Behind Sapphire & 5 Things Friday :D

Alright, I may as well make at least ONE more post about Behind Sapphire. SO I (and Strongbad) got to hang out with them one more time before they left Calgary. (Which included Tubby Dog and Bubble Tea!) I even tried a couple of the Dogs...(as in one bite of 2 kinds)....1. Sumo Dog(?) with seaweed, some sort of ginger, and I don't even know what else. 2. Peanut Butter, Jam, and Captain Crunch (yes on a hot dog). What I'm going to say - they were interesting ;)
I did however get myself a Bubble Tea (as per a suggestion from Steven {drums}) of Mango Peach with pearls. It was pretty scrump :D!
Then we went back out (to Strongbad's aunt and uncle's place) to watch a movie. We had in mind to watch O Bother, Where Art Thou, but well... that just was not in the cards apparently! So instead, Brayden {bass} made the executive decision that we'd watch How To Train Your Dragon (as he hadn't yet seen it). As you may or may not remember from this post, I was a big fan of the movie... BUT I seemed to use Steven as a pillow for half the movie anyways ;)

Tuesday (not to mention car problems) I ended up going to Stampede with BK, Strongbad, White China, Francesca, & Francesca's squeeze {haha...still no rundown or new name yet ;)}. Anyways, it was my first Stampede experience - and it was a lot of fun! There were good rides, good eats, and good times (even after it started raining near the end). Highlights from the venture... 1. Starship 4000 {an anti-gravity type ride} - at the end of the night the guy running the ride would let us stand up and flip upside down and such. So fun! Except he kept leaving the "control board" and coming to talk to me(?) Weird.... ._.
2. Lemonade! I love getting the lemonade at these things. It's so tasty!
3. New toe ring! (I don't think you need a description on that...)
4. Missing soccer to stay later at Stampede! (for shamesies on me). >:3
5. The motocross show. These guys do absolutely INSANE things, I would die...seriously.

AND on to Wednesday. Strongbad {at the wheel}, Francesca and myself headed down to the Bridge to see Behind Sapphire perform an actual set live. Matt {guitar} was kind of difficult to track down ;), SO we ended up hanging out with my parents for a few hours. We had dinner, played cards, talked - fun times.
Then finally it was time to head to the Owl Acoustic Lounge! And it was so good! Such a high energy performance with great songs. I even bought a CD - yay! (Yes, I'm a groupy...but they're really talented!)
We then got to hang out with them for a while after the performance...help take down, help Steven play Tetris to get all of their equipment and things shoved in the back of the van, help Grant {vocals} eat some peaches ;), and then say good bye :(.
It was so sad that it was finally over. You guys are absolutely fantastic, and I cannot wait until I get to see you again! {Miss you!}
And for all those reading out there...if you haven't checked them out yet, do it now!
Here's the link to their page again. Or just YouTube them! I promise it's worth your time.
My favorite songs arrreeee...... 1. Lest Ye Stay
2. Oh My, What A Fine Day
3. Christmas Nigh
4. Nearer My God To Thee
5. Just their little videos. They're quite amusing ;)
(It was the best reason to be up til 4 and get up at 7:30 for work the next day...I think)

So...I've already had 2 mini lists of 5 things. But I decided I'm going to do an actual 5 Things Friday list (as you may have seen on other bloggy mcbloginsteins). The theme of this week will be music.

5 Things Friday
Music Edition

1. Well because I've been talking a lot about Behind Sapphire lately, I should definitely share at least one of theirs. This is probably my favorite song (you'll need to turn it up a bit as it is a recording from a live show). But they do have some songs on YouTube that are better quality ;)

Note: As you may notice...there are a lot of people in the band at that time. Their band is kind of ever changing. But Matt, Grant, and Steven are pretty core members I'd say. Brayden isn't in the video...but he's awesome nonetheless ;)

2. I actually found this just recently. And I find especially this song amusing because she sounds so similar to Nicki Minaj (P.S. I'm not saying I'm a huge fan or anything :P). I kind of think this cover is better than the original though :X. I also checked out a few of her other songs...but she sounds like...well kind of like an annoying rapping girl in all of them. She's definitely got some skills, just saying I'm not the biggest fan of all of her covers. She has some originals as well if you want to check those out ;)

**SIDENOTE** I would post the actual videos on here for all of these....But I don't know how to put up more than one D: (And I just figured out how to put just one up today). Help me??
**RETURN**

3. I have no idea why I thought of this song today.... But Shout by Tears for Fears is my #3.
I don't have any story behind it, nor reasoning for picking it. Basically, it just sounds amusing to me.

4. Metric! We were listening to one of their CD's on the way to the Bridge. I have a few favorites (Help I'm Alive, Dead Disco, Sick Muse and more), but I decided to post a link to Gold Guns Girls. I've only really been familiar with Metric for....probably the past couple years. So I'm still working on familiarizing myself with them.

5. When I mentioned Sick Muse (by Metric), it reminded me of the band Muse. My favorite song by them would likely be Uprising, though Knights of Cydonia is pretty good as well. Muse probably isn't one of my favorite bands, but well...they popped into my head and therefore make the list!

Now this has been long, so I'm calling it quits! (Seriously....half {if not all} of you probably passed out 5 minutes ago)...

Au revoir for meow:)!

RANDOM FACT ABOUT ME -- Often times, when I sing along with music...I don't even realize I'm doing it! I don't know if that would be considered skilled, or simply just thoroughly annoying (though either way, I think it's still skills) ;) Toodles!

Do the due....

THE FONDUE THAT IS ;)
(Oh jeez..... -.-)

Kssoooooo (queso = delicious!), W is officially married! SO I've been in the Bridge for the weekend, and it was pretty good! Good to see everyone, good to get a mani and pedi ;), and good to get some marble slab :D. The wedding was a success, as they're married now. Anyways, it went reasonably smoothly...I helped W with her hair and makeup. And she did look pretty gorgeous ;> Though it was unfortunate that 1. It was obscenely windy! SERIOUSLY... :\ And 2. Her hair's curliness kind of died by the end...but what can you do? Ya still looked ahhhhmazing ;) So Congrats to W and the giant! Have fun on the honeymoon (gross)... x) I wish you both the best in your "lifetime" together! (so help me...you better get what I mean W)...
And another bonus - I got to see J & A! They're some good friends of mine from...well quite a while ago. (Like....5 yearsish?) They came to W's reception, and it was good to catch up, act ridiculous and dance around ;) Love you guys!

Came back Saturday night after the wedding day! And Lambie, Az Bird (a couple of my sisters) and myself had ourselves a fun time - stampede style ;) 'Nuff said. It was fun...love you guys <3

Sunday! Was a kind of special day for Strongbad! I won't go into details...as they aren't my details to give. But congratulations to you :). It was good to meet some of your family. Francesca and I managed to get an invite to a family fondue! It was delicious! Great times, great food! Thanks so much to his Aunt and Uncle! Fabulous log house that he's built and is still a work in progress - very nice though.
So fondue - we had cheese, broth, and oil fondue with just tons of delicious little morsels! And later we even got *wait for it* glorious CHOCOLATE (NUTella heh heh) fondue. 3 words - So. Freaking. Good.
At this little event I even got to meet Strongbad's cousin and also his cousin's wife (no pseudo-names yet) ...who are both fantastic and lots of fun! They have their own blog (which I had been reading before I met them...which made it even more fun to finally meet them!), so by all means... check their blog out! They enjoy photography and have some awesome pictures up and also... they're just amusing and have cute posts (CLICK HERE :D). PS - happy 2 years ;)

So at the end of the night, we were waiting for some band to show up (that I hadn't even heard of before!). I kept thinking...Jeez! Where are these guys?? (Good thing we didn't wait to eat, that would've been unforgivable {as they came quite late in the evening}). But finally they came and it was TOTALLY worth the wait! These guys are awesome! Very entertaining and also talented~! So the band is called Behind Sapphire and I'd say their style is kind of a cross between folk and indie and other things.... haha. And you all should check them out! I'll put up a link {link} to their page... or you can youtube them. You should youtube them singing Nearer my God to Thee - really good! (Plus these guys are LDS) :o
So shoutout to Grant (vocals), Brayden (bass), Matt (guitar), and Steven (drums). It was absolutely fantastic meeting you all! You're all full of personality and it was a blast hanging out with you!
Anyone in Lethbridge on Wednesday night.... they'll be playing at the Owl Acoustic Lounge at around 9(?). Want more details, let me know. But really - check 'em out ;)

AND THAT IS IT!

How're things with you, general audience? :D

Toodles for meow :)!

RANDOM FACT ABOUT ME -- Well first off, I'm a new Blue Sapphire fan ;) And second...I now have a Sunfire! (car). I traded in the little GEO {I still love you I swears!} for a new (kay, well not brand new) sunfire :D So yay! I miss the GEO a little bit...but overall the sunfire is better ;)

To blog or not to blog? - that is the question...

Not to blog.

*sigh* I reckon I can get one up reasonably quick :P

Alrighty! So, I got back from Texas last Wednesday...I had a great time and I loved the weather. I frequently tell people I miss Texas and well, I still do! But it's good to get back to "the real world" (I guess...).

There were many fun times of swimming, boating, shopping, rock banding, and just plain old hanging out.
3 sisters and myself even made a little trip to New Orleans. It was definitely interesting - a city with character. It was unlike any place I had ever been and the buildings, music, people and so on were all unique. As far as I could tell, they seemed to have recovered quite nicely from Katrina.
If I could share 3 things from New Orleans it would be...
1. If you're a picky eater, it's VERY difficult to find places to eat. My sisters and I were all slightly picky making it even MORE difficult. A little place called Stanley's came to our rescue on a couple of occasions. Plus it was delicious ;) Also...never fear - there's a Hard Rock Cafe :D The people were fun, and it was delicious! (I had never been before...)
2. Take some sort of tour. We took a horse and buggy tour for a little over an hour and it was definitely interesting and fun (and bloody hot!)
3. If you take a ride on the trolley, either stay energized by talking...or bring something to keep you from crashing (onto the floor from exhaustion). OH, also - don't go during "rush hour" times if possible. We were on our way back around 5 and I have one thing to say about it... BO D;

And now back to Canada - obviously this is late but HAPPY CANADA DAY :D
(insert imaginary Canada flag here)
As you can clearly tell, I became quite fond of Texas (especially the glorious weather) but ultimately, I'm quite fond of Canada. I'm glad I was born here and I still find it a nice country to be in to this day :)

It's been weird getting back into texting since being back (as my phone was off the entire time I was gone), so please friends...forgive me ;)

A little rundown on my friends upon getting back. Well, the group dynamic has most definitely changed whilst being gone.
Francesca has found herself a new squeeze (I'm using this term lightly here, don't get the wrong idea). Basically...it's someone I haven't done a rundown on yet, but I will when the time is right ;P. Anyways - things seem to be going well so good luck to them ^^ (OH ALSO, Francesca and I went on an 18k walk {in flip flops ._.} on Sunday. Ya...just thought I'd share because I felt accomplished)
Strongbad has also gotten back and seems to be doing well. Yesterday he was showing off his AMAZING (meh, it's alright ;> ) new laptop. It is pretty snazy though. (Ah, another thing I could share, Strongbad was wearing a kilt {yep a skirt} around on Saturday. Apparently he's patriotic {Scottish heritage}.)
Maximus is actually dating someone new (I think). Please don't use me as a reference on this...
But that's just how it appears to me - so congrats to them ;)
I don't really have an update on BK or White China or Beatrice at this time, as I haven't been able to really hang out or talk to them all that much D: (Sorry...)

OH! So W and the giant get FLIPPIN MARRIED this Saturday. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for you and wish you both the best especially since it's ALMOST HERE! It's just crazy to think about... ._. Anyways, good luck now that it's coming down to the last days guys! Looking forward to this weekend ;)

And I believe that's the basic drift of my life at this point...
So hope all is well with all y'all.

Byeas for meow :)!

RANDOM FACT ABOUT ME -- 1. I don't wear kilt's (well I don't!). 2. I've realized I'm quite addicted to ice cream... 3. This song amuses me, it reminds me of Texas (inside stories). 4. Bruno Mars annoys me so much D: 5. I'm hungry....


PS, I'll add a few pictures from Texas if I can get some off Lambie sometime ;)

Coming to you from Texas

Well hello you bunch of strangelings!

I know it's been a fairly long time, especially since I was doing so well with regular posts before!

Oh well. SO, I got quite busy with things before I went to Texas and I was unable to get anything up! Now I'm presently IN Texas and don't really have time to get on here anyways. But I am still alive and quite well ;). I've been here since last Wednesday (the 15th) and let me tell you, it's been quite roasty toasty! (As in 100+ degrees every day and then humidity on top of that - but I love it!) There's a few clouds today though...so it seems like it just might rain D:

No real updates for ya... nothing really going on that I can think of. And I have no idea what's going on with people back at home. I'm probably forgotten about anyways ;) - oh well!

Hope all is well with the rest of Y'ALL ;)

Ciao for meow :)!

RANDOM FACT ABOUT ME -- I love new things, and there are SOOOOO many different products and foods and just WAY more selection here! I want to try it all D:

"I'm quite at my leisure"(quote from a movie... which one!??) here with all the glorious sun. I'll be sad to leave (in fact I may not). If you don't see or hear from me in the next week and a half or so, FEAR NOT! I am still alive and have probably just taken refuge here in Texas ;D

Moving on....

Literally...I'm moving D:
Lambie's boyfriend is coming home so I get the boot (a boot I was willing to take, but a boot nonetheless). Though it's a pretty good deal! I'll be living with 2 other girls (who are quite easy going and friendly), only sad thing will be sharing one bathroom between the three of us D: But I'm sure I'll manage just fine (as it's only for 2 months anyways).
Soooo, yesterday I moved about half of my things in... and tonight I'll be moving the other half and then getting settled I suppose. I'll keep ya posted with how things are going ;)

The weekend is fiiinnnnaaaaallllyyy here! (GAH - I have a ton of McSqueet bites! --yes that does mean mosquito). ;) So, we'll be having a joint birthday party for Francesca and a going away party for Strongbad (as he is about to head back to work! - we'll miss you!). What else is going on this weekend? I have no idea! But I'll let you know after it's over :)

Have any good weekend plans - hmmmmmm??

Shoutout to W and the giant - I don't believe it's my place to talk about why on here, but it was a special day nonetheless and I was thinking of you :)

Also shoutout to BK who got his mission call to Halifax (french speaking) - congratulations! :D

Ok - one more shoutout... to the sun! Please stick around this weekend! <3 (and yes, I'm aware I frequently talk about the weather :P)

Andddd I really have nothing more to talk about... heh heh. Hope your weekend is fantastic!

Bye for meow :)!

RANDOM FACT ABOUT ME -- (I have no idea if I've shared this before or not). I usually like to have nail polish on my toes all the time... but I haven't had it on for many a month! I should get on that... I could also mention I always have a toering on (like quite literally always - never take it off), but most of you already know that ;)

OH! Update - today is my 3rd day without sugar/ice cream/chocolate :D YAY! (Lambie is doing excellently as well). So far so good (I know it doesn't sound that impressive... but you should know I love ice cream!), but I have a feeling bad things will happen tomorrow at our party D: Am I allowed one indulgence?? PLEASE?!

Also, 2 songs that have been on my mind today..... ;) (Shoutout to Strongbad for this song... he knows why) :o (and shoutout to Francesca for this song!)

Lots of shoutouts in this post - I know! I think you'll all be ok ;) Later!

PS...

Just thought I should let you know that NO, I am not tired of swimming yet. Saturday was really fun (at West Ed Mall - in previous post ;> ), and I still swim every Monday and Wednesday.

I can't wait until I can swim outside :D!

Peace nerds.


Here's a couple of pool related videos ;)

1. 2. 3.

Alright...so 1. Dude, this cat can swim better than me....
2. Well hello, he's just funny and ridiculous
3. Tricked you ;) I just felt like posting that song :D

Bubble tea fo' me?

Thanks for giving me nooo responses ;P
Just kidding (not really).

Anyywaaayyys. I'm not longer sick, worryeth not! I'm doing pretty fantastic and am about to tell you of my weekend.
Frriiiddaaayyy - Black Light Dance! It was quite fun, tons of people (so it got a little stinky near the end - BO x.X)
Saturday - To EDMONTON! It was Maximus' birthday, so we got up nice and early and headed to the mall. BK, White China, Maximus, (and BK's girlyfriend) were in one vehicle and then Strongbad, Francesca, and myself were in the other. I don't know if it was a party in the other vehicle, but our vehicle WAS TOTALLY not a party x). I'm not saying it was bad... Francesca slept most of the trip (there and back) so Strongbad and I had plenty of time to get our talk on!
OH! One more thing about the drive up, there were some police dudes on motorbikes - seriously people?! Some people get so ridiculous around cops... they won't even go above the speedlimit at all (on the QE!). But I will give it to the coppers, they were definitely messing with everyone.
SO, first thing on the agenda was hitting up the Water Park (t'was my first time). We were there for basically 5.5 hours - most definitely fun, but everyone was pretty exhausted after...
We then went to eat, perused the mall a bit and eventually hit the trail going home.
All in all - good day! Long day, but good. It was definitely fun - Happy Birthday Maximus.

Sunday - church and thhheeennn Lambie got home - yay! Great to see you again, I missed you!
SIDE NOTE -- it was free milkshake day at Peters, needless to say...we went and got one ;) The church is true!

So it was a great weekend - thanks to everyone who was in it :D

One more thing I'll share... yesterday (Tuesday), we had a soccer game. Sadly we lost again D: We were the better team overall, but things happen. Oh well. (3-2). We'll win next time!
Shout out to #10 from the other team though... you're amazing! Your team would lose without you.
Afterwards we went out for Bubble Tea - t'was my first time! I will say it was quite scrumptious and I even liked the pearls! (in small doses...)

Ciao for meow :)!

RANDOM FACT ABOUT ME -- Ok this is more an update...but it's still a random fact...about my life! Lambie and I have decided to try our healthy eating again for our 2 weeks before going to Texas.
SIDE NOTE -- Our trip to Texas is in 2 weeks :D :D :D YAY!
Wish me luck...this time it's success!

OH - PS...Happy June :3 June plans anyone??