Happy Birthday to us !!

Our big birthday is comming up this Saturday !





Yes "Our" : I do have an identical twin sister...





Our lives are so different now but we remain as close as ever. We still speak "twins" or "Steno" : You know, the finishing up each other sentences or having whole conversations without actually using any nouns, adverbs or adjectives with a mixte of English and French ? Drives her husband crazy and makes her kids go nuts ! Got to love it !!





We always had very different personalities : she would look back and observe and I'd jump right in without a flinch... wich got me into a whole lot of trouble and kept her under close watch since we look so alike. Sooooo sorry about that ! She's the thinker, the romantic, the motivator, the dependant and idealist, wich got her a husband, 2 kids and a carreer. I, on the other hand, am a musician in every sense of the word ...





I think my sister and I deliberately developed different personalities so as not to be continually compared. When you are treated like a buy-one-get-one-free pack of goodies, you need your own territory.






And people wonder how two people so alike can be so different !

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL !!! XX

Adoption

Since my birthday is coming up, I thought I'd give myself a treat and adopt...







Meet Gombi :

adopt your own virtual pet!

Please do not overfeed him !!!!!

Oh ! And Thanks to The Queen of Pink for the adoption link !!

Photo Friday !!

Today's theme for Photo Friday ? Spring...





Hum...

When you live in a city with extreme weather ( - 40 to 108 ) , it can be very tricky to find something pretty to photograph this time of the year.

Springtime is the yuckiest season for us : we've got melting and dirty snow, slush, mud , potholes and some more slush...

Got to love Quebec !!!

Men

I was chatting with THE BEST FRIEND (lets call him Mr. Magoo) this morning when the status of my love life came up.



When I mentionned that I didn't seem to find any decent guys worth taking a shot at dating, Mr. Magoo casually mentionned that he totally agreed with me : 'cause I probably have dated all the bad guys in town and there are none left...



Ouch



I then proceeded to spend the entire morning scrutinizing every single relationships I've ever had (nobody should be allowed to do so unless totally wasted) and the realization that Mr. Magoo was right hit me real hard.



I used to joke that my only requirements guys wise were:



- that he slept on the left side of the bed

- had the "BBQ chicken" option on his oven



That time is soooo gone.



After taking some very serious relationship tests over the internet ( Not kidding !) I now have new requirements ! Yé me !!!!



Here's the new list:




- Willing to be included in my life (I'm not expecting him to show up to every single events but once or twice a year would be nice)



- Who will do his best to protect me (not someone I need protection from for a change...)



- Who has ambitions and dreams



- Who can hold a job for more than 3 weeks (and no, giving me updates on soaps doesn't qualify as a job)



- Who can handle just about any social situation, small town to big city



- Who is emotionally open



- Who comes from a fonctional family or had serious therapy



- Who will not move in with me after 2 weeks of togetherness (or 2 days for that matter... and one would think it is a good pointer...)




Anything else I should add ??

The whole truth about trumpet players...

I guess only brass players themselves or someone who knows one would think this is funny...

When one need to be crude...

I've done it again.







I've been "in like" with a new guy for a couple of weeks now and you guessed it : I'm the girl every guy should have in their life ! His new best friend !! I'm one of the guys !!! Yipie !!!







Damn it ; I dont need an other friend . I just need to get laid...

Amazing !

Isn't this the most beautiful picture you've ever seen ?







E had her first ultrasound last week and sent us a pic !






We miss her so much ; she lives way too far !!! At least we can count on the internet and emails to follow on her pregnancy.

Sad, sad day ....

My mom is doing much better ! Slowly... there are some improvements !





But today's a sad day...





I had to sell my car. I just couldn't afford it anymore. Sucks, big time !





So i'm back on the Transit System again. And that sucks even more. I know, I should be proud to do my part for the environment. But I'm teaching at 3h30 today ; and I have to take the 1h30 bus in order to get there in time... Do you see the problem here ?





At least, I'll have a good excuse now to buy all those books !!