I haven't actually posted in a while, I know. I haven't had much to say.. and the things I did have to say seemed to be somewhat irrelevant, or things that I just couldn't put into words..

The weekend is over, after having slept most of it away.. lately I just feel like that's all I want to do. During the week I've usually fallen asleep on the couch by about 9 or so, and on the weekends I sleep most of the day away. Yesterday I didn't get out of bed until around 2, while today it was closer to 4. I just can't seem to wake up.. it's a fight to do it on days where I have to work. I haven't quite yet figured out why..

Things on the work front are going OK. I like what I am doing now.. though I would like it to get busier for me. I find myself bored and falling asleep at my desk most afternoons. Either that or it's this whole loving the sleep thing. Maybe it's a combination of both.

This weekend was pretty good.. we went over to visit Jim and Hailea on Friday night, which was really nice as we haven't seen them in quite some time. Norm and Jim played video games for most of the night (Jim kept trying to sell us on buying a 360, and Norm wants one.. we just really can't afford it at the moment). We hung out and chatted for a while. Last night we headed over to Fred and Sam's for pizza with the kids (Erykk keeps saying that he misses us...) and we had another "Freddy Night". This time we watched 4 and 5, leaving us with "Freddy's Dead" and "New Nightmare" to go. We'll get to those another weekend. And then I'm not sure what we'll watch.. Still, it was a good weekend. Good times.

We also got our tickets to the work Christmas Party.. we're trying to convince Jim to go too. Hailea really wants to go, but Jim is still paranoid about people knowing that she's married to him. Ehn. It's a good cheap night out.

I also got a phone call from my Mom today. My Gramma Hannigan passed away last week.. my Poppa saw it in the paper. Of course no one let us know about it.. which is something I expected. We never really deal with that side of the family anymore. Not for a really long time. They stopped coming to see us shortly after my Father left, my Mom didn't have a car.. so we didn't see them. The last time I saw my Gramma was at Grampa's funeral 4 years ago. I invited her to the wedding, and called her to say that I really wanted her to come.. but she didn't. I'll probably go to her memorial on Tuesday.. I know I'll feel a little out of place unless Shayne and Darryn show up.. but at the same time I still feel rather obligated to go.

She also told me that she thinks my Poppa has pneumonia again, and hasn't called the doctor. This gets me pretty worried as he's gotten this at least 2 or 3 times a year for the past 3 years or so. He doesn't deal with it well, and my mom usually goes and stays at his house with him overnight when he gets it. I told her she needs to start putting her foot down with him, and make him go to the doctor. Basically she needs to tell him to get an appointment as early as possible, or she's taking him to the Emergency Room. He's got to start taking better care of himself. *Sigh*

I think that's about it for now...

Feeling: blah
Hearing: Serenity on TV

I so don't want to go to work today...

Things are getting to be ridiculous...

Feeling: grumpy

I miss you, Nana... more than you could ever imagine.

Feeling: gloomy

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Feeling: mellow
Hearing: whatever's on the TV

It's been just over a month since we got back.. and I miss it already!

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Yesterday we celebrated our 1st Anniversary. It's already been a year....

Of course we did the friends thing.. and we were able to get the whole wedding party together again for some cake and video games.. which is always a lot of fun. The cake was the same kind as our wedding cake.. I'd post a pic, but it's on Jim's camera..

Yesterday we slept in, and then went to Sahla Thai for dinner.. we love going there. We got a booth, which is also a lot of fun. I like to eat sitting cross legged on the floor.. and then we went for a drive.

I also got a little bit of time to reflect over the past year.. we went through a lot.. and we're still standing.

We faced the possibility of losing Norm's mom at Christmastime. She'd had what we think was a stroke, and was comatose for 3 days. Still, she pulled through, so that was good.

I lost my Gramma Whiteman in March.

At the beginning of April Norm's mom moved in here so we could help take care of her.

At the end of April Norm's mom had a kidney transplant.. and had some complications from the surgery. We lost her on the first of May.

We also experienced some good things.. we went on our first real vacation to Nova Scotia. It was a blast.

So now I just wonder what our second year of marriage will bring...

Tags: married life
Feeling: reflective

So we went over to Shana's mom's today for her birthday BBQ, and had a good time. At least I did. I don't know about Norm. Actually I think he's kind of mad at me right now. At least it seems like he is. *sigh*

It was a pretty good weekend.. Shana dyed my hair for me on Friday night.. so there are no more nasty ugly roots to worry about. It's a nice light colour, which is cool. I like it, and I think Norm likes it. So that's good.
Saturday night was movie night, and the theme for the week was Colin Farrell. We watched The Recruit followed by Minority Report, both of which are good movies. Though, it was odd. The mockery was at an all time low. We must have been tired. Oh, and we also did the dinner thing, which was a non-dinner thing. It was all side/appetizer food that we had. It was yummy.

And so tomorrow is back to work, which is very sucky. Shana and I were talking about taking a "personal day" tomorrow, as we will likely be at least a little hung over. Who knows. Norm has a meeting tomorrow about the QAA position, which he should like more than what he's doing. Needless to say that I am hopeful for him and what's next for him.. I just want to see him happy. Hopefully that will happen soon.

Tomorrow I plan on doing some more cleaning and such around this place. I want to finally get it all clean in here, and get the closets and everything all cleaned out. I also want to get the old clothes away and donated to some place like the Diabetes Association.. I think that would be good. Also, want to get rid of all the clutter on the computer desk and such. We are seriously looking at moving come the spring time, so I think it's a good idea to start purging now. If we start now, we might actually have it done by then.

Well, that's it for now. I am thinking that bed will be in order very soon.

Tags: movie night
Where: at home
Feeling: drunk
Hearing: something on the TV

I just made cupcakes. After wanting them for days, I finally made some. So tasty....

That is all.

Feeling: satisfied
Hearing: TV

So, we've been home a week and I still miss it in NS. It's so nice and clean there.. and everyone is so nice. Not to mention that I really miss Aunt Carol. She really does rock. We're trying to plan it out that next year she can some back to Ontario with us.. she's never been here, and well.. I think it might be good for her. Also, Norm's dad will get a chance to see her then too. He just started a new job this year so he'll only have 1 week of vacation I guess.. so that sucks.

Um, work has been work. Nothing really interesting going on there for me. There never is.

I got my mom's recipe for salsa.. I figure I'll get some jars and stuff and try my hand at making some. It's really good salsa.. well if it turns out right it will be. Her salsa is super yummy. I just don't know when I'll be doing that. We'll see.

I finally remembered to give the kitties their worm medication today. They didn't like it so much, but how many cats like taking pills? It looks like we'll have to get one more box to ensure that there is enough for the rest of the treatments.

Norm is starting to get really restless about the apt again. I know he wants to move, but we don't have the money for that. I dunno, it just kind of makes me feel kind of bad that we don't have the funds.

I've been feeling kind of down lately. I don't know. Just like everything is standing still. As though there is nothing really going on. I guess it's because for the moment there really isn't anything to look forward to. I mean, last year we had the wedding. This summer we went to NS. And now, I just wait for something else. It's times like this that I start feeling like that's what I do. I wait. I guess I am just sick of waiting and I just want things to start happening. The whole thing has really got me feeling pretty blah.

That's enough of that. I don't want to sound whiny. I realize that I just did.. but I guess everyone does now and again,

I think that's about all I have to say now. Though it's not like it matters.. most of the time I feel like I am talking to myself with this thing.

Where: home
Feeling: meh
Hearing: whatever's on the TV

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So, we went to this little diner in Summerside.. and it was a 50’s style diner. Very cool. The food was very good, and the portions were very generous. Fred again got a huge burger.. with his left overs from yesterday still in the cooler.

( Pics at the diner. )
After lunch we went on a hunt for sandstone and red sand. We ended up on the north shore of the province at the Cavendish beach… which has amazing sand dunes… and sandstone cliffs. Beautiful. That’s all I can say. Beautiful. This is definitely a place we want to come back to. It’s really very nice here.. everything is clean, and almost storybook like.. well.. a modern story book if that makes any sense.

( Pics in PEI )

The beach was amazing. We at first saw all of the cliffs and things like that, and then we took the trail to the beach. There were boardwalks along the trail, one that sat right on top of the water to a little pond. There were also huge dunes all along the beach. We decided to take the beach back to where we parked.. which was the way we came. I took off my flip flops (as they kept falling off anyhow) and did the whole trek barefoot. Fred kept on telling me to be careful not to fall and to be careful of the rocks I was walking on. Silly Fred. I am more steady on bare feet than I am in shoes. I really don’t like wearing shoes, and I really only like socks when my feet are cold. Shana, you would be proud of me.. I walked along steep cliffs that were pretty high, and I was fine! I loved it! I was really surprised at myself for that.

Erykk had a little freak out before we left.. he was playing near the edge of a cliff and wouldn’t listen to Sam when she told him not to. She took him away from the edge (it’s really dangerous as the sandstone is eroding) and he got mad and threw a rock he found. He then threw a fit because he wanted that specific rock and Sam wouldn’t let him go and get it. Poor little guy was really tired.

We’re on our way off the island now.. though I need to get a PEI magnet for my fridge now. I’ve decided that this is a good collection to start.

Oh, and I have gotten the kids all hooked on GBS during this trip. It’s great.

Tags: nova scotia
Where: Cavendish or Green Gables PEI
Feeling: exhausted
Hearing: Lukey - Great Big Sea

So, we’re on the way home.. sort of. We decided to take a detour to PEI for a little bit. It’s nice here.. we plan to come here for more than one day next year. We’ve already decided that we’re coming back out here next summer. We love it here, we really don’t want to go back to Ontario.. well apart from our friends and families being there. I also miss my kitties.

On a side note.. all the pop here comes in bottles.. glass bottles I should say. That’s pretty cool.

Anyhow.. the week was pretty uneventful. On Wednesday night we had Fred’s parents over for dinner.. I made burgers and we had sausage as well. There was also cake to celebrate Fred’s mom’s birthday which is on the first of September. ( It was pretty funny to see Fred Sr wrestle around with the kids. )

Yesterday we spent the day at Upper Clement’s Park.. which was pretty cool. The kids really liked it there. We did the Log Ride there, which was really fun. I wanted to do it twice, but we didn’t have time. We also went through the wildlife park.. I got to feed the cow, and I now want to visit Happy Ralph’s back home. I don’t think the kids have been there either.

After that we went to Holmestead Restaurant.. which has a HUGE burger. It’s got like 6 patties on it.. very big. Norm ate all of his, and still had room for dessert. He must’ve been hungry. We also then drove to Greenwood N.S, and got a picture of the ( town sign ).. just cause it’s neat. We also managed to end up on the military base there.. the GPS program that Fred has told us to go that way for the highway.. I guess it USED to go through the base. Well, we ended up at the airfield.. Fred actually managed to get on the runway.. it was far too funny…. “oh fuck, I’m on the runway!”.. we got a good laugh out of that.

So now we’re on PEI, which is nice. We’re trying to decide on what do get for lunch, as we haven’t packed anything for the way home. I think I shall go join in on that conversation…. Almost home.

Tags: nova scotia
Where: Summerside, PEI
Hearing: Graceful and Charming – Great Big Sea

So we took a drive down to Woods Harbour today to see Aunt Carol. She was so excited to see us all. It’s funny.. we remembered her house and everything after two years. We showed her our wedding photos and some of the old ones that were on my computer, and Aunt Helen stopped by with Kim (her daughter) as well. They asked me and Norm when we’re having kids so they can babysit. It’s kind of a long way to go to get a sitter though…

After seeing Carol we went to Pizza Delight for some dinner.. and all had a good laugh about the Skor dessert that Kassandra ordered. I think it was when the waitress repeated her order and said “You wanna Skor?” that did it. It was a joke for the rest of the time we were there. It was a good dinner, and a good dessert.

We then came back here, where we inquired about staying one more night.. so it looks like we’re leaving on Thursday instead of Wednesday, which is good. We got back to the cabin where Connor jokingly kissed Kassy on the cheek.. but she FREAKED. She’s in Fred and Sam’s room with them right now crying. We think he broke her. Sigh.

Tomorrow Norm and I are going to pick up Aunt Carol and we’re going to drive around and get some local pics and whatnot. It should be fun. After that I think she and Helen are going to come over here for dinner.. we’ve still got tons of steak, so I think that’s what we’ll be having.

I think that’s about it for now.. I am hiding in the bedroom right now.. I need to recharge my batteries and be away from people for a little bit I think. Norm’s doing a good job entertaining Erykk and Connor for the time being.

I think I’m going to read a little bit now…

Tags: nova scotia
Where: Clyde River, NS
Feeling: cold
Hearing: Connor and Erykk playing

On Friday night we dropped the kids off with Fred’s parents and then went out for a drive. We drove around Barrington and then we circled Cape Sable Island. That was pretty cool. We saw a really cool stone church there too. I’d post pics, but they’re on Fred’s camera. After we did that we went to the Old School House for dinner. It’s pretty neat in there. The food is pretty good too. The building itself used to be the local school until it closed in 1969 I think. There’s also a legend of a ghost in the place. Which is pretty funny… I went to use the washroom there.. and just couldn’t get out of there fast enough. It seriously felt like someone else was in there, though there wasn’t. As we were leaving Fred stops and says he doesn’t like the place anymore.. as he got a funny feeling.. like someone was watching us though the windows. The windows he pointed to were the windows for the women’s bathroom… We then came back to the cabin and watched a movie before going to bed..

We woke up at 4 so that we could hit Peggy’s Cove early. We got there just before 8. We first went to the memorial site for Swiss Air 111… which is where we went last time we were here. After that we went back to the town to look around and take some pics. We got some nice ones of the lighthouse there.. and also ran into a couple who just got engaged. Fred took their picture. They were from BC, and he just proposed that morning on the rocks… Norm also mailed his post card to Leo and Shienna from the post office in the ( lighthouse. )

After Peggy’s Cove we went into Halifax for a little bit. There was a street performer’s festival going on at the time.. which was pretty cool. Again, those pics are on Fred’s camera. I’ll have to post at a later time.. Fred and Sam went into a Tropicana Twister chugging contest.. Fred came in second. They won a frisbee, a tee shirt, and 2 cases of Tropicana Twister.

We then went to Liverpool, where we did the lighthouse thing there too. This place is pretty cool.. you can actually go into the lighthouse, and up to the top where you can toot the fog horn. I got video of Fred doing that.. and ( a picture of Norm doing it. ). I even climbed up to the top and down again without freaking out. It was kind of like the booth in the Black Box, so it wasn’t so bad. After Liverpool we came back here.. and we were all pretty nuts for the drive back. Everything seemed to be funny.. and we couldn’t stop laughing at ourselves. Fred and Sam kept on fighting in the back seat, and Fred kept reaching up to tickle me. By the time we made it into Shelbourne we were sore from the laughter. You would think we were all on something. It was great. I got video of some of it on my camera, so we’ll remember it for sometime I think.

We dropped Fred and Sam off at his parent’s cabin so that they could get the kids and came home for the night. We were all pretty beat, so we put on a movie and went to sleep.

Tags: nova scotia
Where: Clyde River, NS
Feeling: relaxed
Hearing: Quiet

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