On Calendars and Vacations

Do you ever get the feeling that you for sure have something planned for the evening but you can't for the life of you remember what it was?
I have put off buying a calendar this year for a number of reasons, all of them being laziness and/or procrastination, but its really put in a hard place because i'm so used to writing everything into the calendar and now that i'm without one....well its a mess for sure. i majorly double-booked myself this week because of it, and i don't even know what date it is!
Needless to say i'll be heading up to Chapters this very evening to find one, hopefully they STILL HAVE THEM this late in January...
Tomorrow morning, at the crack of dawn (before actually..in the dark of the night) Mom and I will be heading out the door to catch the early ferry to Victoria. My cousin Tammy is visiting my aunt and uncle for just a week and as i haven't seen her in 2? years it'll be a nice chance to catch up. I'm also looking forward to having a couple of days off work and away from home!
Se y'all when i get back!

Hello? Anybody out there?

Sometimes i wonder who even reads my blog...no-one comments on my posts and yet the number of views is always rising!
I've decided that its either creepers, people who are just looking and find it too boring to comment on, or a friend of mine that refuses to make themselves known. I'd love it if you actually commented on my blog posts! Even if you find them boring or irrelevant or repetitive or maybe only slightly interesting, this is a plea from me to you.
Its like getting notifications on facebook....that exhilarating little red bubble at the bottom that pops up when SOMEONE has done something in some way pertaining to you. Even if its just a comment on someone else's status that you "liked".

But anyways, enough of that...

Last night i slept for almost 12 full hours, and it genuinely served to eradicate my cold a smidge. I'm rather pleased with myself. I'm currently wearing a very wrinkled shirt and drinking a lemon/honey/ginger/cinnamon tea (or rather, concoction) and i feel quite golden! Also helped along by the fact that i'm also eating dark chocolate, an instant pick-me-up when i'm feeling down.

SO COMMENT ALREADY FOLKS!

Old post that I forgot to post. Way to go Alpha!

Christmas music - check!
Christmas lights - check!
Christmas tree - check!
Paper snowflakes - check!
Gingerbread - check!
Snow - none yet!

The forecast for Saturday is flurries and/or rain. Which when you live in Vancouver generally means rain...but one can hope right? Its definitely cold enough outside. Foot long icicles have already formed under the hot tub, frost is abundant and its constantly in the negative degrees. I'm excited!
Dad brought home the tree this evening, and being as he wasn't feeling very well i put it up myself. Its now in the corner and i'm waiting for a day for the branches to settle down before i decorate it. Alpine Fir. Tis a beauteous thing!

Remember, Remember...

Remember Remember the 5th of November
Of gunpowder, treason, and plot
I see no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot....

Happy Guy Fawks Night!

Which remind me, i need to watch V For Vendetta REALLY soon, every time i see the letter V it makes me think of it and then i remember the comic book and how savagely awesome it was. Which also reminds me, i think Will has that comic...i need to steal it off of him one of these days...so good...

Have you heard of the band Eisley? My friend Mary introduced me to their music not that long ago and i've become absolutely hooked! An incredible blend of ethereal vocals and quality music, they remind me of a mix between The Cranberries and Relient K. Weird i know, like mustard and gingerbread. But hauntingly good. You should check them out.

Word of the Day:
Maugre
Meaning: archaic, in spite of.

Fall Love and the Anticipation of Christmas

Guess what today is!?? Aside from being October 26th of course.
It's 2 months minus a day until my favorite time of year! WOOT WOOT! CHRISTMAS!!
It's practically just around the corner! I've picked a name out of the secret santa hat (the name shall not be revealed naturally) and i've begun planning what to get them, my christmas lights are out, my wishlist is in progress (to be posted on the fridge with everyone else's), the christmas music is playing faintly in the background, visions on sugarplum fairies are dancing in my head.....
But before we get into the soggy slushy winter christmas season...here's a list of some of the things i LOVE about fall!
- Pumpkin Spice Lattes from Starbucks
- Multi-coloured leaves on the ground. What a carpet of beauty!
- Foggy mornings that clear up in the windy afternoon
- Crisp air that burns your nose when you breath in too deeply
- Torrential Vancouver downpours that last for days and leave floods everywhere
- PUDDLES!
- The day you finally cave and bring out your scarves and thicker jackets
- Clean cars and seat heat
- C&C starting up
- Pumpkin Spice Frappucinos

So while it's almost that time of year i'm not all about the future, i do enjoy the present.

Happy puddle jumping folks!

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Listening to: You're Just a Country Boy by Alison Krauss

You know that gratified feeling after having totally cleaned up your room? That is not the feeling I'm experiencing right now unfortunately. I got half way done and then I was somehow distracted by Facebook. How ridiculous is that! At least the floor is tidy...aside from the 4 Victoria
magazines which i am SO EXCITED to be soon reading! Woohoo!

Currently Reading: Swamp Thing: The Curse, Vol. 3

A Little Push

I've been going through a really rough time lately, feeling very dry spiritually and being hit by quite a few double-whammy situations. But by the grace of God, consistent every day, I feel like I'm pulling through. Its still a struggle to make it through the day but i know that God is faithful. I'm reminded of the verse in Matthew (i think? i couldn't find it right now) that says God will not put more on you than you can bear, but He'll always provide a way out so that you'll be able to stand up under it.
And I find that really encouraging.
Its like a little push from behind and God saying "don't worry, i've got your back, just keep going, don't worry, you can do it"