Kelowna bound again

It is a little embarrassing to say that while I am about to go to the Okanagan for the fourth or fifth time this year I have experienced very little of it. Maybe one of the 28 things I should do this year should be experience the Okanagan. Go to a winery, find the mini-horse ranch that I heard about from one of our photographers, do something on the lake...

However this trip is just another in and out all work based trip. It was also -20 a couple of days ago and is calling for -11ish while I am out there so I am going to be doing my finest to not lose any fingers.

Although, I have to say the weather in Vancouver has not been what I expected. There was a -8 day and snow. Not snow that went away once it hit the ground. Snow that stayed. Not what I signed up for! It is also calling for snow in Vancouver. Please see below:



I love that 5-10cm of snow warrants a storm watch!

That being said, it looks like it should break on Friday and next week we will be back into the positive numbers.

Happy Movember

I love this month, the month that guys that shouldn't grow mo give it a go and guys that can grow mo's look like creeps. I am deciding at the end of this week who I am donating my mo funds to. It's a hard call... but I think it will be divided for the person that most looks like they would start a bar fight and the person that is doing the worst job of growing one.

If I was a guy I would have a beard, I'm sure of this. I would also wear a lot of plaid.

I'll get there when I get there

I have been home for five days and have finally unpacked my bags and put away my luggage... it is like I never left...which is sad.

I miss NL already but know that I should be here for the time being. I am not sure I could ever see myself freezing my ass off back in NL but I do love it there. I am certain that it is mainly to do with all of the people that I love in NL. The people that know me the best and remember all of my stupid/hilarious moments are there.

It was a hectic to say the least. Fitting people into hour and a half time slots, trying to catch up with everyone and really only doing an adequate job. I did have a delightful time at the party that Ivany hosted... even though she had to babysit me at the end of the night, out at Moo's curled up on the couch in Terranceville and chilling with Turpin in Placentia in a house I am shocked she hasn't set fire to. Jill's wedding was also lovely... somehow it was 16 degrees and sunny in November! Never saw that coming, it was a perfect ceremony and totally them.

I love the Newfoundland accent, it is delightful. After a week home I sounded like I was from the bay (or so I think). It was excellent, sadly I have lost it already. I love that when walking into the liquor store I overheard a lady on the phone... the conversation went like this "Missus....misses... you called me, right?!? Wah...wah?" It made me delighted to be home.

In one drive on the highway it snowed, rained and was sunny enough to need my sun glasses.

I did feel like the kid of the group as all of my friends are starting to grow up and I am no further forward, still unable to claim where I will live long term. I am happy for them all but I feel like I am on another page. For now I think that is a good thing... I'll get there when I get there.

All and all it was a great trip. Makes my heart hurt that I am missing out on big events and babies growing up but I am where I should be, at least for now.

On my way to the Rock

In three hours I will board my flight back to the Rock, couldn't possibly be more excited. I home all of the excitement wears off by the time I get on the plane, otherwise I am going to be pretty exhausted tomorrow. My arrival in NL is going to be hectic at best... the weekend schedule is action packed.

Here is a run down:
Friday
Arrive -11:15 am
Lunch with Dad
Nap!
Party at the Ivesters for my return - get dolled up in Halloween costume... possibly freeze to death

Saturday
Day - decorate for Jill's party
Dinner - cook a three course meal for Mom and Sherry (It's almost Sherry's b-day)
Evening - Party at Jill's

Sunday
11-1 - Frisbee with NL women's team
2-4 Nan's 80th B-day at Dads
Evening - see Shelley and Julie... hopefully if all plans pan out

Monday
Pass out!

10 Days really doesn't seem like enough time, but I am sure that I will fit it in along with a little 'around da' bay' time.

I am not sure if I am going to entirely miss NL or if it will be great to go home but happy to be back in Vancouver too... it's a hard call. I guess I will know in 10 days. Really the main thing is that I miss the people incredibly... if only I could transplant them all... but I do love a lot of things about Sin City too...

Three hours!!

What's my password?

I forgot the password to my blog.... what a smack in the face! Clearly I need to update more frequently. The other day Davena sent me a piece of mail mentioning that she read my blog... I forgot I have readers. So... I will do better!

This is the brief update:
•I am working on a list of 28 things to do in my 28th year... the list grows daily. I think it will be hard to do it all but I am going to try. One task is 100 blog posts... so I didn’t forget about you
•I completed this project with work... I’m pretty proud of it http://connectionsforlife.ubc.ca/#okanaganlive
•I just got back from an international recruitment trip in Seattle, loved it! I forgot how much I love recruiting
•I gained 5 lbs on my trip and now the dress that I am wearing at Jill’s wedding (Nov 6th) is kinda tight... I probably shouldn’t think it is so funny, but it kinda is. I love how I look after myself the bulk of the year and a week and a half of laziness and it shows, oops
•I go home to NL in 2 days!! I am so ridiculously excited!
•I am on a big local produce kick... I think it will be a forever thing... but I am currently taking pre and post pictures. I will post a couple! I only get geekier with age
•My nickname on this coast is Foxy...

That is the general idea of my state of life. Things are good. It has turned rainy in Van and I am more than a little sad about it... however I plan on learning to knit so maybe that will keep me occupied.

Coles notes of the summer

Dear Blog,

Sorry I have forgotten about you. It isn’t that you don’t matter; there was just so much going on that it was hard to get around to posting. I’ll make effort to be better in the future. I blame it on the arrival of sun in Vancouver. I see how everyone forgives the city for all of the rain once it is sunny. With all of the beach volleyball, ultimate, swimming at kits pool, hanging out at the beach and in general being outside it really affects my blog time.

After a couple of months it is hard to evaluate if anything interesting has actually happened in my life. I have attended several frisbee tournaments including, Potlatch (the highlight), Big Thirst, and Babes’N’Hats. Two out of three of my frisbee teams won their divisions. Beach volleyball is just one of the most fun sports ever!
I also headed to Calgary to visit bro and Maggie came from NL, it was such an awesome five days! I was like a kid in a candy store seeing Mags and Gav. It was pretty action packed between shopping, Banff, Lake Louise, zip lining and eating steak. While I had a blast, not so sure that I could ever live in Calgary, I think I would miss the ocean too much. I much prefer Vancouver.

I think I could solidly say I will be here for a year or two more at the least. However, might all come down to what job I get next... time to start looking. I am lucky and got to do some really cool projects with UBC. I just hope my next job is a bit more long term, I don’t need a permanent job but it would be nice to have someone that I could really get into long term. Time will tell...

I still have a couple of items on my to do list to tick off before I am officially willing to let go of summer, including hiking the chief and going to the PNE. It is hard to think that I am about to head into consistent daily downpours... but I guess I will get used to it.

I will be home (NL) in less than two months and I am so very excited. Pumped about Jill’s wedding and I can’t wait to get my dress in. Looking forward to catching up with everyone I just hope that it isn’t too cold now that I am a super weenie.
I think that is the bulk of the news to report...

Xo
Me

Lil' bit delayed

On the flight returning from a great week in Florida with my Mom and Sherry. I have to say one of the more mellow vacations I have taken, but that’s not a bad thing. Sometimes I think I need someone to tell me to stop before I ever do. I am more a go go go type that eventually burns out, sleeps a day away and then goes again.

The week was beach, beach and more beach. Toss in shopping (maybe too much, my budgets hurting a little) and a trip to Busch Gardens and that pretty much wraps it up. I have never heard Sherry scream like she did on one of the roller coasters, she claims that I have reduced her lifespan by 5 years… that’s just how I vacation. Always have to put a little something in there. It’s better than when than when the white water raft flipped… that was the time I thought I took them too far on vacation.

I think my idea vacation would be a vacation that I need a vacation from after. I love my activity, trying something new, playing a sport, meeting new people or just getting into trouble. However with the insanity of work lately, this was pretty much perfect.

In other news, I’m just about to head into firsbee tournament season. I have Flowerbowl with the Women’s team June 5-6th, possibly Eugene Oregon a couple of weeks later, a somewhat mellow July, Babe’N’Hats beginning of August and Kamloops at the end of August. With playing four days a week and all of the tournaments should be a pretty steady summer. Also a trip to Calgary in July/Aug and a couple of concerts, seems like a pretty solid summer ahead.

Sunday I go see Mumford and Sons! I couldn’t be more excited. I missed the ticket sales and had to buy it off of eBay but totally worth it. Sadly I will have to miss half of the last week of beach volleyball but totally worth it. With all my summer plans sadly I couldn’t sign up for the summer league but will still probably sub on occasion. It’s been a lot of fun and I think I will want to play all summer next year, mellow out on the Frisbee (I say that now, not sure if I will follow through on that one).

So life is good. I’m one lucky chick.