Nominated

Finally able to take some time to blog.
By now....you have all probably heard of or even participated in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. If not, please click on the link for more info.

Well, we fell victim to it too. lol Got caught up in the hype after Furman watched a video that he had been tagged in on his Facebook page. hahaha  Nominated!!
It was too funny that Furman had been nominated by a wonderful man from church. We shook our heads and laughed thinking that of all people, what made this man think of and nominate Furman? Well, maybe because he hadn't seen us for a few weeks at church?  Smh. Are we missed? We sit right in the front row so we probably are. lol (We've been attending service at another church with friends but we'll be back with our church family this Sunday).

Now...if any of you knew my husband you'd know that he's a planner. So, he set out on a mission to plan his Ice Bucket soaking. Decided he would get his adopted family to help him out. 5 kids who would absolutely love to soak him. lol After church, that's what we did. Check it out!

It was great laughs as you can see. Him taking in the water that made him burp and spit...that was hilarious!

And, the fun didn't end there. Our friend who had also been previously nominated by a couple people decided that she would go ahead and do hers. Oh, but guess who she then nominated!! Me! lol So, I decided to take advantage of the situation and re-use the ice we've been dumping. Yes.. I can be frugal at times. The ice was picked up off the ground and had the blades of grass cleaned off and added to a pail. Borrowing a change of clothes, I got ready to get soaked myself. But, who do I nominate? 

                                     

My sister was on my original nomination list so I sent her a text message to let her know what my original intentions were. lol She was probably happy I changed my mind thanks to Furman. She took it like a trooper though. God Bless her for her donation too. Something she was planning to do whether she got nominated or not. 

                        

And my running buddy Catie....she jumped at the chance to do her challenge but she dedicated her donation to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in support of the boy she runs for that has it. She is even travelling to Tennessee to take part in Garrett's Hero Run so I made sure to also make a donation to show my support of DMD. Please click on the links I've shared for more info and to donate if interested also. 

As you know, there are soo many charities out there that need our support that haven't gotten the attention that ALS just has. Let's remember those ones too. Close to my heart is the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario. I meant to create a new fundraising page for my upcoming Army Run and just totally dropped the ball when I had issues with the site. 

But notice in my video how I was jumping around like a damn nut? Let me explain. In my head, I had already calculated how long I would have to endure the coldness from the bucket. So, when the first bucket poured I started to walk away because I thought I was done. Needless to say, my husband had other ideas and had a second dose for me. So, at the time, I didn't know what was going on. All I knew was that the water just kept coming (he was pouring slowly) and my math was wrong. lol I was like WTH? Gotta love him? Always knows how to make a moment special. Thank you my love. :0 lol

Anyways...I gotta stop blogging here because I have a busy day. Today is a special day for one of my cousins - Wedding Day! An awesome way to start off the long weekend. Look forward to sharing in this special event with other family I haven't seen in quite some time. It will truly be a beautiful day. Gee....I can't believe my own 3 yr anniversary is not too far away. Oh boy...can't wait. Mediterranean here we come!!

On that note, I hope everyone has an absolutely wonderful and safe weekend.

Love and Congratulations being sent out to my cousin and his new wife in advance.

I'll leave you with a couple still shots that Furman took from the video as profile pics for our Facebook page. Hey, that lets others know we've already taken the challenge so we don't get nominated again. lol Good thinking Furman!

Change in Plans

Well.....my husband is on the road again. Literally!

As I type, I am speaking to him as he makes the drive from Edmonton to Calgary all by his lonesome for work. I will say it again,  I GOT INTO THE WRONG LINE OF WORK!!  lol

He travelled Monday morning to Edmonton so he can prepare to deliver a workshop on Tuesday and then drive himself to Calgary to deliver another workshop on Wednesday before flying back home. Drive himself! lol Quite an adventure for a man who has never been out West. He'll get it done though, without getting lost. Now, let me just say, he tried to be extra prepared. He travelled with our GPS from the car so that he would have something for direction. But, turns out that the GPS you purchase in the Eastern part of Canada doesn't work out West. Go figure! I'll have to look into that. Apparently, the farthest the GPS will take you is Saskatchewan. So, it was kind of a waste for him to bring it. Oh well. Change in plans! Now, we know. But, I have no concerns....Furman will find his way no problem. He is not a man to get lost! And...it looks like it is pretty much a straight shot.

                                      

                     

So, I had this elaborate plan of what to do with myself while he was out of town and nothing really worked out. lol 

First, I planned a sleepover with my daughter for Monday night forgetting I had an appointment that I had to go to, so had to cancel that plan with her. Hung out with my son for a bit after my appointment which was nice. Miss him! Pleasant change in plans.

Then, I planned a sleepover for Tuesday with her instead. Well, that didn't work out either. She cancelled on me with good reason, work. Money first! What I keep telling her right now. lol I'm not going anywhere. Get that money!! Another change in plans. Oh well.

When I got home from work, I decided to hit the road and go for a run. I had a planned destination based on a conversation Furman and I had several days earlier. I wanted to make an attempt to reach a certain road so that my Garmin 220 would tell me what the distance was from home. However, as I got closer to my destination I started to change my plan after looking at the elevation of where I still would need to run to get to the point I originally planned to reach. lol Noooo, wasn't ready for that tonight. I was on a roll and didn't want to mess it up. I hit a traffic light close enough and turned back. Guess I'll have to attempt the route again another time and find out exactly how far it is from home.

                                          

My legs are real tired now but I felt awesome while running. I swear I probably could have gone farther. But, after I made slight changes to my running plan I decided I would stop at exactly 11km - half of my half marathon goal. Proud of myself. But I wont tell you the time I ran because I'm still not quite where I need to be in my conditioning. Just not yet!

Now, I kick back and type while talking to my hubby for a bit while he drives across what is supposedly a real flat and boring route to Calgary. He still will not have the opportunity to see a Moose. lol I'll have to take him for a drive down East for that I guess.

Well, i'll stop typing here.

My husband has made it to his destination safely while I was typing and talking to him. I think I should get ready for bed now while he winds down. After all, he is two hours behind me due to the change in time zone.

I hesitate to make a plan for tomorrow to kill time after work till his flight gets in since my plans haven't quite been working out. Too many changes in plans. lol But, my idea is to maybe take myself to a movie. Been a while since I been to one. Whatever I do, I know I wont be driving home till its time to pick him up. Nope, too far. That would definitely be a waste of gas. I work closer to the airport where he will be coming in.

Anyways.....wishing you an awesome tomorrow.

                                     

Enjoy it!

Weeks of Peace

My husband got to travel to Medicine Hat, Alberta this week for a workshop with his job.

Medicine Hat!!  What on earth is in Medicine Hat?

Well he sure can't tell me because he didn't get to see anything really. lol But, he can say that he was there.

On the way back he stopped over in Calgary for a connecting flight.

He thought of me!

Got me a t-shirt!!  Love him!!

While he was gone, I had a sleepover with my daughter to celebrate her 19th birthday. We went to Red Lobster because that is where she wanted to go. She's got a thing for Shrimp. lol So, we stuffed ourselves and definitely enjoyed each others company.  I miss my mini-me!! Love her so much and so damn proud of how well she has done over the last year. Damn proud! Cause she went through a rough patch and came out of it with flying colors!

Other than that, the week was kind of quiet and enjoyable. It's amazing how an atmosphere changes at work when the toxic person is not around. It was hilarious to see how many other colleagues felt so at peace too. Thank you summer holidays! And, this coming week will be just as peaceful. But, kind of nervous for tomorrow. We are expecting some important news to be shared and just don't know if it's bad or good. Minds can create all kinds of scenarios when you don't know. And my oh my did my colleagues and I come up with a whole bunch. lol As long as I still got a job, I'm happy. So, we'll see. Nothing that I'm stressed about though. But, I got fingers crossed for a variety of reasons. We'll see.

Anyways.....I should stop writing because my hubby is almost home from a nice day at his second golf tournament. He has really gotten the opportunity to practice what he's been learning from the driving range and off YouTube. Soon, he can help me if he has the patience. lol

                           

Wishing everyone an absolutely wonderful and blessed week.

It's Been A Few Weeks

Ok...Now this is officially the longest I have gone without blogging.

Part laziness....Part waiting and hoping that I'd have really good news to share that hasn't yet come to pass.
I was tempted, but at the same time didn't want to write what was going on for fear of jinxing myself.
Yup....something was going on that I was excited about of which my bubble has pretty much burst now.

I'm not going to give too too much information right now because I am still holding out slight hope that my ship will come in one day soon. Know what I mean? lol I've talked about ships before in a previous post so if you are a regular reader you might know what I am talking about.

What I will say is that several weeks ago my colleagues and I were presented with an awesome opportunity to shake free of something that has kept us in a type of bondage. An opportunity that would only be given to two people that either volunteered or were voluntold. Me, I didn't think I had a chance because a few of my colleagues were already interested in jumping ship. After all we have been going through the last year and a half, who wouldn't? But, I volunteered anyways, to make a statement.

Oh...and a statement was made!!  Believe you me!! Just wasn't by me! ROFLMAO

A big big statement was made by not only the amount of volunteers that were received to jump ship, but by who actually volunteered to jump ship. lol It was hilarious! While we totally believe that the opportunity was meant for and expected to be given to specific people...a monkey wrench was thrown into the plan when two volunteered who have been on our current ship for a long long time. It was all done undercover too! Brilliant! Almost like a Big Brother backdoor situation! Nobody had a clue. lol Oh...and they volunteered for the same reasons we were! Who knew? I couldn't have been more happy for them and giddy at the thought of how they did it. lol They did it on the sly, waiting for the very last minute to throw in their names...probably because they knew of a few others that were interested that were talked out of it. I think it came as such a shock to those who offered the opportunity in the first place. Like I said, we think the offer was intended for specific people but it just didn't work out that way. As a result, they were even made an offer to stay that they kindly refused. Maybe now, some will see the light we have been trying to shine on a situation.

So, while this opportunity passed me by I was ok with it. God knows it wasn't my time. And, I think that God has something better in store for me. I am just waiting on it and you know I will blog about it when that time comes. Can't wait! And I have been praying. In fact, i'm praying for a few people I know that are in a similar situation and need relief. God has a plan!

In the meantime, I've been doing what I usually do. Trying to get my run on. Keeping up with my pole classes and getting hooked on a new Netflix show. The Killing I've gotten through two seasons and I am totally hooked. I love investigative shows. It took two seasons to solve one crime and you couldn't guess who did what which is what I loved. They kept you guessing right to the very end. Furman...well he is still trying to learn the game of golf.

I did a photoshoot with Spinbuddies this weekend though. Katelyn Bradshaw Photography Cannot wait to see the photos. It's funny how after the photoshoot I started to think about all the poses I should have done. lol

I remembered to do this one. The Butterfly!

Guess i'll have to save some poses for another photoshoot. But, I took a selfie (not something I do a lot of) and had my pole buddy take a shot of me in my outfit. Furman went shopping with me for something cute and this is what we found. I had to take a photo. Couldn't make him wait till the photos were ready. lol
Notice the black under my eyes for the complete character? Furman cut those for me from black duct tape. My outfit was a team effort. lol



Now, long weekend is over and it'll be back to work. The next couple of weeks will be awesome though - People are off on summer vacations. Furman....he'll get an opportunity to travel out west for his job. Can you believe this? I really did get into the wrong line of work. lol He'll get to visit parts of Canada I've never been to yet. Go figure! Getting CANUCKINIZED! (Ok, well not really...because he will be in and out) In the meantime, I'll have to stick to watching The Amazing Race Canada to see parts of Canada I've been curious about. lol We'll get there together one day.

I'll end here. Time for me to get back to my show. I've started Season Three which has started a new crime.

Wishing everyone an awesome week.