A royal fail....

I love Mount Royal University! I love the people I have met and the facilities it has to offer me!

However, this summer I have become disappointed with the recreation centre!

I decided to get a membership there over the summer because it was going to cost me only 79.00, which is a great deal!

But it's just the small little things that made me think I should have got a membership at the World Health club, who was offering a student summer membership!

For example, the parking issue, they should offer students a gym parking pass that maybe costs 20 dollars for two months or even 20 dollars a month! Because paying 4 dollars every time gets costly. But if there was a special, cheaper parking pass for students, who are using the recreation facility during the summer, this wouldn't be a problem!

Also, one day I forgot my lock for my locker, so I went to the front and asked if they had a lock I could use. It was a dollar for the lock. Upon returning the lock, I didn't get my dollar back. I think that they should take the money as a deposit, but return the money once you have returned the lock!!! Why keep my dollar?! I returned your lock!

A few more things that could make the gym just a little bit more luxurious would be the addition of fans, when I am working out and all sweaty, I sure do love a good fan! And as for the upstairs, a few times I have forgotten my iPod at home and had the most boring work out because they do not play any music upstairs!

Don't get me wrong I love Mount Royal, it's a great school, and their recreation centre is great, but everything has it's flaws, and the recreation is no exception to this!!

Kick it up a notch!!

-B

Not Flattered

** Bertha is a made up name that has been created for privacy issues, Bertha is very fitting....

Bertha was a friend. I thought I was a good friend to Bertha, I came up for her birthday first year of college and since then have been her only friend to come to her birthdays, I lent her money so that she could pay for half of her spring semester, lent her money to pay for half her security deposit and have been nothing but a good friend!

However, Bertha has not been that great of a friend. I have been told that she spoke of me ill behind my back calling me a "goody, goody bitch." She gets mad at the drop of a hat, and the worst trait of all is that she is a major copy cat.

Not trying to toot my horn and make me seem like I am amazing and all that, but she copies everything that I do!

For example: One evening I mentioned that I was going to the mall the next day to buy blue eye shadow. Bertha asked me if it was possible if she could tag along, and I happily said sure. But while we were at the mall the next day all of the sudden Bertha says to me "My boyfriend wants me to get blue eyeshadow." All I could say was
ok....

Another example: I desperately wanted a crock pot... Bertha said in response "Why would you need a crock pot?" I replied "To make delicious soups!" Two days later Bertha says to me..."I told my mom I needed a crock pot for when I move into a new place." I asked her why SHE now needed a crock pot... her reply was simply "To make delicious soups!" I wanted to slap her!

I could go on forever about many of Bertha's copy attempts, people have told me that copying is one of the highest forms of flattery, but I am not flattered, I am annoyed to the max!

You be you and I'll be me. Why would you want to be me when I wouldn't want to be you.

-B

The "C" word

"Ami, I want to tell you something, but before I do, I just want to let you know that everything is going to be okay." Those are the words my mother said to me just before she burst out into tears.

It turns out my mom was diagnosed with cancer. I hate that word, as do most people who have been so unfortunate to either have been stricken with the disease, or lost someone to it.

I have been affected by it,just as many have, two years ago I was devastated when my Grandpa Bev was taken from us prematurely due to bone cancer, one of the most painful I hear.

I was so confused as to what my mom was talking about, luckily my father was there to help her tell me. My mother had surgery about 3 or 4 weeks ago now to remove a lump in her breast, that wasn't thought to be cancerous. But it was exactly opposite!

This devastated my mom and our visit wasn't like it usually was, full of fun. I tried to stay strong but couldn't help but cry, afterall this is my best friend we are talking about!

My mom wasn't her usual self, she would burst out bawling while out and about, she barely ate a thing when we would go out to eat, and when she met my boyfriends parents for the first official time, she seemed sad and distant!

I prayed for her every night and I cried hard, but realized God will only give you what you can handle, and I know that she was going to pull through!

But just this last Wednesday my mother called me bawling, her test are clear! She is in the clear, they still, however, need to do a surgery to remove more tissue and check her nodes, but things are looking up!

My mom is back to her normal self! She has more life in her step then she ever has. And I am thankful, because I could never loose my mother, she is my rock, my best friend and the person I share my dreams with. Her unconditional love and support means the world to me!

-Thanks be to God.

B

Making changes

I need to make a change.

The change I need to make is to tone up and loose the extra weight I have so recently acquired.

Lately I have fallen into bad eating habits, I used to be so good. I didn't eat sweets (well occasionally), no bread, no potatos, no fast food or french fries!

I work out not super regularly right now, but I do work out, and it's not worth anything unless I can control my eating!

I was doing so well, and then things went down hill. I moved into a new apartment and faced with stress I began to eat and over eat! It was devastating to me to see what I had done to myself! I was eating massive portions and these massive portions were making me unhappy. I was depressed, I could feel myself getting bigger but couldn't help myself, I was over indulging. After today there will be no sugar unless it's in fruit or yogurt.

There will be no bread

There will be no fast food or ice cream of any kind until I start to feel better about myself!

I WILL make this change!
I Will reach my goal!!
I WILL feel better about myself!

I'll let ya'll know how it goes!

-Feel Good, Live better!

B

Fun-due, Fondue!!!!

My best friend got married on May 30th. It was a beautiful ceremony held in our town Museum. I was the maid of honour and was so hounoured to be standing next to my best friend as she entered into marriage with the love of her life!

The night before her wedding I planned a girls night! I unfortunately was unable to attend her bachorlette party, so this was going to be the bride-to-be-party thrown by me!

My party was centered around fondue and margaritas!!

My aunt lent me her brand new Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville Margarita Machine.
The food fair that was present was chocolate fondue. To dip in the fondue we had tons of fruit: pineapple, apples, cantaloupe, grapes, and of course strawberries!
Also to dip was: rice krispie squares, marshmallows (which could be roasted over one of the fondue burners, and graham crackers! One could even make a s'more!
On the table in old fashion milkshake glasses I had 4 different flavours of 5 cent candies!

It was the greatest party ever and so much FUN! Everyone loved the Fondue fair! We ended the night playing a game of catchphrase, and then me and the girls retired to the basement, since we had to be up at 6am to get our hair done!

I love planning parties, and this one I especially enjoyed because it was for someone special. My best friend of 17 years, Heather!

I wish her and her Husband Pat a lifetime of happiness!!!

-Friends forever.
B

Warm Fuzzy!!!

"You look great today"
"I love your shoes, they are so cute!"
"Your new hair cut looks great!"
"Can I help you with that?"
"Here, let me get that!"

Share a warm fuzzy today, because you never know who's day you are going to make with a few kind, simple words. I have been making it my personal duty to give as many warm fuzzies out in a day that I possibly can. And the smiles that I receive from these kind words makes me feel better to!! Warm fuzzies can be gestures, actions, or words that are positive and kind! the thing about warm fuzzies is that they are not a one way street, you will reap many a reward by adding them into your daily routine! So go on, try a warm fuzzy on for size!!!


- Be kind in life and life will be kind to you
B

The perfect roommate???

I have not blogged in sometime, and sooooo much has happened in this time, there has been some life changing events and situations that have opened my eyes.

I just moved into a new apartment, it's a pretty nice apartment with a prime location! My roommate is my friend and previous roommate of two school years. We went through two school years battling our other untidy roommates, so naturally, we thought us moving in to a new apartment was a good idea.

But so far that hasn't been the case, she has been unclean, lazy and unmotivated to make our apartment feel like a home. She leaves garbage everywhere, doesn't wipe off the kitchen counters once she has dirtied them, and hasn't cleaned the bathroom since we have moved in (don't worry, I've been cleaning it). I don't know why my roommates attitude has changed, she was so clean in Res, or at least I thought. But now that our situation has changed, so has her cleaning habits.

Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to speak ill of my roommate, but after two years of living in Res and now living with my roommate outside of Res, I realize there is no such thing as a perfect roommate.

All I know, is that I have to do right by me and clean up after myself. It's sure a sad state of affairs to know only one month into our living arrangements that I will not be re-signing another year lease with this roommate. I will find other plans that suite me better!

- Do what's best for you!

B