Best. Concert. Ever.

Ok, I should have written about this back in June, but I didn't. So I'm writing about it now. This year, Chris & I went to the best concert ever, hands down. It was the Coldplay concert.

Did we pay a lot for tickets? Yes

Would we do it again? Yes

Did we enjoy the show? Yes

Did we cry? Yes (though Chris is still denying this....)

What made this concert so awesome, you're probably asking yourself. Well.....

1. Chris Martin is hot. I say that quite easily (see photo). Gwyneth Paltrow, you're a lucky lady.

2. He has wicked amazing energy.

3. I had no voice the next day. Which means I was screaming the entire time.

4. They made Chris cry. My Chris, not Chris Martin.

5. The 8 bazillion butterflies they dropped from the ceiling (see photo)

6. The huge yellow balloons they dropped from the ceiling (see photo)

7. They left the stage and sang in the stands for the people at the back of the building

8. I've heard from at least 2 people that they were given front row seats by a member of Coldplay's entourage when asked where their seats were (high rows of the 300's). That is truly awesome.

9. Did I mention they made Chris cry? I cried too. We both cried. It was amazing.

10. I still get goosebumps and shivers when I hear one of their songs live - it immediately takes me back to the concert and makes me wish they came back every year.

If you didn't have a chance to go, feel free to view a few of their songs, played here in Winnipeg, here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9A4yBePlHw (song we cried to)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AF_tNIk-_Y (the song that gives me serious goosebumps when listening to)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gcQruPVdro (Yellow! Awesome huge yellow balloons were dropped on us)

Hotness!

Butterflies!

Yellow!

Singing in the stands!

My Favourite Things.....

It's been a long time since the last time I wrote, I'm considering changing the name of my blog, since I'm not writing everyday! (ok I've changed it)
I've been wracking my brain all morning trying to figure out what I wanted to write about today. I've decided to write about my top ten favourite things. I'm even going to provide visual aids!

1. This guy.

Not only is he hot (you know you are, so don't "tssss" at me when you read this), but he's honest, kind, caring, patient, understanding and amazing, all at once. I know I'm lucky. You don't have to tell me.

2. This guy.

Just look at him! How could I NOT love him! He's happy 99% of the time, he loves to hug & kiss with "love" (drool), he's gorgeous and he loves me!

3. These two.

Sure, the 1st picture is all cute from when they're three, but even with their different personalities, their back talk and grumpiness, they're still cute. They're also weird & funny, which is awesome because it means that our weirdness is rubbing off on them. I mean, look at those pics. You can't say that they're NOT weird.

4. FOOD

Yeah.... yummy food. I love most of it. Tastier when made by others, even tastier when eating other people's food! Yum!

5. Family

Not just my little family, I love my entire family. It's great to have so many people care for you unconditionally. I love Chris' family, they're awesome, amazing, and NORMAL!!!! So nice to have a little bit of normalcy.

*Please note these aren't in any order, please don't assume that I like food more than I like family!*

6. Sleep

Nothing makes me feel better than a good snooze, whether it be at bed time or a 2 hour nap on couchy (our leather couch). I think everyone can agree with me on this one. Wait let me rephrase that, I'm sure you don't know what it's like to take a nap on couchy. I think you can agree that naps rule.

7. Sex

I think it best that I don't put a visual aid here. You all know what sex is, you can all appreciate that sex is good, some better than others (in my case too!). Nothing beats ending a long rough day at work, or a crazy busy day with the kids than chucking all your clothes on the floor and releasing stress! Yay for sex!

*again, not in any order, I do not like food more than sex!*

8. Laughing

I put this picture because I know Chris will appreciate it. I love to laugh. I love to laugh at my own expense, at other's expense (not to their face unless they're laughing too!), at jokes, at silly stories. Laughing is just awesome, it makes me feel wonderful.

9. Snuggling

I KNOW I'm not a cat, but I didn't want to put a picture of random people snuggling on here. I also don't have a picture of Chris & I snuggling, since we don't have a photographer come into our room to take such photos (could you imagine?!). Can anyone fight me on this one? Is snuggling not a great feeling? You're snuggling with someone who loves you, who you love (I hope!) and you are closer than you'll ever be to that person unless you're taking part in number 7!

10. Last but not least, reading

Reading is one of my favourite past times, besides eating, snuggling and having sex of course. At the end of the day, after eating, snuggling, and having sex, I love to lie in bed and read for about 15 minutes. It helps me unwind, clear my mind and forget everything I have to do the next day. It helps me fall asleep much faster than the usual 45 minutes it takes me. It is great to lose myself in a book once in awhile!

What to blog about?

So I sat at my computer for 10 minutes thinking, "What to blog about, what to blog about".  I asked Chris "What should I blog about?  Give me a subject" and he said, "Ummmm, me".

So here's my blog about Chris.

Where do I begin?  Well, for one, he's "dead sexy", said in my best Austin Powers voice, which quite truthfully is not very good.  

Maybe I should begin at the beginning?  Sounds as good a place as any.

So, let me take you back just over 4 years ago to Cascades.  Both of our relationships had just turned to shit and we had been relying on each other for advice, whining, bitching, complaining, pissing, moaning and what have you.  I had slowly started flirting with Chris after it was clear that both of our relationships were done with.  Unfortunately, as is the case with most guys, Chris had no idea I was flirting.  We had lunch together, with other co-workers as well, pretty well every single day.  I had told only 2 people what was going on in my head and in my heart. 

So imagine my surprise when upon checking my e-mail at work around 3 p.m. one day, I read a lengthy e-mail from Chris.  I don't remember the exact wording, as I accidentally deleted the e-mail one day (I had a long cry about it because I wanted to save it) but it basically said that through our continued bitching with each other about our ex-significant others, he'd come to realize that while at the beginning he was hoping I'd work things out, for the sake of our child, with my ex, he was more and more hoping it wouldn't as he was falling in love with me.  I read the e-mail about four times before getting up from my desk, walking (while shaking) to a boardroom, sitting down, and calling my cousin, one of the two people I'd told about my feelings for Chris.  I was literally shaking.  I was shaking for a few reasons.  

1.  I was overwhelmed with excitement/nervousness/wonder, etc.

2.  I had hoped for some sort of e-mail from Chris stating these things for some time.  After flirting for what felt like forever and no return advances, I figured my chances were slim!

After my conversation with my cousin, I calmly walked back to my desk and typed back to Chris something along the lines of, "I have been hoping for an e-mail like this for a very long time.  I feel the exact same way.  I've been flirting with you for quite some time, but you never seemed to notice".  Something like that, anyway.  The most hilarious response from Chris came back a few minutes later, "Oh my god, thank you so much.  I was sitting here shitting my pants". 

Ain't he a romantic?!?

He actually is a romantic, folks.  He has done several romantic things over the past four plus years.  I'm not going to go into the mushy details, I'm sure you don't want to hear them.  He's also the most patient father I've ever seen.  He's honest, kind, caring, an awesome son, a wicked uncle (ask Ashleigh!), and a cool brother.  And on top of all of that, he's the most amazing boyfriend anyone could ask for.  So eat your heart out, ladies cause he's all mine!!!

I love you, honey!

Hey, you asked for me to write about YOU, so here it is!!!!

See this romantic pic he took???

Another man.....

So, I'm in love with another man. Yep. It's true! What can I say? He's stolen my heart, with his gorgeous smile, his instant ability to erase my grumpies, his cute butt cheeks and kissable lips. How could this happen, you might ask? Everyone knows that Chris makes me SO happy! Well people, it happened quite easily, as this man is none other than my lil man, my awesome Hawksley.

Would you like to hear about the awesomeness of Hawksley? Here's a few awesome tidbits.

1. He's gorgeous. I'm not just saying that because he's my son. Ask anyone. They'll tell you!
2. He's good almost all of the time. Granted, he's not the best night sleeper, and yes, when I roll out of bed at 3 in the morning I'm thinking, "UGH!! Seriously?!?!" But as soon as I walk into his room, I smile. And I smile as I feed him and put him back to bed. He rarely cries, and usually only does so when he's hungry.
3. He has a cute butt, which he keeps up in the air as he sleeps. Which is both awesome and hilarious. As he tries all day long to crawl, he sticks his butt up, then gets up on his hands and rocks back and forth.
4. He loves his siblings. He follows them with his eyes and smiles when he sees or hears them. If he's grumpy in the van, if one of them talk or sing to him, he cheers up quite easily.

I could go on for quite awhile, but if you know me, then you know Hawksley & you know how unbelievably awesome he is. If you haven't yet met Hawksley and would like to know about his awesomeness, let me know! We're available for lunch dates!

"Gonna get you mom!"

my favourite sounds

This may be a weird blog subject, but I've made a small list of my favourite noises. A lot of people don't stop to think, "What are some of my favourite noises". But I'm different, or "special" as some people like to call me. I enjoy hearing on a daily basis and can't imagine what it would be like to not be able to hear these favourite noises of mine, never mind any noise at all.

So without further adieu, here's the list you've been dying to read (I'm sure). Take note that these are in no particular order. #1 on the list is not my most favourite, #5 is not my 5th favourite.

1. Hockey puck hitting a stick at a high speed.
- Something about that loud "slap" noise gets me very excited!! I'm sure my readers who are hockey fans will thoroughly agree.

2. The noise an acoustic guitar makes when you slide your fingers up or down the strings to change chords. Not sure how to describe this any better. The noise makes me really REALLY glad I can hear and makes me love music even more than I already do, if that's possible.

3. Hawksley giggling. This seems to be happening a bit more often than it had been. It used to take a really long time to figure out what would make him laugh and by the next day, whatever it was that'd made him laugh yesterday was old news. It's so hearty and so innocent and you know he's not doing it just to humour you - he's doing it because he thinks whatever you're doing is funny.

4. Bailey & Grace playing nicely together. Anyone who has more than one child, especially when those two children are close in age and opposite in sex, will know what I'm talking about. Playing nicely together is usually a rare occasion.

5. The sound of my fingers flying across a computer keyboard. That may be the dorkiest thing ever, but I don't care. I can type about 90 wpm when I've got enough to type about, and I love typing!

That's my list, folks. Feel free to post your list of favourite sounds in the comments box below!

Happy Hump Day!! (or is it, since Friday is a holiday? Whatever, I'll stick with it)

things that are hilarious

So, I love to laugh. In fact, it's the way to my heart. Seriously. Anyone who can give me a good chuckle is in with me.

So here's my top ten list of websites that make me laugh. Some may even say they're "top shelf".... watch out, there's two meanings to that.

1. http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=irule
Seriously - this guy may be better than my kids. No, just kidding. But he is quite awesome.

2. http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/
Nuff said. Chuck Norris rules.

3. http://www.urbandictionary.com/
Look up things that seem innocent to you and check out how people have changed their meanings into something NOT innocent whatsoever. Like "top shelf", for example.

4. http://www.theonion.com/content/index
I quite enjoy fake news. So should you. Get there.

5. http://www.americanmustacheinstitute.org/
What more can I say? Mustaches are awesome. Except when one is hanging off my boyfriend's face. Then they're not awesome.

6. http://www.ebaumsworld.com/
There are several videos on here that are hilarious. Look for Banana Phone. Don't blame me if the song gets stuck in your head for days.

7. http://www.homestarrunner.com/
I love Homestar Runner. What more can I say? Strongbad is pretty awesome too, with his boxing hands all the time. Don't know what I'm talking about? Well take a time out from this awesome website and go check it out!

8. http://www.snopes.com/
No, snopes is not hilarious, but I would absolutely love it if everyone checked snopes before forwarding me some of the e-mails I get forwarded!!! I do laugh when I read some of the ridiculous stories on snopes though.

9. http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
At least one of the postcards make me laugh heartily every week. Some of the secrets that people have are sad, or unnerving, but some of them are pretty funny. Check em out!

10. http://dontdatehimgirl.com/home/
This is a website where scorned women post pictures and descriptions of how their ex-boyfriends or ex-husbands screwed them over. It's like a "look-out" for other women. I'm sure women in the States scour this website looking to make sure that their man isn't on here. Quite sad.

And the most awesome website of all? Mine of course.....
Keep reading! Keep fit and have fun.

my favourite thing.....

I've realized (or should I say, I was told by Chris) that this isn't "Jaimie's blog of things to complain about", so I thought I'd talk about one of my most favourite things, family. Now, I'd like to stress that my family is not normal. Not even close. But there's nothing greater than being invited to a parent's house for dinner and going there a few hours prior and just shooting the breeze. There is nothing more comforting than seeing my dad playing with my 5 month old son, doing things with him that I remember him doing with me. Example: My dad used to lie on his back and put me on his chest (I'd be on my stomach). He'd put his arms around me like he was hugging me and he'd rock back and forth and sing, "Daddy's got Jaimie". It was comforting and it made me feel safe. So imagine my surprise when in the middle of February I saw my dad do the same thing with Hawksley! I actually teared up. I'd completely forgotten about that little tune and the rocking motion, and here he was, comforting my little man, doing the same thing. And now Hawksley loves it when I do it. I can be found singing, "Mommy's got Hawksley" at least twice a day.

I saw all three sets of parents this weekend, which is rare. It was nice to see all 6 of them (dad/stepmom on Friday, mom/stepdad early Saturday afternoon, mother & father-in-law Saturday evening) and catching up, eating tasty food, laughing, playing with the kids, having good clean fun.

I'm jealous of those who have had a normal upbringing (Chris, Cheryl) sometimes. And although my family is so very far from normal, I've come to realize that I probably wouldn't be the person I am if I hadn't had this craziness surrounding me since as far back I can remember. So, thanks crazy family of mine, thanks. I love you!

my rage that occurs on the road

Today I'd like to talk about something that many of you may have, but probably not nearly as bad as I do. Road Rage. Now, I can admit I have road rage, but I would never actually get out of my car to start a fight. There are several F-sharps that pass my lips when I'm driving and I often find myself calling other drivers several names, such as douchebag, old man, mofo, etc. Douchebag is probably my favourite...

Let me state here that I KNOW that they can't hear me, but it makes me feel better if I call them names or swear. Releases my stress, my seething rage and helps pass the time, I think. When I have the kids in the car (those who understand what I'm saying, not my 5 month old), I try my best to make it PG-13, calling them names like jerk, T.A.B., baldy (if bald), etc.

Example: When on my way to pick up a friend for lunch yesterday, I was driving down Broadway and no one was doing anything over 45! And several people who wanted to turn off of Broadway onto a street going left, would just sit in the left lane waiting to turn, instead of pulling into the middle boulevard thing, thus blocking several cars from going anywhere! I eventually got to St. James Street (oh, after stopping at nearly every single light on Broadway, thank you, Sam Katz.....) where everyone was going 40 kms/hr. Did I mention it's 60 on St. James? I found that there were several potholes in the right lane, but this didn't stop me from attempting to do the actual speed limit. It's not icy, it's not raining, it's not snowing, and despite the potholes, everyone should be doing the speed limit! I don't get it!!!!!!!

So, if any of you faithful readers have any suggestions to curb road rage, I'm listening. Do NOT suggest loud music, I've found that it makes me even more "road ragier", but actually makes me drive faster than I should.

Thanks all, and happy Saturday!

Spelling/grammatical errors

Good morning and Happy Friday!

Today I'm going to talk about something that may offend some, but needs to be talked about. It's all about spelling and grammatical errors. I have never said I'm perfect, but when it comes to my spelling, I try to be. It's probably due to my OCD about certain things (spelling, counting things, etc) and believe me when I say that I am not trying to be an a**hole when I correct your spelling, it's my OCD. I am obsessed with correct spelling!!! Here's a small list of items that people are constantly either spelling incorrectly, or using incorrectly. I've provided sentences to show when you should use each word.....

1. Your/You're
The word your is the possessive form of you, referring to something that a person has, or something that belongs to the person in discussion. Example: Your shirt is red.
The word you're is a contraction, or a combination of the words you and are. Example: You're a great friend.

2. There/Their/They're
Use there when referring to a place. Example: We're going over there.
The word their is used to indicate possession. Example: Their kids are very polite.
The word they're is a contraction of the words they and are. Example: They're going to buy us some new clothes!
Test your usage. When you use any of these three words, get in the habit of asking yourself these questions:
If you wrote there, will the sentence still make sense if you replace it with here? If so, you're using it correctly.
If you chose their, will the sentence still make sense if you replace it with our? If so, you've chosen the correct word.
If you used they're, will the sentence still make sense if you replace it with they are? If so, you're on the right track!

3. Than/then
Use the word than when you are talking about a noun being more, less, better, cooler, etc in relation to another noun. Example: I am way cooler than you are.
Use the word then when indicating time. Example: Wash the clothes, then put them in the dryer

4. A lot/Allot
You use the word a lot when talking about a quantity. Remember that it has a space in the middle. There is no word "alot", it is always 2 words. Example: I have a lot of money.
Allot is used when you are referring to giving out, apportioning, or dividing something. Example: He was allotted three minutes to give his speech.

I think for now, that's all I've got. I hope I didn't offend anyone, I only hope that by reading this, you'll use the proper words and I can stop bothering you on Facebook with my corrections. Though everyone knows, I am the "Anal Spell-Checker".

Until tomorrow! Have a wonderful Friday!!

Motivation - Where can I buy some?

Good morning!
My blog du jour is about motivation. Where can I buy some? Seriously - I would love nothing more than to lose a good 60-65 pounds, but there are a few reasons I can't:

1. I hate exercising (let me rephrase this...I don't like it until I start doing it on a regular basis, but due to a lack of motivation, I can't even get started)
2. I love food. Almost all food. It is all so very tasty and when it's around, I just can't help myself. I know it's a matter of willpower, but I have none. Maybe I could buy some of that too?
3. Fear of failure. I think this is self-explanatory.
4. Lack of motivation. I know that looking better, feeling better, fitting smaller clothes - those are all motivators - but for some reason, I just can't bring myself to change. Change my eating habits, change my attitude towards exercise, etc.

Having said all of that, I'd like you, my peers/friends/readers to respond and tell me how to go about this. Maybe you've had a goal in mind - not even weight related - that you were looking to get to, and were able to do it. Tell me how you did it, where your motivation came from, how you achieved your goal. I know that I will need help in this!!!

Thanks everyone...... I look forward to your responses!

Mother Nature's April Fool's Day Joke

Is this some sort of sick April Fool's Day joke played on us by Mother Nature, or are we seriously being bombarded with more of the ugly white stuff? Ok, it's not ugly. In fact, it's quite beautiful. But in April, it's ugly. Another 4 cm dumped on us as we slept last night, waking us up to.... Christmas?? I hope we get spring sometime soon, before I go stircrazy in my house, Jack Nicholson style.

My first entry.....

I'm beginning to love taking photos. I have a lot to learn and not a lot of free time to learn it. I have no idea how to do fancy things on Chris' fancy camera, I'm a point and shoot kinda gal. Having said that, with the little I do know about photography and this fancy camera I keep talking about, here are some of the pics I've taken all on my own & edited too!