What's this? Posting another blog within a week of the last? What is going on?
Anyways, today hasn't been a good day. Jon and I were supposed to go to the river with a couple friends, and then in the middle of running errands, Jon's mom called to say that she was taking their dog Kodiak to be put down. So we cancelled our plans, finished the errands, and headed to Petaluma to be there. It really sucked seeing Jon so upset, I hate feeling so out of control. All I wanted to do was make it better, but honestly, how could I when his dog of 14 years was so old and worn out that the best thing was euthanasia? Nothing can make that feeling go away. It was really difficult to not cry, but I had to do my best to be strong for Jon in his time of need. It just sucks because his grandpa just passed away a few weeks ago, and now this. Kodiak was an awesome dog, though. I have yet to see puppy pictures, but I keep hearing he was super adorable and ridiculously fluffy, since he's a shepherd-retriever mix. Kodi liked to sit on your lap, despite the fact that he was far too large to do so. My first memory of him was a bit over a year and a half ago, and the first thing he did when we met was try to dry-hump me. Twice. I'm sad that he's gone, but he's in a better place now.
Now for some happier stuff.
Jon is now going up to Calgary the first week of July with his dad to sign a lease for a place to live, since my mom and I discovered a couple days ago just how fast places get swept up. We were seeing places available for July 1st that were already rented on June 1st. So going up the third week is definitely not looking like a good idea anymore. My parents can't come up to Calgary with us anymore, so it'll just be Jon's dad helping us with the move. I'm bummed out because I'm very close to my parents, but I understand why they can't come.
I got my new pairs of glasses yesterday, but I had to take one pair back today because one lens was chipped in two places, and both lenses were horribly placed. The other pair is perfect, so I'm just using those for now. AND I CAN FINALLY SEE PROPERLY! It's crazy to see how blurry my uncorrected vision is after wearing my new prescription all the time. And that's how I was seeing all the time, but didn't realize it because my eyes didn't have anything better to compare to.
I need to finish painting my nails before bed, so I'll leave it at that!
02 June 2012
27 May 2012
How Bad Am I At Blogging?
REALLY DAMN BAD.
Since my last blog entry, it's been 22 days. Nearly a month. Oye.
Anyways, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! My 22nd birthday! Oh hey, the number 22 is recurring!
Jon had to work today, no one would take his shift, so we went out for dinner and drinks last night at Stout Brothers Irish Pub with friends and my brother. Today my parents came up to the fancy house (I've got two more weeks left here) and we hung out by the pool, drank homemade pina coladas, and ate bbq'd ribs, garlic mashed potatoes, and corn on the cob with jalapeno-lime butter. There's angel food cake, whipped cream, and strawberries in the fridge, too. I also went and got a free brow wax at the Benefit brow bar in Ulta (gogo birthday specials!) and picked up a couple Sift cupcakes. I love the Berry Good Cheesecake one, and I also grabbed a 24 Carrot one. Cream cheese frosting is my nemesis!
I found low carb ice cream fudge bars at Safeway this week, a pack of six for only $3.50, so I nabbed 'em! I've been trying to eat well and drink more water. I've been bad about exercising daily, but I've gotten a few good leg workouts in through walking Bella for 2.8 miles around the neighborhood, and I've gotten in three or four swims in the last week. I feel soreness in my muscles, so at least I'm not just sitting around in front of the computer all day. I started to do ab workouts before bed a couple weeks ago, but it didn't last more than a couple days. Go me.
I had a conversation with my mom today, though, that really made me feel a lot better about my body. We looked at ourselves in the mirror in our bathing suits, and my mom pointed out all the great things going on with my body. I have strong squared shoulders, a defined waist, a set of hips and boobs, and I have a nice bit of junk in the trunk. I have a great shape to my body, and sure, I feel like I could stand to lose 20 pounds. But I needed to accept what kind of body I have, and I will never be stick thin. I have curves, and that doesn't make me any more or less of a "real" woman than anyone else. If I really feel a strong need to lose weight, I'll become motivated to do so, but at this point I need to focus on being healthier instead of being thinner.
I am excited to start using a month of gym membership at Fusion Fitness; my mom saw a deal for it on livingsocial for $9 and I nabbed one. I've got a few friends who work out there, so I'll have them help me get good use out of it.
An update on the move: my cousin Elyssa is moving from BC to Calgary to live with Jon and me. We're super excited to have a roommate who we know we can trust and get along with. I always thought that Elyssa and I would live together at some point, so I'm so happy that it's finally happening! We're looking for somewhere in the northwest quadrant, ideally close to the inner city and University of Calgary, and we need to be near transit since I'm the only one with a car. Jon's going up in July with his dad to sign a lease somewhere, that way when we move up, we have a place to move our stuff right in. The official moving date is August 18th!
There's only six days left at the daycare (sniff sniff!), and then it's summer vacation. I'm babysitting a couple of my first grade kids from the 6th-8th, which will be a nice chunk of change. I also got myself a subbing gig at the summer daycare starting in July, due to one of the employees going on maternity leave, and I'm supposedly going to be emailed about some other dates to sub. I have the candy store job still, and my last day there is going to be August 6th. Until then, I've got availability to close Sunday-Friday, since Jon and I have our Saturdays off together, and I'll probably have an extra shift or two from my usual Sundays. I'm hoping for weekly river trips!
I think that's about all that's going on in my life right now, so I'll leave it at that. (:
Since my last blog entry, it's been 22 days. Nearly a month. Oye.
Anyways, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! My 22nd birthday! Oh hey, the number 22 is recurring!
Jon had to work today, no one would take his shift, so we went out for dinner and drinks last night at Stout Brothers Irish Pub with friends and my brother. Today my parents came up to the fancy house (I've got two more weeks left here) and we hung out by the pool, drank homemade pina coladas, and ate bbq'd ribs, garlic mashed potatoes, and corn on the cob with jalapeno-lime butter. There's angel food cake, whipped cream, and strawberries in the fridge, too. I also went and got a free brow wax at the Benefit brow bar in Ulta (gogo birthday specials!) and picked up a couple Sift cupcakes. I love the Berry Good Cheesecake one, and I also grabbed a 24 Carrot one. Cream cheese frosting is my nemesis!
I found low carb ice cream fudge bars at Safeway this week, a pack of six for only $3.50, so I nabbed 'em! I've been trying to eat well and drink more water. I've been bad about exercising daily, but I've gotten a few good leg workouts in through walking Bella for 2.8 miles around the neighborhood, and I've gotten in three or four swims in the last week. I feel soreness in my muscles, so at least I'm not just sitting around in front of the computer all day. I started to do ab workouts before bed a couple weeks ago, but it didn't last more than a couple days. Go me.
I had a conversation with my mom today, though, that really made me feel a lot better about my body. We looked at ourselves in the mirror in our bathing suits, and my mom pointed out all the great things going on with my body. I have strong squared shoulders, a defined waist, a set of hips and boobs, and I have a nice bit of junk in the trunk. I have a great shape to my body, and sure, I feel like I could stand to lose 20 pounds. But I needed to accept what kind of body I have, and I will never be stick thin. I have curves, and that doesn't make me any more or less of a "real" woman than anyone else. If I really feel a strong need to lose weight, I'll become motivated to do so, but at this point I need to focus on being healthier instead of being thinner.
I am excited to start using a month of gym membership at Fusion Fitness; my mom saw a deal for it on livingsocial for $9 and I nabbed one. I've got a few friends who work out there, so I'll have them help me get good use out of it.
An update on the move: my cousin Elyssa is moving from BC to Calgary to live with Jon and me. We're super excited to have a roommate who we know we can trust and get along with. I always thought that Elyssa and I would live together at some point, so I'm so happy that it's finally happening! We're looking for somewhere in the northwest quadrant, ideally close to the inner city and University of Calgary, and we need to be near transit since I'm the only one with a car. Jon's going up in July with his dad to sign a lease somewhere, that way when we move up, we have a place to move our stuff right in. The official moving date is August 18th!
There's only six days left at the daycare (sniff sniff!), and then it's summer vacation. I'm babysitting a couple of my first grade kids from the 6th-8th, which will be a nice chunk of change. I also got myself a subbing gig at the summer daycare starting in July, due to one of the employees going on maternity leave, and I'm supposedly going to be emailed about some other dates to sub. I have the candy store job still, and my last day there is going to be August 6th. Until then, I've got availability to close Sunday-Friday, since Jon and I have our Saturdays off together, and I'll probably have an extra shift or two from my usual Sundays. I'm hoping for weekly river trips!
I think that's about all that's going on in my life right now, so I'll leave it at that. (:
05 May 2012
Free Song Download! "Save Your Breath" by Moura
If you guys could take a listen to my good friend Evan's latest recording of his song "Save Your Breath," I would love each and every one of you forever. I know I only have two subscribers, but I know I've got more blog traffic than that, considering I've had over 1000 views, not including my own.
He's been working so hard on a musical project called Moura, and I've been impressed by what he's done from the get go. The song was amazing from the first recording, but this one is so complete, it blows the first one right out of the water.
Please take a listen and download it if you like it (which I think a lot of you might), and then you can follow Evan and Moura on Facebook for more updates, as the EP should be coming out very soon, from what I've heard.
He's been working so hard on a musical project called Moura, and I've been impressed by what he's done from the get go. The song was amazing from the first recording, but this one is so complete, it blows the first one right out of the water.
Please take a listen and download it if you like it (which I think a lot of you might), and then you can follow Evan and Moura on Facebook for more updates, as the EP should be coming out very soon, from what I've heard.
26 April 2012
SayAnythingBrooke: Brooke's Birthday Giveaway!
SayAnythingBrooke: Brooke's Birthday Giveaway!: Today (as of 4 minutes ago) is my birthday. Because I'm feeling grateful for everyone and everything I am blessed with, and because I like g...
25 April 2012
Back From The Dead
I know, I know. It's been... ONE WEEK SINCE YOU LOOKED AT ME! Nah, kidding. But seriously, it's been three weeks since I last posted and it's bad. I haven't updated this blog as much as I should. So here goes.
I'm house sitting for two months, so I'm living away from home at the place until June 11th. This house is fancy, it has a swimming pool, hot tub, gym above the garage. It's nice. I worked out last night, and I was going to go up and do some cardio and abs, but I got distracted by giving my dry, cracked heals some love. And then I decided to give myself a manicure. Zoya Marley (pale lilac with a very faint opalescent shimmer) topped with China Glaze Fairy Dust and Seche Vite. Speaking of Zoya, I've got a bunch coming in the mail, so I'll post about those once they arrive.
I finished my second session of boot camp on the 13th. I was really bad at going every day, I maybe went half the time. Completely awful. I've also postponed the last session until after I'm done house sitting, since it's a 20+ mile round trip drive to do boot camp, and I already have to do it once a day for work, twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays for band and work, and twice on Fridays for work and picking up Jon (which is another almost 40 miles round trip just to get him from Petaluma). It's tough on my gas tank. ): So until house sitting is done, I'll be going up into the gym every evening from now on after I get home from work, or I'll go swimming if it's a hot day, and that will be my form of exercise for the next month and a half. I realized that I HAVE to exercise daily, not to stay in shape, but to regulate my mood swings. I get really emotional if I don't exercise, to the point where I cry at the littlest thing. No bueno.
I'm going to start posting pictures each week again, because I found it really helped if I had something to show progress from week to week. Tomorrow my workout will have to wait until a little later, as I'm going to see a movie with my best friend Lea after work. I will restrict myself from snacking at the theatre, I'll just bring a bottle of water with me. We're going to see The Lucky One, with Zac Efron. I love being able to go see chick flicks in theatres with Lea, since Jon hates them and essentially refuses to go haha. Anyway, here's my "starting point" for the next month and a half.
I'm not working summer daycare, so it's just the candy store. I need to ask the manager how many hours I'll be guaranteed a week because it'll be my only income for June, July and the beginning of August. Until June 11th, it's just Sundays, since I can't do more while I'm house sitting.
Exciting news, I'm all done saving up my $10,000 for the move to Calgary in August! The next step is to start looking into apartment complexes and such, emailing about if there will be any openings in mid August, and setting up appointments to check the places out once Jon and I get there. We want to have somewhere to move into as soon as possible. We'd rather not stay at a hotel for a week or more, since it's a waste of money.
I just bought a new phone this evening, as my two year contract with T-Mobile (which SUCKS!) ends in a couple weeks and I need a month to month plan. I'm going through Virgin Mobile, which will give me a $35/month plan that includes 300 minutes and unlimited text and data (same as what I currently have, except I'll get 100 more minutes and pay $10 more, which I'm quite happy to do). I bought a Motorola Triumph from walmart.com for $207 after tax and shipping, and it should arrive sometime between Friday and the Wednesday after that. I'm pretty happy, considering it would have cost me about $305 if I'd bought it from the VM website or from Best Buy or something. Once it arrives, I can activate it and all that jazz. I'm so excited, it's my first smart phone. And since I intend on babying the shit out of it, I'll probably be able to get most (if not all) of the $207 back when I sell it on eBay when I move to Canada.
I need to get to bed, as it's nearly 2AM at this point (I started this entry at like 10PM haha!) and I've got house sitting duties to take care of in the morning.
I'm house sitting for two months, so I'm living away from home at the place until June 11th. This house is fancy, it has a swimming pool, hot tub, gym above the garage. It's nice. I worked out last night, and I was going to go up and do some cardio and abs, but I got distracted by giving my dry, cracked heals some love. And then I decided to give myself a manicure. Zoya Marley (pale lilac with a very faint opalescent shimmer) topped with China Glaze Fairy Dust and Seche Vite. Speaking of Zoya, I've got a bunch coming in the mail, so I'll post about those once they arrive.
I finished my second session of boot camp on the 13th. I was really bad at going every day, I maybe went half the time. Completely awful. I've also postponed the last session until after I'm done house sitting, since it's a 20+ mile round trip drive to do boot camp, and I already have to do it once a day for work, twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays for band and work, and twice on Fridays for work and picking up Jon (which is another almost 40 miles round trip just to get him from Petaluma). It's tough on my gas tank. ): So until house sitting is done, I'll be going up into the gym every evening from now on after I get home from work, or I'll go swimming if it's a hot day, and that will be my form of exercise for the next month and a half. I realized that I HAVE to exercise daily, not to stay in shape, but to regulate my mood swings. I get really emotional if I don't exercise, to the point where I cry at the littlest thing. No bueno.
I'm going to start posting pictures each week again, because I found it really helped if I had something to show progress from week to week. Tomorrow my workout will have to wait until a little later, as I'm going to see a movie with my best friend Lea after work. I will restrict myself from snacking at the theatre, I'll just bring a bottle of water with me. We're going to see The Lucky One, with Zac Efron. I love being able to go see chick flicks in theatres with Lea, since Jon hates them and essentially refuses to go haha. Anyway, here's my "starting point" for the next month and a half.
I'm not working summer daycare, so it's just the candy store. I need to ask the manager how many hours I'll be guaranteed a week because it'll be my only income for June, July and the beginning of August. Until June 11th, it's just Sundays, since I can't do more while I'm house sitting.
Exciting news, I'm all done saving up my $10,000 for the move to Calgary in August! The next step is to start looking into apartment complexes and such, emailing about if there will be any openings in mid August, and setting up appointments to check the places out once Jon and I get there. We want to have somewhere to move into as soon as possible. We'd rather not stay at a hotel for a week or more, since it's a waste of money.
I just bought a new phone this evening, as my two year contract with T-Mobile (which SUCKS!) ends in a couple weeks and I need a month to month plan. I'm going through Virgin Mobile, which will give me a $35/month plan that includes 300 minutes and unlimited text and data (same as what I currently have, except I'll get 100 more minutes and pay $10 more, which I'm quite happy to do). I bought a Motorola Triumph from walmart.com for $207 after tax and shipping, and it should arrive sometime between Friday and the Wednesday after that. I'm pretty happy, considering it would have cost me about $305 if I'd bought it from the VM website or from Best Buy or something. Once it arrives, I can activate it and all that jazz. I'm so excited, it's my first smart phone. And since I intend on babying the shit out of it, I'll probably be able to get most (if not all) of the $207 back when I sell it on eBay when I move to Canada.
I need to get to bed, as it's nearly 2AM at this point (I started this entry at like 10PM haha!) and I've got house sitting duties to take care of in the morning.
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