The "Fauxgagement" Ring

Wednesday was an all around crappy day. I was in the emergency room at the Regina General. Not the best of places to be on a Wednesday morning but the abundance of cute doctors made the experience bearable :) Well after being there for a few hours with no answers I decided it would be nice to have some company so I called "Doctor Not My Husband"(Jayse) and he came from work to hang out while above mentioned doctors figured out what to do with me. Of course none of them were as handsome and manly as "Doctor Not My Husband". After visiting for a while I sent Jayse down to the gift shop for a bottle of water and something to read. He gladly obliged, sneaking out the side door for a little puff before coming back to my room and depositing the bottle of water and copy of People Magazine on the foot of my bed. So for a few minutes I flipped pages while he intensely studied the Archie comic he had bought when he says to me "What's that?". Flipping the magazine over to look at the ad on the back I look at him puzzled. "Right there" he points toward my left hand. Thinking he was talking about my IV I looked at it closely and again looked at him puzzled. Then he grabs my hand and says "there on your finger..... oh, it's a ring" and he slips on a little silver number with three fantastic faux diamonds that he found on his travels to the gift shop. To which I responded "Awww Hunny....you shouldn't have" (big smile in my face) At this point I think we were interrupted by a nurse for a few minutes and then once we were alone again Jayse says "So, Will you marry me?" Of course my response was "Yes" and then "But I still want a real ring." both of us were laughing at this point. It really was a romantic moment. Not in the" flowers and candy, throw your coat down on a puddle so my shoes don't wet" kinda way but in a "you always know how to make me smile and feel better kinda way". When the real thing does come I know my little silver and diamond number will mean as much as my "Official Bling" does but I bet it won't turn my finger green!

~Jen~

Snow? Seriously?

It's not enough that I work 8 hours a day. That I get up in the morning and get myself ready for work, make three lunches, get two kids off to school and even get a roast in the crock pot. Once in a while I deserve a little break. I mean, don't we all? This morning Mother Nature just had to get her two cents in and give us a pile of the lovely white stuff. Snow. She doesn't care that it's April 28th, that we have all our spring clothes unpacked and neatly folded. No. The bitch just has to get her last dig in before the warm weather comes. As if our winter, with days well into the -47's, wasn't enough. We have to endure yet another chilly winter day. On the plus side I expected this and still had the toques, mitts and warm coats stashed in the closet. So screw you Mother Nature! Better luck next year.

Cheers,
~Jen~

It's Why I Love Him

He makes me laugh...and he looks hot in a kilt towel.
xoxoxox
~Jen~

"Breath (2AM)"

I love this song. I could have written it about 18 months ago. Thank you Anna Nalick.

"Breathe (2 AM)"

2 AM and she calls me 'cause I'm still awake,
"Can you help me unravel my latest mistake?,
I don't love him. Winter just wasn't my season"
Yeah we walk through the doors, so accusing their eyes
Like they have any right at all to criticize,
Hypocrites. You're all here for the very same reason

'Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button, girl.
So cradle your head in your hands
And breathe... just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe

May he turned 21 on the base at Fort Bliss
"Just a day" he said down to the flask in his fist,
"Ain't been sober, since maybe October of last year."
Here in town you can tell he's been down for a while,
But, my God, it's so beautiful when the boy smiles,
Wanna hold him. Maybe I'll just sing about it.

Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table.
No one can find the rewind button, boys,
So cradle your head in your hands,
And breathe... just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe

There's a light at each end of this tunnel,
You shout 'cause you're just as far in as you'll ever be out
And these mistakes you've made, you'll just make them again
If you only try turning around.

2 AM and I'm still awake, writing a song
If I get it all down on paper, it's no longer inside of me,
Threatening the life it belongs to
And I feel like I'm naked in front of the crowd
Cause these words are my diary, screaming out loud
And I know that you'll use them, however you want to

But you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button now
Sing it if you understand.
and breathe, just breathe
woah breathe, just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe,

Oh breathe, just breathe.

Cheers,
~Jen~
xoxoxox

Two More To go.....

So I made it through the last few days with relatively little drama even though Monday I could have cried at the drop of a hat. Or in my case the drop of a box cutter. I'm surprised it's still in one piece after the abuse it endured Monday morning. I was dropping everything including a frame right on Krysta's head. It could have been the fact that I was running on maybe and hours sleep after staying up all night Sunday wondering if the building would be standing Monday morning. It was. Damn it.

This morning I went to unplug my car and stood there with the extension cord in my hand shaking my head cause the plug to the block heater was still attached to it. I think that was my cars way of saying " I've had enough of this shit. I want summer". Of course it's - 38 with the wind chill right now so I'll be dragging my sorry self down two flights of stairs to start my car shortly and then pray it starts in the morning. But that's just how shit rolls for me. Whatever.

Two more days to go till me and that bottle of tequila from Mexico get to know one another.

Que te vaya bien.
~Jen~

Steps To Your First Day As Department Manager

1. Work 5 days straight. Start you new position on day 6
2. Get served breakfast in bed by handsome boyfriend
3. Haul your tired ass out of your nice warm bed and get ready for work
4. Put on freshly laundered work clothes
5. Scrape 2 inches of frost of your windshield. Drive to work
6. Arrive 10 mins. early. Take deep breath
7. Talk to store manager about plan for the day. Get to work
8. Get excited that things are going well. Feel confident when store manager leaves you all alone to go for lunch
9. Panic when all hell breaks loose in the hour he's gone
10. Cry
11. When he returns go get a BIG Timmie's
12. Spill said Timmie's on your freshly laundered work pants
13. See step 10
14. Remain in car for the rest of your lunch break. Finally understand why the assistant manager has lunch in his car everyday
15. Thank god you have a good crew to help you close the store
16. Check everything on your to-do list three times
17. Decide it's all done right. Take two tries to set the store alarm
18. Get in car and drive home
19. See steps 10 and 13
20. Stay up all night wondering if you should have checked the list 4 times.......

Cheers,
~Jen~

Brrrrr......

My parents are on a cruise right now, well at least half of them are. The other half is enjoying a balmy eastern spring day. Me, I'm freezing my ass off here in Regina. -32 with the wind chill today. More than anything I want to get out and run and burn off the 10 pounds I've put on over winter but I don't see that happening any time soon. The runners are ready and waiting for the next nice day though. Things here are good. Last week was a great week for Jason and I. He got a raise and I got promoted to Department Manager. It's not easy to start over from scratch but a little at a time things are getting better. The two of us still have as much fun now as we did when we lived in Ottawa/Montreal. If you know Jayse you know that your gonna laugh everyday if you want to or not. And of course I still melt when I see his dimples and that fantastic smile, even if he's getting himself in trouble. Which is most of the time lol.

The kids are doing well. Next month they both have birthdays. We are on the down slope to the end of the school year too which is nice. We are all looking forward to taking vacation this summer. I think it will be a trip to the lake with Grandpa and Grandma Sweety (my dad and step-mom).

Not to much interesting to share with you all. Things are pretty quiet here.
Cheers,
~Jen~
xoxoxox