"quote"-mania

Amongst other things, the Internet is a goldmine for catchy sayings and motivational/inspirational/romantic/funny quotes.

The over saturation is quite remarkable, with clever sayings being re-quoted, re-blogged, re-tweeted, re-hashtagged and re-posted 293478478 times over.

Sometimes they're corny, sometimes they make me laugh and sometimes they hit home...

I read one online the other day, and this quote managed to do all three things.

It was a little bit of corny, a little bit of funny and it made me smile because it kinda hit home...

 

 

 

Go figure, the Internet thinks my boyfriend is quite perfect too.

 

I'd blog more about this, but I have to go tweet about it, create a hashtag for it, re-post it on my facebook wall and take a picture of it to put on my instagram....

 

#myboyfriendisbetterthanyours#hesquiteperfect#quote#internet

 

#xo

 

 

 



Why hello fall....

There's nothing quite like an inaugural cough and cold to kick off the fall season.

I'll be honest, I was hoping that my first day of autumn  would include a walk, a visit to Starbucks and perhaps the purchase of a fun fall scarf?

Well, let me assure you none of that will be happening today. My first day of fall has included a lot of tea, Tylenol and a steady dose of vitamin C.

However, this post is not about my miserable state (even though it is in fact, miserable).

It's about the lovely delivery  I received this afternoon:

I told my boyfriend I didn't want him to come over, and that I didn't want any treats. 
It's a good thing he doesn't believe me when I say such outrageous things!

So even though I'm coughing and sniffling like my life depends on it..
I do have some steeped tea (a welcome change from the NeoCitran I've been guzzling down) and of course, treats!!
All thanks to an impromptu delivery from the boyfriend..
It's quite the consolation :)

The first day of fall hasn't lived up to my expectations; thank goodness my boyfriend always seems to exceed them..

xox

My new favourite colour

Sea Salt is my new favourite colour.

Yes, you heard right. Sea Salt is a colour.

At least in the painting industry, where apparently colours are  described by the most peculiar nouns as opposed to standard adjectives. (Eg. grey = potters clay, yellow= sunflowers)

Trust me, it gets tricky (and kinda fun) when you're trying to have a serious conversation about painting your room either "elephant" or "birdbath".

Anyways, back to Sea Salt.

Sea Salt is the colour of my newly painted room.

Newly painted by none other than my ahh-mazing boyfriend, who would come to my house before and after work to prep, prime and paint my room to Sea Salt perfection.
He would say that I helped, but to be fair it was all him (I did however supply beverages whenever he was thirsty, I guess that counts?)

So there you have it.

The story behind my new favourite colour.

xo

One last Ode to Summer...

September 1st.
I'm sure many people look at this date and exclaim, "Where did summertime go???"
Because as much as Autumn officially begins 21 days from now, September 1st unofficially marks the descent of Summer and the anticipation of Fall....

But before I gear myself for football talk, school talk and the never ending complaints of the inevitable rain that will soon drench us, I'd like to dwell on Summer a little longer...

Years ago, I thought the definition of a wonderful summer meant;
lavish vacations
dinners on restaurant patios
never ending parties
sun soaked jogs along the seawall
and a decent paycheck to support all of the above...

Well it turns out the definition of a good summer means doing anything really,
 as long as you have amazing people around you.

I was not lacking in the amazing people department this year...
More specifically, I was not lacking in the amazing boyfriend department.

And while I don't have the blog posts to prove it, you can trust me when I say
we had a wonderful* summer.

Xox

*That's right, I italicised the word "wonderful". 
  Our Summer was just that** good.

**That's right, I italicised the word "that".
    I was emphasizing my point.

The gift that keeps on giving...

My boyfriend showed up to his birthday dinner with a gift for me.

It's really a gift for both of us; because an oven for me means cookies for him (that is if I don't eat them all).

I can't say enough about what a generous and thoughtful person he is.

So, I will just leave it at this...

My boyfriend is better than yours ;)

Happy birthday

Nope,
my boyfriend did not get a Facebook message from me wishing him a "happy birthday",
he didn't even get a card.

But!

He did get his very own book!!

Well, not really...

I mean, not yet...

It's still "in transit" if you will...

So,
I figured I'd post this screen shot of his very own book,
on his very own blog,
to remind him that his very own girlfriend,
did not forget his very own birthday..
(She's just very bad at estimating Canada Post deliveries...)

Happy Birthday babe,

xoxo

Tuna melts and strawberry lemonade..

I love watching my boyfriend cook.

And when I say " cook ",
I mean, " make sandwiches, and use integral culinary appliances such as the toaster and microwave oven generously".

Nevertheless, 
Some of my favourite moments with my bf  is watching him meticulously chop up ingredients, and prepare our meals with such care.. There is something about it that always puts a smile on my face (and it's not just because I know I'll be eating soon!)

No, He doesn't cook five course meals..
But I dare you to find someone who makes tuna melts and strawberry lemonade better than him.



Against all odds....

A Gemini joke fact:

Athletic and Collected?

ha!

Unfortunately, neither of these said attributes are my forte.
Fortunately, my wonderful (Gemini) boyfriend doesn't seem to mind.

xox

baby baby baby

My boyfriend has always told me he was a cute baby. 
However, given my boyfriend has never been the modest type, I always assume statements he makes about himself may have a little exaggeration attributed to them.
Therefore, I never paid much attention to this self-assertion of his.

Well, it looks like he didn't need to be modest on the 'cute baby' comment.

My boyfriend may exaggerate on a lot of things..but his statement about being a cute baby was right on the money.

I found this photo while sifting through some of his old family photos...

very.

very.

cute.

and that's no exaggeration.

may...

Remember the days when it was cool to have your birthday before your friends? How there was a sense of pride in being older than the other kids in your grade, even if it was just by a month, a week, a day....

Oh to be young and naive again....

My boyfriend and I are celebrating our birthdays this month.
I remember teasing him about how I was older than him..I thought I was sooo cool.
How misguided of me.

And while I'm not as happy as I used to be about having my birthday before his...I'm still glad I share the month of may with a pretty stand up, younger guy ;)


xo

Jack Johnson said it best...

Hoppy Spring!

Best Boyfriend + Best Bunny = Perfect Picture

"Hoppy" Spring!

xo

"domination station"

Let's get one thing straight.

I stopped being a rabid fan (and avid player) of  beer pong the year I graduated from high school.  I will not get into the math, but that was a long time ago...
Maybe it was because I was never good at beer pong..  My boyfriend on the other hand is very good at sports, so beer pong is right up his alley (did i just call beer pong a sport?!), ...and inevitably he is good at it. He doesn't play often, but when he does..let's just say he does quite well.

With all this being said, I came across this shirt the other day on line.. and I'll be honest, I almost pressed the shopping cart button....

It's not worth 25.95, but I figured it was worth a blog post....

xox

46 seconds.

That's how long it takes for me to make a 10 oz. cup of coffee.This was not always the case. But thanks to a huge surprise this past Valentines day, I now conveniently make myself a cup (or two) of coffee every morning (late morning, afternoon and evening) with little to no effort at all :)

xoxo

Collect moments / not things...

Good quote right?
I like it too.

And as much as I'd like to say I follow this quote religiously, it's just not true.

See, as it turns out.. I like to collect moments AND things...

I really do like collecting moments...but I also like collecting things from those said moments.

This is why today (thanks to a lovely evening at the Queen E. Theatre), the memory box where I keep all the  things that involve my bf and I, collected one more item...

xox

Football Free Sundays are Near!

Ironically, last night while my boyfriend was working on his Superbowl projects (some sort of fantasy football, envelope, guessing game, guy, chart thing...it was acctually very well done), I was working on a countdown clock to the big day.

It seems like both my boyfriend and I alike are counting down the days 'till kick off. Albeit for different reasons, but counting down nevertheless.

Random musings...

Everytime I walk out to my apartments underground parking lot, this is the first car I see...

I'll just leave it at that.

Annnnd...

On a completely different note,
I'm pretty sure my boyfriend is on his way to becoming the best teacher in the whole wide world.
Yeah, no big deal.

Forget I said anything...

Remember that time I said, "I never get flowers" ?

(see: Food > Flowers)

Needless to say, I stand corrected.

I'm going to let you go now.....

I'll admit it.

Sometimes I talk on the phone with my boyfriend about absolutely nothing.

I'll talk about what I ate, what I didn't eat, what I'd like to have eaten. 

When this happens I sometimes get the, 'I'm gonna let you go now...'  phrase.

Also known as the, 'You're driving me crazy, and I need to get off the phone with you asap' phrase.

But more often than not, he patiently listens to me talk about my day, feigning interest, and asking questions..

And for that I am thankful.

Who else would listen to me talk about croissants all day?

lol

On New Years Eve....

Whether you were listening to a DJ at a club, or Ryan Seacrest on TV...

Whether you were on the dance floor, or in bed...

Whether you were toasting with champagne, or 7up...

Whether you were dressed up, or dressed down ...

Whoever you were listening to..
Wherever you were..
Whatever you were wearing ..
I hope it was with someone special...

Because it is honestly what makes New Years day (or any day) amazing.

Cheers to a New Year!

xox