My dbf is the best!!

Tomorrow is my birthday... so when Ben asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I told him I wanted to go shopping in Vermont... and as he loves shopping almost as much as me... he said YES!! ;) So we left yesterday afternoon and we just got back - spent the night in Burlington and went shopping!! :) Brought some Nikes running shoes (what a deal, $25 when I would be paying them here in Quebec, around $100!!), some books, scrapbooking stuff and kitchen stuff. I am so happy!! Thanks Ben - you are the best!! :)

When we left, it was snowing - here's when we got to the border, around 4 p.m.

And that's me when we went out to supper in Burlington!! It was a blizzard (but it didn't last too long!!) A bit fuzzy, but wanted to show how bad it was!!

Old garage and old Church in NDG

Went for a walk in Notre-Dame-de-Grace (NDG), and saw these beautiful buildings. An old garage and an old church.

It is snowing... again!!

Another foot of snow ... yippee!! Took me 1 1/2 hour to get home tonight (usually takes about an hour)... snow is nice when you stay home!! :)

Hobbies again

Another one of my hobbies is my love for the gym. Yup, I said it here... I love going to the gym!! I go 3-4 times a week - take some step classes and do some cardio on the machines and some weights. It's a great way to relieve stress and it helps so much with my anxiety!! :)

Hobbies

For once, I will be on theme!! This week's theme is "hobbies". I am a big lover of starting new hobbies!! That's the problem... I start and then I get bored and change hobbies!! The only hobbies that have lasted are photography and crafting. I have always loved photography and have learned to love scrapbooking and making cards - and don't think I will ever get bored with these hobbies!!

Flowers, buttons and embellishments - necessities when you scrapbook!
Pens - essential to journal and doodle!! :)

Happy Monday!

Baking and Jiggling...

Another cold Sunday. Went for an hour walk and froze... came back home and decided to try a dvd that I had for a while and hadn't tried... after Jiggle Free Buns... now did Jiggle Free Abs!! For those who haven't tried The Firm dvds... they are really tough!! Saw their new infomercial yesterday with their new "Wave"... I would so love to get it - but since I go to the gym almost every day - I shouldn't!!


Just so you can see I did the dvd!! ;) Yes, those are my fat knees!! :)

So after that hard exercising, baked a low-fat banana cake http://www.recipezaar.com/Chocolate-Ribbon-Banana-Loaf-349659 - Delicious!!

Cooking and Exercising

Saturdays. Love them! Get to do whatever I want whenever I want!! ;)

Today is too cold to go play outside - so did some shopping, bought a new Firm video - Jiggle Free Buns... and tried it out.... Now my legs, my thighs and my ... buns are still burning and I did it many hours ago!! tomorrow will be painful!!


Tonight, trying a new recipe out... chicken chili in the CrockPot ... hope it will be good! :)

Hope you are all enjoying your day!

Signs and 99 things

Still snow... can't wait for it to melt... in 2 months or so... ;)


A few cute signs I saw when we went snowshoeing



Jen shared this list on http://jensblathering.blogspot.com/ and I thought it was fun to do! You bold the things that you have actually done. Let's see how I do...

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland/world

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Gotten flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone’s life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee

Little House on the Prairie??!!

Little House 0n the Prairie was my favorite show when I was a kid! I so wanted to be Laura!! This house made me think of the show!

Fisheye Winter Wonderland

Some more shots of the white stuff! Used Jess' Navy Vintage Wash on these. As for yesterday's, on a few, used Amanda's grunge action!

Winter Wonderland Part 2

Some more shots from our snowshoeing day!!

Snow can be beautiful! ;)

Winter Wonderland

A few shots from our snowshoeing adventure yesterday! We went to a beautiful park called Arboretum Morgan which is about 1/2 hour from home. I am sure we will be going again as it is so beautiful!!

More to come!

Guess what we did today??

Finally, we were able to get out a bit - the weather was warmer - about 1F (-17C). Guess what we did?? ;)

More Cold and More Blue Skies!

Tried my hand at making a blog header (with the help of Coffee Rita's tutorial)... Guess I didn't make it large enough and the picture seems squished... Will play later and try to fix it...

Still so cold! Brrrrr! Didn't go outside today - too cold for me or my camera!! ;) - These are from last weekend when the sky was so blue! All taken within walking distance of my home! ;)

Blue Skies

Love blue skies... hate that my lens needs cleaning!! ;) So glad it's Friday! :)

Still soooooo cold!!

What a cold day again!! And the worst... I forgot my keys in my house so I was stuck outside!! What a day to forget my keys!!! Called Ben to the rescue!! Good thing he doesn't work too far away from home!!

Here's some shots from last weekend - in color & b&w. Not sure which ones I like the best. Used Jess' awesome fave b&w action!

Cold Cold Cold

It is so COLD today!!! Brrrrr! - it is -26C (or about -15F) with the wind! And it will be even colder tomorrow... I hate days like these!

As you can imagine, I did not take photos today - my camera would have frozen on the spot! ;) So these are from last Saturday! It was cold - but balmy compared to today! ;)

Thanks for your wonderful comments! So fun to have so many peas blogging! :)

You know Christmas is over...

when you see this on the streets!

I so miss the sun!

During the week, I rarely see the sun. I get up at the crack of dawn (5 a.m.) to go to the gym, go to work, and get home around 6 p.m. I so miss the sun! :(

This is what it looks like at 5h30 a.m. when I walk across the park to go take the bus. Cold, snowy and dark! (This photo makes me think of The Blair Witch Project for some reason!).