PJ20

Lise and i tucked into this on Sat night and over the course of about 3 hours, i fell even deeper in love with this band (and let's be honest, eddie vedder specifically).



having been a fan for about 18 years, i was so thankful for this doc. i was relieved to deep dive into the history of these 5 guys and realize, holy shit - not only are they not incredibly huge douchebags (which two decades of insane fame and success could most certainly induce - we've def seen it happen), but they are seriously talented musicians.

i get a fair bit of ridicule for listing PJ in my top 5 bands of all time but really, dude, just watch this friggin movie. then we'll talk.

other lives

as always, the weekend flew by and now, before i know it - i am back at work. but the up side is it's a short week because my sister is getting married tomorrow (yay!) and we're headed out of town for a day of wedding related festivities. as for the weekend, it was full of some pretty fun stuff and thankfully, also full of some really good sleep. 

i headed over to robyn's house to spend some quality time with her and little miss sofia friday night and was treated to an fantastic tilapia dinner. dinner just always tastes better when someone else makes it am i right? around 9:30 i bundled up and headed to The Woodshed, the studio the band have been recording in all week to pitch in my voice for the back round vocals. 4 hours, 100 takes, 3 tall Creemore tall cans and an unnecessary pork gyro later and i was back in bed. saturday i ventured out to bowmanville to spend the evening with two of the loveliest ladies i know, not to mention one of the cutest babies and best husbands ever! unfortunately there was a tiny little baby mouse who did not live long enough to tell the tale but i am in the market for some humane mouse traps so if you know where i can get those, please let me know! RIP Squeaky. 

sunday i headed home with the sole intention of eating, lounging and some serious kitten snuggle time. they have been alone all week during the days and most of the evenings and i was really starting to feel like a deadbeat mom there for a while. each of us on our own couch had one of the girls firmly planted on our stomachs for pretty much the whole day. i am sure they couldn't believe we were home for such an incredibly long stretch at once.

little bernie seems 100% back to her old self which is great news since that was stressing us out the most for about two weeks. i really do think she was super depressed because her sparkly ball was under the fridge, although i haven't seen her show any interest in it for a few days now. tricky little buggers.

tonight i start to train for an 8k race on saturday morning. usually i have such better focus than this. i should have started a good month ago when i signed up but things always seems to be happening and i am easily lured away. but this week is working, running, sleeping in that order repeat repeat repeat.

the up side, as always, is a dirty bog breakfast at the Senator directly after the race. but first, i gotta earn it. wish me luck!

oh and if you get a chance, give this a listen. my buddy just came back from Iceland with about 15 new music recos for me and these guys were top of the list. a bit slow, maybe even sad but i guess he knows me well enough to know, that's exactly what this girl is in to.

i am SO lucky to have the friends that i do. spending a night like last night with old friends really makes me thankful that i have kept the relationships that i have and said goodbye to the ones that i needed to.

so this is a quick and dirty open love letter to the friends that i have, that make me laugh, make me feel loved and above all else just always make me feel like life is just so so good.

for lack of a better reason other than 'just because' i definitely need to put this out into the universe because goddamn, i have the best mother effing buds in the world. xo

(not you nina, not you. rude.) ;)

some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me

oh hi! yes i am still alive, although i suppose i've been really busy since i have barely updated this thing in what seems like forever. it has been a bit of a whirlwind around here although i feel like now things are beginning to slow down and i am starting to catch up on all of the things i have been neglecting.

i started to write a post to detail the wedding but as i went on i realized nothing i was writing could even come close to doing that day justice. it was perfection and will live in my memory as the happiest day of my life.

i can't think of a better feeling than marrying your best friend and having the most fun together celebrating the fact that you know you'll be happy together forever. it was magic. and yes, that's a beer in our hands. i said magic right? ;) 

Kayla Quinn

Yesterday morning Jimmy and I were able to be a part of a very important gathering of people who all came together to show support and love for our very good friends who lost someone so very precious to them.

I was so proud to see all of my best friends contribute to this memorial and to see how much love you can fit into one room. Seeing her little footprints and just how small she was, was heartbreaking.

At the end, we all released a pink balloon for Kayla Quinn, and I don't think I've ever been moved quite like that before. It was so understated but the most profound thing I've witnessed. Absolutely beautiful. The strength and love of her mom and dad are something I know I'll admire forever.