Let the concerts begin!

I am going to my first concert of the year tonight. Three Days Grace is playing here in town and I am really looking forward to the show. It will be the first time I've seen this band live. CT is going with me (it was part of his birthday present from me).

I had a great weekend. CT and I spent like 30 hours together; it was awesome! That is the most time we've ever spent together in one chunk. We met up with his friends (a couple) at the hotel and sucked back quite a few drinks at the hotel and then went for dinner at a pub to watch the leaf game. It was a lot of fun! I really like his friends, they are a lot of fun. And I guess the girl is really happy to have me in the group now since she's used to hanging out with a bunch of guys. She's a really nice girl, I could see us becoming friends.

Sunday, we went for breakfast (buffet) near the hotel and then went down to the Jays game. It was a good time! Every minute I spend with CT is amazing. Even if we just do nothing, I enjoy just being with him. Man, I've got it bad ;)

This weekend, for Easter, CT is coming to my place for the family dinner thing, and then I am going to his parents' place on Sunday for their family dinner. I will get to meet his dad, sister, brother-in-law, and nephew. I hope they like me! I'm sure once they see how much CT loves me and what a great catch I am, they won't be able to help but love me too! :)

Birthday celebrations

Here we are at another Friday. And it could not come soon enough! Today was the first day when I actually feel like I can join the world of the living again. I barely ever get colds, but this one was just nasty! I’m sure my coworkers wanted to throw me out the window at some points since I was always coughing and blowing my nose. I think the worst is over now *knock on wood*.

I have another full weekend coming up. Tonight, I am going to a ladies dinner party. It’s at my house actually. My mom is hosting it, so there will be some people her age, and some people my age. I’m sure it will be fun.

Tomorrow, is my man’s birthday. He’ll be 28 tomorrow. We’re heading to Toronto to meet up with some of his friends (the couple we went out with on St. Paddy’s). We’ll have dinner with his friends, then stay over at a hotel for the night, woohoo to that ;) Sunday, we’ll meet up with the friends again for breakfast and then go to the Jays game on Sunday afternoon. Should be an awesome weekend!

Down with the sickness

I woke up this morning with a raging sore throat AND a nasty cough... not a good combination! Every time I cough, I want to die. I went to work for the morning since I have a big meeting with a client tomorrow that I had to prepare for, but I came home at lunch. Geez, I hope I am better tomorrow or this could make for an interesting meeting! I can barely talk and when I can, it's all deep and crackey like. Great. This should be fun tomorrow!

On to happy things, I met CT's mom yesterday. His dad wasn't there because he had gone golfing for the day. But, I got to meet his mom. What a nice woman! As soon as I got there, she gave me a big hug and jumped right into stories of CT's childhood. It was cute. I think she liked me, which is great!

After that, CT and I went to one of his friend's place to watch the pay-per-view wrestlemania thing. I didn't really think I'd like it, but I figured I would give it a shot since it's something CT likes and it would give me an opportunity to meet some more of CT's friends. I had a good time! Wrestlemania was better than I expected, it was quite entertaining. I actually enjoyed it, who would have thought?!?!?

This saturday is CT's 28th birthday, I am excited about giving him his present. I got him some Maple Leafs stuff as well as tix to go see Three Days Grace. They are playing in town here on the 12th. CT mentioned awhile back that he would like to go to some concerts this year, so we're gonna kick off the concert year with that show.

One of CT's friends asked us yesterday how long we have been together, and CT piped right up with "it will be 2 months on Tuesday". I thought it was adorable that he has been keeping track ;)

Something else that I found very cute was yesterday, CT told his friends about something his landlady had said. (I met his landlady briefly when we were out at a pub for St. Paddy's). CT's landlady ran into CT's sister at some point after she had met me, and she said to CT's sister "So, I bet you're excited to meet your future sister-in-law!". (CT's friends know his landlady, so CT brought this up when the discussion was on her). I thought it was so cute that CT would tell his friends this in front of me. Tells me that he is not totally freaked out at the possibility that I may be "the one". Sounds like he's getting serious about me! Which is great, because I am totally serious about him! He is the perfect guy for me. What we have just feels so right. Can't explain it; it's just right.

What a rush!

I was at the Leaf's game last night at the ACC and the leafs won 7:0 against Buffalo! It was amazing! The leafs made Buffalo look like fools! The leafs played amazing, they played like stanley cup champs. It may be too little too late, but I certainly enjoyed myself! I picked the right game to go to! It was a blast!

This afternoon, I am meeting CT's parents. I hope they like me! After that, I am meeting some more of CT's friends. Should be a good day!

Will I totally bore you if I talk about CT some more?

Yes, that's right, another post about CT. I just can't help it! I'm in love, okay?

I have a feeling about this one. I have never met someone that I have been so compatible with AND I have an awesome time with. I think I've hit the jackpot with this one. I really can't beieve how well things are going with us. It's just so effortless, so right. Hard to explain. He really is everything I've been looking for in a man. He makes me feel like I am the most special and important person in the world, he's kind, thoughtful, sweet, romantic (yet gives me the space I need too), funny, and not to mention dead sexy!

I think I may have found my match! :)

Level 1 graduate

I completed the Level 1 of pole dancing last night. I am sorry that it's over. I learned a lot though! I'm going to take Level 2 starting in May. Should be good!

I had a most excellent weekend. On friday, CT came over for the "meet the parents" dinner. It went really well. First thing my Dad says to him is "You must be Jeff!". DAD! Good thing I've never dated a Jeff. What a jokester...

On Saturday, lj and nej came over for a visit. We also met up with CT, so they got to meet my new man. We went out for dinner and then out dancing with a coworker of mine. It was a fun night! The time just flew by!

Sunday I went to a bridal shower for a girl at my church. It was really nice. I got to see some friends whom I haven't seen in awhile, so we got to catch up.

Now it's back to the grind. Why is it that the week goes by so incredibly slowly and then the weekend just flies by? No fair! And since I can only see CT on weekends (we work different schedules), it makes the weeks go even more slowly. Oh well, what can ya do. Absense makes the heart grow fonder, or something like that. I don't know if it's possible for me to grow fonder of him, I'm already totally in love with this guy ;)

Another full weekend coming up

Work has been busy this week, but we are getting lots done, which is good. So glad tomorrow is friday!

Tomorrow evening, CT is coming over. He may even meet my parents (he met my mom briefly already). So that should be fun! Big step, but it should be good times!

Then on Saturday, nej and lj are coming over - yay! CT is going to come by and meet up with us at some point, so he'll get a chance to meet the girls. We're going to go dancing and meet up with one of my work friends, so it should be a blast!

On Sunday, I have a bridal shower to attend. A girl at my church is getting married in may, so we're going to the shower.

So, should be a great weekend!

Okay, I think I just had the best weekend of my life!

On friday afternoon, we all left the office early and went for beers for St. Paddys. I had to leave after a couple of hours though because I was headed to meet CT to meet up with some of his friends. It was SOOO fun! CT has great friends! I really liked them. I think I really hit it off with them cuz CT told me after that when I went to the washroom, they all told him how wonderful I was and how much they liked me. Sweet! Gotta have it in good with the friends, and I hit that one out of the park ;) I had a little too much beer though, so I had to go back to CT's place to sober up a bit (thats the excuse i'm going with, okay?) ;)

On saturday, I went out with nej and it was a blast! We went to Ikea, went for dinner and saw "failure to launch". It was a good movie; very funny! I had a great day, but how could it not have been since I got to hang out with the nej! We always have good times :)

Then, after I droped nej off in b-town, I went to CT's place for our first sleep-over. Get this: we stayed up until 6:00am talking ;) ! I have heard of that happening where you get so engrossed in a conversation and just being with that person that you totally lose track of time. Yup, we went to sleep after the sun came up! We only slept for 2 hours, so I'm a little tired today, thank god for Timmies! The time with CT was amazing. I have never met a guy like this before. He treats me like a queen! Always giving me little surprise gifts and telling me how much he cares. And he seems really genuine. Of course, I always risk being wrong, since you never know, it could be all an act, but I really believe he is being genuine. I am giving him the benefit of the doubt. I have no reason to believe he's not being real, but after the BD thing last summer, I'm a little cautious. CT and I have been seeing each other for 6 weeks now, so we have been taking things slow, which is good. But, we are officially a couple now! YAY! I am so happy!!!! I tell ya, this guy is one in a million! Can't wait for you all to meet him! He is the best! I really like this one, I think I may keep him ;)

Happy St. Paddys!

And if you've had a week like mine, drink lots tonight! What a frustrating week at work this was. I am so glad today is friday! And that I get to see CT tonight and meet some of his friends. I'm sure that will cheer me up! I hope I can stay awake tonight, I am so exhausted :S

Only 3 days until St. Paddys Day!

And it's on a friday this year - yay! I'm going out to a pub for St. Paddys with CT and a couple of his friends. Big step! I'm meeting some of his friends. That's exciting, but I'm kind of nervous. I hope they like me. But really, how could they not?!?

Things at work are still really busy. The end is in sight, but there is still so much to do. I hope tomorrow will be a productive day!

MacHomer was hilarious!

Last night, i went to see MacHomer with CT. It was one guy who acted out MacBeth doing all the voices from the Simpsons. It was so well done! And absolutely hilarious! My stomach was hurting from laughing so hard. His Marge voice was especially good. He did them all really well. As an encore, he performed "Bohemian Rhapsody" using the voices of 25 of the most annoying voices in the music industry. He did Neil Young, Neil Diamond, Eminem, U2, ACDC, Guns N Roses, Metallica, Meatloaf, etc. It was amazing! What a great show all around.

After the show, CT cam back to my place and *gasp* met a few members of my family. He met Tom and my mom. That's a big step! We watched a movie and hung out, so by the time he left, we had spent 8 hours together; that's a long time! I had a really great time with him. We just seem to fit somehow. And get this: he actually listens to me when I talk! He'll bring up something that I said weeks ago. Blows me away. A man who actually pays attention and listens! And he's a total sweetheart and makes me feel special. Think I may have to keep this one ;)

Well, I brought work home with me this weekend. Enough procrastinating, time to bite the bullet and get to it. Have a fab Sunday afternoon everyone!

Is March over yet?!?!?!?

Work is absolutely nuts these days. All of our annual reports for our waste sites are due March 31st. And I am heavily involved in 2 environmental assessments which are coming to a close with lots of meetings to attend in late March. Yikes! How do I keep my sanity?!? Wait a minute, I never had it to begin with ;)

I know how I keep my sanity, it's being involved with CT. Things are going really well there. We see each other once a week, which seemed right about right, but I am finding that this week, I miss him a lot! I have a funny feeling that we will be a couple soon. Every time I see him, I like him more and more. He's one of those nice, sweet, gentlemanly guys that don't come along very often. And he makes me laugh, we have a great time together. The chemistry is definately building. At first, I thought we may have just had a friend connection, but since I've gotten to know him better in the last 5 weeks that we have been dating, I could definately see myself with him long-term. But, don't want to get too far ahead of myself!

On Saturday, CT and I are going to see "MacHomer". It's a one-man show; he does all the voices from the Simpsons (over 50) to a funny version of MacBeth. Should be a good time! So, another busy weekend ahead. Somehow I have to find time to go to work on the weekend too. It sucks, but the end of all these reports is in sight!

Perfect weekend

On friday evening, I went to CT's place to watch a movie and hang out. It was great! We chatted for a long time and I definately think the chemistry is building between us. Every time I see him, I like him more and more. I'm thinking this may be going somewhere, still too early to tell I guess. It's exciting! I really like this guy and I'm quite certain he likes me too!

On saturday, I had a Toronto adventure with mummy. We went to yorkdale, did a little shopping, had lunch in the food court (there is a new Thai place there and it is amazing!). Then we headed downtown for the matinee show of the Lord of the Rings musical. It was SOOO AWESOME! I highly recommend it to any Lord of the Rings fan! The casting and costumes were bang-on and the special effects were very impressive. I was a little skeptical about how they were going to pull this off, but they did an unbelievable job. For 27 million dollars, it ought to be a good show! There was this one part, with the balrog, where the entire theatre was windy and ashes blowing all over the place. Made you feel like you were actually in Middle Earth. Ashes were blowing in my face and we were up in the balcony. Too cool.

And they either cast really short people for all the hobbits or really tall people for everyone else because it was quite obvious that the hobbits were a lot shorter than the other characters.

All in all, the play was TOTALLY AWESOME! I laughed, I cred, I loved it. I didn't think that any play could top Mama Mia, but this one was better for sure. But if you don't know the story, you would be totally lost. Go see this show if you like Lord of the Rings! You will be totally amazed and not regret it!

After the show, we went for dinner and then headed to Ikea to pick out some stuff for my house. I didn't actually buy anything yet (except for this cool lamp I found for $20), but I have a bunch of stuff picked out so when I go back, I already know what I want to get. Only 57 more days until I move!!!! Getting close!

Another crazy week.

I'm so glad tomorrow is friday! I have date #5 with CT tomorrow night. I'm going to his place to watch a movie. Should be good times. Then on Saturday, I'm going to see the Lord of the Rings musical. I will let you all know how it is!

Highs and lows... all in the space of 15 minutes...

I had date #4 with CT last night. It went pretty well. We went to see a movie and then hung out at Timmie's and talked for a few hours. I had a really good time and I'm thinking we will likely continue seeing each other. I think he's into me ;) I just haven't quite figured out how I feel about him. I know I have a great time with him, we have a lot in common, he is attractive, etc. I'm just not sure if there's a lot of chemistry there. Sometimes it takes awhile for the chemistry to build though. So, I think I'll continue to see him and see what happens. So, I was happy coming home from our date, feeling like things went well.

Then, I walked in the door with everyone in my family sitting in the living room talking, which rarely happens... especially after midnight. So, I knew something was wrong. My brother Alex was assaulted at Wendy's. Here's what happened. My 2 brothers Alex and Tom decided to go to Wendy's for a snack. So, they were waiting for their food, and these two guys who had just got their food started bad mouthing my brothers (teasing Tom for having long hair, accusing them of being on a date). Apparently these 2 guys were also very rude to the staff as well. Anyways, Alex told him to put a lid on it, and the bad dude started throwing his food at them and threw his pop in Alex's face. Then he punched Alex in the nose and stormed out of the store. And smashed Alex's car window on his way out. The guys were on foot, so they didn't have a license plate number to track. Alex was pretty upset, and had a bleeding nose, so he called my mom, who called the police and headed over. They filled out a police report and were able to give good descriptions of the guys who assaulted them, complete with tattoo descriptions, so I hope they catch them! I feel so badly for Alex! He's such a sweet guy and doesn't deserve this! What is the world coming to?!?!

Well, I'm off to work (yes, on a Sunday). Lots of work to be done.

This week proves to be busy as well.

I just got home from my week house-sitting. It was a nice change. I enjoyed the peace and quiet.

This week is shaping up to be just as busy as last week. My pole dancing class started last night. It was SOOOO much fun! I am looking forward to the rest of the classes! It is a really good workout and very empowering. I think I've found my calling ;)

I have date #4 with CT scheduled for Saturday. Yay! Things are going well on that front. I'll have to let you all know how date #4 goes!

I think I'm going to have to work on Sunday. That will be the 3rd weekend in a row. It's the busiest time of year right now. I will be so glad when April rolls around! I don't mind the overtime though, I do get paid for it. And that's a good thing because I just had to take Zeke in for a tune-up and it cost almost $500 (he needed his front brakes replaced and a big service). Money seems to be slipping out of my fingers quite quickly these days. So, a little overtime is quite welcome to earn some extra cash.

Have a great week everyone! Especially you nej with your date tomorrow night! I will be thinking about you! And you better update your blog as soon as you get home because we are all going to be waiting with breath that is bated! ;)

The start of another week.

And a busy week it will be! Things are really busy at work, and I have full week in terms of other things too. Gym tomorrow and Wednesday, date #3 with CT (new guy) on Thursday, and then heading to nej's birthay celebration on Friday and Saturday. And then working on Sunday. All that and I am house and cat-sitting from this Wednesday until next Tuesday. At least I get to stay in this really nice condo and have some piece and quiet! Should be fun!

Marathon post!

So, stay with me here. It's a long one, lots to talk about!

I had a good weekend. I went all over town furniture shopping. I must have sat on a hundred couches! I wanted to get some ideas for my new house. I found some really good deals at this one store here in town. They were selling off last years models of a bunch of stuff. I found the perfect furniture for my house! Exactly what I have been looking for over the last few months! I was so pleased! Really good prices too compared to other stuff I had seen. And top of the line quality with a 10 year warranty.

Since I'm so excited, I just HAVE to describe my new furniture. Couch and loveseat that are aqua blue/green in colour with chocolate brown wood at the bottom, coffee table and end table with the wood matching the couches and they have a mirror inlay as the surface. For my bedroom, I got a whole set: poster bed, matching dresser with mirror, tall dresser, and 2 nightside tables. And I got a really good deal on a simmons beautyrest matresses set (clearance of last years model - over $1,000 off!) Every single piece I got was on sale! And it is exactly what I was looking for. I am so pleased! And what makes it even better, is they have a deal on where you can set up monthly payments for 3 years, no interest. Can't beat that!It's hard to describe what the stuff looks like, so you'll just have to visit me and see if for yourself!

On the man front, I have a second date on Friday (with the guy I went out with last saturday). Yay! And then I'm heading to Waterloo on Saturday to see Kel! WOOHOO!

On the weight loss front, I have been going to the gym consistently 4 to 6 times per week in the last month. I have really noticed a difference in my muscles - I'm getting buff! I haven't lost any weight yet, but I know that will come soon. My mom and I started this weight loss plan together. We weigh ourselves together once a week and whoever has lost the least amount of weight that week puts $10 in a pot and then we save the money for a spa day for the 2 of us. Pretty neat idea, eh? my mom came up with it, she has such good ideas :)

Okay, that's it for now! Peace out

Another first date!

I just got back from a first date with a new guy. It was with the guy I was posting about earlier (the one who had recently met someone else for s first date, so wasn't sure if he wanted to meet me while he was still seeing her). Anyways, I guess he got it sorted out because he wanted to meet me. So, we went to a local sports bar to watch the leafs game. He even bought me a gift; a stuffed moose that is wearing a toronto maple leafs hat. I thought that was SOOOO sweet. What a nice gesture.

All in all, I had a really good time on the date. We had a lot to talk about and he seems like a genuinely nice and caring guy. I would definately like to see him again, I'll have to wait and see what he thinks.

Yay! Trip to visit Niki planned!

Lj and I are going to visit Niki for her wedding reception! And I couldn't be more excited. I haven't seen Niki in almost 2 years, way too long in my opinion! We're only going for 4 days, so we'll have to make the most of every minute! I'm super excited! My first trip out west.

Something that is not so happy is that we received notice that our technician in our group is resigning. To go and work for my former boss who quit in November. Sheesh! Another one bites the dust! A year ago, we had 8 people in my group, now we'll be down to 4. Need to hire a new technician pronto! The other project manager and I are going to go for lunch tomorrow to have a little pow-wow about this and try to figure out what the heck we're going to do without our tech. And I'm going to treaten him within an inch of his life saying he better not quit too! And I'm sure he'll do the same for me. We are the 2 managers, so without us, the group would fall apart, or so I would like to think ;) Everyone is important, we need our CAD operator too. This just is getting scary. Since I started 2 years ago, almost 15 people have left. When you have a department of 25, that is a lot! We have some new people too though. I guess the turnover rate in consulting is high. I'm one of the veterans now, I guess ;)