Friday 

I went with the parentals to Visions Electronics (so they could buy a new TV for their bedroom) and listened to them argue over 50 dollars. Mom wouldn’t give in and buy the TV Dad and I wanted her too. I became fixated on an 80″ TV, but I think that will be a little too big for the next place.

On the way home we stopped by my Zia Marias to show her pictures of the parentals trip to Mexico. It is always enjoyable visiting with Zia.

I caught an episode of Triple D (thanks to Marisa for the phone call) where they featured Vancouver restaurant The Red Wagon. Holy Mother it looked awesome. Claudia caught the episode too so now we have a date for some Pulled Pork Pancakes, Short Rib & Brie Sammiches and Pork Belly Confit.

Saturday

I went with the parentals to pick up my Moms sewing machine which had been serviced. Yes, I tend to get bored and tag along with the parentals a lot like I am 6 years old. I drooled over the Phaff industrial machine they had on sale. I totally miss sewing on industrial machines.

I then went through all of my 2008 photo albums (that I have saved on my computer) and put them in date order, which was painful because the dates on all the photos are screwed up and nothing say the real date on them. Thankfully I anally fill out my google calendar and was able to figure out the majority of them. Next I have to figure out what I want to print.

For dinner we participated in Dine Out Vancouver and went to the Poor Italian with Dario and Gina. The food and service were excellent. We even got a free lesson in cork smelling (our first bottle of wine was no good according to the manager). Gina is a foodie like me, so it’s great going out with someone who loves talking and eating food! Our dinner (and company) were so good I didn’t want the evening to end.

Sunday

We went and viewed 2 housed. The first we knew was too small, but it kind of looked adorable so we went to the open house. It was definitely too small and needed a lot of work. At the 2nd house there was a bit of a misunderstanding and we never actually got to go in it, we just got to walk around the outside. The whole situation put a bad taste in my mouth (along with the fact that street the house is on is way busier then I expect) so I don’t think we will be going back actually view it.

I still have a gift certificate to Pier 1 from our wedding. I only ever bought a couple of things with it and have had a balance sitting on it for 3 years. We stopped in on the way to the In-Laws thinking I only had $20 left or something. Turned out I had $65. I had no idea what to buy so I bought this because I have always wanted one. I couldn’t for the life of me figure out what else to buy so I just left it at that. Save a little for the new house, when we buy one.

Dinner at the In-Laws was excellent as always. I need to get my hands on Mama Ciavarros recipe for Yorkshire Pudding. So.Damn.Good. We also took a stroll down memory lane. They are putting their house on the market so Papa Ciavarro has been working away in the basement organizing and getting rid of things. They put together a box of all of Chads childhood keepsakes and such. I will have to post some pictures of mister adorable.

Today

I thought I was going to lose my mind over all these inventory issues but I managed to actually solve them all on my own, which makes me feel so much better about the situation. I am going to meet with the big boss man tomorrow to try and find an easier way to manage the samples that I am in charge of and I think I actually have a pretty good solution that will make inventory a breeze from now on. This makes me so much happier then I was this morning!

We spent the weekend in White Rock, this past. Well, essentially the whole weekend. Saturday was my cousins wedding, with the ceremony out in Burnaby at my Uncles Church (like all the cousins do) and then the reception out in South Surrey/White Rock. Strangely enough I was in a no picture mood, so I didn’t take any photos of the wedding despite carrying around my bulky DSLR all day long. Oh well, enough people took pictures that I didn’t really need to.

Between the ceremony and reception Elise and Ryan joined us for drinks on the In-Laws patio. We were spending the night, since there was no way I wanted to drive home from White Rock at 2 in the morning, plus we had birthday festivities in the area on Sunday.

It was a lovely afternoon of wine and sun shine on their beautiful patio. Mama Ciavarro does an amazing job with her garden and I love spending time on the patio taking in all the beauty.

Sunday we spent most of the day relaxing after doing some shopping at Grandview Corners Shopping District.

The Niece and Nephew came over and we indulged in some fresh local blueberries.

Emily just got her hair cut and officially became the cutest thing ever.

After blueberries and photos and relaxing we all headed over to Grandma Heagles for Jonas and Moms Birthday Party.

Jonas was pretty pumped over the Pirates of the Caribbean Lego Game for Wii that we got him.

Emily and I went exploring in the cat shed. Yes, Grandma has a shed just for her cats. It’s full of cozy blankets and toys, with a few gardening tools. The cats are adorable but I would probably die if I were to ever be locked in a cat shed, given my allergies.

It was a lovely weekend in White Rock. We don’t spend nearly as much time as we should out there. I’m  glad we caught it on a sunny and warm weekend. It was absolutely perfect!

It’s kind of weird that it all of a sudden feels like November. It’s also kind of weird that the weather outside takes up so much of my thought and conversation.

I went to bed late Saturday night. 3am late. Chad fell asleep on the couch and I didn’t wake him. I don’t know why he came home and decided to lay on the couch and not the bed, but that’s where he ended up, so I let him be. I can never function properly after a night of going to bed at 3am. It didn’t help that I had some very bizarre dreams as well. I don’t know why the people you hate have to pop into your dreams and ruin your sleep. That’s just rude.

Yesterday we did nothing. All plans were canceled due to the rain. I would have liked to sleep on the couch all day. That was the kind of day it felt like.

We drove out to South Surrey for din din with the In-Laws. On our way out there Chad and I were talking about how it would be the perfect day for comfort food. I asked him what his idea of comfort food was. Lasagna was his dish of choice. Mine? Roast and potatoes. We got to the house, and low and behold Chads mom had read my mind. She basically made all of my favorite comfort food dishes. Roast Beef, Beer Can Chicken, Roasted Potatoes, Yorkshire Pudding, Green Beans, Egg Fried Zucchini, and Garlic Bread. DROOL. Of course, no matter how starving you are, it’s way too hard to eat all of that because comfort food is kind of heavy, but I was loving every minute of it. It’s so awesome when someone serves you what you are craving with out even knowing that you are craving it.

As soon as we got on the road for home, all the wine, and food, and late nights hit me and I was out like a light. I was hoping I would sleep like a rock, but all the weird dreams came back and I was tossing and turning all night long. It was not a good sleep by any means. I then woke up to my calf muscle cramping and I was in totally pain for 5 minutes. Thats the second time in a month it’s happened to me. It’s so sore now.

Humm…would it be weird if I got Chad to build a fire tonight? That is totally what I feel like.

Today was kind of a weird day.

We were out in Surrey all day long helping Steve and Ashleigh move.

Then we went to a pub by the In-Laws for dinner and to watch the game all by ourselves.

The pub quickly filled up with Surrey UFC Douchbags.

I had a huge headache and the TVs were so loud.

I ordered French Onion Soup.

I drove home and there were two accidents.

We drove home behind an ambulance most of the way.

Cars kept missing their exits.

We were home by 8.

Everyone is busy.

I cleaned.

Chad is sulking in his chair because it is Saturday Night and he is home.

I’m using my time wisely.

We have to leave in 45 to go to our next Thanksgiving Dinner. This time with my Moms side of the family. I didn’t take pictures last night like I promised myself I would, but really I totally forgot about it. Dinner with the In-Laws was tasty and fun. Tonight, even more good food and family. I haven’t figured out what I going to wear just yet. I have 15 minutes to do so.

I’ve spent a lot of time this weekend photo shopping pictures for my mom and myself. Creating Christmas cards and updating web pages. Now I am scouring the net for layouts for this website my Aunt wants us to build. She asked us about 6 months ago; still haven’t done it.

Is it weird that every time I stay home all day long and don’t have to go anywhere I forget to brush my teeth after breakfast? I’ve been doing it for 24 years and I just realized it now. Bizzare.

Chad is sitting on the couch watching football and putting in some overtime at work. Hes been stuck there all day, which means my only source of entertainment has really been the internet.

Ok, now I gotta run.