"Silence is a girl's loudest cry.

You know she's really hurt when she's ignoring you."

Grey's Anatomy Quoted:

"You know how when you were a little kid and you believed in fairy tales? That fantasy of what your life would be. White dress, Prince Charming who’d carry you away to a castle on a hill… You’d lie in bed at night and close your eyes and you had complete and utter faith. Santa Clause, the Tooth Fairy, Prince Charming. They were so close you could taste them. But eventually you grow up. One day you open your eyes and the fairy tale disappears. Most people turn to the things and people they can trust. But the thing is, it’s hard to let go of that fairy tale entirely ‘cause almost everyone still has that smallest bit of hope, of faith, that one day they’ll open their eyes and it will all come true. At the end of the day, faith is a funny thing. It turns up when you don’t really expect it. It’s like one day you realise that the fairy tale might be slightly different than you dreamed. The castle, well, it may not be a castle. And it’s not so important that it’s happy ever after, just that it’s happy right now. See, once in a while, once in a blue moon, people will surprise you. And once in a while, people may even take your breath away."

- Meredith Grey

Aww Yeaa

Graduation Status: Degree Awarded

The Awkward Moment When...

its your birthday and you have a new phone and you have no idea who any of the texts are from. 

The Great Gatsby (2012)

"I wish I had done everything on earth with you."

So excited for this movie. 

Critics are going to hate on it because of Luhrman's unique take on movies (think back to Romeo + Juliet) but I think his adaptations are suitable for modern audiences. I know I love his work. 

I can't wait.

What an AMAZING Weekend

For the May Long weekend, J and I decided to pack up my little mazda and head off camping for the weekend. My family was super worried because they figured me to be too much of a city girl BUT I had such a blast - it was absolutely incredible. Turns out I'm a little bit more outdoors-y then I thought!

We stayed at Fish Lake, just West of Nordegg. It was absolutely beautiful. Our site actually backed onto Mud Lake, and since we were on the last loop at the very end, it was very quiet and peaceful, with very little traffic.

I found out Justin is a regular survivor man. He is so smart and innovative when it comes to the outdoors that I would not want to have spent my time out there with anybody else. He refused to use anything that would not constitute "real" camping (this includes roasting sticks - yes, we had to make our own). He also gave me a "survivor" challenge which forced me to make a campfire with no fire starters - just a lighter and whatever I could find in the trees around out site. He was even able to start a fire using just a flint and no lighter - wtf! 

We got there at around 8:00pm on Friday night and began to set up, but holy crap was it ever cold. We got a fire going and the tent and tarp up and then sat around the fire and cooked some smokies for dinner. That night it was around -7 and it started snowing. Luckily, we had a heater that we were able to set up in the tent but we also had to wear 10 layers of clothes just to stay warm.

Mud Lake

The next day, we went for a hike around Mud Lake. It started out absolutely beautiful until we decided to leave the trail and continue walking around the lake. BAD IDEA. We quickly found out why it was called "Mud Lake"... the water was knee deep (thigh-high on me) and it was all muddy like quicksand on the bottom. When we finally got back to the campsite we were soaked and filthy, and my Uggs were ruined. :(

Fish Lake

Afterwards we went down to Fish Lake to see if J would have any luck catching anything - no dice. He fished for a few hours while I sat on the dock and read my book. We went back and had a five star dinner - steak and potatoes with cheese toast and some beers.

Crescent Falls

On Sunday we went to Crescent Falls, which was absolutely beautiful. We hiked down to the bottom of the canyon, to the base of the first waterfall, and took some pictures. On the side of the river were two Inukshuks made from the rocks. Then we went to Goldeye Lake to test Justin's luck at fishing one last time, and he actually caught quite a few little fish. We spent the evening having beers (and in my case an entire bottle of wine) with the couple who was camping across from us.



We were sad to leave on Monday afternoon but knew that we would definitely go back there again, and I look forward to all the camping we'll get to experience in the future.

wtf

J:

 Missing you.

Richard Dawkins Quoted:

"A Gallup poll taken in 1999 asked Americans whether they would vote for an otherwise well-qualified person who was a woman (95 per cent would), Roman Catholic (94 per cent would), Jew (92 per cent), black (92 per cent), Mormon (79 per cent), homosexual (79 per cent), or atheist (49 per cent)."

Our Kind of Love

I love the way that you were up for anything
Never worried 'bout what people say
That's right, oh that's right
What we got is

Just like driving on an open highway
Never knowing what we're gonna find
Just like two kids, baby, always trying to live it up
Whoa, yeah, that's our kind of love
Mmmmm that's our kind of love

I figured you were different than this.

I figured you were different than this. 

I figured you were different than this.  

I figured you were different than this. 

I figured you were different than this.  

I figured you were different than this. 

I  f i g u r e d  y o u  w e r e  d i f f e r e n t  t h a n  t h i s .  

I figured you were different than this. 

.............. 

That moment when someone realizes that you aren't as good as they thought you were. 

Cannot wait to to go CAMPING this weekend!!!

There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.

Always Puts a Smile on my Face

Only a Social Studies Major...

Man Candy of the Day: Chris Hemsworth

Okay fine Chris (can I call you Chris?), you may take off your shirt. 

I mean c'mon... look at his arms!

Definitely made the extra $3 I paid for 3D worth it when I saw The Avengers.

I forgot to mention...

I've officially GRADUATED from university and am now a qualified teacher. 

Hide yo' kids.

home is wherever we are if there is love there too.