Leanna

Yum Pippa! I made this rice concoction tonight. Basmati rice, shrimp, cajun seasoning, lime juice, garlic, onion powder, scallions, tomatoes with steamed green/yellow beans:

Oh wow. NICE! :D

Two more weeks! :D

Smoking is NOT an option!

Smoking is gross, so it's a big NOPE for me today as well!

Everybody's food looks amazing! Here's dinner last night. I made pork tenderloin, carrots, a salad, and some herbed pasta:

I started smoking when I was 19 or 20, so I can't really blame my parents for that. However, my dad still smokes like a chimney and my mom was a heavy smoker. She died in October 2013 at the age of 59 from a heartattack. She was very, very sick leading up to her death. She had a condition called Peripheral Artery Disease (hardening and narrowing of arteries) and about 9 years ago, she had to get her big toe amputated. Smoking definitely didn't help. I've been around cigarettes my entire life. It was the norm of the generation that my mom and dad grew up in. She smoked throughout all of her four pregnancies; they smoked in the car with the windows up. My dad is in his 70s and very set in his ways. I doubt he will ever quit.

I was obsessed with maple candies and gum when I quit. No wonder I gained a bunch of weight! But I am with everyone else -- whatever works! You gotta do what you gotta do!

My mom was a heavy smoker, and so is my step-dad. My biological father quit 30+ years ago.

I've watched the video a few times and couldn't stop laughing. I have a few friends who have children that are obsessed with Frozen and this is basically how they feel, haha.

Yup, that's exactly what happens to me too. I'm unemployed, so I can't really talk, but I'm not looking to date anyone since I'm already in a relationship, lol.

Thank you Beacon and Jimmy! :)

Thank you Babs!! :D

Definitely here!

Oh wow, that was just a guess! Hehe. 1. I am very competitive by nature. I hate losing. 2. One of my college professors who claimed she never gives out 100%'s in her classes gave me 100% at the end of the semester. 3. Steve and I met through church.

Happy Birthday Babs! You are a wonderful person and I hope you have a fantastic day. :)

Oooh, fingers crossed for you and your fiance! :D I started packing about a month ago, hehe. We have also given a bunch of stuff away to charities and what not. I hate moving, but I know it's easier to do if you are well prepared! Thanks Doreen. :) xx We've been wanting to move since July 2014. Thank you!

Um. 24?

#1 is the lie?

We're hiring movers this time, so it will be a lot easier than our move to the apartment. Last time we moved, there was only 5 of us and it was just too much. We decided not to go through the hassle and just hired professionals instead. We've accumulated more since living here anyway, so the move would have taken even longer if we did it ourselves! I'm very excited to move though. We have lived in this apartment for two years and everything's falling apart. One of our neighbours has a cockroach infestation, so sometimes we spot cockroaches. I really hope the 20 days goes by fast so we can get out of here! :) (Sorry if I'm not making much sense -- I've had a few drinks)

We will help any way we can. :)

Our unit has a finished basement:

AND a dishwasher/fenced-in backyard. :D Hehe, living the lavish life. It's a townhouse, so we still have neighbours attached to us. However, no one is living above or below us, so we don't have to hear stomping around all night. Our upstairs neighbours are so loud. We hear them at 5 in the morning. It's ridiculous. Steve keeps attacking our ceiling with a broom to see if that will quiet them down, lol.

Cheers to that!