hello.

i did it. i created a beautiful new blog. i hope you love it as much as i do. it's so pretty!

x happy blogging!

to love somebody.

baby you don't know what it's like.

k so it has been decided. new blog.

i'm going to be setting it up today. right now actually. well, not RIGHT now but as soon as i am finished writing the 2nd last post on this blog.

it's been fun. it's been a whirlwind of life experiences. all experiences that i will truly cherish forever. they have indeed made me who i am today. i'd like to think that i have learnt new things from each life experience i have had. some i had to repeat over and over again and then, luckily, i FINALLY got the point...but regardless it's been awesome.

i can't even express how excited i am to start a new blog with this apartment being my inspiration..this neighbourhood is delightful, comforting, and so inspiring. lovely, really.

tina knows that i'm talking about.

x

never knew a love like this.

ok. i've moved. we have our lil home and it looks amazing. i couldn't be happier.

i've made a decision. new apartment. new blog.

stay tuned...

x

ps i have some really great ideas for a new blog. they just came to me now...i'm gonna plot it out and let y'all know. sweeeeeeeet.

oh.

me and my most beautiful sister. this was taken at christmas. i'm so glad i worked out how to post images. this will make for much more interesting blog posts.

k i gotta run but am stoked!

x

everytime.

wow. april is almost over, sorta. this month seems like it has been dragging along. maybe it's because i am so SUPER DUPER excited to move 15th! yup, the boyfriend and i found this really cute apartment in hp. i am 5 minutes away from one of the largest and most beautiful parks in the city and 5 minutes from the subway! perfect.

it's going to be a change that's for sure. i am so in need of a change. moving forward. flourishing and prospering.

i use to shy away from change--made me nervous. i used to feel like i was losing all that i was leaving behind. my viewpoint has changed. i am not leaving anything behind because everything and everyone that matters to me is changing with me, moving with me, marching forward into our futures. things that are left behind, have been left long before a change anyway. just there, lingering. does that make sense? hmmm.

cannot wait to get my hair done on wednesday! i've been saving up my tips for a really good dye and hair cut. i can't wait. i've been feeling so not hot with this hair business. um roots are the worst thing ever. well, maybe not ever...but for sure sucky.

there is so much to look forward to for these next two months and i am peeing with excitement!(ew?!):

-family dinner with the boyfriend's amazing family--love food and the house is a castle
-sadie is going to visit me for a few days during the first week of may--some serious sister time is needed.we're gonna shop! woo. haven't seen her since xmas. makes me sad.
-move-in the new apartment :)
-tina tina bo bina comes to visit me may 24 weekend! i don't remember the last time i had that long weekend off but it's going to be fabulous. and we're going to do crafts. :) haven't seen her since xmas either and that makes me sad. it's ridiculous.
-then in june i am heading home for 10 days! TEN! for relay for life (woooo) and then for a lil vaca and then my cousin's wedding! yay! so excited for that. this week will be crazy fun and weird because the boyfriend will be in toronto taking care of the apartment and working..then he'll head down for the wedding :) i'll miss him but i'm more worried about the state of the apartment with me gone for a week. ha!

so my doctor put me on this no yeast, no gluten, no fruit, no sugar diet...basically she put me on the candida diet. let's just say the first 5 days were so brutal. i turned into a monster. like grrr stay away!

surprisingly, i'm on my 10th day and i feel GREAT!!! discovered that i had been doing the diet wrong for the first week so i'm going to do it for an additional week to balance out the faults i made. the diet is so restrictive but i've been really into the yeast free gluten free no sugar added rye bread. it feels like rubber and only tastes good toasted. but hey! it's like bread. so i'll eat it. lots of veggies, rice crackers, potato, mozzarella cheese and plain yogurt..that's my diet.
the sad part of the diet is...no ketchup or mayo. or diet pepsi. or candy. sad faces all around but i've never stuck to a diet before and i feel amazing that i have been following it and i feel healthy and not bloated! NOT BLOATED ladies and gentlemen! that's HUUUUGE! haha, i don't feel huge. i used to eat one thing and then my tummy would bloat..i'd look 9 months pregnant. urgh. brutal.

anyway i gotta make some phone calls and do my hair and put on some makeup. and let's be honest here, i need to dance infront of the mirror atleast half an hour before i have to leave to go babysit the cutest 8 month-old on this planet.

x love and sunshine.

ps. still considering a new blog. hmmm

toes.

apartment hunting is the ultimate worst and best thing to do ever.

going to apartment viewings is always fun because i can look at the space and mock up where i'd put my table, my bed, the mexican blanket we bought in mexico...

the not-so-fun part is the price. and sometimes the space. not enough space. no balcony. not a nice view. shitty kitchen. no tub.

i want a space that feels like a home, which allows me to save money, and is big enough for me not to feel like i'm constantly sitting on my boyfriend's lap and also for when my friends and family visit. that is ideal. i know there is a place out there that will fit our ideal apartment scene...we must find it!

so yes, i'm on the most hardcore apartment hunting adventure i've ever ventured on. it's a challenge. i'm up for it.

on a completely different note, i went to mexico with the boyfriend for a week. it was my christmas gift. it was lovely. very fun in sun. we always have such a blast together--even when he's cheesed at how long i take to ACTUALLY leave the room, we have fun. haha. he hates waiting on me. and for that, i make him wait just a teensy bit longer everytime. mean? funny! c'mon! a girl's gotta look cute. or atleast think she looks cute...

we went to puerto vallarta and i recommend it. the people are so nice and the downtown is so nice and clean. everyone is SO nice! a lot of canadians live there and vacation there. it was pretty sweet cuz we were there during the olympics. watched the gold medal hockey game in our hotel room. there was no one by the pool. everyone was in their rooms. and when canada won--there were so many cheers, hoots, hollering. so much canadian pride on our resort--and throughout the town. pretty rad. made me realize how effin proud i am to be canadian. :)

i've been thinking about this blog and a HUGE part of me wants to rid myself of this one and start a new one. start a fresh blog. i feel like i've been mega sappy lately and urgh that does not make for good writing--or good reading on your part.
i am going to mull over the idea of a fresh new blog. maybe with pictures and things that inspire me. maybe if i can blog once everyday. that would be a really great idea. something i would and could really have fun with...something with a little more meaning--some sort of direction? i dunno. any ideas?

all ideas are welcomed. please. a penny for your thoughts? or maybe a virtual handshake...think about it.
x

one time.

me plus you.

sooo i went christmas shopping with the boyfriend today. we did good :)
i spent a lot of time on the phone with the lil sissie asking her for advice on gifts and organizing christmas time etc etc etc.

had such a LOVELY weekend with him. went to his dad's family christmas dinner last night. it was in the largest house--looked like a doll house my cousins liz and meghan had. like, the stairs and the carpet and omg omg omg the rooms. unbelievable. plus there were really really cute babies all over the house and a puppy that i was ready to take home with me.

hw: "k, you make a distraction and i grab the dog and we roll"
bf: "what?"

overall, a really great christmas dinner full of family and love. i was a little mervous at first..not gonna lie but i had a drink...or two..or three..and had sooo much fun. kicked the boyfriend's ass at ping pong. sweeeet.

so tonight, he went out with the guys so i thought "why not rent the cartoon version of 'how the grinch stole christmas' and watch it?" yaaa i spent the time alone to drink corona and dance in my room to justin bieber and ginuwine. eeee! i'm so cool.

yaaa cool. yaaaaa.