It just works

I must admit life is pretty good right now with the exception of a few minor details such as my skin is too white and I haven't won the lottery yet.

I guess that's why I haven't done much blogging, I don't want to be an obnoxious boaster. Ya right.

It's been a whole month and Mr. Awesome is still very much awesome. It was on our 4th date where he said to me: "It just works" That pretty much sums us up. It seems like we have the same attitude towards almost everything. One exception, I will probably never be as enthused about guns as he is, although I have agreed to let him teach me how to shoot one, so you never know. Oh and just for the record he doesn't hunt. He shoots targets and goes to competitions and stuff like that.

My friend notquiteawake has decided that I am worthy of this award:


But what kind of award comes with a catch? I am supposed to write about 3 things I'm obsessive about...

Picking my cat's nose: Picking anything really, I can't stand gunk. I need to get rid of it. Nose gunk, ear gunk, eye gunk, pimple gunk... blech. So far I've refrained from removing the gunk from anyone but myself and my cat. So far.
Coloring my hair: My hair is a different color every 2-3 months. Between brown and blonde and all sorts of shades in between. I just love that feeling of having a new look. Right now it's dark brown with a spattering of blonde highlights.
Boys: I'm pretty sure Ashlee Simpson wrote a song about this one. Usually when I decide I like someone I start "plotting" on how I'm going to obtain them. This never ends well because I can't let it go. It's the challenge that I really obsess over. Lucky me, this is not a problem I'm currently having :)

So now I'm supposed to tag more people, but instead I'm just going to suggest that if you think this is fun go ahead and do it on your blog! Plus I'm not sure anyone except by blog besties read this and they've both already done one.

Canada Day & July 4th

OMG I love Corb Lund. It's no secret He performed, I watched, resulting in the BEST. CANADA DAY. EVER.

The show was put on by a charity group raising funds for solar panels. It started out with a local rock group called the Michael James Band, then we heard from a local punk band called Rejects. Both were ok. Nothing special but good listening. Then a band out of Vancouver named Hey Ocean! got up on stage. I've seen this band perform a small set once before and I remembered them being decent. So I was pleasantly surprised when they turned out to be much better than I remembered. Kind of a Feist crossed with Jack Johnson feel to them.

As for Corb he was as amazing as always, and the outdoor venue suited him. What I'd really like to know is, where he got his beer from? The venue was dry but Corb had beer. Corb always has beer. Loved it. It was my 5th Corb Lund show and I can't wait for the next one.

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A hiking we shall go! Saturday was my first ever northern bc hiking adventure. We went to Tumbler Ridge where they have TONNES of great trails and some amazing scenery. There is just one catch:



I am scared SHITLESS of bears. I think if I ever saw one while wandering the wilderness, I would probably die of fear. I braved it, me and my bear bell. I'm glad I did, because this is what I saw...






Also I put on a bit of a mountain top gun show wearing my awesome I'm not Benny t-shirt:



Can't wait till our next adventure :)

Wiggity Whack Weekend Recap

I need to break up with my insecurities, they are torture.

On Friday, I went out with Mr Awesome (I think I'm going to refer to him as that from now on) and we had the most amazing time. He took me to a remote spot on the river, we had a fire, roasted marshmellows and watched the sun go down. It was perfect. Just me and him surrounded by a breath taking bit of nature. It couldn't have been better.

Until...

He dropped me off and said, "I'm not going to have time to see you for the rest of the weekend"

WHO SAYS THAT!?

I of course immediately read that to mean that he wasn't that keen on seeing me. Again. Ever. This tortured me all weekend. When I hadn't heard from him on Sunday night, I decided that I needed to give him a call.

Sure glad I did. Turns out I was being a basketcase for nothing. In a way I'm kinda thankful as it marks a bit of a milestone because up until this point, I had nothing to lose.

I'm scared shitless and it's absolutely exhilarating.

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All that stomach twisty, turny angst resulted in an interior decorating spree. My apartment looks great! However it's still missing the 42" flat screen. Maybe I'll find a $1,000 on my way home from work today?

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I know I promised pictures but I didn't end up going to the Mud Bogs over the weekend. Apparently there's another one coming up that's better and closer. I'll guess I'll have to wait for that redneck experience.

Today's post is brought to you by the words hodge and podge

I play slo-pitch on a team with all 3 of my brothers and my super awesome sister in-law. We play and we drink beer. We are definately better at the beer drinking than we are at playing. Still, it's a lot of fun.

Last night we had a bad game. When it's your turn to bat and your 3 up and 3 down, it doesn't leave much time for beer drinking, and getting your ass kicked is way less fun when you don't have time to drink your beer. WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO DRINK BEER!! This zapped all the fun right out of the game. So what did we do? We drank beer and practised post game for 2 hours.

Practises are fun.

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I'm going to my first ever Mud Boggs this weekend. Mud Boggs are where backyard mechanics get together to race their modified toys (trucks) through super deep mud. At least that's what I've been told happens. I've never been before. It's very redneck. I'll take pictures

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And uhmmm... how freakin' cool is this?? A reunion game and dinner with the Blue Jays of the Glory Years.

Nah, I'll just have a cold beer.

It is summer, and in the summer I have a hard time eating. I'm busy, its inconvienent and its hot. So food, unless you're something of the popsicle variety I really don't want to eat you.

This is great for weight loss (although not at all healthy) but REALLY REALLY bad when you are trying to train for a marathon.

I went for a run late last night after I got back from my riding lesson and it did not go well. I felt weak. I thought about it and realized that I hadn't eaten anything since the 1/2 a salad I had at lunch. In fact that salad was all I had all day.

Does anyone else get this way in the summer? I'm going to have make sure I eat properly, but I'm wondering if there are any solutions that might make this less of a battle?

Who thought, I'd ever have to worry about not eating enough?!

2 dates downs and still no urge to run...

I even experienced the "is he going to call" anxiety. In fact, I did not go ANYWHERE on saturday without having my phone in plain sight.

Thank goodness I didn't have to wait long as I received the call I was waiting for that evening. phew! That call lead to date number 2.

Another great date that included dessert, drinks at an out of the way pub, and a walk along the river complete with some beaver watching. It was nice, I really didn't want it to end. He even walked me to my door at the end of the night.

I'm looking forward to seeing him again.

So, the date went...

I have to admit that I just went on the best first date ever! It was pretty awesome.

He picked me up, even got out of the vehicle and opened the door for me! We went for drinks and talked, and then we took a little drive outside of town. After which we went to his brothers for some more drinks and a relaxed chat. A hug goodnight and voila - 5 and 1/2 hours later! If I didn't have to work in the morning, we'd probably still be out.

I like him. yay!