should it BE this hard!

I thought that i was living in a time where technology was just the be all and end all...well not in Canada apparently...

I was TRYING to order that mp3 player i was talking about down there...but Canada is behind the times and doesn't have it yet...are you kidding me!? It's supposed to get here sometime in spring...well guess what Best Buy...i don't HAVE until then...i want one now!...haha...(i'm not usually an impatient person). I'm slightly embarassed by this actually...it's almost as if us Canucks were on a different planet...all the stereotypes seem to be true in this case...

I phoned around to a few different online stores that carry the Zune player i so desire...and NONE of them ship to Canada...i guess all those businesses couldn't be bothered to pay for all those dogsleds delivering the product to my igloo...and it would be even more difficult with the minus 80 Celsius and 10 feet of snow...and i guess we don't have paved roads either...or running water for that matter...who am i kidding...it's wishful thinking to have mainstream music at all...i can hardly get an AM radio station up here!!!...

well anyways...I ended up resulting to eBay much to my mom's dismay...(she has trust issues)...it turns out middle aged guys living in their parents basement don't have any problem selling and delivering to us crazy Canadians...

on a more cheery side note: i think i found my font of choice...

Technologic...

I've been setting my sights on this mp3 player for a couple weeks now...(I've never been one for Ipods)...BUT....the only thing keeping me from actually purchasing it is the fact that i most likely have to order it off the internet and get it shipped. This freaks me out slightly. Ordering things off the internet has never been an appealing perk for me. I know people that RAVE about internet purchasing...but it just seems so risky! like what if i order this little guy and it comes and it's BROKEN! That would totally suck! AND getting things shipped always means shipping fees and shipping delays and that's super annoying...

But even with all those hold-backs...i think i will go through with it...sigh

it BETTER get here before i leave for Switzerland...(shakes fist at screen)

Just Rembered!

Ok so...i had a dream last night that was just silly...i don't usually remember them...but this one was kinda awesome, in a lame kind of way...
I think it pretty much started with me meeting the Spice Girls...and they were getting ready for their tour and stuff...i was part of thier crew or something...and we were on a bus or something and I remember one of Sporty Spices solo songs was playing in there, and she demanded it be turned off...this is understandable (don't we all hate the sound of our own voice)...and then i reassured her that it was an awesome song (that was/is truth, no lie there)...and then they did some shows and whatever and they were going through big crowds of screaming fans...and i remember there was another group that dressed up LIKE them to revert the crowd away from the real thing...and for some reason the fake group was all guys crossdressing haha...and then time lapsed and some how I think i was PART of the spice girls all of a sudden...and i was living with a friend of mine that i haven't seen in like two years (her name is Marci, we played soccer together)...and i was like ok I'm going to switzerland in a couple months...and she was like "Nadine you can't!...the Spice Girls are doing so good with you a part of them!" and she showed me pictures of our success...and i was all torn and crying and i couldn't decide between the Spice Girls and Switzerland...and through all of this i was looking in a mirror, and my body was covered in new tatoos...which actually didn't look too bad!...and i magically had an awesome body haha...(at this point, my brain was waking up and i was realizing i was dreaming)...and then there were more tears...and then it was done...WHAT THE H! dreams are strange/great!!!
it's funny too cause i swear i haven't been thinking about the spice girls in that great of detail!...

...not in the last week or two anyways...

Big Plans!

Where: I'm going to live in Geneva, Switzerland for a year!

What: Living with a family taking care of their 2 boys (pretty much nannying)...All money earned goes towards travelling Europe!

Why: Now or Never...I've been wanting to go for a looong time and why not while I'm still young...sometimes being spontanious makes for the best experiences :D

When: I'll be leaving mid April-ish...

Who: obvious? I will be by myself though, except for the first couple weeks when a friend of mine will be showing me the ropes as i'll be taking her place...

and on a completely different topic...Happy 25th Birthday Derek my brother!

Big Bubbles...

There's nothing like a pack of Hubba Bubba gum to bring me back to the good ole days...Nope...not swing sets...not jean cut off shorts...not those colourful ponchos. Gum was the one thing that never failed...everytime i went grocery shopping with the mom, i had to snag me either a Bubbalicious...or the Hub. Usually the Watermelon flavour or Strawberry. To this day, gum get's me...It doesn't matter that it lasts for just five minutes...or that there's only five pieces per pack so i hesitate to share...or that it makes your jaw click...it's all about the tender luscious first few chews and the huge ass bubbles you can blow with it!!! Shout out to Lacey for giving me 4 packs of deliciousness for Christmas!! :D

Magical Fingertips...

I got a massage today...much needed. I have one question though...is it normal to feel a little nautious and headache-ish afterwards? Maybe its' cause my therapist was concentrating on my neck area. (By the way, my therapist is very very good y'all...she's my bud Andrea. She's very young, but makes up for it with those magical fingertips haha...). It's funny that, no matter how much it hurts to get all those knots grinded and squished, the idea of getting a massage is so dreamy and inviting. Every time I'm in the middle of the near torture on the massage table...I think to myself, "I am not coming back for a REALLY long time..." But there I am a couple months later, getting all giddy and pumped up to get another massage. Oh and FYI...always remember to shower before you get one...you don't want to be one of those people that massage therapists tell gross horror stories about...;D

Missing Out

Thanksgiving is one of my favourite holidays to celebrate...as it is for most of you I'm sure. BUT the thing that sucks is that I always end up having to work...I know i'm being kind of a whiner (I'm a good complainer), but it seriously makes me a little depressed. I don't think I've had a 'workless" thanksgiving for a few years now. Although I'm very thankful that I have a job I enjoy, I still can't help day dreaming about the good home made supper, home made dessert, and of COURSE the awesome company that I'm missing out on. This get's me thinking about how thankful I am for an extended family that i absolutely love. I know some people that have families that are kind of broken and they don't get along and there's lots of animosity...not with the Woudstra's! I do thank God for that...There's nothing better than goofing off with the cousins' for hours at a time :D...I hope there's still some time after my shift tonight to catch them before they leave...maybe we'll watch the Oilers game!