Nowadays our lives revolve around technology and electronics. From cable to wifi to cellphones and tablets and as soon as we don't have one of these we become a little lost in life.
Yesterday my cellphone was stolen right from my work. I still can't believe it happened. A "nice" little Asian man came in "looking for a purse for his girlfriends grandmother". I turned my back for a second and he was gone along with my phone! Of course he turned my phone off as soon as he took it as well so first thing first was cancelling my contract. I'm also one of those people that never thought my phone would ever be stolen so I didn't have "Find My Phone" turned on...stupid, stupid, stupid. Though even if I did have it turned on what would I have done...run down the street in that direction and ask nicely for my phone back??
It didn't hit me until about an hour after it was stolen....MY PICTURES!!!!! I thought I had uploaded them onto my computer, but I only did that for my old phone. All my pictures are gone except for the handfuls I uploaded onto Facebook which wasn't even a quarter of my pictures. We've been so busy this summer camping, going to festivals, going to the mountains (hence the lack of posting...sorry guys) and now all those pictures are gone!!
So lesson learnt...always hide your phone very well at work or keep it on your body at all times, have "Find Your Phone" turned on, and always have iCloud or upload pictures regularly!
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
Thursday, 10 July 2014
PS I Love You
One of my favourite crying, romantic, sob story movies is PS I Love You. I cry embarrassingly hard everything I watch it. Dean even timed it out, I cry every 10 minutes and sometimes continuous. I'm a cry baby when it comes to movies, but this one is just so touching. I recently read the book because of my love for the movie. As always the book is much different and more in depth than the movie, but the basics stay the same.
The story revolves around a 30 year old woman who lost the love of her life to a brain tumour. Sad and tragic no matter what, but even more so at a young age before you've truly lived your life. They had no children yet as they weren't ready and sadly missed out on in the end. Their love for each other was so deep and pure, missing each other during work hours, but not in the stalkerish sense (some of yous will understand this true love). The woman (Holly) locks herself in her house, doesn't eat, shower, clean or talk to anyone as she is completely heartbroken and lost without her second half. Her husband (Gerry), feeling guilty and heartbroken as well for he knew he was dying, wrote letters to Holly, one per month for a year after his death to help with the coping and keep him in her life for just a while longer.
The story takes you through Holly's year without her husband. The ups and downs of being alone, relying on your friends and family and sadly moving on, but not forgetting the wonderful years they did have together.
The movie in turn makes you examine your life and how you're living it. It makes you not want to waste any time with your partner and live life to it's fullest potential because unfortunately life can be cruel and you slip away too young.
The book is an amazing read. The writer Cecelia Ahern makes you feel every emotion of Holly and her friends. I enjoyed this book so much I bought another book by her called Thanks For The Memories. The movie is also a must see for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, girls and guys.
The story revolves around a 30 year old woman who lost the love of her life to a brain tumour. Sad and tragic no matter what, but even more so at a young age before you've truly lived your life. They had no children yet as they weren't ready and sadly missed out on in the end. Their love for each other was so deep and pure, missing each other during work hours, but not in the stalkerish sense (some of yous will understand this true love). The woman (Holly) locks herself in her house, doesn't eat, shower, clean or talk to anyone as she is completely heartbroken and lost without her second half. Her husband (Gerry), feeling guilty and heartbroken as well for he knew he was dying, wrote letters to Holly, one per month for a year after his death to help with the coping and keep him in her life for just a while longer.
The story takes you through Holly's year without her husband. The ups and downs of being alone, relying on your friends and family and sadly moving on, but not forgetting the wonderful years they did have together.
The movie in turn makes you examine your life and how you're living it. It makes you not want to waste any time with your partner and live life to it's fullest potential because unfortunately life can be cruel and you slip away too young.
The book is an amazing read. The writer Cecelia Ahern makes you feel every emotion of Holly and her friends. I enjoyed this book so much I bought another book by her called Thanks For The Memories. The movie is also a must see for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, girls and guys.
Tuesday, 8 July 2014
Camping and Summer Fun
It is July. Everyone is officially done school which means summer fun is everywhere! Here in Edmonton, we are the city of festivals. There is something going on every weekend and during the week. So far there's been Bacon Fest (which I sadly missed due to work :(), Blu's on Whyte which is a huge jazz festival plus others. We have tons coming up too so it is literally impossible to be bored in this city. There's always amazing food, music and carnivals going on.
The other summer fun thing to do which I was introduced to last year is...drum roll please....camping! Up until last year, I had never been camping before. I also had no interest in it, the thought of it didn't excite me at all! My thoughts were, 'I don't want to pee in the woods', 'I don't want to get attacked by bears', 'I hate bugs', 'I don't want to sleep on the ground' and the thoughts went on and on. Our first camping trip last year was just an overnight. There were bathrooms and showers and no bears around. I made it home in one piece plus a fat lip due to drunkenly being kicked in the face, but other than that unharmed. It's also my favourite camping trip to date because on that trip, in the tent is where Dean first told me he loved me :)
We went camping for the first time this year on the weekend. We went to Freeman River which has bear and cougar warning (fantastic) but we made it home in one piece. Burgers, beer pong, s'mores, fishing, tanning and vodka. It was a great camping trip. I'm slowly being turned into a camping girl, but it's going to take awhile I think.
The other summer fun thing to do which I was introduced to last year is...drum roll please....camping! Up until last year, I had never been camping before. I also had no interest in it, the thought of it didn't excite me at all! My thoughts were, 'I don't want to pee in the woods', 'I don't want to get attacked by bears', 'I hate bugs', 'I don't want to sleep on the ground' and the thoughts went on and on. Our first camping trip last year was just an overnight. There were bathrooms and showers and no bears around. I made it home in one piece plus a fat lip due to drunkenly being kicked in the face, but other than that unharmed. It's also my favourite camping trip to date because on that trip, in the tent is where Dean first told me he loved me :)
We went camping for the first time this year on the weekend. We went to Freeman River which has bear and cougar warning (fantastic) but we made it home in one piece. Burgers, beer pong, s'mores, fishing, tanning and vodka. It was a great camping trip. I'm slowly being turned into a camping girl, but it's going to take awhile I think.
Wednesday, 2 July 2014
Girly Time Pampering
Who doesn't like to be pampered? We as women and men like to do things for ourselves. And why shouldn't we? We work hard during the week (and weekends for some) and we should be able to use some of our hard earned money on ourselves. Massages, hair, new makeup, fantastic restaurants and going out are just some of the ways we pamper ourselves.
My new favourite pamper is shellac nails. I love having my nails painted and with regular polish (even top coat) my nails chip within 1-3 days. I don't have that much time on my hands that I want to spend doing my nails every few days. I discovered a fantastic nail shop within walking distance from my apartment. It's called Q-Nails (on Whyte Ave). It is run by 2 ladies (one from Vietnam and the other from Cambodia) and both do such amazing jobs. They have great attention to detail so you don't walk out with anything less than perfection. There's a great colour selection and they order in custom colours for their shop so they don't have the same old boring colours as every other nail place. The arm massages that you get with your manicure are great as well. You leave there feeling quite relaxed.
I highly recommend shellac nails over plain old polish and fake gel nails. Regular polish as I mentioned cracks and chips too fast and fake gel nails are pretty, but also expensive to have done (starting around $65-$80). Gel nails are too bulky for me, doing small things like picking up bobby pins or change quickly became impossible to do. The gel nails are also scrapped off your natural nails which causes ridges in your nail. Shellac nails about $40 and last just as long as gel nails, but its your own nails making it much more appealing to me as I do have nice natural nails to begin with.
So my lovely ladies out there who enjoy nail pampering, I say shellac nails all the way :)
My new favourite pamper is shellac nails. I love having my nails painted and with regular polish (even top coat) my nails chip within 1-3 days. I don't have that much time on my hands that I want to spend doing my nails every few days. I discovered a fantastic nail shop within walking distance from my apartment. It's called Q-Nails (on Whyte Ave). It is run by 2 ladies (one from Vietnam and the other from Cambodia) and both do such amazing jobs. They have great attention to detail so you don't walk out with anything less than perfection. There's a great colour selection and they order in custom colours for their shop so they don't have the same old boring colours as every other nail place. The arm massages that you get with your manicure are great as well. You leave there feeling quite relaxed.
I highly recommend shellac nails over plain old polish and fake gel nails. Regular polish as I mentioned cracks and chips too fast and fake gel nails are pretty, but also expensive to have done (starting around $65-$80). Gel nails are too bulky for me, doing small things like picking up bobby pins or change quickly became impossible to do. The gel nails are also scrapped off your natural nails which causes ridges in your nail. Shellac nails about $40 and last just as long as gel nails, but its your own nails making it much more appealing to me as I do have nice natural nails to begin with.
So my lovely ladies out there who enjoy nail pampering, I say shellac nails all the way :)
Tuesday, 1 July 2014
Canada Day
Happy 147th #Birthday to my beautiful #Canada! I'm so happy I have the day off today so I can enjoy all the festivities that are going on. There is something to do on all sides of #Edmonton including parades, face painting, pancakes breakfasts and the huge #firework display and the first time lighting of the High Level Bridge!
My plan is to go to Fort Edmonton Park to celebrate which is a pioneer town in the city. I've never been before, but I've heard great things. Later on, I will of course be taking in the firework display from the legislative grounds. To my fellow Canadians, enjoy your Canada Day!!! and to every other beautiful person enjoy your day :)
My plan is to go to Fort Edmonton Park to celebrate which is a pioneer town in the city. I've never been before, but I've heard great things. Later on, I will of course be taking in the firework display from the legislative grounds. To my fellow Canadians, enjoy your Canada Day!!! and to every other beautiful person enjoy your day :)
Monday, 30 June 2014
Happy Relationship = Weight Gain???!!!
Growing up I've always been skinny and still am, but in the past year I've put on a few pounds. I am no where near being over weight or close to it, but this time last year I was a size 0-2 and I'm now a size 2-4. Yes, yes I know it's nothing to complain about, but when you buy as many clothes as I do it's kind of a pain in the ass when you go to put on your favourite dress from last year and you can't get it zipped up and damn was it was because my boobs grew a size, nope!
Apparently I can actually blame this weight gain on Dean! He makes me so happy that I've put on weight. I've researched it a bit and it seems that when you are in a happy and healthy relationship you gain "happy" weight where as if you're in a relationship where you're not happy you actually lose weight...now why can't it be the other way around like come on.
So now that I know the issue of my problem is being happy it's going to be a matter of keeping active. I'm really going to have to keep up on running and by keep up I mean start again. I am the worst for keeping up with a exercise routine and I know I can't be the only one. My determination level doesn't last too long.
I think a couples sport would be fun. We tried joining a beach volleyball team this year, but the season got cut because there weren't enough people that signed up...I'm trying to exercise I swear, but it's the world that's stopping me! My biggest issues are time and laziness. I work a lot and my schedule is all over the place (I'm currently on day #8 of my work week) and I tend to work a lot of night shifts so by the time I get home I don't want to go for a run, I want to sit on my butt and watch tv.
I would love to know what keeps you motivated if you are someone that works out or keeps up with playing a sport or maybe what issues you have that prevents you from keeping up with it. I know I'm not the only one in the world that has these issues :)
Apparently I can actually blame this weight gain on Dean! He makes me so happy that I've put on weight. I've researched it a bit and it seems that when you are in a happy and healthy relationship you gain "happy" weight where as if you're in a relationship where you're not happy you actually lose weight...now why can't it be the other way around like come on.
So now that I know the issue of my problem is being happy it's going to be a matter of keeping active. I'm really going to have to keep up on running and by keep up I mean start again. I am the worst for keeping up with a exercise routine and I know I can't be the only one. My determination level doesn't last too long.
I think a couples sport would be fun. We tried joining a beach volleyball team this year, but the season got cut because there weren't enough people that signed up...I'm trying to exercise I swear, but it's the world that's stopping me! My biggest issues are time and laziness. I work a lot and my schedule is all over the place (I'm currently on day #8 of my work week) and I tend to work a lot of night shifts so by the time I get home I don't want to go for a run, I want to sit on my butt and watch tv.
I would love to know what keeps you motivated if you are someone that works out or keeps up with playing a sport or maybe what issues you have that prevents you from keeping up with it. I know I'm not the only one in the world that has these issues :)
Sunday, 22 June 2014
I'm Baaaaaaaack....with potatoes and porkchops
I am officially back from vacation. Tired, tanned (well I was completely red a few days ago and yes I have a great tan line. The extra one is from my purse strap) and back to life.
We were gone for a week to Winnipeg for Dean to meet my family for the first time and the trip was a success! He has been accepted by my mother and siblings...phew.
We left just as the #worldcup started so we recorded an entire weeks worth of games and have been binge watching them the entire weekend. I am currently watching the England vs Uruguay game...Go #Rooney !!!! He made his first world cup goal! To add to the goings on in the world cup world let me just say...WTF #spain! You won 4 years ago and just completely fell apart! You can't keep using the same tactics! And #ronaldo WTF too! As Dean says "he shits the bed when he plays for his country" get you shit together!!
Tonight was the first night I've cooked in over a week. The week before we left was crazy and the week we were gone we either ate out or my Mommy cooked for us. We decided to try a different meat this time since we've been eating a lot of chicken lately so we bought pork chops. I found a recipe on Allrecipe.com for pork chops and scallop potatoes cooked in one dish. Seemed simple and easy and it was. My complaint is it was a total of 2 hours to make and the pork chops needed more flavouring. Now don't let the 'cooking in one dish' fool you. Yes it all goes into the oven in one dish, but you also need a pan to brown the pork chops in, plus a pan to make the scallop potato sauce so not a true one dish meal.
I ended up having to make the damn sauce twice and I wish I could blame it on the recipe, but it was because I apparently can't read. I measured out the chicken broth wrong then just kept adding more because it didn't look like enough until finally I had no idea how much I added so I started again.
For the making of the dish you take butter, chicken broth, salt, pepper and flour, mix it all together and bring to a boil. Next you brown the pork chops in a pan with butter. In a casserole dish you layer the bottom with thinly sliced potatoes, drizzle the sauce over the potatoes and place the pork chops right on top. Bake for 1 hour covered then another 30 minutes uncovered. Simple and easy, practically no maintenance so lots of time to watch soccer.
I will be making this dish again next time I will be starting earlier than 8pm and when I brown the pork chops in the pan I'll be adding some garlic and probably onions. I'll also be baking cheese on top of the scallop potatoes (I added some in after I served the potatoes). with some tweaking this will be an awesome dish. The original is good, just a bit bland.
We were gone for a week to Winnipeg for Dean to meet my family for the first time and the trip was a success! He has been accepted by my mother and siblings...phew.
We left just as the #worldcup started so we recorded an entire weeks worth of games and have been binge watching them the entire weekend. I am currently watching the England vs Uruguay game...Go #Rooney !!!! He made his first world cup goal! To add to the goings on in the world cup world let me just say...WTF #spain! You won 4 years ago and just completely fell apart! You can't keep using the same tactics! And #ronaldo WTF too! As Dean says "he shits the bed when he plays for his country" get you shit together!!
Tonight was the first night I've cooked in over a week. The week before we left was crazy and the week we were gone we either ate out or my Mommy cooked for us. We decided to try a different meat this time since we've been eating a lot of chicken lately so we bought pork chops. I found a recipe on Allrecipe.com for pork chops and scallop potatoes cooked in one dish. Seemed simple and easy and it was. My complaint is it was a total of 2 hours to make and the pork chops needed more flavouring. Now don't let the 'cooking in one dish' fool you. Yes it all goes into the oven in one dish, but you also need a pan to brown the pork chops in, plus a pan to make the scallop potato sauce so not a true one dish meal.
I ended up having to make the damn sauce twice and I wish I could blame it on the recipe, but it was because I apparently can't read. I measured out the chicken broth wrong then just kept adding more because it didn't look like enough until finally I had no idea how much I added so I started again.
For the making of the dish you take butter, chicken broth, salt, pepper and flour, mix it all together and bring to a boil. Next you brown the pork chops in a pan with butter. In a casserole dish you layer the bottom with thinly sliced potatoes, drizzle the sauce over the potatoes and place the pork chops right on top. Bake for 1 hour covered then another 30 minutes uncovered. Simple and easy, practically no maintenance so lots of time to watch soccer.
I will be making this dish again next time I will be starting earlier than 8pm and when I brown the pork chops in the pan I'll be adding some garlic and probably onions. I'll also be baking cheese on top of the scallop potatoes (I added some in after I served the potatoes). with some tweaking this will be an awesome dish. The original is good, just a bit bland.
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