It has been way too long. The last entry almost seems like a distant memory.
Laziness and procrastination took over my body and I couldn't help myself, so I gave in. Ok, well, I was also very busy at work.
With the recession hitting the U.S. (and the rest of the world), our company took a good beating too. Almost one third of the company's support and admin staff were laid off, leaving some of us (the lucky ones, if you wanna call us that) with "gynormous" amount of work to do. And with that, I had no down time.
So up until recently, my whole world revolved around my work. But things are starting to ease up a little, so yours truly is back. Pray that it continues that way.
I will be posting some of my recent adventures next time. Stay tuned!
Uhmmm...it's good to be back!
I'm Back!
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Thanksgiving Road Trip
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
I am not an American nor do I live in the United States either, but I work for an American company, so I get to celebrate the American Thanksgiving instead of the Canadian one. This is actually a very good thing for me. I get to enjoy an extra long weekend, not only do we get the Thanksgiving day off, we get the day after Thanksgiving as well which is really awesome (for shopaholics like me) because this day is the BIGGEST holiday shopping day in the U.S. and most stores give as much as 80% discount on stuffs.
So anyway, the hubby and I decided to drive to Albany, NY on Thursday. It is a good
3-hour drive from Montreal. Of course, it took us almost 4 hours to get there because the roads were a little bit slippery from the flurries we had the night before. The main purpose of the trip was to do some Christmas shopping for the kids, we have a bunch of nieces and nephews and godchildren too. We spent the entire Friday driving around from one mall to the next, looking for the best (read: cheapest) gifts we can find which we thought the kids will enjoy, and which the mommies and daddies will approve of. I guess we were in luck as most of the toys we got were at 70% discount because of their Black Friday deals. We didn't finish until 6PM, so you can imagine how exhausting that was. I love shopping and all, but man, that was more than what I could handle in one day. At the end, I was begging to go home as my feet were very sore and they just couldn't walk anymore. So we settled at the hotel for the night, shared a can of Canadian Beer and some Buffalo Wings!
We were scheduled to drive back to Montreal on the Saturday, but there was no way I was leaving without seeing some of the State's local attractions. So on our way home, we did a detour at the city center where I took these photos:
We had a chance to go in and marvel at some of the arts and historical artifacts housed in the museum, unfortunately cameras weren't allowed so I couldn't take any pictures inside. I saw some people who were ignoring the "No Photos Allowed" sign but I was too good of a citizen to disobey it...hahahaha!
It was late when we found ourselves driving back on the I-87. My eyes were tired and I was ready to curl up and sleep in the passenger side but I couldn't resist taking some pictures of the snow covered hills and mountain along the way.
Times Are Changing...Fast!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
We have seen the first sign of Winter weather this morning. We woke up to about a centimeter of wet snow on the ground. This is the part that I hate the most. When the temperature is a few degrees above zero, and snow falls, they do not stay as powder on the ground, instead they melt and turn into that yucky and slushy thing which can be downright slippery if you're not wearing the right kind of shoes! Bleh! I actually made the stupid mistake of not wearing my boots this morning so when I came out of the house, I slipped and twisted my ankles from trying to regain my balance. Oh the joys of winter!
On the lighter side of things. Hockey season has started and it's keeping me amused most of the time. I have friends who still cannot come to terms with my addiction to this sport. Unfortunately, I do not know how to explain it to them either. Well, Yey for me, as I get to see my favorite team (on HDTV!) play three to four times a week!
Go Habs Go!
The Man in My Life
Friday, November 07, 2008
I snagged this one from Jeanny's blog. I don't talk about the hubby as much as I want to, so I thought this gives you an overview of the man I married.
1. He’s sitting in front of the TV: what is on the screen?
Answer: Either Hockey or NBA
2. You are out to eat: What kind of dressing does he put on his salad?
Answer: Italian dressing
3. What is the one food he doesn’t like?
Answer: Liver. He hates it. Although I manage to make him eat a little when I cook Menudo.
4. You go out to the bar: what does he order?
Answer: Corona
5. Where did he go to high school?
Answer: Somewhere in Dollard-des-Ormeaux
6. What size shoe does he wear?
Answer: Size 10
7. If he were to collect anything, what would it be?
Answer: Jordan Shoes. He's got quite a collection at his parent's house. I always threaten to sell them on eBay. LOL.
8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
Answer: Smoked meat sandwich
9. What would the husband eat every day if he could?
Answer: Steak. He's a carnivore.
10. What is his favorite cereal?
Answer: Corn Pops
11. What would he never wear?
Answer: Jewelries, especially bracelet, he hates it.
12. What is his favorite sports team?
Answer: Detroit Red Wings of the NHL
13. Who will he vote for?
Answer: Definitely Obama
14. Who is his best friend?
Answer: His buddy "E"
15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn’t do?
Answer: Starting a sentence and not finishing it.
16. How many states has he lived in?
Answer: Three: Mississippi, Michigan and Quebec (province)
17. What is his heritage?
Answer: Full blooded Bicolano
18. You bake him a cake for his birthday: what kind?
Answer: Chocolate cake
19. Did he play sports in high school?
Answer: Yes, lots: Basketball, Hockey, Baseball, Volleyball, Tennis, Soccer...and more. He used to be super hyper when he was in high school, his counsellor suggested he use sports as an outlet to avoid getting into fights.
20. What could he spend hours doing?
Answer: Either watching TSN on TV or playing Baseball on his PSP.
