Five Good Things [Tony Edition]

1.  He will always cuddle upon request.  

2.  When we stay at his parents to commute to work in the morning; he always gets up before me, wakes me up, and packs my things and puts them next to the door so they're ready to go.

3.  He is superb @ Excel and financial management, both of which I suck at.

4.  He does not freak out when I freak out.  

It's a very good thing one of us is emotionally stable.

5.  He teaches me patience.  

Five Good Things

1. A full return on a pair of rubber boots that cracked after 4 months of wear. Hunter you disappointed me, but at least I got my moolah back.

2. A rich Georgia Mud Fudge Blizzard on a relaxing train ride.

3. $4 tank tops.

4. The Bookseller of Kabul. Heartbreaking, but good.

5. Sun, sun, suuuuuuun!!!!!

Five Good Things

My taste buds have been going crazy every since T and I got back from China.

I've been craving Asian food so badly.

1.  Ma La Food.
Roughly translated this means numbing and spicy food.
It's the specialty of my hometown, Chongqing.
What can I say?  I miss heartburn.

2.  Creamy Taro Bubble Tea.
Not all bubble tea are created equal.  Some are more watery than others.  I crave the creamy type.

3.  Edamame.
I think I've killed this craving by making 3 bags full of edamame and consuming them within 48 hours.

4.  Tofu.
And I'm not talking about the white soft ones.  I'm talking the chewy yellow-beige ones.

5.  Rice.
Oh, good old rice.  I love filling my stomach with you.
But alas you're so carby!

10 Things I Like About T.S.

1.  He remembers random facts about me, and whips them out, out of nowhere.
The other day we were driving, and he said, 'look there's your dream car,' and then pointed to a baby blue mini cooper in front of us.

2.  He always carries my heavy bags.  Always.

3.  He's incredibly gracious with this pathological latecomer.

4.  He is incredibly servant hearted.
Case in point he drives many kms for me.
From Toronto to Burlington to Guelph to Cambridge to Guelph and then back to Toronto.

5.  He cheerfully minces garlic, and scoops out squash for me.
I hate mincing garlic and scooping out squash.

6.  He willingly suggests and goes to farmer's markets with me because he knows I heart them.
What non-hippie, non-foodie guy wants to go to the farmer's market?

7.  When playing 'Worms', he gives me tips on how to kill his worms.
But it doesn't matter.  His engineering skills pwns mine anyway.

8.  He asks me kindly about my seasonal affective disorder, and tries to help.
Like buying me flowers on a regular basis.

9.  He is always gentle AND manly!  Like Jesus.  Even when disagreeing with me.

10.  He wears the same size pants as me so when I soak my pants with milk by accident, I can teef his shorts.
Like last night.

*Note:  He doesn't think he's a romantic, but he is.  Look at this list!  And there's more I have not written.

Five Good Things

1. Ancaster Old Mill for dinner.
2. Family hike and pumpkin picking and turkey dinner.
3. A real live doggy to snuggle and sleep with. For 4 nights at least.
4. A certain tall ginger with the initials T.S.
5. Friends who care enough to bring pecan pie and ask hard questions.

Five Good Things

1.  Fried Chicken from Popeye's
2.  Biscuit Sausage and Egg from McDonald's
3.  Peanut Butter ice cream from M&M meat shops
4.  Portabello mushroom sandwhich from the Bean Bar in Hamilton.
5.  Orange juice.  

Classes I Would Take

If I had the chance, I'd want to take classes in:

1.  Flower Arranging
2.  Jewelry- Smelting/Metal Working
3.  Interior Design
4.  Sewing
5.  Sailing


Which one is not like the others?

Five Good Things

1.  Chilly nights.
I can't sleep when it's hot.  I like to huddle under my down comforter.

2.  Fruity Fizz.
Raspberry/kiwi is my favourite.

3.  Quality time with T.S.

4.  Americanos.

5.  Portobello mushrooms.
Nom nom nom nom nom nom nom.

Five Good Things

1.  Friendly reminders to get off the train when you're near your stop.
2.  Naps.  I wonder how many times naps have made this list.
3.  Portobello mushrooms.
4.  Comfortable heels.
5.  Banter

Five Good Things

1.  A cute light teal dress.
2.  Seeing small budding fruits of my labor. 
Thanks Jesus, You didn't have to, but You did.
3.  Growing in maturity- in being able to make wise choices even though my emotions didn't feel like it.
4.  Slow cookers.
5.  Kettle Chips

Stuttgart and Cranko

New on the Bucket List:

Watch a performance by the Stuttgart Ballet, preferably in Stuttgart, Germany.
Even though that might not happen soon, the next best thing is to watch Jiri Jelinek perform in one of the National Ballet of Canada's productions, namely Onegin.  He was with Stuttgart for 9 years, and the word on the street is that he is currently the world's best Onegin.  It was so sad that he was out due to an injury.

They can't put Onegin on again too soon.

Also new on the Bucket List:

Watch John Cranko's Romeo & Juliet and Taming of the Shrew.

Ballet is my new thing.

Five Good Things

1.  Above 10 and below 25 weather.

2.  Reunions.

3.  Onegin.  

4.  Brown Eyeliner.

5.  SMS.

5 Current Musings On Singleness

1)  Life is so good without boy drama!
What is it about boy drama that just throws you more than anything else it seems?
Unfortunately it seems boy drama is the gauntlet you have to pass through to marriage.
Unless you have an arranged marriage.

2) It's much easier being content with being singleness when you're not over the moon for someone.
But then I start complaining about the lack of Christian men.
Bad on me.

3) I'm incredibly thankful that God hasn't allowed any boy drama into my life in the past few months.

4) There are a lot of perks to being single.

5) I can be content and want to be married at the same time.  They're not exclusive.

March Goals

I'm not even going to repost my February goals because I failed them all.  
That's right, all.
Methinks I was overly ambitious especially in light of that big project that I just finished.

Alright, here we go for March.

1.  Eat breakfast 5/7 days a week.
Gotta start small.
2.  Eat fruit 5/7 days a week.
3.  Climb 16 flights once a week.

4.  Plan BFF's shower.

5.  Finish editing wedding set and engagement set.

Five Good Things

1.  Parachute By Ingrid Michaelson
This song is literally on repeat on my iPhone. I cannot stop listening to it. It's the perfect "hopeless romantic" song.

2. Yogurt Parfaits
I've started eating yogurt parfaits in the morning in my attempt to be healthier

3. Sketching at the ROM
I've boycotted the ROM ever since that fateful visit in '99 when I realized that the ROM's special exhibit couldn't even match the MET's normal exhibit. I was (and still am) a bit of a museum snob. I went to sketch there, and it wasn't too bad, but I am still boycotting Ontario museums. Spoiled I know.

4. Encouraging Friends
I had to submit a little something something this past Wednesday, and it kinda drove me nuts. During this past week I also started to think that I was a bit nuts, well a little more nuts than usual for attempting this. I was and am so thankful for all the words of encouragement.

5. Spring is in the Air
I know it's cold, but to me spring is here. There's that lovely scent of spring, and those chirping birds.
I wonder who's going to get spring fever this year?

Five Good Things

1.  Free DVDs courtesy of my roommate.
2.  Chocolate trifle gelato.  Yummy.
3.  Coke.  The classic kind.  Unfortunately this non-pop drinker has started to purchase pop.  My teeth are rotting as we speak.
Er...as I type, and as you read.
4.  Windex.  In a household of multiple glass surfaces, Windex is a lifesaver.
5.  Family day.  

Five Good Things

1.  Above 0 weather.
2.  Birds chirping.
3.  Frozen custard.
4.  Prompt apartment maintenance.
5.  Tealish

Five Good Things

1.  Warm wool socks.  Handmade ones.
2.  Spumoni.
3.  Enoki Hotate Bacon.
Enoki mushrooms and scallops wrapped in bacon from Guu.
Party in your mouth times three.
4.  Fresh laundry.
Even though I really hate doing laundry.  I don't know why.
It's pretty effortless.
5.  Roommate bonding.

10 (Gonna Try) To Do's For February

1.  Start meal planning.
McDonald's loves me because I eat like crap, and their burgers are my default food of choice.
Them and those street dogs that are everywhere in Toronto.

2.  Eat fruits weekly.
I know how sad this is, but truly if I don't make myself, I probably won't remember the last time I had fruit.  Very sad times indeed.

3.  Exercise weekly.
Running up or down the stairs to catch the subway because I'm running late in the morning, yet again, does not count.

4.  Start sleeping at 10:30pm again.
One month of travelling has turned my entire sleeping routine topsy turvy, and I was too lazy in January to reclaim it.

5.  Start eating breakfast, the meal of champions again.

6.  Post one sketch weekly.
I've been drawing quite a lot, and I've been meaning to share the fun, but laziness has struck yet again.  For some reason the idea of scanning and uploading seems like such a mountain to move in my head.

7.  Start editing sets.
I've one wedding, one engagement, one shower, one maternity, and one baby shoot to edit that I know of.
I want to start...somewhere.
I also think I've forgot some shoots.

8.  Dance once a week.
Must...not...let....laziness...take away dance.

9.  Drink 8 glasses of water a day.
I've truly been neglecting the health of my body.  This shall be remedied.

10.  Clean apartment  everyday.

Five Good Things

1.  Fuchsia Roses
You know you're a nerd/hopeless romantic sap when you buy yourself flowers.
That and you really miss Spring.
2.  Carrot Cake
This is the only "vegetable dessert" that I will go near.
Vegetables and dessert shouldn't really mix, but this is the exception.
3.  Naps
4.  The Genius Bar at the Apple Store
They were kind enough to tell me that the reason my iPhone headphone jack isn't working is because I have failed to completely shove my earbuds into the sucker.
I FAIL.  Again.
5.  Bath and Body Works Sale
This week I bought like a years' worth of hand soap.  My friend, C.G. said to me,

"You know you look OCD, right?"

Ah well, no point in hiding it.  I is crazy already.