striving for happiness...

well, well, well...
My, it has been a long time! I actually don't really know why I stopped writing on here - the combination of starting a new job, becoming consumed by on-line fabric shopping, and the devil that is facebook. So for all of that I apoloize! Things around my world have been relatively uneventful. Work takes up lots of my time in the afternoons and evenings, and in the space between I've been busy studying and writing exams for a Human Anatomy course.

Here is an example of a typical day in the life of Casey:
9:30am - wake up and scrape the sleep out of my eyes
10:00am - make coffee with the beautiful ground I just bought from the Italian Center and bust out the laptop to start doing some labelling exercises
10:30am - have my first cup o' joe with a bowl of Raisin Bran cereal
11:00am - turn on BRAVO and watch Law & Order (yes, I can still recite the opening monologue)
12:00pm - stay tuned for Without A Trace
12:00pm-1:00pm - between commercials have a shower, eat lunch, and get dressed
12:59pm - leave for work.
1:00pm-9:00pm - I'm feeding the needy, emotionally and physically!

Hope all is well with y'all - I'll try and keep posted!!
Casey

CASEY WHERE ARE YOU???

okay i am way to stupid to figure this posting of the trailer so click here and you will see something spectacular!

Just wanted to let everyone know that I have started my own crafting blog over at www.urbancraftgirlz.blogspot.com and hopefully Casey will be joining me in sharing some of her craftiness (and add a link to this blog's sidebar)!

Sorry for the lack of posts, especially to Loy, Jane and Grandma R who have expressed their disapproval! We will try to post more regularly but the problem is we are all addicted to www.facebook.com.

Sigh, I suppose it is up to me to post on here due to the utter lack of posts lately.

Here is what we are doing this weekend:

Tracey: Going on a Ski Trip - I am jealous

Casey: Lazing around her parents house in Sherwood Park babysitting Buddy the dog, Some Sewing and a Bikini Wax

Jeaninne: Shopping with my Mom, Sewing my new cushions for my sofa, repainting some thrifted night tables to be new side tables in the living room and enjoying Easter + a 4 day weekend.

Happy Easter Everyone!

yayy...it's friday and I couldn't be happier (or hungrier...it's lunch time alreday too!) saw this idea on a website and thought it would be kind of fun. so this is what you do:
-take your ipod/music player/whatever...
-go to shuffle songs, and write down what the first 10 songs that play - now be honest and don't skip any because you think they're embarassing. here are mine:

1. Jump by the Pointer Sisters
2. Elevator Love Letter by Stars
3. Over and Over Again by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
4. Proud Mary by Ike and Tina Turner
5. SexyBack by JT
6. Creep by Radiohead
7. Another Lonely Day by Ben Harper
8. Good Vibrations by Marky Mark (that must have been in honour of Lynette!)
9. Honkey Tonk Woman by the Rolling Stones
10. Return to Paradise by Shirley Horn

OK - that wasn't as bad as it could have been as I have some really bad songs!
Have a great weekend!
~casey.

so i know it has been awhile since i have written on this lovely thing so here is the scoop:

• i am officially addicted to facebook. i have a love/hate relationship with it but it is oddly fun. i now understand the whole myspace thing now.
• went to christina aguilera last week. fantastic singer/show but have never felt so old in my life, ugh. the best was jeaninne wondering why all the cell phones were in the air (in my day they used lighters). i think i am finally done with that scene (mainstream singers, i mean) i will stick with more rock artists or a bit more low key venues.
• i have officially applied for school...again...but this time it is done, finito, i am not going to think about it, it is out of sight until the results come back and even then i cannot do anything about the results so i will not think about it
• work is the same ol' having fun...i recently started a baking like club at work to get some of my clients involved. today we made marshmellow cookies...not a fan...i don't think cookies and marshmellows mix...
• and finally i have a new obsession, chocolate peanut butter with graham crackers. yumm...so disgusting yet so good at the same time

ooo commercial is over...must go watch greys...might go skiing easter long weekend (crossing my fingers)...have a good weekend and enjoy the marvelous weather!

I love wednesdays for a number of reasons...it means I get to sew all night without guilt. It means there's only two more days until the weekend. It means I get to hate LOST all over again. In honour of this particular wednesday, enjoy the new trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean. I'm going to have to watch the second one again because I hardly remember it!



until later...
casey

so we found this great photo slide show that was accompanied by a great song from the early eighties, and sal found the super awesome music video. I don't think I've seen anything so cheesy in my life - the version of the song we heard is way better and if I think of it i'll post the slideshow here. but until then, enjoy this little ditty.



with love,
casey and sal.

good evening all...once again, just sitting in front of the tv, writing on the laptop. I'm in love, and I'm calling him Stan! hope you had a nice weekend and were able to enjoy the beautiful weather! friday night sal and I stayed in and watched CARS and STRANGER THAN FICTION - I know lots of you weren't crazy about that second one, but Sal and I really liked it! I really do love Will Ferrell, especially in this role! Then we went to the Italian Centre downtown for the first time, and it has quickly become our favourite grocery store. Seriously - if you're downtown, or by the one on the south side, you should check it out. The produce is so cheap (for some stuff).

If you're interested in a super action flick, check out '300' sometime. we went with my sister on saturday night and it was so cool. besides these dorks behind us who talked so loud all through the previews (Sal is convinced they don't have girlfriends, especially since all they talked about was downloading movies and playing vids!) So that was our weekend! Nice and relaxing...

Sal started his practicum today and has fallen in love with working in an ambulance! I'll keep you posted with what is going on with him and where he ends up going. So that's it for now...I'm off to bed with what I hope will be a good book.

talk to you soon,
casey.

i'm sitting here at home in front of the tv and writing a post. you know what this means? i'm never going to have to get up again! i can watch tv and surf the net all at the same time. now I know why sal was so excited to get this silly little thing. remember how I said I wanted to share some funny pics with you? I hope you get as much of a laugh out of these as I did!







I can't even look at the second one of Sal without laughing so hard I cry. obviously you recognize the first two people, but believe it or not, that last picture is of our very own Tracey. so strange...and creepy.

have a good one!
casey

sitting here in the very quiet computer lab, listening to what sounds like a mix of Gwen Stefani, Stomp, and Moby - hope everyone is having a good week so far! Sal is back safe and sound (yes, with the new laptop in tow!) which means no more lazy night of not cleaning for Casey! He should be finding out soon where he is going to be shipped off to for his practicum!

I am very proud of myself lately - I haven't bought anything online in such a long time (and by long time I mean a few weeks - and that was until today!) I purchased the two cutest prints for my little sewing corner which I cannot wait to receive! It is so hard stopping myself from going fabric-crazy! I really should start leaving my credit cards at home...

Had a pretty low-key weekend...saw Children of Men on friday night, then went fabric shopping on saturday (oh yeah- I forgot about that!) and then just relaxed on sunday. I've really been digging my new haircut...people at work say that it makes me look younger, "but not like a kid, Casey!" And with it being shorter now I hardly have to do anything to it. Yayy me...and Lindsay for doing it!

So that's it for now...am trying to find stuff to post on here for entertainment purposes...we'll see...until then dearies...

casey.
p.s. I have the FUNNIEST pictures to show you from the laptop...I love MACS!

so I'm writing here now before I start printing so I will actually do it! Things have been crazy busy lately, what with things going on almost every night this week, and Dennis officially retired as of yesterday, I don't know what to do with myself! I'm sitting at what I call my new desk - I know I won't be spending much time here and will only have it until they hire some new guy, but it's mine for now. I figure if I put up a huge picture of Sal half-naked or something they won't want the desk!
So yes, Dennis is gone, and no, I'm not taking his job or pay or position. I don't know what is going to be happening to me here, but I do know that I'm not losing my job!

So that's work for now - it's certainly going to be lonely up here. I'm probably going to start talking to myself since there's hardly another person around (and it's a big space!) If I start going crazy, please start an intervention! I can't believe it's the weekend tomorrow! This week seems to have flown by.

You will all be proud of me - Megan and I watched Marie Antoinette last weekend, and I really really liked it! And what's even more insane, I really liked Kirsten Dunst in it. I mean, I liked her a lot!! I don't think I would say that I'm a fan now, but I thought she was great in the movie (except in the parts with the girl that played her daughter - I found that really cheesy and badly acted!) So how do you like that? I'm growing!

So that's it for now - March 1st already, hey? 2007 so far is just cruising by!
Have a good one...Casey.

hey everyone!

it has been another busy week at work, so once again, my apologies for the lack of a post. Not much is new around here...just trying to get orders done within the time period!
Oh - big news for those of you that care about my new crafty side. I finally got my first Japanese craft book, and I love it. The pictures give all the details on the sizes, and with my infinite knowledge on sewing (yeah right!) it shouldn't be too tough to piece the rest together. I can't wait to get started!
Did you watch grey's last night? What did you think? I've got to say it wasn't my favourite episode, as I though it was kind of cheesy! But it's been so nice seeing Denny and cute bomb-guy! And I don't know why, but I just haven't been able to stay awake to finish watching CSI for the last few weeks. I seem to crash 15 minutes before the stupid show is done. I really am an old-lady-homebody!

So that's it for me for now. I've loved this song by Christina Aguilera since I heard it a number of months ago, and the video it finally out! Hope you like it too...and let me know what you think of it!



have a great weekend!
~casey

okay guys....so remember when casey first opened up her blog and i think all of us opened our own blogs so that we could comment on hers? or atleast that is why i opened an account. well i was saying to casey how i can't believe how hers is still going on after this many years...craziness! well i have finally decided to "launch" my blog as of today (with casey's permission)!! YEAH! really mine is only going to be written in once a month if that...but i thought it would be fun to record my travels (and anyone else's if they are interested?) you could write about a picture, an experience or event? whatever you want, just let me know...and i am still going to be writing on this one all the time as mine is about travelling for now! :) talk to you later!

I'm not sure what's been going on lately, but I've been waking up with these small headaches and nothing seems to be doing the trick! I drink water all day (OK - when I remember to!) and I try to relax (especially from my oh-so-stressful job...)
Hopefully it goes away soon...it could be the change in weather too.

So did you catch Grey's last night? What a good one...kind of made you tear up a little, hey Tracey? I thought it was a great episode! And then I was so excited about CSI right after it, but of course, I got way too comfortable on my couch and completely crashed half-way through the show so I had to read up online what happened! I'm going Lynette's place tonight so maybe I'll watch LOST again and see what I may have missed the first time around.

My biggest thrill of the day lately has been getting home to check for mail. I'm expecting 2 packages in the next days or weeks - my very first Japanese craft books! I know, I know - you're thinking "Casey, you don't even speak the language!" That may be so, but baby - I can see the pictures. The ones coming overseas are going to be SO CUTE! You're all going to want me to make you something, so get in line!

Anyway, happy long weekend everyone! (and happy crafting to me...)
casey.

so I have switched us over to the new version of blogger so hopefully we don't experience any problems!
Hopefully everyone had a nice little Valentine's Day! I sure did - we went to our favourite little restaurant and then just hung out at home all night. It was perfect. Sal surprised me at work yesterday with flowers, and then gave me a certificate for a pedicure. I definitely scored...can't wait to go get my feet scrubbed, pampered, and rubbed. Ooohh...I love the rubs!

So did everyone watch LOST last night? Man, was it ever a good one, although a bit confusing at time (that's a surprise, hey?) And then Grey's tonight! I love when all of the new shows are playing all at the same time.
Anyway, that's it for now. If we don't talk before, have a wonderful long weekend. I plan on staying in my pjs for at least half of the time!

yayy!
casey.

okay so of all the things i have done down here, one thing has not changed, grey's anatomy. but i must say, with all the hype from the preview, i really could not get that into it. agree? and you know the person in the "cliffhanger" ending is going to be okay because of the previews for next week.

i have had my molasses and brown bread and mom and i have had our lobsters. apparently grammie doesn't like lobsters so while we ate those, she had pizza (which again, she apparently doesn't like but she likes the cheese). and remember how i used to say that the lobster scream when they go in the pot, i got that tidbit from my grandma. my mom still denies that there is screaming, and i agree as our lobsters were rather quiet.

i have concluded that the game of scrabble is a horrible game meant to show off literary geniuses extraordinary vocabularies. i suck at it. my grandma said i didn't do too bad but when you have your mom and grandma helping you and you still lose...and really the opposing player giving you a hand??

and lastly my twang has come out. my mom was making fun of me just now! atleast my speech seems intact! :)

well i will see you all soon! i must go onto ebay and bid on a cigarette roller for grammie!!

I'm very excited today, as I have found the newest single from my favourite band, 'The Arcade Fire' online. If you are interested, check it out here and click on #4 (Black Mirror)!
Their music just blows me away...new album coming out March 6th-ish!
have a good one...
casey

i love stanley. stanley is one of those extremely small towns where i think everyone knows everyone else.

yesterday i spent the day relaxing/reading and stayed in my pajamas till about 12:30. it was freaking awesome! first, there is a school down the hill from my grammie's house that woke me up by singing "o canada"(i love small towns!!!)...i watched a bit of the morning talkshows with mom and grammie until they turned on jerry springer...seriously people have you watched that lately? i remember back when i did....BUT NOW there is a bell that they ring as soon as the people start fighting (like in a wrestling match) and a live band plays (with trumpets, drums) while the fight goes on!! it is insane!!

me and mom went for a walk into town (which is 5 minutes away) and i was once again told i look 19 but i am partly blaming (sorry jeaninne) the bunny toque, i love it, but i think i have a more youthful look when i am wearing it! :) lol...or maybe i just look 19, whatever.

more people came to visit...my mom's cousins came and left. then grammie's good friend doris, her boyfriend marty (mom's age) and freda (her daughter used to babysit me) came over so i decided to have some beers with them...and 4 beers later i was a little drunk. lol. and that is all i am going to say on that! actually no, i will tell you that a police radio was brought out and conversations occured that i wouldn't dream of eg. how suddam is not dead.

ahhh that is it for now guys, here is a little trivia for you to ponder: an elephants is the only animal that has four knees!

okay...frankly my grandmother cracks me up and i think its because i never know what is going to be coming out of her mouth. it has actually been quite interesting looking at the family dynamic with my mom and grammie as i am seeing way to many deja vu moments (its my future, or my present???...ahhhh)

anyways some funny (cute) tidbits about my grandmother:
1. she likes mean girls so she bought the dvd

2. she has a stuffed moose but insists it is a begal with antlers

3. she got a really cute stuffed hippo for her bday but she will not sleep with it because it is a girl and my grandma does not sleep with girls

4. and watching the notebook with her i never realized what a comedy that movie was, instances:
-apparently alley was asking for trouble when she went walking with noah alone at night on their first date, but then it was alrite b/c she was being coy, and it looked like a nice "courtship"
-cut to the "seduction scene" (as she put it) and how disgusted she was as alley is going to get pregnant and ruin everything.
-noah is apparently doing it all wrong b/c he was suppose to take off alley's clothes (i seriously was laughing way too hard at this point)
-ooooo and when alley started talking to noah during the great seduction, grammie was shouting at the tv, "don't believe anything he says, they will tell you anything when your in that position, damn fool"

ahhh grammie...i love her! :)

okay so casey asked about embaressing moments last week and i noticed no one replied (come on people step up to the plate!) i don't think anyone can top casey's because it is freaking brillant and i laughed so hard when i read it. i did have one...but i was advised by my family not to post it as it may have a direct effect in getting a future job or getting into school (i guess i appear pretty irresponsible~blah) i think most of you have heard it though as it involves a hotel lobby! :)

well as far as moments, like i said before, i usually tell people right after but here are a few...i don't think they are really embaressing just cute:

1. this one is kind of lame but when i was working at complete we always had the radio on, and i was singing to, i think, sexyback by justin timberlake, and of course if i am singing to that song, the "yeah" parts are getting some really good shouting action! anyway i was out in the front and singing away and i didn't hear the buzzer and i looked out of the corner of my eye and there was a guy at the counter...i kind of looked a little shocked, turned red and started laughing and then the customer asked for an encore!

2. actually this one happened last week when casey was hemming my pants. she had finished hemming them and asked me to try them on. so i changed them right there in the living room and then realized when i looked to my left that that damn bay window was still there overlooking the neighbourhood...

3. i know one of you (you shall remain nameless until you come forward) has had this happen to you. when i was in oz, we stayed at a resort for 3 days. so we kind of lounged by the pool instead of swimming in the ocean. i had a new bathing suit (shocker) and i was wearing it wrong (brillant). and i guess if you do wear it wrong, it effects the way it stays on, and that thing did not stay on when i jumped into the pool.

have a good day guys!!

hello everyone!!!

well i am finally in new brunswick! i flew in on friday and had a cool moment as i was flying into the sunset (geek moment right now) and you could watch the sky around the moon go darker and darker by the second...(geek moment over).

also had a layover in montreal (thank goodness i had jeaninne's dvd player and "how to lose a guy in 10 days"~sidenote~freaking hilarious movie). my flight was delayed in montreal because i guess the plane hadn't arrived yet and then when i got on the plane they de-iced it...that has never happened to me before so i was worried that the plane may freeze in the air but many people have assured me i was fine and it isn't straight water they put on the plane and yeah i am still alive!!

the party was at my aunt beth (mom's sister) and uncle rino's house. my grammie was surprised, shocked, and i think a little confused as she at first thought i was heidi (my cousin). then proceded to tell us that we were stupid miserable good-for-nothing stinkers (something like that) for keeping secrets. ahhhh grammie, i love her!! i think she had a lot of fun. it was actually cute because two of her friends that she went to university with were there so there was some unb alumni from the class of 1949.

after the party, my cousins, mom, aunt, and i played the longest game of trivia pursuit in my life (4 hours of never-ending trivia)!! and it was the kind i have played before (pop culture dvd edition) dear gosh i think i now know how jeaninne feels playing that game...lol!

another side-note heidi has a long haired cat named lucy that likes and it even slept with me at night!!...the second cat in my lifetime to like me!!!

well i do not want to get too long with this post but in other news i spent the night with my nan and we celebrated her birthday with my dad's brothers, their wives. i finally met my little cousin ewan and of course hannah. apparently i say hannah's name wrong as i don't "twang" it with my western accent (see i am western after all). and in some slightly distressing not so distressing news...when ewan is 25, i will be freaking 50!!! AHHHHHH.....

i will blog another post later....i miss you all! luv ya!

I don't know if you've seen this yet, but it's the commercial that Kevin Federline is in that is supposed to be showing during the superbowl. It makes me giggle everytime I see it!

So I've been meaning to share something that happened to me recently, but decided to post it on here so we could all share stories and have a laugh at each other.

So here's my question:

WHAT IS THE MOST EMBARASSING THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU WHILE NOBODY ELSE WAS LOOKING?

I was at work a few weeks ago and I went into the bathroom and noticed that the plastic toilet seat lid was broken. No big deal - I can still sit and pee, right? Right! Until I had to reach for the toilet paper and I literally fell off of the toilet. It was so embarassing but so funny at the same time - I'm pretty sure I laughed right out loud at myself. I mean, I was on the floor with my pants down! It really was one of those times when if someone else was there, I'm pretty sure they would be peeing from laughing so hard.

You??
I shared mine...

Hey everyone...

I'm gonna say that my lack of posting just means that my life is pretty boring right now. Yeah...that's it. Jane, hopefully you're having a nice little vacation with Grammie!

HI GRAMMIE!!!!

Did everyone catch Grey's Anatomy? I can't mention much about it because I don't know if Tracey has watched it yet, but it was such a good one! I especially laughed out loud when Alex said "now you're Callie *beep*!" Do you know what I'm talking about? Tracey, did you watch it yet?
Anyway, I saw this trailer for a new movie with Katherine Heigl in it, and it's by the same guys that did '40-year old Virgin' so you know it's going to be one of those dumb movies, but the trailer is really funny!

BE WARNED: IT'S GOT SOME OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE (F-BOMBS) SO TURN IT DOWN IF YOU'RE AT WORK OR WITH GRAMMIE!



Enjoy...talk to you later!

Look who is all grown up...

it was a free download on itunes and i really enjoy it....its called my ex-lover is dead and it is by the stars.....

...today is the saddest day of the year?

because

a. it is suppose to be the coldest day (atleast we got a +5)
b. this is the day most people quit their new years resolutions (but seriously new years resolutions are for improvement in the year...if you break it one day try again the next!!)
c. christmas bills start floating in (i am taking the dan approach here and say it doesn't matter if you are going to work the next day)


so all you guys that are celebrating the saddness don't worry tomorrow will be better!

It has become so easy to forget about writing on the blog and I apologize for that. Today I'm sitting and scanning old photo albums so I thought I would write on here while I remembered! I had the most relaxing and lazy weekend...I did nothing but watch tv on dvd, realized how funny 'Scrubs' is, and have become obsessed with '24' (starting with season 1 - I've got a lot of catching up to do!)
Something has gotten me very excited today - have any of you heard of this yet? It's got a title and everything!

I've become something I never thought I would - an avid and (sometimes) overzealous online shopper. Some days it feels like all I do is sit online and shop/browse/wish/comtemplate! But it's so tempting, especially when I come across things like this, which is a beautiful book. Or even this which looks so damn cute. Or maybe I'll just buy some of this or this for some fantastic projects. Yup - I'm officially obsessed.

So that's it for now...hopefully you become inspired. And happy Monday. I'm off to coffee now.
Casey

you know that friday song..."I just wanna bang on the drum all day!"? I was singing it to Dennis earlier to get him out of his funk but he just told me to stop or he'd hit me! Some people just don't appreciate good entertainment! So I'm off to Red Deer in half an hour - I figure a half day would even out my tough full week. I mean, you can't go wrong with taking Monday off, then being snow-bound on Wednesday (or just not wanting to drive across the city in a blizzard), and then a half day on Friday. I love it! Anyway, that's my plan...should be back tomorrow sometime (no promises set in stone, yet!)
Have a good one - casey!

Hey everyone...

Sorry for the lack of posts - it's been crazy at work for the past week, and I stayed home yesterday out of sheer exhaustion. So today I'm back to feeling well rested and (as they say in Sal's favourite Taco Bell commercials) GOOD TO GO!

Had a pretty good weekend in Calgary - Sal spent a lot of time talking about fish with Vic, and we all spent a lot of time drinking at night! Good news though...Sal is DOWNSIZING his ginormous tank and we're getting a nice little 2-foot cube tank. I'm very excited. Saturday I spent the day with Loy doing fabric shopping and thrift store shopping and we found the COOLEST little vintage/consignment store! I wanted to buy all of the formica tables and vintage hats.

Like I said, yesterday I stayed home and slept in and relaxed. It was wonderful! I think Sal has become hooked on watching Roswell with me - he won't let me watch any of the episodes without him now. Then last night we saw a sneak preview of the movie PAN'S LABYRINTH. It was one of the coolest movies I've seen in a long time. Actually, cool isn't the word. More like beautiful and haunting. Sal was a bit nervous before it started because Ryan (Megan's boyfriend, who invited us) told Sal it was a bit of a scary movie. But he was fine, and although the flick had some frightening parts he really enjoyed it! But be warned - it is a Spanish movie with subtitles. Sal was happy to hear that as he could understand the movie without reading!

So that's it for now...talk to you soon!
Casey

p.s. my resolution is to Bring Back Disco!

In the year 2007 I resolve to: Fill my house with chocolate pudding. Get your resolution here.

I'm still finding it unbelieveable that it is already January of 2007!!
Hopefully everyone had a fun and safe new years celebration! We sure did - in fact, I'm pretty sure Sal fell in love with his bottle of rum and then fell in love (again) with his bag of cheetos! Went to a girl's place who he went to school with and we ended up taking the bus home afterwards. Gotta love free transit! Even in his drunken stupor Sal was still able to bitch about how much he hates taking the bus here. It was really really funny!
Back to work this week, and it has been easier to get back into the swing of things than I thought it would! I mean, especially since all I did over the holiday break was watch tv and movies, eat, and sew a bit. it was really really wonderful!
Anyway, it's already hump day which means only two and a half days left in this short week...have a good one!
Oh - question of the day: what was your favourite christmas present to give and receive?
Mine: to give was the embroidery of elephants I gave Megan, and I loved the little drawer set Sal gave me (and the fabric store gift certificate and the quilting book and scarf set...it's too hard to choose!)

~casey

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

and only 358 days till christmas this year! lol

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

MOM!!!!!



Hope you have a wonderful day...and a merry christmas...and happy kwanzaa.

And I hope you eat a lot and don't get sick!

Casey

happy christmas everyone!

I still can't believe it! This year is (unfortunately) going to be a last minute christmas for me. I'm already so over-tired this week from going to bed past 11:30pm each night so far! I don't think I'm going to make it!!!
This is going to be a short post as I'm crazy busy at work this week. So if I don't see you before Christmas, I hope you have a relaxing one with loved ones. See you soon!

Love, Casey



...and Buddy!

Christine & Dan on the arrival of Kate Mary-Ann (sp?)! We are all sooo happy for the two of you...I hope you're ready for our excitement! I'm still in a bit of shock, I think! Can't wait to see the three of you.

It's a bit strange that we saw Christine friday night with a basketball under her shirt, and now she's got a little girl to take home! Did anybody else have an eventful weekend? I lazed around all day saturday and did a bit of baking and watched my new favourite Christmas movie: 'White Christmas' - just a warning, though, if you decide to check it out. It is a musical with Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney so there is a lot of singing and a lot of dancing. And it made me cry! Funny how modern day musicals (namely RENT!!) don't make me emotional like the old ones!

Saturday night we did Operation Red Nose again and didn't get into bed until 5am! It was a long long night, and I'm glad friday is our last night! Then yesterday we had mom and dad over to check our modestly decorated apartment and then headed out for dinner at a friend's place and played Lord of the Rings Monopoly. It was hilarious - you don't receive 200 dollars when you pass GO, you receive 200 POWER. It was pretty hilarious! Tiffany loved the placemats I made her so that was really wonderful!

Anyway, only four and a half days left til Christmas break and I can't wait! Things are going to be quiet around here which will be nice. Anyway, have a super monday!
-casey

until Christmas!!!!!!! I'm starting to feel a bit shaken up as I've realized I still have more than one gift to buy now! But Megan and I are hitting Whyte Ave. tonight after work so I should get a few down! Hope your week has gone well...mine has been busy! What, with Mustard Seed tuesday night, sewing last night, shopping tonight, dinner tomorrow night, Operation Red Nose Saturday, and then dinner Sunday, I don't think I'm going to be able to make it until Christmas.
So Dad has been in Qatar for the last two weeks and hasn't been feeling the greatest - his knee has been killing him, and something in the water has NOT been sitting well with him. He's been seeing some boxing trainer for the knee and has been walking around on crutches for almost the entire time he's been there! Not the best feeling for a guy who love seeing and experiencing the countries he visits! He's even had acupuncture (see below!):



He's home tomorrow night and I'm sure hoping he'll be well rested come Christmas when all of us kiddies are up at 8am...AGAIN!...
Anyway, that's it for me for now - after I get home tonight it will be back to the sewing table. Have a good one!
~Casey

one more thing...this video made me laugh...reminds me of being a kid and bugging mom or dad while they were on the phone!

Well, I lost my glasses and I finally, after agonizing for weeks have found a new pair!!!!!

Here they are for your viewing pleasure. The color will be black. I can't wait to have full vision again!

I am so excited! I am amost done my Christmas shopping! This is a world record!
I am going to finish it off tonight when I go shopping with my Mom and that will be it! Yay!

I have some Christmas fun for you all to partake in below:

Become an Elf

Make Your Own Holiday Sweater

Wrestle That Reindeer

Shake the Snowglobe

If you want some more Christmas fun go here.

Have a great day everyone!

today me and my mom are going to do some christmas baking and watch christmas movies so i am going to post some pictures up that you can enjoy instead of writing a little diddy! they are up on kodakgallery.com if you want to check out more!

pinkies up!

i love tequilla

I am so sad right now.

I bought these beautiful leather gloves from Gap about a month ago, they were so cute a feminine, gray with white polka dots! I looked like a serious fox wearing them!

This morning one is suddenly missing AAARG and I have no idea where it has gone? I havent' even worn them since Wednesday and had them in the car and then put them in my purse to bring in the house and when I took them out this morning there was only one? The one time I indulge in some nice gloves I lose one!

I am calling everywhere I can think of today and I am going to search the house in case Lola stole it and made it her chew toy!

Anyway, I know this isn't exciting news but I am sad, I needed to vent it out! Now I only look half as foxy with one glove!

IT WASN'T A GOITER!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, I did a nice long blog entry and it was fabulous let me tell you, it would have blown your minds and the computer ate it! ARGGG technology I hate you!

So now I am doing the short version:

Jeaninne's life in one paragraph or less:

Went to Aladdin with Brett the Hitman Hart with Tracey Jean, play was great Brett stinks!
Went to cooking class with my Mommy and ate Fruitcake euuch, Yule Log euuuch, Sugar Free cookies eucchh, Bread Pudding eucch and White Chocolate Cranberry Brittle yummmmm.
Can't wait to decorate my xmas tree which has been up for three weeks and still has no decorations on it. Spend my days working with mono faking drama queen who sleeps under desk, going crazy. Treat dog and cat like children and talk to them like people when I am alone.

I would like to say that after talking to Megan last night, I realize that mono is a terrible thing to have, and I think I undestimated what it can do to people. I just think my coworker is faking. And now Casey scared me and told me it is highly contagious and I am going to contract it. Then I will probably be home for two weeks eating my words. I hope I didn't contract it b/c Casey and Tracey drank my water!!! Great, now I will proably get a goiter!

this week, that is!
I get more and more excited about christmas each day! Maybe that's because I've got holiday music playing in two places upstairs here! I've been quite productive today working in photoshop! Today I'm feeling really refreshed and almost bubbly...I went home and crashed in bed before 11:00!
Anyway, not much is new today (yet!) But I'll keep you posted if something happens. Until then, enjoy this little clip of my favourite comtemporary holiday song:



Oh - question of the day: what is your favourite modern holiday song and favourite classic?
My favourite classic is Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Ella Fitzgerald.
Have a good one!
Casey

hey all...

so far so good regarding my post-a-day! Had a tough time getting out of bed this morning as my arms were killing me! I helped push out some guy in the alley behind my apartment last night, and my pipes sure did get a workout! was quite productive at work today - got a bunch of photos printed and even finished two orders!

Got some sad news after reading this story - a bunch of craft blogs I frequent have been keeping up with the story and even knew the family so it was sad to get the news! So if you get lost in the backroads stay in your vehicle and keep your cell phone on!!

To get us back in a cheery Christmas mood, keep yourself busy with these fun links:

Dolly dress-up!
Guess the Christmas song by the picture on each day!
Take some Christmas quizzes.
Still need some gift ideas?
These are fantastic cookies and are a twist on the regular gingerbread cookie!

enjoy...talk to you tomorrow!

hey everyone...

in honour of me being alone at work for the rest of the month, I'm going to try and write here once a day. Tracey has already informed me that there's a bunch of outdated links and whatnot on the blog so I'm going to attempt to remedy that. Things have been alright at work, although it's strange being up here all by myself. I don't think any of you have ever visited me here, but if you had you would know why i'm soooo lonely! There is a lot of quiet & empty space.

So that's all that's new for now. I'm almost finished shopping for christmas presents, and have just a few more little craft projects to complete. Hope your tuesday is going well and we'll talk soon!

~casey

p.s. HI GRAMMIE!!!!!!!!

Hope you have a fantastic birthday today...I already sang once to you so I won't do it again here!

love ya,
Casey

so i was really harassing casey and jeaninne for not writing on this blog, yet i excused myself for not writing. today i have no excuses! my grandma visits this thing everyday and is very upset with the lack of posts!! i guess people do read these things (just don't comment~hint hint!)

so what is new:

i had my bday shindig on saturday. i had a lot of fun! i am soo glad that people made it, as i know christmas can be very busy!! i was impressed with the dance moves that everyone busted out after just a couple of drinks...or even just one drink (dj). and a special thanks goes to case for having a tequilla shot, you're the best! and to sal for waiting in the line (in the cold) to get in. thanks guys! you all rock! and lynette i hope you enjoyed your answering machine messages at 11pm!

during the day we went on the most fabulous outing: we went to toys r us. instead of giving each other presents this year, we decided to spend the money on toys for santas anonymous . it was really cool.

of the toys:
baby gifts: winnie the pooh stuffed animal, glow worm
toddler: bowling set, firetruck set, cash register
girl: cabbage patch doll, make-up
boy: carwash for cars
generic: puzzle, guess who game, mr. potatohead

it was quite fun and i was really glad that we did it! :)

i think that is it for now. i am sure i will write more with all the christmas things coming up. have a good day guys!! and thanks for the birthday fun!

oooohhh...what is this I've found? Is it? No - can't be...the first trailer for the Order of the Phoenix? Watch and enjoy, and buy me candy for making you so happy!



ciao...casey

it sure has been a while - what's new with me you ask?

-on friday I was cutting with an exacto knife and ruler and the knife slipped and sliced my left thumb...I ended up getting 2 stitches at the clinic and they even put a stitch RIGHT THROUGH MY FINGERNAIL!! It looks kind of nasty but doesn't hurt anymore. I might post some pics once I get my film developed so stay tuned!!

-things have been a bit tense at work lately with positions being moved/shifted/re-structured...so much going on!!!

-my christmas shopping has officially started! Megan and I went monday night and I have decided that is my favourite day to go to West Ed. It wasn't busy at all and I had my first gingerbread latte of the season...I do prefer starbucks to second cup hands down!

-I have found so many projects to do off of this newsletter but I really shouldn't buy any more fabric until after christmas. It's soooo hard!! Especially when I have to go buy fabric for Jessica that she's going to give to her sister for christmas! *sniff sniff*

-only 4 more days until Sal is finished school...can't believe it's done already! maybe we'll be able to enjoy married life together now and really bond as hubby & wifey!

-last but most definitely not least, today is the first day I'm listening to holiday music. I couldn't put it off any longer now that it's being played in every store I go into! So grab a cup of hot cocoa and tune into the best holiday music on the internet!

have a good hump day!
~casey
p.s. nice to have you back, mom!!

Hope you have a fabulous day! I am very disappointed because I have no picture to post of you..so I had to post a picture of this guy dressed as toast. Have fun you fabulous, young lady!

say it isn't so!!!
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/13112006/3/canada-hershey-products-pulled-canadian-shelves.html

ho hum...another celebrity divorce...sure didn't see this one coming.

hey all...

I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this video on the net today - FINALLY! Someone is actually pissed that they didn't win an award - it's Faith Hill losing last night at the Country Music awards. It's pretty unbelievable, hey? What do you think? Good that someone actually reacted honestly, or pathetic that they couldn't keep their emotions in check?

Hey guys...

Did you know that Bob Barker is 83 years old? And we thought we were getting up there! In honour of his retirement, check out this list of the top 10 things to love about this great man of daytime game shows!

So what do you think of the new season of Grey's Anatomy so far? I've got to admit I'm a bit undecided. I really like the medical cases they've been having, but there are some other things bugging me:
-I wish Burke would tell someone that he's not OK because of poor Miranda!
-Izzy is annoying as a passive doctor
-Derek and Meredith's story is too flip-floppy to me and there's nothing happening

But that's just me...what do you think?
Have a good weekend...

Hope you have a fantasmo day!!

Hi Girls,

I have another song that I just love right now. It is slow but good.
"Ache" by James Carrington
You can listen to it here.

Have a fab afternoon

It's amazing how as soon as November 1st comes around the Christmas displays/commercials start coming out in full force! I've seen ads for Christmas trees, Festival of Trees, Christmas vacations - you name it! But what I really can't believe is that Christmas is less than two months away!!! How the heck did that happen?
If any of you find old clothes/shoes/jackets that you are looking to get rid of, remember that Tracey and I can take them to the Mustard Seed...I've been taking garbage bags of stuff already just from going through my closet! We'll take them down to the church once you've collected stuff (like how I volunteered you, Trace?)

Thanks guys, and Merry Holiday season!
casey.

so after reading this article, i was right when i called it that the oscar is jinxed for any married actress to win it!

so...we finally did it! we went to the rocky horror picture show. it was a lot of fun. i had really forgotton about the whole movie plot (if you call it one) but the audience sure didn't. it definitely has a cult following! the costumes were quite funny (even a greased up rocky) and i loved the props! but i still cannot get over what people say when watching the movie....how many times did they see it to remember what and when to say things?? it was crazy, but lots of fun!





and in other news....i was kind of bitching about how cold and gross it was in the last week but i have had a change of heart since seeing the snow. i know it makes for crappy driving conditions but i got the feeling of skiing in the air...ski season is just around the corner and i am pumped!!!

have a good week guys!

so i found this trailer and looks freaking good!! especially the last statement by natalie maines....ahhhh
http://myspace.com/shutupandsing

Hi All,

This is my new favorite song it is called "Fidelity" by Regina Spektor and you can listen to it on her MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/reginaspektor

xo
Jeaninne

okay so i was watching gilmore girls on tuesday nite and rory was talking to logan about logan's pitch to these bigwigs and how great it was. and yadda yadda yadda logan says yeah but really it is like myspace. what the heck is myspace....i ask the question in hopes that you can answer since you posted a link of myspace! :)

that is my post for this blog thursday!

Must share my new favourite song of the day - it's by Foy Vance and it's called 'Homebird'. It was on an episode of Grey's Anatomy and you can hear it here on his myspace. It should play automatically on the music player.
Hope you enjoy it!

I know its been a while and you're probably not even checking this anymore, but I thought I'd post a little update of my life and what's been going on:

1. I've become even more crazy about sewing that I am going to start doing hand sewing - Jeaninne, you may scoff at me now for being a grandma, but just wait til you see my first sampler!
2. Sal and I totally pigged out on pizza friday night and watched a little action flick you probably haven't heard about but was really good: 'Running Scared' with Paul Walker (*sigh*...dreamboat)
3. Work is better this week - personalities haven't been clashing up in my little workspace, but there is a massive exhibit that has become the bane of my existence
4. I'm not dressing up this hallowe'en as I am taking a stand against the man (I'll go into detail later on)
5. I have officially read 3 books so far this month: 'Le Divorce' by Diane Johnson, 'the Footprints of God' by Greg Iles, and 'The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night' by Mark Haddon (I think?!?) 6. Mustard Seed is still going strong, although I'm a bit upset I haven't been getting the cat calls and marriage proposals like Tracey has!
7. We got our wedding photos from Caley and I can't wait to get them printed - they look so cute! And her little baby is so tiny - I'm trying for Sal to get mother's urge...not happening yet!
8. Sal is still as busy as ever with school - classes for him end at the end of November.
9. I'm slightly starting to feel the giddyness of Christmas as I heard on tv last night about the Festival of Trees (I don't go, but it's all about Christmas Trees!!)
10. I'm still loving Grey's Anatomy, but I can't talk to Dennis about it because he calls everybody on the show whores! And Lost? I know last week's episode was confusing, but it was still really good. Can't wait to see what Sawyer sees with Fenry...yowza!!

So that's about it for now - what's new with you?
~casey

p.s. check out this website: fluideffect - it has a ton of celeb portrait with before and after the airbrushing...some of them are scary!

okay so in the papers recently george from grey's says that he is gay...and apparently it came out like this because of this arguement where some not so nice word were uttered in george's direction...oooo scandalous!!

i'm back!! although i really have nothing to say. still having fun at work...doing the mustard seed thang...and gathering around for craft night with the tootsie rolls (ha ha-case) or as jeaninne says the titsie rolls!! sicko! lol

i actually saw a fabulous movie on saturday-departed...freaking awesome. you know i really do love leonardo dicaprio. i know there was the whole overhype titanic thing, but really what a great actor!! very cool movie.

ooooo and in other exciting news i made cinnamon buns from scratch. apparently (according to my father) they need more butter and cinnamon next time. well i will try them again on sunday!

have a good weekend guys...
talk to you later with more eventful news!

Hello Girlies,

I was surfing the net this morning and came across this site which is made by two German girls. The link below is of their site but if you scroll down it is all videos of them lip syncing to pop songs. It is strangely addicting!

http://www.lynnetessa.de/videos_en.php

Exciting news:
Sarah potentially might have her baby today...Waiting to hear...

xo
Jeaninne

This is mostly just for me when I want the link to play Dynomite!

I also play on POPCAP games sometimes - I really love Insaniquarium!

Check out LOST spoilers and recaps here! It's updated pretty regularly and includes stuff from tons of tv shows!

all alone at work today, and I know I've said it before, but it is SO HARD getting motivated when there's nobody else around (Jeaninne, I know you know how I feel!) So I've spent the majority of my lunch hour looking up my new internet-obsession. CRAFT WEBSITES!!! I told Lynette that someday I'd like to be a stay-at-home mom so all I'd do would be to sew and quilt and bake. She pretty much laughed and scoffed in my face and said "MAYBE with the first one!" I'll show her...

So who's excited about tonight's premiere? I'm going to have to take an hour out of my sewing time to watch LOST - they had a recap of last season on tv on the weekend which was nice. The leader of the Others is really creepy, but I'm excited to see what it's all about! Tomorrow night I'm supposed to be shooting some event at work so I'm not going to be able to catch Grey's Anatomy - Trace, will you tape it for me?

Anyway, as per usual, here's some stuff I've been checking out lately:
SONGS
Homebird by Foy Vance (this is on the 2nd Grey's soundtrack, but it's been playing on the internet radion station I listen to.)
How to Save A Life by the Fray
Lou Reed by the Little Willies

WEBSITES
the purl bee - a newsletter that give sewing and crafty tutorials for free
whipup.net - same thing as above
BarbieMartini - funny celeb stuff plus martini recipes!
I can't stop playing this!

And one last one...the Saskatchewan Limousine:


enjoy!

I am posting are you happy Casey!

Love those biker shorts....

I had to make the simpsons game a bit smaller so everything would fit on the page again! Not much going on today - for once I'm actually feeling really relaxed printing because my eyes have been so sore lately - it's nice being in the dark! That's it for now...I'm going to try and write something every day now since Tracey went and got herself a full-time job, and Jeaninne (who wanted to be on here SO BAD) seems to have ditched us! :)
have a good one...I'm going to go and pick out my house in the Shire now. (just kidding - I can't believe I just wrote that sentence!)

ciao...casey

what I'm listening to today:

Evil by Interpol

Comfortably Numb by The Scissor Sisters

In the Round by the Cardigans

OK, so I've found the perfect fantasy home - I want to live here!

I can't believe I beat Tracey to it, but there's new photos from the next Harry Potter movie - check them out here!

omigoodness casey you changed the title...i like it and you know how i feel! :) lol

fact of the week: so i was watching oprah on friday and she had a really funny guy who has read all the encyclopedia britannica and apparently i have been wrong....dogs see in colour!! extraordinary!

well must get back to work...2 more shifts...

Monday's are really starting to get to me - it feels like I'm getting a cold each Monday, but then it goes away. Found some stuff on the internet that you might enjoy! So...enjoy!


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...with the references to me and Grey's Anatomy! Who were (was) the ones who wouldn't stop giving us factoid tidbits and recaps of every single past episode all last night? hmmm...tracey? yeah. I think so. SO ENOUGH!!!!! And, I hardly pigged out on the nachos, Miss.-I'll-finish-the-entire-last-half-of-the-pan-all-by-myself! SO ENOUGH AGAIN! Actually, I'm really glad I didn't stay home last night to watch the premiere because I just read somewhere that instead of airing the first episode they showed the second! (and because it was fun and you fed us!)

So I'm pretty much in a really pissy mood today since you probably couldn't tell already. On that note, happy freakin' International Peace Day.

okay after tonight's shift i will only have three shifts left! :) i am sooo excited! 5 years of this job is a freaking long time...have you all worked in a job that long before?

one of the things i will have to figure out now, is a time to type on this blog as my job does not permit private internet time (actually come to think of it, does this job really permit it?)

speaking of my new job, i have a busy day ahead for tomorrow...i am going to the casino! i cannot believe that my job is to go to the casino. lol...it just makes me laugh. and next week i am going swimming. jeaninne says my job is like a daycamp...but i do work....and i have to cook sometimes which kind of stresses me out because you cook for 16 people or more. i guess it will increase my cooking skills! i have meatloaf on monday. ugh...something i have never tried in my life let alone know how to make. atleast i got a reciepe, one from my grandma, mr. becker and the side of a box....i will check out what the easiest one is! maybe i should have a meatloaf baking contest or something???

well that is it for my post...i know you all are probably sitting down at jeaninne's eating some nachos (SAVE ME SOME) preparing to watch grey's anatomy. and if casey gets her way you will all have watched it and are preparing to rewatch it again when i come over!!! DON'T PEAK GUYS!

OMIGOSH - I just won the second season of Grey's Anatomy on DVD from the Edmonton Journal! YES!!!!

Ok, I am very depressed because something is wrong with Dynomite and it keeps playing in this super speed and now I can't play it! ARGGGGGGH

So I thought I would post a Grey's Anatomy Sneak Peek Clips in honor of the premiere tommorrow:

http://abc.go.com/fsp/index.html?channel=GreysAnatomy

Ps: I am wearing a wide hairband in my hair today and I look very cute and now.

Hi Girls,

So how is Tuesday? It is so hard to get back to work, since I was off last week. Even though we were unable to accomplish all of our landscaping, we did get a lot done. But we also watched a lot of DVD's and TV...I miss lying on the couch eating ice cream at 8:30 in the morning...

Anyway, I have nothing exciting to talk about...The big highlight for me is that it is official TV Premiere month and the fun starts tomorrow with America's Next Top Model! I am so excited!

Anyway, DJ found this quick clip of Gary's best friend which I enjoyed:
http://video.sympatico.msn.com/v/en-ca/v.htm?g=5E73694E-C373-44EC-885E-ED291ECE8900&t=c2075&f=37/81&p=ENCAifilm_ENCAanimal

Have a good day all!
xoxo

You Know You Grew Up In The 80's or Early 90's If:

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.

2. You watched the Pound Puppies.

3. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton

4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.

5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.

6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.

7. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom

8. Two words: Hammer Pants

9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock"

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and spokey-dokes or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect

11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales" (Woo ooh!)

12. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

14. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen..and still know the turtles names.

15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.

17. You played the game "MASH"(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)

18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.

19. L.A. Gear....need I say more?

20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. (She's Truly Outrageous.)

21. You remember reading Tales of a fourth grade nothing and all The Ramona books.

22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"

23. You wanted to be a Goonie.

24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe)

25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.

26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

27. You took lunch boxes to school... and traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard.

28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.

29. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.

30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.

31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.

32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.

33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.

34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.

35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"

36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"

37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.

38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.

39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.

40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.

41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.

42. You remember Popples.

43. Don't worry, be happy

44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.

45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do..getting yelled at by younger hip members of the family)

46. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.

47. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.

48. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!"

49. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and & My Little Pony Tales

50. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.

51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.

52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB"

53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class.

54. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.

55. You just sang those words to yourself.

56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.


57. Homemade Levi shorts.. (the shorter the better)

58. You remember when mullets were cool!

59. You had a mullet!

60. You still sing "We are the World"

61. You tight rolled your jeans.

62. You owned a bannana clip.

63. You remember "Where's the Beef?"

64. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"

65 You had big hair and you knew how to use it.

66. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!


~I was nodding my head for pretty much the entire thing...except I never though Doogie was hot! Enjoy! Happy Monday!

omigosh...i am so glad that i am going to be done this job by the end of the month...i am soo tired of it and i didn't realize that my other job consisted of so much paperwork...it is not actually that bad but it will be nice to have an 40 hour week instead of a 55 hour week....

so i am working one of my night shifts right now and this is what it has consisted of:

1. cancelling my first aid course
2. selling a phone
3. sweeping the floor
4. researching when all the new episodes start for my shows, in case you are curious:

-Grey's Anatomy September 21
-Desperate Housewives September 24
-Gilmore Girls September 26
-Smallville September 28
-Supernatural September 28

i still don't know when Lost starts though so...to be continued

and 5. looking up adult watches on the internet since i am an adult with a steady income...lol!

have a good friday because when you all read this that will be the day! :)

found this on the internet a while ago - it's too funny...good advice for the married's, though!

a funny "letter" about women getting 'GLAMOUR/BOUDOIR SHOTS' done...check it out here!

I cannot stop playing Dynomite...I have not done any work yet...If only I could pass level 9!
http://games.yahoo.com/games/downloads/dy.html

okay lets face it...the bus sucks! school has now started for all the bright new post-secondary students to get their useless degrees and they are taking valuable bus seats...my bus seat in particualr!! i have been getting to the bus stop at 7:30 during the summer and had no problems with the parking lot...starting september 5...i get to the parking lot a whole 15 minutes earlier and it is freaking full...i get to the bus (which almost left by the way becasue it was full of students) and i had to stand...grrrrrrrr....and i feel i have every right to say this now because i am no longer a student (well i guess i am not completely done with school more like a on sobatical student)....

ahhhh my venting it done....other than that my job it good...i am finishing up my shifts...and excited to have nights again...yipeeee!

jeaninne, if I was rich, this is what I would buy you for your birthday:
yowza!!

so it's only 9:30am, and I'm pretty sure somebody is cooking Indian food downstairs as that's ALL I SMELL RIGHT NOW! ooohh...sweet naan bread!
man, it's been a while, but I think my life is finally back in the groove. had a little vacation, got my gym membership, and now I'm back into my routine...well, sort of. sal has started school to become an EMT which is very exciting for him. this means that we both wake up earlier and I'm dropping him off and picking him up when he's done each day. I feel like a mom already dropping her kid off at class...but instead of having a kid I have a husband - it still feels wierd saying that! our lives seem to have become more busy now that the wedding is done - speaking of wedding, my goal is to have my thank-yous out before jeaninne. it's going to be tough, but that's my aim :)

I have been in major craft mode lately and have been sewing up a storm. this, being combined with my recent love of amazon.com (not .ca!) has resulted in me buying this and this. I think I've got a problem...
Another website I've been checking out is about amy butler which has free patterns and really really nice fabrics. I've been going purse & bag crazy with her stuff! Now, I just need to start making preserves and I'll be all set to be a grandma, hey?

and update on the football game: Tracey wasn't able to get tickets from her usual place last night, and my spot out here doesn't have any - so if any of you are near a Mr. Sub and wouldn't mind picking up 8 college seats (I think they're $9) that would be great. Tracey said she didn't even need her ID last time. If not, I guess we'll make other plans.

Until then, my lovelies,
~casey