Resolutions?

Another year is coming to a close. Gosh what a year it's been. I went from being a girlfriend, to a fiance, to a wife. Lived in 3 cities. And discovered some pretty great things about myself.

Now is the time that people reflect on the past and plan for the future.

The future. If there's one thing I've learned is that plans almost never turn out the way you wanted. It's definitely a good idea to have some kind of outline and thoughts for the future, but things get thrown into the mix and can really throw you for a loop.

As far as resolutions go, I have an idea of what I'd like to work on. Things like: improve my stamina, shave on a regular basis, and eat more oranges.

I like to think that I'm in a good place in my life right now, and that to make some BIG aspirations for the future would force me to focus too much on things that really aren't necessary. There are plenty of things I'd like to do, sure, but I'm not going to put any pressure on myself to accomplish them.

In the long run I put my faith in God to point me in the right direction. He's taken great care of me thus far and I trust the he'll send things my way when he feels I'm ready. So for now I just enjoy what I have, because it's pretty darn awesome ^_^


BTW

I'm pretty sure that I'm not going to shave on a regular basis until spring. And even then I'll likely opt for waxing instead.

It's cold outside.

It's also snowing.

While I usually enjoy the cold, I'm avoiding it like the plague today.

I have to return a movie today, but I refuse to walk there...because it's cold.

Brandon will be home in a couple of hours. He drives, and can use a warm car to return the movie.

Now that the holidays are over(more or less) things have winded down around here. The apartment is now back to being suitable for a population of 2. Our Christmas village is packed away and we'll be taking the tree down as soon as Brandon finishes his current set at work. I suppose I could do it myself, but he's a lot better at repacking oddly shaped objects to actually fit in the original box.

As for the new year, I'll be spending new year's eve quietly watching some DVDs and probably go to bed early. This is assuming that I spend it alone. Brandon works that night, so as far as I know I'll be left to my own devices. I'm holding out for the possibility of hanging out with our new friend Michelle. She's who we got the kitten from, and who we hope we can return the kitten to.

So the news...

A little late coming. I would have posted a few days ago, but having family over has kept me occupied away from the computer.

The news is....


We got a kitten!!! His name is Jasper, he's white with orange ears and tail. He's perfectly litter trained and is fine to leave home alone :)

But guess what!!!

Turns out Brandon is alergic to him... As in, he's had to use his inhaler 1-2 times per day since we got him plus having to take a reactin every morning. Before kitten, he used his inhaler 1-2 times per MONTH! He's also super itchy a lot of the time and other unpleasant things.

So when the people we got him from get home from their holidays, we'll be finding out if they're willing to take him back. They are a cool couple(we started to hang out with them when we first met the kitten), and I'm sure things will work out fine. Otherwise we'll be putting up posters around town.

It sucks that we won't be able to keep him, but at least we know for the future.

Speaking of the future, we'll be looking into getting some fish instead. They don't shed, scratch, bite, or whine. Goodness knows my arms could use some time to heal. I've got scratches all over!

Teaser!

I've got something pretty exciting to blog about...but I can't quite yet. But gosh golly it's pretty awesome!

I'll just drag it out for a couple of days :)



Little Madam Me

Meatball Sub....nomnomnom

I woke up this morning with a terrible mirgrain. I should have gone right back to sleep until it wore off, but without some kind of heavy sedative that just wasn't going to happen. Once I'm awake, I'm awake for the day. Unless I pass out on the couch around 2pm.

Luckily I have an amazing husband who'll go to the store first thing in the morning after working the night shift to get me tylenol. Honestly, he's pretty darn amazing that way...and many other ways in fact.

So, despite feeling like complete and utter crap, I'm making him the dinner I promised. Normally when I don't feel well, I'll just make a lazy dinner with nothing particularly special about it. But I decided that he deserves something that'll make the other guys at work jealous.

First I made sub rolls from scratch. They turned out pretty darn nice...though I think I'll spread the dough out a bit more next time.

Now I'm making the meatballs from The Pioneer Woman Cooks. Once they're done I'll be combining them with sauteed green peppers and onions. Top it off with some cheese and throw it all into some rolls, and dang have we got delicious sandwhich. A meatball sandwich no less!

I have to admit something though. I say I'm making this for Brandon...but I probably would have made a lazy dinner if I didn't want these so badly myself.

: )

With Christmas rocking it's way towards us a but quicker than I realized I've decided that I need to starting cracking my own whip...after all, there's no one else around half the time to do it for me.

This will be mine and Brandon's first Christmas together as a married couple. We're both pretty excited about doing things 'our' way this year. There have been comprimises, but I think we're both pretty happy with how things are going to turn out. Our tree has be up since sometime in November, the gingerbread house is in the works, the menu is set in stone(ish), and we've re-arranged some furniture in order to accomodate Brandon's parents and younger sister who are going to try to make it here(weather permitting).

While these things are certainly well and dandy, I've procrastinating a bit too much on other equally important details.

I still haven't mailed out my gift for the secret Santa. Though I'm determined to do it on Monday. I had plans for making some gifts from scratch, but have only completed one. I'm unsure whether I'll find the motivation to make anything else at this point.

But far worse, is that I haven't even thought about Christmas baking. In my parents house growing up, the freezer would start filling with all kinds of goodies right at the start of the month. This was always a treat because I'm very quiet when getting up in the middle of the night for a glass of 'water'.

But here I am, a week away from the day...and nothing.

So now I'm contemplating if it's worth while to start making sugar cookies at 8:30pm. Then I need to speed-learn how to make caramels. I'm also wondering if I want to make truffles this year. And then I'm going to think about those sugar cookies again and groan about the fact that the dinner dishes need to be washed first. In which case I'll likely try to destress first with a bit of yoga. When that's done, I predict that I'll be too relaxed to want to bother with baking...

Gosh am I thankful that there is no whip or whip-like device in the apartment. I'd be hurtin' pretty good by the end of the night.

Hope you're holiday baking is more successful than mine.

Roxy

The power in Tumbler Ridge was out for 13 hours yesterday. Slightly exciting at first, because we had the room lit with candles. Then it got cold(-30-40 cold).

Brandon called to the fire hall to see if it was the whole town. It was. They then told us to come hang out there because they have a generator which meant they had heat! So we spent the day watching TV(our first time doing so in a very long time). It was also convenient because if a page came in Brandon was already at the hall.

As far as the power coming back on...

First we were told it would be back up at noon. That turned into 3pm which turned into 4pm. At that point they started moving high risk folk to Dawson Creek. The power was back up at 6pm-ish.

Our apartment was COLD. We cranked the heat and turned on the oven and stove. We were lucky enough to get some hot water and showered as long as it was available, which wasn't as long as I would have liked.

The water isn't working this morning...which means I can't have coffee or do the dishes. Bittersweet.

It's -30 right now.

Bi-Polar Morning??

Things that made me happy this morning:

- Getting out of the shower reeking of rosemary and mint body wash.
- I brewed half a pot of coffee, and got to drink it all by myself.
- "Banana Pancakes" by Jack Johnson
- Yogurt with my name on it (litterally)

Things that made me a sad panda this morning:

- My gameboy colour didn't save my progress on Pokemon Crystal.
- I can't find the power cord for the super nintendo.
- There's a kink in my back.
- I'm out of flavored coffee cream.

#102 - Go read webcomics!

Wow...I passed 100 posts without so much as a blink. I always thought it would be a really monumental achievement. But it would appear it's an anchievement I wasn't really aiming for... it just happened. Interesting, though, is that it took me over a year to reach this point. My mind is boggled by those who take the time to blog EVERY SINGLE DAY! These people have drive.

Anywho, if you're looking for an interesting read, here are some webcomics that might interest you :)

Questionable Content


Ctrl-Alt-Del

Least I Could Do


These are the three I read most regularly. I've actually been reading Questionable Content since highschool. The creators of these websites go that extra step and live off of the income generated from their webcomics. It's pretty awesome, if you ask me. It's not exactle a career most people would think of.