Every so often I have pockets of moments where I miss my old life. I miss the way it smelled, the way it sounded, and the way it tasted. It’s like that moment when you’re visiting a different country and think you see someone you know. It’s that glimpse of familiarity that makes me yearn … More A Shout Out To My Old Life
May the 4th be with you! On such a day you might come across popular internet meme’s such as… Image found at https://Memesuper.com May 4th 2017 OH SNAP! Take that Skywalker boys!! What if though… WHAT IF this meme was completely wrong. In the following blog post I offer an alternative. The alternative that not … More Leia Not All She Seems
Aloha! Patrick and I embarked on our first international trip together to the island of O’ahu in Hawaii! Here’s how our journey went: What we saw, did, and ate: 1. Vancouver: we had a 10 hour delay in Vancouver which we called our bonus vacay. We visited the steam engine clock which was interesting and … More Hawaii
For most of my life, I felt like I’ve been walking around in shoes that were two sizes too big. I wobbled and tread softly for fear of losing my balance. I approached people awkwardly and self-consciously when all I wanted was to move gracefully. I always felt like I was moving through life in … More Filling My Own Shoes
I am notorious for having a black thumb, aka being a plant killer. No matter how much I water them, don’t water them, give them sunlight, give them shade – all my plants end up dying. And I’m left dumbfounded. Then I met the cactus – a plant known to be low maintenance. It has … More DIY Cactus Pots For Spring
Patrick got a job filling in for a mat leave for his dream position! He will be teaching junior drama, senior art, grade 10 English, and computers. The bitter part is that it is 3.25 hours away so we won’t see each other every day, but there is the weekend! The sweet part is, it’s … More Pincher Creek
For my birthday this year, Patrick surprised me (but ended up telling me a couple of days before) with a weekend in Banff. It was such a wonderful weekend. Patrick really made it special and relaxing (thanks, my love!). Here are some highlights from our trip: 1. It was only -3, super sunny with blue … More Birthday in Banff
Our last night in Ontario proved to be a lot of fun. We had our third day in a row of Sushi, which although I was scared of receiving mercury poisoning, I found it to be the best sushi outing yet! Afterwards, we went out to a board game cafe. We played three games – … More Headed West Back to Our Nest
Every new year we are bombarded with the phrase ‘New Year, New Me.’ Patrick and I joke around with the phrase, but when we actually think about it we ask, why new me? New habits perhaps? New resolutions? New goals? We’ve looked at our new year resolutions and realized that we’ve been recycling the same … More New Year, Renewed Us?
Before we embarked on our surprise journey home, we pre-celebrated Christmas in Drumheller. Our first Christmas in Alberta! Thank you again to our families for all the thoughtful cards and gifts! New traditions we started this holiday season: – make each other advent calendars – drink hot chocolate with Bailey’s every time we play Twilight … More Christmas Eve Morning
