infrequent musings

I can't believe I go back to Edmonton on Saturday already! Three months flew by faster than I could have ever imagined (It really helped that Jeff was here for almost 5 weeks and Cheryl for 1 and my parents and Jeff's parents for a week too!). But still... it almost has more of a feeling of finality than when I left Edmonton to come down here. I knew I would see everyone again soon when I left, but NOW I don't think I will be back until December.... which is really sad and I am going to miss being here so much!

But I'm excited to go back to, obviously. See my house(s) my kitties and all my friends who I miss a lot! I just wish Edmonton and California were closer. It would be nice to live in Edmonton and work here.

But yeah, Cheryl just left today, and we had a great time! We did Hollywood, LA, Newport Beach and played Beach Volleyball on Huntington Beach. Man, that girl sure can shop!

So today I ventured down to Newport Beach and Balboa Island. It was so beautiful and I had so much fun! I felt a little out of place without a Hummer or a designer dog, but I managed to have a good time regardless. It was the annual garage sale weekend on Balboa Island, so it was really busy, good for people watching. Probably the strangest thing I saw was this guy on a bike pulling one of those 2-seater toddler carrier thingies, but there were two dogs in it instead! That was good for a laugh. Tonight I am off to a party for some obsure mexican celebration. It's just an excuse to drink Corona I think, not that I am complaining. 2 more days til Jeff comes for 2 weeks...

I'm loving the warmth and the blue skies, there was a couple of weeks of gray and wind which was very depressing. Although less depressing than snow or copious quantities of rain.

So I don't know if I've mentioned this but the hallways to my apartment are hollow (there's no doors just archways to the outside). So today is super super windy and there's a creepy howl echoing through the hallways. Which is creepy. But it doesn't matter becuase Jeff will be here soon!!! I'm so excited! We're going to a dinner at a restaurant on the pier in Newport Beach tomorrow night, which I'm looking forward to. The worst part of the weekend will be SUnday when he leaves :(

But then Caitlin and her mom are coming next weekend so I will have company again. Although I have been managing to keep myself busy on my own. This past weekend I went to Happy hour at this big hang out mall called "The Block" and then down to the beach for pizza. With my coworkers, I should add, so I don't sound like I'm just traipsing all over California by myself. THen on Saturday I went to this local pub in the train station and watched a blues band (also with people from work). Good times! But way too much Corona... :S

So all in all things have been going well... although I am becoming bored with my project here... so hopefully it picks up... although supply chain in itself is rarely interesting...

That's all my news!

Cheers all!

H

I hope everyone had a great Easter. Mine was OK, didn't do much... found a church nearby so that was nice... yes, I can't be a complete hermit I suppose.

It actually hasn't been as warm lately as it was last week. It's been kind of grey and cloudy. So I haven't been able to sit out by the pool or go to the beach yet... oh well, it's supposed to warm up by the weekend... geeze you think I'd have something better to talk about in my journal than the weather....

Um, what do I do that's interesting? I walk a lot... they have a really cool historic part of the city that has a bunch of antique stores and it just has a really great atmosphere. And I try to hang out with my coworkers as much as possible, so just like pizza & beer nights and movie nights, which is great because they're really my only human contact :) But hopefully I will have some visitors soon :D

So I'm in Orange County now. And I started my new work assignment today. All things considered things have been going pretty well. I managed to navigate across the LA freeways over here (I think it helped that the rental place gave me a brand new mustang!) and I've settled into my apartment. I can't believe I still haven't made it over to the ginormous shopping mall across the street though. Interestingly, it took me forever to find a grocery store. Mostly because I didn't know what I was looking for... Ralph's??? I mean really, couldn't they at least have called it Ralph's Grocery or something so that a poor Canadian driving by would at least know they've found a grocery store??? I mean really, being relegated to eating from the neighboring 7-11 out of starvation isn't really the most fun (or nutritious) thing in the world.

Other than that I can't really complain... the weather's beautiful, which can be expected as it is California, and I managed to burn my face and neck badly already. Which is actually kind of funny because I was wearing my cross necklace so now I have a glowing white cross on my neck.

That's about it for now, I'll probably be updating more now as I have (a lot) less of a social life here.

Wow... I cannot believe it has been more than a month since I updated... time just flies!
So I've obviously graduated... kind of good, kind of sad. I loved school.
Christmas was good... lots of family, my Grannie was able to leave the hospital for 2 days to spend Christmas with us which was awesome!
We just got back from Jamaica... which was just an absolutely amazing experience!!! The water was so blue and it was so warm... we just had such a great time.
And I start my new job tomorrow... so I am no longer an unemployed bum! The company that flew me down to Houston in November (National Oilwell Varco) did end up offering me a job, so I start tomorrow. The crazy thing is that I am likely going to spend a three-month work placement in Orange County California working for one of their offices down there. I was really surprised, and it took awhile to process, but I'm looking forward to it. (good thing Jeff's company also happens to be headquartered in LA so he can come visit lots!)
Annnnd our house is being built more and more each day!! How exciting! We are going to go for a drive and stare at it later today :D

I think that's all my news... but I'll try to post more regular updates so it's less of a flood of information next time

"I'm sorry... I can spend time with you in an hour... I'm just finishing up another report. Wow, I just realized my life is, like, my homework!"
"You JUST realized that?"

Ahhh conversations with my husband... yet another reason I cannot wait to be done school! 17 days!

In other news, I have returned from Houston. Didn't find out about the job yet... had quite an interesting experience. Was there three days and the only good one was the day that did not involve planes... flying is bad enough as it is until you are first de-iced on the runway for 3 HOURS! and then you miss your flight on the way back because YOUR SHUTTLE DOES NOT PICK YOU UP and you have to fly into Calgary and have your hubby pick you up.

It will so not be worth it if I don't get this job

H

Here's what you do, go through your ipod and put in on random and fill in your soundtrack.

Opening credits: Wide Open Spaces – Dixie Chicks
Waking up: Goodbye Earl – Dixie Chicks
First day at school: The Space Between – Dave Matthews
Falling in love: U Don’t Know My Name – Alicia Keys
Fight Song: Wake Up – Alicia Keys
Breaking Up : Style – Miss Teeq
Prom: So Simple – Alicia Keys
Life: Don’t Want to Live Today – Ape Hangers
Mental breakdown: Some Days You Gotta Dance – Dixie Chicks
Driving: View From Heaven - Yellowcard
Flashback : Question! – System of a Down
Getting back together : Karma – Alicia Keys
Wedding: She’s in Love With the Boy – Trisha Yearwood
Final Battle: Dragon Days – Alicia Keys
Death Scene: Fallin’ – Alicia Keys
Funeral Song: Daddy’s Little Girl – Faith Hill
End Credits: It Matters to Me – Faith Hill

So I've come to the conclusion that the "random" function is rigged. As you can see, it kept repeating the same 2 or 3 artists multiple times, when I can assure you there were many many more choices.

Anwyays.... off to pack for Houston!! I can't wait for +26 degree weather... that's over a 50 degree change in one flight!

Heather

Arg sometimes I am so absent minded it kills me.... really. Like today, had a job interview at 8:30 this morning. Pretty cool, excited and all... go to the garage to leave and realize I HAD LOCKED MYSELF OUT OF THE GARAGE!!! I had been so intent on theft-proofing it and making sure that noone could get in that I had failed to realize that both doors were locked when I shut them and I had no key (which is why the door was never locked before...).

So needless to say I called jeff who suggested running really fast toward the door to see if I could break it down with brute force. Just painful. Did not work. So I called the people to explain and they were understanding so I called a cab and made it there (late but there).

Stupid stupid me. Who does that anyway?

Well I'm back to school (again... will it ever end??). It seems to be going pretty good so far. But then again, the first week always does.

So my entry is inspired by a cat. Mainly because she will not stop crying/whining/hissing/growling and it's driving me crazy. You see, once upon a time my roommate and I got 2 cats. Well that said roommate moved out and I kept both cats. But then I got married. And my husband had another cat. And these three cats could not be in the same room without fur flying. So my other roommate, who moved out to avoid the incredible awkwardness that would undoubtedly ensue, took Muffin. Awesome! Right? Not so. In fact, her new roommate ended up being deathly (as in stopped breathing) allergic to cats. So guess who had Muffin dropped off again after four months of a peaceful house with no cat fights? That's right. Me.

So thankfully my wonderful sister-in-law, Nini, will provide a loving and caring home for her. Which is good because I cannot get this thing out of my house fast enough.

I think my venting is complete. It probably wouldn't be so bad except that I haven't been able to sleep since this cat started howling and hissing and for such animals they can produce a lot of noise, trust me.

Tonight is Caleb and Kristel's wedding. I'm quite excited to go as I generally quite enjoy weddings.
Went to the lake last weekend and went wake boarding. It was a lot of fun, but I am rather terrible at it. We barbequed and played cranium which always makes for a good time.

And yesterday was Alex's first birthday! I don't think i've ever been to a first birthday party before... besides my own which I don't even remember.

That's pretty much it for happenins.

Whoohoo... new userpic of the wedding! I heart pictures :)

Also.... I have a link to our house: http://www.lincolnberg.com/upload/floorplans/townewinii_floorplans.pdf

double whoohoo!

That's pretty much all the excitement in my life. Except I think I forgot to mention I am now car shopping! I haven't gone test driving yet... but I am gearing up for it (pun intended)

I don't know why it's been so long since I've updated. Not for lack of news, that's for sure.

The wedding was fabulous... I couldn't have hoped for a better day. (or a better husband) Now I just have to wait for my pro pics.

THen we went to California, did Disneyland and a bunch of other stuff, which was a lot of fun.... probably my favourite moment was hugging Donald Duck. I felt like I was five... but it was really exciting!

Then we came back. Then our house was broken into. Which really sucks. Because all the pictures from California were on the camera, which was taken.

Then we (finally) signed our house contract. So we are pretty much officially building now. We're just waiting to hear back from the bank about rates. But I'm definitely looking forward to moving.

Then Jeff left for LA again today for his orientation with the company he's working for now. So I am alone until Friday. Which is kind of sad, but at least I have cats :S

Then hopefully we can take the boat to the lake this weekend and relax.

So that's my life in a nutshell. And I am helping work move equipment down to Calgary on Thursday so that should be interesting. And I'm getting my hair cut off before I go insane.

That's it that's all.

Oh... and congrats again to Cheryl... you can never say it too many times. Plus I'm excited to wear a red dress :)

QUIZ: ARE YOU A BRIDEZILLA?


Good news! You're perfectly normal.
Hey, wedding stress gets to all of us, and sometimes a little bridezilla peeks out -- luckily, you never let it get the best of you. Just remember: When you do feel like your behavior has gotten a little out of hand, take a step back and make the situation right. Call your bridesmaid and apologize, make a deelish dinner for your honey, or go for a manicure with your future mother-in-law. These people are going to be big parts of your life well after you say I do, and you don't want to alienate them.


Whoo hoo, that's good to hear :) I always knew I was normal and now an internet quiz says I am so it must be true, right?

But yeah. Less than three months to go... wow! Got Cheryl's dress yesterday, last of the four to get. Made a website too :) http://heatherandjeff.weddingannouncer.com
That was pretty fun I have to admit.

But I have an exam tomorrow, so I'd better quite procrastinating and go study :S

-Heather

Heh heh I just put the My Little Pony Theme Song as the ring tone on my phone... life is good ;)
-H

Ground Rules: The first player of this "game" starts with the topic "5 weird habits of yours" and people who get tagged need to write an LJ entry about their 5 quirky habits as well as state this rule clearly.

1. I check job postings daily. Even though I'm not even looking for a job.

2. If my roommate isn't home at night I go into her room and turn the light on so her hampster wont run on his wheel. I hate that hampster so much.

3. I compulsively adjust the blinds/curtains in our house. If it's dark they *need* to be closed and I can't stand them closed in the daytime.

4. I hate germs. I hate the bus because it's germy, and I try really really hard to never touch anything in it with my hands and I have to wash my hands as soon as I get to school in the morning and as soon as I get home, no exceptions.

5. I hum when I'm in malls. And sometimes people stare becuase I forget I'm humming.

So that's it. In other news about my life I'm assembling a sample invitation with morgan tomorrow. I'm pretty excited and think it's going to be very cute!

Oh, and getting a different fridge as mine just randomly stopped working. So I convinced my mom to get a new one so I could have her old one... yay! This same tactic was also used for the microwave and the TV. However, we've since further upgraded our TV ... and for the first time in my life I have cable. Which is cool I have to admit.

Ciao,
-H

just had to post this ... could not resist...

In the year 2006 I resolve to: Point and laugh more. Get your resolution here

Last night at around 12:30 I heard fire trucks. Of course I thought nothing of it given my location ;) but... when I saw flashing red out my window ... I proceeded to become rather alarmed! It just so happened that my neighbour was throwing a big party so there were people everywhere and then I looked outside and the apartment across the street was on fire!!! So we brought out blankets for the people and watched until all the fire trucks left .. everyone could go home except the suite where the fire was was pretty destroyed. ... That's all for my news.

-H

I added a more recent picture! That last one was from 2003 :S

I went out for dinner on Sunday with the Bootlegger staff. I was talking with my coworker about dreams. She went to some place somewhere and there was a lady doing a talk on interpreting dreams. Anyways, I remembered my dream this morning when I woke up and here's what it means:
dark- lacking sufficient information to make decisions
driving- indicates you do not know where you are headed in life and what you really want to do
parking-inability to find your place in life
backing into the parking stall- represents feelings of failure
restaurant- feeling overwhelmed by decisions/choices you need to make in your life
cousin- come to grips with an emerging ability or character that is only somewhat familiar to you now

The fact that everything has a kind of similar meaning is weird to me. I laughed when she told me about this stuff ... but I have to admit it's uncanny how everything is so similar. And I looked up random stuff that wasn't in my dream to see if it was the same and it was completely differnt - like wealth and rewards and stuff ...

BUT- on a conscious level if you asked me if I feel like I have direction in life - I would say I do and I'm not confused or uncertain and I certainly don't feel like a failure ...???? weird

And it was all just what I thought was a simple dream about driving in the dark to a restaurant to meet my cousin!

On another note altogether, I got hot new black & pink glasses!! (cat eyes at that!)