it's friday

we are expecting a little snow here. the communities an hour away from us are expecting a minimum of 60 cm, while little old gander is only expecting 15 cm or so. blizzards are so exciting as long as you don't have to be on the roads.

j and i are planning to go see a movie this weekend, which equals a 4 hour round trip drive and a stay in a hotel. very excited. i hope everyone stays safe in the crazy weather!

teenaged me: my so-called life

i was completely addicted to my so-called life when i was in middle school. i even dyed my hair red to match angela chase. and then when romeo and juliet came out, i watched it a million times. now, years later, i am so into homeland with claire danes. sometimes her character on homeland reminds me of angela chase. also, i clearly remember when everyone wore their flannel pajama pants to school. so strange.

good genes

 (a poster from a charlottetown clothing store*, circa late 90's)

(jon and his mom when we went out for sushi over the holiday)

every time we see j's mom, i swear she looks younger. j's got good genes. just sayin. 

*when j was in high school, he did some modeling for the clothing store he worked at. he got to keep the clothes. this poster is at his father's house, and i love looking at it. it is about 6 feet tall. looks like it was used as a dart board. i love his gelled hair. 

our NYE

(yes, we went to bingo) 

(we may have been the youngest people there) 

(the scene)

j and i have been together for five NYE celebrations, but this is definitely the first we spent in a bingo hall. past new years eves: champagne on citadel hill in hali, champagne in mexico with my fam, at a house party in freddy, on an apartment crawl in hali. maybe we'll spend next year here in newfoundland. 

in past years i have been all about the resolutions (see here). this year, i am just going to focus on enjoying every day. we have a pretty amazing life here, and i am so excited for this year. 

in terms of accomplishing last year's resolutions, the main one that really sticks out for me is the snowboarding. i took lessons and rode the chairlift, and really started to enjoy it. there is something really scary for me about sliding down a steep snowy hill with your feet attached to a stiff board. i am hoping that it is like riding a bike, and i'll be able to pick up where i left off when we head back to the ski hill. 

checking in/checking out

i surprised myself by completely checking out for the entire two weeks of holidays. i can list on one hand the number of times i left my parent's/j's parent's house. i watched an impressive amount of kardashians, home renovation shows, infomercials. i am this close to ordering a ninja blender. i watched a marathon of sister wives. that situation is pretty crazy.

i am hoping to return to being a normal functioning member of society as work and real life start again.