Festival of Lights

Hey,

Just wanted to pass on what I was reading on MJ's blog just now...some of the line up for the Festival of Lights....3 Doors Down, Staind, Breaking Benjamin, Matt Mays, and Kalan Porter. Sounds like it's got to be a joke, right? MJ's done her research and I checked out all the band's sites and they really are going to be in C-town. Imagine that. This said, I need to make sure that someone gets me a pass for the whole thing as soon as they go on sale. I really really want to go. Who wants to volunteer? Things are going great out here. Amanda and I got good and drunk downtown last night. The bartender loved us and gave us each a free shot of choice. Not really needed after the 4 pitchers we split, but it was a lovely gesture and we couldn't refuse him. Ended up sending the Jodster drunk text messages and then he called back :) Can't remember all of what was said and I couldn't hear a lot of it because we were walking around all the bars, but I did figure out that he got himself and apartment and moves in tomorrow or Monday and I'm going to stay there part of next week because Amanda's snoring's keeping me up at night ;) Anyway, I should be off. We're going to go rent some movies. CT and anyone else who makes it to Peake's this weekend, I expect a full report. Leave out nothing!!! Talk to you soon.

Love, MC

What is happening to PEI?

How could R.V. sell out to the gov't like that!?? Well I say that on our get together this summer we grace this sweet place we all knew as children for one last horah! What do you think? Perhaps some glow in the dark mini golf afterwards....Don't worry Carolyn you'll get through it maybe you'll go to a wax measume or some french park ...ahahaha??!! I don't know ...
I'm moving out on sat. so i've been keeping pretty busy since then packing and stuff, cleaning etc. Been working a lot lately too cause my supervisor is prego and not doing well at all so i've been picking up some of her shifts. Not too much else new, can't keep up here with Carolyn's nothing less then steller blogs she posts....till we meet again ladies

Love
Pam

They Paved Paradise and put up a Parking Lot

Wow ladies. I may have to leave this Island after all if things keep closing like this on my. First Myron's and now this. No it's not Peake's but it may as well be. I just shed a tear while watching Compass where the announcement was made that Rainbow Valley is closing! I know! I finally become a teacher and this is the last year that Rainbow Valley will be open. The land has been sold to Park's Canada, the stuff will be sold and it will become the main enterance to Cavendish Beach. Direct quote, "Rainbow Valley will operate for this season and in September it will close it's gates forever." Something tells me they're not going to leave the Rainbow up. They're going to put in trails and shit. Maybe they'll at least leavethe squeaky bridge. Well that's all I got, I'm going to go see if I can figure out how to make supper. I've decided to go back and add to this post. I don't know if I told you all but the last Sat night that Myrons was open Pam and I were there and partying it up. We were going into the bathroom upstairs. You know the one, the one most of you have gotten really sick in. Anyway as I went in I thought to myself it's weird we've been running into this bathroom for years and so much has changed but this bathroom is still here. And someday my kids will be running into this bathroom too. Then there's Rainbow Valley. I used to go there every year with my family and I always assumed that someday I'd take my kids there. And now they're both gone! Really quite incredible isn't it.
Love ya's
CT

Well...

Wow. That's pretty much all I can say. How about this I will organize my thoughts in a bulleted list for you guys. The list is entitled Top 10 Reasons why you should NEVER darken the door of JR's.

1. It is the most sketchy bar ever!!
2. It makes the Velvet Underground look like a nice elegant place.
3. The floor is checkered in places and it makes you think you're going to fall down a flight of stairs.
4. There are stairs leading up to the girls bathroom so that it's on it's own floor. So every time you have to go you have to climb like 2 flights of stairs, possibly in stilettos.
5. Remember those people from the smoking doors in high school that you wondered where they were? I found them!
6. Downstairs there's a band who wants to be Metalicca and played a lovely song entitled Angry Lullaby.
7. Coat check is this tiny little keosk, good luck.
8. Remember those nights you were at Myrons and people were sketchy and you were like I hate this place even though you secretly loved it. There's no secrets here you really do hate it!
9. So so dirty!
10. And finally, IT'S NOT MYRONS!! That's right ladies I found myself missing Myrons a lot last night. Luckily Peake's opens next weekend!

Friday night at the Wave was fine, not overly exciting though. Hope you're all having a better weekend that Marla and I ;) Just kidding it was fun and a true learning experience.

CT

Panic attack

I wish one of you was here right now. I'm kind of freaking out over the packing up of the room. It's 8:50 and I'm still not quite finished and when I finish, I have to vacuum and I guess cleaning the bathroom's going to have to wait for the morning. So, like 98% of my stuff is packed, but as I look in the closet where all my stuff is, I wonder how in the hell it's going to fit into a car to get it back to TO in 3 weeks. However, it all fit on the way here and there's nothing new, so I assume it'll fit on the way back. Wish me luck. Today was my last day at work and it was so strange. I couldn't believe it was actually over. I remember when I started my countdown to BC and it was like 90 some days...now it's tomorrow!!! It was sad. I feel like I bonded more with the people in the office in the last week than I did in the last 4 months. And as I was leaving, I had a conversation with the manager of the office about the term. She told me how pleased she was with my work and I made it clear that I would love to come back in the fall. She said they're going to be needing more staff around that time and I believe her exact words were, "they've told us we can overstaff, so we could start you as a term position to begin with." Keep your fingers crossed. I made sure I told everyone in the office how much I want to come back. In other news, I have found out who my roomies are for the summer...one girl from rural Ontario who's moving to the city for the first time, one girl from Germany and one from Texas. I've had emails from all of them and they seem nice enough. They're a bit younger than me, I think they're all in fourth year, but I do love younger guys, so maybe they'll help me meet them. haha. So, now I begin my adventures. I will do my best to keep you up to date on the BC adventures. Most definitely when I get back to TO I will post pics and such. Alright, off I go to finish up. I think the panic attack may have been averted somewhat. You all need to keep me up to date via the blog because I probably won't be on MSN much. Talk to you all soon.

Love, MC

Exams

Hey girls...I'm almost done!! 2 days and 6 hours until I get to celebrate!! Perhaps something like Kendra's "pub crawl" would be fun. I have one exam today at 2pm and then my last one is Friday! I don't have much to report...just thought I'd say hi. It was fun to see Michelle and Peggy on the weekend even if it was just a brief visit. I'm not sure I'll be able to make it home for the 25th because the flights are expensive. I may only get home Monday because I think we might have to take the train. :( I'd love to make it home for Shameless. Although I see they will be back the weekend Carolyn and I get back from Europe! Kendra and Pam, will you be home for the Festival of the Lights? Talk to you soon.
Love, Lynds

Storytime

All right ladies it's been awhile since I had a good story. Well this isn't really a good story but this is a funny cute story about my kids. So Monday there I am doing sex ed. for 7 year olds. We are talking about inappropriate touching and there are these cartoon characters on a big card and the questions for me to ask are written on the back of the card. So there I am and the card has a boy who had his hands on a little girl's buttocks. So anyway we discussed it and the word inappropriate. Then the question says who could this boy be. 1 little girl says he could be a bully. Good answer I say. Next little girl, could be a brother or a baby-sitter. Another great answer I say. So this little boy is sitting patiently with his hand raised and has been really good all day instead of his goofy self so I say yes. "Um he could be Micheal Jackson." No joke, as I said yes I put the card up over my face and started to laugh. What else could I do really? That's about it. Today we had to talk about a man touching a girls breast and 1 kid was like what's a breast? The question going through my mind was do I point to my own or what. Someone must have told him because he did figure it out, thank goodness. All right ladies have a great week. Way to go on getting super hung-over Foxy, Pam glad you saw Alyson, Lynds we'll be in touch, MC no matter what you wear to B.C. you'll have a great time and Marla you must be so excited to be almost done of exams. Give a shout if you're thinking about drink the barn dry.
CT

What can I say today?

So, here I am on the Monday morning of my last week of work. I think it'd be more exciting if I had some stuff to work on. I went to my supervisor on Friday and asked her if she had anything else for me to do. Her response, "I don't think I have anything left for you." Well, that's fun. So, now I've got 5 days to kill, so if you're on MSN at all during the day, please talk to me. The upside...5 more sleeps to Vancouver.

This weekend Pegs and I went to Montreal for the night to visit the Lynds. The trip was fairly uneventful, but still a great time. Pegs and I did a bit of shopping while Lynds studies, then the three of us went for dinner and margaritas with Darcy and their neighbour Matt. After that watched Bridget Jones 2, and tried to sleep through the raging party they had next door. I slept through the yelling and singing for a couple hours until the music started around 2:15am. Thanks for the hospitality Lyndsay!

So, my plans for the week include packing, cleaning, wasting time at work, and packing some more. So much fun!!! Hope your weeks are all going to be more eventful than mine. Talk to you soon.

Love, MC

recovery is a bitch....

Hey ladies, I'm just giving an update as I spend the day recovering from last night. Went on a 'pub crawl' with some girls from work yesterday. We started at 2pm and had some lunch and then went on from there. Let's just say that I had a little bit too much to drink and I'm hurting a bit today. But had a great time. I hope that everyone else had a great weekend, and I'm going to be able to come home on june 25, so I'm looking forward to a shameless night at peakes and I hope that everyone else is too!! So now I think I"m going to have to drink about 4 gallons of water to rehydrate myself and quite possibly take a nap.
Kendra

Today is going to be the best ever

Well only this morning really, I am seeing Allyson at the airport! She is flying from Calgary to NFLD and has a 2 hour stop over here and I havn't seen her in 2 years you could say that I'm pretty excited. Well I asked my parents about the cottage and there is someone staying there that weekend (Canada day) Someone is getting married...?? I don't know ... so i'm not happy about that but we will still think of something. I saw the movie Sideways last night, Lydsay my lord !! I know what you aer talking about other then tha i would agree with carolyn, really boring....not a must see at all. Well I should get going brush my teeth and head to the airport. I'll talk toyou all soon

Love
Pam

why bother with the weaker sex

So I am sitting here staring at the screen. I have come to a conclusion........... I am going to England in December meeting up with the only guy in the world who has treated me amazing (even if it is from a county and ocean away) and hopefully PEI will be my vacations.
I met a guy here in Vancouver we hung out and I stayed over at his house a few times.....then.....he tells me out of the blue that he is involved with someone back home!!!! What the heck is up with that??????
If I was involved with Dave I would not even be meeting new guys with the intent to get into any form of relationship past friendship. How do they do it? Was he thinking of her as he kissed me?
This is EXACTLY where girls and guys differ!
So I am now focusing on England (Leeds to be exact) I can't wait.
Michelle in one week you will be here, we are going to have the BEST TIME EVER!!!!!!!!!!

Peace ladies! Love yas all, Amanda

I thought of you in the shower today

What do you all think of that title? It's totally true though. This morning while showering I had the radio tuned in to the 80's at 8. And can you guess what Bruce Springfield song they played? That's right Jesse's Girl was playing and I was just like ah Peake's. Then I went to the rink to coach and then out to K-Town. And thought of you all again when I went to the Frosty Treat for an Ice Cream. Missed you so much I cried. No actually it was the first time I'd driven down that road since they burned down Uncle Ingham's house and seeing as that's the home my grand-mother was raised in, I did shed a tear while eating my ice cream. Lynds I did see the movie Sideways last night and at first we couldn't understand at all why you had said it was funny. But there was that hilarious part. The rest of it was just totally messed up and boring. All right ladies have a great weekend.
Love you all,
CT

LYNDSAY ...what a great idea!

I agree I think thats a great idea, if we could rent a cottage out in cavendish or something, some serious bonding time even if its for a couple of days. I know I would love it just b/c I never see you guys so I think it would be great. I know that when I stayed in the cottage (2 bedroom) in Cavendish last summer it was rather cheap...I was surprised! This is something that we should seriously think about. Or perhaps I could use my cottage you know how much fun that would be? I just think that if we do it in Cavendish or soemthing we could go to the boradwalk or the beach etc etc cause you know how michelle gets antsy when shes around us too long she may need a break! hahaha (just joking) and we could do thirsty's ....let me know I think thats the best idea yet!

Talk to you all real soon!
Love
Pam

9 more days of hell

I'm studying for my exams. I have 3 next week and then this term will be all over! I was heading off to bed and thought I'd say hello since I haven't written in a long time.
I'm hoping to come home on the June 25th as well but I may have to wait a few days extra so I can get a cheaper flight. Michelle I'm impressed about the tan...maybe I'll test it out before I come home so I'll be tanned for the beach. It would be really fun if somehow we could rent a cottage for a few days while everyone is home (...or go to my trailer) for some bonding time. Kendra and Pam...will you be home?? I hope so...it would be fun to all be home. Carolyn and Pam...looks like you had a fun night from the pics!
I'm looking forward to having a week off between exams and when my summer session starts during the last week of April. My friend Jane and I are going to Niagara Falls for 4 or 5 days. (We have a place to stay.) We're even going on a (cheap) wine tour in Niagara on the Lake. (We'll be in a van so no drinking and driving like in Sideways. Hopefully they'll be generous on the samples!) Have you guys seen Sideways?? If not, you should rent it. It's a mix of serious and funny. There is one part in particular that's hilarious!!

Ok...my bed is calling me. Love, Lynds xoxo

Feeling a little nauseous...

Anyone care to guess how much I just spent on a plane ticket to get home to Charlottetown for my summer break? Take a guess...I dare you. I'll give you a hint by telling you it was almost $200 more than my tickets to and from BC. That's right, I just paid a grand total of $610.07 of my very own, hard earned money to spend a little less than 10 days on our lovely little Island. Let me just say, it better be worth it!!! That's almost a month's rent. Sorry to rant, but it's just a little ridiculous if you ask me. I think that's about the same Bren is paying for his trip to the DR next week. But here's what I have to look forward to...1) the Girls (Foxy and Pam, I want you to come home too!!!) Amanda, I wish you were going to be there too, but I'll see you next week :) 2) the Festival of Lights for the first time in about 3 years 3) the beach (if there's some sort of weather miracle by then) 4) (and most importantly) Shameless at Peake's!!!! I'll be arriving at 10:23 am June 25, and leaving 6:40 pm July 4. So, that's it from me for now, but I'll leave you with a little countdown...7 days of work left, 10 days until I leave Ottawa for BC, and 73 days until I come home, and 4 months until I finish school and have to face the real world. Good times. Speaking of the real world, maybe I should do some work for the first time today. Talk to you all soon.

Love, MC

Fun As Always

Well I made it back to Halifax in one peice...even with the cops stopping me and all! Ok i'll explain, a cop pulled me over cause 1. i was speeding 2. my liscense plate was missing...don't know how that happened. Anyways he made me get out of the car and I was like holy shit! I didn't know that it was missing so I was freaking out inside thinking I was in major trouble. I think he realize that I really didn't know it was gone and let me go. When I got to work i had to call mom and tell her she had to call the cops in PEI incase it fell off there and they were like "call the cops!!??" Always a story!
Anyways I had a fun time in PEI it was "the night in waiting!" Waiting in line ups that is! Carolyn how are Jeff's teeth? Always a laugh.....with those boys...always! I hated to come back here! Anyways Thanks for the great time Tessier! Well I should get going there is a staff lunch today so I'll talk to you later

Love yas
Pam

Pam and Rammer enjoying some of my antics 

No need for a caption 

Getting ready for a night out on the town with the Pamster 

Spray Tanning

If any of you have ever considered getting a fake tan at one of the spray booths, I would highly recommend it. I went on Saturday, and I'm quite happy with the results. I was a little worried after they warned me to rub it in really well or there would be streaks, and that most people forget at least one part of their body the first time. Luckily for me, the only place I forgot was the tops of me feet, and I look like I've been walking through mud. Other than that, it's great. Step in the booth, turn around in a circle while it sprays you for 10 seconds, rub it all in and you're good to go. Just wanted to give you all a heads up. I know some people thought I was going to turn into an orange blob. Hope you all had a good weekend.

MC

MAC IS IN TOWN!

In case you didn't figure it out I'm super excited about the fact that MAC is here. I went yesterday after class I needed to pee in the mall b/c i was so freakin' excited! I stood there with Beth basically screaming and we couldn't move we were in shock with it! So a lady working was alike are you girls alirght? We were like yea we're just super excited about this store! Anyways I went there to buy some cream and I left with eye shadow, eye liner, and makeup remover (that I needed)! and didn't get the cream! damn!
So I"m leaving today after work to go home for the weekend, should be fun to get the hell away from here....I'll giv eyou Lindsay's msn name right now its "I hate u so much buy i'm still the same"! Nice girl eh? I thought so ...anyways I will see carolyn tomorrow I guess, i won't be home till later i'll call home anyways tonight! Anyways I'll talk to you all later...loves ya lots

Pam

So I got my hair cut 

Ah Margarita Monday 

+2 degrees, bring on the capris!

That's right ladies spring has swept over C'town. Of course the snow is not yet gone but the temp did go up over 2 degrees today and so of course I saw so many people in sandals and capris at the Superstore. It was ridiculous. As for me I spent the entire weekend at the MacLauchlan Arena volunteering. It was actually a lot of fun but last night I was completely run off my feet. So I'm definitely looking forward to staying in bed on Saturday. Other news apparently there's stuff going on at the Wave Friday night so I'll definitely be heading there. I haven't been out in forever! Gotta jet ladies it's 11 and the little darlings will be raring to go in the morning.
CT

Did anyone notice?

Just wanted to check and see if any of you at home noticed that Geordan Read was one of the top 10 finalists for the Canadian Idol competition on Magic 93. I was at the station's website for some reason yesterday and there was a picture and a list of names, and it was definitely him. Now, I remember back in frosh week oh so many years ago, we had a karaoke night, and I do believe I've got pictures of him and other Bluefield boys singing some Backstreet Boys. I remember he was pretty good. He's definitely got the look for it. Anyway, check out http://www.magic93.pe.ca/ and look at the Idol pics. Enjoy!

MC

What a weekend

Well its been a busy one so far. On sat. I went to Rachels bday party (4 years old) and I was in charge of face painting so that was fun, interesting and tiring but fun. Then last night Sean and I went to see the Harleem Globtrotters! I bought the tickets back in November for his bday so we had front row seats center court. It was a laugh, something fun to take kids to but I laughed really hard!
The count down is on with the roommate, i'm out at the end of the month. She is still being more mean and rude and weird as ever. Anyways not my real friends here in Halifax I know that and thats the main thing.
Prob. going to be going home this weekend mom's bday is on the 6th and she is not doing well with the word on Bedford, hes not doing well...anyways so Carolyn I just may see you sooner then you expected.....if so another night at China Garden perhaps? Talk to you all soon

Love ya lots
Pam

What a weekend

going commercial

I had one of the greatest nights of my life lastnight and met the people I want to hang out with alot while i am in this amazing city! I went out with a guy I met over Lava Life (Jonny). He is from Sask. pretty much doing the same ol' thing I am in life. He invited me out with him and his friends lastnight. I ended up getting off work early and headed for the journey downtown! I called him from the skytrain station as I didn't know where he lived, and he picked me up with his friend Derrek. Derrek just got back from Oz, so we didn't shutup the whole night. We went to Jonnys' place for awhile. I met his roommate Brad before so at least I knew 3 people. There was about 7 or 8 of us there. I met a guy named Maday from Indo. He is dating one of Jonny's friends Michelle. Then another one of his friends Eddy, his g-friend was there and we ended up exchanging numbers and are going to the art museum soon. Bob is Jonny's bro and his girlfriend Lanny are just super! They are all so great and love to travel, and love the earth. We ended up going to a bar called Rime on Commercial Drive (the bohemian/market/cafe street in Vancouver). Rime is a little Turkish pub (they served Keiths), the hummus and eggplant were to die for. One of Jonny's friends Matt was the drummer in the band that was playing. The Golden Wedding Band is their name. Jazz/Swing........ everyone in the band plays a different instrument from drums, standup bass, trumpet, claranet to guitar! They had so much character. Jonny is great, I ended up chatting with his friends all night. I felt so included. We went back to Jonnys place chilled and watched some of The Aquatic Adventures of Steve Zouzou (think that is how it is spelt), anyway funny movie. Too bad I didn't get to see the ending................
This morning Jonny had to go sailing with his manager from work, so he woke me up before he left and said I could hang out there with Brad and Derrek! So I slept for abit longer then chilled with the guys. Brad is hillarious! He fell lastnight and scraped his fingers, I had to put bandaids on them so I picked out the brightest colors (blue and yellow), so when he woke up this morning he had no clue why there were wacky colored bandages on his fingers! They invited me for brunch and we went to Commercial Drive again!!!!! I am moving there. It is my home! I have already called some places and am going there tomorrow to pass out resumes. I think I will finish Mr. Mikes when Michelle gets here! And then move in May 1st to Commercial. It is right downtown so I could as well get the job at the surf store if it is still offered! My life is finally coming together (I hope and pray). Then during brunch Brad offered to drive me back to Poco on his MOTORCYCLE!!!!!!!! How fun! He wanted to have an excuse to drive it so of course! We got back in time for Jonny to get home so I got to see him before I left! :) The ride was so much fun, after awhile I forgot I was on a motorcycle!!!! I like the turns.
Come visit me in my element! Love, Amanda

Oh what a night

At least I made enough money today to pay for half of my haircut (which I love). I just hope that when I wash it and dry it is turns out the same!!!!!!!
Today was the worst day at work ever, I am so glad that I work with the most amazing people. Thursday night is the busiest night. BIG GROUPS of people come in and I was thrown right in the middle. I had 3 tables all night....sure sounds easy. One table was fine, the second was ok 9 guys and they loved me so they were nice (one was super cute shoulda gave him my #) but then the table of 18 came in, all at different times, and they moved around. This was hell. I don't ever want to go to hell again, please don't send me there :( At the end I went around and said.....what did you order making up bills and sending them on their not so merry way. I probally would have made a killing if I would have been more organized and told them to sit in their seat and shut the FU*K UP. I was crying in the middle of it. That was how bad it was. I was so overwhelmed.
But then to end my night, I relized after all that...... i made crap all in tips, I'm guessing because I had no clue what I was doing!!!!!!!!
Please pray that I never have to go through that again, I would rather be working at McD's again!!!! Seriously.
Chad and I flirted today (hehehe). I know he has a girlfriend but he is so great. He was getting a water and I needed the fountain gun. I was kidding and said " You are so slow", then he preceeded to try and pick out the "perfect icecube", he said he was looking for one shaped like a heart (ah cutey). I then picked one up and said "found it!" , and shoved it down the front of his shirt! We had a moment, it was great!
I will go to bed now and pretend nothing bad happened! Sweet Dreams (about Chad).
Love yas Amanda