyn got to go into the VIP section for simple plan which made their day...and i got to watch a douche make and ass of himself when his sandal broke and he almost fell down.  It was like watching Karma happen right in front of me.

After the long exciting day...we got back to the car....washed the mud off our feet, changed into dry clothes and headed home. 
We are definitely going to have to do more girl trips in the future.

The long hair trouble

As you all know...i now have long hair and i am always on the lookout for new fun hair trends.  The hairband hair curling i don't do too often because as great as curly hair is....the sleeping in a headband gives me one major headache.  Then there is the sock bun....which i still love and is a classic.  But today my big annoyance is the heat and my long hair.  It is just way too hot to have your hair down anymore...and now that it is getting super long, it is this big main of hair that is heavy and hot on my neck....so i clip it up or pull it back into a pony tail or sock bun.  But i have bangs that i guess i am growing out.  The last time i went to the hair dresser she gave me the sweep bang...i think she wants me to grow them out because she wouldn't give me my normal heavy fringe bang...but then again she wouldn't give me red hair either...she said i deserve pretty hair. (what is pretty hair??? my best guess is - no crazy colours or random lengths or anything funky)  So...now my bangs are at this weird length...because they are too short to go behind my ears but too long so that it hits me solidly in the eyes.  So now when i pull my hair back my big focus is getting my bangs the heck out of my face.
Today i am wearing a pony tail and i decided to take my bangs, back comb them a bit...and then twist them across to the side.  It is very messy but i kind of like it.  I have decided i am going to investigate that braid trend that was popular a few years ago where i would braid my bangs and some surrounding hair and sweep it across the front of my forehead aka Lauren Conrad.

In case you don't know what i am talking about.  This is the goal...but i am horrible at braids so i will have to practice.  Damn long girlie hair is so much work.  I remember when i had all that short hair and i could just get up and go....i love bed head!
I guess you have to sacrifice to be girlie....which i am still confused about when i became girlie...because now more than ever, i choose dresses over pants, and i wear lipstick, and high heels.  I think it happened so gradually that i was too far gone before i realized i was girlie.

The week that went unplanned

So because i was suppose to be on jury duty this week....work has been quite different because i have absolutely nothing planned.  Not even a summer hours thing.
Without the need to focus on work my mind has been wandering.  It goes on long and unplanned treks around strange items.  Today i saw a guy with an eye patch waiting for the subway...i thought 'what's the deal? is his eye just injured? did he lose it in a nunchuck accident? Is he merely wearing the eye patch because he thinks he looks cool?  Is he a pirate and the eye patch gives him pirate street cred?  I don't believe the last one because he was wearing chinos and a golf shirt which let's face it, is way too preppy for pirate street cred.  So he is not a pirate...unless he is like the son of a famous pirate who was mad that he wanted to go mainstream and makes him wear the eye patch so he can't forget where he came from.

So that kept me busy for most of my subway ride.

Also...i went to second cup yesterday to get my favourite summer drink, the Sparkling Green Tea Lemonade....and they couldn't make it for me because they ran out of some sort of flavour shot that they put into it.  and i had to get a different drink and i had no idea what to do...so i stood there for like 5 minutes being like...stumped.  Finally decided on an italian soda...did not really enjoy it. 

Confessions of a Juror

I am kind of let down guys.  I have been prepping for jury duty for awhile, getting a bunch of books and planning my boring days.  I was sort of looking at it like a little staycation.  I mean, i complained about having to go...and i worried about getting put on a trial and missing extra work but in my head..i had basically decided i would be off from work this week so it would be a nice change.  BUT....after 1 day....1 day of sitting around and reading and knitting and going a bit squirrelly.  We got dismissed.  Thanked for our service and told we are exempt for 3 years....apparently there was no trials that needed juries this week.
That's it...no judging anyone, no trial.  It feels very anti - climatic. 

But here are a few fun facts about my day:
There was a girl there who had a taco tattooed to the back of her arm....there is no food i love enough to get tattooed...i mean..i love bacon but is it tattoo worthy? I just don't know.
More that 40 people tried to get out of jury duty.....those who got out of it....aren't exempt for 3 years like the rest of us.  If they had waited 4 more hours...they would have been free.
I was in panel 1....if there was a trail that needed a jury...i would have been picked for sure. 

Dad says that i am super lucky and should be buying lotto tickets.  He could be right...i did manage for find a pair of converse yesterday for $30....which is insanely cheap.  They were in the guys section of winners...but men's size 6 is just women's size 8!  I originally wanted black converse and these are purple...but you can't be picky when it comes to discount shoes....it is like a rule or something.

So....let's take a look at the outcome of my day yesterday.
- completed my civic duty and am free from jury duty for 3 years
- bought purple converse at a very good discount
- saw a lady with a taco tattoo
- i also got a good visit with Amy in before she took of to Newfoundland

Was your day as impressive or productive???  Probably not.

Summer Fridays

Summer Friday's are back....tomorrow is my first one.  But i am at a loss for what i should do.  I use to go hang out with Andrea and the monkeys but now Andrea works on Friday....also it is suppose to be like CRAZY hot tomorrow...and although i have an air conditioner...if i use it to much it shorts out my fuses in my apartment....and then i have to call my landlord...and there are all these things that have to be done....sometimes it is just easier to be hot.  But you know me...i hate to bother anyone.

So....what should i do....go see a movie maybe or go find a beach.  I am obsessed right now with having a fun beach adventure.  It has been so long since i have spent the day on a nice sunny beach, enjoying the sun and the sand.  If there is one thing i want for my birthday (which is less than a month away) it is a fun beach adventure.  That and a trip to the drive in....which i am so sad that i have never been to before. 

Maybe i should start a bucket list. 

Celebrating on a Hill

Canada Day, one day that everyone should be all patriotic and woohoo like.  I was really going to dress the Canada day look.  But i ran into a small problem...i hate all my shorts, so i went out with Amy last week to find new shorts and only found one pair i liked and they were yellow.....this means, i could not wear a Canada day top on Canada day because well red and yellow??? i am not trying to look like a sun set.  Although most people were dressed very patriotically.  It was kind of exciting to see a sea of red and white.  Some girls could have worn a few more clothing items...you know, just for modesty sake.  but other than that...the clothes were impressive. 

Me and Ryan started our day off with a 10km run, which let's be honest...almost killed me because running is hard and it was hot.  But i did learn i have a natural ability to stay at one pace...which is exciting because i thought that i was all kinds of uneven with my speed.  Once the run was finished, we showered and got ready.  I had a nap and Ryan hit up church and then off we went, to the big show.

A large amount of downtown was closed off to everything but buses and emergency vehicles.  I think one of my favourite things about big events like this is seeing an area that is normally busy with cars completely filled with people.  The other thing that was cool...was all the boats on the canal just chilling, right in the middle of the action but then ready to drive out to the lake to see the fireworks.  That is how i want to see them next time.  Maybe it is the Kingston in me...but i love boats...i don't have the ability to operate a boat but i wish i had one, think about it.  I could sail to Kingston to visit....i could spend all my time on the water....dude, i really want a boat.  My next trip i want to do is a boat trip....i think without realizing i have become all about boats and being on the water.  I wonder how much a boat costs....i know i don't qualify for a mortgage that will buy anything in Toronto but a parking spot...and if i buy in the suburbs like Ajax, i will need a car and i can't afford both a car and a house....so basically i can't afford anything.  But i wonder if i can afford a boat...i can live on it....Remy can be a boat cat...it would be awesome. 

Anyways...i am getting completely distracted.  So we wandered our way to the National Gallery, which was packed!  They had some amazing paintings....i am not a big artist or anything but i know what i like.  Nature paintings....i mean, the portraits and the contemporary stuff is cool but for me nothing beats a painting of a tree....especially Emily Carr....i think i like her best because of the colours she used....it makes me feel like i could walk right into that forest, i don't think that makes sense but she has always been my favourite.  I also enjoy Tom Thompson. 
After the gallery, we went for a drink in the byward market...it was packed.  I think next time, i need to go at a time in the summer when it is less crazy so i can shop and wander and not have to fight through a million people. 
Then we had a BBQ to go to, Adam and Kira were nice enough to host a BBQ for us, food was delicious, they have a lovely place and it was a great break from the crowd.  And they had an adorable dog that i just wanted to hug.  I love dogs!

We headed back downtown, fought our way through the crowd and found a nice grassy spot on the hit to sit, relax and rock out to a bunch of Canadian bands.  The line up was....interesting.  Simple plan got the crowd the most hyped but they went first...then they had Roch Vocine...yes he is still grooving.  Then a bunch of others and finishing off with Fiest, who also sounded lovely.  But here's the thing, i love Fiest's music but it is a little downsy..you know chick soft rock with lots of folksy stuff in for good measure.  So here's what i would have done...put all the no names up first then brought in Fiest for second last and then had simple plan close it.  The reason i think this is because Simple plan had the best crowd reaction and got them the most excited.  Which would carry the crowd spirit through to the fireworks. 

The fireworks themselves were awesome.  But i still want to see some day, a Canada flag in fireworks.  I just think that would be the moment for me...the big proud to be Canadian moment.  I know it seems lame but i am impressed by shiny things.

Overall it was a great way to celebrate the day, and it was a Canada Day i won't forget.  It was an awesome trip!  Thanks for being a great host and hanging out with me on Canada Day Ryan.

Next up....trip to k-town to visit Alex!  Just need to find a time she isn't working herself crazy.  Maybe before that...i should focus on our big pool party in Toronto....you are all coming right?  You gots to.  Although i don't even know the date....i will find out and report back!

Capital Adventure

I got into work this morning and had no access to anything.  It seems that there was a mix up and they turned off all my access because Friday was the end of my contract.  I have been permanent for over a month!  Oh well, it was a quick fix and i am all back on track. 

So....let me tell you about my weekend getaway.  It was really nice to just get away even if it was only for 2 days.  Ryan is a wonderful host. 
Let's start at the beginning.  I took the train to Ottawa Saturday morning, it was so early i was going to take a cab to get there but i have this weird thing about cabs.  I pay for a monthly ttc pass, it means that all of my transportation for the month is covered as long as i take ttc.  It seems silly to get somewhere a different way.  But after looking at the times the ttc starts Saturday morning, it was too late...but then i checked out the other side of the subway...the yonge side...and it starts earlier...so i got up and was on a streetcar at 5:45 and caught the first subway at 6:00am...and was at union nice and early.  The train itself seemed nice but here is my issue...there were a lot of delays because of track congestion.  It is 6:40 AM on a Saturday...everyone should be asleep and my train should be able to just power through without a single problem.  But i was delayed in the end an entire hour.  I tried to sleep but they kept the train so cold that i was like a Popsicle, so i couldn't get comfortable. 

BUT....Finally, i arrived and Ryan was there waiting.  We adventured home to drop off my stuff and change into more summery clothes.  I wore my jeans on the train (thank god because dude if i was wearing my shorts i may have caught hypothermia).....then we went back out to get lunch.  Which was delicious.  I got a chicken sandwich and i had cheese and bacon on it which was extra....but worth it...like seriously!  The cheese was super cheesy and really added to everything.
Then we picked up a few items for dinner and to bring to the BBQ on Sunday.   We drove around a lot rocking out to top 40 music.  Then we returned to home base and watched a movie....Mirror Mirror....it was one of those movies that you love for it's over the topness....so over the top that you are like dude if you were to take this seriously, this movie would be horrible.  But it kept it light!

Then we went hiking....yup i went hiking...you know that movie...Youth in Revolt, it is also a book so you may know it from the book but my favourite hiking line ever is from that movie

"I do all of my hiking free form. Like John Muir, I enter the wilderness with nothing more than my journal and a child-like sense of wonder."

So it was a good hike, which i did in my birks carrying my David's tea iced tea mug filled with water.  So, i felt very city hiking into the woods.  But it was a great hike...the bugs did attack and i am covered with mosquito bites.  I keep finding more...i thought i found them all on Saturday, then i found more on Sunday and even more on Monday...it is like delayed reaction bites. 

Then Ryan wanted to watch that Biebs documentary that was on TV last week.  It seems all my friends want me to catch the fever but all I really could pay attention to was his pants...he seriously has a pants problem...they are like skinny legged pants but with a very loose baggy crotch butt area...but they also seem like they are high waisted.  The fit is all wrong, he really needs to talk to someone about it.  I may write him a letter.  "Dear Biebs....we need to talk.  I think you have some talent but what is happening with your pants?....."

Anyways....this post is getting crazy long because i keep getting distracted.  I should tell you all about Canada Day...and being on the hill and the fireworks and the national gallery but....i think i will save that for tomorrow.  Because i need to go buy some after bite. 

I am scratching so much i am sure people think i have bed bugs or fleas or something.