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Showing posts with label i have the bestest friends in the whole world. Show all posts
Showing posts with label i have the bestest friends in the whole world. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Waaahoooooo!
One of my bestest West Coast buddies is coming to visit!! Thanks to Westjet and another incredible seat sale, she surprised me out of nowhere by booking a ticket to come out here next month! Oh how fun to have one of my girls out here for a whole week!!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Hello from Nanaimo!
Finally, a few minutes to update!
Friday was a LONG day. DBF took me to the airport at about 2:00 for my 3:30 flight...I had already checked in online, so this gave us time for a romantic Burger King lunch before I had to go. I almost waited too long to go through security...it was backed up more than we thought...my plane was already pre-boarding when I finally got to my gate. All good though, it just meant I didn't have to wait around...just had time to get my bottled water and the new People magazine.
I ended up having a touchdown stop in Toronto, where I wasn't supposed to deplane...but there was a sick lady that the paramedics had to come take off so they told us all to deplane for the 20 minutes. Of course, this led me to spend $25 buying Starbucks and a new book (The Other Bolyne girl).
I only ended up reading barely two chapters once back on the plane though because I was watching a marathon of What Not to Wear. Thankfully the middle seat in my row was empty so my seatmate and I used the seat for our jackets and books and crap. I love it when that happens. I was in the very back row, which turned out to be nice and fairly quiet...and there was a preggo chick in front of me that was pretty hilarious with her peeing every 15 minutes and the big bag of snacks she and her hubby were sharing.
I had to change planes in Calgary and by then I was getting pretty friggin tired....it was like 11pm my time and my ears were plugged from two ascents and descents. But, almost there....
Calgary to Victoria is only 1 hour 12 minutes, plus a bit extra for parking the plane and stuff. My girls, Tiffaney and Nicole (aka Robi), picked me up and took care of me back in town with a slice of pizza, homemade nachos and a can of much needed Strongbow. We stayed up until midnight chatting and catching up, but that was 4am for me so we called it a night.
8am the next morning, my body started thinking it was noon, and the jetlag kept me awake. No biggie as we had to be up by 9am anyway, so at 8:30 I snagged the first shower. We had a slow morning getting ready, ate some fresh pineapple, then set out for our 10:30 brunch plans.
Brunch was fun, but of course I barely got to chat with everyone. Hard to converse with 7 other people in a crowded diner is a bit tough...but it went OK. I'll see everyone at least one more time when I go back to Victoria this weekend. About half of us then went to check out Tiffaney's new condo (which is freaking FABULOUS), then to my favorite Starbucks for lattes and more girl talk. Afterwards, Robi and I took Tiffaney shopping for furniture for her new pad. I found about a zillion things I wanted to buy, but alas it's hard to carry a sofa table home on the plane! After that, my Mom got to town to pick me up...finally got to meet Tiff and Robi...then we headed for Nanaimo around 8pm.
Mom and I finished up our evening with late night Chinese take-out (which was OK but disappointing since I've been waiting for this ever since the Halifax Chinese take-out disaster). Of course, after that I lost all of my steam and fell asleep about 15 minutes into the movie we were watching. Sorry Mom!
Lots more Mother-Daughter fun to report on, but you'll have to tune in next time..... :)
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
We have arrived! - Day One/Two
OK, here it is! The post you have all be anxiously anticipating!!
We have arrived!!!
Well, fine, we arrived like 3 1/2 days ago, but give us a break...we were tired!!
I think I'll break this down into a couple of posts...one for each day...make it a little easier to write and to follow. :)
DAY ONE/TWO: FRIDAY & SATURDAY
After managing to fit absolutely everything I had with me into my two suitcases we dragged them out to the car along with my laptop bag, purse, cat carrier and a small bag containing the one tiny little plant I decided to take along with me. Tiffaney offered to drive so that she and Nicole could see me off at the airport.
I had to be there 90 minutes before the flight because you can't book your seat online when you travel with your pet. No worries, this left time for dinner before the flight....well, almost! After check-in we headed over to the White Spot so I could enjoy my one last Triple-O burger. We arrived at the restaurant at pretty much exactly 6:30 which we thought would be plenty of time for an airport restaurant....I had to be through security by 7:25. Crazy us, we assumed an airport restaurant would expedite service since 99% of their patrons are probably about to catch a flight. Well, we should know better than to assume!!
After waiting more than 5 minutes just get served, we waited over another 20 minutes for our food to arrive. I had to choke down my burger and barely made it through my fries. Not quite the situation I wanted before having to get on a plane for an hour and a half. By the time I got through security, my plane was already boarding....I just squeaked myself in at the end of pre-boarding.
The upside to this was that I didn't have time for a really teary goodbye. We had some hugs, and definitely a few tears, but I had to suck them back (I almost lost it in front of the first security guy) so I could get through security with my cat in my arms. Unfortunately it also meant that I didn't even have time to turn around and wave a final goodbye. BYE GIRLS!!!
The flight to Calgary was OK. Poor little Stoopy was not impressed about being in his cage on the floor, but it's not a super long flight and the turbulence wasn't too bad, so all in all he was OK. We lucked out with an empty middle seat so I had some room for my feet, but they don't let you move the carrier off the floor which is sort of stupid...especially since the woman in the aisle seat would have been fine with it.
Our layover in Calgary was only supposed to be about 45 mins, but ended up being a little over an hour. Then they were still loading baggage even after we were all on the plane so we were well over half an hour late leaving. The turbulence then started before we were even off the ground. By far, the worst turbulence I've ever encountered!! Up and down, back and forth. I was pretty proud that I didn't get sick...in fact I was only even slightly nauseous...maybe because I was more worried about the poor cat than I was about myself. He let out a few pretty serious meows, but once the turbulence let up he calmed as best he could. He did manage to get a claw out the side of the cage and into my toe at one point, but I figured that it was only fair. :)
The landing in Halifax was quite pretty....lots of snowy trees and such!
Cosette was there to meet me. Poor girl had been waiting an extra half hour and was starting to wonder if my plane was ever going to show up! I'm sure glad she is a morning person and being up and at it for 7:00am is normal for her.
We stopped by her place to pick up Mark and their daughter Camille. We dropped Mark at work, then made our way over the bridge to my hotel. DBF had actually arrived at the hotel around 6:00am and had called Cosette to let her know that he and the dog were safe and sound.
He was so sound asleep when we got to the room that he didn't even hear us come clomping in with all of my crap! Mojo greeted me with a short growl followed by recognition and some major tail wagging. I set the cat up with his new litter box (thanks Cosette!) and some food and water, washed my face, brushed my teeth and climbed into bed next to DBF. Yaaiiieee for the king size bed and comfy duvet! Three hours later we awoke and he realized I was there. :)
We spent the day lounging around the room, exchanging Christmas prezzies and ordered room service. After dinner we decided to go to a movie...we ended up choosing Sweeny Todd, which turned out to be a lot gorier than Tim Burton movies usually are...but I still enjoyed the singing!
I wish I had taken a picture of the view that first day because it was absolutely perfect for our first day in Halifax. We look right out over Chocolate Lake...it's all frozen and snow covered and the sun was shining. Lovely!!
We have arrived!!!
Well, fine, we arrived like 3 1/2 days ago, but give us a break...we were tired!!
I think I'll break this down into a couple of posts...one for each day...make it a little easier to write and to follow. :)
DAY ONE/TWO: FRIDAY & SATURDAY
After managing to fit absolutely everything I had with me into my two suitcases we dragged them out to the car along with my laptop bag, purse, cat carrier and a small bag containing the one tiny little plant I decided to take along with me. Tiffaney offered to drive so that she and Nicole could see me off at the airport.
I had to be there 90 minutes before the flight because you can't book your seat online when you travel with your pet. No worries, this left time for dinner before the flight....well, almost! After check-in we headed over to the White Spot so I could enjoy my one last Triple-O burger. We arrived at the restaurant at pretty much exactly 6:30 which we thought would be plenty of time for an airport restaurant....I had to be through security by 7:25. Crazy us, we assumed an airport restaurant would expedite service since 99% of their patrons are probably about to catch a flight. Well, we should know better than to assume!!
After waiting more than 5 minutes just get served, we waited over another 20 minutes for our food to arrive. I had to choke down my burger and barely made it through my fries. Not quite the situation I wanted before having to get on a plane for an hour and a half. By the time I got through security, my plane was already boarding....I just squeaked myself in at the end of pre-boarding.
The upside to this was that I didn't have time for a really teary goodbye. We had some hugs, and definitely a few tears, but I had to suck them back (I almost lost it in front of the first security guy) so I could get through security with my cat in my arms. Unfortunately it also meant that I didn't even have time to turn around and wave a final goodbye. BYE GIRLS!!!
The flight to Calgary was OK. Poor little Stoopy was not impressed about being in his cage on the floor, but it's not a super long flight and the turbulence wasn't too bad, so all in all he was OK. We lucked out with an empty middle seat so I had some room for my feet, but they don't let you move the carrier off the floor which is sort of stupid...especially since the woman in the aisle seat would have been fine with it.
Our layover in Calgary was only supposed to be about 45 mins, but ended up being a little over an hour. Then they were still loading baggage even after we were all on the plane so we were well over half an hour late leaving. The turbulence then started before we were even off the ground. By far, the worst turbulence I've ever encountered!! Up and down, back and forth. I was pretty proud that I didn't get sick...in fact I was only even slightly nauseous...maybe because I was more worried about the poor cat than I was about myself. He let out a few pretty serious meows, but once the turbulence let up he calmed as best he could. He did manage to get a claw out the side of the cage and into my toe at one point, but I figured that it was only fair. :)
The landing in Halifax was quite pretty....lots of snowy trees and such!
Cosette was there to meet me. Poor girl had been waiting an extra half hour and was starting to wonder if my plane was ever going to show up! I'm sure glad she is a morning person and being up and at it for 7:00am is normal for her.
We stopped by her place to pick up Mark and their daughter Camille. We dropped Mark at work, then made our way over the bridge to my hotel. DBF had actually arrived at the hotel around 6:00am and had called Cosette to let her know that he and the dog were safe and sound.
He was so sound asleep when we got to the room that he didn't even hear us come clomping in with all of my crap! Mojo greeted me with a short growl followed by recognition and some major tail wagging. I set the cat up with his new litter box (thanks Cosette!) and some food and water, washed my face, brushed my teeth and climbed into bed next to DBF. Yaaiiieee for the king size bed and comfy duvet! Three hours later we awoke and he realized I was there. :)
We spent the day lounging around the room, exchanging Christmas prezzies and ordered room service. After dinner we decided to go to a movie...we ended up choosing Sweeny Todd, which turned out to be a lot gorier than Tim Burton movies usually are...but I still enjoyed the singing!
I wish I had taken a picture of the view that first day because it was absolutely perfect for our first day in Halifax. We look right out over Chocolate Lake...it's all frozen and snow covered and the sun was shining. Lovely!!
Friday, January 4, 2008
Sniffling, Snuffling Girl
I'm going to be dehydrated by the time I get to Halifax with all the tears that have already been shed.
Last night I had a lovely dinner at a local Vietnamese restaurant with a group of friends. My girlfriend and I have been talking about going for Pho forever so we finally had to get it done. Again, I am just in awe of how amazing my friends are. I just feel so loved and know they will truly miss me as much as I'll miss them. It's funny how you just don't really realize it until something like a huge move comes up.
Hugging Mike, Ang, Charmaine, Ingmarie and Alex last night, knowing it was the last time for a long time, was really tough. I'LL MISS YOU GUYS!!
Last night I had a lovely dinner at a local Vietnamese restaurant with a group of friends. My girlfriend and I have been talking about going for Pho forever so we finally had to get it done. Again, I am just in awe of how amazing my friends are. I just feel so loved and know they will truly miss me as much as I'll miss them. It's funny how you just don't really realize it until something like a huge move comes up.
Hugging Mike, Ang, Charmaine, Ingmarie and Alex last night, knowing it was the last time for a long time, was really tough. I'LL MISS YOU GUYS!!
Ingmarie & I
Me & Charmaine
Me & MikeyTonight I had coffee with my bestest friend, the other Jamie, and we did really good until I had to drop her off. Neither of us is usually too mushy, and we tried not to talk about it...but in the end my eyes still got glassy and it was pretty hard to just say goodbye. I LOVE YOU MAN!
Tomorrow Nicole and Tiffaney are both taking me to the airport and I'm hoping that it won't be a scene, but airports are notorious for emotional goodbyes and lord knows I won't need any help in the emotion department. I'm hoping the three of us can just have a drink and make it through with no tears. THANKS FOR BEING THERE FOR ME YOU TWO!!
I had originally suggested that my Mom come down and take me to the airport because I had to leave her place last weekend. I had thought it would be a chance for us to see each other again and a fun mother-daughter goodbye. She decided she would do it...but I ended up asking her not to. After all of the near crying jags I've already had this week, I just know that having her at the airport would turn into a major blubbering mess...making it hard to get onto the flight without a mental breakdown. We already had our personal goodbye and I think it's best for both of us to leave it like that. MOM, I'LL MISS YOU AND I LOVE YOU!! I'll visit soon I promise!
I mean, seriously, I cried the other night when I picked Jen up FROM the airport. I wasn't even going anywhere. I was just standing there waiting for her, and all of a sudden my eyes teared up. It is just the stupid airport!!!
So there it is folks, tomorrow I leave the West Coast. The only place I've ever called home.
Halifax...you'd better live up to expectation!!!! Honey, can't wait to see you on Saturday!!
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