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Life Lately 10 Feb 2013 10:14 AM (11 years ago)

I have not written here in a while!
I guess the fact I'm now working full-time has something to do with it!
I'm going to try to write more often! I love blogging and I want to share more.

Last Day of 2012! 31 Dec 2012 5:56 AM (12 years ago)

Here we are, on the last day of the year 2012! Already!!! It seems that we were in January 2012 yesterday!!! Where did the year go?!?! I don't know!

Here's some good things that happened to me in 2012:

I finally graduated with my Master degree!
The boyfriend and I celebrated 10 years of dating! That's a decade!!!
I finally got a job in my hometown!
I got another job offer (great job!) and I resigned from my old job (I only worked there for 4 months!) I am very happy with that decision!

We have some special plans for tonight! A friend of my boyfriend is having a Wine and Cheese Tasting Party at his house to celebrate the New Year! I'm sure we will have a great time together celebrating!

Happy New Year!

Here’s to 2013 and all it will bring!

Random! 14 Nov 2012 5:41 AM (12 years ago)

I have been sick with a cold for the past week and I don't feel good at all!

Working at night is definitely not fun, 6:00pm to 10:00pm is not my favorite work schedule!

I got a wonderful gift for my birthday: my boyfriend and I are going for one week in Dominican Republic next March! Can't wait! What a great gift!

Birthday gift!

I want to buy an elliptical (under $500 if possible!) that will not break after using it for 6 months! Any recommendation? We had a ProForm stationary bike but it broke after a few months so I don't trust that brand anymore!

I really need to get back on a workout routine because I don't feel good! I don,t want to join a gym here because it's kind of expensive! This is the reason I want to buy an elliptical!

Our apartment is a mess and I don't feel like cleaning! It's not like me!!!

I have 2 To-Do lists but I feel really lazy today!

What's new with you? Any random thing to share?!

November 3rd 1984!!! 3 Nov 2012 6:08 PM (12 years ago)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

I was born at 3h19am on the first Saturday of November 1984. It was a cold day, with the first snow of the winter season on this special day!

So I am 28 years old today!

My 27th year was a big year for me:

My boyfriend and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary!
I finished my thesis!
I graduated with my Master degree in June!
I had good times with friends and family!
My family and I got closer.
We moved to another apartment.
I finally found a job in my hometown.

I'm looking forward to this next year:

Here's a bucket list for this year:

Get engaged! (I'm ready to take that next step!)
Travel to USA again (or another country!)
Buy my first car!
Save money for a potential house!
Take more pictures!
Continue to work out!

Happy November! 1 Nov 2012 6:31 AM (12 years ago)

Can you believe it's already November?!?! Almost the year 2013!!!!

This is my birthday month (my birthday is on the 3rd, in 2 days!) but I'm not excited at all to turn 28! I'm getting old ha! It seems like yesterday I was 21!!!

I like my teaching job... but I don't like the schedule at all. I mainly work at night (night classes) and it's so exhausting. I go to bed around 11:00-11:15 pm and I'm not used to that. I have to do a lot of classes preparation and sometimes, only 1 or 2 students show up for the class. Annoying. Honestly, I don't have a very good salary either (and it's not full-time) and it kind of bothers me. Well, I had to take that job because I need to work and to pay the bills like everybody! I know that my job situation could be worse! At least I have a job!

Because yesterday was Halloween, I only had one student coming to my class! I thought nobody was going to show, I guess I was wrong!

The weather has been crazy this week out here because of the storm Sandy. It's kind of depressing!

I have not done a workout in a few weeks. I need to get back on a workout routine! I'm thinking about joining a gym but it's so expensive here!

This month is the month I start paying back my student loan. Yikes.

What's going on in your life?

Blogging Mojo! 28 Oct 2012 10:41 AM (12 years ago)

I think I have officially lost my blogging mojo!
I will try to get back to blogging soon!

We went to an Halloween party last night and I am so hangover today! Not used to drink anymore haha! I'm not 18 anymore, clearly!!!

A little update on the past few months:

-I finally graduated with my Master degree!

-I worked in Montréal for 2 months during the summer
-I FINALLY got a job in our hometown: I'm a French immersion teacher for immigrants
-We had to move into a new apartment in July (in the same city we were already living in!)
-My boyfriend also got a new fantastic job
-Life in general has been really busy
-I'm trying to adjust to working and not being a student anymore!

What's new with you?

Graduation Day - June 16th 2012 !!! 15 Jun 2012 4:57 AM (12 years ago)

Tomorrow, June 16th 2012, is my graduation day from Université Laval (Québec city). I am so excited!

I graduate with my Master degree in French-Canadian Literature (M.A. - Master of Arts) and I could not be prouder of myself! It took me a lot of time to finish my Master degree but I finally DID it! I can say that this is my biggest achievement and the thesis I wrote might not be the best, but it's mine and I'm proud of it! I will have a 140 pages book with my name on it and this is the result of my hard work!

I look back on all those years (22 years) I was in school, pursuing an education and I can't help myself but think about my beginnings.

This is where it all started, in 1990, in kindergarden, when I was 5 years old. This is the year I started school and where I started to LOVE school... I have always been a good student. I loved homework! Teachers loved me and I loved them all. They were real role models for me, I thought they were so impressive! Grades were important for me and I wanted to only get A's. And I was getting A's and I was so happy and proud! I have always felt very encouraged by my parents, they were proud parents!

21 years later, I still love school and I think that education is SO important. A higher education is the biggest gift you can give to yourself!!!

I'm not sure what I will do with my Bachelor's and my Master's degrees, but I know that my education will bring me a lot.

Tomorrow is my graduation day and it may mark the end of an era. I think that my educational career is over but I'm not sure yet!

Cheers to all students that have graduated in 2012 and I wish, for all of us, a lot of success!

Makeup girl! 27 May 2012 4:27 AM (12 years ago)

While looking at old pictures with my mom, I found that picture that proves that I have always loved makeup!

Here I am at 5 years old!

I loved lipstick for sure haha!!!
And look at my hair! Crimped hair was so in!!!

Ten Random Facts About Moi! 10 May 2012 11:12 AM (12 years ago)

1. I don't like big changes.

2. I can't stand people that think they are better than other people.

3. I love pink nail polish!

4. I want to lose 10 pounds.

5. I love Québec city and I'm sad that we are not living there anymore. I lived there 6.5 years and it really felt like home. I want to move back there.

6. I think I spend more money on my hair than I do on clothes.

7. I hate math. I took Advanced Math in High School and I was so bad. I had to work so hard and I got C- senior year.

8. I love fruit so much, I eat apples and pears all the time.

9. I'm sometimes jealous of other people.

10. I think I watch too much television!

Any random fact you want to share?

Life Lately and Menu Monday! 7 May 2012 6:57 AM (12 years ago)

I have not written in a while on my blog, I didn't feel like blogging at all.

In the past 3.5 weeks, I have done a lot and a lot of things have happened, like those things:

I am officially done with my Masters. I'm getting my diploma on graduation in Québec city on June 16th! I can't wait!

I met my niece for the first time, she was born on March 30th. She is so precious!

I have done more than 300 km of bike.

I have done the 30 Day Shred!

I lost 5 pounds.

I have organized old pictures (more than 2000!) and it was really fun to go through more than 2 decades of pictures!

I read 6 books, just for fun!

I began to write a novel! Not sure how it will turn out but I'm trying to write!

Also, I'm leaving for Montréal in a few days to work for 6 weeks, as I do every year. I will stay at my sister's apartment and I can walk to work, I love it! I can't wait to be in Montréal, I love that city! I will miss Boyfriend of course, but I need to work!

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It's the beginning of a new week! I have not done Menu Monday in a while!

Menu Monday

Monday: Tacos
Tuesday: BBQ pork chops, wild rice and a salad
Wednesday: Asian sauté
Thursday: Chicken tournedos, veggies and tomato salad
Friday: Pizza and feta salad

What's on your menu for this week?

Friday Confessions 13 Apr 2012 5:01 AM (12 years ago)

I confess that I would love to live somewhere else than the province of Quebec, temporally or permanently, I don't know! When I was young, my family moved to New Brunswick for 1 year, so I can say that I have lived in NB and Quebec! So I have been to New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, but never been to Western Canada. I would like to move to another Canadian province, like Ontario maybe, I really love Toronto! But Boyfriend hates Toronto! Boyfriend loves British Colombia, he has lived in Vancouver for a few months several years ago and he enjoyed it so much (warmer weather!)!

I confess that I have a lot of stress going on in my life right now and I'm not sure how to deal with that.

I confess that I have not worked out a lot in the past few days because our stationary bike was broken! But it is now repaired, so I can go back to my normal routine!

I confess that I want to buy new books! I love books! And since I'm on a limited budget, I cannot! (Insert sad face here!)

I confess that the house market here is insane! The prices of houses are so high and are totally unaffordable for us! I'm talking about $200,000 for an old mobile home! Or $360,000 for a 1970 bungalow that needs a lot of updates!

I confess that I need to get a lot done today!

Happy Friday and happy weekend!!!

To-Do List 12 Apr 2012 5:37 AM (12 years ago)

I have so much to accomplish today and tomorrow and I feel like doing nothing!

The list goes as follows:

To Do

Vacuum house (3 floors)
Clean bathrooms (2)
Do dishes
Clean the fridge
Grocery shop
Go to the pharmacy to get my prescription
Write an economics paper for Boyfriend's MBA class (well, I'm helping him out!)
Develop Powerpoint presentation (again, for the Boyfriend!)
Write two chronicles (500 words each) for the website I work for
Correct a chronicle I wrote last week
Read my thesis for the last time before printing it!
Email my thesis director some papers she has to sign
Email my University faculty
Print final version of thesis (3 copies)!
Go to the post office and mail out my thesis!
Apply online for a job
Look for full-time jobs offers
Make dinner

Happy Thursday!

Seven Random Facts About Moi 10 Apr 2012 9:58 AM (12 years ago)

1. I have been highlighting my hair for the past 9 years.

2. I can eat anything made of/with chocolate!

3. I have a super bad accent when I speak English! I have some pronunciation problem with the r and th, like door, mirror, through, breath, thigh, heart, etc.

4. I consider myself smart, I learn new things easily and I memorize a lot of things.

5. I LOVE books!

6. I don't consider myself like a social person but I do get well along with people.

7. I love TO-DO lists!

Miscellany Monday 2 Apr 2012 9:35 AM (12 years ago)

My niece Laurence was born last Friday, March 30th 2012, at 3:45 pm. 51 cm, 7.5 pounds, lots of hair! She is so precious! Can't wait to see her this weekend when we go to Montréal! Can't believe my brother is now a daddy! Weird!

This weekend, we ate a fabulous dessert! Homemade Crème brûlée! It was HEAVEN!

Boyfriend is burning the top of the Crème brûlée!

Voilà!!! Amazing dessert!

My thesis has finally been approved by my University! It took longer than expected! I got the mention very good. I have a few corrections to do and I'm good!!!

I'm going to Montréal this weekend for Easter and I can't wait to do some serious shopping! I need it!!!

Do you have anything planned for Easter weekend?

Have a great week!

Random Pictures! 19 Mar 2012 6:44 AM (12 years ago)

Friday's night dinner: cheese fondue (with bread) and a great bottle of wine,
strawberries and ice cream for dessert! Definitely a great night!

Last Monday's dinner: Shrimp satay with thai peanut sauce!
So good!

Our backyard - January 2012: too much snow!!!

Our backyard yesterday: the snow is melting!!!

Have a great week!!!

Friday Confessions! 16 Mar 2012 6:11 AM (12 years ago)

I confess that I need Spring to get here! I'm tired of winter and snow! So far, we have had about 280 cm (110 inches) of snow! Not a record for us but it is still a lot! And it's still so cold out there!

I confess that I want to buy every single nail polish I see on the internet. Too much choices!

I confess that I'm so proud that the surprise party for my boyfriend turned out so well!

I confess that coffee is like my best friend.

I confess that I don't like the way my hair looks right now. I had a hair appointment 2 weeks ago and my hairdresser didn't do my highlights the way I had expected her to do!

I confess that I still watch One Tree Hill and I enjoy it!

I confess that I think time flies too fast, way too fast! How comes it is already mid-March?!?! Please time, slow down!!!

Any confession to share???

Happy weekend!

Surprise Party! 13 Mar 2012 7:19 AM (12 years ago)

Saturday night, I threw a surprise birthday party for my boyfriend! I was planning that party for a month!!! I wanted to celebrate his 30th birthday with his friends! We were about 17-18 people!

The party was held at his parents house. His mom called him around 6:45 pm and told him that they were having some water damage in their house and she told him to come help them quick! We arrived at the house, opened the door and everybody screamed SURPRISE! Of course there was not any water damage!

My boyfriend was SO surprised, he didn't expect that party at all!

We ate a lot of good food (including my homemade guacamole that is to die for!) and we ate a great cake that I baked, a chocolate-coffee cake that was YUMMY! Of course, there was a lot of alcohol ha! My boyfriend received many gifts from his friends and he was so happy!

He received champagne, wine, rum, tequila, porto, whisky, etc. You can see that he loves alcohol haha!!!

We came back home around 2:00 am and I was exhausted!

It was definitely a great night and he was really happy that I threw him a surprise party like that with his friends!!! He was really touched!!! Planning everything was definitely a lot of work for me but totally worth it!

Did you ever throw a surprise birthday party?

Menu Monday! 12 Mar 2012 5:51 AM (12 years ago)

We went grocery shopping Sunday afternoon and we got a lot of food! We are good for at least 2 weeks! I'm really looking forward to this week menu because I enjoy those meals!

Menu

Monday: Shrimp satay with thai peanut sauce

Tuesday: Sausage and feta salad

Wednesday: Crock pot salsa chicken

Thursday: Chicken tournedos and red potatoes

Friday: Pizza and salad

Saturday: Cheese fondue and wine

What's on your menu this week?

Have a great week!

The big 3-0! 7 Mar 2012 5:48 AM (12 years ago)

Dear Boyfriend,

Today, you are turning the big 3-0.

We met when you were only 20 (and I was only 17!), on that chilly day of August 2002.

That's a decade! I have known you for a third of your life, can you believe it?!

Time does fly by. But some things don't change.

You entered my life back then and I knew right away that you were special.

We were so young and we went through a lot of things, including 6 years of long distance relationship.

But here we are, almost 10 years later, still together. Stronger.

We are each other's best friend, the driving force behind one another.

You are the yin to my yang.
You are the answer to my question.

You are the love of my life.

You mean the world to me.

I'm looking forward to many, many, many more birthdays and years with you.

Happy birthday Boyfriend!!!
Cheers to an amazing year!!!

Always and forever.
Je t'aime fort,
xoxoxox

Random Thursday! 1 Mar 2012 8:00 AM (12 years ago)

I finally booked an appointment to get my hair done! This afternoon, I'm going to get beautified! Hair cut and highlights! I have not been to the hairdresser in more than 3 months (13 weeks exactly!), you bet that my roots are totally showing!

My boyfriend is turning the big 30 next Wednesday! And I'm throwing him a surprise party next Saturday! (Don't worry, he doesn't read my blog! I bet he even doesn't remember I told him I had a blog!)

I have sent out 4 resumes this week! Please someone call me!

My life is boring. Well, this is what I think.

I don't have any plans for the weekend. Probably the usual: cleaning and grocery shopping. I told you my life was boring.

I want to travel. I'm jealous of friends that are going to trips like 4-5 times/year. And I'm talking about big trips, like Europe, South America, etc. The last time I want outside the country was almost 3 years ago when we went for a weekend in New York City. We did go to Ottawa (in Ontario) 2 years ago but I want to get out of the country! I need a real vacation.

Happy Thursday!

Life Lately 24 Feb 2012 5:14 AM (12 years ago)

I got some great news this week. I am going to be a columnist for a French-Canadian website! I will be writing about girly topics, like makeup, shopping, chick lit, anecdotes, etc. I'm very excited! My first article will be online next week (in French, of course!). The editor told me that she really loves my writing! Of course, this job is only part time but it will look great on my resume! And writing is something I love to do!

I have applied to 3 jobs this week and I hope to have at least one call!

My parents are going to Montréal next week for a few days and I'm thinking about going with them! I'm still undecided. I miss big cities!

Weight loss is going well. Remember, I'm doing The 10 Pound Challenge! I have lost 5 pounds so far! I'm tracking calories with myfitnesspal and I love it!

It is Friday and I am so happy to have some time with my boyfriend this weekend! We don't have much planned (grocery shopping, coffee date, movie) but I'm looking forward to that!

How was your week? Anything to share?

Happy weekend!

Thursday Randoms 16 Feb 2012 7:33 AM (12 years ago)

There was a big fire yesterday in an apartments complex near my house! 12 families are without a home right now, that's so sad! An aid campaign is organized for the families and I plan on giving them old clothes that I don't want anymore!

I am sick, I have a cold and I'm not feeling very well!

In the last week, I have not used my flat iron once! I try to avoid heat on my hair for a couple days! Instead of flat ironing my hair, I braid it! And it looks very nice!

I can't wait to meet my future niece! One more month! I can't believe my older brother is going to be a dad! Weird!

I sent out 3 resumes this week. I hope to have a call!

I made funfetti cupcakes for Valentine's Day and it was so yummy!!! Love me some cupcakes!!!

It's snowing right now. And guess who's going to shovel? This girl!

Happy Thursday!

Friday Confessions 10 Feb 2012 4:35 AM (12 years ago)

I confess that I have drank way too much coffee this week. Way too much.

I confess that working out doesn't make me losing weight but does make me so hungry!

I confess that I can't stop looking at wedding dresses and I'm not even engaged. I can dream, right?!

I confess that I feel like weeks just fly by.

I confess that I don't feel like doing the dishes but I have to!

I confess that I find some people annoying.

I confess that I made banana bread (a big one!) yesterday and there is none left!!!

What are your Friday confessions?

Happy weekend!

Picture from the Past! 8 Feb 2012 8:12 AM (12 years ago)

I have always liked cats...
I used to wear makeup and pretend I was a real cat haha!!!

Good old times!!!
That brown wallpaper totally screams 1970! It was at my grandma's house!

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