Suburban Princess

  

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(Look at this freakin' cake! Doesn't it look divine? It tasted even better than it looks!)

My day started by getting Devon ready for school so Hubby could drop him off. Somewhere in there I got a "Happy Birthday" phone call from Carly, all the way from Paris! Then I took Cams to ballet class.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes, everyone! Tonight I'm going for dinner with sisters and cousins, so I'll post more pics later. 

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I have a busy little birthday weekend lined up. Tomorrow night my friend Rocket is coming to cook dinner for Hubs and me. He's going to cook us up some serious German schnitzel, so it should be good (and fattening.)

Sunday night we're having dinner at my mom's place, and my Grandma and cousin Shawna are visiting from Winnipeg, so they'll be there too. Mom is making my double-layered chocolate cake that I promised myself if I lost 10 pounds by my birthday (which I did!)

Monday night is my actual birthday - and the Hub is going to be at school, so my sisters and cousins and I are going out for dinner in Ab, as sort of a girls' night out. Hopefully more cake will be involved.

Then...back to the gym!

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I went shopping with my friend Janet yesterday and we both loved these adorable flip-flops at Old Navy. So she bought them for me as a birthday present! Aren't they great? Thanks Janet!

God, I need a pedicure. 

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My cousin Joanne and I were born exactly one week apart. She and I were inseperable as kids, until her family moved to another province when we were five. She was always my favourite cousin, and it was so exciting when they came to visit, or when we went to their house. She was even the one who taught me how to wear a bra!

Anyway, over the years we lost touch, although I knew it wasn't forever. Then about two years ago I had to go to Calgary on a business trip and decided to look her up. She met me for a few drinks at a pub near my hotel, and we sat there chatting and catching up for nearly six hours! It was a great night, and I literally went to bed giddy! And we've managed to keep in touch ever since.

And today is her birthday! Happy birthday Jo! I love you lots!


Here we are as babies - aren't we adorable?




Circa 1977 - we even dressed the same!


Seriously, I'm not kidding!


At my fifth birthday party - *ahem* a week after hers!

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I've seen this one going around and I never got tagged and was feeling like the loser kid who gets picked last on the playground, and finally Toni came to my rescue and now I get to play. Yay for me!


1. Cartoons. I love watching the cartoons my kids watch. My favourites are Rolie Polie Olie, Backyardigans, Oswald, and I even like Go Diego Go (Diego is Dora the Explorer's cousin, and he has his own spinoff show now.) When Devon was little I used to love watching CBC Kids when Alyson and Michael were the hosts. Ah, those were the days. Now it's called Kids' CBC (thank you CBC for putting the apostrophe where it belongs!) and there is a different host for different regions. Ours is Kush, and she bugs me.


2. The Olympics. I love watching the Olympics, but by far my favourite part of the Olympics is watching the Opening Ceremonies, where each and every Olympic team walks in and is greeted with applause. It truly is one of the few times that all the countries come together. Okay, I'll admit it - I get teary watching it. Especially the less economically well-off countries who have two or three or even only one athlete, but they are so thrilled to be there. Ugh, I get choked up just thinking about it. And I like figuring out which country has the most hotties. (Helllooooo Romania!!)

3. Craigslist. I love reading Craigslist, and honestly have spent hours, sometimes almost all night reading the general shiz that people post there. It's way too much fun. And I've even applied for jobs on there before.


4. Swiss Chalet's Quarter Chicken Dinner. Sweet, succulent rotisserie chicken, savoury dipping sauce, roasted veggies and a caesar salad. Come to me, my lovlies. And when I'm not trying to lose weight, the soft chewy white dinner roll and mashed potatoes with gravy - sweet mother! And the day the Hub and I found out they delivered - Eek!


5. I have a weakness for paper partyware. I swear anytime I have people over or we plan a shindig, I go a little nuts with the paper napkins and matching paper plates. I have spent hours on websites like plumparty.com, Oriental Trading Company, or Birthday Express. For my kids' birthday parties, I go all out with the theme and make sure I have all the paperware matching. And anytime when I'm shopping and I see some I like, I just buy them. (Then they get stashed in a box and when I need them for guests, I can't find them.) But I gotta have them. Hubby thinks I'm an idiot, but there's some really nice seasonal paperware out there!

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Thanks to the Urban Barn I now have new curtains in my living room.

Thanks to Carly for not being a bitch when I cancelled our plans we'd made to meet up for a drink last night. I rarely ever cancel, but I was tired and felt like being alone for a while, so ended up going to the movies by myself.

Thanks to Hubby for going to Swiss Chalet to get a Quarter Chicken Dinner for each of us.

Thanks to my friend Jen for introducing me to spinning classes (and now my ass hurts.)

Thanks to my newest writing client, for being so easy to work with, and for prompt payment too! (Unheard of!)

Thanks to Hubby for possibly securing another new client for me.

Thanks to all you wonderful people who have been reading my blog (yes, even you losers that never post comments! I know who you are!!) and being patient with me when I lag for a bit.

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