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\\\Sorry team, some much needed time off of my blog is coming up the next few days///...

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This is what a sassy sister weekend looks like... sort of.

A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.
























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.BUDHA.

What a way to start your day... see, this is the way it happens in my "sedentary office environment".

there are meetings. at these meetings, in an effort to impress whoever important is IN the meeting, they bring snacks, sometimes a whole lunch. afterwords, there is always food left... and thats how I ended up eating THESE bad boys at 8AM for Breakfast...



its hilarious how it goes down. someone wanders into the kitchen to freshen up their coffee, they spot the treats, take a few and then BAM walk to everyone in the office and tell them "there is food in the kitchen!"

suddenly all the desks around me are empty, its time for a "Water cooler chat" when everyone stands around and chats while eating someone elses leftovers.

I love my job.



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I wanted to introduce everyone to my Buddha. He sits proudly on my coffee table.



The laughing Buddha statue depicts a stout, smiling or laughing bald man in robes with a largely exposed pot belly stomach, which symbolizes happiness, good luck, and plenitude. According to legend, if one rubs the Laughing Buddha's great belly, it brings forth wealth, good luck, and prosperity. The most common statue is of him seated, but there also statue renditions of him standing in various poses while others with him in an reclining posture. The image of laughing Buddha statue is almost always seen carrying a linen sack (that which never empties) and is filled with many precious items (indicating wealth. He is patron of the weak, poor and children...

I just think hes cute.

I have a great respect for this little statue in my house.

I try and rub his wooden belly every day for good luck :)

i'd say im already pretty lucky.


Thanks Budha!

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.Drug.addict.bed.hog.

WOW that title sounds distressing, doesnt it?

dont you fret :) read on:

I cant beleive its already Wednesday.

how awesome are short weeks?

Im still sick sick. but today, I have almost no voice AND my throat is sooo sore.

how sad :(



so this... (see above)

obviously leads to this... (see below)



Which OBVIOUSLY

.leads.to.this.



what a difference drugs make!

p.s -

I swear im in love with this stuff,



My husabnd says he got out of bed, came back and I was sideways on the bed draped across his side.
when he asked me to move,
he says I moved about an inch...
he asked me again
same rezults...

so the poor kid finally just curled up on his tiny corner of the bed and went to sleep while I enjoyed the best 9 hours I have had in a LONG TIME.

Thanks .T. :)

I will try my best to not be a bed hog tonight

I didnt get many comments on my mantra post... lol my stalkers arent much for comments I guess? (Thanks Carissa!)

I need to start leaving more comments on blogs, it makes people feel appreciated!

anyone who creeps, if you have a blog, follow me and I will follow you! I love to stalk :)

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.siick.weekend!

AH!



I have no voice this morning. literally, I feel like a piece of garbage!!

probably because t was a long weekend, I ate like crap and didn't get much sleep.

but it was totally worth it for THIS:



THE 2011 HERITAGE CLASSIC!

T and I got all decked out with our warm flames gear!


I was wearing my all time fave hat (an old school flames hat...) but by the time we found our seats my head was FROZEN! My little ears weren't gonna make it!

so T bought me an authentic heritage classic touque... with ear flaps... and a heritage classic mug filled with a warm drink...



The game was EPIC! 41,000 people in a football stadium huddled together trying to stay warm while we did the wave and cheered our guts out leading our team to a 4-0 VICTORY over Montreal!

all in all it was a fabulous weekend... I wasn't feeling too great driving home... and obviously this morning if you could hear my little voice... you would wonder what I was up to this weekend... well now you know. I think the cold had something to do with me feeling like garbage...

T and Boss stayed at the parents house last night to look at a new car today (loong story) but I cant wait to have my boys back!





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.help.me.resonate.

I had an interesting discussion yesterday with the BBT...

res·o·nate (rz-nt)

1. To exhibit or produce resonance or resonant effects.
2. To evoke a feeling of shared emotion or belief: "It is a demonology [that] seems to resonate among secular and religious voters alike" (Tamar Jacoby).
3. To correspond closely or harmoniously: "Symbolism matters, especially if the symbols resonate with the larger message" (William Greider).

This is my new word.

when you actually read it, it really doesn't make much sense... but to have a feeling resonate... is something that is very hard, if not impossible to explain.

that is how I am going to judge what I do from now on. if it resonates when I am thinking about it, then it is not a bad thing.
now this obviously isnt the case for every situation, but for some reason having something to hold up to situations really gives me calm.

I know I know... hippy much?

Im not much of a yoga person. this is as close as im willing to get.

I was thinking recently about finding a new MANTRA

anybody have any ideas for a good mantra? I used to have a mantra for running. its on my old blog. I seriously love my old blog, but just about every post was about BOYS. so ignore the second part... but read my old mantra...

http://rachelsrunningstory.blogspot.com/2008/10/mymantraandthebigx.html

I like that one... but it doesnt apply to my life as much right now. anyone have any ideas?

I will pick faves (If i get any ideas) and make a poll?

FUN!!

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Tree Hugger and Heritage Classic

im tired today.



I was out late playing basketball with my women's league team. lots of fun, and I get to see some girlfriends and get some exercise!

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My brain hurts a little too much to blog right now... let me explain.
I work with paper.

a LOT of paper.

Its a sweet job, it really is. I work downtown, I get an office and I get paid extremely well.

But I am a little bit of a tree hugger, and I find myself going through THOUSANDS of sheets weekly. no exaggeration. its exhausting.

how could this bright and cheery tree hugger...



Feel good about that!

I guess the fact is that I just have to. its my job. I don't have such a strong opinion that im going to tie myself to a tree outside of the building and tell them that if they don't stop their paper-wasting ways im going to quit.

It really isn't that bad.

Actually, alot of the paper and supplies this company orders are made from recycled material.

that's not bad eh?

anyways...


im really looking forward to this weekend. Tay and I are going to the Heritage Classic in Calgary! its a tradition for Hockey. the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary flames play an outdoor game, just like the old days, wearing old vintage Jerseys and freezing their butts off!

T and I are packing blankets, and im packing my flames cap, AND my recently purchased flames PONCHO from Mexico.

this is going to be Hilarious.

Pray for some solid weather to keep the ice hard and the players... and me HAPPY!



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