Halfway through the Year.

So I think it's crazy that we're already in the 6th month of 08. Time has really flown. Anyways, nothing much is new. I'm still working like crazy. Even more crazy these days since I've decided to get a night job. But at least I'll have MONEY!!!!! So I leave in 16 days to go to Arizona and see Tyson. I can't wait! I got him the best 6 month anniversary present ever :) And we're going camping! YAY! Even though it will be crazy hot, I can't wait to get there. The weather here in Vancouver has been cold and depressing. It's ridiculous how much the weather affects my mood. So basically I don't really have anything to update on. Just living life and working lots. Counting down the days till I visit Tyson. I hope everyone is doing well, and I'll update again soon.

Stupid Sidekick

Sooo because a bunch of people were asking me to write an update, I wrote out this whole long update and posted it from my sk, only to find that it didn't post! haha! Stupid sidekicks! I can't wait till I upgrade to a blackberry. Anyways, I guess most of you are wondering about my trip a couple weeks ago. It was amazing! My Aunt drove me down to Seattle to catch my flight at 6am. It was nice driving down in the middle of the night with her and having great conversation. I'm so busy, I don't get a chance to visit with my family much. I had a really long trip to get to Raleigh NC where I was meeting up with Ty's tour. It was a 2 hour drive to seattle, then I had to wait three hours till my flight, then I had an hour layover in Houston TX, then another 4 hour flight to NC. I was traveling from 11pm west coast time on April 27th to 5pm east coast time on the 28th! I met up with Pouyans girlfriend Taylor at the airport and we got cleaned up, since we were both looking like slobs from our flights. My friend Caitlyn picked us up at the airport and drove us to the venue. Seeing Tyson for the first time in two months was like no time had passed at all. I love that boy :) Anyways, the rest of tour was chill. The shows were good and we had a couple days off in Jacksonville FL and Savannah GA. I really loved Charleston SC. It was beautiful there. Ty and I spent a lot of time walking around the town, and the boys all played soccer and frisbee in the big park they had in the middle of downtown. Bamboozle was a trip haha! I woke up early and walked around the fair grounds to visit all my merchie friends that I haven't seen in forever! A lot of them didn't know I was going to be there, so I kind of blew their minds. Ty and I spent the day wandering around saying hello to people, and he had a bunch of interviews to do that day....one of them with COSMOGIRL MAGAZINE!!! HAHAH! I thought that was HILARIOUS! That night I was supposed to head into New York City to spent the night and visit with from friends the next day. I wasn't ready to leave Ty, so I went with him to Boston instead. I got up bright and early that day. Everyone else was still sleeping except Andre the tour manager and Pat the bus driver. It was a sunny day, so I walked in my jammies to find a store to get Ty cigarettes and a drink for when he woke up. We weren't really in Boston, we were in Cambridge just outside....and it is BEAUTIFUL. I love it there. Eventually everyone woke up and we planned for all the bands to walk to this little mexican place to get some burritos and coronas since it was Cinco de Mayo! After that, I spent the rest of the day just hanging out with Ty since I'd be leaving before the show that night to head back to NYC where I was catching my flight home. It was really hard to say goodbye. Any of you who are in love, or have been in love, know how hard it is to leave your significant other, not knowing when you'll see them again. Ty put me in a cab and I headed for the bus station. I slept most of the way to NYC thankfully. Things were slow at the airport, so I got through security pretty fast. I saw the sun rise in NYC as I borded my plane home. When I got home, I didn't have time to relax. I went right back to work the next day and have been working ever since. Yesterday, today and tomorrow are my days off. YAY! The other day I booked my flight to visit Ty at home in AZ for our anniversary at the ed of June. We're gonna go camping!! I can't freaking wait! We've been spending hours a day on the phone after I get home from work. Today I'm gonna go thrift shopping and maybe visit a friend or two. I don't really get out much since I spent all my time at work. Tomorrow my friend Rob is coming to town with his Skate 4 Cancer tour! I'm stoked to see him since I haven't seen him since I worked my last show for New Years Day in Toronto last winter. So that's all I really have to say for the time being. Most of this was probably rambling, but I hope it made some sort of sense.

Success!!

So I've quit smoking. And I did it kind of by accident haha! I just realized that I hadn't smoked in a few days, so I decided that I quit. It's now been a week and a day since I've had a cigarette and I feel great! I'm not even craving one at all! Besides that, nothing is new really. Still working a lot and getting ready to start at the hair salon. I have training all this week. Ty gets home on the 24th I think, so I'll get to talk to him soon! Alex has been a total doll for putting up with my complaining lol! In just eight days I'll be meeting up with Taylor at the airport in Raleigh North Carolina to go visit our boys for a week. I'm excited to get to Florida (even though we all know I hate florida) so I can get some real sunshine in my life! At least I'll be there in spring instead of the dead of summer when the humidity makes me want to kill myself. Thank god I'm not doing warped tour again this year. I got a pretty nice offer to do the whole tour this year, but I said NO THANKS! haha! I'm concentrating on work and my man! So anyways, that's all I really have to say. I just wanted to update to let you all know that I'm extremely proud of myself for quitting smoking. So YAY me!

It's all coming together..

So a lot of things are happening right now. I finally got a full time job! I've been working at a clothing store for a while now, but they weren't giving me the hours I needed, so I interviewed at a sweet hair salon by my house. Not only did I get the reception job I went in for, but they offered me an assistant manager position! YAY! I start training after this week. Also, I finally got my plane ticket to visit the boyfriend for a week. I'm so excited for him to get home! He called me from London yesterday and it sounds like he's having a good time overseas. I miss him like crazy :( The other night I went to a show to visit some friends, had a good time, but too much to drink. Note to self : don't drink on an empty stomach when already exhausted! I've been working on t-shirt designs again and should have some samples by summer! For now it's just a hobby, but could possibly turn into something more. I will also have a few new tattoos within the next few months. I've been getting lots of ideas lately, so we'll see what I can afford. I guess that's all that's new at the moment. I'm just trying to work a lot and stay busy while waiting for my love to come home so I can visit him <3 I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Lucky

Forgive me for being a huge sap, but I have to say that I have never felt so lucky to have found such an amazing man to love. I've had my share of heartbreak and bad relationships and was beginning to think I'd never find true love. Well I guess it's true that you find something when you aren't looking for it. My boyfriend is the most amazing, kind, smart, talented, funny, genuine and loving (not to mention good looking!) person I have ever met. Every day I feel so lucky to be the one who gets to love him so deeply, and receive his love in return. Even though we live in different countries and he's always on the road, we make it work. There isn't a day that goes by that he doesn't let me know I'm loved and he's thinking of me. I've never been so truly happy :)

Coffee

Most people who know me, know I'm an obsessive tea drinker. Always green or white tea straight up. No cream or sugar. Well lately I've been moving towards coffee and I can't stop! I start every morning with coffee now, and drink cup after cup throughout the day. I guess I can't really think of it as a bad thing though. I now have more energy during the day! haha! It's nice to have a bit of a routine again. I wake up, do 30 minutes of cardio at the gym, have breakfast and a cup of coffee, spend time with my dad, eat lunch, spend time with my brothers, eat dinner, back to the gym for an hour, then sleep! Next week I'll be filling my days with work though. I'm stoked to have something productive to do. I'm also finally re-connected to the world! YAAAAY! I got a brand new cell phone last night. I needed one anyways since I'm now back in Canada. So for those of you who have my american number, I'll still be using that when I'm in the US. If you are a friend of mine and want my new canadian number, email me or myspace me and let me know. Tonight I'm just hanging out and catching up on some emails and stuff. For those of you in the Seattle area, I'll be in town on sunday. Hit me up if you want to get together! Oh and a lot of you have been asking if I'll be attending SXSW and Bamboozle. Well originally I was going to go to SXSW, but now have to work. So since it's happening right now, I'm obviously not going. I will be at Bamboozle though. I don't have specific plans yet. That's all for today. Goodnight everyone.

Got Me A J-O-B!

YAY! Today I finally found a job. I've been so bored just sitting around since tour ended, so it'll be nice to have something to take up my time and make me a little extra money. Besides that, nothing exciting is going on really. When not on the road, I lead a very simple and boring life. I work out, spend time with friends, read and watch tv haha! For those of you who have been wondering why you haven't heard from me, I haven't had a phone in a couple weeks. I've also had really limited internet access. In the next couple days I will be getting a new Canadian phone, so I'll be mass texting everyone the new number soon. I'll still have my US phone, I just have to wait till I'm in the states to get more minutes for it. Speaking of that, I'll be in Seattle next weekend for a day! I love Seattle and can't wait to see all my friends there! Tyson leaves for tour tomorrow, and unfortunatly I won't be able to visit him this time :( I'm trying to plan a visit for the end of the month. So I guess that's all I have to say for today. Bye bye!

Hello West Coast

Ok, so I realize it's been forever since I updated! Long story short, I went to Buffalo for that one day to visit Tyson and I ended up just staying on for the rest of the tour. When tour ended, I went with the guys to Chicago for a few days off before they flew out to Australia. So I ended up being gone for a month. I was sick the whole time, and didn't really have access to the internet, so that's why I didn't update while I was on the road. I went back to Montreal for about 5 days, then decided to move back west to Vancouver to be closer to Ty. I moved on Tuesday and have been just chillin since then. After the weekend I'm going to look for a job so I have something to do with my time while I'm home. I've become so lazy it's ridiculous! All I do is sit around and smoke, drink coffee/tea, surf the web, sometimes go for a walk, and watch tv/read. I haven't had a real job in over a year haha! So basically right now I'm just hanging out and trying to find a job that doesn't completely suck. The last two weeks have been really hard cause Tyson has been overseas in Australia. His phone doesn't work over there and he hasn't had internet, so I don't get to talk to him at all. He gets home in four days though, so I'll get to talk to him then and we can plan a visit. Thank goodness for Jamie and Brennans girlfriends Alex and Heather! It's nice to know you have a little support group when the boys are away haha! Alex and I are hoping to try and go to sxsw with the dudes, but I'm not sure if I can afford it. They're also playing a skate festival in Vegas on the 29th, so I'm going to try and go to that with a couple girlfriends. There really isn't much else to update. I've started working out again and plan on getting in "Maxim" shape haha! The building I'm living in has a sweet gym so I'm taking full advantage. I hope everyone is doing well, and I promise to update again soon. Much love!

Sickness Sucks

So I haven't posted in a while cause I've been extremely sick. I went to work on saturday night, then went to a friends house to hang out, feeling fine! Then I woke up sunday morning with a high fever, headache, stuffy nose, etc. Everything in my body aches. It even hurts to cough. I'm feeling a lot better today though and can finally move around the house, and leave to get things I need. I still haven't really eaten though, it's been 4 days. Today I'm going to treat myself to my favorite veggie pate sandwich from the cafe around the corner! It's a good thing I'm getting better cause I'm going to Buffalo in a few days to see Tyson! It's only for one day, but at least it's something! Then I have 10 days to get ready to fly to LA for 10 days on tour. So as of now, things are pretty uneventful since I spend all my time sleeping. I hope to be completely better by friday when I leave for Toronto. I'm off to take a nap. I'll update again when something exciting happens.

Neverending Errands

I'm warning you now that this will most likely be a boring post. I have so much to do and so little time. I have a HUGE shopping list of things I need (not want, NEED), and not a lot of money to get it at the moment. I also have a lot of trip planning and schedule sorting and getting ready for tour and such. There is also still the task of finding the perfect job here in montreal. One where I don't need to know how to speak french. In other words, mission impossible! haha! Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not really complaining. It's nice to have a lot of stuff to do since I've been just sitting around my apartment like a lazy slob since I got home from Arizona. I'm really excited for tour in Feb! I miss Tyson so much it's ridiculous, so I'm looking forward to 10 whole days with him. I need to call his mom today to get the recipe for his favorite snack, so I can make some and bring them to him in Buffalo. I'm finally not sick anymore and it's been fantastic weather outside! It's been warmish and sunny! A lot of the snow has melted and dried up, so I don't have to worry about my feet getting soaked when I go outside. Today I'm up bright and early so I can get stuff done. I have to go pick up some t-shirts, socks and other essentials for tour. I need a calendar so I can stay organized, and I'm going into American Apparel later to see about getting a job at the warehouse! Other than all the errands I have to run, I'm excited that a couple friends are coming into town soon. Alaina is a good friend from California and she's coming into town for the day on thursday, and my friend Jesica from Warped Tour is coming into town on the 22nd with a band she's tour managing. I haven't seen either of them for a long time, so I look forward to catching up. I'm back on track with getting healthy. For a while there I got lazy and started eating a lot of fast food and not only did it show, but I felt like shit. Who knew fast food could make you so tired and lazy!? These days it's more cooking with fresh veggies and stuff, and tofu in EVERYTHING! Yum! So, I guess there really isn't much more to say. Just trying to stay busy and make sure I get everything done on time. I'm looking into getting another polaroid camera since mine got stolen, so soon enough I'll start posting pics with my blogs. Later folks.

New Year

So I figured with the new year I'd start a new blog. I'm starting this for me more than anything else cause for some reason, it helps to have a place to vent and write down my thoughts and feelings. It lets me collect my thoughts. If for some reason you find all this interesting to read, then that's great too. So far 2008 has been amazing! It started for me in Scottsdale Arizona with the best boyfriend I could ever ask for. He's by far the best thing about 2007, and has continued to be in 08. Since returning to montreal I've come across some problems with finding work and it's really stressing me out, but I'm trying to be more positive these days. In all honesty, I don't have a lot to complain about. I live in a beautiful city, in a great apartment, with amazing friends and good health. That's all I really need right? I've been shedding the need and want for extras these days. It's all about the basics. I've become a lot more laid back in recent months, so far this is a good change. I've also started reconnecting with a lot of people who I've snubbed over the last year. I admit I turned into a bit of a snob. I looked down on others for everyday mistakes and hear-say gossip. I should have known better, especially as someone who's done and been a part of both of those things herself. Some people actually did royally screw up, but this is the year of second chances. Everyone is getting a second chance with me, and I can only hope that I receive the same in return. No one is perfect. I feel like I'm seeing the world a lot more clearly. I have been breaking away from my habit over over-analyzing and obsessing on things I don't understand and learning to let go. I guess this is all a part of growing up. I've just turned 25. A quarter century! So far so good and I'm finally starting to feel like a grown up. I guess my main goal for 2008 is not to waste any time. No more waiting for things to come my way. No more missing out on time spent with friends cause I'm too lazy. I will cherish every moment with loved ones. I will seek out and grasp every opportunity. This will be a great year :)