Can't sleep

Well it is 1:44 am pacific time and I am wide awake. It really suck when this happens because all I want to do is go to sleep in my bed and have good dreams. However instead I am up and not knowing when my body will say it time to shut down for the night. Now some of you would say it's not a big probably because if you were me you would have a nap during the day....but I am not a nap'er at all. In fact I have never been one to nap or sleep in unless you say 9 am is sleeping in because that is the latest that I can sleep in once in a blue moon. Because if I sleep in till 9 am or by chance a little later I wake up with the biggest headache you have ever felt without it being a migraine. Now I know I am not the only one who has trouble sleeping because a lot of people claim they can't sleep. So I don't understand it, if there are so many of us that can't sleep at night than why don't they have better TV shows on at night. The TV sucks in the early morning hours. Therefore I will go and make myself a hot chocolate and put in a movie that I have watched a thousands times and know off by heart in the hope that I start to get drowsy. You might ask why hot chocolate and I can't really tell you why, it might be that people always said warm milk but I can't drink just warm milk. My mom and me always do hot chocolate. That reminds me of one of the best times I had at home with my mom, it was the night before my wedding and I could sleep so I was lying in bed trying when I heard my mom get up and go into the kitchen...where I knew she would be making hot chocolate because she couldn't sleep either....and so we both sat in the kitchen in the early morning drinking our hot chocolate and talk till we thought that we should try to go back to sleep, before it was time to get up and get ready for the wedding. :)

Sooo Funny

Well today I found a site and it made me laugh soo much I can't believe it is really. LOL I am still watching it now. Can you believe they made and animation movie on doggy poo. Yup that is right they did. It's so funny check it out it will brighten your day. There are two trailers on the sight watch them both and I am told you can buy it at amazon. Doggy Poo

Rainy and Cold

Whoever said California was the sunny state must have only visited here a short period of time. It has been raining off and on again for two weeks now, it has the cold and damp feeling that makes you want to cuddle up under the blankets with hot chocolate and never come out today. Even Bella feels it she has been crawling all over me and wanting to sleep on my lap which is making it even harder to get things done, especially when you don't want to do them either.

Flying home single

Hey all you, I just wanted to let you know that I will be flying home on april 12th till the 22nd. Tom won't be able to come with me because he has two work. I am hoping to get to see you all but things are a little busy at home too so I'll keep you posted. Plus I won't have a car so it's hard for me to get to Halifax.
sel

It's going to be an exciting trip home in the fall

Well this years trip home is going to be amazing one. In July one of my sisters and one of Tom's brothers are having babies with their due dates only 5 days apart. As well today Tom and I found out that his brother Dan purposed to his girlfriend Genevieve and are setting their wedding date for sometime in September!!!! This is going to be one crazy trip home but it's going to be one exciting trip too. Babies and a wedding what more could one ask for. So for those who I told that we were coming home in July or August....Well make that September now :) .

YAY, we finally got our last wedding gift purchases

Well today has been a good day but an expensive shopping day. Today after my workout we rented a car (yes everyone we still don't have a car...but I don't want one right now b/c I know I will become lazy and won't walk as much as I do know...Plus renting a car for a day is only 17$ but when we decide to start a family I guess we'll have to get one) So we went to my favorite hardwood furniture store today, to look at Grandfather Rockers. My mom and dad wanted to buy us one for our wedding present but since we were moving there was no sense on buying it just to put it in storage. So she gave us the money which we put away for it. Well now that we won't be moving home anytime soon we went out to go buy one. We got to the store and found the one I wanted as well as a hopechest that is 49 3/8 W x 22D 20 1/2 H(very big!!) with cedar lining (it smells so nice). However these pieces that we bought are unfinished so we bought the stain and I get to stain them too, I can't wait. Now we just have to talk one of Tom's co-workers to help us pick them up and transport them back to our place. I love buying would furniture...I can't wait till we finally buy our own house so that I can have my own wood workshop in it so that I can make my own....but this will be fine for now, I get to do some of the work. After that we picked up two bags of cat food from the vet (expensive) for Bella, a filing cabinet for my client files and our important docs so they can be locked up, and then finally the worst store to take Tom .....costco....He gets in there and wants to buy things like crazy and you have to know your prices b/c not everything is a good deal but even the good deals add up. No more shopping until we move. Once I get my rocker and hopechest home and stained I will post the pictures up.

What a day

Well I woke up really tired and new today was not going to be an easy one. YUP I was right started off with a nice cold shower...No hot water, lovely. Then it's time to fold laundry and head to the gym. Well the gym was brutal, my legs just didn't seem to want to run so after fighting with myself for 40min on the treadmill I finally gave up and stopped....which sucks b/c the minimum that I normally run is in hour and max is two hours. Coming out of the gym I see that it is pouring ran...lovely time to run back to the apartment. I find out that the weather is suppose to continue to rain for the rest of the week. Here is hoping that the day gets better and the weather man is going to be wrong!!!

Pictures from Hawaii

Here are the pictures I promised to put up from our trip to Hawaii.

This is the view of the beach outside our hotel. Tom and I climbed the mountain in the middle of the picture from inside the crater to the outer edge. The crater is actually a dormant volcano. The crater is know as diamond head crater.

This is an African tulip tree.

Sunset on the beach

This is actually just one tree known as a banyan vine tree. Basically roots start growing down like vines from branches and rooting themselves into the ground.

Cheeseburger in Paridise restaurant.

This is a zoomed picture of the view off diamond head crater that Tom and I climbed.

This is another view from diamond head crater, looking towards our hotel.

Night time on the beach looking at the hotels

The Luau

Now we didn't stay at the Hilton but they have huge grounds and anyone can go in and walk around. This is what we found.....Penguins in the Hilton Hotel

Turtles at the Hilton Hotel

The Hilton Hotel even has pink flamingos

A Pineapple growing outside the Dole plantation

They call this the baboon face cliff. Not sure if you can see it but the nose it the farthest point out and the mouth is by the water and the eyes are the next bump up from the long snout.

This is a bell of forgiveness you ring it and you are forgiven,
Tom is ringing the bell

Me ringing the bell

This is a buddhist temple in a Memorial grounds

This is known as the blow hole. There is actually a cave down in the water and when the wave comes in it pushes the water in to the cave and up through a hole in the rocks which they call a chimney and sprays water up into the air.

Me in Hawaii

Us in Hawaii

Us being Silly

Tom in Hawaii

One mad Kitty

Well I must say Bella (our baby) is a really good cat, and very spoiled. She always wants your attention and if she doesn't have it she will try to get into everything she's not supposed to or cry and cry until you tell her to come and sit with you. One thing you have to know is that she doesn't like me being away at all. When we went to Las Vegas for two days she was just as upset as she was with us being away for a week. When I finally get home she cries continuously but for the first two minutes she will try to ignore you. But this doesn't last very long and in no time she won't let me do anything. She won't let me use my laptop b/c she has to be lying on me. She will follow me whereever I go and it's hard to get anything done b/c if I turn my attention to something else she starts crying all over again. However I don't mind b/c it makes me happy that she always wants to sit with me, lie down with me and just always be where I am. The first night home she practically slept on my head. She is such a lap cat and my baby. It will be about a week before she starts to leave me alone for the little time she does on a normal basis.

Back from Hawaii

Well we are finally back to the real world :(, I did not want to come back to California at all. I told Tom that since we live so far from home that we should just move to Hawaii. Somehow I don't think that will happen, but I can keep dreaming.

Well our trip didn't get off to a good start. We managed to miss our flight out to Hawaii, b/c we were at the wrong gate, but thankfully there are five flights a day flying out of San Francisco to Honolulu so we were able to catch the next one out. Had to wait four hours though. But we just laughed it off b/c in the last two years our flights have never worked out and it didn't really matter b/c we were still going to get to Hawaii in the end!!!!!

So our trip was wonderful, a whole week spent together just taking it easy in a beautiful place. It did rain a bit but we made the best of it. Our time on the beach was wonderful, we were either just relaxing or just walking along the length of it. The best of all was when Tom and I hiked up Diamond Head crater which is a dormant volcano. The view from the top of the crater was amazing. We went to a Luau too which was a lot of fun. This trip was just so awesome it is hard to put it in words. I'll post some pictures soon.

WoooHooo

Well the time is finally here!!!!!!! Tom and I leave tomorrow morning and will be in Hawaii at noon time Hawaiian time. I can't wait and can't believe the time has finally come. How am I suppose to sleep tonight....gravol is probably going to have to be taken. That's how mom got me to sleep when I was a small child once, when I was way to excited for Santa Clause and couldn't sleep and I am talking about a 5yr still up at 3am.. Well I got my workout to go to this morning and we haven't even packed yet and I got to clean the apartment b/c we have someone coming in every morning to feed Bella....I am so glad she is not a cat who will eat all her food in one sitting or she would be soo hungry by night time. We are a little sad that we have to leave her behind.... she is such a good lap cat. She is going to be soo mad at us but I keep telling her it's better than leaving her in a kennel for a week. Here is hoping she'll be alright. Well got to run soooooo much to do and less than 24 hours we'll be on the plane.
Till next time...

One Week To Go

One week to go and this time next week Tom and I will be on a flight to Hawaii, I can't wait!!! I only hope that we don't take the rain that we are having here with us. It has been raining for 3 days now and the forecast says it will be raining till Saturday, ugh. I have always wanted to go to Hawaii, and well since tom and I weren't able to go on a honeymoon after we got married this is going to be our honeymoon!!!!! I can't wait just to sit back and relax on the beach in the sun, this will be our first ever vacation that Tom and I will be on that we won't come back from our vacation needing a vacation. All our other vacation are wonderful but we are always on the go and by the end of it we are so tired, this vacation is just what we need.

Well besides that I can't wait for April to come.....Mel and Pete will be coming for a visit!!!! They will be our third group of visitors that we have had down here!!!

Well got to run and decide what to make for dinner.
Till next time

The Tango

Well Tom and I have had 5 dance classes so far. They are a lot of fun but sometimes we can get a little frustrated when we can't seem to get the steps right. These beginner classes are a lot of fun but I think next time we will take just a class that offers one or two dances so that we can really practice the dances that we are trying to learn. It is easy to forget the steps from week to week. So far our 5th dance class was one of the best for us. The tango is definitely our best dance, it's a lot of fun. I would recommend all couples who like to dance or try new things to try a beginner dance class. LET'S TANGO

Not moving till the end of May and Finally a VACATION COMING UP!!!

Well things have been moving slowly lately and I am still trying to find work but have run into a couple of obstacles along the way. I was hoping to be working soon but only time will tell. With the frustrations of trying to find a job, an apartment and everything else that life throws at you, can leave you really wanting to just go away for a while. Well on Saturday we extended our lease till the end of May where we are living with a nice rent decrease, which is really nice. I hope they keep putting off tearing down this complex because as of now we have the lowest rent for a two bedroom apartment in the city and it's a nice complex!! Well in the end we both felt that we need a vacation and said to hell with it....You only live once and we will worry about bills later. So last night Tom surprised me with a Trip to Hawaii for a week in March. I can't believe we are going!!! He's a silly little bugger and so funny because he was going to surprise me on valentine's day with the trip but if you know tom he can't keep any secrets from me so he came running right away as soon as he booked the trip to tell me. He makes me smile :).

Dance Class

Well we have had three classes at our Ballroom and Latin dance class. I must say that it's a lot of fun but we aren't the greatest dances that we like to believe we are when we have had a few drinks. So far we have learned the Fox trot, basic swing, and the famous hip hop two step, and next week is salsa. Tom and I laugh a lot and have trouble with the turning but in the end we have a great time . I think we are going to have to take this class or ones like it over and over again before we can master the art of dancing. Or if all else fails, we can always go back to few drinks where nothing matters and we dance great hahaha.

Moving time is almost here :(

Well less than a month and I have to start packing up the apartment. One of the most hated things for me is packing and unpacking, I do not find any joy in this at all. Not only do we have to start packing soon but we don't even have a place to move to yet. We have two months before our lease is up and we can't even start looking till Feb 1. for a place. Now most places down here will not show an apartment till the tenants are moved out and they have cleaned the place, which sucks b/c that means it will be after Feb 1 when we finally get to look at places. Now everyone in Canada think the bigger cities are more expensive for rent. We use to think the same. However after moving down here to Silicon Valley, it makes Canada look like a joke. You can't get a 2br house for less than 565, 000.00 and rents are a pretty penny too. Now to give you an idea, monthly rent for our 2bd apartment is pretty well triple my sister's mortgage + property tax, in NS. Makes me feel so great let me tell you. Well there are lots of apartments down here but if you own a pet like we do it limits your choices big time and the rent at these places are a lot higher than places that don't allow pets. Now I understand pet deposits, that is not a problem but what the hell is the pet rent, which you have to pay for each month so that makes your rent even more. Got to love the Americans down here. Oh well not much we can do until the day we move back, which is not anytime soon.

Canadian commercials

Well living in the USA we don't get to watch much Canadian TV. However we have Center Ice to watch all the hockey games b/c our part of the USA doesn't really care about hockey. Well during the holiday season I had a favorite commercial made by Telus. It would make me laugh so much. Not sure if it was do to the voice or what it was. However I don't have a link for the actually commercial but I do have one for the song. So here it is

Hippo song
One thing if you don't know this commercial is that it is sung by a hippo too.

Well till next time.

Las Vegas and San Francisco

Trevor and Dad playing an old baseball carnival game

Fountain show at the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas

In the corner of the boat is only some of the run off water that soaked dad

Us walking in San Francisco

Part of the Paris Casino in Las Vegas

Alcatraz

A boat trip we will never forget.

This is the aftermath and trevor tried to get a picture of us laughing and a soaked dad but we kept moving on him.


Well this past weekend Dad Flynn and Trevor came to Las Vegas for Trevor's work and we drove down to see them and brought them back with us for two days. It was a lot of driving but well worth it. On their last full day with us, we took them in to San Francisco for the afternoon. We did the trolley ride and a boat tour around alcatraz and the Golden Gate bridge. During this ride some big cargo ships came through and caused some big wakes. We were on a smaller boat so they had to slow down and ride out the wakes. They warned us to hold on. During this everyone was holding on tight. We were all on the side of the boat. Dad was near the front than it was me by the captain's cabin, Tom was behind me and then it was Trevor. As we watched the wakes come towards us and we were on the first biggest wake of the two the boat went high up on the first real big one and than started heading down towards the second and biggest of them all. Now if you have been on a boat before now you know that the when it comes down off a wake it is going to crash in to the second one and cause a big splash. However some might not know how big of a splash it can cause and Dad was just one of these people. Because before he knew it, he was soaked from the knee down. however when all this was happening the three of us were watching him and well let me tell you it was the funniest thing I have seen in a while. The color in Dad's face drained completely and he was gripping the rail so hard that I thought the there would be a imprint of his grip in the metal rail for sure.

Another Year

Well I can't believe that another yr has gone by. We have been living in California for more than a year now. It is amazing how fast time flys. Well life is quiet and slow which isn't a bad thing here for us however it is different from the busier life I had when I was living in Ottawa. Here is hoping for a wonderful 2006.