here we go, proper entry.

So it's been about 30 hours since my last entry... I've since then had lunch with Edward and his mom, "helped" Edward pack his stuff (more like him helping me), drove him to the airport, pouted for a while, fell asleep on the phone, slept in, breezed through a day of work, came home and installed as many programs as I can think of so my computer would be up and running.

*whew* I'm tired just reviewing my day. Time for a nap. Or maybe I won't.. since it's already 9. Where does the day go, seriously? Does anyone else feel like they get home, eat dinner, rest a bit and it's already late?

Anyway, back on track.

2005 was a good year for little ol' me. I'd call it a great year except that it wasn't, one thing wrecked it all. What could I be refering to?

In the beginning of year, I had set some resolutions. Never being one to actually follow their resolutions, I think I did pretty well.

1. Find a job - check
2. Buy something big, like a car - check
3. Lose weight - something I'd never thought I could accomplish - check. Thank you, weird Chinese medicine!
4. Be nice - uhm, still working on that. Judging by my mood swings and a couple of yelling sessions so far this year already, it looks like this resolution will make it on my list next year for the third year runnning.

Some high points and honourable mentions of 2005:

03.03.05-03.05.05 - Boston with Edward for his interview. Only did a tiny bit of research before we left, wound up just walking around the city a lot. And did quite a bit of shopping for a weekend trip. His interview obviously went well as he recieved his acceptance a couple of months after that. Gorgeous city, even when covered in slushy snow.

06.06.05 - Brought my shiny indigo car home. *sniff sniff* mmm.. new car smell. Will quickly realize that this car, while pretty on the outside and pretty powerful on the inside, will be my main financial drain for the next few years. The thing eats gas like my sister eats candy. Geebus.

06.06.05 - on the same night as I got my pretty car, or maybe a couple nights after that, Edward received a letter from UT. Contents? Basically that Edward wasn't welcomed. *Evie shakes fist and yell, screw you, UT!! screw you!!* Sleepless nights followed, but in the end, decided to look at the bright side of things. Living away for 4 years is not a bad experience. Independence can only be achieved this way.

07.30.05-08.01.05 - Fun filled weekend with friends. We were all a little worried and scared about how dangereous this was going to be. All the built up made the runs themselves a bit tame, methinks. It was fun to get away though. Couldn't see a damned thing in the tent while playing Uno. I think our eyesight worsened at least a little because of that weekend. Also, we found out that it was nearly impossible to sleep under a metal roof when it's pounding rain outside. And also, someone spoke in their sleep. Quite angry and exsperated too. Heehee. We all knew who would fall in the water. (yes yes, you held on... even thought Mags' pics indicate otherwise). We love you Ab. I stole that rafting pic from Mags' xanga. I think if you blew it up you could actually see that it was indeed, us, flying down the river.

10.21.05-10.30.05 - Edward had left for Boston at the end of August... 59 days later, I finally left stinky T.O to visit him. I love that first couple of seconds when I see him after having not seen him in a such a long. It's like that feeling you get when you are on the arrival ramp in the airport and there are all these smiling faces staring at you, you can't help but smile. When you know one of those smiling faces belongs to someone you love, it makes the moment slightly euphoric. Mind you, that didn't happen when I went to Boston, I waited for an hour for him to show up. He had an excuse. A "midterm", apparently. Heehee. Had a lovely week in Boston. Met all his friends, shopped a whole lot, spent every moment I could with Edward. I didn't want to leave.

12.17.05-12.19.05 - Ahhhh, Tremblant. The plan was to pick Edward up from the airport at 1pm and be in Tremblant by 7 or 8pm. We got there after midnight, and that's with me driving an average of 130km most of the way. The roads got really windy towards the end of the trip, which was bad since I was so tired from driving already. I've never driven up a mountain before, it was rather cool.

Edward had to drive back to t.o. I was way too sore to drive properly by then. The snow was perfect, most of the trails were soft and fun to board on. Edward and I went on a blue trail by accident but it wasn't that steep, so I rolled down w/o too many injuries. Couple of bruised knees, that's about it. I did manage to trip and bounce on my right butt cheek during the first day of boarding though. That rather hurt. The trails were long, a little too flat in places, but overall, so much fun! I want to go again! Be sure to click on the photo on the left, it looks much better in its original size. The mountain was breathtaking. The snow made everything so clean and pretty. The pedestrian village at Tremblant is filled with little boutiques and shops, but the whole thing felt too commerical, it didn't achieve that "quaint little village" look that it was striving for.

Then it was back to T.O for some hardcore studying. And of course, I managed to fit in another day of snowboarding, a couple days of shopping, a couple days of fun with my sisters and really, in the end.. not a lot of hardcore studying was done. Oh well.

time for: I think I should get gas. Right after I reread this entry. Or maybe I'll just get gas tomorrow.