80's heartbreak.

i am so sleepy today. for the past couple nights ive had such a hard time getting to sleep! last night i was up until 5:13am when the sun was about to rise, and the night before that it was 3:58am! im not sure what it is, but i know that i need to get a good nights sleep tonight. i just finished catching up on my emails, bills, and other such things. now, i am just debating on what to conjure up for dinner.. i was originally planning to make something from my new cookbook, but im just not feeling it up to it. maybe just a quick salad with some soy sesame tofu i have in the fridge. bah! im so tired, but i don't want to nap for fear that i will spoil my sleep for tonight.

this past week i spent most of my time down at alex's place. it was so nice out during the week that i took advantage of the fact that he lives at the harbor front and went for a run everyday! its a nice combination of hot weather, with the breeze of the water :)

tonight, i think i will be a bookworm and finish the rest of the time traveler's wife! i haven't let myself see the movie until i finish, so hopefully i will be able to see it sometime this week!!!

anyways, im going to watch some gilmore girls! its taking me forever to finish the seventh season because ive been watching it online and im too broke to buy it at the moment. every time i get to one of my favorite episodes, the thing pops up and says "you've watch 72 minutes of MEGAVIDEO! please wait 54 minutes to watch more!" argh...

hope you have a goodnight!
xx

ps. ive been forgetting to post my favorite tunes for the day.. so i will catch you up on what ive been listening to.

today:
runnin' - doman & gooding feat. dru & lincoln
it takes two - rob base & DJ ez rock
good girls go bad - cobra starship feat. leighton meester
breathe in - frou frou
run this town - jay-z feat. kanye west & rihanna

a hard day's night.

whew! i have finally made it through another exam period, and i am still standing. these measly 3 classes weren't much compared to my regular school schedule, but for some reason i was so nervous for them!
anyways, i have about 3 weeks until the fall semester starts, and then its back to the books (sort of).. i still have to finish up one of my online courses and book my exam.

for the past few days ive been hitting the gym lots, its been too hot to go for runs outside. with the temperature of 30 degrees, plus the humidity factor making it 40, i almost died when i went for one the other day. anyways, for the past few days alex and i have been finishing up his place with making last minute purchases. im really happy that its finally coming together. its been a bit of a struggle in this heat wave because the air conditioning hasnt been working, but its ALLLLMOST done.

tomorrow, im going to get a new front entrance mat for the condo, and a bathroom organizer of some sort. the bottom shelf of my vanity is out-of-control! anyone have any ideas? im sort of lost on what i should get to try and get it under control. (hair ties, bobby-pins, clips, blow dryer, curling irons, flat irons, hair products, medical items... etc. BAH!) after that, i want to try and catch a hot-yoga class (its a great work-out. you come out dripping of sweat, but its awesome.) and then i have dinner plans with my cousins! ive been able to see them quite a bit this summer, and im loving every minute of it!

anyways, im going to make some tea, and curl up with my new read; the time traveler's wife!
sleep well!
xx

picture time.

here are a few pictures of shan and abel's wedding.. (like i promised)

the ceremony location

the tea ceremony in the morning

annd the bride and groom!

you jump, i jump, jack.

its another gorgeous day here. its 26 degrees, so not as warm as i would like it, but still great! right now, i am making oreo truffles for our new neighbors that moved in last week. my cousin made them a little while ago and they were DELICIOUS! sooo anyway, they are currently refrigerating for 60-80 minutes. on a different note: i cant believe its already august.. this summer has just flown by. oh! and my sister just recently got married at the end of july. i will post pictures at some eventual point, but i just cant be bothered with it right now. anyways, it was a gorgeous outdoor ceremony in king city. we totally lucked out because the forecast called for a thunderstorm.. it rained all morning and then stopped just in time for the ceremony, cocktails, and photo-sessions, and then the instant we left, it down-poured! it was a gorgeous day, and they are now on their honeymoon. (which means that ive had the house to myself for a week. until sunday..)

moving on.. my summer school is alllllmost OVER! i have my finals on the 13th of august, and then i am FREE FREE FREE! and alex and i were thinking of taking a trip up to the niagara vineyards for a little road trip before school starts. we originally planned to save up enough money to vacation to hawaii (my favorite place on earth.. ive been there at least 5 times), but its just too darn expensive! oh well, maybe next year.
anyways, back to the truffles!
xx

we (he) got the condo!!!

just sit tight.

its hot hot hot here! ive spent the past two days getting all my homework, cleaning, and other such things out of the way, so tomorrow i can spend the day with alex! we haven't seen much of each other since ive started my summer classes and work, so it will be AWESOME to have the day together!
tomorrow we are going to look at two condos down at the harbor front. hopefully they will be potential buys! and then its yoga, and some last minute buys for shan's wedding, and alex has to look for some dress pants and a tie. OH, and the most eventful thing tomorrow: midnight market! it's a chinese market that is one night only, and they have a million kiosks selling all sorts of things. (food, books, trinkets, etc.) exciting exciting!

anyways, i'm off to look at some more of my statics. (i want to try and get ahead of my reading.. wish me luck!)
hope its a hot day for you tomorrow!
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we are rockstars.

a lot has happened since my last post. its been a while, but now i have much things to report!

SO! where to start...
1. i got a new job! i currently work at tommy hilfiger as a sales associate. its not the greatest, but it pays alright, and they give me about 40 hours a week, and are flexible with my school schedule.
2. i wasn't accepted to ryerson university (a huge disappointment: a lack of me being studious in highschool) but it gives me an opportunity to work harder on my portfolio.
3. i am taking 1 course at school, and 3 courses online to upgrade my high school marks.
4. my cousin got married!
5. my other cousin had a little baby girl (her name is caylee, and is now 1 month and 6 days old)
6. annd last but not least, alex didnt get accepted for student housing, so we have been apartment hunting, and we are going to look at 2 potential condos on friday. they are small, but are in a brand new building, and on the harbour front! (for those who don't live in toronto, its a PRIME spot to have a condo)

anyways, tonight i have some serious homework to catch up on. last week, i worked overtime because of the holiday, so i need to catch up on my statics work. and other than that i need to clean the condo, and cook some dinner!

tomorrow, i have hot yoga in the morning, and then work from 1-10... and then home for some gilmore girls! i am almost done season four, and then i have to go out and get season five.

anyways, time to start making dinns.
:)

today: don't trust me - 3oh!3

because threre's beauty in the breakdown.

hello wednesday. ive been back in toronto for just a few days, and i have been doing a whirlwind of things. the job hunt is still on.. yesterday, i applied to over 10 places, so hopefully someone will PICK ME! when i first started applying for jobs, i was only applying to places i really wanted to work; but now, i think i will almost take anything.

its already quarter after noon, and i havent been very productive this morning. well, i did go to the gym.. but since then i have been rutting around the condo for things to do.

today: i plan on getting my butt in gear sometime soon to shower, and getting outside. its gorgeous outside today! sunshine, partly cloudy, and 20 degrees. like i was saying, i am going to another mall today to hand out more resumes, get some groceries for dinner, maybe make a trip to rogers to rent a movie, and then the rest of the day is up for grabs.

alright, i need to shower.
i hope there is sunshine where you are.
xx

today: let go - frou frou

satellites.

today has been a lazy day for me. ive just been rutting around the house looking through some of my old things. i found a bunch of cards that i thought i had lost that alex has given to me over the years. just reading them made me fall in love with him all over again. i cant believe we have been together for over 3 years! (it will be 4 this september) <3
other than the cards, i found my figure skating things. my dresses, medals, certificates, and skates. i cant believe it used to such a huge part of my life. i miss it! i have always thought about getting back into it, but i think maybe its just the thought i like, and not actually training for competitions and whatnot.
anyways, like i was saying, i also found a bunch of old photos of the family i want to put into albums for my parents before i leave for toronto again. we have a bunch of albums of the family when my sister and i were younger, but none of recent memory.

that should keep me busy for the next few days until i leave for toronto again.

i am excited to get back and start the summer. i am looking forward to what the summer might bring. maybe a new leaf will turn?
i need to:
-get a job (money is a necessity)
-plan my sisters bridal shower
-look into the new yoga place that just opened by my house.
-figure out whats going on with my university applications.

today: all in my head - nick lachey

dream a little, dream of me.