We did it!

Well Canada, we did it! I am so proud to be Canadian at this moment. We may not have won the most medals, but we won more GOLD than any country in olympic history and thats what really counts. Gold in men's hockey was just the icing on the cake. I didn't think it was possible for me to hold my breath that long!

Sidney Crosby - I am single, in case you were wondering :P

It truly was the best way to end the olympic games for any Canadian. I have seen more Canadian pride these past 2 weeks than ever before and it feels great. I am so excited for my year in Florida representing Canada to show the world how amazing being Canadian really is!

An Important Realization

I'm really starting to like this blogging thing. I get to say whatever I please and get to imagine other people actually interested in reading it.

I spent my morning babysitting my nephew, Kace. He is the most beautiful baby I have ever seen and I promise I'm not just saying that because he's my family. He's perfect. But we all know what comes with being beautiful... being high maintenance and that he most certainly is. He has got to be among the crustiest of babies. It is because of this I have realized in the past 6 months that I am far from ready to be a mom. Not that I had any intentions of having babies right now, but it has certainly been made clear to me that at this point, I'm simply not cut out for it.

I spent a good hour trying to get Kace to go to sleep. He was doing the whole "I'm tired but instead of going to sleep, I'm just going to cry about it." We looked out the window, went for a walk, watched tv, played with his tractor, played with my hand, rocked in the rocking chair, listened to some tunes, bounced, and cried (well he did that one on his own) numerous times in that hour before he finally fell asleep. Of course the dogs had to bark an hour later and wake the little guy up! Ugghhh I don't even like Barry (or daisy for that matter, Donkey is okay sometimes but as soon as I smell his breath, I'm not his biggest fan either)!

I definitely love Kace and can't wait to have babies one day... but that one day is a great many days in the future! For now, I'll just continue spending too much money on the most beautiful baby in the world! So Kace, you'd better not complain about not having any more cousins from me for a long time because I'll just blame you :P

Proud to be a Canadian!

Phew Canada killed it tonight against the Russians! I have no doubt in my mind it'll be the USA vs Canada for the gold but I think that game will be much different than the qualifier game earlier this week.

Its nice that I have the Olympics to focus on - it keeps my mind off my countdown to Disney - about 9 weeks now - as well as how tired I am of my job and routine. Everyday is the same, all just a blur. That is one thing I cannot be satisfied with in life. I want a life that keeps me on my toes!

Living in central Florida is going to be that excitement I need. I've been working on a list of things I want to do during my year in Disney and its becoming quite exhaustive. If I can manage to complete it, it would be an impressive feat. Some of the noteworthy items are to go bungee jumping, visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal, visit Las Vegas, and make friends from all over the world.

I've made some headway with the last one already! I now know people from Mexico, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom - well sure, I don't actually know them, but we've all been talking online and I can promise you many of these people will become close friends in the next couple of months. I'm looking forward to sharing with them my Canadian culture, complete with plenty of pleases and thank-yous and certainly and abundance of ehs!

Its hard to believe I will be leaving here so soon. It is very possible that I won't ever live at home with my parents again, much to my mom's relief haha. But really, this is it. In 2 months, I'm starting the adventure of a lifetime! I can't wait!

Fearless

I have recently learned what it means to be fearless.

I have learned it is possible to have your life turned completely upside down and carry on. I have learned that even when your health turns it back on you, your spirit can prevail. I have learned that when the one you love is afraid and runs away from you, you can stand up and walk forward. I am so thankful to have learned these things from a person I admire for many reasons.

You can't control cancer. You can't control people. Just like you can't control the weather, so forget trying to control these things. Be brave enough to accept this.

Being brave doesn't mean you can't cry. It doesn't mean you can't be angry or frustrated or spiteful. Bravery, to me, is the courage to accept these emotions and fulfill their need to be expressed so that you can move on. We have all been given emotions for a reason. We needn't be afraid to show them.

She has taught me what no fear really means.

Does life ever get easier?

I work hard for too little money. I found out recently that my credit rating basically says I'm bankrupt although I have been working diligently to pay off my debts I incurred while in university. Apparently I owed the cable company $300 from almost a year ago and they never thought to inform me or ask me for the money.

sigh...

I've owed mastercard $7 for more than 120 days and they too didn't bother to inform me of this. The $7 is for an insurance program that I asked to have cancelled back in July.

another sigh...

Good news, I think I've paid everything off now that was past due (even if I shouldn't have been charged in the first place). Bad news, despite my not being contacted about these supposed past due balances, my credit score has taken a huge hit and apparently these slip ups will be on my credit score for 6-7 years! Ughhh c'est la vie!

But.... I AM going to Walt Disney World for an entire year! I am positive everything will fall into place once I'm there, but I still have 2 months to endure here. I have a lot of phone calls to make and paperwork to file in these couple months, fingers crossed my hard work will pay off.

I really do live a Mickey Mouse life!

my first blog

This is my first attempt at a blog. Basically I am blogging about my upcoming adventure. I have been accepted into the cultural representative program at Walt Disney World. I am starting May 4th and will be working in Food and Beverage at the Canadian Pavilion. The countdown is at 72 days. The days are crawling by - I just want to get out there and leave my McJob behind me. No, I don't work at McDonalds but I sometimes feel like I do.

Walt Disney World has been my favourite place since I was a little kid. It really is a place where dreams come true. Its that one place where nothing else seems to matter but happiness. I forget that I'm 22 years old and thats not a bad thing!

I'm excited and nervous about leaving my life here in the metropolis of Aylmer, Ontario (wait, I actually live in Calton - population maybe 100?) That might even be a stretch! It will definitely be a change but one I am sure I will never regret. I feel like this might be the beginning of the life I've been dreaming of. Now all I need to do is meet my prince charming and I'm set!

Side note: Canada just lost to the USA 5-3 in men's hockey... :(