Things...

Things I'll miss:

-My house and contents

-My bed

-My cat

-The routine

-Work

-Southcenter Mall

-Gary (my hairdresser)

-Van (my nail tech)

-Kingo Sushi Bar

-Filo's Pizza

-Canyon Meadows Cinema

-Seeing the chinook arch

-The dog park

-Going to a flames game

-Coach

And most importantly:

-My friends and

-My amazing mother!!

Things I won't miss:

-The C-Train

-Calgary traffic

-Work

-Chinook Mall 

-The fact that it takes over 30 min to get anywhere

-Minus 30 degree winters

-Deerfoot trail

-The crime

-Over a million people (meaning big city life)

Bull S&!T!!

I had THE worst day at work today. I'm still so mad that I can't even blog about it. All I will say is that I am very much looking forward to the move. I can't wait. I hope we rent out our house soon so I can put that stress to bed. As for work, they can go &$*# themselves. I'm soooo done. NB, Fredericton, new life, HERE COME THE NEWTONS!!!

I'm Ready

I give my notice at work tomorrow, making this whole moving process that much more real. When I thought of doing this last week it scared the crap out of me, which might be why I delayed by a week. This week is different. I'm not nervous, scared, or anything. I'm fine. 

I went for lunch with a few girlfriends today and going into it I thought I was going to be all emotional, and leave feeling unsure about my choice to move; however I felt fine. In fact I felt like this get together left me feeling more confident then ever. It's not like I won't miss these girls, perhaps it's because I feel strong enough in our friendship that it will stand the test of time, and distance. We had a great time, but I'm still looking forward to leaving. 

Here's to the adventure! 

OMG

I brought home boxes today and, NO, they didn't have shoes in them! Actually they were empty boxes....FOR PACKING!!! Oh ya, that's right. Now it's getting more real by the day. Today it's boxes, next week my notice and soon after that it's tent living for the Newton's! 

It's not surprising that one of my first new posts would be about the one thing I can't stop thinking, dreaming, and talking about. That would be our upcoming move. My husband was laid off in October and after several months about talking about changing something we finally decided that we were going to through caution to the wind and move. We are moving from Calgary Alberta to Fredericton New Brunswick. 

Most people think that this is not the best idea in the world. I mean, we are leaving the freakin' land of milk and honey for the poor ass, backwards, KFC free province of NB!! Who does that? Well, my best friend did that. She and her husband packed up their worldly possessions and drove east. She had never been there but her husband spent some time growing up there so they thought why not?! And so far so good. She's so happy, he's working in his is field (which happens to be the same field that my husband works in) and she has nothing but good things to say about it. So, I couldn't help but think "the land of milk and honey my butt!!" My husband lost his job, I'm working my tail off in such a fast paced world and living in THE most expensive city in the country! The only thing that I'll miss about this city is my mom and my friends. I'm very close to my mom (some would say too close) and I've never been far from her at all. Leaving her scares the crap out of me. Not because I can't be away from her, but because I'm worried about her feeling lonely. She tells everyone that I'm all she has. However, that too has recently changed. She has started seeing a very nice man who seems to like her very much. I must admit that this makes the decision to leave much easier. It's like she has someone in her life now and I'm free to go. I know that she doesn't want me to go but only for selfish reasons. She will miss me a lot, however the other side of the coin is that she wants us to go. She wants us to have the adventure of moving to a different place. To take a leap of faith and try. She did it. She left her family in Montreal and moved to Calgary, a place she had never been with my dad and also had a baby to deal with. 

I guess that's why this feels so right. It's the right time. We don't have kids, we don't have jobs that can't be replaced and we really have nothing to loose. And so we will go. We will take that blind leap of faith and see what happens. Either way, we will be fine. And if not I know who to blame....tee hee! 

I kid, I kid! 

Welcome back!

So, it's been a while since I've blogged. Mostly due to me being busy. See, I got a new job, a new name (I did this by getting married) and essentially a new life. Blogging did not fit very well into this new life, until now. I recently purchased a new macbook and I figured that now is a good time to pick up the blog where I left off. So, this is just a quick welcome back to what hopefully will become a more regular event. A new blog by a new girl.

Updates

It's been a while since my last post and it's because too much has been going on that I just haven't wanted to sit in front of a computer and release my mind, but now...it's time. So here we go!

Work: I've decided to quit. That's right, I'm outta here. And I mean it this time. No fooling around what so ever. I've come to this conclusion in the past and I've found new jobs and every time I give my notice something happens and I stay. No more. The decision came to me like a beacon of light. Last week I was "talked" to (scolded like a child more like it) on separate occasions for coming in late. Not a half an hour late, not even fifteen minuets late. Three minuets. I walked in at 8:03 and it was like the world had come to an end. How dare I, what don't I understand, blah blah blah. Seriously. The second tongue lashing come two days later when I came back from lunch at 1:05. I had an email from my boss that said "lunch is from 12 to 1". That's all it said. So I went into his office and explained that I didn't leave until after 12 so I still only took 1 hour. Didn't matter. I was disrespecting the rules. Now, I'm a damn good worker and to be treated like a little kid over petty things like this had me over the top. I went home last week, got mad, cried, and asked my future husband "what should I do?". His response..."quit". I had exercised all my options at work. I've tried to work it out with everyone that could do something to help and every solution has failed. But how could I quit? Not with an up-coming wedding. Not without a job to go to. But all Mark kept saying was "quit". The wedding is fine, our financial situation can sustain it's self for the time being and I don't need to be the ball of stress that I am in these next few months. And that's that. I'll be putting my notice in on Aug 8 and my last day WILL be Aug 29. After the honeymoon is over I'll hit the pavement and find a job. I've already had an interview with a placement agency which went really well. And I'm so excited. Excited about new possibilities, meeting new people, learning new things. Everything. It's time. This time....it's time.

Weight: I'm done with my trainer. My last session was yesterday and it ended on a high note. After one of the most grueling work-outs (I think she did it on purpose), she weighed me and took all my measurements and compared them to my first day. I'm happy to report that in the two and a half months with her I lost a total of 10.5 inches!! 4 in my waist alone, and 3 in my butt! WOO HOO!! Not to toot my own horn, but I'm very happy with myself. It feels like such a great accomplishment. And I feel great. My clothes fit better (some to big even! what a great excuse to shop), my energy is up, all around it's good. Now, I just have to keep it up on my own and not crap out on going just because I don't have someone expecting me there. There's the rub! I'll try my best though.

Wedding: Things there are rolling along. I had my official dress fitting done on Friday and now it's in for alterations. I've not got 2 out of my 3 girls in Calgary with the third one arriving very soon, and I just can't wait. The count down is on and every day is wedding stuff now. Hopefully it all comes together with minimal problems. Mark is still working on everything stationary related and I'm doing my best to remember everything else that needs to be done. Every now and then my phone at work rings and it's Mark "don't forget to call this person" or "have you heard back from so and so". It's cute. Goes to show it's on his mind as well.

Maddi: Still super cute!