I have moments..

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

All the time.

Sometimes things hit you out of nowhere like a ton of bricks. Today, I had one of those moments.

It has been 8 months since I held my fathers hand as he passed away, and 18 months since I kissed my mom on the cheek and watched as she took her last breath. I try not to think about it and I try to be strong, but sometimes certain things just hit you. I have heard a song come on the radio and had to pull over because I broke down crying thinking of them and how they are gone. I still haven't accepted it, and sometimes I even catch myself thinking, just for a second, 'why hasn't mom called lately?' Or 'dad would love the end of that car race.' And then it hits you, all over again, and again. 

I haven't had any moments for a few weeks now, mainly just because of how busy we have been. But, today at work, one of my coworkers made a joke about forgetting about a project by saying, 'that must have been before my second stroke.' Everyone around me laughed, but all I could picture was my dad, fighting for his life in the 4 days he was alive after his stroke.

Nobody on my team would know, and I am taking things way too personally, but I couldn't stop thinking about it for the rest of the day.

It was just one of those moments, where everything hits you again at once. I would love to know when this stops happening, but I don't want to EVER worry about moments hitting me and making me laugh and smile about the good times, but I am not there yet.



Week in Review

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Holy moly! This week was crazy busy.. so busy that there was no time for me to blog, at all.

Work has been crazy this week.. There are only 6 of us in our department and 2 are on vacation right now so I'm kept pretty busy the 8 hours that I'm there, that's for sure!

Since we were only able to give 50 days notice, and law is 60 days, we have been attempting to have our apartment rented by August 1st, so we won't have to pay an extra months rent when we aren't here anyway... that we have had 3 showings on 3 different nights this week. Which is really annoying to get home from work at 5pm and leave by 6:30-7:00pm for our landlord to show it. We haven't heard anything from the showings, and have none this weekend, so I am hoping that somebody has taken it.

We have also been attempting to pack as much as we can right now. It is amazing how much stuff we have in a 2 bedroom apartment, and August 30th is going to come fast enough!

Last night, we received free tickets from our realtor to our city's Rockfest concert. We got to see TOTO, David Wilcox and Matt Anderson, which was a very good time, especially for free!

Today, I have spent most of the day attempting to finish all my course assignments and orders that are outstanding.

Which reminds me, I haven't posted this here yet, but I am currently having a major Clearance Moving Sale in my Shop. ALL jewelry is 25% off! Click here to check it out!




Sunday Social : All About TV

Sunday, July 21, 2013

1. What was your favorite TV show as a kid?
As a very young child growing up in the 80's, it was all My Little Pony and Carebears. I still have all my My Little Pony VHS tapes, not that they've been watched in years, but they will always hold a special spot in my heart.



2. What is your current favorite TV show?
The Vampire Diaries, can't help it. 



3. Which reality show would you NEVER do?
The Bachelor / The Bachelorette (for obvious reason - I'm already married!) but also, because I could never handle dating the same person as 16 other women. No way. 



4. Which reality show would you LOVE to do?
Big Brother. I am a huge fan of the show and I'm not sure exactly how well I would do, but I would definitely want to try. For the experience, if nothing else. 



5. What is the TV personality/character that you feel is most like you?
Veronica Mars. We are both extremely sarcastic, don't trust easily and love problem solving. Plus, I believe she's a bit of a closet dork, just like me.



6. Which TV character would you want to date?
I have to do a throwback to my teen years and say Pacey Witter from Dawson's Creek. Other then a few fiascoes he had, I always thought he was the perfect boyfriend.



Sunday Social



Bubby and Bean : Big July Giveaway

Friday, July 19, 2013

So, this month I am participating in Bubby and Bean's Big July Giveaway! I am giving the winner any pair of earrings from my shop that they choose. Along with some other fantastic people and shops, the prize value is at $240! Go and head over there to enter!




July Ipsy Bag Review

Thursday, July 18, 2013

There aren't too many beauty subscriptions that are available in Canada - I'm currently signed up for 2 right now, and this was my first month receiving my Ipsy Bag subscription! Here's what I received:

POP Beauty - Pouty Pop Crayon in Rose Romance

I actually really like this product and I am happy with the colour choice I was given. Rose Romance is the palest shade here and works really well with my skin tone. I LOVE how it feels and how it seems to define my lips even more. I'm not much of a lip girl, usually I only wear clear lipgloss, but this product is awesome.


I haven't tried this out yet, but I really like the San Fransisco and Malibu shades. The Hollywood might be a little much for me, but I might give it a shot on a date night with my husband. 



I was so excited to receive this! This is one product that has been on my bucket list to try FOREVER. Very excited to be able to try it out first.


I am a little embarrassed to admit this, but I was so excited to try this product out that I actually broke the top dispenser. So, it will have to wait for me to try it until after I find another bottle to dump it into, or try again to fix this one! Still, this sounds like an awesome product and I love beach hair.


A very nice moisturizer sample. I like the feel and texture of it. This is definitely something that I would use again!


I must say, overall, I am very impressed with my first Ipsy Bag and can't wait until August's!



Sunday Social : July 14th 2013

Sunday, July 14, 2013

This week has felt like the longest week ever, and unfortunately, I was not very productive. I have had to deal with our home inspection (more on that later), lots of headaches and deadlines at work, and my father's estate affairs. I am exhausted, but am attempting at getting lots of rest and relaxation for what I have left of my weekend!

1. What is your all-time favorite song?
It will always be - Truly, Madly, Deeply by Savage Garden. This song holds so many adolescent memories for me, and it's beautiful. There are tons of other favorites, but this one? All-time.



2. Who is your favorite singer/band?
I don't honestly have a favorite. I like such a wide variety of music that there is no way I could choose - plus, I have the WORST time remembering song titles and who they are by. I listen to the radio a lot, which doesn't help in that area.

3. What song reminds you of your childhood?
See above. :)

4. What songs put you in a good mood?
Anything upbeat.

5. What is your music to rock out to in your car?
I usually just have the local radio station playing, I don't think I have even used the CD player in my jeep since I bought it (in February) and they play a lot of the top 40 stuff, which I'm usually rocking out to and singing along.

6. What is the most embarrassing album or song you own?
Embarrassing? Hmm.. I wouldn't say embarrassing, but I still have all my childhood CD's - Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, 98 Degrees, etc.. I haven't pulled them out and listened to them in YEARS but still, I can't actually part with any of them. 
Sunday Social



Because I Never Shared: Our Honeymoon

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

I just realized that I haven't posted any of our Honeymoon photos here, so, here we are. We went on a mini-moon and spent 1 night in Montreal, then on to Quebec City for 4 nights. Our suite in Quebec City was AMAZING - well, Montreal was pretty nice too, but Quebec City was in a league of it's own!

 Our Suite in Montreal.

We managed to get lost several times on our journey. Mainly because neither one of us could speak or read very much French!


The front of our Quebec City hotel. Wonderful place!


And the 2 pictures that we actually thought to take of our suite in Quebec City!
(Ignore the sick looking person on the couch -- I had a terrible allergy attack our first night
in Quebec City, but luckily, I got through it and was able to enjoy the rest of our honeymoon!) 



 

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