triple sow cow

hadn't been ice skating since i was about 14, but i used to go to public skating at the oakville rec centre a lot. i'd put so much thought into my skating outfit- it was always like a pleated denim skirt, knit tights probably pink or white, and some kind of wintery wool sweater, probably some colour-coordinating magic minis. bahaha. yesterday i was a little shakier when i first got on the ice than i thought i would be, we had the rink to ourselves and rye took me around on his arm once i let go of the boards, gaw my man, then i remembered i went skating on a lake in penetang a few years back which loosened me up some more. still don't think i'll be joining shinny any time soon, but my goal for the winter is to get all speedy and stealth out there. and eventually earn my own cool sport skates. anyway it was really fun, plus pretty romantic.

came off the ice for some fine grub at the rec diner/lakeview cafe/our new favourite place. this is a rec special and i love it, crave it almost daily, or i start to the second someone mentions the rec. it is essentially a CHEESEBURGER SANDWICH. genius. and fucking delicious.
(food shots dedicated to raymi)

on a recommendation i got the super hot dog. (is that what it was called rye?) we were kinda lit up. cheese and bacon and fried onions. chyeah. we also shared a poutine, cause that's what you do at an arena.

"northwestern ontario exercise"

after we stopped at home to do the beerfridge boogie we headed down to the lake for some fishin in the dark

here you go honey
chatted between docks over the water while we cast the sun down...and i saw an OTTER!! which was on my list of animals i had yet to see, and it was so friggin cute. it was also really dark and he must have been right at my feet because all of a sudden i saw this little head swimming away from me in the water...rye says i must be at peace with the otters because my voice didn't cause him to attack. bahahahaa. SO cool!
this post is dedicated to the best day, to this great town, and to my most favourite person. miss you already.
and to moose sausages.
oh shit and to all our veterans.

spoiled silly

i'm feeling extremely spoiled today. rye stayed home from work and i made the coffee really strong on accident and now we're buzzing like crazy, he's in the kitchen right now singing songs that sound like songs he wrote cause he can make anything sound brilliant. its true, its one of his many gifts. he also announced WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ACTIVE AFTERNOON because its extremely sunny out and we're all hopped up and stuff so i think in a few we're gonna go ice skating and/or fishing. any day off together is a great day. also right now he is singing me a sloan medley. spoiled.

also yesterday i went to the post office and one of those package slips was in our box with my name on it and i lugged home a box that turned out to have 6 bottles of red wine in it. !!! a thank you gift for dj-ing jenn & jer's wedding last month. i figured they knew the time had at that wedding was payment enough but i guess not! and there are 5 more bottles and 1 champagne still on their way from another vineyard! what an awesome gift. spoiled.
jer: well we just thought, what does steph really like? getting drunk. and it went from there.
hahahaha

ALSO in my inbox this morning was a late birthday gift (aren't those the BEST) from the j's, a gift card for anthropologie!!!!! what. a. treat. i don't shop there very often (who can) but every time we go to new york sarah and i have to hit up the huge one on 5th:

and we always have to buy something. who doesn't. christmas cards, housewares, jewelry, generally i just cannot resist their sweaters, my best sweaters are from there, and this time will be no different. i got the email an hour ago and i already know what i want. spoiled!

can you tell how hyper i am right now

ALSO WE ARE GETTING LUNCH AT THE REC!!! im gonna bring my camera and take a picture of the rec special. omg.
HAVE A GOOD DAY :)
p.s megan you are so great!

sixty-minute man

i'm positive if i searched the words bull durham in my blog i'd find old posts about it. jhc i love this movie! and its been on nonstop for days since the world series started AND we have it on tape cause ryan taped it for me before he left because he's romantic like that.
youtuuuuuuuuuuuuube when you come through you really come through. this is the best part of the whole movie. just watch it and try and not find kev-bo totally babely. the best part starts at around 2:44 but the beginning really doesn't hurt either.


hahaha no i'm not missing my boyfriend.

ive actually been accomplishing things away from screens today, btw.
but tv sounds keep me company. xo.

observations from the couch

rendition is an intense movie. intensity in ten cities. at the beginning of it i thought, hey maybe after this movie i won't hate jake gyllenhaal anymore, after the whole brokeback mountain fiasco. but i'm still like meh. he's not a very convincing tough guy. also, reese witherspoon was pointless. if they'd picked a less well known american (canadian) actress like they did for the other half of the cast i wouldn't have been so distracted waiting for her to do something impressive.

sometimes i really enjoy watching wife swap.

i love julia roberts. i know some people who positively hate her which is so funny, but i love her, i have ever since pretty woman and i always will. if there's a julia roberts movie on i always have to watch it. even stepmom. erin brokovich i've seen SO many freakin times. runaway bride- yep seriously. i wanna watch notting hill right now.

happy halloween hangover day, all.

how to be fashionable in the bush

a comprehensive guide

ryan: everyone in town makes fun of your rubber boots eh
me: no they don't!
ryan: ya they do
me: no they don't my rubber boots are awesome no one says that
ryan: they do they say i've never known anyone who loves their rubber boots from canadian tire so much
me: whatever no one said that i look adorable in these
ryan: actually it was my dad who said that

hahahahaa

my hairs are getting lighter. which was the plan so that's ok. we might be missing the blond a tiny bit. but brunette's have fun too, they do they do.

so really the trick is you do your best with what you got. not excluding your boyfriends clothes. and don't take no shit from no one. you're a hot lumberjack babe and you know it.

i should put these on right now actually.

i wish this was a video of you

but really it might as well be.
swoon.

also this just in- youtube is for lazy bloggers.

the jig is up the news is out

if you're looking for us just peek in the living room window and you'll see two nerds in nipigon nylons playing rockband with our tongues hanging out. and don't act like you're not doing the exact same thing. or wishing you could come in. it seems the more people i talk to the more people i find out are rockin rockband- after work, at parties, while their bf/gf/husband/ roommate's taking a crap. its a time eater and a finger exerciser, way better than the internet, plus even better its social and fun and puts loud music back into your life where it was probably lacking while you got lazy and old fartin around on the internet. why am i so down on the internet all of a sudden. anyway. plus it goes good with drinks. it was a birthday present from my honey and i'm pretty sure even though we were already the (self proclaimed) king & queen of this town we are for sure quickly turning our place into The Place to be. even when it's just us in it. (please knock.) so but anyway if you're not lucky enough to have rockband at yours to keep you sweaty this winter, you can come on over. i might even share my drumsticks.

so sunny i forgot to blog

hi. how's it hangin? very hairy long and scary? cool. so we're probably gettin hammed over here tonight, or hopefully, gunned, i'm just really in the mood to give'r. its so beauty out, cold and bright and just the right amount of breezy, a perfect vibe to start the weekend early. ok so, bye!