Kiss the ham!!

New post? Sure why not..

So I'm not going to Australia anymore. Things just didn't happen that way. I was disappointed, but kinda relieved at the same time. I read back on an old blog entry that I wrote before I moved here to Lethbridge and I was very excited to come here. I knew it was the right thing to do. So I feel like I should stay awhile longer. I made the right choice.

Taneil and I are moving out! We got ourselves a cute little apartment... and it's walking distance to a grocery store, my bank, subway, blockbuster, a dollar store, a pizza place, basically everything you could ever want. All it needs is a Denny's and it'd be just like when I lived in Calgary. I can't wait to only have 1 roommate. I think I'll feel a lot more grown up.. Not sure why... but I think I will. And if any of my food goes missing, I'll know who to blame :)

I'm not going to school next semester. I barely went this semester, so I know I'd only fail if I tried to go next semester. I need a break. I might still go to Australia in Feb or March on a vacation for a couple weeks. We'll see. All I know, is I can't do school right away.

My life is boring, right? I know! Well for some reason my co-workers don't think so. Maybe it's due to all the stories they MAKE UP about me. I swear I'm always the topic of conversation. Did you know I've had secret affairs with at least 3 different co-workers in the 18 months I've worked there? I sure didn't. In fact, one is going on right now. People are even getting mad at me because they think I'm lying to them. Makes me laugh, because I don't find myself exciting enough to discuss! Haha.. maybe I'll just play it up...

Preference!! Preference was fantastic this year! Especially since I wasn't planning on going until about a week before. Jen found a date and it made me jealous so I found one too! Dave. I actually had never had a conversation with him before I asked. But Jen (my old roommate) and Megan (my sister) knew him from Calgary so I figured it'd be safe. We had a super good time together and with the other 2 couples we were with. We cooked dinner, and went on a photo scavenger hunt. Let's just say I made some new friends at the University :) Oh.. Dave and I lost.... so we had to dance with brooms at the dance. Wasn't really a punishment... we kinda enjoyed it!

Christmas is coming and I CAN'T WAIT!! I'm so excited to go home and be with my family. AND this year we have a new addition joining us! Leah!! So needless to say, it should be a pretty fantastic one :) (Oh, and I just bought my secret santa from work the PERFECT present. So I'm excited about that too.)

Well that's it. It's 2am and I have to pee. Both signals that it's time for bed.

Dear October: I love you.

I love October. I love how it smells, how it looks, and how it sounds. I love crispy leaves, the smell of bonfires/fireplaces, thanksgiving (even though I don't get a turkey dinner this year....), the orange/yellow/red trees, and I even kinda like Halloween even though I rarely celebrate it! I love October.

Life is pretty grand these days. I have an amazing family, even though they are too far away :( Megan is close-ish, and she came down to visit a couple weekends ago and it was fantastic. We got to go to the temple together. She needs to visit more often. Oh.. and my niece Leah is perfect :) She loves me, and I love her. My trip home in August was awesome! I got to see so much family, even though I slept in 5 different beds over the space of a week and a half. I was ready to come back to Lethbridge at the time, but now I already can't wait to go back for Christmas, and possibly even New Years.

Lethbridge has connected me to some very amazing people. I still may not have the largest group of friends/acquaintances, but I have never had so many CLOSE life long friends (or dare I say, soul mates?) as I do right now. Taneil is amazing. I don't know what I'd do without her these days. She is my roommate, and lives in the basement with me. We make each other laugh in the oddest of ways, and I think that's why I love her so much. I can be me, she can be her. We even share milk! Braden is also fabulous. He is in Australia :( I miss him. He called me yesterday though. He says "I just called to say that I'm lying on the beach in the sun. I thought you would want to know." Jerk. We joke about how we bring out the worst in each other... but I think in reality it is quite the opposite. I can be me, and he can be him. Isn't that what true friendship is? I love feeling like I can be %100 myself without fear of being judged. Good people judge my flaws, and not-so-good people judge my strengths. My soul mates just love me. :) (Obviously my family is included in this "soul mate" category)

So.... if Taneil and Braden are my besties... what would be the funnest thing I could possibly do in January? Braden is in Australia... Taneil and I are not... So.....Taneil and I are GOING TO AUSTRALIA IN JANUARY!!! I can't believe there was a time where I was actually hesitant to go for it. I talked to a ton of people about it, and not a single person told me it was a bad idea. Everyone said to go for it. I might even get some co-op credit for it, since I'd be helping Braden with his business down there. I can't wait. Talk about adventure. I'll be able to add Australia to the list of places I've been to. (France, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Australia!) I've always wanted to go, so why not?

Yup. Life is grand.