Notre Weekend Charmant dans Montréal

Yes, if you read french you will see the title says that Josh and I had a lovely weekend in Montréal!

We decided to go somewhere on Friday after I was successful in securing a place for the pups here. We weighed our options between Boston and Montréal and finally went with the later because:

A) It is an hour closer to drive (which it ended up NOT being! Montréal is a 2.5 hour drive from our house, but of course we managed to get ourselves lost and had to backtrack 1.5 hours out of our way to find the hwy we needed! Arg! Not a good way to start a vacation!)
B) We thought since it was Memorial Day Weekend,and Montréal is in Canada, it wouldn't be as busy. (I'm sure we were wrong about this too because it took me three hours on the internet to find a hotel that wasn't booked solid!)

So once we finally got to Montréal, we found our hotel and checked out our "european style" room. I was a little worried about the condition of the hotel since there weren't many photos on their website. Let me just say for the record, there is a reason why there aren't many photos. No, not because the room was dirty, but because it was THE TINIEST ROOM KNOWN TO MAN! Apparently, "europeans" are quite small and don't need to, say, sit on the toilet straight like a normal person. They like to sit on it sideways because there are no room for their legs between the wall and the seat. And the shower? Two foot square works fine for them! Why on earth would you need to turn around in the shower? As if a back needs to be washed! Even the TV was tiny, only 13"! Josh and I got a good laugh out of it, though so it was all in good fun.

Anyhow, Saturday we drove down to Rue Sainte-Catherine and saw a movie at the Paramount. Besides worrying incessantly that the car wasn't going to be there when we got back, (We had some confusion reading the french parking meter and were unsure whether we were supposed to pay. Since we hadn't yet transferred our funds to Canadian, paying wasn't an option.) we had a nice time. I just love big movie theatres! We saw Star Wars of course, and aside from some VERY fake looking lava, it wasn't that bad! I think I actually liked it better than Josh! (He was pissed off about some 'glaring errors' Lucas made that apparently contradicted the early movies.)

Hmm.. So on to Sunday. Actually, I better continue this tomorrow, this post is long and I've got to get home, work is over! :)

to be coninued...

Hello...anyone out there?

It's been way too long since you have posted! I want to know what is going on with you. My life is boring right now. We did nothing all weekend, except move of course. We were up until 2:00 a.m. every night! It was worth it though. We got everything unpacked. I wanted it all done before I had to come back to work today. I think the kitties are starting to get along nicely. Tess has finally quit hissing at Boomer everytime he walks by. She's not ready for much more than that though. This morning, she was laying on the rug in the living room and Boomer tried to lay next to her, but she got up and left. Anyhow, just wanted to let you know that I was settled in. How was your weekend?

one more thing...

I forgot to tell you that Jason & Marly are engaged now. That's about the last of Doug's friends from high school. He's the only one left...

Down to the wire!

I am going to start moving tomorrow...yes, tomorrow. How crazy is that. I'm pretty much all the way packed, but I've still got some stuff to do. Like go to the post office for change of address forms, take more boxes to Doug. I still need to buy a new trash can, some kind of tote for my sweaters and a shower curtain liner. There are a ton of other things, but I think they are going to have to wait. I'll be broke enough as it is.

I just stumbled upon one of our page's blogs (he knows my brother and there was a link to it on Brandon's site). Last week he wrote that we were riding him extra hard at work and he was looking for a new job. This guy is our best page in such a long time. If he leaves I don't know what we'll do. I guess I shouldn't be looking at those things anymore...bad Misty for snooping.

We picked up Doug's mom from the airport last night. She was in New Orleans for a conference. She brought us back t-shirts, so nice of her. She also underestimated my size, which in an odd way makes me feel good. It's a small so it fits everywhere but around my hips of course. Oh well, she brough Doug a large so his probably won't fit across his shoulders.

Well, if I don't post for awhile you'll know why. Have a good holiday weekend. :-)

6 days to go...

Still haven't packed anymore either. We went to Wal-Mart last night to have copies of the key made and the guy there was an idiot. I told him three times I wanted 2 copies and he seemed surprised when he handed me only one and I asked for another one. And to top it off, they don't work.

Where were you all weekend? I tried to call a couple of times. You and Josh must have been doing something fun.

I had a fairly busy weekend. Friday night was Sarah's (3 hour long) SRO concert at school. It was so unorganized. I felt awful for all those kids, because they had some talented singers, but their direction was horrendous. Then I got up early on Saturday morning and hit some garage sales with my mom & dad. I bought a sewing machine for $2 and the girl claims it works, but it's kind of finicky. I figure for $2 I can take it to a repair shop no problem. I bought some other stuff too...an outfit for Jackson and Hannah, some stuff for work, a tea kettle, a humidifier and a cannister set and I only spent $18. Not bad, I thought. Mom got some nice J.C. Penney tab top curtains for Sarah's room for $6 and she got a pair of Polo Jeans for my dad for $3. So we had a pretty good day. Saturday night was Cheyenne and Bart's wedding. Doug whined the whole time and so we left at 8:30, before any of the dancing and all the fun stuff. And on Sunday we went to see Star Wars Episode III. Doug gives his approval. Much better than the first two he says. In fact, he's ready to go see it again. That's about all for now. I've got to iron my shirt for work. Have a good Monday.

Star Wars Mania!

Not really, but I am trying to order tickets online and it won't let me. I already ordered 4 this morning and now Doug wants me to order 3 more for his brother and nephews and the stupid website is down. I've been trying off and on for the last 2 hours or so. Fun times, let me tell you. I think Doug even thinks it's my fault somehow! Silly boy!

Shouldn't I be packing now?? Uh-huh.

I went to Wal-Mart today for 3 things: tampons, panty liners, and to make copies of our new house key. I got the tampons and the panty liners, but no keys. As a matter of fact I wandered around Wal-Mart for 20 minutes trying to remember what it was I was forgetting to get and I managed to put about $50 more stuff in my cart. So back to Wal-Mart for me. Yuck! Hopefully this time I won't spend quite so much. Although, I do want (sort of need) to get: iron & ironing board, bathroom rug, shower curtain liner, eye drops, and a tea kettle...plus the aforementioned keys, and I saw a cute pair of sandals that I'm seriously considering.

I need motivation!!!!

We still have 12 days to go and I still only have 3 boxes packed. The same three boxes I packed a month ago. :-( Why is packing such a pain in the butt??

12 Days and Counting!

So we almost weren't going to move. I haven't said that to anyone so far, so shh... We got into a big fight Friday night while Doug was drinking. Surprise, surprise. I think some of it came out because he was nervous, and some of it because he was drinking. I'll tell you more about it some other time, it's easier to explain on the phone. Speaking of which, Doug looked at our first cell phone bill tonight and he saw our 81 minute phone call and almost freaked out. I told him three times that it was on a Sunday, so it was free. He had to stop foaming at the mouth before he could look at the date.

Anyhow, argument over. Have made up. Very happy now! Bought washer & dryer last night for $180. It's used (obviously), but looks fairly decent and has a 30 day warranty. We were going to try and get something new, especially after we saw the Nebraska Furniture Mart ad last week. They had a pair on sale for $398. Unfortunately, we were too late. I called them yesterday morning and they were all sold out. So then I finally got motivated and just started calling all kinds of places. And we found something that wasn't going to take all of our money this week, so that was pretty much the selling point. I can't wait to use them. I can't to move, period.

Pissed Off!

I am seriously pissed off at blogger! My first post in much too long and it decides to erase it! It was long too! What the hell?

The gist of it, since I don't have time to retype it all...

1. I went to a Cota Glass Party over the weekend and spent way too much money! The stuff is really beautiful, and I told Dee (secretary here) that I would consider doing a book party for her. (she just became a consultant and is desperate to book a party) I'd give you the link to their website, but it sucks! There are no pictures!

2. The hills and mountains are bright green now! I would think I was living in Ireland, except there are cows on the hills instead of sheep.

3. Holy cow, you been kicking my ass on the booklist! I seriously need to start reading faster!

4. I was inspired by the story of the woman who started Cota Glass (her husband lost his job and she had to support her family. She started her business with only $200 and now sells her glass in over 250 stores all over New England!)

So I bought a new baby! Check her out!

I bought her on ebay! She's an old one, but is stacked to the gills with all the expensive graphic design software I can't afford myself. She's gonna help me make some bucks! I'm naming her Apple Dumpling. Isn't that absolutely nauseating?

I'm still upset...

...about the kitchen. Doug asked me last night if I really minded the wallpaper and I told him that I didn't hate it. Wrong answer. I should have said I hated it with a passion and would never be able to cook a meal in there or something to that effect. I wonder though, am I really upset about the wallpaper or is it just Doug's dad that is pissing me off? After Doug told me that stuff I just can't seem to seperate the two. Because as soon as Doug mentioned (again)that he was going to reglue the wall paper I started getting mad. I tried changing the subject. Telling Doug that we've already gotten into too many arguments over some dumb wallpaper, but I just couldn't get it out of my head. Maybe what I can't get out of my head is the fact that I feel like Doug won't listen to me. He won't even consider that what I say might be feasible because it is different than what his dad says. It upsets me and makes me wonder whether or not we have a real communication problem.

It must be freezing in hell right now...

Sarah had to find an outfit to wear to the Lampion assembly today and guess whose closet she raided? I'm not just talking about a top or my shoes, she took everything from my closet. The skirt, the top, the shoes, even the slip! I don't know how I should feel about this. Glad that I'll be moving soon, so she can't take all of my clothes?? Not that she hasn't been taking my stuff for years. It's just mostly been makeup, shoes and very occasionally a sweatshirt. You know what the saddest part of all is? My clothes looked better on her than on me! Granted the skirt is at least 2 years old and I think I had to have been much skinnier then. Also, the shirt was one of those ones that I bought from Rue21 that shrunk so much by the 3rd time I washed it I haven't worn it since. And she was so excited to wear my clothes that I ended up giving them to her. Just the skirt and the top. I need the slip and my shoes.

Vacation Plans

Yes, you read that correctly. I was thinking yesterday about when would be good to take a vacation and the best thing I came up with was Columbus Day weekend. Maybe fly in on Thursday or Friday and leave on Monday? I asked Doug last night what he thought about it, but he's not even sure he'll be working at SG this fall, so there's probably little chance that he'll get to come. But we'll keep our fingers crossed just in case.

Speaking of Doug, they started the St. Joe job yesterday. And he was in a great mood except for one little thing...someone stole the battery charger and battery to his drill. All night I had to hear...'3 years in KC and nothing was stolen, the first day in St. Joe...' Poor guy.

Anyhow, nothing much else to say. I'm going to KC tomorrow to visit Rebecca and then on Saturday I'm taking my mom out for mother's day. Have a good weekend.

Feeling Icky

I had a sore throat the other day that I thought was nothing, until it turned into a full blown cold. It sucks. And of course I have a dentist appointment tomorrow that I'm going to have to cancel since I can't breathe through my nose at the moment and am liable to sneeze at any time. On the bright side, my sore throat is gone. It has been replaced by a terrible cough.

Doug and I got into a fight again last night. Apparently his father now has decided it will be impossible to take the wallpaper down in the kitchen because it will ruin the drywall. So now he doesn't want to mess with it. I don't think it would ruin the drywall, my parents don't think it will ruin the drywall, but who knows. Even if it did cause some damage, we could surely putty it and fix it that way. Doug told me his dad wants to reglue the wallpaper. We're definitely not doing that. I'd rather live with it peeling off then try to affix it back to the wall. One day someone's going to take it off and there is no point in trying to make it restick. If everything goes according to plan, I'm going to take it off and paint the damn walls (with the help of my parents).

Feeling Guilty...

Last night after I got off the phone with you, I called Angela to give her my new number (btw, I need to give it to you still...I'll send it in email). While I was on the phone with her I mentioned that Doug & I would be moving into Desire's old house and she told me that they were moving too. I guess Jay's cousin wants to move back to his house now. They still have to find a place. And then she was telling me that she thinks they are going to look into housing or some other government assistance programs because with Jay in school they can't really afford much. Of course I didn't mention the huge price break that we are getting, and at that point realized that I really couldn't mention it. But I feel bad. Should I have called Desire and told her and offered to back out?? They could really use a break like that. Doug & I could afford something else. I don't want to back out. I've already changed the utilities over and have been packing and everything. Should I be feeling guilty about this? It's not like Angela calls enough for us to really know what is going on, but now that I do I feel bad.