Make up…Done. Hair…Done. Slip on Dress. Strap on heels. Ready to head back to another place. Another time. Another era. As we walk into the grand room, we are surrounded with an endless sea of tables covered in white linen and sparkling silverware. In the middle is an empty dance floor, and at the end … More Dance Me Back to Another Time
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 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.
“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
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?
I had a dream the other night that woke me up in a panic. No, I wasn’t being chased by some axe murderer, nor was I being haunted by creepy ghosts and ghouls. No, my nightmare was about failing to buy some needed jewellery. Now, wait, wait!! Let me finish…I’m not some shopaholic gal who’s … More Wedding Procrastination – 176 days left
Faces on a Plane….no, it’s not a Samuel L. Jackson sequel to Snakes on a Plane. The plane I’m talking about is none other than a KLM Royal Dutch Airline’s Boeing 777-200. And the faces are none other than moi and mi Armando! Can you believe it?! Our faces on the outside of a KLM … More Faces on a Plane – How our Photo Ended Up on a KLM Plane
On Sunday evening, I turned to Armando and asked him what his schedule was like this upcoming week. This was a regular conversation between us because his job requires him to travel on a regular basis. “I’m taking the ferry to Victoria tomorrow and will be back on Tuesday. Do you want to come?” This … More Romantic Dinner…on a Ferry?!
So in the last 12 months, I left my stable government job, moved to BC with my boyfriend, started my own business, had my first almost snow-free winter (which I loved!), got engaged, became a first-time home buyer with my fiancé and moved again, closed my business, had a mid-life crisis, saw a career advisor … More Whirlwind Year in a Nutshell
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