Christmas Countdown

So this weekend I managed to get half (yes HALF) my christmas shopping done!

Only 31 more shopping days left! :)

Is it to soon to be looking forward to Christmas?

I was in the dollar store about a month and a half ago and they already had the shelves lined with Christmas materials.

So when is it to soon to start thinking about Christmas?

Being in the malls and stores over this past weekend really started to ignite the Christmas spirit in me. Downtown Toronto at Christmas time is one of my all time favorite. The lights, the decorations, the buzzing atmosphere.

Only 59 more days :)

A Rainy Day

Some people hate it, but I have to say I love the rain!

Hope

Hope. A four letter word with oh so much meaning.

Lately I have realized that I hold out a lot of hope in my life. Hope for people and things. Hope that he`ll call. Hope that she`ll make time for me. Hope that things will get easier. I hold out so much hope, yet it continually fails me. Hope is just one big persistent let down.

Some people may see this as being sinister, but it`s the truth.
Hope. A four letter word with oh so much meaning, yet it just lets you down.

Fall Is Coming (well I guess it`s here)

So I may have gotten a little too excited today when I walked into the grocery store and saw the displays of pumpkins. I find fall such a beautiful season. The leaves changing color. It still being nice enough that you can go for a walk without it taking 10 minutes to get your outerwear on. All the great baking that can be done!

I have so many strong memories as a child going to farms and such at this time of year. Picking apples, pumpkins, etc, running through the hay mazes and just spending time with the family.

Thanksgiving is coming up in a few weeks and I am excited to go home to all the good food that usually emerges on this holiday. I am also looking forward to a family apple picking trip (hint hint mom).

Last Official Weekend of Summer

So we are heading into the last official weekend of summer, said the meteorologist on BT this morning. You can already feel the fall coolness coming into the air, which makes it a great time to rock out some new fall jackets, but I am also saddened that soon my sandals will all need to be packed away.

This weekend I have entitled catch up weekend, in which I plan to spend some good quality time with friends that I haven`t seen in a while and truly do miss. As I feel myself growing older, there seems to be less and less time to spend to get together with friends. Everyone has there own schedule and to find time that works for both parties is like magic. I have tried to make it one of my goals over the summer to get together with friends that I haven`t seen in a while and who hold a special place in my heart.


^^Random kids, but I thought it was a cute little group of friends.

The Opposite of Love

People like to say the opposite of love is not hate but indifference. There tends to be a whispered reverence around the expression, as if it has magical healing powers. Better to be hated then ignored by that angry ex of yours; better to be hated than ignored, generally. Otherwise, you may spend your life staring straight down the barrel of the opposite of love.