Springsteen
Posted on: January 25, 2012 at 10:09 pm. 3 comments
Okay, okay. I know I’ve been a terrible blogger. But with school starting, and work, and life.. it just gets hard. I have an unexpected day off tomorrow, thanks to my one class being online for the week so I’m choosing to not go to my second class, because it’s pointless to go for two hours. I’ll have to drive all that way, and the last two weeks we’ve done nothing but install Corel Draw and Windows on our Macs. So we’ll be learning the basics of the program, and I already learned the program in highschool. I feel like I know 90% of what I’m learning in all of my classes, and it just makes it boring. But for the stuff I don’t know, and the actual credits for a diploma and a job.. I need to keep going to school.
But it’ll all be for the best in the end, I guess. And I am learning a FEW things that I didn’t already know. Along with some new ways of doing things, so I guess it’s not all bad. But either way, I am super excited for my trip to Nashville at the end of Feb. I really just need to get away, and I want to go there so badly. I just want to go somewhere and take pictures of everything and be away from here. It’s almost exactly like how I felt before going to Florida last year, and I know that trip helped me so much.
But I think I’m going to head to bed now, because I’ve been up since 6 and was at school all day. After having a nice shot of Banana Jack with my whole family, it’s bed time for me. Hope you’re all doing well!
3 comments Tags: College, Life, Nashville, School, Sleep, Vacation.
Just A Kiss
Posted on: August 3, 2011 at 4:41 pm. 2 comments
I’ll start this post off with a song, because I am in love with this song. And it makes me think of the weekend, even if mine was just a hug goodnight.
There are no words to describe my weekend other than super amazing. The weekend could not have gone more perfect, despite our bus getting there an hour late. We stayed at N’s cottage both nights, and his parent’s were super nice & did way more than necessary to make our trip as easy & wonderful as possible.
When we first got there he came to pick us up from the bus station (and we had a nice fail half-hug, ha) and then we went back to his house to drop off our bags, then changed, met his parents & went out for lunch. The restaurant was right beside the river connecting to Lake Superior, so even without window sets, we had an amazing view of the water & the other side of town. After lunch we walked around a bit and he showed us some cool places, including a circle in the middle of town where if you stand exactly in the centre of it, your voice will echo. But you are the only one who can hear it. It’s quite cool, but also rather creepy. We had fun with that, ha. We saw the Boat Locks after that, and just walked around the river some more where we saw lots of ducks, and walked under neath the bridge that goes over to Michigan.
After that, we went back to his house where we met his quartet. I don’t remember if I mentioned this before, but he is a part of a quartet- him, his dad & two other guys who all sing a capella. I’ve known about this since the first night we talked, and I’ve always wanted to be able to hear them but since he’s forever away, it never seemed possible. But since I was going, he got them all together (after three weeks of no practice, because the lead was away on vacation) specifically so I could hear them. They were REALLY good, and I just practically died the whole time. Especially when they did ‘You Are Mine’, because he sent me the original version of that song a few months ago and I listen to it EVERY night before I go to bed. Literally. So, I love that song. And hearing them (specifically him) singing it, was just… great. His whole quartet knew I liked that song which, I find a little bit odd haha. But that’s alright.
After listening to them for about an hour or more, we went back to his house and then left for his cottage where we first went swimming, and just hung out and what not. There IS a picture of me and him in the water (so he is shirtless, ack) but I have the most ridiculous, demon-looking smile on my face (and his is pretty intense too, haha) and we’re standing SO awkwardly. But I enjoy that picture. So much. We had to go back into town after, and then back to his cottage, but then we had a campfire & went to bed so we could get up early to go hiking.
We hiked for 12km (six hours) and it was super fun! We were hiking all along Lake Superior, so the view was AMAZING. The weather was PERFECT because it wasn’t too hot, wasn’t raining like they had called for all week (his dad told us that N had spent all week checking the weather, hoping we would have good weather for the weekend) and while there was quite a bit of fog at times, it made things look so cool. Especially when you could see where the fog was going in, and it was half fog and half not. I have huge, painful blisters on my feet now and about ten thousand bug bites all over my body, but I honestly don’t even care. Because when I feel them, it kind of takes me back to the weekend & I can remember it. As lame as that sounds, ha.
When we finished hiking, we went swimming on a beach around there & then had dinner at their friend’s restaurant. Once we got back to his cottage, we had another campfire & smores, and he set off fireworks that he bought specifically for that night. Which I found cute, haha. They were pretty good fireworks though! Slowly, everyone (except for us, of course) started going to bed and after awhile it was just me and him sitting by the fire, just talking and what not. About everything and random things, like we usually do. It was nice. It honestly didn’t even feel like it had been three months since I had seen him, with the amount the we text & the few skype calls we had. But it was super nice. And super worth the 22 hours + we spent on a bus to get there. His parents were still sitting inside while we were out there, and at times his dad would turn off all the lights and then turn on the one outside light. And then turn it off, and turn the inside ones on. And then come out, and walk around the cottage. Ha. Shortly after that, we decided it was *probably* time to go inside because the fire was out anyways.
So I went to fold up the chair I was sitting on to take it inside, and he stopped me and just pulled me into a hug. And it was just really nice, and he was really warm. And there was really loud music playing from across the bay because people were having a party, so we lamely danced around to it while hugging, ha. And we just stood there, hugging for a while. And he’s taller than I thought, which was nice. We eventually did make it inside, where we tried to be as quiet as possible while putting everything away. Then after going to the washroom and what not before bed, I went back to his room to say goodnight (because it’s quite nice to get two REAL ‘goodnight’s in a row, compared to just goodnight texts) and we had another nice hug, and he told me to go get into bed under the covers so I wouldn’t be cold anymore, so I went to bed and attempted to climb over my friend without waking up her (success!) and then just layed there and smiled like a fool (and for the record, the blankets were warm but no where near as nice as his hug).
Those of you who have read my blog for awhile, and know all of what went on with my ex… it’s probably very clear that I really loved that kid. I put up with so much shit, and got so hurt, and loved him so much. But I can honestly say, the way I feel about N is just so.. different. And so much more. I can’t explain it, and I’m not going to call it love because we’re not even dating but it’s so.. nice. When I’m around him, I try to be the best version of myself there is. Because he makes me want to be the best I can be. And I can never speak properly, or I put my shoes on the wrong feet and it’s just… really nice. I don’t know what’s going to happen come fall (aka a month from now) when he is back at school and is only half an hour away, but I know that for once.. I’m actually willing to wait for it, and to see what happens. He is just… amazing.
But for now, I’ll wrap up this ridiculously long post with some lyrics, but thumbs up for you if you’ve actually read all of this. It’s the longest post I’ve had in awhile, ha. My weekend was just really perfect.
2 comments Tags: Beach Week, Beach Weekend, Feelings, Friends, Hiking, Lake Superior, N, Vacation.
Lucky Girl
Posted on: July 29, 2011 at 7:06 pm. 4 comments
I wasn’t sure if I’d end up getting a post in or not before I leave tonight, but I managed to *actually* get everything done, packed & ready so I have a few extra hours before leaving for the bus station!
My week has been awesome so far. Monday was a day of shopping in Toronto, where I bought way too many dresses (only three, but still.. I have more than enough, aka around 30, already) and some new books, and just had an overall nice day. Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday were beach days and we’re AWESOME. I’m actually TANNED now, rather than burnt like I usually am. I guess I’ve spent enough time outside this year. I am just LOVING summer this year, and the clothes, the sun, the swimming and everything. I’m usually not SO FOR IT, other than the time off school but I am dreading when it ends and we go back to cold weather. Tuesday we went to Valens beach, which is relatively close (we have a yearly pass to it & other conservation parks in the area) so we’ve been there many times. It was nice to just spend a bit of time lounging around and floating on pool noodle chairs (which, by the way, are pretty much the greatest invention ever). Wednesday was Port Dover (and Great Lake #2 on my 5 Great Lakes Expedition) and it was really nice. We got to walk through town as well, and so I had lots of picture taking opportunities. And I bought a cowboy hat, to avoid sunburn on my head (again!) and to match my cowboy boots 
Thursday (yesterday) was a few random little beaches off a Lake Huron (#3) and it was nice. It wasn’t SUPER hot out, and rained in the morning so there weren’t too many people at the beaches at all, so it was nice and quiet. In the morning before the beaches, we went to a Market which is always cool, because you find the cutest stuff haha. I didn’t buy anything though, which is super surprising. When I got home, I left straight away to hang out with some friends and we ended up in a skype call with N to figure out last minute details for the trip, since I was with Taylor who is coming with me. I still don’t know how I’m going to handle seeing him IN PERSON, because I die just seeing him on webcam. Hopefully I won’t get TOO flutternutted, haha.
I’ll be leaving home in around 3 hours to go to the bus station. I am a mix of excited (for the entire weekend, because he was telling us some of the plans and it should be super fun), scared (that the plans for some reason wont work out, they wont let us on the bus, etc.) and super nervous (and I don’t react well to being nervous, at all). We’re getting on the bus at 1am, and we’ll get there around 11:45 and then he said we’re spending the day around town and I can maybe hear his quartet sing, at which time I will die (!!!!). And then he offered to let us stay at his cottage for the night, because then we’re going to leave straight from there Sunday morning to go hiking and around some cool trails and what not. And I’ll be on Lake #4, Lake Superoir. Then I just have to somehow make it to Lake Michigan, haha. But for that, we have to wait for my sister’s passport to be renewed because DESPITE being one of the five great lakes of Canada, it’s not actually in Canada. That makes a lot of sense. But my other sister has a friend who lives in Michigan, so my dad has talked about making a day of it so she can see her friend as well. Not sure how likely it is that it’ll happen for sure, but I hope it does so I can actually make it to all five lakes!
All I can say for sure is that I am dreading going back to work on Tuesday.
4 comments Tags: Beach Week, Dresses, Family, Friends, Great Lake Expedition, N, Shopping, Vacation.
I’ll be your Honey Bee
Posted on: July 23, 2011 at 12:16 am. 4 comments
Only two more shifts (adding up to 16.5 hours) to go and I am free for a week! I’m really not sure what the plans are for the majority of next week (since my mom, sister & I all have the entire week off- and my dad has the wed-friday) but I know that next Saturday (so about this time next week, I’ll already be at the bus station) at 1am I’ll be on a bus headed North. We’ll be getting there Saturday around 11:45am, and then leaving Monday morning at 7:15 to get home around 6:30pm. Thankfully, the bus has air conditioning. I am uber excited to go, not just to see N but because he’s going to show us around to a lot of places near Lake Superior, so I will get to take lots of pictures!
Speaking of pictures, I have finally got around to resizing a few pictures to update you all with. Not too many, but a few from the past few weeks and what I’ve been doing. I know they’re super small, but I didn’t want them to take too long to load/take up the entire page.
