the little things

as a new feature, i have decided to do a weekly post called 'the little things'. this feature will highlight the little things in my life, piece by piece, that make me happy. i'm not talking just average happy. i'm talking the full body, pure joy, shivers down my back, giant perma-grin type of happy.

here is my first little thing:
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

this book is enchanting. and there's something to be said about the genuine honesty and raw emotion that comes with the message - promising to love someone forever. every time, every single time, i tear up at the end.

all i can say is, i feel so incredibly fortunate to have numerous people in my life that i will love forever.
heart.

victory is mine!

hell to the ya, my personal statement for law school has been sent off to my first proof reader and i feel AWESOME. i feel as awesome as my personal heroes, shown below.

sending lots of good, good, good, good vibrations your way,
g

DEADlines

today is my 'get 'er done' day. i have a list of a bizillion things to accomplish, and the pressure is on. deadline after deadline is approaching, and i have left things to the last minute, as per usual. i can never understand why i repeatedly procrastinate? sometimes i like to convince myself that 'i work better under pressure'. this is bullshit. whenever there is pressure i find myself anxious, high on caffeine and generally irritable to anyone who crosses my path. so, here's a new life goal for me: start things early! finish things early! then eat chocolate. it's a win-win-win situation!

today i am finishing my law school applications - no exceptions! by the end of the day, i must have forwarded my personal statement to at least one proof-reader!

also by today - i will have found a key piece to my wicked awesome halloween costume that b2 thought up. it's gonna be killaaa - but must remain a secret - for now!
x to the o

bad little blogger

my first week of blogging and already i am behind! but to be fair, i have been tres busy. i hopped across the water to vancouver for a short visit with megara, some family time with my little cousins, and some ikea time with my madre.

ikea is so wonderful. it never shocks me to hear that people spend whole weeks days in there. i walk around and dream that i have thousands of dollars to spend in that place. fortunately for my credit card, i resisted the urge to purchase everything in sight just because it's cute. also wonderful? megara! we went on a rainy day adventure to try and re-claim a chair she left in her pre-marital apartment. we were unsuccessful. then we went to H&M for snazzy new outfits. we were very successful.

yesterday was crazy hectic - it was my mom's birthday (yay, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear momma, happy birthday to you!) and the car got a flat tire. after a journey across town, the tire was repaired. 2 hours later the battery died. i think the car is having a breakdown. that, or H1NI. too soon for H1N1 jokes? perhaps. then i had the most romantic dinner with b2 ever. he is the best - cooked me a full salmon dinner with wine and chocolate cake dessert. so wonderful.

the agenda for this week:

finish school applications

send honours thesis to CR-FAIR

plan the ultimate halloween party with katieb23

enjoy the ultimate halloween party with katieb23

repair my bike

spend some quality time with bailey building and loan

run four times

set up new kitchen table

bake something i have never tried before

till next time!

my new favorite site

http://wishwishwish.net

bah-dorable. 

i wish i had this sense of style!

hurry hard

i love to curl. love it. it's my claim to being canadian - that and my love of great tasting beer. the cool air, the comradery, the competition and of course the post-game refreshments, beer and popcorn, add to my love of the game. but really, i am drawn to the game for two reasons: (1) the strategy behind the game and (2) the skill needed to be great, but the lack of skills needed to play and enjoy. i think the weakerthans captured the essence of curling better than anyone i know with their song tournament of hearts. it's definitely worth a listen (or five).

Now the lounge is full of farmers
for the 7:30 draw
The teammates all left before they had to buy a round
When they pull the 50/50, and I've lost again I'll go
Maybe have one more brown one for the snowy road
All the championship banners going yellow on the wall
And my name when it gets closer to last call

So Elvira brings my bottle
Hold it up and let it bend
Figures of two rinks battling an extra end
And i'm peeling off the label
As they peel a corner guard
Dance down the sheet to the tune of "Hurry, Hurry Hard"

 
the love of curling was passed on to me from an early age, since my dad and mom are all-star players and have curled for decades. my four-pack (mom, dad, my bro and myself) joined a competive mix league when i was ten and my brother was seven. we have played ever since. however, not always on the same team. currently i rock it out on tuesday nights with a different four-pack (katieb23, rocket rob, my dad and i), while my mom plays for a rival team. this leads to immeasurable tension, as you can imagine.

last night was of no exception. we were set to play each other at 645. i won the coin toss. with determination in our eyes, and a kind of focus that would put emergency room physicians to shame, we triumphantly took home the win. we were unstoppable - double take-outs, tap backs, draw behinds...there was nothing we couldn't do. the 8th and final end sealed the deal. that was it, we had defeated my mom's team, and subsequently had invoked a family feud.

game on?

bonjour et bienvenue

bonjour et bienvenue to my first blog! inspired by one of the beautiful people in my life, ms.megara, i have decided to document my daily adventures.

so, read if you want. i promise to be as hilarious as possible, dependent on caffeine and/or liquor intake. but really, this is just a space for me to write down all of the happenings in my life - because lately, those happenings have been fantastical.

heads up - i am 24 years old, an island girl to heart, and very much in love - with my friends, my family, my surroundings and of course my b2.

i am currently looking for a job, and overwhelmed with the decisions that face me regarding my future academic and career goals. but since those are the worst of my problems, i consider myself pretty lucky.

as always, looking forward to what's in store - and, it's going to be a lot of fun.
xo xo
G