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September 27

Darcy is:

Laughing her ass off reading back on her status updates...
 
Yesterday

Darcy is in love with Constance Fluffypants!

Darcy is going to hide under the bed!

September 25

Darcy is feeling spastic :(.

Darcy is going to investigate fish a bit more, but now thinks she will probably still get one...

Darcy is probably not going to buy a fishy after work...

Darcy is going to buy a FISHY after work! YAY ME!

September 24

Darcy is considering medication by Peanut Butter M&M in order to now deal with what is BEYOND RIDICULOUS!

Darcy is considering the advantages of becoming an alcoholic to deal with days like today...

Darcy is a firefighter...

September 22

Darcy is happy she saw a BIG, FAT rainbow today!

September 21

Darcy is licking peanut butter out of a packet in an effort to stay awake... ;).

Darcy is invisible.

Darcy is wanting a snuggle!

September 19

Darcy is a menace... to herself!... and in need of constant supervision!

Darcy is pretty sure being attacked by the trunk of a rental car is not her idea of fun!

Darcy is wondering if the giant hard bump on her arm is actually a broken bone... OweEEE!

September 18

Darcy is thinking that as long as she can get through the door, she doesn't care about a pile of garbage.. I mean recycling ;).

September 17

Darcy is mourning 'bunnyshirt' :(.

Darcy is wishing her tummy would get a freakin grip!

September 14

Darcy is completely in love and glad that she has someone to go with her and get lost in fields of clover...

Darcy is haaavin a paaaarty!

September 13

Darcy is astounded by the amount of unreasonablness that exists in our society! ASTOUNDED!

September 12

Darcy is unimpressed that people are being rude...AND she had to stick her hand in the tank of the toilet inorder to flush it :(.

Darcy is going to stick it out... even tho it might kill her... KILL!

September 11

Darcy is glad her friends believe she has magic powers!

Darcy is wishing the building hadn't turned the water off... this sort of precludes using the loo :(.

September 10

Darcy is full of egg salad and in her jammies...

Darcy is really hoping that there isn't anyone missing from home when she gets there!!!

Darcy is wondering if any of her friends want to help her on her project...

September 9

Darcy is pretty sure that $37.50 is pretty petty and if one wants to be petty, they should LOOK OUT!

Darcy is wondering why she has a headache.... thanks entire bottle of wine!! Bubble Tea, here I come :).

September 8

Darcy is drinking wine, lusting after bubble tea and watching UFC.

September 7

Darcy is concerned that people are expecting cookies and in their place will be getting... not cookies... :S.

September 6

Darcy is wondering why all her habits must be expensive! Lulu, BBW, oysters! DAMMIT!

September 4

Darcy is no longer feeling THAT homicidal...

Darcy is feeling homicidal!

Darcy is oh so very very sleepy!

September 3

Darcy is going to bed...

September 1

Darcy is going to add the rest of the pics later... she's off for steamed pork buns now... :).

August 30

Darcy is really happy for K'Pilla and EG!!!

August 29

Darcy is going.....

Darcy is planning on referring to herself as 'modern asian' from now on :P.

Darcy is convinced that ill-fitting clothes are the downfall of women's self esteem!!

August 27

Darcy is happy she ran 4km instead of taking a nap... good girl!

July 13

Part Two!

In what has turned out to actually be quite a hilarious neighborhood 'feud', our south side neighbors were at it again last night.  Remember these are the people who came over to our house and made my landlords come down and ask me to move my car because it was on the street in front of their house....
So I got home at the same time as them yesterday, and because our household now has two more permanent cars to park and apparently three temporary ones, as well as all the tenants in the houses etc... there was no parking in front of our house, so I parked in front of the neighbors house... (which isn't against the law btw).  Anyway, ladyneighbor pulled up behind me in her car and was waving maniacly to the effect of 'move up, move up, get out of this parking spot'... which made me chuckle... it also made me behave slightly childishly and I took my time gathering all my stuff up to take inside, while she sat in her car... for whatever reason.... I figured I'd make a pit stop at the front door, so as to inform the landlords that should neighbors come over, I would not be moving my car, so to please not waste theirs or my tiime by asking.. which they thought was a reasonble thing.  Anyway, P and I went out a couple hours later and were gone for maybe 45 min... when we came back, manneighbor was outside on the grassy area next to the street, kind of wandering back and forth... because ladyneighbor had pretty much pinned me into the spot earlier, I chose to park in a now empty spot in front of my house, rather than to squeeze my car into the one in front of their house (which I normally would do, just to be spiteful in this stupid situation).  Anyway, once I had parked my car, manneighbor got his keys, got into his car, WARMED IT UP (let it run for a bit) and then MOVED it about 5 feet forward so that no one else could park in front of his house... It was SO funny... especially because before we got to our street, I mentioned to P that I'd bet him a dollar that they'd moved the car into that spot and he refused to take the bet, because the agreed with me... so when we got home and they actually MOVED THE CAR, I was speechless!
It's quite silly!  Who has time for that... If it's available, I ALWAYS park in my own spot in front of our house.... it's the area where I can see the gutter on the back of the garage from just between the bush and the fence in the yard... I've parked in that exact spot for over three years!  HOwever, if that spot is unavailable, I will ALWAYS now default to parking in front of the south neighbors house.... only because they're being stupid about it...
LMAO... who has time for that!  Obviously they do!
Not much else to tell... going on an adventure picnic tomorrow am... going to kickboxing tonight... that' about it...
D
July 11

Ode to My Kathleen....

Come back... come back... I miss you too much for you to be gone from me for two weeks!  I realize that you've only been gone for three days, but that's three days too many if you ask me!  But with that said, of course I'm thrilled that you're with your EG, climbing and cuddling and hauling eachother out of crevaces etc... Sounds like... fun?
 
So, with that little tidbit of business out of the way... man is it HOT here!  I love it!  Altho I think my desk chair would be more suitable if it had built in airconditioning in it... or a seat made out of ice... it makes me sweaty!
So not much is new around here... Still goin' to boot three days a week... we have some injuries plaguing the platoon, which always sucks, but I'm determined that in spite of my temporary health glich I'll still be going three days a week.  P and I have been slowly but steadily throwing out/donating our unneeded items and clothes and combining our houses.  It's been pretty smooth and it's kinda fun... I like getting rid of stuff that I don't need, or forgot I had... Our apartment is HUGE now that we've changed some furniture around and gotten rid of a lot of 'flotsam/jetsam'... Anyway, so that's what we've been doing... yesterday we 'donated' three truckloads of furniture to a friend of mine who's here for school and has no furniture and less money.... she was very appreciative and it was nice seeing the stuff go to good use.
This weekend we're hoping to go to Bridal falls or something to take pictures and spend some time outside.  I've been feeling kinda shitty lately and my head feels like a trip to somewhere with running water and trees and the smell of the outside will make me feel better... maybe revive me a little....
Anyway, better run and get some work done... altho I think that on top of everything else I'm trying to struggle through, my brain might actually be melting.... good times!
D
June 29

Now that things are happening...

Okay, well things are always happening, but there's a good number of things going on, so I figured I'd write a little update... not that anyone reads this anymore.... honestly I could care less... I mostly write for me, so I remember when I read back on stuff.
 
So P and I are moving in together... which is so cool.  I'm ridiculously happy and completely in love... yup.. in looooove ;)
We're in the process of getting rid of some old furniture and stuff and getting new storage and furniture, kinda redoing the kitchen and eating area of the apartment... painting that area, painting some of the other furniture and when we're not doing that we're probably best found on the sofa watching our newest addiction, West Wing on DVD... well, actually that was a pre-existing P addiction, but he's now got me addicted...
I've been going to boot somewhat regularily now... July is no nonsense month for me!  I've got a goal in mind and I'll stop at nothing to acheive it.... well... I might stop at a cocktail bun every once in a while, but NOTHING else... in all seriousness tho, my wardrobe situation has gotten to a point that's on the other side of ridiculous!  However, I can't really be purchasing clothes, because at the rate I'm going, if I bought pants today, by the end of July, they would no longer fit... so I crabbily try and get dressed in the morning... with my three pairs of pants (two of which are jeans that are a little too big) and handful of tops that I have.  Honestly, if it wasn't for K, I wouldn't have a thing to wear.. that girl keeps me in tops for sure!
In the spirit of doing new things and staying active, especially since obviously we aren't getting a summer this year, I've taken on two other extra curricular activities for the next 6 weeks.  The one that starts first is Pussycat Dolls Dance Class.  That's right!  ME... dancing... what a disturbing thought!  However, since I actually ENJOY dancing but am horrible at it, this is a good idea.  Me and Burger and Sharon (we need to get her a nickname) and R and our intern Meggi are doing it together.  Thursday nights from 7-8 for six weeks... and no I will not dance for you, or 'show' you, so don't even bother asking!
Then on Friday nights for four weeks P and I are signed up to do a kickboxing class.  It's a couples thing, which is cool, so you go together, have a built in partner and practice person and we get to learn some kickboxing, which we both really like.  That's on Friday nights at Nat Bailey Stadium or something... I'm excited for that... and then I'll be doing boot 3 days a week for the month, with the idea of not missing any days... That's the plan. 
Hopefully one of these days we'll get to go kayaking too, but we'll probably wait till Katapilla gets home from her holiday with EG... that's right EG!  Because he's comin' home on Sunday!
Yipeee!
Anyway, gotta run and get some stuff done....
More later... probably a LOT later... ;)
D
June 22

100 boring and not so boring things about me

K... I'm kinda not feeling all that well, since I ate CHEESE again!  And I'm sleepy... so I stole this from Emi's site... Thanks :)
 
001.Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
Hopefully right after work!

002. Do your jeans have rips, tears, and holes in them?
I don't actually have 'favorite' clothes, I have 'clothes that fit' and 'clothes that don't'.  However, the jeans I'm wearing now have banana bread on them, if that counts? 

003. What are you dreading right now?
The work day ahead

004. Do you celebrate 4/20?:
Like the fraction?  No, I don't celebrate fractions. 

005. Favorite country singer?
Um... I wanna say the group Rascal Flatts... altho the song 'born to fly' by sara evans was just on, and me likee! 

006. What face cleanser do you use?:
Aveeno Daily Cleanser

007. When was your last doctors visit?:
Um... three months ago?

008. Do you get the full 8 hours of sleep?:
I definately try!

009. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?:
I'd say 20 min, contrary to popular opinion!  30 if i'm distracted 

010. "First Loves Are Never Over" is this true for you?
I don't know... never really thought about it. 

011. Think of all your exes - what about them?
So glad they're gone!

12. If anyone came over to your house on one of your "lazy days" would you go get ready real quick?:
By 'lazy days' you mean days I'm in Lulu?  No... cause I live in that shit! 

013. Does your school have tornado drills:
TORNADO??  SCHOOL?? 

014. Have you ever been on your schools track team?:
Team sports??  Um, no! 

015. Do you own a pair of Converse?:
What the hell is a converse?

016. Who did you cut and paste this survey from? :
P's seesta!

017. Do you eat raw cookie dough?:
I LOVE raw cookie dough!  I don't care about the raw eggs and possible food posioning!  I LOVE raw cookie dough... preferrable frozen!

018. What color shirt are you wearing?
Brown

019. What did you do for your last birthday?
Had a bowling party with hotdogs and chips and then went and drank and danced at Republic 

020. What time did you wake up today?
4:30am

021. What were you doing 3 nights ago?
Went to Costco with P, played with EG online and went to bed 

022. Last time you saw your mom?
Um... the day I got back from Thailand...

023. Do you like having your hair pulled?
None of yo business!

024. Are you cocky?:
Does 'cocky' mean smartass?  CAuse if it does then no... I mean yes... what? 

025. Shortest relationship?:
Hahahaha!  Um, a week?

026. Longest relationship?
Let's not talk about that...  

027. How many boyfriends/girlfriends have told you they love you?
Just the one :) 

028. Last gift you received?: 
A beautiful Swarovski crystal bracelet from Thailand from my man! :) 

029. Biggest lie you have ever told?:
Um... if I told you, then they'd know!

030. Could you live without a computer?:
Like LIVE?  Yes... be efficient and connected, no

031. Do you wear shoes in your house?:
No... I HATE wearing shoes in the house!

032. When you watch movies at home, do you turn the lights off?
Definately!  In all cases! 

033. Ever been given an engagement ring?:
Nope.

034. Ever dropped your cell phone?:
Poor thing.... 

035. What do you do when you're sad?:
I nap...

036. Who would you call first if you won the lottery?
P... and then Shanny and Ma and then in no particular order, K, Mmmm, Burger, Ash, Sharon... nd the list goes on! 

037. When was the last time you saw your best friend?
Oh!  Um... Last thursday

038. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I'd have a super flat stomach and 20/20 vision

039. What is your favorite month?:
Um.. Summer...

040. What sleeps with you every night?
Um... most of the time P... in his absense my teddy.... or his sweater...

041. How many times have you been pulled over?
Um...three? 

043.Who is the last person you texted?
P

044. What is your favorite dessert?
Brownies... OR, When I'm really lucky, creampuffs!

045. Is anyone on your bad side right now?
I do not have a bad side! 

046. What jewelry are you wearing?
The necklace that K got me for my birthday that I never take off and the bracelet that P got me last weekend.

047. What's the first thing you do when you get online?:
Check my email and then facebook

048. When was the last time you worked out?:
5:30-7 this mornng

049. Do you watch Grey's Anatomy?
I generally don't watch TV...

050. How do most people spell your name?:
P-R-I-N-C-E-S-S 

051. Do you wear your boyfriend/girlfriends clothes?
If I'm cold or blue then yes... 

052. Do you watch pro sports on TV?
I'll make a 'no tv' exception for Hockey... and now UFC 

053. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?:
Eating breakfast 

054. What was the first movie that gave you nightmares?
Um.. I don't know what it was called, but I remember crying hysterically on my mom's bed when I was about 6... 

055. What is in your cd player?
Hahaa... I actually don't own a cd player... it's all about the ipod baby!

056. Name one person that made you smile today?
Just the one?  Okay... P, Mmmm, Ash, Dino... in that order... starting at 4:30 am this morning.... Is it nap time yet? 

057. What were you doing around 8 am this morning?:
Dragging my suitcase down the stairs at the gym

058. Do you know anyone who was born in the United States?:
Hmmm.... yes, I think so.... but I don't like them.... 

059. Favorite name(s) for a girl:


060. Will you keep your last name when you get married?:
I don't think so...  

061. Your favorite resturant you don't get to eat at much?:
The Eatery?  Ya, I eat at all the restaurants I like, so... Feenies?

062: Favorite boy names:


063. Do you buy your own school supplies?
I LOVE school supplies!  I don't GO to school, so I call them 'office supplies'...

064. Do you already have your school supplies?:
I ALWAYS have 'office supplies'.

065. How often do you wash clothes?
Once a week.... or more often when I can bring it to the office and do it.

066. How do you eat your steak?:
Like chicken

067. What is the farthest point North you've been?
Mmmm, well I guess I've been pretty far north, having flown over the arctic... that counts as 'been' right?

068. How do you get to work?
The breadbox.

069. If you heard your phone ringing right now, who do you expect it to be?
Reisa or P

070. What do you hear?:
Music on Megan's computer and apparently her whistling ;)

071. Would you survive in prison?:
I spell my name Princess, so I'm gonna say no.

072. Who was the last person you messaged on Facebook?
EGer

073. Do you get along with your co-workers?
Yup 

074. When was the last time you said I love you, and meant it?
About 4:45 this morning 

075. What song is playing right now?
Sugar we're going down by Fall out Boy 

076. If all of your friends were going on a road trip, who would most likely over pack the most?:
Moi

077. Do you know anyone with the same name as you?
Yup 

078. When was the last time you went clubbing?
Um... I guess my birthday.

079. What was the weather like today?
Wainy and cold.

080. What is the next holiday you have off?
Next Monday... I guess it has a name...

081. When was the last movie you saw?:
Spiderman 3 in Thailand 

082. What's for dinner?
Megan's Lime Chicken I think...

083. Whats the last thing you purchased?
Soy Latte

084. What's your favorite gardening tool?
The hose.

085. Where is your cell phone?
On my desk....

086. Is your phone on vibrate or ring most?
It does both at the same time... but I've started to turn it to Vibe when I'm not working so I can have 'down' time....

087. Describe your Underwear?
Right  now?  Um, a fuchia thong with a flower on it? 

088. How did your first pet die?
Um... it was a gold fish... I flushed him 'prematurely' so I'm gonna say, via drowning.

089. Did you have breakfast this morning?
Yes... I just told you I was having breakfast half an hour ago! 

090. What's on your agenda for tonight?
Dinner and a movie?  OR two?

091. Who knows you the best?
My seesta... and Katapilla 

092. What brand is your digital camera?:
Sony

093. Do you smoke?:
Hahaha NO!.

094. Are you ticklish?:
Please don't touch me!  Unless you're P... or Katapilla... then you already know where Im ticklish cause i probably told you.

095. Last person to text you?:
Reisa

096. What song describes your love life at the moment?
Probably... that rascal flatts song... and that Faith Hill song... oh and that Tim and Faith song... Oh, and that other one!

097. Do you own expensive perfume?:
Yes indeed.  Gucci and Chanel and Armani to name a few.

098. On average, how much do your bar shirts cost?
Um, no more than $30... and less if they're Kathleens :)

099. Are you taking college classes?
I was thinking of taking a language class... So no. 

100. Would you rather sleep alone or with someone?
Well, specifically 'with' P... not just 'someone'.  But if not him, then definately alone!.
June 21

In the spirit of Cocktail Sauce

Dear Darcy,
I am just writing to inform you that I have found a new owner and home. An owner who loves and cherishes me, and takes me on trips around the world. Something we once shared, but you have now forgotten about.  You talked very briefly about taking me to Tofino this weekend, but how quickly you forgot about me when that P dude returned. Well someone else did not forget about me and is making that happen. For a while now I've longed to be nestled in the arms of someone who cares about me, and finally I have that dream. Next month we will also be travelling to Bugaboo Park together, where we'll fall asleep under the stars keeping eachother warm. The adventures will be endless.  I hope you can understand, and I hope one day that you will look back and remember me. Perhaps you will take away something from this lesson so that you're not doomed to repeat it.  Au revoir my friend.
--
Yellow
 
 
YEEEEELLLLLOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
June 14

Yipee!

The Princess' Prince comes home tomorrow!  2pm baby!   
June 03

A Thuper Thurprithe

Now, if you're following along on the Sleeps till P gets home countdown, which I sincerely doubt you are, you'll notice that my math seems a bit off and I may be having some 'wishful thinking' problems... hahah.. NOPE!
The sleeps went from 31 to 12 because my man is coming home a little early!
I miss him so much and this was just one of the best surprises... apparently he was going to try to come home early without me knowing and surprise me that way, but with the absense of any kind of reliable internet connection and telephone, it was getting too difficult so he emailed me on Friday night and asked me to change his flights for him... While I would have loved the surprise of him showing up on my doorstep (and I possibly may have peed my pants), I also love knowing that he's coming home earlier and the anticipation of such is a really good thing to, so I like it this way.
Had a pretty fantastic weekend, a weird Friday evening combined with a fantastic bbq and afterparty on Saturday and a day spent hungover and napping on Sunday made for a pretty good weekend... I'll be busier than a bee next weekend as it's the last weekend before P comes home, but that's fine with me :)
That is all!
D
May 31

LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!

This time of the year always makes me think about the past, think about everything that has happened in the last couple years and how much has changed... Usually it bums me out... but LOOK WHAT I FOUND!
 
P ~ While he's far away right now, he's in my  all the time and he makes me so happy.  He makes me laugh and cares for me when I cry... He knows my quirks and likes me anyway... He makes my heart happy and I hope I do the same for him.  I am SO glad I found him!  And that I can call him mine!  MINE MINE MINE!!
 
Katapilla ~ OMG, I've never known a friend like you!  I often try to think how I would describe you to people and I come up short because I've never known someone like you before.  You're a pillar of strength, absolutely hilarious, gorgeous and mine... (notice a pattern here?)  You seemingly love me unconditionally, which makes me feel so blessed!
 
Burger ~ Girl, you're just the best!  I don't know anyone else (except K) that I could call up in extreme hysterics... not making one coherent sentance in the bunch and you still dont' think I'm insane... Okay, well you may think I'm insane, but you don't let on, which is awesome!  I hope I'm as good a friend to you as you are to me... Fate brought me P and he brought me you, which I'm so grateful for... and you're mine!
 
Mmmm ~ I know we don't spend tons of time together, but you're one of the blessings in my life that I'm most grateful for.  You're an amazing friend, you're hilarious (tit...hahha!) and I don't know what I would do with out you.  We work hard together and commiserate together... What's better than that!  You're my inspiration for getting out of bed at 4 in the morning most mornings and my guilt when I don't!  and you're mine!
 
ASH ~ Dude, what would life be without an Ash in it?  Boring for sure!  You're an anomaly of a person... You're so wise, so rational and with such a fire in you that people are drawn to you!  You've been my moment of rationality at times... and been wise enough to not answer my incredibly dumb questions when I'm so messed up that I have the nonsense to ask them! Your smile lights up a room... or the outdoors and I'm so glad that you're mine! 
 
Dino ~ I know that we aren't the best of friends, and in a pinch you'd probably deny knowing me, but I am in definate appreciation of your presence in my life!  You push me to try as hard as I can at boot and absolutely inspire me with how much you love O!
 
You guys are all people that I've found in the last year and have made this one of the most amazing years of my life!  I'm a happier, healthier person because of knowing you guys!  So, I'm dedicating today to you guys!  Instead of thinking about bullshit and nasty happenings, I plan on thinking of and being incredibly grateful for knowing you!
Love
D
May 29

How Eventful!

So I get back to the office after a little excursion to our clients and find a firetruck blocking the entrance to the underground parking... not thinking anything of this, I uturn and park on the street... and come into the office to find the most irritable noise screaching out of the fire alarm... apparently this has been going on since I had left the office, so I go to where the firetruck is, to investigate what I assume is a false alarm or a bum who lit the dumpster on fire... and run into our neighbor guy... who's car has exploded in the underground parkinglot... Seriously! It is... I mean was.... a 67 Bellville or something... some giant boat of an old cadillacy car... he went down to start it and the thing burst into flames... I presumed (again, not a good batting average for me today) that he was exaggerating and that it was a small bit of smoke and he kind of over reacted because there were other cars around... not so much! On my second walk over to the firetrucks some 10 min later, I find black smoke BILLOWING out of every vent and airhole in the building... another fire truck has shown up, they have TWO of the big main flow hoses hooked up to the trucks and firefighters in full respirators and headlamps etc... were heading into the parking garage with their axes... The axes didn't make Carownerguy very happy to see...
Around an hour later the alarm finally got turned off and the firetrucks left another twenty or so minutes after that...
R and I went down to investigate about an hour ago and now I stink! We got in the elevator and were overwhelmed by the smell of burnt plastic and char... Once down in the basement we both realized that it was a VERY poor idea to go down there as the whole floor was still filled with smoke, and there was nothing to see as they towed the car away already... But in the short time we were down there we managed to get pretty smelly! It reminds me of the time that we nearly burnt R's house down in the 'egg boiling incident' and smelled of smoke and char for days... hopefully a shower after work will get this smell off, as we weren't exposed to it for too long...
I think Carownerguy has probably had better days... especially since we're pretty sure that the car was NOT insured... oops!
Nothing else much to report... This weekend was fun... Friday night me and K went out for some eats and drinks.... Saturday morning me, Burger and K went out for some eats and then had a photoshoot on the beach... the pics turned out great as K is an amazing photographer! Sunday was pretty low key... Eats with K in the morning to stave off her hangover and went to the storage locker to give myself a concussion with sister a little later... (K, we ate a lot this weekend!)
Only 4 more weekends till my man comes home! . Pretty excited about that! This Saturday is the 1 year shindig for boot... which promises to be ridiculous! We were supposed to go to Tofino to go surfing the following weekend, but that's been postponed, so don't know what's going on that weekend now... kayaking maybe...
Anyway, that's pretty much all that's going on with me... going to boot regularily again, which is nice...

D

An Addendum

An addendum to my previous entry...
I look like I've been 5 rounds and didn't get a lick in in one of them... what do I mean?
Oh, I got a bug bite under my eye and it's swollen up so much I can SEE it when I look straight ahead... my entire tearduct is BRIGHT RED and my cheek is completely puffy!  I also got another one above that same eyebrow which is slowly starting to swell up nicely... looks like I got hit with a hammer... just thought I'd share ;)
D
May 26

An interesting situation

So I'm sitting here, post-bubble bath, listening to Faith Hill's Fireflies blasting out of my soundock and contemplating the thing that is Facebook... Or Facecrack as it's affectionatley known... Here's why... Because when you reconnect with a bunch of people, friends, whom you haven't seen or spoken to in the last 10ish years, the immediate question you each ask, is 'What have you been up to... how's life treated you?'  Which is obviously why you're reconnecting.. to catch up.. to share joy in the events of the last 10 years...
But it's VERY hard to sum up 10 years in an email or FB note of a reasonable length... not to mention that reconnecting with a dozen or so people at the same time means that you're being asked, and asking the same question a dozen or so times... it's a very bizarre thing to me... The internet wows me... and no, I'm not simple... ;)
So I decided that I'd rather tell a story... here... cause the general stuff is the same stuff you want to tell everyone...
I'll start from after graduation from Highschool, since most of you are people I've known from HS and Bible College...  Obviously because some of you don't actually know me, I'm editing out the identifying information

1996- Graduated from XXXXXX High School and the following fall moved to Abbotsford BC to go to Bible College at XXX.
I went for one semester there, but due to money constraints, I couldn't continue, so I moved back home to Prince George.  I worked at Superstore as a cashier for 2 (or 3... it's hard to remember) years, until I was promoted to a Supervisor and relocated to Williams Lake to supervise 40+ employees on the Front End and Manage the store two or three days a week.
My boss unfortunately was a complete jerk and I ended up quitting there to save my sanity and moving to Chilliwack... My twin sister had already moved from Red Deer to the Lower Mainland as had my mom, so it was the obvious choice as no one was left in PG.  I moved from Chilliwack to Langley to Surrey to Vancouver in the following 2 1/2 years and have been here in Vancouver ever since.
I worked as a CSR at the Brick in Richmond for around 2 years before getting recruited to work in an interior design office to run and manage the company.  That was about a year and again, unfortunately miserable... some people shouldn't be allowed to procreate!
I left there and my girlfriend and I opened our own interior design company coming on 4 years ago in September.  We've been doing great!  In the 4 years, all of our business has come from referrals and we haven't spent a dollar on advertising... we get business cards printed up at a rapid rate and that's been keeping us busy for the last 3 1/2 years.
On the 'personal' side... not much to report... no husband, no kids... I have an AMAZING boyfriend, who I just went to Thailand with about three weeks ago... That was the adventure of a lifetime, let me tell you...
My life's pretty basic now... I live in an apartment in Vancouver.  My sister lives in Surrey... we see eachother every couple of weeks or so...
I get up at 4:30 in the mornings to go down to the beach to work out with a group of the most incredible people you'll ever meet... These people are the joy in my life... just had to throw that in there... because as I look at the comments on my wall of people I'm reconnecting with, I see people that I AM connected with and think, man, I could not BE more blessed! 
I guess the thing about facebook that touches me (cheese factor) is that you realize that the people in your life, whether on a daily basis or not so daily... people that you've been in touch with or haven't, are what makes you who you are.  They are what makes you proud to be you, proud to be able to call yourself a friend to amazing people.  (I guess that only goes for the people on FB who actually add people they care about... the people in a popularity contest don't count ;) )
Anyway... that's pretty much what I've been up to... not too exciting, but it's mine!
I should also just say that all of you guys that I've added and reconnected with have never fallen from my memory... There are many of you that I think about all the time... who I wondered about... some of you that I've wanted to connect with for a long time... Distance and lack of communication doesn't mean lack of care and indifference in my mind...
Facebook... what a laugh!
Love,
D
May 18

Pictures

Hey y'all!
 
Just wanted to let you know that there are a couple dozen pics up from Thailand now... under the album Thailand... most are captioned... I have more to do, but those are the ones with us in them, for the most part... the tiger day, the elephant day... that's pretty much it...
 
Sorry I haven' been updating lately... haven' been in the mood.... That'll change...
 
D
May 11

Home...

Well, I'm home... have been home for nearly a week now... will be a week tomorrow... this week didn't exactly go so well... my jetlag turned into insomnia and I was a walking zombie for 5 days... I've finally just started sleeping the night before last... Went to boot this morning, on little sleep and less food and that wasn't the funnest time I had but ya gotta jump back in sometime.
P's in Phuket now, altho I haven't gotten an 'I'm here and settled' email from him yet, so this is making me a little nervous... I'm sure he's fine and just hasn't gotten internet yet, but you know me... a bit of a worrier... sorry hon!
He comes back in about 6 1/2 weeks... in that time I'll be boxing on Saturday mornings with my friend Ash, we're going OCP Kayaking, will be doing boot 3 days a week this month and possibly 5 days a week next month... P and I are in a competition of sorts, so will be trying my hardest to work as hard as I can while he's gone to lose lbs and inches... I think he's got the upper hand, but that won't stop me from going down swinging... (couldn't resist the fighting reference ;) )

Thailand was super amazing and I had the greatest time of my life, thanks in huge part to P being an amazing travelling partner and all around super duper person!  We had some great laughs, experienced some amazing culture and took in some of what modern Asia has to offer in the way of malls and movie theaters etc... We're already planning on going to Singapore at this time next year to continue our tour of Asia, which is so exciting!
I'll try to get a link up to some Thailand pictures for ya... maybe will just post the ones of us doing fun stuff on here and forget about posting the rest, as they can be pretty boring with no commentary and are mostly of scenery and things...
If you want more and I know you... you must have my email so hit me up, and I'd be glad to email you... :)
D
May 04

I is comin' home

Hi!

Tomorrow I'll be home... :)  I can't wait to sleep in my own bed and shower in my own shower... but I'm torn, cause I've loved every minute of being here and I leave P here for two months, so that doesn't make me too happy..
I get in to Vancouver around 11am on Saturday morning... I'll turn my phone on in the afternoon sometime...
And I'll put a big update in here on the weekend...
Till then...
D
P.s.  If you're looking for updates on P's Awesome Singapore/Phuket Adventure, MAYBE if you're lucky... and I'm lucky, he'll fill me in and I'll fill you in....
Burpy says Bye