SO Happy Today

I am happy today. I got some awesome news from a friend, it is Friday, I am going snowboarding this weekend, it is Book club tonight, and I get to see my friend Clare who I have not seen in months - too long really! So really, how could I not be happy? Oh and I worked out with my trainer this morning and noticed that I had 4 more sessions when I thought I only had 2. Its sunny out and me and some co-workers are off to Noodle Box for lunch...life is good.

Hello Winter!

Holy smokes. Its f'ing freezing!! Like, really, what is going on here! First the snow dump - wild and kinda fun, didn't mind that- but this blowing below "0" stuff... really!?!?!

Was it my previous post about February and now I am being reminded of how crappy this month is in other places in Cananda? I truly felt today like I remembered the reason why I am not a fan of the cold winter days of the east.  Anyway, I have pictures to post so I will try and do that tonight. Just wanted to vent a little...

Ten Minute Timeline.

I have 10 minutes before a meeting and decided to write a post about nothing particular.
I was telling Jon a few weeks ago how around this time of year I am a little confused to actually what time of year it actually is. I know this sounds strange and it is, but it is true. It is times of tiredness or stress where I need to write down the month on a piece of paper, or think about it really quickly and randomly and I don't freaking know it. I feel like it could be November, or April - but not necessarily the month we are in. Weird. it is. I know my brain is a bit different than others...and maybe it is what makes me special.

shoot...I gotta go (my 10 minutes turned into 3) and...for the record - it is February here today ;)

Happy Valentines Day

We had such a fun filled weekend this weekend. We started with a awesome dinner and visit with Hilary on Friday night. Me, Jon, Cyn and Hil went out to Ferris's Oyster Bar – we had a great time with such a good old friend!

Not a late night however, as Hil's flight was at 6am and Jon and I decided to go snowboarding on Saturday, which also requires an early wake up.

So early morning road trip, to a crazy heavy powder day on the hill. Boy, it was a blast!!! A bit tough going though, skiers and snowboarders were falling and even walking down the hill everywhere. It was hilarious. With minimum of like 2 feet of fresh snow on the hill it was just a bit of a shit show. The snow was so deep that it was hard to get back up and lean back to do the power type riding you need to do to stay afloat. When you fell, if you went off track - you most times had to dig yourself, including your face. Man, I was laughing so hard, I was having trouble breathing because of all my gear around my nose and mouth (helmet, goggles and the face mask). It is so crazy when you have no control of yourself and bail all over the place - somersaults were the theme of the day. Thankfully Jon was near me for my fall that landed me head first, with not much access to my snowboard. It was too funny beacuase I had no idea where he was, it was like a white out and then after getting my head up so that I could look around I realize he was like 4 feet in front of me! I was practically crying I was laughing so hard, probably had to be there, and unfortunately because it was so wet and blizzard - we didn’t take the camera. We came home for dinner and hockey and passed out after the first period.

The next morning we had brunch at the Oak Bay Marina with our Ruff/Vaartnou family in Victoria. It was a lovely buffet and I ate enough for breakfast and lunch - plus! I even treated myself to a piece of cheesecake for dessert...sweet heaven. We are so lucky to have such supportive, amazing and beautiful people to call our family in the city.

Jonny and I had a quiet Sunday, organizing and cooking for the week. I made a lasagna and a cabbage soup and we had a relaxing evening watching Lost episodes.

So for Valentine’s Day this year, we will have a nice dinner and relax with the end of the last season of Lost – good times.

Oh yeah, and we will tell one another how much we love each other. We won't forget that - so neither do you!

See the pictures below of me, Peter and my precious niece Gabriel and then the rest of the fam!

Time is ticking...

I feel like the days and weeks are flying by so fast sometimes its like "hey...wait for me!"
It has a lot to do with being insanely busy at work, so busy I am not getting anything done. But slowly and surely, things will slow down, they always do. I am working on the Company's highest priority project at the moment...and out of 65 active projects, that is something to be said.

And now I have the news of Jonny returning to work (on MONDAY) to deal with. The beginning of the end. ha ha. So we have a few days to cherish. Going snowboarding on Saturday (I will take some pics!) and a brunch on Sunday with his Family - good times will be had.

It is what it is, when Jon leaves. And in little ways, for a short time, it will be nice - like having the bed to myself, doing whatever I want, like watching some stupid TV shows. But after a while, I know it will become lonely and I will miss him more and more until he leaves me for months (for spring plant) and then it will be brutal. and then the light will sun high in August when he home for a month at least. Jeeze, and we get married. holy smokes. See --- another reason life is flying by right now, soooo much to look forward too.

I am very excited because I am going to be in a surf competition on my birthday!!!! How cool is that? I am so stoked.

Anyway, I really have to get back to work,  just wanted to "get it out" a little. More details to come on the above.
XO
Sacha

Mornings with my Trainer.

I am so excited! This is the first trainer that I am working with in the morning and wow, what  a difference I feel already. My soul feels happyJ. I am just so stoked to be burning calories all day long. Usually I work out after work... but this might really work. I always get fit, but I would like to lose about 10 pounds for my “big day”.

This big day may be moved up to the summer now too! Jon and I have been thinking that it would be really nice to have a warm summer night to hang out, eat, drink and be merry.

It is not 100% yet, but it is something we are considering. I am looking forward to the family party. I can barely wait to get the Cooper’s and Ruff’s together for some fun.

My parents are in Texas at the moment – cruising around with a car they rented out of Phenoix. Jon’s parents are in Peru. My next vacation is off to T.O for Ingrid’s wedding and to visit all my family including my cousin’s new additions! I am so excited for some family time.

Anyway, just a quick update. All is well.

I am including a picture from Costa Rica that I like below. Jon has a big face in this one, but the clouds behind and the sun kissed look is my favourite.

Peaceout.

I got engaged!

It’s been too long – I hate that. Oh well, here is a quick update as work is terribly busy and I am squeezing this note.

I got engaged. That sounds so grown up I feel. And a little weird, but definitely a "great" weird! It is a different feeling though, for sure. I haven’t quite found the words to describe it quite yet, but we are so happy and in a bit of a bubble right now. It was a beautiful sunset when he proposed, one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen in my life. And of course it will coinside with one of the f the best moments in my life. He asked me to marry him on “big beach” at Salmon Beach and that in itself was perfect. The weekend before it, we surfed it at high tide and it was blistering cold and hailing. When I first went out in the water in I lost my breathe because of the cold. It was crazy. Anyway, 2011 could have not started anymore perfect. That morning Jon and I saw two wolves and he took that as a sign of companionship. The ring he bought me is so beautiful and it has a band where in connects in the middle but than two split apart. Jon says that he thought it was perfect as he thinks that we are bonded but that we also are independent. I said right away “Does this mean I get to fool around?”.

I think I am hilarious!

Cyn and I met ramdomly for a dinner out last night and I received a beautiful necklace from her. I emailed her this morning to thank her again, and she replied with exactly how I am feeling right now in her response...

"The necklace is your tree of life... and you are at a whole new chapter."

I am so lucky.