a thousand paper cranes: love is all you need

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Monday, February 8, 2010

tournament of hearts

this sunday b2 and i spent the day watching the scottie's tournament of hearts and the super bowl. we made homemade chili, drank granville island beer and snacked on chips and salsa. it was quite the sports sunday!

the tournament of hearts is one of my favorite sporting events to watch on tv, and last year it was hosted in victoria. i was able to go to many of the games last year with my dad, katie and b2. it was an incredible experience.

this year, a little team from PEI captured the hearts of a curling nation. The team consisted of veteran curlers Kathy O'Rourke and Tricia Affleck, alongside 21-year olds Erin Carmody and Geri-Lynn Ramsay. The province of PEI has never won a Scotties championship, let alone made it to the final. Basically, an entire province was watching the game on Sunday.

it was quite the nail-bitter, but in the end Team Canada (Jennifer Jones) took the title for a third straight year.

*people always ask me "who gets to be Team Canada?" - the answer: each year, the team that wins the Scotties becomes "Team Canada" and gets an automatic berth into the Scotties the following year.

I was rooting for you PEI, your willingness to take risks, play aggressive and still have fun certainly won over this curler's heart, and reinvigorated my desire to form a competitive team. Go girls go!

Sunday, February 7, 2010

daydream believer

i have had one heck of a weekend.

movie night with b2, ikea, all you can eat sushi, pre-olympic madness, sleeping in, scott tournament of hearts finals and a superbowl party with b2 and edgar.

but i know the weekend is coming to an end, and in just a few short hours i will have to catch a ferry back to the island and say "see you soon" to b2 again. bleh.

so, if i could escape that, and go anywhere right now, i would go back to pender island, where ryan, katie, b2 and i sailed to last summer.

b2 and i would sail away in the sunshine, and drink wine and dine on corn on the cob and salmon, while the sun was setting.

*bliss*

here are some pictures from our previous trip, and i will daydream that i was back there right now!

Friday, January 22, 2010

reunited and it feels so good

tonight my b2 will hop on a ferry and cross the ocean to visit me for the weekend!

i am beyond excited. i think i have planned 30 activities to do in 2 days!

some of the items on the list so far?

visit the local cupcake store and enjoy a monkey business cupcake

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enjoy some dessert wine from europe

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enjoy a delicious big breakfast together

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it's going to be a fantastic weekend, and i can't wait to see him!

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

missing you

this past week has been full of changes!

in one week...

b2 has moved to vancouver and started a new job

i have realized i need to retake my LSAT

b2 found an apartment for feb 1 (YAY!)

and i have started applying for jobs in vancouver.

whoa, quite the week!

i never thought i could miss someone as much as i miss my b2. i know the time will fly by, and this will make us stronger, and it only reaffirms how much we love each other...but i have to say...being away from you, it sucks. big time. i'm missing you.

Friday, January 1, 2010

tofino times

for our holiday gift to each other, b2 and i headed up to parksville and tofino to explore parts of our beautiful island.

tofino is one of my favorite places i have ever been. i love everything about the trip there.

here are a few of the things i love about this great little place and the journey to get there.

the drive: although winding roads, bad weather conditions and aggressive drivers can spoil some of the fun. the drive is truly a sight of westcoast wonder.

the pit-stops: beautiful creeks, Cathedral Grove, rapids and rivers are perfect pit-stops for breathtaking moments.

the food: tofino offers a variety of cozy bakeries, coffee shops and my favorite, shelter restaurant

(pub style).

and of course, the beach: long beach is simply stunning. and if you like to surf, this is your spot.

Le sigh. I love le tofino.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Things I love about 2000-2010

2000-2010 has been the first decade in my existence that I can remember from start to finish. So, a little self-reflection on my part and I came up with the following G’s Decade in Review!

2000 – Grade 10. Establish life-long friendships. Teenage angst. Fall in love with Justin Timberlake. Think the Thong Song was discriminatory. Visit Paris, France for the first time.

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2001- Grade 11. Get drivers license. Roll around town in my mom’s acura integra. Lose interest in school. Revolution against my English teacher, Mr. Todd. Earthquake. High school curling championships. George Bush become President of the United States, I cry. Visit Paris, France for the second time. September 11, 2001, I cry again because I know this guarantees a second term for Bush. Enron is bankrupt.

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2002 – Grade 12. Big year! Really lose interest in school. Tuesday night parties, featuring C-Money, K-Baby and Milky. Visit Cuba for the first time. Graduate from high school. Have no idea what to do with my life.

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2003 – 2005 – Get a job at a local hotel. Start school at Camosun. Visit Cuba for the second time. Attend school in Cuba. Fall in love with Cuba. George Bush elected again…my faith in the United States is basically non-existent.

2006 – Backpack through Europe with Katie, Mere and Jen. Love life. Love Italy. Visit Paris, France for the third time. Realize just how GD lucky I am. Start school at UVIC. Fall in love with Environmental Studies. Change major for umpteenth time.

2007 – The year of Africa. Travel throughout Ghana. Epiphany that my life will not involve ‘development studies’. Become inspired.

2008 – Work with the local health authority. Start self-esteem girls group with a kick-ass partner. Finish courses at UVIC. CHEER FOR BARACK OBAMA. Watch Barack Obama take the oath of presidency. Faith in Americans is restored. Lose faith in Canadians as Stephen Harper remains Prime Minister. Environmental Studies Course Union Prez. Rabbit debacle.

2009 – BC Youth voting revolution….yes?! no. Fall in love. Live life according to what makes me the most happy, and what is in my heart. Say unexpected goodbye to a lovely person. Continue self-esteem girls group. Sail to Pender Island with some great friends. Visit Vancouver (3 times!), Tofino, Parksville, Kiwi Grove Lodge with B2. Turn 25 and have the best birthday I have ever had. Feel completely fulfilled. Apply to law school. Anxiously await acceptance to law school. Happy.