what's in your backpack?

i've been up since 7, and i am SUPER pleased on how productive i've been this morning! i don't have class today, so i've been taking the morning to catch up on my bills, homework/readings, and to keep true to one of my new years resolutions, exercise 4 times a week by going for a run this morning. it was friggen COLD! for the rest of the day, i have to finish my passport renewal forms, and finish my university applications. i'm going for try number two this time.. but now i have a plan. i didn't get in last year because i was missing my physics 12 class, SO.. i have applied to take that course in may/june to get that out of the way. stupid requirements.. you would think that they would be okay with me not having physics 12 because i've done 3 years of calculus and physics classes because thats how all architectural classes are based, but nope.. guess not.

anyways, other than the many forms i have to fill out, i have some cleaning to catch up on.. my bathroom needs to be "vimed", and then i'm trying out a new recipe for dinner! yet again as another one of my new years resolutions, eating healthier. my goal is to try and cut out bad carbs. they are my weakness because well carbs are so delish.. and i already eat only whole grain pasta, and whole wheat bread, (i wont eat white pasta or bread anymore) but potatoes and white rice are my weakness. i grew up eating white steamed rice, so its hard to curb the habit, but i will! i wish i got my mom's great metabolism jeans.. shes wonderfully thin haha.

oh, and as a side note: alex and i had a movie date last night and saw up in the air. it was really good! and george clooney is great to look at! haha

i have to quickly pop over to my aunts house, so i best be off!
hope everyone is having a productive day! (if you are wanting to be productive)
xxx

today: carry out - timberland feat. justin timberlake (alex's suggestion)

wishing dust.

i just came home a little while ago from lunch with the girlies, and i am blogging because they were just saying that i do not blog enough! so HERE I AM! blogging about my time with them!

anyways, it was really nice seeing everyone! mindy, mecoh, steph, taylor, nicole and i all got together for lunch at hot shots to visit and catch up! its been awesome being home visiting with everyone that i haven't seen in ages. i don't think i've seen mindy since graduation! and shes married and expecting a baby!! its hard to believe where everybody is now, and what they are up to!

for the rest of the day, i have some errands to run around town, and then dinner down at my parents. my sister and her husband leave tomorrow, so my faj is making a dinner of their favorite things!

well, my maj just got a new yoga workout video and i think i'm going to go test it out!
hope everyone is enjoying their saturday!
xo

hello 2010!

happy new year everyone! its 2010, and everything has been good thus far!
xx

in other words.

sitting at home, and i just finished organizing everything (and i mean everything).. today i was a busy bee running around town doing errands and then i had a visit with alex in the afternoon before he headed to work. its so weird.. him and i have barely seen each other since we've been home, and we are only 5 minutes away.. and in toronto we are hours away from each other, but see one another way more often.

anyways, tonight i am just hanging out at home and being a hermit. i haven't been reading much since i've been home, so i may cozy up with a blanket and some tea and read my little heart out.

i'm tired of writing for now, and i don't have anything interesting to report...
hope you are having a good night!
(L)

today: heartbreak warfare - john mayer

holidaze.

its been about a month since my last post, so i will catch you up on my life events! i am home now! home as in cranbrook home that is.. and its been lovely! its been two years since i've been home for christmas, so even though i don't like the winter time, i have been loving the fresh white snow! its been nice having family time, and catching up with a few special ones.

last night was jakes annual christmas dinner, and it was awesome to see everyone all together! i haven't seen some people like mecs and jord since graduation!!! i got there late and left early, but it was still a good time visiting with everyone and watching people play flip cup :)

for the rest of my time at home, i just plan on relaxing, and hanging out with friends. i don't leave for toronto until january 9th, so i still have a bit of time left!

today, i have a few errands to do around town, and then i believe i am going to try and go for a run! and the rest is up for grabs..

anyways, i've got some laundry/cleaning to do and then i'm going to help my dad make some lunch!
hope everyone had a wonderful christmas!
xxx

today: happy - leona lewis

bad luck with the flu.

thank goodness its friiiiiiiiday! now, i have been sick about three times in the past two months and i don't know whats been going on, but once again, here i am in the sick boat. this time however is particularly awful. alex took me to the hospital on wednesday night because i woke up in the middle of the night shaking uncontrollably and they said i just have a really bad case of the flu (not swine, thank god..) so now i am just hangin' in there and trying to take my vitamins and minerals. i really try not get take any medication whether it be for headaches or a cold, but the doctor insisted that i take some cold and flu medication.. so i am. but i will admit, i feel much better today than i did yesterday!

anyways, enough about my sickly ways.. ive had a pretty busy week with school, and this weekend i have a lot of drafting to do. i have been working on designing a health sciences centre, and now i have do to working drawings for it. and then if i am feeling up to it, i really want to go see the movie, the blind side. i looove all of sandra bullock's movies! and this one looks particularly good. i haven't yet jumped on the twilight bandwagon like everyone else.. i haven't seen the first movie yet, or read the books. but i do plan to rent the movie to watch it eventually. im sure i will love it when i see it, but it just hasnt appealed to me.

i cant believe its nearly the end of november. i go back to cranbrook on december 21st and i haven't started any of my christmas shopping yet.. i really should get on that.

well, its time to take my cold and flu pills.
xxx

today: fireflies - owl city

moments in a lifetime.

leonid meteor shower.

light it up.

hello monday! its a beautiful day today, although it is a bit chilly. i've had a pretty lazy day today. i had class today from 8-11, and then i was back home to have lunch and catch up on some reading and homework. later on tonight, alex and i are going to go for a run together. we haven't gone for a run together in SO long.. we really push each other to keep going.
this week is another busy one, but not nearly as hectic as that last few that have passed. tomorrow i have my building science presentation that i've been waiting to do for two weeks now. i am going to go over the paper tonight one last time, and then meet my group members to do a quick run through again tomorrow. i think i've gone over this 22 page paper six times now, so it better be pretty freakin' close to perfect. then wednesday is another day of classes and i have another presentation to do as well. this one is for my architectural business management class. i used to be really scared doing presentations, but now i really enjoy it! its always nerve-racking, but when i get up there, things seem to go pretty smoothly. thursday is my super long day at school, i have studio, and then technical writing, and portfolio, and then i jet home to eat dinner and watch greys!!!!!!! its my all-time fav :) and last but not least, friday. its the usual.. class and class, and then i may have some plans with some girlies from school.

well, i'm off to make some tea for myself. my toes are cold..
hope you are having a wonderful monday!
xxx

today: morning after dark - timbaland feat. soshy

i like. i love. i want.

tainted obligation.

after a long hiatus from blogging, i am back. i have been so busy busy with school and other such things that i have let my blogging commitments fall through the cracks. but HERE I AM!!!
time to play catch up. since my last blog, a lot has been going on..

september:
-alex and i had your 4-year anniversary on the 22nd of september! i can’t believe it’s been 4 years :)

october:
-just busy with school school school, and then i had my reading break and meghan came to visit and stayed with me for the week! then steph came to visit toronto for a family function, and we met up for lunch and caught up on all of life’s events. it’s nice to see people from home, i haven’t been back in so long! i miss it.. but i will be back for christmas break.
anyways, back to it. on halloween i had a few people over and we all dressed up and had drinks, appys, and then watched a scary movie in the theatre room. it was fuun! but the clean up was even better...

november:
-it’s only the beginning of november, and not much has happened. ive been so bombarded with school and liife for the past couple months. last night was treacherous! its been project after project, exam after exam, assignment after assignment, and i was stuck finishing a 40 page architectural business plan because one of the group members fell through and didn’t complete what she was supposed to, so there i was 5:51am... finishing my paper, and then off to Kinko’s to print it off and get it binded. thank goodness for 24hour FedEx Kinko’s (my lifesaver)
anyways, it got binded at 6:30am, and then i was off to hand it in for 8. when i got home, i layed down and slept until 3ish in the pm.. my sleeping patterns are ruiiined!!!!

enough of my ranting.. tomorrow is a new day. i have my preliminary drawings due for my studio class, and a methodology due for my capstone technical writing class. then at nighttime alex is cooking me dinner! then we are going to watch grey's anatomy together. love him. and then friday is school from the morning until late afternoon, and then i have to pick up alex's laptop form apple (i dropped it on the tile, which then proceeded for it to bounce and land on the swiffer vac, which then led to it having a MASSIVE dent, and a cracked battery) oh, my luck with electronic devices.. so, $456.00 later, problem solved. back to friday, alex is taking me out on a date!!! we have both been so busy that we haven’t been out on date in over a month. yay for surprises!

then saturday and sunday is homework, a tire change to switch over to my winter tires, laundry, gym, yoga class, and hopefully time for relaxing.

i think that’s all i have to say for now..
xxx