Thank GOD for weekends!!!

Sooooo....

Court went OK. Lynne and I didn't even have to talk. We were in there 20mins, the judge argued with our ex-landlord, then we were adjourned until he received the proper paperwork (so basically, we were being put on hold until another day). So, to make a long story short, we talked to him outside the courtroom and came up with a settlement, which was almost half than what he was suing us for. We figured the chances of him winning were MINIMUM 50%, and we were both making ourselves sick with nervousness, that we just wanted it all over with. So we met with him the next day, worked out our payment plan, signed a contract and BAM!, done! Thank GOD!

Just got home from work about a half hour ago. Time to get a lil sleep and its now my weekend! I've learned not to stress myself out much about work anymore, but sometimes u can't help it and this week was just one of those weeks. I'm not going to get into specifics (who knows who reads this! LOL), but I'm just glad the week is over! I must say though...they announced a week ago who was going to be in line for performing at our new collessium (theater addition we're builing for when we become Ceasars Windsor in June) and I'm pretty excited about it all! I really do believe it will boost business and be beneficial. I like change too, so I'm waiting to see what's in store.

Prediction for tonight's Idol: Brooke White, GONE! The way she acts, her facial expressions...a lil fake and creeping me out...not why I think she's gone, but had to mention that LOL. She's unique, but just not as strong as the others. Who knows, we'll see if I'm right....All I know is my damn Pistons better pull out a win tonight! Come on now...#2 in the entire NBA and they can't sweep the 76er's?!?! Wow...PULL IT TOGETHER!!!

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Hehe...

As usual, I've let this blog get away from me! :) Crazyness that I went to update my profile and it still said I was 25! I'm 28 now...where does the time go? Anyway, not going to get into the excuses or why I haven't made entries...but, I'm here now! lol

Can't sleep whatsoever...

I have to go to court today :(. My loser of an ex-landlord is suing me and my former roommate (a really good friend of mine) for leaving before our lease was up. I know, I know, it's a contract and we shouldn't have broken it, but we gave 60 days notice and basically BEGGED our landlord for his help, and he wouldn't. We had no other choice. I mean, my friend got offered a job promotion, but in a city 3hrs away...we already hated being in this place because there were constant issues and failed promises...so I'm not going to make her give up on something better for her future for three months of rent. So, we just left and almost 6 months later,we were served with papers. He's also claiming that he had to re-paint for an UNREALISTIC price...we won't get into that part. Anyway, still working midnights so it's hard for me to sleep to be up at 8:30am (I was off last night), and that coupled with being nervous about today just isn't workin' for me. I lied down around 2:30am, saw the clock again @ 3:30am and have been up steady since 5:30am :( ....I gotta work later tonight too! Knowing my luck, I'll be sitting in court all day, lose, get no sleep, then it'll be crazy busy at work! LOL...ok, I'm not going to think negatively. I've heard mixed things about people's experiences with these types of situations, so I think there is a possibility we could win, or maybe the amount getting reduced (who knows, I don't want to get my hopes up either! so, I'm neutral lol), sleep I can catch up on any time lol...and busy at work is good, whether people wanna think it or not, because it makes my job more secure if the money is coming in :), and it makes the night go by quicker!

Other than that, still in a constant weight battle. At the start of 2008 I vowed not to go on any diets, but to just eat better and exercise. Psychologically not calling it a diet actually is a HUGE thing, because diets make me fail and I don't want to feel guilty. I just want to feel positive and know that I can't, and won't, deny myself anything...I'll just make better choices. Well...after the first 3 months, I lost 24lbs. I had a 2 week span in there that I fell off the "eating better" wagon, but I won't let myself dwell on that...it's gonna happen. Now, into the start of my next three months, im up to almost a 3 week span of not keeping on track. Trust me, I WANT to feel guilty, but I can't let myself. Sunday starts a new week and I'll get myself back on track! :)

I was seeing someone for a short period of time, but I'm thinking that's coming to an end. I don't want to air him out or make him sound bad on here, cuz who knows who comes across this, but I think the root of the problem is we jumped into things and didn't take the time to really get to know eachother first. Because of that, we assumed things about eachother and now are at the point where those assumptions almost can't be erased...so, we're not giving eachother a chance. He's a great guy; smart, good looking and the passion we have when we're together face-to-face is amazing. But, he has priorities and things going on in his life and I have personally things I need to work on within myself, so it's just not a good time and honestly maybe we're just not meant to happen. I mean...things happen for a reason, right? I think we're different people too...and at 28, while I don't think I need to marry the next man I date, I do think that he needs to be marriage material and I know this guy is, but I don't know if he is the right material for me and the future I want. Regardless, I'm hoping we can stay in touch and who knows what the future will hold!

Well, I might try to fit another hr of sleep in before my alarm goes off!...ttyl :) hehe

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Crazy CRAZY Crazy...

...I haven't written since February!!!

Ok, no surprise there really LOL...If you've read previously (DOES anyone read this? lol) then you know I do that quite often, but I always come back to this online journal...not because I necessarily want anyone to read it, but because it almost feels like a release to type up an entry.

Alright, so this is going to sound repetitive, but I've started a new diet. I'm a yo-yo'er to the highest degree. I've struggled with weight all my life and am not happy in my body AT ALL. Yes, I am a trendy girl, but I don't want to lose weight to look like something I THINK I should look like, or to impress someone. It's because I'm just not comfortable in my skin. I used to start diets and think ahead to my final goal and looking great walking on the beach in a bikini, but that's so far away that I think it was setting me up for failure. It made me want all the weight to come off ASAP and that's not realistic. So, right now I'd be happy to fit in the majority of my clothes...or at least more than what I am now! Like I just said, I'm trendy, so it kills me that I can't fit in anything I WANT to wear. Instead I'm wearing t-shirts and jogging pants because I don't want to buy a bunch of clothes at this size (because I don't ever want to be it again and I don't want to for much longer) and there really isn't much around here that is cute of bigger girls...

Anyways...Enough rambling about that. What I have started is the South Beach Diet. At work we had a contest going back in March where you get in groups and the one that losing the most weight wins gift certificates. It was a GREAT way to boost morale at work and promote a healthy lifestyle. When you work somewhere with 4,000+ employees, you're reaching a good amount of Windsorites about their health. At the time I was doing weight watchers, but was heading on vacation to NY and...well, I'm sure u get the picture...and the rest of my team kinda gave up as well. One team...three guys that work for me...ended up winning and what they did was South Beach. After listening to them talk about it and give tips/information, I was intrigued and bought the book. Well, u know me...can't stick to anything :( so I tried starting it about a million times (in the last 2 months) and caved in after the 1st or 2nd day. See, the first 2 weeks of the diet are REALLY hard because u can't have ANY carbs (no sugar, no starches/bread), so there isn't much to be eaten and I would get frustrated and wonder how I would get thru the 2 weeks.

Well...all I needed was to psych myself up and I finally did! I've completed 9 outta the first 14 days and so far have lost 9 lbs!!! :) I still have today to get thru and 4 more days, but if I've made it this far I'm not going to stop now. I already feel better...I don't feel bloated (from eating a lot and tons of CRAP) and I just have more energy...I can't give that up! Once the 2 weeks are up, u start to lose weight slower, but I keep telling myself it's healther that way. I'll be able to re-introduce carbs and fruit (I've missed fruit! lol) and I'll be on my way to a healthier and HAPPIER me :). The good thing about this diet, as opposed to something like Weight Watchers, is the book actually teaches you what food does to your body. WW just says, here is the plan, do what we say and you'll lose weight. That's all fine and dandy, but I like knowing the back-up information. By knowing what certain foods do to your body, you always have that in the back of your head and instead of always thinking I have to lose more, I will be thinking that I need to stay healthy. Also, with WW I was ALWAYS hungry. There is no portion control with this diet. Obviously you need to be realistic, but when I'm hungry I eat! I don't have to worry about using all my points and leaving my stomach growling for hours. I mean, the first 4 days I would say were rough and my stomach growled, but now I'm used to eating better and whatnot, so I'm adjusting :)

Enough about that!

Other than all the weight loss stuff there isn't too much going on. I'm on vacation at the moment. Haven't been doin' too much. I just really needed a break from work for a bit and a chance to relax. I didn't really want to go anywhere or pack my week with too much stuff. I went to the Tiger's game Wednesday with Jacks. It was great! Any baseball/sporting event is great, but it was cool to spend time with Jacks and the fireworks at the end for the 4th of July were great! Jacks got great news too that she got called back to the casino...so it was an awesome day! :)

Tonight I may head out to the Epiqure (I soooo spelled that wrong! LOL) Fest down at the river with family & friends. It's like a celebration of food. I know, I know...I'm on a diet, but I have great willpower when I want to :) and I've been around some situations in the last 9 days where I could have fallen off, but haven't, so I'm good. Plus, my mom has started on the diet now and her willpower isn't as strong as mine at times...in fact I've been making most of her meals :) hehe, so she kinda needs me there for moral support. We can support eachother!

Saturday Jacks and I are going shopping in states. Not to talk about my diet AGAIN (LOL), but the U.S. has a LOT more selections for my diet, so I'm looking forward to that. Also, they have all the South Beach products that I can start having after the 2 weeks (which will be next Wednesday) so I'm gonna stock up! Normally when I've been going over there to shop I only have a couple hours and can't take my time, because I have to work around schedules of people with NORMAL hours (lol), so it'll be great to spend the day and take my time. Then Saturday night Lynnee comes home to visit!!! She moved away at the beginning of May and I miss her like crazy. Maybe her and I will grab a drink, or whatever...just spend time together!

Sunday I'm headin' to another Tigers game...to see Big Papi :) haha. Should be a good game. A lot of people are looking forward to the series with Boston. After the game, Jacks and I will meet up @ Lynne's family BBQ. Unfortunately we'll only get a few hours there with her because she has to drive back to Waterloo to work in the morning, but nevertheless it will be great! Then the last 2 days of my vacation I'll just get some small things done and relax :) It's going by too fast, but don't they always? I have another in August and Ryan and I are trying to talk my parents into going to Vegas (maybe Oct or Nov) so I'll be good :)

Hmmmm...well seeing as I haven't written since February, I guess another thing to update is that I moved back home. Lynne got offered a promotion to management at the new store opening in Waterloo (about 3 hrs away). She didn't want to upset me by going and not talking to me about it, but I could NEVER let her pass that opportunity up! The issue was that our lease on our apartment was until the end of August so we would have to try and break it or come up with a plan. We already had decided we would leave at the end of the lease (we were not happy there), so I had no problem breaking the lease. Unfortunately our landlord didn't want to help us :( so we just left! Naughty naughty I know, but so far so good! I did think of maybe looking into buying a house, or renting a one bedroom on my own. I COULD have stayed at our place til the end of the lease, but with my bills I would have be STRETCHING big time to pay. So, in the end I decided to skip all those choices and come back home to save money. I hate being alone all the time, I'm a family person and they welcomed me back...so here I am. I may be too old for it, but oh well!

That's pretty much it...went to NYC again in March. This time Shawn came with us and we were a lil longer. Of course it was a blast :) We went to 4 broadway shows, which was also very awesome...Altar Boyz, Chicago, Color Purple and Rent again :) This time we won the lottery (well Shawn did) and go to sit in the second row (which is VERY exciting for HUGE Rent fans!). You only get 2 tix in the lottery and Shawn was SOOOOOOO amazing and gave them to Lynne and I. He ended up getting second row as well, on the end, so it ended up being just right! We met Elliot Yamin (from American Idol) at a signing and also we were on Good Morning America! Couldn't have been better! I love that city!!! If I could afford it and wouldn't be scared shitless on my own..I'd be there :)

Ok, that's enough LOL. I'm gonna get my butt in gear and head to the gym. It felt great to type this up. I think I'll do it more often :) hehe

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Alright, so honestly I don't have much of anything to type. As a matter of fact, I have no plan of what I'm going to ramble about, but I was bored and felt like making an entry, so here I am...

Thursday wasn't too exciting. I know I made an entry, but that was in the morning before I went to bed  ...remember, I'm in the "I work midnights" world, so sleeping during the day is what I do best . I hadn't had too much sleep all week, so I took advantage of my day off and slept most of it. The rest of the day wasn't too eventful either...did some grochery shopping which turned out costing $140 (eek!!!) and then headed to my parent's to watch Grey's Anatomy & ER while doing some laundry. Then, of course, as usual on my days off/laundry day, me and my brother stayed up til 4am watching old re-runs. Yes, we're crazy (LOL), but we're night owls and addicted to all those old 90s shows...(I won't tell u which ones, you'll laugh!)

Friday night at work was KILLER! Fridays are always relatively busy because we have "Seafood Friday" in the Buffet (apparantly people in these parts have a love for Seafood LOL-jk, when u pay a flat price and can eat all the expensive seafood you want, it tends to be a hit), but this Friday the PM supervisors didn't look ahead at the schedule and get more people, so we were short and yours truely had to jump in and help do dishes (which I'm FARRRR too pretty to be doing!!! haha, of course I'm kidding. I do dishes at home silly ). Of course, my lil casino phone can't be heard when I'm loading a ginormous, LOUD machine, so I had every manager in the place looking for me, all pissy because they needed stuff. Unfortunately I only have two legs and two arms, so they didn't get everything they wanted. I was the only one on, so I tried my best, but my feet REALLY hurt when I was thru!

Tonight (I'm talkin' Saturday here, cuz I haven't been to bed yet  lol) it was busy again, but thankfully there was enough staff. The night dragged SOOOOO much, but it's over now, so I'm happy! A while ago, my fellow midnights supervisor, asked me to switch days off, which landed me with Wednesdays and Thursdays off. But, his wife's days off changed, so he asked me to switch back. So, I'm going back to Monday/Tuesday off, which doesn't really bother me (the way I look at it, if you're going to have days off during the week, who cares when?), but I had kinda bonded with the Sous Chef (Cook's supvisor) and F&B Manager and we had the same days off, so now when I work swing shifts on the weekends I won't see them as much . Ahh well, tis life as the lowest seniority supervisor! The good thing is, I had Wednesday/Thursday off, I worked Friday, today and I will work tomorrow, then I'm off already again . Yay! haha...

So tomorrow (or today if you want to be technical), as I mentioned in my last post, I will be heading to my cousin's going away party. She's going to Korea a week from today to teach English for a year. She's going with her long-time boyfriend, so I know he'll protect her  and a year will go by in no time (trying to stay positive here!!). Afterwards I will go to work and then I'm off! Nothing much planned for my days off yet, though I hope to see Mike .

Lil side note - Download the song "Dear Mr President" by Pink. If you like president Bush, u may not want to, but it is a good song lyrically and it is well sung by Pink as well (usually with her pop songs, u can't tell she has that much talent in her). It's so true too...and I know I'm Canadian, but I'm right at the border, so I'm watching American news and listening to American radio...in fact, I'm pretty sure I know more about the U.S. than my own country, esp when it comes to things like politics LOL. It's sad, but true...anyways, I don't want to get into arguments about Bush, so don't comment if you're against the song! LOL

Have a good one....

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Hey :)

Wow, haven't written for a month! There wasn't too much going on, but tonight was great so I just had to share with everyone (well, if anyone reads this LOL).

Firstly, Happy V-Day!

I went to the Pistons game tonight. Seats weren't all too amazing, but not too bad, and the guys didn't win, but I met a really great guy! His name is Mike...he's from Detroit and he's such a sweetheart. For the first time in a long time I have met someone who makes me feel pretty and makes me feel like he just enjoys being in my presence. We've only known eachother not even a week, but I can't wait to get to know him more and see where it all goes. He'll probably wanna kill me for posting his pic, but he's adorable, so I gotta share with everyone...

Ok, so other than that there isn't much going on (I spend all my free time getting to know him-I know, mushy, but he's definitely got my attention :) hehe)...Just working and trying to keep to the diet. At work we're having a contest with groups where you lose weight for a prize, so that should be fun and it will help me stick to my diet.

My Dad's birthday was this past Saturday and my brother's Monday, which was nice. Both had good days. I got my Dad a DVD recorder and I guess he was looking into getting one, so he really liked it which I was happy about! Then, we had a great dinner out together Monday night. I already had given my brother his gift early (a portable DVD player) because he knew what it was, so he just got some lottery tix now :)

So...all is good :) My cousin Meaghan is going to Korea to teach English next Saturday, so my Uncle is having a party on Sunday for her. I'm gonna miss her! But, it will be a good experience.

Ok...I'll enter more later :)