on spiders and rhetorical questions

i'm sitting on my bed right now pondering how a spider feels when it gets squished.
is it a quick and painless death? or is it slow and agonized?
who knows.
all i know is that right now my room has been invaded by little baby spiders. stomping boots on, i quiver at the thought of having to smoosh the nasty little boogers, but it has to be done. there is nothing quite like waking up in the middle of the night with a spider in your nose!
and it happens every year.
regular as clockwork.
just like christmas.
and camping.
which leads me to my second reason for blogging.
in just 8 days i'll be in the Okanagan for 7 blissful days, watching the sun rise and set, jumping off lighthouses and cliffs, making incredible memories never to be forgotten! am i excited? is the sky blue? am i hungry? what rhetorical questions.
i'll leave you to answer them because i need to tidy my room and people just arrived for dinner....

Adios Vancouver!

This next week marks a milestone in the Davies Family history. All 17 of us, plus Robin, will be together for an entire week! Lets hope we all make it out alive...
Dad and Mom, Aaron and Amy with Betsy, Peter, Austin and Leah with Kiara and Jane, Heather with fiancee Robin Mercer, Sam and Yvonne with Jonas, Myself, Will, and Hannah. That's a lot of people to fit on one 32' Grand Banks.
The plan is this: a once in a lifetime experience/trip around the Gulf Islands, stopping at various B&Bs for the nights and day trips to other islands/beaches.
Aaron and Amy will be joining us on day 3 because of work complications, but everyone else will be there for the entire week!
The idea is to leave as early as possible on Sunday morning, saaay....8 o'clock? But we all know that there's no WAY that will happen. We anticipate a reminiscent "bus-packing" episode except this time it will be the boat.....with Dad complaining about the amount of luggage/"unnecessary" buggies and playpens for babies/snack food for mom/Alpha's hairdryer/etc etc etc. The limits will be stretched, tempers will be lost, patience worn thin, important things forgotten...
But will it be fun?
YES!
Will we be closer as a family when it's over?
By the grace of God, YES!

i'm personally foreseeing a few bodies being brought back in bodybags, simply because of the incredible diversity within our family, our temperaments and personalities are incredibly different and yes, sparks will fly, forestfires will be started.

Oh and yes, you did read correctly, i AM bringin my hairdryer.....hidden away in my bag so Dad can't confinscate it of course :)

See you all on the 29th!

Fifi

random thoughts II

My brother Will is making $690,500 an hour. On Mafia Wars. On Facebook. Can you say ridiculous?
I still have my Canucks flags on my car even though they've been eliminated from the playoffs.
I had 5 meals today (so far): Breakfast, Elevensies, Lunch, Second Lunch at 3, and Dinner.
I voted yesterday. and i'm disappointed STV wasn't passed. i was kind of hoping it would be.

random thoughts

y'know whats really nasty?
A spoiler on the back of a truck.
Or picking up a tissue from the floor and realizing that its used. and soggy.

Customer Etiquette

Maybe i'm just tired but it seems to me that more and more annoying customers are coming into the store lately. As a result I've decided to write out some pointers that you (you know who you are...) should think about next time you decide you need groceries.
#1. Always say hi to the cashier! don't just ignore them and walk past, remember that you're coming into THEIR store. There's nothing like saying hi to a customer and having them act like you're not there. Rude!
#2. Please don't leave your Starbucks cup on the shelf, find a trash can and dispose of it properly. That also goes for your Timmys cup, bag of McDonalds garbage, dirty moist kleenex, and your pocket lint.
#3. If you're shopping with your kids, keep them with you at all times (unless they're responsible adults). Who likes loose brats running rampage around the store? Its disturbing and creates a less-than-peaceful atmosphere for the other customers.
#4. When you take something off the shelf and decide you dont want it, where do you put it? If you said "on the floor" or "just give it to the saleslady" you've answered incorrectly. Go directly to jail, do not pass Go, do not collect $100. If, however, you answered "back on the shelf".....correct!! you just won first prize in a beauty contest! If we're spending all our time picking up after you it leaves no time to help you or other customers (and who likes bad customer service?).
#5. DON'T OPEN PACKAGES WITHOUT CASHIER ASSISTANCE!!! GAAAHH! I CANNOT STRESS THIS ONE ENOUGH!!!
ahem...
so ya, thats all for now folks. check back in a month and maybe i'll have blogged again.
peace

late night snack habits

Alpha's Top 5 Late Night Snacks:
1. cracker+nutella+brie+cracker=best thing ever!
2. some good ol' jelly bellys, preferably juicy pear and buttered popcorn.
3. open fridge. browse leftover selection. select the leftover mac. its always best the second time around.
4. NACHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(s)
5. does Denny's count? it only happens late at night (or early in the morning, whichever you prefer). any other time of the day its just disgusting garbage. mmmm ultimate omelete! razzDANGO BABY!

movin on here...
so why am i blogging about snacks?
um i'm hungry? in fact, i'm gonna go grab me some gorp (#6 on the list btw).
ciao! (or should i say chow?)

Sunny Day, Sweeping the clouds away

Well for once the weather man was right! partly at least... it's been raining for the past couple of days, but this morning dawned bright and sunny with a few clouds in the sky. a perfect day for a birthday! Yvonne woke me up at 9.30 to say Happy Birthday and i dragged myself out of bed, ate a huge breakfast, organized my room, and put away my little Christmas tree for the rest of the year. For me the Christmas season isn't over until my birthday, then and only then should the decorations come down. my family doesn't quite see it that way though so the big tree comes down before New Years....:S i wrote a few letters, walked to the mailbox, and realized what a truly beautiful day it was today! i raced home, grabbed a scarf and my camera and set off again. the wind blew away my winter blues and the sun warmed me to the core, the first sun in about almost a month really, and what a comeback! God may be melting away all the frosting He put on the city but He's leaving behind a lush and green landscape. Thank you Lord!
And now it's off to my birthday dinner....21 years old!