I'm a prairie girl at heart, born and raised in Manitoba. I am currently living on the west coast with my Mexican hubby. Our cultural differences make the days interesting and his energy and love of life, food and travel makes this adventure with him a great one! I try to LIVE life to it's fullest, LOVE as much as I can, LAUGH always, EAT with enjoyment and TRAVEL to experience what this crazy world has to offer.
I’m a Hockey Sister alumni. Growing up during the cold Manitoba winters, I would make a beeline to the car from our house nearly every weekend to avoid the cold, brisk air that would make my nose an instant Ruldolph red, as we headed to my brother’s hockey game. In my dad’s shiny Malibu car … More Hockey Sister
“I just told a lie and I feel so bad.” That’s not how you want a day to end but Armando walked into our condo the other day and said just that. Great. My fiancé is a liar. This is the day that is going to be etched in my brain of when Armando confessed … More An Innocent Lying Thief
I need to teach my family how to hug. We are a Canadian family with an Eastern European background. We hug when necessary…we hug “hello” and “good-bye” when we don’t see the person often, and we hug….hmmm???…well, it’s not an everyday occasion. So, I think my family might be a bit overwhelmed come December, when … More To Hug, or Not to Hug, That is the Question.
Oh dear, please tell me how I am going to tell Armando that I just depreciated the value of our new condo today with one stupid action? It centers around ironing. I hate ironing actually. I don’t iron. The ironing board that I contributed to our collective household items sits in the closet, practically new. … More Ironing 101
“It’s the maid’s day off. What are we going to do?!” Can’t say that I ever heard that ring through my house, growing up in Canada. Armando, on the other hand, grew up in Mexico where having a maid was a common thing among many Mexicans. Hmmmm, maybe that’s why Armando has a problem with … More The Maid’s Day Off
Got some bee-u-teeful flowers today!! Nope, it wasn’t my birthday. Not our anniversary. No celebrations of any sort on this day. And no, these are not Armando-trying-to-get-out-of-the-doghouse flowers. He brought them home today for me, Just Because. I love those gifts. No special reason, other than he was thinking of me. Don’t know how I … More Just Because Gifts
I’m Canadian. Armando’s Mexican. We live in Port Moody, BC. Being new to BC, we have a small group of friends here. The rest of our loved ones are spread across the rest of Canada, USA , Mexico and beyond. After the first few weeks of engagement bliss, we realized, “Oh yeah, we have to … More Getting Married! But Where?
Armando planned a date night the other night. Before all the “Awwwwws” start and the “He’s so sweet” fills the room, he doesn’t get full credit for it (but I will give him most of it). Lately, I’d been feeling neglected. Everything else had seemed to become a priority but me. This of course, was … More Nagging for a Date Night
Armando’s a breakfast guy. He usually has omelette-style eggs with ham, veggies and lots of cheese or his Mexican breakfast of quesadillas with cheese, ham and hot sauce. I got lucky because Armando has assumed the role of Breakfast Cook, really, by default as I don’t do breakfast. I will usually have my protein bars … More Where’s the Bacon?
UPDATE BELOW. I am not a coffee drinker but I love coffee. I came to this conclusion the other night as I was lying awake at 3am. Lying wide awake because I drank coffee that night. At that very moment, I was hating coffee. Now it’s true that I don’t normally drink coffee except for … More Coffee Connections – Am I a coffee drinker?
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