Whatever happened to geese flying south for the winter?

So a couple of weeks ago I came home for dinner and on my way back to school I stepped outside to find a very large goose at the bottom of the stairs, I know what your thinking...how cool to have geese right outside your door. This goose is not cool. I tried to walk past it and it began to slowly creep up behind me, i decided that I had better pick up the pace because this goose was getting uncomfortably close. Well as I increased my pace the goose increased theirs as well until it flew over my head and landed in front of me! As it stood there staring at me I wasn't quite sure what to do so I ran past it and jumped in my car, it followed me to my car and stood at the front of the car staring at me. This ridiculous goose followed me as I backed up and drove away. I was so paranoid that this goose was going to continue to stalk me, ready to attack at any moment that for a week I carried around a can of air freshener ( it was the only thing I had that would spray far enough) everytime I left the apartment. Thank goodness I haven't seen it lately and I can feel free to stroll to my car at leisure instead of running there with my finger on the trigger of air freshener like a crazy person.

December...

So apparently blogging is not my forte. I have not been very diligent at updating what has been happening in my life. I love Christmas and all of the magic that goes with the holiday. I eagerly awaited the day that I could put up the first of the decorations, which was probably sooner than most people care to see them. I did wait until the day after Thanksgiving to put up the tree and the wreath on the door.
I attended my work Christmas party which was so much fun and I am so grateful for a job that I love.


I spent the rest of the holidays baking and enjoying the cheerful Christmas music played all day.
Christmas eve was spent with my good friend Rachael's family where we had a good meal, read the Christmas story, sang songs, and enjoyed one another's company. After the girls went to bed we busied ourselves with "Santa's" duties.
Christmas day was pretty quiet, I got to sleep in and have eggs benedict for breakfast which is my favorite breakfast food ever! Later I went to Katrina's Mom's house for her big dinner and festivities.
Sorry I don't have anymore pictures of these events. Maybe my new years resolution should be to take more pictures.

Turkey, Stuffing and Pie...Oh My!

I am so thankful for all of the many blessings in my life. I have the best friends, both old, not so old and new. I love my family. I have an awesome job and love going to school. I can't wait for the future and am excited to be in the present. This thanksgiving was spent in the company of friends, Amy, Marsha and I had a quiet dinner together with lots of good food and laughter. After dinner we watched Twilight (for about the billionth time,haha) and then dashed off to the theatre to see the Blind Side which was soooo good, lots of tender moments. What a good day!

A Very Merry... Halloween?

I finally did it! I dressed up like a christmas elf for halloween! I've been trying to do it for the past few halloweens but always wait too long and then can never find anything that will work. It was so much fun and people would stop me and say what a fun costume it was. Next time i'll have to remember to take some pictures:)

A new year

I have been 29 for a couple of weeks now and i've decided that if I want things to be different this year that I better make some changes. Throughout this year i'm going to be trying all sorts of new things that many of you will be quite surprised at i'm sure.
The first order of business is what you ask? Well much to my previous anti online dating feelings I am going to give it a try. I've created a profile and now we'll just have to see what happens. Hopefully the next post will have more details.
I'm also going to participate in a photo shoot competition at school. I'm pretty nervous that I won't be any good but I won't develop the skills I need to be successful by not doing it because I "might" not be good enough. It will be a good experience and i'm looking forward to it.

The hardest thing I have ever had to endure...

Almost four weeks ago now I underwent reconstructive jaw surgery. I had my lower jaw moved forward and my upper jaw widend and moved up! I'm finally starting to feel normal again, the first three weeks were spent pretty heavily medicated and almost always confused!For the first week and a half I required constant care from others. Anyone who knows me is aware of how independant I am and how hard it is to not only accept help but to have to ask for it. To have to depend on others for simple tasks such as taking meds, eating meals, and cleaning up after myself was so difficult for me to deal with. What I didn't expect was how lonely I would feel once I went home, it was extremely humbling to me to call (text) my friends to ask them for their company. I am so grateful for all of the people in my life who took the time to come and visit me not to mention the kindness of the Carpenter Family who feel more like family to me than just friends who let me stay with them for the first four days post surgery and took care of me, bringing me meds,food and ice every two hours 24hrs a day as well as lots of luv from the girls! Another close friend, Amy, also stepped up to care for me and saw me at my most vulnerable. She was at the hospital with me from admittance to discharge and then opened her home to me when I was unable to care for myself.
Now that i'm at home and the pain has turned into discomfort I've been able to go out and do normal activities ( with the exception of eating), it has been so liberating! I can't wait until i'm able to eat and chew like everyone else. Mealtime is a big ordeal, I begin by removing one set of elastics ( i have two sets) then head into the kitchen to decide which mushy food I am going to choke down, next comes actually trying to get the food into my mouth and not all over my chin. After I have managed to eat a portion of food fit for a six year old I head back to the bathroom where I rinse any particles out of my mouth and then rinse with mouthwash after which I proceed to "brush" my teeth as best I can (did I mention I can only open my mouth the width of my pinkie finger?) Then I put the elastics back on only to start all over again a couple of hours later! On a more positive note I love the results of the surgery so far! I can see a noticable difference in the appearance of my jawline and for the first time in my life I can run my tongue along the backside of my top and bottom teeth at the same time in a smooth line. The total recovery time is about a year and the worst part of it is behind me....thanks to everyone who has been with me through this trial.