This is not another leap years post...

HAPPY LEAP YEAR DAY! (Whatever that means...)
I couldn't help it, it only comes once every 4 years! (Right? I don't remember...)

So February 29th, I say hello and also goodbye until 2016 (Jeez, that's a long time...I'll be 25 then!). May you have a pleasant hibernation.


Weekendness and the likes.
So yes, W came up and we had a swell time and then I met up with my Scott fellow and even met a couple of his friends. It was actually pretty good! They were great guys and fun to talk to :)

Then at church on Sunday, a bunch of people were coming to congratulate us and see the ring in its glorious ringy state. And I also saw Francesca! Good to see you! Did I mention she's engaged?
Well, she's engaged! So congrats to her. We were discussing all we have planned so far. It was nice to bounce ideas off one another ;)

But yes, that's it. Anyone up to some delightful Leap Year Day activities??

Toodles for meow :)

Today I have Outkast on the brain! So here's Ms. Jackson and one of my favorites when I was younger...Roses!

Annnndddd a few pictures for the road...

This sloth is not cute to me... Why am I sharing it? I don't know...

Look at this cute little fluffy thing :D Apparently endangered :(

More baby otters :D

A big ol' hairy moth to haunt your day... (ok, probably just my day)

TGIF

Sweet weekend! I know I only had to work 3 days this week...but I'm definitely ready for the weekend! Not too much to share from my evening and week. It was a good week, but pretty laid back (which was good). It's been snowing on and off lately, which isn't all that pleasing unto me...but I guess I don't really have a choice in the matter (sadly).

Anything exciting happen in your week?

Let's do a five things friday of things I like today!

5 Things Friday

1. W is coming to visit me today! I haven't seen her since... (looks back at blog quick) ok, I guess it's only been about a month. But that's kind of a long time! Anyways, I'm excited. Hmm...it was exactly a month since I last saw her....and it was exactly a month previous when I saw her in December :o Insane. Right? Maybe? Yes.

So what am I doing tomorrow? Hanging out with the W ;)

2. Fudgies! A delicious dessert...no bake cookie I guess it would be. Lots of people know them as Haystacks, but for my life...they're fudgies ;) Anyways, I have a niece that apparently made them last night and she posted this picture on facebook.

Mmm... these are so good! And I haven't had them in a long while. I would post a recipe, but it wouldn't be THE recipe. I'll get that from my mother when I talk to her next (later today) and share it with all ya'll. I'll edit this post to add it in :)

3. I'm enjoying that I haven't been in an accident for a while (and I intend to keep it that way...). Please don't kill me luck (or lack of rather...). But the same can't be said for this poor soul. I snapped this picture quick when I was on the way to work.

4. 3 games...

• Words with friends
• Scamble with friends
• Hanging with friends

If you have an iPhone (or some android phones...), get these games! They're amusing, great time wasters, and they're not entirely pointless (only semi...)! And you get to play it with either someone random, or some friends you know that have it too!

5. Being engaged! :) We made it 'Facebook official' so I got this request...

The first thing that came to my mind?

Hahaha. It's just funny to me how facebook words it. Like he's proposing over facebook and I can just say ya...no thanks ;) I said yes originally Scott, but I'm saying no now!
Just kidding.
Love you :)


And that's it for now! Anything you're liking today? (besides the fact that it's Friday...)


Ciao for meow :)!

Photo Journey of Banff (part 2)

Most of these pictures were taken on the last day (Monday) before leaving. A couple were taken in our adventures through the hotel.
We slept in, got ready, loaded up the truck, and wandered around taking pictures. (I mainly wandered around looking at the pretty scenery and enjoying that the sun was out, Scott is more the picture taker {aka...photographer I suppose}) ;)

But these are a few of the shots I took!

Scott was busy...so I amused myself ;)

Probably one of my favorite shots. The mountains are pretty.
(Some photos you need to click on to see in their true glory)

As you may or may not have noticed, he had a few lens changes.
He got some great shots, and enjoyed doing it :)

A chandelier from inside the hotel.

By no means my favorite...it's just a picture. It's difficult to arrange the photos after putting them up, and that's why they're in an extremely random order ;)

Anyways, it was a great trip and a fantastic weekend. Thanks Scott!

Since being back, it's been work, eating?, and we watched the first half of the third Lord of the Rings (Return of the King). We will finish eventually!

Anything going on with you? Watched anything recently?

Byeas for meow :)!

PS. I've had a bit of a cold/been really stuffed up lately :( Please make it go away, kthx :)!

Pictures of Banff Adventures

So we're back from Banff, and back to that "real world" (boo...). But these pictures are from Sunday (Scott's birthday).

We slept in...got all purdied (so just showered basically), opened Scott's gifty gift and hit the town! So yes, we went for brunch which was quite tasty! It was a big array of pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and hashbrowns. All delish (except for the sausage which I passed off to Scott) :)

Then we decided to wander around Banff for some adventures! So we went in the little shops and I don't think we got anything actually... (besides candy)... but look at this cute little fox wallet!

I would've gotten it...but it was actually kind of expensive and not all that practical for the
amount of space I need. (I need a lot of wallet space)

So we came back to the hotel, and our room was all tidied and done up. Anything we left in, they arranged in some snazy way. Here's just a small example with my toothbrush :D

Then we did a bit more exploring (around the hotel) before deciding upon the birthday dinner feast! The special for the evening was yorkshire, roast beef, and mashed potatoes (and these cute little buns). It was so good~! (And also so expensive...as everything at this hotel is).

Cute little buns! Scott got the twisty one.

The feast itself!

Scott's birthday cheesecake!


My birthday chocolateyness? :D


Scott seemed satisfied and pleased with the day :D

It was a good day :)

Ta ta for meow :)!

Happy birthday!

It's time for an unveiling of sorts...fine fellow has given me permission to use his name as he will frequently be on the blog. Scott! Scott Stronach in fact :) so he will no longer be referred to as strongbad or fine fellow, just Scott (or my lover...or maybe fine fellow sometimes) ;) Soooo Happy Birthday Scott! Love you! And here's a few more pictures of our adventures this weekend!
(Mainly pictures of you Scotty! And the view... Though he apparently likes putting things on his head! In actuality, I made him put the hat and the scarfy on)
:3

Hope your weekends have been just as splendid! (if not moreso).

Ciao for meow :)!

Banff getaway!

So the fine fellow (fiancé!) and I are at the banff springs hotel for the weekend as it's his birthday! Upon getting here, he dropped his glove on the ground...it looks alive!!

Lord of the Rings

Alright, so last night we went to Brava - so delish! Crispy Crackling Chicken with Mac and Cheese and carrots. You don't even know, it's so good.

Afterwards we headed back to fine fellow's place for some ice cream and to finish the second half of the 2nd Lord of the Rings. (I quote these movies far too much...soon no one will want to watch them with me :< ) But ah, The Two Towers has so many good parts! One day I'll be an Ent...you'll see!

All in all a great evening!




Oh, did I mention I'm engaged?
Because...well, I AM! :D

Now who's the Lord of the Rings ;)

Seriously though, I'm so happy :D

Fare well for meow :)!

Hope your evening was as splendidilyumptious as mine!

Well hey there! Hope your Valentine's Day was filled with awesomeness and delicious things :) And hopefully you can realize that you shouldn't need a special day to show someone how much you love or appreciate them, really it's just another day ;)
(I can say this from experience as I've been at both ends of the spectrum).

Hopefully your day looked nothing like this, even if you were alone (unless your day was completely adorable whilst being forlorn?).


Anything exciting happen? Just a regular day?
Fine fellow and I made a delicious dinner (seriously, so good) of Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo. It was a homemade sauce and mmm - 'nuff said ^.^ ~! I also brought the newest skittles over, Confused Skittles (or something?...they're in a purple bag), which are quite delish! They are slightly confusing, because none of the flavors match the color. But they're good flavors :)
And, as per my request, we watched Gladiator (extended edition...which is basically 3 hours long)...Ah! Such a good movie! In my eyes anyways, Russell Crowe is awesome.
All in all, a good night - love you Strongbad (fine fellow -- same thing)!

So today, I managed to make myself look decent before work. Trust me...I usually am NOT a pretty sight in the morning (plus there is never makeup put on for work). Why, you may ask, did I make myself presentable? Recall I mentioned yesterday that the fine fellow and I were going out for dinner tonight? Well, we're going out for dinner tonight! So I figured I should at least look half decent for the world (and fine fellow, of course), especially since we're going to a nicer restaurant called Brava Bistro. It's on 17th and, dear goodness, it's good! I'm excited :)

(Yep, you get to see a lot of me on here) :)

One last thing. Lately we've been having fantastic weather here! Seriously...so nice. But 2 days ago, all of the sudden...dump. Dump of snow. Whyyy?!? I'm used to no snow this year, and I like it that way. Too much white in this picture for my likings.
One nice thing about it being dark and snowing in the city, it makes everything glow just a little bit. Kind of pretty.

Anyways, thanks for checking in and listening to my rants ;)

Hope all is well!

Ciao for meow :)!

Love Day?

(Animal abuse)

So Happy Valentine's and good day to you all. What do you figure?

This is actually my first Valentine's Day that I've not been single! (PS, things are still going great if you were curious), And what did I want to do for Valentine's? Absolutely nothing! It's going to be far too crazy out tonight, so in we stay! I have a slight idea of what we're doing, but you never know...so I'll fill you in tomorrow ;) However, we are going out for a post Valentine's dinner tomorrow :D!

What're your memories from Valentine's Day?

I remember back in elementary school...making a little "mailbox" (or rather, folder to hang from your desk). And you bring in a little Valentine and usually also a treat for everyone in the class. (I don't know if this is how it was everywhere...as I did grow up in a small town). I'm fairly certain we were sent home with a list of all the kids in the class (which you knew them all anyways) and the next day, you come with something for everyone! And then we'd have a little party! Why don't we do this nowadays?
1. I want a little cheesy valentine! ('Be Mine' and 'You're cute' and such - so lame) :D
2. Party with delicious heart shaped things - hello!? (Plus, you can never have too much red food coloring) ;)

I also remember always getting a Valentine's Day gift from my mother (well, parents I guess). Chocolate and a little something else. At least my mom always loved me :D

So what're you getting up to this evening? Are you celebrating another time or do you celebrate at all?
Share YOUR memories :)

Byeas for meow :)!


PS. I used to think of Valentine's as single awareness day... I just heard on the radio that 15% of women will send flowers to themselves (at their office or whatever) to show off. That sounds a little ridiculous to me x) But you do what you've got to do! Like I used to loved getting gifts from my mother...so whatever works! :D

And just think, chocolate will be on clearance tomorrow ;)

And if nothing else, always remember...

(what the heck??) x]

Ya ya, I'm here

Today was one of those mornings you know...

There's not much motivation to get out of bed most mornings...let alone a MONDAY!


My apologies, I was kind of MIA for a few days there. But never fear - I have returned!

So weekend and such. Fine fellow and I hung out for...well basically the whole thing ;) Watched some extended edition Lord of the Rings, perused the mall, got him a haircut (which looks nice :D ), and celebrated a pseudobirthday (for fine fellow) by having a feast of roast beast followed by delicious cake. It was so good :3

How was your weekend? What's new in your world?

One positive thing has resulted from today. On the way to work I saw this and suddenly I knew...all my clothing worries would be solved for the remainder of my days.

(ya...right...)

Ta ta for meow :)!

Late night cookies

Hmm... well basically, FINE FELLOW IS BACK :D

Dang that was a long time. But all is well!

We made cookies at 10:30 last night ;) They're tasty.

Enjoy your hump day!

Toodles for meow :)!

T minus 1 week and counting...

Until Valentine's Day of course ;) The universal day of love (though I'm not entirely sure why we need a day dedicated to giving someone gifts...we should just give flowers and chocolate and love EVERYDAY) :3
So do you know what you're getting that special someone?

Have you considered this at all....

:D It made me laugh. Like what a terrible ad! But slightly humorous ;) Just know what you're getting for Valentine's my fine fellow ;)

But really... what's your opinion on the matter? Debate Valentine's Day here!

Bye for meow :)!

I just can't do it...

So HEY!
Ya...it's been awhile but I got caught up in life and keeping Lambie amused ;) She has now left...so safe journeys and I shall miss you!

So it's been back to reality here lately. Got back from Lethbridge Wednesday night, so it was back to work (and lots of catch up to do) on Thursday. Then Lambie flew out on Friday and now I'm left all to my lonesome! Wait...didn't I have friends at one point?? Shoot.
Maybe I should get back on that.
One thing I do miss, however, is my fine fellow! He's been gone for a couple weeks now and probably has another week left to go. :( But the good news is...he should be back for quite a while this time :D

I've gotten back on the working out in the morning train. You didn't know that was a train? Well, it is...it's just kind of an unpleasant one which I probably wouldn't recommend at this point. ;) But things can change?
There are a couple nice things about it though...1. It gives you kind of a boost of energy for the day (or sucks you dry...) and 2. It gives you time in the evening after work to do as you please (you know, hang out with all the friends...that are....somewhere around here...).
Major con of it all -- Less sleep. You know how much I love sleep and this schedule shaves about an hour and a half off of the already precious sleeping time. But maybe it's worth it??
But in all actuality, it's going alright so far ;)

So, when I was younger I used to like bananas (when I was 4/5ish). But I found out my sister (whom I looked up to) didn't like them so I decided I didn't either, and stopped eating them. The past few years, I've tried eating bananas again because well, they're great for you and they're cheap! But I just can't do it! I tried again, just this morning...it always goes the same way.

I took a bite and thought 'Alright, I can do this...it's not so bad'
But as I go further it becomes 'I don't know about this...I'm not even quite halfway'
Halfway...'Just do it! You can do this! Power through!'
Just past half way is when the gagging starts (and yes...I seriously gag)
3/4...'I'm done...I'm never doing this again'
I try! Really I do! I just can't do it... :(
I can eat banana bread and have bananas in smoothies and such. But their texture is just so squishy and foul. So no bananas for me, thanks.

Stop looking at me banana!
(This should trigger a memory...Stop looking at me _____!)
(Adam Sandler movie...come on...you can do it!)

And that's all for now. What's up world? Any stories or tidbits or excitement??

Toodles for meow :)!

MUSIC MOMENT DOWN HERE...

Alright, So lately I've really been liking THIS song. It's called Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye. He has such a soothing voice and it's so catchy... Really, I could listen to it again and again (and I totally do...). BUT! Lately this cover has been floating around. It's pretty awesome as well! Jeez....who'd have thought so many people could play a guitar...



I find even just this video so amusing.
The guy on the left doing the percussion...he's so in his own world, he doesn't sing or look at the camera.
The chick, has such a sweet and pretty voice.
The guy in the middle tries to close his eyes to keep himself from looking at the camera. But he does keep looking and you catch him trying to suppress a grin a couple of times. And when he gets to the high part of the chorus, he lifts his eye brows :)
The main singer, well...he's just good. Has a nice rough sounding voice.
And the guy on the end is so essential! You flick those little strings man!
I love it :)!
(Ya, I'm weird...what of it?)

Cold.

It is bloody cold! Like really really cold! D: I've been inside for about an hour now and I still feel chilled to the very core of my being. So basically, winter was being awesome and mild and spring like and then it decided that it hated all of us and dumped on all of our heads. It's cold. Me no likey. Period.

This is what I'm talking about... (except I see a little peek of skin!)


I found these by google images-ing 'Bundled Up', look at the cute puppy :3

So....I suck at posting on the weekends, but that's alright. Like I still get a blog up significantly more often than I used to. But here we go. So Friday night after work I told you about the little dinner party - it was delicious! And so was our dessert~! Maybe sometime I'll post the recipe, but probably not ;) And for dinner we had crepes with broccoli, chicken, almonds, and a white delicious garlic(?) sauce. It was good, 'nuff said. We also went to see Sherlock Holmes 2, I don't know why it's been judged so critically...but I thought it was alright! (Minus the fact that we were in the very front row which wasn't the most ideal location...but oh well!) But if you enjoyed the last one at all, this one was pretty good ;)
Saturday I finally got my sleep in :D! And did a little work out and hanging out with the fine fellow.
Sunday was Stake Conference and the last hang out with the fine fellow before he headed back to work :'( I misses you!
And now here we are to Monday! I actually am getting some blood work done again so I got to get the blood drawn today and also a urine sample (yay?). Too much time has been spent outside for my likings. Ideally, I wouldn't have been outside at all today.

Anyways, bundle up! Or just live the good life for me and stay inside....

At least give me the dog. Kthx.

Brr and toodles for meow :)!

PS. LAMBIE is coming to visit for a bit and she flies in today. YAY!

OH!

So it's finally Friday, and you know what that means! Well...I don't entirely know what it means. But yay weekend! Sweet sweet weekend and sweet sweet sleeping in on Saturday morning ;D Oh baby!

Alright, so what did you get up to last night? Because you may or may not have (ok, probably not... who am I kidding ;3) noticed that I didn't get up in hur! {Sorry...}. So! Fine fellow and I are heading to a little dinner party tonight with his cousin and cousin's wife and we're bringing the dessert! So you know what we did last night? We went on a grand adventure! It all started with a little driving...there was a cactus and tumbleweed - ok, I'm kidding. We made a dessert ;) And it SEEMS like it'll be delicious but I cannot guarantee such a thing as I have yet to try it. I shall let you know how it is.

Julian Perretta. Have you heard of him? If not...check it out (and your welcome). First off, his fro is delightfulsome! Second, the credit for finding him has to go to a blog I read...so thanks Sarah from Wearing It On My Sleeves (you should probably check her out, she's a fashion blogger and she's quite funny/fun to read).


I would've done a 5 things...but I didn't have a list of 5 things to make! So sorry! (You could help a sista out you know...).

Anyways, peace and love! (I have no idea where that came from).

Byeas for meow :)!

Soooo yes

It's the weekend! Fine fellow is back and we're getting gussied up and heading OUT (to a YSA activity...because we're cool like that).

5 Things Friday
Best things about the weekend edition!

1. You generally get to sleep in (not if you work or go to church really...) and sleeping is awesome. No alarms = the good life.

2. There's generally a reason to get all purdied up. During the week I usually have absolutely no motivation nor reason.

3. Being able to relax a little bit...Not worry so much about schedules and business and such (unless you work...wow, working really ruins your life...).

4. Doing something fun! Weekends are usually a time to do something exciting that you don't normally do! (or in our case, head to a YSA activity ;) ).

5. Potentially see people you don't really get to see during the week, or even splurge a little more on what you eat ;)

(the fine fellow also mentioned that traffic isn't so terrible during rush hour on the weekend...especially in the morning! When I head to work Saturday morning, it's smooth sailing) :3

Anyways, off I fly...enjoy your weekend!

What're YOUR plans?? ;)

Ciao for meow :)!

Working at the car wash!

You should now have a certain song playing in your head...or a certain scene from a certain movie. And yes, you should be thinking of Labyrinth :D Just kidding...unless you're always thinking of it, like me ;) (the scene from a movie I was actually thinking of is Sharks Tale...Will Smith is awesome)

Scott and I took his work truck through a "touchless laser wash" today (yes it's as exciting as it sounds) and got the Xtreme Wash! Needlesstosay it got extremely washed and shiny and looks purdy ;)

And actually that was probably the excitement of the day...unless you include showering...because I guess I did that as well?

Peace for meow :)!

Good bye 2011

Well 2011...you've actually been pretty decent! I've been living in Calgary, grown as a person, gained quite a bit of experience, worked, went to Texas, turned 21, found myself a fine fellow, and had a Lambie get married.
Sounds pretty good, no?

I'm grateful for the year I've had and for the things I've learned and hope I can continue to grow and develop.

Thank you 2011 and I look forward to seeing what 2012 has for me. Bring it on ;)
Wish all of you the best in 2012 and hope 2011 was good to you! Thanks to those who follow my nonsense ;)

Now go find yourself a New Year's kiss :3

Mwah (kissy face) for meow :)!

Here's a couple random pictures for ya...
1. The new Canadian monies coming out! Only 100's so far though...(snazzy!).
2. Curly haired Trudy with lips!

See you next year!