It’s been some time
So lets catch up.
First, the yard. It’s all soaked in. It cleared itself up thank god after a few days. It’s still pretty wet in some areas towards the very back, as it doesn’t get sun as much as the rest of the yard, but it will sort itself out. We have spent quite a bit of time at Home Depot lately. Getting various yard tools as our projects call for them. We’re getting ready to grade the perimeter of the house, seed and fertilize. We raked the front yard yesterday, pulling up dead grass, sticks, a few pieces of kids toys.. The backyard still needs to be done.
I yanked out one mini garden’s borderbricks. Man those things are huge and heavy and such a horrible way to frame the garden! There is the entire back line of the fence done with these bricks, as well 2 other mini gardens. I fear pulling the ones up in the front flower bed as well-meh- K sawed down the grapevine that was covering the arbor yesterday as well. Pulled the arbor apart so that it can be repaired, sanded and painted. I trimmed branches away from the house/gutters on the lilac tree. The shed is finally clear of snow and everything-lol- HOwever the doors on it suck, and I hope they can be repaired.
The little seedlings for the garden are growing amazing! We have them on the counter in the kitchen under the cabinet lighting. I was worried about my columbine flowers, not sprouting as i planted them, and then read I was supposed to chill them first. However today I had a peek while watering and I can just now start to see bits of seedling pushing their way up from the peat pellet. yay! The front flower garden is full of tulips coming up, as well as what I’m thinking are daffodils, but I’m not sure.. I know they’re not tulips. That is all *L*
Second. Anniversaries! WEEEEE. Mine and K’s 3rd anniversary was last Wednesday. We spent the day lazing about, and then eventually going for a walk with Marc, his mum and Calypso. We went to the Conroy Pit, and I have to admit that all the dogs running loose squicks me out a bit. Mobs of strange dogs make me jittery. Afterwards, we headed back to Marc’s for a bit of drink and some veggies& dip. We chatted about the Pope, kitties, and the house. Then we were off to dinner at Robbie’s. Ate.So.Much. We had an antipasto platter and bruschetta to start, a nice bottle of Red, Kev and Marc both had chicken parmesan, and I had a more simple dish of Fetticine Alfredo. After dinner we went to the CD Warehouse, where we picked up Amelie (extremely FANTASTIC movie, you must see it), 3 cds and we bounced back to the house to watch our new movie. Before we started the movie however, Kev was harrassing me about moving the one couch pillow. Normally I do not sit with both “my” pillows on the couch, as with the two there isn’t enough room to curl up on it. He kept telling me to move the side pillow, I didn’t want to, I was fine! He wanted more room, and I was like DUDE i’m on my cushion *L* He’s like move the pillow, I was getting annoyed…. then the lightbulb switch got flicked. PRESENT! I yanked the pillow back and there was my new toy. He got me a wee iPod Shuffle. It’s so cute. So tiny and so already stuffed with music. So now I have me easy transportable tunes for working out, riding, and travel. Then he was like that’s not all and then hands me the remote.. He told me to surf this one category on our media server. It didn’t take long as I recognized MCoG. It wasn’t the folder I created. ELATION! I think I squee’d with happiness. I know a few months ago, well more than few months ago, I wrote about the cartoon Mysterious Cities of Gold. He got all the episodes for me! I made him and Marc suffer through the first 10 minutes of the first episode, before shutting it off so we could have movie time. It was a fantastic day.
I have a hard time thinking about how things were BC (before Canada). Personally, I know I was less responsible, more flighty, unsure of myself. I know I was unhappy where I was, and with who I was. It will be 4 years in next month, that I’ve been living here. Three years of that, I’ve been in a completely different chapter in my life. I have become an immigrant, a wife, a homeowner, a partner, a best friend. I have grown in my emotional ties, I have grown in my life skills. I owe all of this to my relationship with Kevin. I feel sometimes I don’t tell him enough, but he really has turned me around into a direction that is good. I have direction, I have confidence, and most of all I have him, next to me supporting me in everything I do. I’m lucky, I truely am.
Third. We have art. And quite a bit of it. We have been discussing what to decorate with. Prints, paintings, photographs.. There was an art show here in Ottawa yesterday. One of those we sell lots and lots of reproduction paintings for sorta cheap. We got a beautiful 36×48 painting of Starry Night by Van Gogh, 2 medium sized paintings of Paris (with investigation, they are Montmarte streets), one large Paris street scene, 2 small Montmarte street paintings, and finally 2 small figure study paintings. Starry Night will be in the den here, it was gonna go in the bathroom but the humidity would destroy it. The large Paris painting will be hung over the piano in the living room. The medium Montmarte paintings will be hung in the foyer, and in the common area of the main level. The 4 smaller paintings we haven’t decided about yet. They were more impulsive paintings. We are still without a print for the bathroom, and something to hang over the staircase. I told K we will just have to go to Paris so I can take my own photographs for various prints :)
Fouth! I have been rather nostalgic of late. My 10 year class reunion is scheduled for November, and I’ve been digging in classmates, as well as this yahoo group the reunion people set up. I’ve gotten in touch with quite a few BHS people I’ve missed over the years. 3 of them were quite good friends back in the day. I wish I could say all of them were going in the fall, however 1 is in England (not too far from Jello’s old stomping grounds), 1 doesn’t care much for the people we went to school with, and I think the third will go. At least the 2nd & 3rd are still in Michigan. 3rd suprisingly still lives in the same area, which is cool. I know when I am in Michigan this weekend, I am going to dig out and bring back with me all my yearbooks. I’ve been wanting to go through them for some time but just never had the space to tote them all back.
Yesterday between Art and Yard, I went to see Flame. I’ve been struggling with his attitude so far in the spring. He’s so high strung. Last week was a total disaster as far as training goes. Yesterday, we lounged in the sun and de-furred him of his winter coat. His attitude was a total 180 from last week. He’s so perplexing. I also cannot find his workboots, so I’m loathe to work him hard as he’s still quite out of shape. I hope they’re still at the parents somewhere, as I don’t want to buy 4 new ones.
Currently, I’m supposed to be putting together some stuff for work, taking a mental break. I also have to go pick up my train ticket.. Nikki is having her baby shower on Saturday. I’m gonna catch GLMS in A2 Friday night, as well as try this Japanese restaurant I found via graduate buddy #3. I’d like to go to the Zoo as well. Maybe that is something I can interest my dad into. I have a feeling I won’t see him much on this trip, which makes me sad. I’ve also been slacking in exercise, good health and all that crap. I need to get back on my feet and after myself. The weather is beautiful and there is no reason to not enjoy it. I requested a free trial for the gym across the street. We’ll see. They don’t list any prices on their website of course, and I hate going into things like that blind, but something has to be done.
