Wow, people are crazy. This is the conclusion that I've come to know as my reality. Yesterday I was called into work because a couple of girls had called in sick. Hmmm...Saturday morning and suddenly feelin' under the weather...this usually only means one thing..but who am I to judge. haha. Anyways, I answered the phone and said I would go in...well....my actual words were "Fo shizzle ma nizzle". The manager didn't quite know how to take that...and then I quickly backtracked and said, I mean, for sure.
I learned soon after that I may have been wise to not go in. The people I served were miserable and grumpy and super hungry. I've never encountered such misery in a long time. And misery seems to really enjoy company but I wouldn't let them get me down. Plus it wasn't my fault for their mood swings so I didn't take it personally. Anyways, once that shift was over I was happy I survived with all my limbs:)
Then this morning I woke up and looked outside to be greeted by a budget moving truck. My dad had gone down to Abbotsford to help get the furniture and such out of my grandma's condo. I called my brother to get his team together to come help unload. Once he arrived we started taking things off the truck. It didn't take very long..it took us longer to figure out where to put the stuff than anything. Right now it is just a bunch of furniture in the middle of the living room. It reminds me of an antique store...or a furniture shop...you know how everything is kind of piled in the middle of the room?!
This is pretty much all that's been going on as of late. Kind of a lame update...but an update nonetheless. Keep it real homes.
Michelle.
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The requested update.
The transition has started. I'm really excited for it! I start my new job at Boston Pizza on Wednesday. It feels like forever away..but it will go by fast because I have a cleaning shift tomorrow...then that special someone from Calgary is coming to town on Friday. Not sure what's going to take place on Saturday but on Sunday I have a 4 hour training shift. Then Monday and Tuesday will probably be beach days...because well, why not. And then the work begins again. Yay!!!
Today I had a hard day out in the sun. First I woke up and went to bootcamp where the instructor called me out, not once, not twice, not three times..but 4 times!! There was even one point when he called me a bunny cause my arms were up instead of on my hips. haha. It was funny and embarassing at the same time. I told him at the end of class that I expect carrots tomorrow! haha. The 9am class is a lot smaller than the 6 am class so he has more opportunity to notice if you're doing something wrong. It's good...but you can tell he gets a sick thrill from it...haha. Good times.
Then I went to my training shift. It was only a half hour of one on one training. I enjoyed it. I learned a lot about the computer system and how easy it is! I'm pretty excited. After that I got a sandwich for lunch from the best deli ever! And headed home. Once I got there I was greeted with a phone call from my friend Sherena. She asked if I was still into going to the beach with her....my answer, of course. So we headed on down. The people we originally invited to come with us backed out. So it was just the two of us. We got all set up and then got tackled by a puppy. She was the cutest little thing. Very hyper. I couldn't tell you what kind of dog it was...but just oober hyper. It ate some of Sherena's strawberries and covered us in sand numerous times. A little while later we heard our names called out and looked back to see Stephanie, Veronica, Veronica's boyfriend, jenn and Sam. They asked us if they could join us and now we had a mini-party on the beach. They brought along a getto-blaster and we listened to music and enjoyed the sun and conversations together. I had a blast!
After the beach I went out with some friends for wings. And that pretty much ended my relaxing day. I'm starting to go stir-crazy though. I need to work. Is it Wednesday yet? Oh it is...but just not the right one. haha.
Well there's the update someone asked for! :D Until next time, keep it real!
Michelle.
Today I had a hard day out in the sun. First I woke up and went to bootcamp where the instructor called me out, not once, not twice, not three times..but 4 times!! There was even one point when he called me a bunny cause my arms were up instead of on my hips. haha. It was funny and embarassing at the same time. I told him at the end of class that I expect carrots tomorrow! haha. The 9am class is a lot smaller than the 6 am class so he has more opportunity to notice if you're doing something wrong. It's good...but you can tell he gets a sick thrill from it...haha. Good times.
Then I went to my training shift. It was only a half hour of one on one training. I enjoyed it. I learned a lot about the computer system and how easy it is! I'm pretty excited. After that I got a sandwich for lunch from the best deli ever! And headed home. Once I got there I was greeted with a phone call from my friend Sherena. She asked if I was still into going to the beach with her....my answer, of course. So we headed on down. The people we originally invited to come with us backed out. So it was just the two of us. We got all set up and then got tackled by a puppy. She was the cutest little thing. Very hyper. I couldn't tell you what kind of dog it was...but just oober hyper. It ate some of Sherena's strawberries and covered us in sand numerous times. A little while later we heard our names called out and looked back to see Stephanie, Veronica, Veronica's boyfriend, jenn and Sam. They asked us if they could join us and now we had a mini-party on the beach. They brought along a getto-blaster and we listened to music and enjoyed the sun and conversations together. I had a blast!
After the beach I went out with some friends for wings. And that pretty much ended my relaxing day. I'm starting to go stir-crazy though. I need to work. Is it Wednesday yet? Oh it is...but just not the right one. haha.
Well there's the update someone asked for! :D Until next time, keep it real!
Michelle.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Fun in the Sun!
Last weekend was a whirlwind of fun! I had messaged a guy(name undisclosed for his privacy) on a website(I know what you're thinking mom!). And a day later or so had decided I would shut down my profile because I was tired of some of the attitudes I was receiving. When I went on though he had messaged me back and caught my interest even more. After a couple of exchanged emails he told me he was coming to my town for his grandparent's wedding anniversary. This provided a chance to meet.
He told me that he had a friend along who had never been to Kelowna and was going to be giving him a tour and I was welcome to join them. I agreed and made plans to meet at a popular location. When I got there I was a couple of minutes late and saw two guys walking away. I was pretty sure they were the ones I was to meet but I was too far behind that I would have had to run to catch up...running in a skirt isn't the most comfortable thing to do so I took the option of sitting at this landmark knowing that the walk they were on wouldn't take too long. While I sat there I looked out at the lake, took a picture of a sailboat(the picture didn't really turn out that well) and people watched. Then I started blowing bubbles...cause who doesn't carry a bottle of bubbles in their purse for such occasions?
As I was mid-bubble I noticed these two fellas walking back...and the one gentleman waved. I knew it was them. :) I walked over and was greeted by a hug and a handshake by his friend. We walked along the water and stopped at the bird sanctuary. There was one duck that was bobbing his head with such passion. It was really funny to watch. It looked like he was trying to save on waddle gas by using his head to pull himself along. haha. Anyways, we chatted there for quite some time just getting to know eachother. Oh yeah, his friend had no idea that this was our first encounter. He had been told that we were old friends and we played with it so that it would be comfortable and not awkward. However, it came with such ease that I too forgot that this was our first time meeting eachother. Old souls I guess.
After hanging out at the bird santuary we headed to a restaurant for lunch. It was a very yummy lunch. He was very kind and treated both his friend and myself. After lunch we headed over for icecream. I have no idea how I made room for it, I was so full from lunch. But not only did I have icecream, but I had two scoops. He had two scoops as well! Crazy fun! Once we had our icecream the three of us walked downtown and came across the Japanese Peace Gardens. So pretty. As we were enjoying sitting along the water/pond we blew some bubbles and watched the fish. After we were all peaced out I brought out the water guns and we had a classic water gun fight! So much fun with the pond scum water!! hee hee. The people around us didn't seem to mind, the security guard thought it was funny. Then we headed to the park and played on the swings. I love the swings!!!! We chatted the entire time just having a wonderful time. Like I said it was like we had been friends for a long time. Everything was so natural and fun.
Then I had to head to work. Apparently the day in the sun made me look like Bob(the tomato)'s twin. :) It was well worth it. The next day we had made plans to see eachother between his activities involving his grandparents anniversary party and between my shifts at work. He came and picked me up from work and we headed to Starbucks. Then we headed to Costco where he went to get some photo's developed. After that we headed to a walking park and went for a walk. It was an amazing time because there was nothing to distract us but getting to know eachother. Plus the walk through the trees was a lot of fun. After a while we turned around and headed back. He drove me back to work so I could finish out my day there but we had made plans to see eachother again that evening.
After I was done work I headed over to the church where he was at for his grandparent's anniversary party. It was a little nerve racking. Once I found him though I felt more at ease. We came back to my house to play guitar hero 3! Woo hoo!!! So much fun. Then we watched Corner Gas. He very is very classy and asked permission to put his arm around my shoulder. It made me blush and I accepted. After Corner Gas we started to head him out to his car...however, we kept on finding things to talk about...and knowing that he was leaving the next morning we tried to get in as much as we possibly could. At 5am he reluctantly got into his car and headed back to his parents home. Oh, but before he did that there was one point where I had the urge to pray but I thought that would be weird so I didn't...but maybe a minute later he just busted out a prayer. It was amazing...I was left speechless.
The next day at work I was kind of tired..but nothing that 3 cups of coffee can't fix..hee hee. Plus I only worked the day shift so when I got home I had the opportunity to relax. That's not what I did though..hee hee. I did something....I can't remember what....oh yeah, I started to clean up a little bit and then Justin(Cameron's girlfriends' brother) came and picked me up and took me for icecream on the Westside. He wanted some girl advice. :) Then I came home and cleaned up a little more and then headed over to Becky's parents' house and sat in the hot tub....it was a really strenuous evening. When I got home I had a great conversation with this gentleman I had met 48 hours earlier on MSN. We talked until the early am once again.
The next morning I had bootcamp and almost slept through my alarm. Oops. But I got there. :) The day(Tuesday) was my day off and we talked on MSN for a large part of the day. Then we talked through Skype(I love the inventor of Skype) for the remainder of the evening. We both learned a lot about eachother.
However, the lack of sleep did catch up with me yesterday though. I slept right through bootcamp. And all the way until 11 am. I haven't slept in that long for an uber long time. When I woke up I was still tired...I think from over sleeping. I dragged myself around the house, talked on Msn to that special person and then headed out to go for a walk with my friend Melissa. We stopped for some fish and chips for lunch and then went down these really pretty paths I didn't know existed. We watched the ducks and chatted and admired some of the homes along the way. It was quite a nice walk. We ended up down by the waterfront and stopped in a couple of stores, picked up a slurpee and then headed back cause I had to get to work. It was an awesome time!
That's pretty much everything up to date. There's a lot to take in...but right now life is exciting!!! Until later...keepin' it real.
Michelle.
He told me that he had a friend along who had never been to Kelowna and was going to be giving him a tour and I was welcome to join them. I agreed and made plans to meet at a popular location. When I got there I was a couple of minutes late and saw two guys walking away. I was pretty sure they were the ones I was to meet but I was too far behind that I would have had to run to catch up...running in a skirt isn't the most comfortable thing to do so I took the option of sitting at this landmark knowing that the walk they were on wouldn't take too long. While I sat there I looked out at the lake, took a picture of a sailboat(the picture didn't really turn out that well) and people watched. Then I started blowing bubbles...cause who doesn't carry a bottle of bubbles in their purse for such occasions?
As I was mid-bubble I noticed these two fellas walking back...and the one gentleman waved. I knew it was them. :) I walked over and was greeted by a hug and a handshake by his friend. We walked along the water and stopped at the bird sanctuary. There was one duck that was bobbing his head with such passion. It was really funny to watch. It looked like he was trying to save on waddle gas by using his head to pull himself along. haha. Anyways, we chatted there for quite some time just getting to know eachother. Oh yeah, his friend had no idea that this was our first encounter. He had been told that we were old friends and we played with it so that it would be comfortable and not awkward. However, it came with such ease that I too forgot that this was our first time meeting eachother. Old souls I guess.
After hanging out at the bird santuary we headed to a restaurant for lunch. It was a very yummy lunch. He was very kind and treated both his friend and myself. After lunch we headed over for icecream. I have no idea how I made room for it, I was so full from lunch. But not only did I have icecream, but I had two scoops. He had two scoops as well! Crazy fun! Once we had our icecream the three of us walked downtown and came across the Japanese Peace Gardens. So pretty. As we were enjoying sitting along the water/pond we blew some bubbles and watched the fish. After we were all peaced out I brought out the water guns and we had a classic water gun fight! So much fun with the pond scum water!! hee hee. The people around us didn't seem to mind, the security guard thought it was funny. Then we headed to the park and played on the swings. I love the swings!!!! We chatted the entire time just having a wonderful time. Like I said it was like we had been friends for a long time. Everything was so natural and fun.
Then I had to head to work. Apparently the day in the sun made me look like Bob(the tomato)'s twin. :) It was well worth it. The next day we had made plans to see eachother between his activities involving his grandparents anniversary party and between my shifts at work. He came and picked me up from work and we headed to Starbucks. Then we headed to Costco where he went to get some photo's developed. After that we headed to a walking park and went for a walk. It was an amazing time because there was nothing to distract us but getting to know eachother. Plus the walk through the trees was a lot of fun. After a while we turned around and headed back. He drove me back to work so I could finish out my day there but we had made plans to see eachother again that evening.
After I was done work I headed over to the church where he was at for his grandparent's anniversary party. It was a little nerve racking. Once I found him though I felt more at ease. We came back to my house to play guitar hero 3! Woo hoo!!! So much fun. Then we watched Corner Gas. He very is very classy and asked permission to put his arm around my shoulder. It made me blush and I accepted. After Corner Gas we started to head him out to his car...however, we kept on finding things to talk about...and knowing that he was leaving the next morning we tried to get in as much as we possibly could. At 5am he reluctantly got into his car and headed back to his parents home. Oh, but before he did that there was one point where I had the urge to pray but I thought that would be weird so I didn't...but maybe a minute later he just busted out a prayer. It was amazing...I was left speechless.
The next day at work I was kind of tired..but nothing that 3 cups of coffee can't fix..hee hee. Plus I only worked the day shift so when I got home I had the opportunity to relax. That's not what I did though..hee hee. I did something....I can't remember what....oh yeah, I started to clean up a little bit and then Justin(Cameron's girlfriends' brother) came and picked me up and took me for icecream on the Westside. He wanted some girl advice. :) Then I came home and cleaned up a little more and then headed over to Becky's parents' house and sat in the hot tub....it was a really strenuous evening. When I got home I had a great conversation with this gentleman I had met 48 hours earlier on MSN. We talked until the early am once again.
The next morning I had bootcamp and almost slept through my alarm. Oops. But I got there. :) The day(Tuesday) was my day off and we talked on MSN for a large part of the day. Then we talked through Skype(I love the inventor of Skype) for the remainder of the evening. We both learned a lot about eachother.
However, the lack of sleep did catch up with me yesterday though. I slept right through bootcamp. And all the way until 11 am. I haven't slept in that long for an uber long time. When I woke up I was still tired...I think from over sleeping. I dragged myself around the house, talked on Msn to that special person and then headed out to go for a walk with my friend Melissa. We stopped for some fish and chips for lunch and then went down these really pretty paths I didn't know existed. We watched the ducks and chatted and admired some of the homes along the way. It was quite a nice walk. We ended up down by the waterfront and stopped in a couple of stores, picked up a slurpee and then headed back cause I had to get to work. It was an awesome time!
That's pretty much everything up to date. There's a lot to take in...but right now life is exciting!!! Until later...keepin' it real.
Michelle.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Paintball.
Last Sunday I went paintballing for the first time ever. It was so much fun! At the beginning I got shot in the head 4 times. Then I realized that you have to keep your head down. haha. I came to the realization that I did not miss my calling into the military. I would not be a good soldier. lol. There was one course that we did and it scared me. I found a corner and sat in it. I didn't move. I felt like I was in a scary movie. My heart was pounding. I could hear shots from the guns around me. It was so intense. Then my friend Andrew(who was on my team) jumped into the area where I was hiding. I didn't even think I just shot him in the shoulder. He yelled at me, Michelle, Friendly fire!!! It was funny because earlier in the day we had had a conversation where I said I would shoot him even if he was on my team. haha, and then I did! It was a lot of fun though.. At the end of the game my friend Erin and I were the only ones left with any paintballs. So we decided to go onto one of the courses and shoot at eachother. I picked a really dumb spot to hide...behind a really skinny tree. As I jumped down into the trench she shot me in the back and in the back of the calf. I turned and shot back at her. When we ran out of paintballs we were heading out and she said, you never got me. I was like, I'm sure i got you at least once. Then she looked herself over and sure enough I had shot her right in the chest...right in the heart. lol. So funny!
Afterwards we looked at ourselves and we were soooo dirty and covered in paint. Such a great time! I loved it. So if you asked me, Would you do it again...My response would be. YES!
Afterwards we looked at ourselves and we were soooo dirty and covered in paint. Such a great time! I loved it. So if you asked me, Would you do it again...My response would be. YES!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Subway experience.
Hey there. Yesterday I went to Subway for lunch and while I was there I remembered that the guy behind the counter had told me that he had come to Canada from the middle east. So when he was putting the sauce on my sandwich I said, "Hallass" and he stopped and looked at me with the hugest smile on his face. Hallass means "enough". haha. So we started saying words in arabic while I finished my visit there. It was fun. Then today I went there for lunch again..I know two days in a row...crazy! When I walked in I saw him and we greeted eachother in arabic. It was so fun! Then he taught me a new word but I can't remember what it was now. haha. Good times. Who knew I would run into someone that I can practice with here in my very own local subway. haha.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Bootcamp begins.
Hey there everyone. This past Thursday I went for a super fun bike ride with my friend Melissa. We rode all downtown and through the park. Then we stopped at the survivor bootcamp so I could register. They said if I wanted I could start the next day. So of course I said, sure! The next morning which was Friday, I went to my first bootcamp session. It was amazing. I loved it. I had to sit one cycle out though cause I had a dizzy spell.. but once that passed I got right back into it. I do have to say that burpsee's are not my favorite thing of all time. haha. They are so hard.
Then on Saturday after I was done my shift I asked one of my coworkers to go on a bike ride with me. She agreed and we decided on a meeting spot and time. I was running a little late and as soon as I sat on my bike I regreted proposing the idea. My legs were burning, my bum hurt and now I had to ride somewhere. Shoot. But I had no choice but to go. So I went. Once I was moving everything loosened up and I felt fine. We stopped and had a bite to eat and then continued our bike ride. As we approached the city park we got stopped by some walking cops. They gave us a warning instead of a ticket for not wearing a helmet. We continued our ride until it was time for her to go back to work. Then I rode home. It was such an amazing day weather wise. Perfect for a bike ride.
Today I was determined to give my body a break because starting tomorrow morning I have bootcamp again. I'm so excited. I can hardly wait. I sound like an insane person...haha. But when you leave you feel so good. I'll keep you updated on how the progress is. I should take some before and after pictures and post them...oooh...wouldn't that be fun?!
Until next time, stay classy. :)
Then on Saturday after I was done my shift I asked one of my coworkers to go on a bike ride with me. She agreed and we decided on a meeting spot and time. I was running a little late and as soon as I sat on my bike I regreted proposing the idea. My legs were burning, my bum hurt and now I had to ride somewhere. Shoot. But I had no choice but to go. So I went. Once I was moving everything loosened up and I felt fine. We stopped and had a bite to eat and then continued our bike ride. As we approached the city park we got stopped by some walking cops. They gave us a warning instead of a ticket for not wearing a helmet. We continued our ride until it was time for her to go back to work. Then I rode home. It was such an amazing day weather wise. Perfect for a bike ride.
Today I was determined to give my body a break because starting tomorrow morning I have bootcamp again. I'm so excited. I can hardly wait. I sound like an insane person...haha. But when you leave you feel so good. I'll keep you updated on how the progress is. I should take some before and after pictures and post them...oooh...wouldn't that be fun?!
Until next time, stay classy. :)
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Wacky Wednesday
For most of the day I didn't work. In fact I only worked for 3 hours this evening! Rakin' in the cash I am. haha. I went rollerblading for the first time this season. That was a lot of fun. I'm totally rusty and sentence myself to a summer of practice. Oh darn, sounds like a rough life for me. haha.
I have signed up for the survival bootcamp. I'm pretty excited about it. I start at the end of April. Woo hoo!!!
Tonight at work I had this one table that had a really cute little girl. She kept calling me over to her and saying, "Excuse me," So polite. The one time she called me over and our conversation went like this.
Little girl (lg) "Excuse me,"
Me: "Yes"
lg: "I'm going to grow up and go to school"
Me: "Really, what are you going to take?"
lg: "A dress"
Me: "You're going to take a dress to school with you?"
lg: "Yes"
Me: "Are there going to be other kids there?"
lg: "Yes"
Me: "Are you going to make lots of friends?"
lg: With big eyes and a huge smile, "Yes"
She was so darn cute. She might have been 3 or 4 years old. So much fun. Then near the end of their visit she ran over and gave me a big hug. Then she looked up and seemed a little stunned that it was me. I don't think she meant to give me a hug..haha. It was really cute. Totally made my night.
I have signed up for the survival bootcamp. I'm pretty excited about it. I start at the end of April. Woo hoo!!!
Tonight at work I had this one table that had a really cute little girl. She kept calling me over to her and saying, "Excuse me," So polite. The one time she called me over and our conversation went like this.
Little girl (lg) "Excuse me,"
Me: "Yes"
lg: "I'm going to grow up and go to school"
Me: "Really, what are you going to take?"
lg: "A dress"
Me: "You're going to take a dress to school with you?"
lg: "Yes"
Me: "Are there going to be other kids there?"
lg: "Yes"
Me: "Are you going to make lots of friends?"
lg: With big eyes and a huge smile, "Yes"
She was so darn cute. She might have been 3 or 4 years old. So much fun. Then near the end of their visit she ran over and gave me a big hug. Then she looked up and seemed a little stunned that it was me. I don't think she meant to give me a hug..haha. It was really cute. Totally made my night.
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