Christmas

Shane and I had a really nice Christmas Day. There is something to be said about spending a holiday with someone you are madly in love with. :)

Shane woke up way earlier than me - 7:30 - but I made him go back to bed until 9 or so. I had given him candy canes, chocolate, gloves, a comb and TMNT 2 & 3 in his sock, socks, underwear, 3 books (A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder, Perfume: Story of a Murderer, and Across the Nightingale Floor), a sweater from RW and a 320 GB portable external hard drive. He gave me a silver/grey robe, a pair of pj pants from jacob, two shirts and a belt from Mango, and 3 movies (Knocked Up, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, and DOA).

We went back to bed for a while, and then Shane got up and made pancakes. Yum! I opened up the peach preserves we'd got at the turkey dinner we went to a few weeks ago to try with them. It was all around tasty. :) Shane made his family calls while I gamed in the living room. Around 2 we started prepping the duck for cooking. My mom called right before we were about to take the bird out of the oven. So I left Shane in charge of it for a bit while I chatted with the family.

The duck turned out really well. I'm very proud of how good dinner was actually. Neither Shane or I had ever attempted to roast any kind of big bird. I was also really pleased with the stuffing I made from scratch (thanks to Phil's recipe), and the gravy (I'd mixed and matched my mom's gravy making style with Phil's).

The rest of the evening was pretty chill. We were both too full to do very much. :P We ended up just watching the Hurt Locker together before Shane went into read, and I watched the first half of Tomb Raider before turning in myself.

I think today we're going to head over to Scott's for a board game night and take out from Bejing in China Town.

Labels: Daily Life, Family, Friends

posted by Lisa at 11:21 AM |

 
Honorary Thursday

I'm so glad this is a short week. Today is honorary Thursday and tomorrow is my Friday. Woot! :)

Aidan swung by to pick get me about 6:30 last night and we headed to Thandi's for dinner. I had a very tasty Thai chicken stirfry. It was huge and defeated me after I'd eaten only about 1/3 of it. :P I got it boxed to go, and ended up forgetting it on the table. Sigh! After dinner, we headed down to Akhord for drinks. The evening flew by. We got chatting, and before you know it, it was after midnight. It was a really great evening. :)

Labels: Daily Life, Family

posted by Lisa at 8:54 AM |

 
At Least It's Sunny!

The sun helps make a Bluesday a bit better. :)

Yesterday I was crazy busy at work. I had/have a stack of paperwork and a bunch of work filtering down to me for a big deal that will be starting any moment. It's a bit stressful, but I'd rather be busy than not - it will make the next two weeks fly by. :)

Last night I went to the gym to cancel my membership as there isn't a Nubody's in Montreal. I then ran down to vote before heading home to change and grab Mom's Mother's Day gift. I made my way to her place to have dinner with her, and we hung out chatting. We also watched "How I Met Your Mother," and of course, tried to get on to www.lilyandmarshallselltheirstuff.com but it wasn't working. I should actually check that today... :P

It bothers me a little that a great show like HIMYM has only had stellar ratings the time Britney was on - I'm sure that's why she was back. I'm hoping that the success of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" will bring in a larger number of viewers.

I got home about 10:30 or so, watched an ep of Veronica Mars, checked the election results (and was disappointed) and read for a bit before going to bed. I almost got to sleep at a decent hour. :P

Labels: Daily Life, Family, TV

posted by Lisa at 8:55 AM |

 
Bang!

What a weekend! 4:45 pm on Friday, I got a *ton* of work dumped on my lap, the majority of which is due by the end of the week (As I'm waiting to hear from the SE, I thought I'd take a short break and blog).

I met Sarah and the lawyers at Churchills for a quick beer o'clock after work and then it was off to the Alehouse for supper with my family. It was a lot of fun. Nanny actually came out, which was nice to see, and (my cousin) Melissa was also up from Hali so she joined us as well. Dinner was very tasty, and the company was great. Jay M texted about 9:30 in dire need of karaoke therapy so we decided to meet him at the Prince Edward Square Pub. It ended up being closed, so Melissa, Jay and I wound up at the Somerset. It was pretty quiet, so I got to sing a number of times, and also tried some new stuff (some of which will never be sung again :P).

Saturday I was up early-ish to have brunch with Val. We went to Cora's (I ate the crepe-omelette - so good, so fatty) before heading out east to visit Holly. Holly bought a house a couple months ago and has been renovating, but I hadn't been out yet. It was good to see her and the house is really coming along nicely (She also gave me some boxes for packing, which is awesome). Afterwards, we drove out to see some wild geese, dropped into the mall for Starbucks, and then it was home.

I made chilli, downloaded some tunes and got ready to go out. Matt picked me up about 8 pm, and we went to grab Sarah before heading to the Thomas's for the Ten-o de Mayo party. It was a lot of fun - lots of great food and awesome company. I took a ton of pics and have a great little video clip of Jay and Keith dancing to George Michael. Thanks again S & A for the hospitality!

It was a late night though, and when I finally got up at noon, I was still pretty tired (and a wee bit hung over :P Tequila + Lisa = Bad!). I headed out to meet Justin for coffee about 1:20, only to discover that Java Moose is closed on Sundays (seriously, wtf?!). We went to Tim's and then sat in the park catching up. I walked with him to work at 3:30, dropped into Reads to pick up my comics, and then called Dre. My plans for the evening had fallen through, so she and I ended up eating Phad Thai and watching chick flicks. We watched '27 Dresses,' which is cute if a bit formulaic, and "The Devil Wears Prada," which I enjoyed immensely. Meryl Streep is delightful in it. I ran home for a bit at 8 pm to show my couch and sofa to potential buyers, went back to Dre's to finished the movie and was home by 11 pm.

Of course, instead of going to bed like I should have, especially since I was exhausted, I opted instead to upload my pics to FB. I ended up being up until 1:30. It was rough getting up, let me tell you!

Well, gotta get back to it!

Labels: Daily Life, Family, Friends, Movies

posted by Lisa at 2:21 PM |

 
Happy Birthday Richard!!

Labels: Family

posted by Lisa at 5:30 PM |

 
Don't Panic

I had a good walk home last night. I called Jay M immediately after work and talked to him for most of the walk (thanks Jay - you're a good friend). He, as usual, gave some good advice, mainly 'Don't panic.' I'm doing my best not to. I stopped at Quality and got some comfort Phad Thai, and after dinner, sent out a few emails to people seeking roommates on craigslist. Adriano called to say that the lease was ready to sign - he was also a bit upset to hear that Izy bailed because he and Penny were kind of banking on us to take over their lease for June. He said he'd talk to the landlord and see if I could sign it on my own. With luck, I'll get the apartment - it really is a nice apartment, very homey, and in a great location - and find a roomie.

I walked down to Scott and Mare's to watch HIMYM, and had a good chat with Mom while I walked. I found the ending a bit weak, but it was otherwise a great episode. It also introduced the 'Hot Diggity Dogger.' I think everyone needs one - don't you? :P

Labels: Daily Life, Family, Friends, Stuff, TV

posted by Lisa at 8:36 AM |

 
Happy Birthday Krista!!

To my beautiful, brilliant, charming sister - best wishes for the day and the year to come. You deserve all good things.

Lots of love.

Labels: Family

posted by Lisa at 4:06 PM |

 
Happy Birthday Susan!

To my intelligent, beautiful and funny aunt Sue - best wishes for the day and the year to come. Lots of hugs and love.

Labels: Family

posted by Lisa at 2:03 PM |