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Seven Quick Takes

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1. Today is Remembrance Day in Canada (Veteran’s Day in the USA). We get a day off work to relax and enjoy ourselves. A couple generations ago, soldiers fought so we could have that right to do what we like, to become whoever we want to be. Let’s never forget those individuals who sacrificed everything for us.

2. Kyle and I are *hopefully* closing our deal on our new house Tuesday! We have our inspection on Monday and then possession is just under two weeks away! We can’t even comprehend it. There’s SO much to do in so little time still. I feel the urge to pack but there’s nothing I can pack because we’re still living in our townhouse.

3. I have a big announcement at the end of the month … !

4. My dog has been eating like a pig lately. Normally, she eats whenever she feels, which means that I can put food in her dish in the morning and she maybe won’t eat until the next day. It’s very bizarre, but she’s not super active, so I’m not too worried. But the past few days? Two meals a day! I’m thinking she’s getting ready for the colder weather. (She looooves to just lay outside in the cold!) And with our new house having a big yard, she’ll definitely be more active.

5. I have opted not to go to the office Christmas party this year. I didn’t go last year either since Job #2’s Christmas party was the same night and I was more the same age as my coworkers. My current job? Not so much. And I don’t have as much of a camaraderie with my coworkers. Not that I don’t love the people I work with and my job! I just don’t feel I *fit* with the company yet. I’ll probably spend the evening unpacking boxes and organizing my new house.

6. Tomorrow marks the one-year date since Kyle proposed to me and I said “yes.” I can’t believe it’s been one year since he proposed and that we’ve been married for just over five months. Every day is amazing and I’m so lucky to have such a great husband.

7. We had our first little snowfall on Monday, and another little one Monday night, so I guess winter is officially here. Although today it’s 10°C right now (50°F) with quite a bit of wind. I’ll be fine with it not snowing again until we move!

Are you an office Christmas party goer? Are you ready for winter?

 

Ten on Tuesday

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1. What’s your favorite television show  for each day of the week?
Edited because I can’t read questions properly …
Sunday – Walking Dead
Monday – Canada’s Worst Driver
Tuesday – Glee
Wednesday – America’s Next Top Model
Thursday – Big Bang Theory, Grey’s, Private Practice (Can’t pick just one!)
Friday – No idea
Saturday – Again, no idea.

I usually record most of these shows though and watch them whenever I have time, on no particular day.

2. How many times do you wear your jeans before you watch them?
It depends on the pair of jeans. I have a pair that I’ll only wear once because they “bag” out and look horrible after a few hours. Another pair I’ll wear at least four times before I toss them in the wash.

3. What is your favourite pasta shape?
I quite enjoy bow-tie pasta, especially in a pasta salad. I like shell pasta too since it traps all the goodness in its shell.

4. Do you read newspapers?
I do actually. Even before I started working at one, I read the paper daily. I even had a subscription to the local daily before I started working there an got it delivered for free. It never hurts to know what’s going on in the city you live in.

5. Do you sleep in socks?
Ugh, no. Unless I’m super sick with the chills and I just can’t get warm. I can’t stand sleeping with socks on otherwise.

6. Favourite genre of movies?
Looking at my DVD collection, I would think it’s safe to say that I watch a lot of action movies, so we’ll go with action.

7. How do you feel about wrestling?
Depends on the form. MMA/UFC? I enjoy it. WWF? Not so much.

8. Should men pluck their eyebrows?
Only if they have a wicked unibrow, and even then, it should be barely noticeable.

9. Do you have dimples?
No.

10. Do you like to camp?
I do, as long as I have mosquito repellent in the form of coils or what not. The spray works, but it feels so gross! I haaaaate mosquito bites! (Who doesn’t though?)

Do you read a newspaper? (No, the National Enquirer doesn’t count!)

Whirlwind

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Oh em gee, my weekend seems like it was crazy busy, even though it probably was a snore to most of you. Probably because I have just been so exhausted lately, so everything takes that much more effort. Hell, life in general seems to be crazy busy lately.

Work has been crazy busy with municipal election stuff, and there’s a big ass spelling bee coming up in the new year that I’ve been busy with as one of the organizers.

And then there’s life – moving, packing, renting, living – whew!

We found a renter for our townhouse in an amazing THREE DAYS. Neither Kyle or I thought we would find someone that quickly, despite when everyone told us. (“No problem, you’ll rent it out easy peasy!”) I had them sign the rental agreement Saturday night so that was a lovely weight lifted off our shoulders.

Now it’s time to pack like crazy fools. Why on earth did we decide to take a quicker possession date? Oh, because we’re crazy people. And I guess the lower price tag helped too. It’s just so hard to pack when we still have to live here for a couple more weeks! It’s going to be uber stressful, for sure.

But – my weekend was pretty laid back overall. I went with my mom and step-dad to a Ukrainian bake sale and got myself a dozen cabbage rolls. YES! There was a HUGE line-up at the door when we got there at 11 a.m. (when it was suppose to start). Apparently people started lining up at 10 in the morning! And it wasn’t exactly warm this morning either (-3°C/26.6°F)! In the sun it was tolerable, but waiting in the shade? I nearly froze to death, I swear. I wish I took a picture of the craziness of the line-up.

After the back sale, I did some grocery shopping, came home, and had a nap. Kyle went to work, so I made myself some Chinese noodle soup with long won ton noodles, chicken broth, a little onion and a hard boiled egg. Delicious! What on earth on long won ton noodles?

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Seriously the best thing ever. So glad my dad brings things like this back for me from his trips to Vancouver. Like the Chinese say – “Long noodle, long life!” ;)

Luckily, Sunday was a lazy day, spent slowly packing some more things up and making a list of all the different things I have to have my address changed on. Such a pain! This time I think Kyle and I are going to have mail forwarding done through the postal service. Less hassle that way!

How is tomorrow already Monday??

How was your weekend?