tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51475930386536056782024-03-05T12:55:06.109-08:00kristina nicole. ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147593038653605678.post-31457678769307455522017-08-08T21:37:00.001-07:002017-08-08T21:37:33.137-07:00life update. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi friends! It's been a loooong while since I've posted on this blog and I thought it was time I dusted it off.<br />
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A lot as happened in the last year and a half. Well actually... a lot has changed a lot of things have stayed the same too.</div>
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We are still loving our 'new' house (its been 2 years! not so new anymore!) and keep busy doing projects, decorating, and landscaping. </div>
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We still love traveling and have taken trips to Las Vegas, Eastern USA (New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC), Halifax, Whistler, and Whidbey Island. We don't have any big trips planned right now but are planning to go to Portland at the end of September to see an Oregon Ducks Football game. </div>
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Bo is still the funniest member of our family. She's growing up so much and has mellowed out a LOT which has been really great. She does a lot better with guests, although still not great, she's easily excited and looooves people. </div>
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What has changed is that David and I both started new jobs last spring/summer. He's working in the project management department for a construction company and I landed a gig with the provincial government working at an income assistance office. Both jobs are definitely a step up for us and we are so grateful! </div>
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Another thing that's changed is that my sister, Hannah, and her family moved to Edmonton :'( They also welcomed baby Ivy into the world in March! We miss them so much but luckily they come to visit quite often (again at the end of the month!!!). I'm also hoping to go out there in the fall to visit so I can see where they live.<br />
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What's new right now is that the valley is completely socked in with smoke from all the wildfires burning in the province. It's been here for like a week and probably won't go away for another few days :( It's driving me completely crazy, the sky is grey all the time and the air is thick and muggy. Doesn't help that I have a cold so my nose is already runny and my throat is sore. This yucky, hot air is not helping!<br />
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I've also been crafting up a storm and have done some really fun projects recently. But that, my friends, will be for another post ;)<br />
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'til next time!<br />
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PS. I'm hoping to post once a week for a bit to see how I like it. So stay tuned!</div>
ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147593038653605678.post-66963519799163744652016-02-09T21:58:00.000-08:002016-02-09T21:58:20.792-08:00family day weekendFor David's birthday (back in December) I booked us a couple of nights in a condo in Vancouver and it was finally time this weekend! I booked it for the Family Day weekend so we would still have Monday to chill at home and do errands. We ate out for every meal, walked and walked and walked, binge-watched Curse of Oak Island and it was AWESOME.<br />
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Friday night it was pouring rain and we got drenched when we walked to Cactus Club. But Saturday was dry and we made the most of it by walking down Robson Street, doing some shopping. and walking the sea wall. </div>
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^ waffles at Nero Belgian Waffles for pre-dinner (we had appies at Boston Pizza later :P)</div>
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It really was a great couple of days away. It felt awesome to just relax with no schedule or responsibility, we came and went 10 times a day, ate what our hearts desired, and watched tv, guilt-free. </div>
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I was going to write that we need to do this more often until I realized that we have a trip to Vegas booked for March, so excited to explore a new place!</div>
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^ on Monday it was beautiful and sunny so we walked at the Blue Heron Reserve with Michelle and Eric. We also went to Chilliwack Airport for lunch and pie!</div>
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A little bit of what I've been up to lately:</div>
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<i>watching </i>Last Man Standing with David. We just finished the four seasons on Netflix and David is SO obsessed with this show. He asks every person we see lately if they have seen it (no one has) and then tells them how hilarious it is and they they should watch it and that it has Tim Allen you know! I also just finished the first season of How to Get Away With Murder... man that show is weird... I don't think I'll watch season two. </div>
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<i>wearing </i>my 'Fraser Valley' <a href="http://sprucecollective.com/products/copy-of-fraser-valley-tee-by-locomotive-clothing-womens" target="_blank">tank </a>that I got for Christmas. This tank top is seriously the most comfortable thing I own. I wear it with a sweater at home and with a cardigan and scarf to work. It goes with everything!</div>
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<i>planning </i>a quick trip to Vancouver this weekend. For David's birthday I got us a couple nights away in the city. We are so excited to play tourists for a couple of days. I've been looking up restaurants and shops I want to go to and we are going to take the sky train to the airport one day to watch the planes (David's only request). </div>
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<i>reading </i>a <a href="http://www.stephenministries.org/books/default.cfm/753" target="_blank">book </a>about grief. More specifically, how to help someone else in their grief. It's called Don't Sing Songs to a Heavy Heart and is a spin-off book from a course I took last Fall. I just read the first few chapters so I don't have any pearls of wisdom for you just yet. But I'm hoping it will help me navigate the confusing waters of what to say, and more importantly (I think), what not to say when someone is grieving a loss. </div>
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<i>missing </i>my sweet new nephew Roland and loving all the pictures they have been posting of him! I can't wait to meet this little guy (hopefully in March!). </div>
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<i>failing </i>at my goal of establishing a morning routine. I got up early and went for a walk once or twice in January. Turns out... not a morning person! who knew ;) I'm going to give myself permission to give up on this one without feeling guilty. Early mornings are just not for me. </div>
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<i>knitting </i>my very first sock! I'm super excited about this one. It's one of my resolutions to knit a pair of socks this year and I'm off to a pretty good start. </div>
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I realize January is already half over but it's never to late for a yearly recap :)<br />
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2015 is over and I gotta say, I'm not sad about it!<br />
Last year was by far my hardest year yet. Lots of really great and exciting things but also lots of big and scary things, lots of stress, and lots of disappointment.<br />
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First the highlights:<br />
1. We started the year on the east coast! Our trip to Halifax was amazing. We loved seeing where Bruce & Lydia are raising their family and getting to know their kiddos (and now where Beth and Mark live too!).<br />
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2. 2015 was definitely the year of trips because in February we made our way to Orlando with David's family. We celebrated David's parents 25th wedding anniversary with a trip to Disney World. My first time at Disney did not disappoint and we made lots of great memories.<br />
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3. The BIGGEST trip we took was in May, we journeyed across town, with all of our belongings, to our new house! We spent the first half of the year putting the finishing touches on everything and the second half of the year getting settled in. And now, at the end of the year we aaaalllmost have all of our boxes unpacked. My favourite part of the house has been all the windows! I can see the sky and the beautiful view from almost anywhere in the house.<br />
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4. We got a puppy! Boeing the Basset Hound joined our family in August. She's challenged us in a lot of ways (house training, sleeping through the night, a nasty intestinal bug that scared us to death) but she's also brought a lot of joy and laughter. I love cuddling with her on the couch and she seriously is the best comic relief when things get tense.<br />
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I was going to list the things that didn't go so great this year but I changed my mind. Sure, lots of things didn't go my way in 2015 but I'm going to focus on the good things because 2016 is a brand new year and it can only get better from here! right?<br />
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Also, I'm going to post my list of goals for the year because a little bit of internet accountability never hurt anyone!<br />
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<li><b>Establish a morning routine</b>. Right now my mornings consist of waking up as late as possible, downing a cup of coffee and rushing out the door. In 2016 I want to wake up with enough time to take the dog for a walk, drink my coffee slowly, and do some morning devotions. I'm 18 days in to January and have been failing miserably but luckily tomorrow is a new day with a new morning and I'm going to try to get out of bed before 8!</li>
<li><b>Make dinner once a week.</b> Like a reeeaaal dinner, like not frozen pizza, grilled cheese, or macaroni! This is going to be a tough one because cooking is NOT my favourite thing. But real dinners mean healthy food and that's something that I should be making a priority. One step at a time.</li>
<li><b>Walk 50,000 steps a week.</b> I got my fitbit in August and it's shown my how inactive I really am. They recommend getting 10,000 steps a day but since my job involves sitting at a desk for 7 hours a day that really isn't possible. 50,000 will be a challenge but it is actually attainable so if you want to go for walks give me a call!</li>
<li><b>Get earthquake prepared</b>. The earthquake we had a few weeks ago got me kind of freaked out (even though I didn't even feel it). We have no plan or supplies if a big earthquake happened. So, I ordered<a href="https://products.redcross.ca/product/459/canadian-red-cross-disaster-preparedness-kit" target="_blank"> this kit</a> from the Red Cross and I'm going to get together copies of our documents and some food and water. I'm thinking about putting together mini kits for our cars as well. </li>
<li><b>Knit a pair of socks. </b>This has been on my goal list for forever! I bought the yarn last Christmas when we were in Halifax so I'm hoping by next Christmas I can get them done! I've been practicing my circular knitting by knitting a ton of little toques for my nieces and nephews. I'm really loving it. </li>
<li><b>Organize my files</b>. Pretty self-explanatory. This really need to get done. Hopefully me and David can divide and conquer on this one. </li>
<li><b>Make photobooks</b>. I'd like to catch up on the last few years but mostly I want to start now. I made a private instagram account to post pictures on and I'm going to print books (using Chatbooks) once I get a bunch. I'm thinking this should be easy enough that I'll actually do it. So far I've posted about 40 photos since October so I should have my first book done soon. I'm excited for this one!</li>
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Hi friends! How have you been? I promised to share pictures from our trip to Orlando and I'm finally delivering (only 8 months late ;). </div>
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We left from Seattle on a Sunday morning and after a long delay in Texas we finally made it to our house just after dinner. This house was the best! It had lots of bedrooms and a pool and hot tub. </div>
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On day one we were planning on going straight to Hollywood Studios but we were so tired from travelling the day before that we decided postpone for a day. Instead we went for a drive, visited the info centre, and some of us went for a walk in the rain to look for crocs! </div>
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The next day we hit up Hollywood Studios! This was my first time at Disney and it did not disappoint. </div>
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Next day we hit up the Kennedy Space Center! I didn't really know what to expect but if you go to Orlando you definitely need to go here. The exhibits were really amazing and we learned so much! The tour of the grounds was also really cool. We got to see the launch pads and the tracks they use to get the rockets from the hangars to the launch pads. </div>
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One of the parades. It was seriously fun to see all of the princesses and characters. Everything is so over the top!</div>
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And lastly we went to Animal Kingdom. We all had pretty low expectations for this park for some reason but it was really awesome! </div>
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Mount Everest was a crowd favourite. The ride was fun but I really enjoyed looking at all of the displays in the line-up. Everything is so detailed and realistic!</div>
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It was such a crazy fun trip. I'm so glad that we got to celebrate Mom and Dad's 25th Anniversary in Orlando! </div>
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a sunday lunch at our new place (all moved in!!!!)</div>
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ikea with little jonathan</div>
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silas reading with uncle david. serious baby fever going on here, especially after seeing this guy hanging out with the nephews!</div>
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walking to mom and dads. only 25 minutes away!</div>
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pictures from our trip to halifax this past christmas.</div>
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bruce and lydia's place. so fun to experience living in the city for two weeks! they live so close to downtown and right by the halifax commons where the skating oval was. david skated <i>almost </i>every day.</div>
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where bruce went to school!</div>
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the new library in halifax. such a neat building, the outside looks like stacked books. </div>
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we went for a day trip with lydia and the kids to mahone bay, lunenburg and la have. first stop: mahone bay. three old churches on the other side of the bay. </div>
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second stop: lunenburg. we had the most delicious lunch in that red building over looking the water! </div>
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snow day! marieke's first time sledding (i think ;)</div>
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dinner at the old triangle with live celtic music. </div>
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on our way to pei we stopped at victoria park and it was soooooo cold. </div>
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beautiful frozen waterfalls made it all worth it though!</div>
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confederation bridge!</div>
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car selfie. we were in three provinces in one day!</div>
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the BEST provolone and ham croissants from two if by sea in dartmouth. </div>
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on the ferry back to halifax. we lasted all of two seconds up there before the cold was too much.</div>
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the view of the inlet from york redoubt, an old fort on the coast.</div>
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exploring the tunnels.</div>
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crystal crescent beach.</div>
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I'm obsessed with the white paneling with the dark walls on top!</div>
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overall, the master bathroom is going to black and white with wood accents. also, a claw foot tub is happening for sure! (like seriously, we already have it ;) </div>
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we are starting to get to the point in building our house where we have to make big decisions. lately we've been visiting cabinet makers to decide on kitchen and bathroom cabinetry. while i'm having trouble nailing down idea's for the bathrooms i've got a clear idea of what i want in the kitchen.<br />
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basically, here's what i want:<br />
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<li>shaker cabinet doors, medium-to-dark grey on the bottom, white on top</li>
<li>white-ish countertops (probably quartz but we have to price it out still. crossing my fingers that we can fit it into the budget!)</li>
<li>brass hardware. i'm seriously obsessed with the drawer pulls on the bottom left picture. now i just need to find somewhere that sells them for less than $30 a piece! </li>
<li>a big island. i think it will end up looking like the bottom left picture. big, with a sink, but with stools along one side. </li>
<li>also, drawers. lots and lots of drawers. </li>
<li>for a backsplash i'm thinking either white subway tiles or some sort of planking like they have <a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2014/08/how-to-make-an-inexpensive-plank-backsplash.html" target="_blank">here</a>. what do you think would be better? </li>
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by the way, i never actually shared our floor plans! here is the upstairs, where we'll be living. david's oma (grandmother) will be calling the bottom floor 'home'. basically we come in on the ground floor and go right up the stairs in the middle. also, it's cut off a bit but we have a front porch going out off the great room. </div>
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ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147593038653605678.post-42106114425908331422014-10-26T11:39:00.000-07:002014-10-26T11:39:05.137-07:00new art for my living room. the other day i was at my mom's house. she had been cleaning out the spare bedroom so she could make a sewing room. there was stuff all over the house waiting to be sorted through. while i was looking through some boxes i found these amazing vintage patches. my mom said she collected them when she was a kid, buying one from every place they visited. one of them was a sports participation badge my mom got when she was in school. i instantly pictured them displayed in a shadow box and told my mom she should get on that! knowing she would never actually do it she gave them to me. and i'm sooo glad she did because they look awesome in my living room. i think in the new house this would look really great in a gallery wall in the dining room or office.<br />
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basically i just wrapped a spare piece of grey flannel i had around the back of the shadow box and then used hot glue to stick the patches on. easy peasy.<br />
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i love that the shadow box makes them look so fancy, like they are worth a lot of money. now i'm dreaming up other things to put on display in shadow boxes. maybe some ticket stubs? origami paper cranes? the options are endless!<br />
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ps. sorry about the lame pictures, the glare on the glass was really killing me!ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147593038653605678.post-62989933166005229462014-10-22T08:50:00.003-07:002014-10-22T08:50:55.897-07:00house update. we have been making some serious progress on the house. the footings are totally done and we are pouring the rest of the foundation today. it is so cool to be able to see how big everything is going to be and where everything is ending up. i can't wait until next week when hopefully we can back-fill everything and start framing! here are a few pictures of everything so far...<br />
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ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147593038653605678.post-44645635605053787712014-10-15T16:09:00.000-07:002014-10-15T16:11:16.567-07:00around here lately. hi friends!<br />
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it's been a while since my last post- too busy studying a working and not enough time for blogging! here's what i've been up to lately.<br />
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most importantly: i'm an aunt again! my sister, hannah, had a beautiful baby boy named jonathan. he is seriously the cutest.<br />
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i've also been knitting up a storm. but since everything i'm knitting is going to be given away i'm not going to post any pictures and ruin the surprise! i already gave jonathan his blanket. it kept him warm for his first trip to target. you can't really tell but its got a white heart on it ;)<br />
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that's all folks! hope you had a magical thanksgiving :)ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147593038653605678.post-32070618047159117162014-09-16T12:58:00.000-07:002014-09-16T12:58:20.066-07:00scootin' around town. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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we are no longer a one vehicle family! hooray!<br />
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this semester mine and david's work and school schedules did not line up at all. it would have been impossible for us to get everywhere we needed to go without another vehicle. so, we bought this fantastic scooter from my sister a few weeks ago and it's been pretty life altering. i don't have to wake up early to drive david to work and i don't need to leave work early to pick him up from work and bring him to school.<br />
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we are also saving a ton on gas. multiple trips to work and back during the day adds up to a lot of gas. it feel surreal to fill up the scooter for only 4 bucks. and it lasts for almost two weeks! the fuel efficiency along with the cheap insurance ($300 for the whole year!) made this the best option for us. winters here are pretty mild as well so we're hoping david will be able to drive it almost all year.<br />
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yay for progress! :)ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147593038653605678.post-42004892589685231242014-09-04T15:15:00.002-07:002014-09-04T15:16:49.341-07:00back to school for the last time.well, i'm officially done my last first week of school! after this semester i'll be done my degree. i thought i would have mixed feelings about it: excitement, nervousness, sadness. but really it's just excitement. and the usual weird back to school feelings...<br />
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every first week of school is the same but it always seems to throw me for a loop. i crave the change in schedule but i always have a hard time adjusting. i have classes in the evening, work on some mornings, and lots of weird afternoons at home with nothing to do. but seriously, what are you supposed to do at 2:30 on a wednesday afternoon? it seems too early in the semester to be working on school work (although you'd think i'd know by now that it's never too early to start on school work). house work is reserved for saturdays (although an extra cleaning day might be in order). and everyone else is at work or school so i'm home alone, watching tv, eating popsicles. it's a strange time all around.<br />
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it also takes time for me to get used to working less. usually after a long day at work i'm tired and i usually sleep well. now that i work shorter days and go to class (where i just sit and listen) i have more energy. and while this sounds like a great thing it no longer means going to bed at 10pm and sleeping like a baby. it'll take a while for me to get used to it, and by the time i do i'll be swamped with papers to write and assignments to finish. there's no winning with this messed up schedule of mine...<br />
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overall, i'm extremely grateful that this is my LAST first week of school. i'll probably miss it in two seconds but luckily there's always grad school!ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147593038653605678.post-2871164070182548822014-08-18T21:12:00.002-07:002014-08-18T21:12:46.151-07:00lately, in photos. (in no particular order)<br />
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1. alex and fred get married.</div>
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happy monday! i hope your week is off to a good start. today i'm at work and still recovering from a busy (but amazing!) weekend. on friday we got all dressed up to celebrate the wedding of our very close friends. it was a great day filled with love, laughter, and dancing. (congratulations alex and fred!) on saturday we packed up for a belated anniversary getaway. we stayed in richmond and went to vancouver for the day too. more details on that later... and then we wrapped up the weekend with a family bbq celebrating my favourite 11-year-old cousins birthday. all in all, a very successful weekend.<br />
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ps. did you notice david's new glasses!??! i finally took the plunge for him and bought him <a href="http://www.zennioptical.com/293121-plastic-full-rim-frame.html" target="_blank">this pair</a> for an anniversary present. another success in the kobes household.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147593038653605678.post-91884519626822454662014-08-01T11:04:00.004-07:002014-08-01T11:05:09.591-07:00summer bucket list updatewell, it's officially august. only one more month of summer! so far we've crossed quite a few things off our summer bucket list but we still have some more to go. here's where we're at:<br />
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<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">walk to the movie theatre and watch a movie</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">repaint the desk</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><strike>go to jam in jubilee</strike></span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">have friends over for a bbq</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">go to <strike>seattle</strike> vanvouver for a night (next weekend!)</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><strike>go to cultus lake and swim </strike>(i have to specify ‘swim’ otherwise david won’t)</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><strike>make nightstands</strike></span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><strike>go to whistler 2x</strike></span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><strike>read a book</strike> that’s not a textbook (in progress)</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">work lots/make $$$ (so far so good!) </span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">go to the gym/work out 2x a week (complete fail so far...) </span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><strike>keep our plants alive</strike></span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">do the abby grind</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">go (real) camping</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><strike>get good grades in summer classes</strike></span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">go to burnaby mountain and watch the sunset</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">go to the driving range</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">richmond night market (planned for next weekend) </span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><strike>celebration of light</strike></span></li>
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;">next weekend me and david are planning a belated anniversary celebration by spending a night in vancouver. we plan to hit up the richmond night market and do lots of sitting by the hotel pool. </span><br />
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today is our one year anniversary!<br />
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i know this is cliche to say but this year has gone by so fast! it felt like the blink of an eye but it's honestly been the best year of my life. me and david have gone through so much together. we moved in together. we decorated our basement suite from top to bottom and made it a home. we finished another year of school (yay!). and we managed not to kill each other when we were both so stressed with exams and papers to write.<br />
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besides all those practical things this year has changed us so much. we learned how to care for each other in a way that we never knew before. we learned how to be husband and wife.<br />
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happy anniversary david!!<br />
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one year down. a million to go!<br />
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(photos by <a href="http://www.sharaleeprangphotography.com/" target="_blank">sharalee prang photography</a>)ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147593038653605678.post-41439145188355491392014-07-21T21:44:00.000-07:002014-07-21T21:44:12.392-07:00the little things 05today me and david dropped my parents off at the airport. they are going to halifax for a few weeks to visit my brother and his family. before we went home we stopped at iona beach and walked for a bit. the ocean was kind of spectacular.<br />
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the little thing that is getting me through this evening though, is david doing the dishes! this guys is seriously the best at doing dishes. it makes me giddy when i don't have to do them.<br />
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the end.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147593038653605678.post-42494332280599150992014-07-17T14:00:00.000-07:002014-07-17T14:02:24.567-07:00exciting news. well, i think this is as official as it's going to get: we are building a house! we are unbelievably excited. the land is bought, the plans are being made, and permits are in the works.<br />
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but before you go nuts asking yourself how two newlywed students could possibly afford to build a house from scratch let me clarify something. the 'we' in the statement above is david and i, as well as david's parents. david's dad is an amazing builder and recently bought a vacant lot in abbotsford. they are building a house and we are helping design and build the house and we will live there. we are investing and will be applying for the mortgage and we will co-own the house. when we sell it eventually we will split the profits. or, if we feel so inclined (and have the money) we can buy david's parents out. we'll also be able to afford the payments because the house will have a basement suite. david and i will live in the two-bedroom suite while we rent out the top floor to some (hopefully) lovely renters.<br />
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of course nothing is set in stone. if we suddenly find ourselves out of work or some other disaster hits we will finish the house and sell it right away. we are all pretty confident that we can build a house that is worth more than it cost to build.<br />
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anyway, that's enough about the finances. mostly on the blog i'll talk about the designing and building process. i'll definitely be looking for lots of input! hopefully we'll be able to figure out some creative solutions to keep costs down without sacrificing style and functionality. and if all goes according to plan we'll move in by early 2015.<br />
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here's the lot:<br />
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again with our awesome sign:<br />
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and here's the fantastic view we'll have:<br />
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stay tuned next week to see the floor plans, they'll knock your socks off!<br />
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ps. if you're looking for a builder in the fraser valley david's dad is LITERALLY the best! he designs, builds, AND renovates. check out his website <a href="http://kardianconstructionltd.yolasite.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147593038653605678.post-88836928786396306752014-07-16T22:24:00.000-07:002014-07-16T22:24:04.922-07:00still alive!hey friends! sorry it's been so long since my last post, it's been a really busy week. and it's summer so it just feels better to be outside in the sun instead of cooped up inside writing blog posts. for the sake of catching up, here's what i've been up to for the last bit:<br />
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1. whistler with the kobes fam jam!<br />
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we went biking, and walking, and swimming. it rained. a lot. but it was great to spend time as a family.<br />
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2. we played baseball<br />
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we've been playing tuesday night softball for a few weeks, which, i have to admit, has been super awesome. we had a wrap-up tournament on saturday. softball from 8am-7pm was a bit too much for me though so i just played the morning.<br />
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silas was our cutest fan.<br />
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3. went to a wedding. we didn't take any pictures but we had a fun day celebrating with my cousin and her now-husband!<br />
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what have you guys been up to? got any big plans for the weekend? tomorrow my besties are comin over for dinner (i'm so excited!!!!) and then me and david are going to hit up jam in jubilee. should be a hoot ;)ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147593038653605678.post-4751729750638507592014-07-04T11:02:00.001-07:002014-07-04T11:02:02.309-07:00morning routines. do you guys have a morning routine? i definitely do. every morning i wake up after pressing the snooze button once, i go to the washroom then head straight to the coffee maker. coffee is the best part of my morning. i go to bed in anticipation of waking up and drinking coffee. for real. because it's not just a plain coffee, it's lattes every morning peeps! they have espresso, creamy milk, and foam that it seriously so delicious!<br />
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so how do i make this extra special coffee you may ask? it's all the product of my tassimo and my nespresso milk steamer. we got both of these as wedding presents and they are awesome! the milk steamer especially is great. i steam milk all the time for regular coffee, for lattes, and for hot chocolate. and if we've got it in the house, chocolate milk lattes are seriously the best thing on the planet, just sayin'.<br />
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it's not cheap but i'd totally recommend it for any coffee lover. it is way faster and easier to clean than any espresso machine with a steaming wand and it tastes the exact same. and what i really love about it is that it makes the milk HOT, not just warm, but actually hot.<br />
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once i've for my coffee made i settle in for 10-15 minutes and read all the my favourite blogs. it's a morning ritual that i can't live without.<br />
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do you guys have any morning rituals? i figure coffee is a pretty high priority for most people.<br />
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and now that i've professed my love for coffee and my milk steamer it's time to head off to whistler again! hope you all have a spectacular weekend :)ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147593038653605678.post-82000607432919440642014-06-30T12:17:00.002-07:002014-06-30T12:18:31.172-07:00weekend in whistler. hey everyone! today i'm back at work after an amazing weekend in whistler with my family. we stayed in a condo with my parents and my two sisters and their families. it was great to spend some quality time with everyone, especially my adorable nephew silas! just look at that face!<br />
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me and david drove up on friday after work. it was a rainy and trafic-filled drive but we made it up before 7pm. on the way we stopped at britannia mines and a couple of viewpoints. <br />
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the next day we braved the rain and went for a walk around lost lake.<br />
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we also walked into the village for some coffee. the rain cleared up a bit and we got a view of the peak 2 peak gondola. you can kind of see it in the picture below.<br />
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on sunday we watched the netherlands game (hup holland hup!!), and we won so that set a good tone for the day.<br />
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and then the sun came out for a bit so we hit up the pool and hot tub. it was so fun taking silas in the pool, he loved it!<br />
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we also did some more walking and found a cool park with some serious yarn bombing.<br />
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overall we spent the weekend playing games, walking around, swimming, and eating delicious food. can't wait to do it all over again next weekend with david's family!<br />
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and just because i can't resist, here are a couple more pictures of silas.<br />
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hope you all have a fantastic canada day week!ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147593038653605678.post-38723331606466483272014-06-23T22:25:00.001-07:002014-06-23T22:25:51.367-07:00the little things 04i'm getting this post in just before monday is over. today was a good day. work went by surprisingly fast, my co-worker brought in her cute new puppy, i had a successful trip to target, and i got to go to a fun wedding shower celebrating one of my best friends! lots of little things to make this monday better.<br />
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but, for the sake of picking one little thing, i'm going with this sweet microwave cart i got for 15 bucks. finally my microwave can come off the floor and my toaster oven can relinquish its spot on the bookshelf.<br />
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do you guys have a go-to dinner? me and david definitely do and it's chicken fajitas! i love this meal because it's easy, can be made in 20 minutes with minimal effort, and doesn't make tons of messy dishes. and it's semi-healthy-ish so that's a bonus.<br />
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1. put some chicken strips in the oven. follow the instructions on the box. if you want to make these fancier you can slice up some chicken breast into strips and coat them in shake and bake- yum.<br />
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2. grate cheese (we use mozzarella), cut up some lettuce, grab some wraps. (rocket science, i know).<br />
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3. add sauce. the secret to these wraps is the sauce. mix equal parts bbq sauce and ranch dressing, it will blow your mind!<br />
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4. cut up cooked strips, toss it all together, and wrap it up.<br />
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5. enjoy your tasty 20 minute meal!<br />
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we probably eat these wraps once a week and i haven't gotten sick of them yet. they always hit the spot and feel waaaaay healthier than having chicken strips and french fries or pizza (which are our other go-to's).<br />
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so, what's your favourite dinner when you're in a hurry or out of ideas?ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167110860826335493noreply@blogger.com0