My New Found LOVE

No No not a man, but a food.... SUSHI
I've been eating it 4x a week - whenever I can. Not sure if it's the taste of the seaweed or the soya sauce - but I can't seem to get enough of it.

YUMMY!!!!!!!! I could eat all those little rolls right now... (I've already had sushi today - should at least wait until tomorrow)

The Oilers

Being the MC

So I'm going to be a MC for the first time in my life on May 20th.

I've been to many weddings... good and bad... and have seen some amazing MC's and some really boring hopeless MC's. Through all those weddings I never really took notes of what made a good MC and now I find myself trying to dig deep into my memory to find something to go on coming up with nothing.
HELP someone HELP ME?

There's gotta be some books out there on "the idiots guide to being a MC" - there seems to be one of those books for everything else.
I'll keep you posted on the quest - but if you have any ideas let me know.

The Count Down Has Begun

Only 9 days until it's been a year that I moved to Vancouver

30 Days and counting until the big move across town.
Poo Poo is looking at moving to Beach Ave at English bay - yes a place on the beach looking over the ocean... I'm moving to Lonsday Quay overlooking the harbor.
We will both have amazing places over looking the ocean.
Who'd a thought back in Jan of 06 that a year and a bit later I'd be sitting in a place over looking the ocean with the cool salty breeze brushing my cheeks as I watch the ships head out to sea. The full green lush mountains all around me... I love how life takes us places we never thought possible. I'm thinking for the next phase of my life a beach house in Hawaii is a good step up. You never know!

(note: for those of you who are feeling like you want to move here - just know that gas is now at 1.18/litre)

Spring is officially in full bloom here - feels more like Edmonton in mid-July.
I think today I'll head over to Stanley Park for a stroll around the seawall and take in some fresh ocean air.

Only 52 days until Poo Poo gets married. I'm the MC for the wedding along with being a bridesmaid. I need to start finding some good MC material - jokes etc - any ideas?

The Chinese Massage OR should I say Chinese Torture

Last nite I went in for my first massage since moving to Vancouver a year ago.
I asked around the office if someone knew a massage place that did them - hard! None of the wimpy massage stuff that you don't even feel... This girl says she knows a place - just tell them you want it hard and they'll give you someone who's strong.
So I call in and make my appointment... only $33 for 1 hour. WOW great... located on Granville Street... called Big Feet. HAHA nice name... ok I'm open to give it a try.

I get there and it's 12 Chinese people all of who 2 can speak English... hmmmmmm
The place is comprised of 20 small rooms with open ceilings so you can hear everything going on.
This was going to be interesting!
I get all undressed and crawl under the thin towel laying on the bed. The room is cold and the sound of many Chinese people yelling at each other over the walls.

We start off by my massage lady - Frey - saying - you tell me if pain. I say - ok.
So off we go.
Well good start... she's got got pressure and good technique... except she kept saying "it okay?"
"pain?" and I kept saying it was good.
THENNNNNNNNN she starting kneading my muscles like bread on my back. I said - PAINNNNN PAINNNNNNN she say - "yes pain"

we got through that.
Then she proceeded to my head. She started by pulling my hair... who'd a thought pulling hair could be good? But it was okay... BUT then she started hitting my head with her hands like they were flippers hitting a ball...

Then she took kleenex and stuck them in my ears. Yes that's correct... Hmm wonder if my ears were that dirty? still not sure what that was about.

Then she kept saying - this maybe pain you... and then I would howl in pain as she tortured me.
Most who know me know that it takes A LOT to make me wince in a massage... well... this was the massage of a life time. No one has ever made me say - not so hard.

It was definitely not a "relaxing" massage - but definitely did the trick on my tight muscles.
So my new addiction is now Chinese Torture :)

Zellers Cashier

So have you ever had it where it was let's say 8:54 p.m. and you realize you're out of milk...
Happened to me tonite... must have milk for coffee in the morning...
Great have 6 min to grab credit card, in pj's, no glasses (can't really see), race down elevator, out the door, across the back alley into Zellers, to grab milk pay and get out by 9 p.m.
AND THENNNNNNNNNN the cashier says - do you have any ID on you?!?!?

WHATTTTTTTT?!?!?!? Do I look like I have ID on me? I"m in my Pj's with my hair all disheveled... WHY do I need ID??
Oh B/c the back of your credit card is not signed.
I say, " are you for real? I just need MILK for MY COFFEEEEEE TOMORROW MORNING... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH don't do this to me........ It's my card really it is.... I'm buying Milk... like I'd use a stolen card to buy milk!?!?!?!?!?"

She says "Oh I'm just doing my job"

ARgh - "PLEASEEEEEEE ask the manager if she can just let this go..." and sure enough the poor manager had pity on my poor soul and let me purchase my milk without the back of my credit card signed.

It is a good day... I will have milk for my coffee tomorrow :)

Redundancy

What is a "Redundancy Error?"

42 Days

...Until I move to my new place in North Vancouver.

AND 21 days until my 1 year anniversary of moving to Vancouver.
Wow! can you believe it's almost 1 year.

We figured now that it's been a year that we've been here it was time to move.
Actually I'm moving b/c my dear poo poo is getting married and I have no other choice.

We are spending our last few weeks together doing our "lasts" here in our neighborhood.
Like hockey games at the fire fighters club... late nite dips on our hot tub... walks to Zellers... sitting on our balcony enjoying the view of Grouse Mountain ski hill... shopping at Metrotown mall which is basically in our back yard.

I am excited for my new place... the view is of the ocean harbor and downtown - when I move I'll post pictures.

OH did I mention that the flowers are in FULL BLOOM!!! Yes they are so amazing and smell amazing... sigh... I love Vancouver. :)

Time...

Time.... what is time really.... a measurement I suppose... to keep track of things perhaps?

Well it's been one year and 3 days since poo poo moved here and 11 months since I've moved.
wow... I was looking back over my blog entries from the past 11 months and remembering all the trails of moving (oh poo poo that was so brutal), the hard parts, the joys of new friends, the new life and new adventures.

The course of my life is changed forever b/c of moving here.

I know that I've grown up in the last 11 months... I've shed many tears and had many laughs but most of all I've learned so much about myself and determined some fundamental key things about life. The meaning of life; Of my life.

I can now say - although nothing has really changed per say - I love my life - just the way it is - with my singleness and everything. I love living in Vancouver, I love the rain, I LOVE the ocean and mountains... I even love the seagulls :)
I love watching the sunset over the ocean and slowly creep behind the mountain peaks. I love sipping starbucks coffee on the seawall. I love roller blading in Stanley park. I love the smell of the forest. I love that skiing is all of 20 minutes away. I love the beautiful men that swarm in their business suits in the bustle of downtown. I love White Rock and Lighthouse Park.

Most important I love that I found life!

INTENTION...

Some may argue that one can have good "intentions" but at the end of the intentions things don't actually get done...
Where others who speak the lingo of - the secret - or from - the advancement course - say that you need to have the intention or else it won't happen.

So are intentions good or not? I see the point of both parties.
If you only have intentions of things but never put any action behind it - it is pointless... but at the same time - if you don't have an initial intention of something you have nothing to put action behind.

I conclude that intentions are good... just be careful to put action behind them and not resort to a life of unfullfilled intentions!

Back Fat

At what age is it okay to start accumulating back fat?

Fat on the belly, the bum, and even the thighs... bearable - but when is it okay to have back fat?
Is it ever okay?
Is it an age thing or an eating thing?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm that is the question of the week.

NOTE: This blog entry inspired by poo poo :)