One part whiskey, one part love, two parts crazy

I'm at my parents for Christmas break, it was not the original plan but things changed. I surprisingly feel more at home here than I ever have. In reality this house has never been a home to me for I never wished to leave New Brunswick. Leaving Rusagonis changed everything for me, it was the first move that really affected my life. I've come to realize I've been letting that hold me back, I've held the life I had before on such a pedestal that I could not be as happy as I was then. My life is falling into place perfectly and it is time for me to embrace this. New Brunswick still means the world to me and it will always be my home but it is time to feel comfort elsewhere.

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
--Samuel Ullman

Minya and I, she's so gorgeous, I wish I had the musical ability she deserves

Quebec City

We got Remembrance Day off from school and Friday was an independent study day so Jess and I hitch hiked to Quebec City. This was our first real hitch hiking experience and it went really well! We got on the high way about 10:30 and got picked up within minutes and taken to Moncton (first time a father/daughter picked us up). We got picked up in about 15-20 minutes and taken to Fredericton, an old man driving to his grandkids in the States with lots of Christmas presents. We were crossing the road to get to the on ramp and as a car camp Jess held the sign up and jumped, he pulled over. Randy was going all the way to Quebec City and we had some awesome conversations with him.

We got a little lost trying to find Megan & Patrick's house but ended up there alright. Jess found them via Couch Surfing, they easily won cutest couple award. We spent all day Friday walking around Vieux Quebec, after getting lost. We don't take maps, we don't worry about getting lost, actually we look forward to it. It's not that we're ever completely lost, we like wandering and seeing where we end up. We found a really big toy store (Benjo) and spent quite some time in there, it was so awesome. When I'm rich, I'm gonna own a toy store.

More to come!

Baking Adventures

Jess and I tried to make Cake Pops one night...they're a lot harder than we though. Didn't turn out quite like they should but they were yummy! We also made too many, I think there are still some in our freezer.

None of my house mates had ever had Pierogi lasagna so last Friday I made a dish and Caty, Kristie and I ate half of it that night. Gareth never got to try any because we ate it so fast. They wanted me to make it again and we had all the ingredients except cottage cheese, so I said if they bought that I'd make it again. This time I made two dishes, I think one is gone already. Gareth & Margo got to try it this time and they both like it too. If you've never had it, I highly recommend it.

Caty turned 21 this week so we made her a cake :) Once again we made too much so we'll be eating cake all week.

Forever yours forever free
Together as one, the world is ours

-- Ashley MacIsaac

New Hair, Encore

I really like changing my hair a lot, my way of seeing it is that it grows back. Having dreads made it difficult to change up a lot so I really had to get rid of them. Now, je suis le petit prince :)

Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.

-- Le Petit Prince

Dreadies pt 2

Twas Time

I said they'd stay until at least Halloween

So I turned myself to face me
But I've never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see the faker
I'm much too fast to take that test

-- David Bowie

Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Cinema in town has a Rocky Horror Picture show the Friday of Halloween. This year we all went and dressed up. It's so much fun seeing it in theater like that versus watching it at home. If you've seen the movie, you know who is who.

Halloween Party at a friends tonight for our Saturday Adventure!

It's astounding
Time is fleeting
Madness takes its toll

-- Rocky Horror Picture Show

Pumpkins!!

I went to a coffee house with Lu (International Student I mentor) and then she came back to our house to carve pumpkins. Lu & Gareth had never done it before so it was fun. Now we have yummy pumpkin seeds.

It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark
Under the moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart
You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it
You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes
You're paralyzed

-- Michael Jackson

Thanksgiving '10

Jess & I tried to hitch hike to Coldbrook, Nova Scotia. We got stuck around Kennetcook, in the dark so Forbes and his mom had to come pick us up. It was a nice 10+ km walk though, with a beautiful view sprinkled with rain.

Forbes had to work that night so we hung out with his mom and then got up early to go to the Market. I love farmer's markets! We also went to a used book store and spent more than we had planned.

That night Forbes friends came over, they were a lot of fun and we got along well. The next day we went for a long walk with his dogs in the woods & orchard. It was a gorgeous sunny day and we got a lot of good pictures.

We had thanksgiving dinner that night and it was so delicious. 22lb turkey, mashed patatoes out our ears, squash etc etc.

We also played "He who falls asleep first, gets tortured most"...

Lazy Saturday

I went to see The Other Guys with a friend Friday night, it was really funny. Saturday was our lazy adventure day because Jess decided last minute to go to PEI. The house slept in, then made pancakes together and read the Bro Code.
Next weekend is a Rocky Horror Picture Show party at the local movie theater and then a friends Halloween party. Should be fun! Pictures will be posted!

Humans vs Zombies

At school we have a group called Zombie Apocalypse Prevention Society (ZAPS), they only started last year but they're getting popular. This year they decided to host the ever-growing game Humans vs  Zombies. We had to sign waivers and there are a lot of rules about playing on campus but we're playing.

All my friends are in the game, so far only one became a zombie and then she died because she didn't feed. We get missions that we have to complete with our task force (other humans). There is actually a whole plot line to the game and we get new bits of the story every now and then. Bascially Sackville is one of the last safe places on earth, they're building a bubble to shield the town from the zombies and we have ZAPS to protect the inhabitants. Because of this they ahve sent the lasst living scientiest here to find a cure. Our mission the other night, through riddles was to find ten vials of medicine around campus (glow sticks). We didn't really succeed but that was because people took the glow sticks.

We use socks and nerf guns as weapons, but we're not allowed to play at all in academic buildings. Humans have to wear an orange band on their arm and zombies can wear it on their leg or head. They randomly selected one player who had signed up to be the 'original zombie' who does not have to wear a band. He got 10 people within the first few days because nobody had any clue who he was.

Here's us all set to go on our first mission:

Adventures

Jess and I have decided to have an adventure every Saturday this year! Keep checking this for updates, and feel free to give us ideas!

Saturday September 11 - Bike out to Bay of Fundy 

~ We were going to bike to Woodpoint but got distracted by a dirt road. The dirt road took us out through some farmers fields and then the Bay of Fundy. The mud just looked too fun to not play in. So we spent an hour or so frolicking in the mud, throwing it and swimming a little.

Saturday September 18 - Party at Cubbin Cove

~ We hitch hiked to Halifax (first time for both of us) and then had the most amazing weekend ever!

Look out world 

She ain't afraid

running round barefoot

hair up in braids

but man does she look good 

A little tom-boy

but ain't she beautiful

She's a Country Girl

-- Paul Brandt