Well this week is the week that we book our plane ticket for our big adventure. For those of you who don't know, Cam and myself are going on a little adventure over seas! Yep watch out Asia and Australia we are coming. I am so excited to go and visit these cities and take in all the culture and heritage these places have to offer us. I admit I am a little frightened to be a minority in a country, but I think that just comes from only being in Canada and my lack of overseas travels. From what I have been reading about the certain cities that we are visiting, they are all very tourist friendly, and relatively safe. http://wikitravel.org is a great site to guide you and give you some information.
Our first stop looks like it will be Singapore for three days. Then we are off to Australia for four and a half weeks. Then finally to Tokyo where we will spend a few days. For me it is really hard not to plan many things to do in these places before we go. Cam and myself discussed how we want to kinda fly by the seat of our pants so that we don't feel so rushed and on a time limit to get to the next destination. As long as we know when our flights leave and where they leave from anything we do in between that time is ours to do what we want. This is hard for me only because I like to have everything planned. I am a planner.
No matter what this is going to be an amazing trip, and we are going to see amazing things. I am trying so hard to save up my money so that I can do a little shopping while I am down there. Mostly on the way home because we have a long four weeks in Australia that I don't want to be carrying a bunch of stuff around that I don't require. We are only taking backpacks I believe.... this really is going to be a test for me. I am kind of a princess when it comes to travelling. I like comfort, but I am up for whatever. I have Cam.
I am sad that I will be without my pug for a month, but I think she will be just fine at my mom and dad's house while we are away. Hopefully she isn't too mad at us when we get home.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
Golf Clubs for me.... and they are PINK!
So, Sunday(Sept 9th) morning I wake up and I just wasn't lovin' life. I was just stressing about work and giving my notice and my workload and just everything to do with all the bullshit here. So needless to say I wasn't in a great mood. So I wasn't really wanting to get up and out of bed and Cam was trying to make me. After he climbed back into bed and we talked about what was bothering me he got me out of bed, and we made plans to go to the driving range with Ryan at 1:00. I used Cam's clubs becasue I didn't have my own. I was hitting the balls pretty good and I realized that this is totally a sport that I could see myself doing long term. I love whacking balls ;o) So now the trick was to talk Cam into buying me some clubs of my own. I have wanted these Wilson Hope clubs for some time now. Not only because they are pink and they have little painted pink ribbons on them, but because they went towards a good cause. We went to sports check in the mall and they had completly sold out in all of their stores..... I was sad..... so there was another set there for $189.99 and Cam was saying that we could get those ones for me instead because they are pink.... but we would need to buy a bag, and a putter to go with the set because it didn't come with it.... so add that up and we were lookng at spending about $300.00 on these no name set. I told Cam that we should wait on it for right now becuase they aren't the clubs that I really want, and we still need to go grocery shopping and such so we can think about it and look on the internet to see if we can find the ones that I want online. So we left the store and went grocery shopping. Then we came home nad we looked online and found some on ebay and some on the Wilson page, but I wouldn't have them till who knows when because they would have to be sent out to me, and we wanted to go golfing here before the season was totally over. Then we found out that Golf Town had them and they had two stores in Edmonton.... one on the North end of town and one on the South end of town. So becasue we are closer to the North end one we opted to go to that one to find them..... after being there for a few minutes and the guy looking around trying to find one of the two sets that his computer siad he had he couldn't find any..... but the store on the South Side had 5 sets.... ugh..... why didn't we go there first..... it is Sunday, stores close at 5, we are on the north end, and it is 4:15.... how do we get to the southside before it closes in 45 minutes..... I was starting to think that this might not happen..... but Cam insisted that he could do it and he would get me my clubs..... so he drove like a madman accross town and we made it there with 10 minutes to spare..... and they had my clubs!!!!!!!!! I was so happy. So for the set I got I got a putter, a bag, and a whole set of irons, a driver, and woods..... Way better than that no name brand that I was going to get otherwise, and I got them all for $350 (i got a glove and some balls, and tees too) So it turnedout that it was a way better deal getting these Hope clubs than these Alien brand ones, and the shafts are graphite..... so they are super light. AHHHHH I am so happy and excited to go out for a round..... I just need to learn to actually hit the ball now. Sometimes I hit them good other times I slice it...meh whatever it is all for fun. But yeah that is my golf club story.
Yesterday, Sunday September 16th, I got to go out and hit my first round of golf. We only did nine holes. It was a great course for a beginner like me. I can for sure see myself playing the game of golf for many years to come. I am so looking forward to taking some lessons next year and hitting a little white ball around.
Yesterday, Sunday September 16th, I got to go out and hit my first round of golf. We only did nine holes. It was a great course for a beginner like me. I can for sure see myself playing the game of golf for many years to come. I am so looking forward to taking some lessons next year and hitting a little white ball around.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Middle Information
So I was tagged for a meme. I am flattered that someone wants to get to know me a little better :o) I will do my best to fill it out.... my middle name is kinda long....
Post these rules before you give the facts. You must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. (If you don't have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.) When you are tagged you need to write your own blog-post and then choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag. Don't' forget to leave them a comment telling them they're tagged, and to read your blog.
Here were go:
C - Caring. This one maybe too much. I am the type of the person that will always put others needs before my own. I think this is one of the things that I don't want to change about me. I enjoy seeing others happy, and if all it takes is making someone laugh, then I will do that.
R - Reasonable. It is the Aquarian in me. I am very down to earth when it comes down to it. I try to see things from all aspects before jumping off the handle and getting relaly mad about something. I like to process my thoughts and gather my feelings, and then deal with the situation. I know for the whole wedding process I tried so hard not to get too worked up over the little things. That even goes for my life now. I have a simple motto that I live by.... I just think to myself is this somehting that I am goign to be upset about months down the road. Is it even going to be a thought or still affect me down the road. No....okay then why stress myself out and get upset over the fact now. Be reasonable think about it, share my feelings on it, and be done with it. I don't find the need to pick fights where there don't need to be any. It is just too stressfull on me and those involved.
Y - Yearning. HAHAHA okay this one is kinda funny because it is so me. I always want new things. If there is a new electronic out there that looks like fun, I want it. If there is a new cell phone that I fall in love with and really want...I want it now, even though I have a perfectly fine cell phone that meets my needs. I am a very passionate person so if there is something in my mind that i want to do I will try to do to the best of my abilities. I've learned I can't always get what I want.... although eventually I do and it works out....hm...Fate! But till the day I die I am sure there will always be something that I yearn for and want.
S - Self Esteem. This is something that is a touchy topic with me. Due to some of the things I have been through in this life of mine I lack the feeling of self-worth. I tend to be a little insecure (although I don't really admit that one out loud to often, I front it well). It is something that I am working on and trying to 'fix', and I believe with time it will come. It is one thing for people to tell you your great, it is a completly different thing finally feeling that way about yourself. I'm almost there I know it.
T - Tolerant. Cam will tell you how tolerant of a person I am. In the 8 years that we have been together we have had many ups and downs. He would always be working out of town, and instead of me uprooting everytime he went to a new town or location to work I opted to stay at home, and work and try to save money. We've been together for a long time, but if you actually break it down into months that we were together in the same city we've been together for 6ish years. Regardless, we are together, happy, and newly married. Life is good.
A - Ability. I guess I am the type of person that there are many things I would like to do, but I don't. I need help getting my butt kicked into doing these things. I will try, but it takes a bit of persuading and actually getting me out there to do it. For example.....I grew up on a lake every summer, so natuarally you would think I would know how to ski, or wake board, or some sort of water sports.....nope. Years and years of asking and trying to get me out there I just wouldn't go, but I would always be envious of those who did and wish that I could do that. Then finally just a few years ago I tried wake boarding, it was fun. I loved it. I unfortunatly didn't get a chance to go this summer due to the wedding caos, but next year i would be willing to give it a try again. Another good example would be when I learned to drive standard..... for whatever reason I just never could stop and start. I would stall, so I was frusterated with it and vowed only to ever own automatic. Till one day Cam took me to a parking lot and forced me to learn. Eventually after many tries I got it. Something inside of me clicked and I understood how to drive standard. It was such an amazing thing for me to learn this. I am so happy that I now have that ability. I don't feel as trapped into only owning automatics anymore. I believe that everyone has the ability to do whatever they put their minds too, they just need little pushes every once in a while.
L - Loving. Another word to go with this one would be loyal. I am a VERY emotional and caring person. If you are my friend you are my best friend. I will do anything for a friend. Stick behind them no matter if they are wrong, right, or otherwise. I think it might have to do with my ability to be understanding and caring. I find that good friends are hard to find, so when you do, hold on to them for as long as you can becasue it sure can hurt when you lose them. Growing up and going through teenage years are really hard with this because most girls are emotional roller costers and can be very mean. So it is easy to just cut them from your life and be done with it. Down the road you think, geeze maybe I shouldn't have acted like that when I was younger and we would still be friends.... life is full of little lessons as I have learned. Learn as you go I guess. :o)
Well that is is. That is my middle name summed up for me. As for tagging others to do this....hm.... the people that I would tagged is Allie, but she has already done this. Her sister Christie, but she has been tagged by Allie.... So I am going to tag Nikita - she is a great friend of mine who I love very much and is going through this thing we call life as well. You can check her out over at http://nmpopoff.blogspot.com. I will also tag my cousin Amber. She use to be huge into blogging. Then her life got busy and she didn't have time to keep up with it. So lets see if she will do it. http://thenewadventuresofpursejunkie.blogspot.com/.
Post these rules before you give the facts. You must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. (If you don't have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.) When you are tagged you need to write your own blog-post and then choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag. Don't' forget to leave them a comment telling them they're tagged, and to read your blog.
Here were go:
C - Caring. This one maybe too much. I am the type of the person that will always put others needs before my own. I think this is one of the things that I don't want to change about me. I enjoy seeing others happy, and if all it takes is making someone laugh, then I will do that.
R - Reasonable. It is the Aquarian in me. I am very down to earth when it comes down to it. I try to see things from all aspects before jumping off the handle and getting relaly mad about something. I like to process my thoughts and gather my feelings, and then deal with the situation. I know for the whole wedding process I tried so hard not to get too worked up over the little things. That even goes for my life now. I have a simple motto that I live by.... I just think to myself is this somehting that I am goign to be upset about months down the road. Is it even going to be a thought or still affect me down the road. No....okay then why stress myself out and get upset over the fact now. Be reasonable think about it, share my feelings on it, and be done with it. I don't find the need to pick fights where there don't need to be any. It is just too stressfull on me and those involved.
Y - Yearning. HAHAHA okay this one is kinda funny because it is so me. I always want new things. If there is a new electronic out there that looks like fun, I want it. If there is a new cell phone that I fall in love with and really want...I want it now, even though I have a perfectly fine cell phone that meets my needs. I am a very passionate person so if there is something in my mind that i want to do I will try to do to the best of my abilities. I've learned I can't always get what I want.... although eventually I do and it works out....hm...Fate! But till the day I die I am sure there will always be something that I yearn for and want.
S - Self Esteem. This is something that is a touchy topic with me. Due to some of the things I have been through in this life of mine I lack the feeling of self-worth. I tend to be a little insecure (although I don't really admit that one out loud to often, I front it well). It is something that I am working on and trying to 'fix', and I believe with time it will come. It is one thing for people to tell you your great, it is a completly different thing finally feeling that way about yourself. I'm almost there I know it.
T - Tolerant. Cam will tell you how tolerant of a person I am. In the 8 years that we have been together we have had many ups and downs. He would always be working out of town, and instead of me uprooting everytime he went to a new town or location to work I opted to stay at home, and work and try to save money. We've been together for a long time, but if you actually break it down into months that we were together in the same city we've been together for 6ish years. Regardless, we are together, happy, and newly married. Life is good.
A - Ability. I guess I am the type of person that there are many things I would like to do, but I don't. I need help getting my butt kicked into doing these things. I will try, but it takes a bit of persuading and actually getting me out there to do it. For example.....I grew up on a lake every summer, so natuarally you would think I would know how to ski, or wake board, or some sort of water sports.....nope. Years and years of asking and trying to get me out there I just wouldn't go, but I would always be envious of those who did and wish that I could do that. Then finally just a few years ago I tried wake boarding, it was fun. I loved it. I unfortunatly didn't get a chance to go this summer due to the wedding caos, but next year i would be willing to give it a try again. Another good example would be when I learned to drive standard..... for whatever reason I just never could stop and start. I would stall, so I was frusterated with it and vowed only to ever own automatic. Till one day Cam took me to a parking lot and forced me to learn. Eventually after many tries I got it. Something inside of me clicked and I understood how to drive standard. It was such an amazing thing for me to learn this. I am so happy that I now have that ability. I don't feel as trapped into only owning automatics anymore. I believe that everyone has the ability to do whatever they put their minds too, they just need little pushes every once in a while.
L - Loving. Another word to go with this one would be loyal. I am a VERY emotional and caring person. If you are my friend you are my best friend. I will do anything for a friend. Stick behind them no matter if they are wrong, right, or otherwise. I think it might have to do with my ability to be understanding and caring. I find that good friends are hard to find, so when you do, hold on to them for as long as you can becasue it sure can hurt when you lose them. Growing up and going through teenage years are really hard with this because most girls are emotional roller costers and can be very mean. So it is easy to just cut them from your life and be done with it. Down the road you think, geeze maybe I shouldn't have acted like that when I was younger and we would still be friends.... life is full of little lessons as I have learned. Learn as you go I guess. :o)
Well that is is. That is my middle name summed up for me. As for tagging others to do this....hm.... the people that I would tagged is Allie, but she has already done this. Her sister Christie, but she has been tagged by Allie.... So I am going to tag Nikita - she is a great friend of mine who I love very much and is going through this thing we call life as well. You can check her out over at http://nmpopoff.blogspot.com. I will also tag my cousin Amber. She use to be huge into blogging. Then her life got busy and she didn't have time to keep up with it. So lets see if she will do it. http://thenewadventuresofpursejunkie.blogspot.com/.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
A Newly Wed Resolution
Instead of a New Years Resolution.... Cam and myself have decided to make a Newly Wed Resolution. We have discovered, as of late, how lazy we have become. Our couch is like a magnet and we are stuck to it at night after we eat supper. We will get up to do the occasional chore, such as take the dog out, make our lunches for the next day, make a snack... such things like that. On Sunday we both kinda had the same thought.... "we are lazy sacs and it is bullshit" We both usually are in pretty good shape, haha, okay Cam more than me I've always been lazy and still manage to stay somewhat in shape. Either way, we have both made a pact to be more active. So these things include walking the dog more, going on bike rides, my new thing golf!, and anything to stay active and feel good about ourselves. I have also taken on Yoga. I have a video at home that I have had for years and never really watched it or did it. It only takes me about 20-30 minutes a day to achieve a basic yoga work out. I am planning on starting to take classes in the very near future, but I just want to get myself limbered up lets say a little more than I am now. I have realized how inflexible I am at this point. I have a lot of tension in my shoulders and neck and I find it hard to be as flexible as I once was. When I discovered this fact I was a little mortified because simple things that I could do before I can no longer do as well. Very frustrating. The yoga studio that I would go to is very close to where we live, and I think that Cam will come with me if he arrives home from work and gets ready in time to go.
So far we have been doing really good. We take the dog out every night for a 30-40 minute walk. I do my yoga while Cam is at work, and it still gives me time to make supper in time for his arrival home from work :o) Monday night we went to the driving range and hit a bucket of balls each.... I had to use my new clubs..... And last night it was kinda rainy so we just took the dog out for a little walk. I think Cam was hoping to do a little more activity, but I had already done yoga, and went to the grocery store to get groceries for supper, so I was kinda beat from a long day. I think tonight if weather cooperates we will go for a bike ride. I would love to go to the driving range and hit some more balls, but that can get costly if we do it every night.
We are both very excited to get ourselves back into shape and be happy again with ourselves physically and mentally. So here is to our new lifestyle..... let's hope we can keep it up!
So far we have been doing really good. We take the dog out every night for a 30-40 minute walk. I do my yoga while Cam is at work, and it still gives me time to make supper in time for his arrival home from work :o) Monday night we went to the driving range and hit a bucket of balls each.... I had to use my new clubs..... And last night it was kinda rainy so we just took the dog out for a little walk. I think Cam was hoping to do a little more activity, but I had already done yoga, and went to the grocery store to get groceries for supper, so I was kinda beat from a long day. I think tonight if weather cooperates we will go for a bike ride. I would love to go to the driving range and hit some more balls, but that can get costly if we do it every night.
We are both very excited to get ourselves back into shape and be happy again with ourselves physically and mentally. So here is to our new lifestyle..... let's hope we can keep it up!
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