Weekend Adventure Part One

This past weekend I went down to the coast to visit my sister and her wonderful family. The trip down was quite the adventure. It was extreme weather the entire time. When I first left Kelowna it was 3 in the afternoon. It was cloudy but nice. Once I got into the mountains(a whole 15 mins later) I was surrounded by fog. Not just any fog but fog so thick I couldn't see a car length in front of me. After I finally came out of the fog, which lasted all the way to Merritt from before Brenda Mine Road(so roughly an hour and a half because I could only go 30 clicks at some parts), I stopped for something to eat and some gas. Not gas from the stuff I would eat but gas for my car...sicko..where was your mind at? Anyways, then I headed back onto the road to encounter a new extreme weather condition. Rain. Yes rain is extreme in BC. I could hardly see anything and my car kept getting caught in puddles and pulled in different directions. Destination desired...Dawn and Corrie's house. Direction the puddles wanted me to go...over the cliff. But I won that battle. So getting to their house took me 5 hours to get to. That's right people..5 hours. That's like an hour and a half too long. Once I got there the first thing Gabriel told me was that he wasn't allowed to have candy because he had misbehaved at school. Then he continued on to ask me if I wanted to have one of his candies. I of course can not refuse candy and agreed. I thought, wow how sweet is he. He asked me if I wanted smarties but I said no because I know those are his favorite. But he insisted that I take them. So I agreed after a long debate. As soon as I opened the box both Grace and Gabriel were there waiting for me to share. So of course I shared them. It's just not right to eat candy in front of kids. After we ate the Smarties I sent home the babysitter(actually she asked me if it was ok that she left and I said sure...there goes my chance of making a new friend). Then I got Grace ready for bed and asked Gabriel if he could get his PJ's on but he didn't need to go to bed yet. He did right away. So easy to take care of these two kids....love it! Then Grace went to bed shortly after and Gabriel and I stayed up and watched half of Spider Man 2. Then he went to bed and I read a magazine. A little later Dawn and Corrie walked in the door. But before they came home I had talked to Dawn on the phone and she informed me that I had been tricked by a 5 year old. He wasn't suppose to have any candy and I shared the candy which he gave me knowing that I would probably give him some. Tricky! I had been had! So he had to hand over all his Smarties the next day. Ouch!
On Saturday I was woken up by Gabriel. He came into the room in which I was sleeping and so quietly said, Aunty M it's time to get up. I looked up at hime and said, how about 10 more minutes. He agreed. Then he came back and woke me up again. Again in the quiet voice. I said um...I can't hear you and then covered my head with a pillow. That's when he started to yell....you see it was a game that we created in that moment...we do this often. When I got down stairs Dawn apologized to me for Gabriel yelling at me to wake up. I just laughed and then told her that we were playing. She seemed relieved. haha.
Then Dawn and Corrie got ready to go to a mass. But before they went Dawn made the spagetti sauce and bread for lunch. So really I had it so easy. I had to make noodles, a salad and heat the bread....simple. Grace was down for a nap, Gabriel was entertained by cartoons...I just had to focus at the task at hand. Once lunch was ready Grace woke up...perfect timing...and we all sat down and talked while we ate. They are such funny kids. After lunch was over I started cleaning up and Gabriel came up to me and said, um...we're hungry. I was like what? We just had lunch. He told me he was still hungry though. So I offered him the rest of his lunch that he didn't eat. He obviously wasn't that hungry because he didn't want that. He was like, can I have a candy? I said no you've already had a candy and that was our agreement. How about a banana. He was ok with that but he wanted an apple too. I said no you have to decided a banana or an apple? He chose the banana. I told him that if he's still hungry after the banana he can have an apple or wait until his mom and dad got home to have an apple....which ever one came first. Well, Dawn and Corrie came home while both chillin's were eating bananas(I look like such a health nut aunty..haha) and the whole apple thing got forgotten about.
When they got home they had lunch and I read a magazine and the chillin's played amongst themselves. Corrie thought Dawn and I were crazy for reading instead of visiting but I think we were both quite happy. In the afternoon it was quite gloomy outside so it was an inside day. I remember waking up from a nap that I didn't know I was going to take, just in time to get ready to go out on the town. But that adventure is for my next post.

Too much of a good thing is just too much.

So, to catch you all up I have a job. I am currently working at Kelsey's Restaurant. Right now I'm a hostess but I'm working my way up to a serving position. This is hard for me to do, not because the job is hard, but because I'm use to being a server. But all is good. However, the day I got this job I was also offered a part time postion at Ricki's clothing store. But that's not enough you see because I was also offered a casual position at Bootlegger. That's right people, 3 jobs. I decided not to take the second two jobs, even though they were both willing to work around Kelsey's and eachother(they're a joint company). The reason I didn't take those two as well was because I'm working a lot...and a lot of split shifts. It's hard to work around that. So that's the news on that.
Just yesterday I thought I would do a nice thing and bring home some groceries. When I got home though my dad had the same thought. Not only did we both bring home groceries but we bought the same groceries. Not even kidding people. It was scary and funny all at the same time. All I can say is that we'll be eating healthy for the next little while so if you're wanting junk....you'll have to bring your own. I love junk though...don't get me wrong...but I'm starting to eat really good food again. But have you tried those new Sunchips...Salsa. Let me tell you..if you haven't tried them yet you haven't even started to live. Ok, that was a little intense. Let's try that again. If you haven't tried Salsa Sunchips you haven't even started to live. Ok there it is again...so it must be true. Let's just go with it.
Until next time. Peace Out

I'm a Flasher!!!

Since I've been in Kelowna I have traumatized my brother in more ways than one. The first time I was sitting in my room talking on the phone. How is this traumatizing you ask? Well, if you've ever heard me talk then you know...just kidding. I actually forgot that I now live with other people. From having lived by myself for the last 5 years I have forgotten a few things. One of these things would be closing the door when you're getting ready to change. So back to the story. I was talking on the phone and decided that I would be more comfy in my pj's. But as this thought was going through my head I wasn't only talking on the phone but my brother was approaching my room. I talked to him for a few minutes and then he turned and walked away...I then started to act on my subconscience thought of changing my shirt but Cameron turned back around and started heading into my room again....just as he entered he said something to me, I responded and then started to....well you know...he was like, Michelle...you can't just do that. heehee...oops. Traumatization #1 has now been completed.
The second time I got him, well actually it didn't traumatize him as much as it did his girlfriend. I have this thing about doing hand checks. So I randomly decide when I'm going to enter into his room and yell out..."Hand Check" in which they need to respond by holding up their hands and then I leave. Not so bad...that's what big sisters are for right? What I didn't know though was that Cameron had just told her about this little thing that I do and she just dismissed the thought as Cameron telling lies. Well when I did a hand check not five minutes after he told her she was in shock. I entered into the room...yelled hand check..my brother right away lifted his hands....Amber however did not. I again yelled...hand check in which she responded accordingly. Traumatization #2 is now complete.
The third time I got him was actually last night. This was a complete accident and I embarassed myself more than anything else. I was talking on the phone again while sitting in the living room with my brother. I was wearing a skirt and yes I talk with my hands a lot. I don't know what my skirt got caught on but suddenly it was attached to my hand and my hand was in the air. That's right, I flipped up my skirt in front of my brother. He was like, ahh Michelle. That's when I started laughing...the awkward laugh and my friend Miguel was talking to me both times this flashing my brother thing came up. He was like, Michelle...stop flashing your bro. It was really funny...maybe you had to be there....Anyways, traumatization #3 is complete.
The fourth time I got him was again last night. I did another hand check except this time was at an awkward time....for all of us. I entered into the room...yelled out hand check...and realized that they had the door closed for a good reason...they were kissing. So I quickly exited and went downstairs and played with my cat. We were playing hide and seek and I entered into my brother's room to hide...again they were all awkward but I was just hiding. I left his room and they soon left after. She actually thanked me for breaking them apart because she was about to be late for curfew. I was like, oops...sorry..hee hee. I'm the meanest big sister ever. Traumatization #4 is complete.
That's all the scoop I've got for you today. Now look at your brother's and sister's with gratitude that they don't do this to you! Until next time.

On Strike!

Hey, this update is all about you. How you ask? Well I've noticed that everytime I write an update it's always about me and what I've been up to. Now I want to know what's new with you. So all you have to do is go to the comment section and leave a little blurb about what you've been up to. Until I have at least 5 comments I will not update again! So it's up to you. Tell me about you!

Moving Part 2

Wow, ok so Dawn totally called it and I didn't take any pictures of the car before or after the unloading process. Sorry everyone. Just imagine this: Everything was packed tight. A 5 by 8 trailor wasn't enough to hold everything. I still have a car load back in Manitoba at my mom's home. But enough about that. We covered all that stuff already...let's move on to what it's been like since I unpacked the car. The unpacking process only took less than an hour to do. It was so simple. My sister had come up to Kelowna with her kids. Once they were in bed we headed out to the car to unload it. Ok, so we procrastinated a little. We were waiting for my brother to get home to help out but once 11pm hit we lost our patience and did it ourselves. We had my friend Mike there to help out too. So we started. It was so much fun. My sister and I just laughed the whole time. What about you ask? Does it matter. It could have been a butterfly and we would find it funny. When we're together all we do is laugh. I'll give you an example of what made us laugh really hard. We had taken most of the stuff off the top part so my dresser that was laying flat on my couch was exposed. I turned to Dawn and said look at this...then I plastered myself ontop of the dresser, then I said, it's my clothes. Yay!! She just started laughing because the couch was in the way of me actually sliding across the dresser so it stopped me short. She thought it looked so funny so for the rest of the unpacking time she kept imitating what I had done. I don't know if Mike was getting annoyed by us because of our goofing off and not really doing anything but laugh...whatever. It was so much fun.
The next morning I went down to the Uhaul return place at about 7. Well the sign said it doesn't open until 8. So I went home. I headed back for 8 and once I got there nobody was around. So I sat down and waited. And I waited. And I waited. It's a really good thing I can read because while I was sitting there I looked up at the door and it said on Saturday's you need an appointment. So I went home and looked up the number to call. Well, wouldn't you know it when I called he told me that they open at 9 and if I'm dropping off I don't need an appointment. So after my third trip down there they took the thing from me. I was so excited to back up out of the parking spot without something being attached to the back of my car. I also have the back window again!!! Yippee!!! So exciting in my world.
For the rest of the day I hung out with Dawn(my sister), Gabriel(my nephew) , Grace(my niece) and Mike. That was on Saturday...I can't remember what we did...oh yes it just came back to me....lucky for you! Dawn and I and the G's went to Walmart and got some stuff..(i.e. bath stuff) and then we rented the first season of Grey's Anatomy...I love that show. We watched the first 5 episodes...so awesum. While we watched we drank Screamers. For those of you who don't know what that is I'll describe it but you must make your way to Kelowna to try one for yourself. They are heaven in in cup. You have access to both a slurpee machine with your choice of slurpee flavor and an icecream machine. Your choice of vanilla, twist or chocolate. Then you create your own...I love the layer look. I put in a little icecream, followed by a little slurpee followed by a little icecream....and it goes on and on...I'm sure you get the picture. It tastes so good. I like that you get to choose your own pattern. It makes me smile. My favorite combination is Root Beer slurpee with chocolate ice cream. It sounds disgusting but it tastes incredible. You are all invited out to visit me and I will personally take you down to the station and introduce you properly to a little piece of heaven. Yum!
Until next time.

Stinky Feet

Well, it's official. I am a BC resident once again. The trip out was a lot of fun. I left town on Monday night at about......ok wait, I'm getting ahead of myself. First on Monday morning I got back to town from spending the night out at my mom's house. When I got home my friend Chris came over and we loaded up my futon and a few boxes to take to good will. When we got to the good will building I noticed that in the box of goodies I was carrying there was a lone sock. So I took it out. (You can't give a lone sock to charity...that's like saying I was too lazy to throw out my garbage and gave it to you to sort out). What did I do with the sock you ask? Well, I didn't throw it out. It became the maskcot of my journey. I tied it to the bar that connects the traillor to the hitch. I didn't name it though, it was just the sock maskcot. Awesomeness! After dropping those few items off we went out for breakfast and then went back to my place to start packing up the rest of my house. It took until 5:30 in the evening to finish packing and there is still a car load of stuff that wasn't able to be packed. My mom took it back to her house and she'll keep it there for me for now. haha. The ironic thing is the stuff that didn't come with me this time is the stuff I just took with me the last time I was here. Weird eh.
After my car was all packed, which was a challenge in itself. We had to take the roof off because my back door is stuck closed. Then we packed it all up and then put the roof back on. But we had to sit on the roof just so that it would close. Lot's of fun, let me tell you. Anyways, after I went over to my friend Jeremy's house. Then I went over to Ruth's house. I crashed there for a couple of hours and then I hit the road. It was about 12:30 when I left town. I pulled over at about 3:30 in the morning to sleep a little more. When I woke up I started driving but my eyes were being all weird so I pulled over again and went to sleep. When I woke up it was 8:30am. So I got back on the road and set off. I'm usually really talkative when I'm travelling. I like to talk to the people who pump my gas and anyone else who might make the mistake of giving me any kind of eye contact. But this day I was really just quiet. Except everyone seemed to want to talk to me. I was like is this opposite day or what? When I finally got to RedCliff I tried to figure out where my friend Mike was. I was suppose to pick him up. I told him that I hope he packed light. When he saw my car he was like, you weren't kidding. Nope I sure wasn't. Poor guy had to ride in my car with the passenger seat right up to the front, kitty litter on the floor so his feet were in it, Stuff packed behind the chair he was in kept getting knocked into his head because my kitty who was really angry that he took her seat was kicking it into his head. (She's a brat, I have no idea where she gets it from). And he had to hold his bag in his lap. It was a really tight fit but it was only like that for about 3 hours. Once we got to Calgary we stayed at my friend Miguel's house. But that's for another posting. There's a lot more to come and I'm going to take some pictures of the unpacking process just so you can get a little bit of an idea of what's it's been like. :) Until next time....Peace Out.

Bad Day

It’s been a day and a half already and it’s only 1:30 in the afternoon. Seriously does Saturday mean everyone can be rude day? Where do I start? How about when I woke up. Awesomeness, I’m still alive let’s get on with the day. Following that I got a phone call from my sister. So stinkin’ awesome. I always have fun talking to her. So far you’re thinking you’re having a good day Michelle why are you freakin’. Well hold on a second and I’ll get to it. So I leave the house (first mistake) and take my abswing thing to a pawnshop. It’s an exercise equipment thingy, whatever. So I walk into the store and tell the guy at the counter (which I know but he doesn’t know that I know him) about it and ask if I can sell it to him. Ok, I was looking for maybe 5 or 10 dollars for the stinkin’ thing, but he looked at me and rudely said no way. I was like, oh that’s fine thanks anyway and I left. I don’t know who peed in his corn flakes this morning but seriously. Arrh. So then I took my old game cube to the micro play in town and told the guy I was talking with Tyler and he said to bring err on down. Well when I got there I had forgotten one of the controllers so I went all the way home and got it. When I got back I found out that the guy couldn’t take it because Tyler wasn’t there. (Why couldn’t you tell me that before I made a trip across town and back????) So I left. There was a young girl in the parking lot so I just gave her my ab swing thing. I was like, do you want this??? Then I gave it to her. I was so frustrated. So I went and got my oil changed. Let’s just say that before they even started I told them that I wanted a new air filter and I don’t want them to yell at me for how dirty my oil is. When he took out the air filter he said let’s see how bad it is...he shook it a bit and he looked up at me and said, yep you’re right you’ll need a new one. haha. That was funny. Then the guy underneath said to the other guy that the oil was really dirty and I think he was going to talk to me but the person said, yep she warned us. So he didn’t. And dad if you’re reading this don’t yell at me. I think I did well on my own for beating myself up and plus I did get it changed right? That should count for some points. Whatever. So I talked to the guy before (Another person who has no idea what he’s talking about) and asked him the price it would be. Ok, I had enough on me. Well, when the bill came it was 20 dollars more. (Only because my car takes a special air filter). I was so ticked off. He could have said something. So I had to make another trip across town and back to get the extra 20 dollars that I owed them. When I got close to home I was about to pull into my back lane when a car came racing down it. I was on the main street and you would think that he would have just stayed a ways back to let me in. Nope that didn’t happen. What a jerk. Let’s just say that when I got into my house I was freakin’ mad. I’m afraid to go to work. What will the customers be like? Or better yet, maybe I should be a waitress who knows nothing. What if I were to go to a table and when they asked me the special say, oh I don’t know. Or when they ask if they could have a drink replay “No Way”. Seriously people, it’s your job to know things that pertain to your job! Frustrating day to say the least. I’m kind of tempted to be a lazy/stupid waitress...it would kind of be fun...don’t cha think??