February Fourteenth

You know what it is. If you feel so inclined ... click here to make these crocheted hearts. 

I Ate, I Drank ...

...and I was too lazy/busy to blog about it. Here are some photos from Christmas dinner:

Bustin' Makes Me Feel Good!

oh em gee. I am super excited for Hallowe'en! Today I had no class, and as a result I was twiddling my thumbs and finding any excuse to avoid school work. And so I ended up hitting up James Brett for a bangs trim (impulsiveness + bangs = questionable results) and the Dollarama to find some Hallow e'en decor. I was a little disappointed with their selection though - they didn't even have streamers or fake cobwebs...- the eff?!?? Anyway, I ended buying a giant skelly bones (which I obviously put in the "Burt Reynolds Naked Man" pose), a fake bloody handprint and some orange an black balloons - will have to do. My mum's good at sending me Hallow e'en care packages so I've accumulated some decorations which will fill the gaps. And then there's this:

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Of course if you are in the mood for a good Hallowe'en story there is always the Tale of the Wellington St. Ghost

Where the Cougars Are

When I saw the Headline: Where the Cougars Are in my september National Geographic (which I've just gotten a chance to read now at Thanksgiving) my brain first processed the word cougar as in a woman of a certain age or maturity who dates much younger men. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?! Also, what is wrong with the definition of Cougar on urban dictionary? I'm awful at spelling - this entry is criminal. For shame!

Top 3 ... Special Top 8 Ed. PEI Moments

Instead of taking my few faithful followers through my trip in excrutiating detail i thought I'd recall my holiday Top 3 style. Only, instead of Top 3, it's going to be more like Top 8 - Top 3's cool and dangerous older cousin.

Firstly, a little background info. My family and my Aunt and Uncle's family stayed at this cottage, Queen's Landing on the north shore of PEI at Seaview. We were right on the cliff by the water and it was gorgeous. Only a small red clay dirt road led to our place (a bit trecherous, especially after rain). We were only 20 minutes from Cavendish (tourist trap!) and an easy distance from Charlottetown and the Confederation Bridge - but I guess the whole island kinda is, right? We stayed there for a week making stops in Bathurst and Edmonston New Brunswick and my Uncle's farm in Lachute, Quebec during the 3 day (each way) car trip to and from.

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... and now for the list...

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1) Waking up to fresh, homemade tea biscuits with blueberry and homemade raspberry jam.

2) Telling stories to my sister and youner cousins – leaving them with cliffhangers each night before we all tucked into bed in our respective bunks, trundle and otherwise. *silly girls - anyone who knows me, will know that the mess of our room is not due to me

3) Having Anne Shirley brush past me on my way out of Province House (the birthplace of confederation!) then watching her pose up the street for pictures with Japanese tourists *okay, so the picture I got of her is a little where's waldoish because my brother kept walking in front just as I'd snap a photo - but I drew a red arrow to point her out

4) Playing volleyball, badminton, soccer, etc. on top of a cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

5) Singing/yelling along to the Ting Tings' That's Not My Name while driving through Charlottetown

6) Eating Brit-style Fish and chips, fresh caught mackerel, homemade seafood chowder, home cooked Lobster (at least I tried that one). *notice my father's worried expression ...*

7) Organizing my younger siblings and cousins to prepare a grand feast for the parents with great success.

8) Beaching the day away, all while avoiding the many different sized jellyfish aka. Medusas!.

Honourable Mentions:

My uncle tricking just about everyone into listening to the hollowed out shell of a Lobster head ... he it sounded like an ocean, just like shells. It was LIES and we all fell for it...

Approaching this burst water drain thing in the middle of a street in Charlottetown and the group of us being confused ... "is that a fountain!? ... or maybe that's not supposed to be like that .... can I still throw a penny and make a wish?"

Worst Moment:

Well moments - the excrutiatingly long 3 day long car trip both ways. Coming home was worse because at the end of a week in paradise all I wanted to do was get home and organized - not chill in the car or a chalet in New Brunswick ...

The picture below is me (and my bike!) peeking my head 'round the back of the car outside our hotel room at the end of our second day on the road to P.E.I - still smiling .... not for long

What I was listening to on Holiday:

in the car ...

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie
Fear of Music - Talking Heads
Day and Age - The Killers
Challengers - The New Pornographers
on the pod ...
I discovered Strange Overtones by David Byrne and Brian Eno and I LOVES it! I might even buy their album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, listen below:

Hello World!

Back from holiday on P.E.I. Had a blast but am definitely hungover from the last 10 days. Will report in full with pictures and all shortly...