1) I finished reading Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane, and I have to admit, I was quite freaked out by some parts and by how it ended. I think I might cry from fear when I see the movie... hahaha!
2) I'm craving chocolate, but I love the fact that I can take my jeans off without undoing the button or unzipping them
3) I got four hours of sleep last night, woke up at 6:30am and ended up at the gym at 7:15am
4) I love watching Survivor: Villains VS. Heros! I am rooting for the Villains... does that make me a Villain too?
5) Laughing with James, Alex and Katlynne last night was probably the best thing that's happened to me in the last two weeks
6) I still play Heartbreak Warfare by John Mayer on repeat... don't judge me.
7) I keep saying how I want to cut my hair, but I love the fact that it's this long
8) My room smells like vanilla scented candles
9) I dug out my 2004 Olympics Canada sweatshirt today and wore it proudly around the house this morning
10) I had a dream last night that I got blindfolded and sent on a plane. When I arrived at the destination, all I could smell was the ocean. I think this is a sign that I need a vacation hahaha!
Have a good Friday everyone! <3
Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Sipping on a strawberry lemonade in the middle of winter
So after a beyond hectic week of midterms, I am now on spring break! I haven't done anything special, nor do I plan on it, but just the fact that I can sleep in until about 9am every day is beyond amazing.
Right now, I am sitting in the Second Cup on Ste Catherine's street, looking out the window with my strawberry lemonade in hand. Have you ever taken the time to just look out the window and watch people? It's quite an amusing thing. There is a teenage girl with more piercing holes in her face than swiss cheese talking to a business-executive looking guy who probably ironed his pants over and over again this morning to get them that perfect. There is this woman who just handed a hobo a $5 bill. There are fashionable people walking in and out of Mexx, while old ladies walk by with plastic covers on their head to shield themselves from the rain. There is a woman who has been trying to parallel park in front of the Second Cup for the last 5 minutes (not that I could do a better job).
It's fun just looking at people. It's weird to think, but at 4:03pm on this day, all of those people were in viewing distance of me... but we all have different stories and perspectives on how our days went. Life is funny that way, I guess.
So you're probably wondering what I'm doing downtown in the first place if I'm on spring break. I have been thinking about doing this for a while, and I have blogged it as part of my New Year's Goals, but yesterday after doing some thinking, I decided to make it official. This summer, with some of my best friends, I will be taking on the challenge and doing The Weekend to End Breast Cancer. For those of you who are not familiar with it, basically it consists of raising $2000 and walking 60km (in two days) around Montreal to honor and raise funds for breast cancer. I have been wanting to do this walk for a long time, but I never felt the drive to exercise, and get physically prepared for the walk. After all, I will have to train for this if I don't want my legs to fall off. I am so excited to get things rolling! We already have tons of ideas for fundraisers, and you know me, I thrive for organizing events. It has been so long- probably since high school- that I have had to opportunity to do such a thing, so my brain is constantly flowing with ideas. I won't mention what we have in mind just yet, but I expect for you all to be there supporting us! I would appreciate it tremendously!
So now I have about 2.5 hours to kill before the orientation meeting at the YMCA for the breast cancer weekend. I'm heading there by myself tonight, and will share the information with the girls once I get home.
When I first thought of doing the walk, I questioned whether or not I had the perseverance to raise the money, and do the 60km walk... but then I thought of the women that are fighting for their lives with cancer... walking isn't hard, beating cancer is. I'm determined to do this, and with my best friends by my side I know that I can accomplish this, and much more.
Right now, I am sitting in the Second Cup on Ste Catherine's street, looking out the window with my strawberry lemonade in hand. Have you ever taken the time to just look out the window and watch people? It's quite an amusing thing. There is a teenage girl with more piercing holes in her face than swiss cheese talking to a business-executive looking guy who probably ironed his pants over and over again this morning to get them that perfect. There is this woman who just handed a hobo a $5 bill. There are fashionable people walking in and out of Mexx, while old ladies walk by with plastic covers on their head to shield themselves from the rain. There is a woman who has been trying to parallel park in front of the Second Cup for the last 5 minutes (not that I could do a better job).
It's fun just looking at people. It's weird to think, but at 4:03pm on this day, all of those people were in viewing distance of me... but we all have different stories and perspectives on how our days went. Life is funny that way, I guess.
So you're probably wondering what I'm doing downtown in the first place if I'm on spring break. I have been thinking about doing this for a while, and I have blogged it as part of my New Year's Goals, but yesterday after doing some thinking, I decided to make it official. This summer, with some of my best friends, I will be taking on the challenge and doing The Weekend to End Breast Cancer. For those of you who are not familiar with it, basically it consists of raising $2000 and walking 60km (in two days) around Montreal to honor and raise funds for breast cancer. I have been wanting to do this walk for a long time, but I never felt the drive to exercise, and get physically prepared for the walk. After all, I will have to train for this if I don't want my legs to fall off. I am so excited to get things rolling! We already have tons of ideas for fundraisers, and you know me, I thrive for organizing events. It has been so long- probably since high school- that I have had to opportunity to do such a thing, so my brain is constantly flowing with ideas. I won't mention what we have in mind just yet, but I expect for you all to be there supporting us! I would appreciate it tremendously!
So now I have about 2.5 hours to kill before the orientation meeting at the YMCA for the breast cancer weekend. I'm heading there by myself tonight, and will share the information with the girls once I get home.
When I first thought of doing the walk, I questioned whether or not I had the perseverance to raise the money, and do the 60km walk... but then I thought of the women that are fighting for their lives with cancer... walking isn't hard, beating cancer is. I'm determined to do this, and with my best friends by my side I know that I can accomplish this, and much more.
Friday, February 19, 2010
it's heartbreak warfare
Even a couple of days after the concert, I still can't get over how much fun I had on Wednesday night. I had seen John Mayer live a couple of years ago but this show exceeded that one by a landslide.
From the moment that the first note of Heartbreak Warfare played, I was in complete awe. I have to admit, my inner fan girl did show quite a bit through out the night, as Selina and I sang through every single song that he played. (We even managed to make it on the big screen during the show hahaha, yep, we were famous)
Not only is in an incredible musician and nice to look at, he had the crowd laughing in between songs too with his witty humor and inspiring words:
"On the count of 3, everybody run back to your fantasy. That whole idea is saying: everybody does what they really wanna do and nobody will look at the other person and start judging them cause everybody's gonna be doing what they really wanna do. So, we all sing along and everybody's got their eyes closed and no one looks silly cause no one's looking! Lets see how loud we can get the aggregate voice of this room to be. And lets sing to and from our hearts. Lets sing to the capabilities of our hearts, no matter how much we are using it currently. And lets sing in hopes that we have greater capabilities; that we hold a 51% share-hold of these hearts. Oh oh oh oooowoooo..." -John Mayer
I managed to get incredible seats, so taking pictures and video through out the show was a must! Here are a couple that I took through out the night:
He sang most of my favorite songs: Heartbreak Warfare, Edge of Desire, Bigger Than My Body, Perfectly Lonely, Clarity, etc. The only disappointment was that he didn't sing Your Body is A Wonderland, then again, I couldn't expect for every song to be played either.
It's amazing how spending the night with one of your best friends, while listening to good music can make life that much better. After a hard couple of weeks of studying and exams, I couldn't have been in a happier place.
I have his music constantly running through my head now... I can't wait until he comes back to Montreal again. <3
From the moment that the first note of Heartbreak Warfare played, I was in complete awe. I have to admit, my inner fan girl did show quite a bit through out the night, as Selina and I sang through every single song that he played. (We even managed to make it on the big screen during the show hahaha, yep, we were famous)
Not only is in an incredible musician and nice to look at, he had the crowd laughing in between songs too with his witty humor and inspiring words:
"On the count of 3, everybody run back to your fantasy. That whole idea is saying: everybody does what they really wanna do and nobody will look at the other person and start judging them cause everybody's gonna be doing what they really wanna do. So, we all sing along and everybody's got their eyes closed and no one looks silly cause no one's looking! Lets see how loud we can get the aggregate voice of this room to be. And lets sing to and from our hearts. Lets sing to the capabilities of our hearts, no matter how much we are using it currently. And lets sing in hopes that we have greater capabilities; that we hold a 51% share-hold of these hearts. Oh oh oh oooowoooo..." -John Mayer
I managed to get incredible seats, so taking pictures and video through out the show was a must! Here are a couple that I took through out the night:
He sang most of my favorite songs: Heartbreak Warfare, Edge of Desire, Bigger Than My Body, Perfectly Lonely, Clarity, etc. The only disappointment was that he didn't sing Your Body is A Wonderland, then again, I couldn't expect for every song to be played either.
It's amazing how spending the night with one of your best friends, while listening to good music can make life that much better. After a hard couple of weeks of studying and exams, I couldn't have been in a happier place.
I have his music constantly running through my head now... I can't wait until he comes back to Montreal again. <3
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Happy
14 pounds in one month, that's incredible. Never in my life have I been able to keep at it, and actually come out with results- It feels great... I feel great. I'm going to keep at it.
On Tuesday night I finished reading Dear John by Nicholas Sparks. I gave myself a goal to read it before the movie came out, but it was such a fantastic read that I ended up finishing it in less than a week (with a week to spare before the movie hahaha). It was such a good book, and it's made me even more excited to see the film. As always, I know that I am going to be disappointed, but I can't help but look forward to seeing it.
On Tuesday night I finished reading Dear John by Nicholas Sparks. I gave myself a goal to read it before the movie came out, but it was such a fantastic read that I ended up finishing it in less than a week (with a week to spare before the movie hahaha). It was such a good book, and it's made me even more excited to see the film. As always, I know that I am going to be disappointed, but I can't help but look forward to seeing it.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
A Little Life Update
I feel like I haven't written about anything meaningful in a little while, so here goes nothing...
The first three weeks of school have gone by like nothing, already I can see that this semester is going to fly by just like the first. I'm in week four, and the feeling of stress and pressure is starting to reappear- joy. I'm not having as much fun as last semester, but it's good to have some classes with some of my buddies. The classes that I am taking are pretty dry (Macroeconomics, Financial Accounting, Business Statistics and Marketing Management (I love this class!)) so having a couple of familiar faces in my classes definitely makes them more entertaining.
Despite my intense work load at school, I have been finding more time to read lately. I didn't pick up a book through out the whole winter break, but now I can't go a day without reading. I've finished two books in the last couple of weeks: The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult (This woman has yet to disappoint me; She's such an amazing author) and Push by Sapphire (This has probably got to be the most graphic/inspiring book that I have ever read. I don't know if I have the guts to see the movie because of the subject matter but I'm sure that I'll get around it eventually.
I saw The Lovely Bones movie on Friday, and once again I can say that the book is better than the movie. They incorporated a lot of interesting concepts from the novel, and created a likeable film but it cannot compare to the work that Alice Sebold originally created. Overall, I liked the movie (I didn't have high expectations for it in the first place) but the book was a lot better. The highlight of that night, by far, was seeing Melissa. It's rare that we get to hang out just the two of us, but I appreciate every moment that we do. <3
Just briefly, I'm continuing to be successful with my weight loss. I have never done this before- made a promise and stuck to it. Well I have, but just not for me. I'm still working hard at it, although my weight loss hasn't been as tremendous like the first week, but I am continuing to lose a healthy amount this week. I bought a couple of exercise DVDs too this week, so once I incorporate that into my 3 times a week routine at the gym, I'm sure the results will increase. As long as I keep healthy, I'm happy... c'est tout. It's nice to have a friend that's also going through the same thing that I am... Keep up the good work ma belle, Katlynne! <3
I think I have a problem. My need to travel has taken over my brain! Every time that I get a chance to be on the computer for leisure, I always find myself going to itravel's website and I am constantly looking for a good deal. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I will somehow manage to get away for my week off during the study break, but I don't think it'll end up happening.
I finally got my radio fixed in my car. It hasn't been working for OVER a month, and I have been going crazy. I've been traveling around with mini iPod speakers and my iPod, so to hear music come from my speakers this morning was a magical experience hahaha
Anyway, my breakfast is ready and then off to the gym I go before work. Have a good day mes amis!
The first three weeks of school have gone by like nothing, already I can see that this semester is going to fly by just like the first. I'm in week four, and the feeling of stress and pressure is starting to reappear- joy. I'm not having as much fun as last semester, but it's good to have some classes with some of my buddies. The classes that I am taking are pretty dry (Macroeconomics, Financial Accounting, Business Statistics and Marketing Management (I love this class!)) so having a couple of familiar faces in my classes definitely makes them more entertaining.
Despite my intense work load at school, I have been finding more time to read lately. I didn't pick up a book through out the whole winter break, but now I can't go a day without reading. I've finished two books in the last couple of weeks: The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult (This woman has yet to disappoint me; She's such an amazing author) and Push by Sapphire (This has probably got to be the most graphic/inspiring book that I have ever read. I don't know if I have the guts to see the movie because of the subject matter but I'm sure that I'll get around it eventually.
I saw The Lovely Bones movie on Friday, and once again I can say that the book is better than the movie. They incorporated a lot of interesting concepts from the novel, and created a likeable film but it cannot compare to the work that Alice Sebold originally created. Overall, I liked the movie (I didn't have high expectations for it in the first place) but the book was a lot better. The highlight of that night, by far, was seeing Melissa. It's rare that we get to hang out just the two of us, but I appreciate every moment that we do. <3
Just briefly, I'm continuing to be successful with my weight loss. I have never done this before- made a promise and stuck to it. Well I have, but just not for me. I'm still working hard at it, although my weight loss hasn't been as tremendous like the first week, but I am continuing to lose a healthy amount this week. I bought a couple of exercise DVDs too this week, so once I incorporate that into my 3 times a week routine at the gym, I'm sure the results will increase. As long as I keep healthy, I'm happy... c'est tout. It's nice to have a friend that's also going through the same thing that I am... Keep up the good work ma belle, Katlynne! <3
I think I have a problem. My need to travel has taken over my brain! Every time that I get a chance to be on the computer for leisure, I always find myself going to itravel's website and I am constantly looking for a good deal. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I will somehow manage to get away for my week off during the study break, but I don't think it'll end up happening.
I finally got my radio fixed in my car. It hasn't been working for OVER a month, and I have been going crazy. I've been traveling around with mini iPod speakers and my iPod, so to hear music come from my speakers this morning was a magical experience hahaha
Anyway, my breakfast is ready and then off to the gym I go before work. Have a good day mes amis!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
New Blog Feature
Hello friends,
As most of you know, I am working hard at getting healthy and losing weight.
For the last two weeks I have been going to the gym 3 times/week and counting calories.
I have decided, instead of blogging my progress every week, I have created a list to add to my page logging my weekly weight loss.
Thanks to everyone for their constant encouragement
I'm starting to feel better about myself now <3
As most of you know, I am working hard at getting healthy and losing weight.
For the last two weeks I have been going to the gym 3 times/week and counting calories.
I have decided, instead of blogging my progress every week, I have created a list to add to my page logging my weekly weight loss.
Thanks to everyone for their constant encouragement
I'm starting to feel better about myself now <3
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Counting down the days...
I can't wait for this weekend!
On Friday I am going to the Igloofest with Tamara and some other friends from school. I have never been before but I can't wait to experience it all: Montreal nightlife in the winter wonderland of the Old Port! It's going to be too awesome...Cold, but a lot of fun!
Then the fun continues on Saturday and Sunday with the ladies...
Shopping. Skating. Getting dressed up. Going out for a nice dinner. Clubbing. Talking. Laughing. Having a good time. Enjoying each other's company.
I don't see these girls nearly enough, and I miss them terribly.
I can't wait to see what this weekend has in store for us. No matter what we do, I know that we're going to have a good time... We always do. <3
On Friday I am going to the Igloofest with Tamara and some other friends from school. I have never been before but I can't wait to experience it all: Montreal nightlife in the winter wonderland of the Old Port! It's going to be too awesome...Cold, but a lot of fun!
Then the fun continues on Saturday and Sunday with the ladies...
Shopping. Skating. Getting dressed up. Going out for a nice dinner. Clubbing. Talking. Laughing. Having a good time. Enjoying each other's company.
I don't see these girls nearly enough, and I miss them terribly.
I can't wait to see what this weekend has in store for us. No matter what we do, I know that we're going to have a good time... We always do. <3
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