This past week, instead of falling asleep on the couch and then slumbering to bed when Nick is done playing on the computer, we have been crawling in bed together and he's actually been awake enough to talk at night. It has made me miss the nights of my past.
1. the weekends growing up where I shared my room with my aunt, whom I would kick to keep awake because I was not done talking. We would talk for hours and hours! It was the best.
2. the nights in college, specifically Junior & Senior years when Mel and I were roommates and would talk in bed, plan her wedding, sing songs from our childhood.... good times.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Thursday, December 16, 2010
These wonderful things are the things we remember all though our lives.
I remember: the years of TICS when every Christmas we had a surprise Christmas video and a Surprise guest to our youth group nights, during Christmas.... It was always 1 of 2 Christmas movies, and I can only remember 1 of them, but it rotated every year, so it was never really a surprise! 1 of the movies was the Grinch... the old one, the cartoon one.... Melissa - do you remember the other one? Every year 1 of the Ottaways dressed up like Santa Clause! I remember 1 year it was Marty, the years before he was old enough to be in the youth group. I don't really remember what he did or brought. But That is my memory of the TICS Christmas's. (TICS stands for Teens in Christ's Service)
I remember: the Christmas that my family took off on Boxing Day for Disney World! That was certainly a different Christmas than I had ever had before! We had to go to bed early that night, so that we could get up early and fly to Florida! That was my first and only time to Disney! I will never forget it! We took Aunt Steph & Aunt Bessie!! How cool is that!!!?
I remember: the year that Dana got a Calendar for Christmas and as she was pulling it out of the wrapping paper, she hit me in the nose with the calendar causing me a bloody nose all over new clothes I had just received that morning and was wearing for the 1st time!
I remember: the years at my Grandma's house for Christmas. I really hope I never forget, I was very young when we used to have all the kids over there, we were all kids then - young even Chad & Ryan were kids so I was like 3 or 4 probably. I remember 1 year my Grandparents had gone to Florida and brought us (Jacqi, Michael & I) back dresses and new clothes! I don't remember, but I have pictures to solidify the memories of making Gingerbread houses with Grandma and Michael and Jacqi.
I remember: chocolate chip muffins, yule log cookies, & crepes!
I remember: wearing my new PJ's to bed and then staying in them all day, or until I got something new to put on instead!
I remember: the Christmas that my family took off on Boxing Day for Disney World! That was certainly a different Christmas than I had ever had before! We had to go to bed early that night, so that we could get up early and fly to Florida! That was my first and only time to Disney! I will never forget it! We took Aunt Steph & Aunt Bessie!! How cool is that!!!?
I remember: the year that Dana got a Calendar for Christmas and as she was pulling it out of the wrapping paper, she hit me in the nose with the calendar causing me a bloody nose all over new clothes I had just received that morning and was wearing for the 1st time!
I remember: the years at my Grandma's house for Christmas. I really hope I never forget, I was very young when we used to have all the kids over there, we were all kids then - young even Chad & Ryan were kids so I was like 3 or 4 probably. I remember 1 year my Grandparents had gone to Florida and brought us (Jacqi, Michael & I) back dresses and new clothes! I don't remember, but I have pictures to solidify the memories of making Gingerbread houses with Grandma and Michael and Jacqi.
I remember: chocolate chip muffins, yule log cookies, & crepes!
I remember: wearing my new PJ's to bed and then staying in them all day, or until I got something new to put on instead!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Another College Memory
I have a ton of college memories that are documented by pictures, and that is really why I love taking pictures so much, but the ones I like to post on here are ones that don't have pictures....
Tonight I'm going to try to think of 1 memory from each year of college that I don't have pictures to remember by, and I'm going to write the first thing that comes into my head:
Freshman Year: This one was a big part of my freshman year- but still one I don't want to forget. Every night that there were open hours (the nights that boys were allowed over) specifically on Thursdays but this also occured on the Saturday or Sunday nights tooo.... we would stuff a whole bunch of people into Jennie's room (she was the RA - resident assistant, and she lived next door to me). We would watch a movie.... sometimes there were 16 people in that 1 little room, we'd be overflowing almost out the door sometimes..... That was so much fun and I'm soo glad we did that! It was a a major part in making us such a close floor!
After 10pm when they boys had to be off the floors, just on Thursday's we (Jennie, Nich, Me and a combo of Jessie, Magan and Rryan) went to Steak n Shake. We played Euchre until like 1am. I always mooched off Nich n Jennie's Cheesey Fries! To this day I love their cheesy fries because of these memories!
Sophomore Year: This was the year of sitting in our suite and talking! Hilary, Mel, Emily and I shared a suite which consisted of 2 dorm sized rooms attached by 1 bathroom and 1 small room that we put all our beds in. One afternoon I was sitting in the little room talking on the phone to my dad, when around the corner poked a head of a friend that I hadn't seen since the end of Freshman year! My ROOMMATE. She had I had a great friendship, but she was an interesting roommate.... in that she was barely ever there.... but she was crazy fun and I miss her muchly. I literally SCREAMED with excitement which was loud in my dad's ear whom I had forgotten I was on the phone with. I pretty much hung up on him and just hung out with her!
Another Sophomore Year memory can be summed up in one phrase: "What's that Noise?! I'm scared.!"... ok maybe it needs more explaination.... Mel was under her desk for some reason re-plugging things in or something... and I had this wind-up flashlight... and I was winding it, which made a scary noise apparently.
Junior Year: This memory is hilarious!! Mel and I had our beds bunked above our desks, so it kind of formed a tunnel underneath.... we used a ladder to get up to our bed at night... then across from the tunnel of beds and desks, we had a coffee table, TV and couch - a living room you might call it. Well at 1 point during the year we had a nice ceramic leaf-shaped dish on the table that Mel had acquired and it usually had cookies on it! One morning the phone rang at 7am (way tooo early) and I was scrambling to get out of bed fast enough to answer it.... on my way down the ladder I realized that half of my body was still "asleep" and I literally fell off the ladder, landed on the coffee table and the ceramic leaf dish shattered!! All that for a phone call from Jaime Cade (now Jaime Hall) telling me that their power was out (and was going to be out for a while) in the apartments and she was wondering if she could spend the next night in our dorm!
Senior Year: I lived in a house with 8 girls.... we watched a lot of girly things on TV but we went through almost the entire series of Smallville, we also marathon'd Gilmore Girls and Full House!!! Great times!
(I have a tendency to write these posts in chunks, so read the 2 posts below!)
Tonight I'm going to try to think of 1 memory from each year of college that I don't have pictures to remember by, and I'm going to write the first thing that comes into my head:
Freshman Year: This one was a big part of my freshman year- but still one I don't want to forget. Every night that there were open hours (the nights that boys were allowed over) specifically on Thursdays but this also occured on the Saturday or Sunday nights tooo.... we would stuff a whole bunch of people into Jennie's room (she was the RA - resident assistant, and she lived next door to me). We would watch a movie.... sometimes there were 16 people in that 1 little room, we'd be overflowing almost out the door sometimes..... That was so much fun and I'm soo glad we did that! It was a a major part in making us such a close floor!
After 10pm when they boys had to be off the floors, just on Thursday's we (Jennie, Nich, Me and a combo of Jessie, Magan and Rryan) went to Steak n Shake. We played Euchre until like 1am. I always mooched off Nich n Jennie's Cheesey Fries! To this day I love their cheesy fries because of these memories!
Sophomore Year: This was the year of sitting in our suite and talking! Hilary, Mel, Emily and I shared a suite which consisted of 2 dorm sized rooms attached by 1 bathroom and 1 small room that we put all our beds in. One afternoon I was sitting in the little room talking on the phone to my dad, when around the corner poked a head of a friend that I hadn't seen since the end of Freshman year! My ROOMMATE. She had I had a great friendship, but she was an interesting roommate.... in that she was barely ever there.... but she was crazy fun and I miss her muchly. I literally SCREAMED with excitement which was loud in my dad's ear whom I had forgotten I was on the phone with. I pretty much hung up on him and just hung out with her!
Another Sophomore Year memory can be summed up in one phrase: "What's that Noise?! I'm scared.!"... ok maybe it needs more explaination.... Mel was under her desk for some reason re-plugging things in or something... and I had this wind-up flashlight... and I was winding it, which made a scary noise apparently.
Junior Year: This memory is hilarious!! Mel and I had our beds bunked above our desks, so it kind of formed a tunnel underneath.... we used a ladder to get up to our bed at night... then across from the tunnel of beds and desks, we had a coffee table, TV and couch - a living room you might call it. Well at 1 point during the year we had a nice ceramic leaf-shaped dish on the table that Mel had acquired and it usually had cookies on it! One morning the phone rang at 7am (way tooo early) and I was scrambling to get out of bed fast enough to answer it.... on my way down the ladder I realized that half of my body was still "asleep" and I literally fell off the ladder, landed on the coffee table and the ceramic leaf dish shattered!! All that for a phone call from Jaime Cade (now Jaime Hall) telling me that their power was out (and was going to be out for a while) in the apartments and she was wondering if she could spend the next night in our dorm!
Senior Year: I lived in a house with 8 girls.... we watched a lot of girly things on TV but we went through almost the entire series of Smallville, we also marathon'd Gilmore Girls and Full House!!! Great times!
(I have a tendency to write these posts in chunks, so read the 2 posts below!)
It's Dinner Time!!!
Here is a memory from my pre-teen-teen years! My parent's made a rule that 1 night a week my brother and I had to cook! We were to find a recipe the week before, put the ingredients we would need on the grocery list and the cook it! It was a brilliant plan on their part because 1. they didn't have to make a meal 2 nights a week, and 2. now my brother and I both know how to cook a good meal.... now he can cook a meal way better than me, because well he was inspired so much by these cooking nights that he went to Sir Sandord Flemming College and majored in Culinary Management! He did several co-ops at several restaurants. He is a very good cook and we try to get him to cook as often as possible!
Well Thursday night was my night, Tuesday night was his.... the very first meal that I made on my Thursday nights was Broccoli soup with sour dough biscuits! It turned out delicious and over the years I have modified my recipe and turned it into a fabulously delicious soup! Even Nick who used to not eat soup, and wouldn't even try a small spoonful of my soup - now REQUESTS it regularly!!
(I have a tendency to write these posts in chunks, so read the 1 post below!)
Well Thursday night was my night, Tuesday night was his.... the very first meal that I made on my Thursday nights was Broccoli soup with sour dough biscuits! It turned out delicious and over the years I have modified my recipe and turned it into a fabulously delicious soup! Even Nick who used to not eat soup, and wouldn't even try a small spoonful of my soup - now REQUESTS it regularly!!
(I have a tendency to write these posts in chunks, so read the 1 post below!)
Scrabble in K12
It's been a long time since I posted a memory, and I really want to post more random memories from that time that is considered "the best time of your life" which is also known as college!
I'm going to start with a memory from senior year, not because it is freshest in my mind, but because facebook just recently reminded me about the online game. There was a week or 2 when everyone in K12 (the boys house), and a bunch of my friends from home, and the girls in my house as well all played the game! It was sooo fun! You could post a word on the "board" and then leave, and wait for the next person to post hours later or days later or just a few minutes later... you could play a 2 person game or a multiple person game, so I would be playing 5 games at a time with all different people! There was at least 1 day if not more, where there were probably 6-10 people sitting in the living room of K12 all playing the game at the same time, with each other, in more than 1 game.... it was a bit chaotic and oh so fun!
I'm going to start with a memory from senior year, not because it is freshest in my mind, but because facebook just recently reminded me about the online game. There was a week or 2 when everyone in K12 (the boys house), and a bunch of my friends from home, and the girls in my house as well all played the game! It was sooo fun! You could post a word on the "board" and then leave, and wait for the next person to post hours later or days later or just a few minutes later... you could play a 2 person game or a multiple person game, so I would be playing 5 games at a time with all different people! There was at least 1 day if not more, where there were probably 6-10 people sitting in the living room of K12 all playing the game at the same time, with each other, in more than 1 game.... it was a bit chaotic and oh so fun!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Ode to Move-In Day
I started blogging post University, so I need to blog on here about some of the memories I don't want to forget - so here are a few pictures from the Move-In Days of past.....
This is me leaving my house for the first time! This is the outfit (with Jean variations) that I wore on the first move in day and every move-in and move-out day whilst at SAU and I even wore it when I moved into the Pollak household.... I might have worn it one of the days that I moved into the house that Nick and I moved into our house...
These are pictures of my stuff moved into my room of Junior Year!!!
Mel's stuff was moved in a few days after mine... I got to move in like a week early because I was an RA. I spent the week decorating the floor and learning out to be an RA:
This is technically "move-in day" and these are pictures of my girls moving in:
Kate and her mom
Our room again with Mel's stuff... we wanted it to look homey- so that the girls would feel welcome to come in have a seat, and take a cookie off our table!
Our next door neighbours: Kaitlyn & Anna (and Anna's mom)
That guy in the hallway is the President of Admissions... on our floor!
This is me leaving my house for the first time! This is the outfit (with Jean variations) that I wore on the first move in day and every move-in and move-out day whilst at SAU and I even wore it when I moved into the Pollak household.... I might have worn it one of the days that I moved into the house that Nick and I moved into our house...This is the only picture that I have from move-in day Sophomore year. Even though it's actually of Mel.... and it might even be of the 2nd day.
These are pictures of my stuff moved into my room of Junior Year!!!
Mel's stuff was moved in a few days after mine... I got to move in like a week early because I was an RA. I spent the week decorating the floor and learning out to be an RA:
This is technically "move-in day" and these are pictures of my girls moving in:
Kate and her mom
Our room again with Mel's stuff... we wanted it to look homey- so that the girls would feel welcome to come in have a seat, and take a cookie off our table!
Our next door neighbours: Kaitlyn & Anna (and Anna's mom)
That guy in the hallway is the President of Admissions... on our floor!The following pictures are from my senior year! I was the Director of Communications for the Student Government so I was documenting the move-in day Parting at the Plaza ceremony!
All those green people up front are the student leaders for the year, I was supposed to be there, but I got to be on the roof instead, filming the event!
Yep my brother was participating in the events because he had enrolled at SAU - as well as Elise (Kevin's cousin) soo I got to take this sweet picture!
This is the Parting at the Plaza part... The new students are given a piece of the blue ribbon as a souvenir and then are separated from their parents to begin their new lives as college students!
All those green people up front are the student leaders for the year, I was supposed to be there, but I got to be on the roof instead, filming the event!
Yep my brother was participating in the events because he had enrolled at SAU - as well as Elise (Kevin's cousin) soo I got to take this sweet picture!
This is the Parting at the Plaza part... The new students are given a piece of the blue ribbon as a souvenir and then are separated from their parents to begin their new lives as college students!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
www2ndWestWives.com
I've been thinking of my girls from 2nd West - the year I was an RA. Half of them are married or engaged.... here are pictures to represent each couple! I'm soo proud of my girls - for more on my thoughts on marriage see my other blog post!
The first 3 couples are engaged..... the rest are married. Kelly is waiting to find out when Brian ships out and are getting married soon though!
Sarah is marrying this guy but I've heard we don't like him....
Carrie and James just got engaged like 3 weeks ago!
Scarlet was the first to get married - the rest are in no actual order
Mel was actually probably 2nd:
Anna just got married like a month ago!!
Candace just got married last weekend!
I got married a year and 3 months ago
Natasha got married right around the same time we did - a few weeks after probably
Emily got married last year too....
Both of these girls got married - 2 weeks apart and were each others maid's of honour. Kori never posted pictures of her wedding even though I begged. Kristy got married 2 weeks before Kori...
Kaitlyn got married in March of Nicks senior year.
These guys just got married 2 days ago! Yeah Kate!
The first 3 couples are engaged..... the rest are married. Kelly is waiting to find out when Brian ships out and are getting married soon though!
Sarah is marrying this guy but I've heard we don't like him....
Carrie and James just got engaged like 3 weeks ago!
Scarlet was the first to get married - the rest are in no actual order
Mel was actually probably 2nd:
Anna just got married like a month ago!!
Candace just got married last weekend!
I got married a year and 3 months ago
Natasha got married right around the same time we did - a few weeks after probably
Emily got married last year too....
Both of these girls got married - 2 weeks apart and were each others maid's of honour. Kori never posted pictures of her wedding even though I begged. Kristy got married 2 weeks before Kori...
Kaitlyn got married in March of Nicks senior year.
These guys just got married 2 days ago! Yeah Kate!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Childhood Memories
I was chatting with my cousin Jacqi on MSN about memories. We reminisced about the times we used to build forts out of blankets and chairs at Grandma's house in the living room! We also used to turn card board boxes into sleds and slide around in them! We dragged Jacqi around in a box when she broke her leg.
Grandma used to make play dough! It was yummy!! I remember it dried fast though, but it was fun to play with while it lasted!!
We also mentioned all the Christmas Pageants we were in a church! I was in all of them! I was an Angel in "Angels Aware", I was a sheep in one when I was even younger. I have sung in the kids choir every year that there was one - my mom was the conductor! I changed signs, which changed scenes in one cantata - that year I wore a dress that my mom had made me. It was Navy Blue with Gold stars on it.
We talked about the time Terry and Markie used to babysit us. We learned about Fresh Prince of Belle Air, and we were shocked and amazed by home much they could eat! I remember Markie was babysitting us one time, and he took up to McDonalds. We ordered kids meals most likely or just nuggets, and Markie ordered a 21 piece McNugget... which now doesn't seem like many but to a 6 year old - that is a lot!!
When you think about Markie you have to note how he could find his way to a hospital in any city - He was a bit accident prone. He also makes me remember a story I've heard about him. He used to live on Oxley - a street that was perpendicular to my street. He once decided to walk to my house, but he was a bit directionally challenged... he knew he had to turn at one point, so he crossed the street, turned, then turned again and then ended up back at his house! Should I tell you he was 4 years old!!
Then we started reminiscing about Fair Haven's. I remember being scared but loving to crawl up really high onto my Grandpa's top bunk! We had some amazing times at Fair Havens. that's a billion more posts, but for now I'll write about the sand castle competitions we used to have.
We also talked about how we used to climb the trees back by the clubhouse in my back yard. I remember climbing so high that the tree's used to tip over..... Those were good times! We also used to climb the maple trees out front and the one with the swing on it!
That's all we had time for, but we had some good memories!
Grandma used to make play dough! It was yummy!! I remember it dried fast though, but it was fun to play with while it lasted!!
We also mentioned all the Christmas Pageants we were in a church! I was in all of them! I was an Angel in "Angels Aware", I was a sheep in one when I was even younger. I have sung in the kids choir every year that there was one - my mom was the conductor! I changed signs, which changed scenes in one cantata - that year I wore a dress that my mom had made me. It was Navy Blue with Gold stars on it.
We talked about the time Terry and Markie used to babysit us. We learned about Fresh Prince of Belle Air, and we were shocked and amazed by home much they could eat! I remember Markie was babysitting us one time, and he took up to McDonalds. We ordered kids meals most likely or just nuggets, and Markie ordered a 21 piece McNugget... which now doesn't seem like many but to a 6 year old - that is a lot!!
When you think about Markie you have to note how he could find his way to a hospital in any city - He was a bit accident prone. He also makes me remember a story I've heard about him. He used to live on Oxley - a street that was perpendicular to my street. He once decided to walk to my house, but he was a bit directionally challenged... he knew he had to turn at one point, so he crossed the street, turned, then turned again and then ended up back at his house! Should I tell you he was 4 years old!!
Then we started reminiscing about Fair Haven's. I remember being scared but loving to crawl up really high onto my Grandpa's top bunk! We had some amazing times at Fair Havens. that's a billion more posts, but for now I'll write about the sand castle competitions we used to have.
We also talked about how we used to climb the trees back by the clubhouse in my back yard. I remember climbing so high that the tree's used to tip over..... Those were good times! We also used to climb the maple trees out front and the one with the swing on it!
That's all we had time for, but we had some good memories!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Getting My Driver's Licence
Now since I remenisced about my 16th birthday I feel like I should recount the driver's license experience.
The day I got my actual driver's licence, like the one that let me drive without anyone else in the car, my parent's were in Chile on a Mission's trip and they hadn't put me on their insurance yet so I couldn't even go out driving on my own. But when they did, I went crazy! I picked up Mandy - who didn't have her license yet and we went to Tim Horton! Yep, that was it! That's what I did the first time I could drive anywhere!! Lol!!
PS. I posted 3 post's today so scroll down - keep reading!
The day I got my actual driver's licence, like the one that let me drive without anyone else in the car, my parent's were in Chile on a Mission's trip and they hadn't put me on their insurance yet so I couldn't even go out driving on my own. But when they did, I went crazy! I picked up Mandy - who didn't have her license yet and we went to Tim Horton! Yep, that was it! That's what I did the first time I could drive anywhere!! Lol!!
PS. I posted 3 post's today so scroll down - keep reading!
Shoes & a Dress
Hi,
This is me. I was thinking last night of something that I really wanted to do for my wedding.... I had this plan for many years.... but then when it came time to actually plan my wedding I didn't even thing of it. For years I have said I wanted to wear ballet slippers for my wedding, the kind that elegantly laces up the ankle. It just thought it was funny that I didn't think of it until last night!
That also reminded me that for about 4 years before I got engaged, I had this dress picked out as the one that was for me! Sadly, when I tried it on, it just didn't look right on me, the top didn't fit-to-flattering no matter how tight we pulled it!
I just loved the way the lace made the train, and that it wasn't soo heavy with material... I still ended up with something similar though.
This is me. I was thinking last night of something that I really wanted to do for my wedding.... I had this plan for many years.... but then when it came time to actually plan my wedding I didn't even thing of it. For years I have said I wanted to wear ballet slippers for my wedding, the kind that elegantly laces up the ankle. It just thought it was funny that I didn't think of it until last night!
That also reminded me that for about 4 years before I got engaged, I had this dress picked out as the one that was for me! Sadly, when I tried it on, it just didn't look right on me, the top didn't fit-to-flattering no matter how tight we pulled it! 
I just loved the way the lace made the train, and that it wasn't soo heavy with material... I still ended up with something similar though.
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