So I bought a car on tuesday. Put 500 kms on it in a week (so easy!). Pumped my first tank of gas ever (i know, i can't believe I had never done it before either!). Had my birthday. Back to work on monday ( Read more... )

Mark got the job at OEM today, he starts orientation tomorrow ( Read more... )

So I got approval on the car (Yay!) but I won't know if I can take it until I hear from the bank (which may be Monday). I also should wait until Monday or Tuesday to hear if Mark gets the job he's hoping for at OEM (where NIck and Matt work). They're calling his references, so that is good... but we have to wait to see if it pans out ( Read more... )

I am awaiting approval for a lease on a 2009 Toyota Matrix with a lot of bells and whistles. I am excited!!!

guess what colour?

the new orange! So hot!


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I have an appointment at the bank tomorrow to ask for some loan consolidation. Hopefully this consolidation (if they give me what I'm asking for) will allow me to lease a new car in may or june. Yup, I think I'm going to lease a car for 4 years. I calculated the following for all your nay-sayers:

If I purchase a car this year I will only be able to ( Read more... )

I am currently baking bread once again. Only this time it's 12:30am ( Read more... )

I'm learning to make Paska all by myself. I decided to start making it for Easter this year since Mom won't be around for Easter. Plus, we haven't had it in years and it's so good.
MMMMMmmm

Here's what I've done so far:


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Mark and I are going through some kind of Age Crisis. He's turning 30 this Saturday and I'll be 25 in April. We've talked a lot about where we wanted to be by now verses where we are including what we want for the years to come ( Read more... )

I'm so glad that Mark is my best friend. He always keeps the things that I either make excuses about, or overlook in perspective.

I'm so glad that he's always here for me. It seems some days that he is the only one who wants to talk. That's why we make a good team.

So mom's at the Miseracordia and she's in a semi-private room with a deaf mute lady. (Good thing too since mom snores so loud!) We're going to visit her today before supper. Dad and Nick and Deb are also going to see her today too ( Read more... )