this one is twofold

this post is twofold....
1. I donated blood tonight (haven't done it in 3 years) and there's my owie
2. a pic for Jummy....excuse the mess behind me, I'm moving furniture around.

update on lunch date

Ok...so the update on lunch. Lunch wasn't just with any old high school friend. It was with my high school boyfriend. We had such a wonderful young love that ended toward the end of high school. We almost got back together during university, but didn't. Then we had lost touch (with the exception of a couple of emails traded back and forth 2 years ago) for 6 years. We recently started chatting on msn and then I suggested lunch in person. Part of me wanted to see what he was like now....another part was definitely remembering old love. I've always compared every relationship to him because he has the qualities I want in my future husband.
It was a nice time. We caught up on each other's lives and gossiped about old high school friends. He's still an absolutely amazing guy who I adore and want in my life. As for rekindling any old love (the question everyone keeps asking)....well that is up in the air. He's just started seeing someone and it's been a long time. I am definitely happy we've rekindled our friendship.

VACATION!

I'm on vacation...have been for a week now. It's so lovely *grin*
Last week I went home and spent some time visiting the folks and enjoying their a/c (I don't have any and my apartment is like a giant oven). Just relaxed, shopped, hung out. All good stuff.
Got back to Guelph late Wednesday and have been chilling out here ever since.
I am heading to TO tomorrow to go back in time - I'm having lunch with a high school friend. I'll divulge more after the actual lunch and see what we're like after 6 years of not seeing or really talking to each other. Should be interesting.

Went shopping today - bought new nail polish..purtttty. Going to go sit outside and read now. I'll update more tomorrow.

By request...

Below is an update on my life, as requested :)

• work contract ends Friday; next one starts up in August which leaves me with a 3 week 'holiday.' Despite lack of paycheque, I am looking forward to the time off. I haven't had any time off since last summer
• Speaking of work, I wish something would happen or get nailed down so that I could avoid these contracts. While I appreciate being kept on all this time, I really want a permanent position
• stupid people who live below me occasionally bang on the wall/ceiling still. I've complained and they turn around and blame me for making noise (or the cat). They banged again at 3:30am Sat. night and 8:20am Sat morning. I hope they blame it on the cat this time because he's been at my parents' house 2.5 hours away since the beginning of June (damn heat). So if they can hear him running around there, they have awesome hearing. Otherwise, they're banging on my floor when I'm fast asleep. Bastards.
• I get so nomadic and have contemplated moving several times. But...the contracts throw a loop into everything. I'm not willing to sign a year lease if I'm not in a year position. We'll see how the winter pans out.
• Still single....and tiiiiiiiiired of it. Seriously, it's been 2 years since I thought relationship thoughts about anyone and 2.5 since I was dating, and 4 since a real relationship. I'm ready for a boyfriend again. Seriously...I wonder how much longer this will take. Ugh.
• This sounds complainy, but I'm actually pretty happy right now. Despite contracts and everything, work has been going extremely well this year. The future sounds promising, but I don't want to count any chickens before they've hatched.
• The guy situation will sort itself out when it's time.
• I'm thinking of taking a distance ed class while I'm on the road for work this year. It will keep me occupied at the hotels while I'm in and around Ontario.
• I finally fixed my USB ports and can upload pics again. I'll just have to sort out how that works in blogger.
• Did I mention I have 3 weeks off in just 5 days??? Sooooo excited!
• to you Ottawa folk, I'll be there the week of September 19th. We need to meet up and play! :)

Ok, that's better than what I've posted in the past....I'll update more over my holidays (if anything exciting happens)

Because I'm a Copycat...

From Itsy...

LAYER ONE: On The Outside
- Name: Nicole
- Nicknames: Nic, Nicky
- Birthdate: January 18
- Birthplace: Toronto
- Current Location: Guelph
- Eye Color: dark brown
- Hair Color: red
- Height: 5'7"
- Righty or Lefty: Righty
- Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
- Religion: not overly
- Sex: Female

LAYER TWO: In The Inside
- Your heritage: Canadian...back even more is Scottish/Irish
- The shoes you wore today: black flip flops
- Who you look like: my mom
- Your weakness: disorganized only at home...everywhere else I'm a wizard
- Your fears: rejection, disappointing people I love
- Your perfect pizza: BBQ sauce instead of tomato, chicken, tomatoes and feta cheese
- Goal you'd like to achieve: Get my career nailed down

LAYER THREE: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
- Your thoughts first waking up: I don't want to go to work today
- Your best physical feature: eyes
- Your bedtime: weeknight - by 11pm; weekend - by 1am
- Your most missed memory: my nana and papa

LAYER FOUR: Your Pick
- Pepsi or Coke: Diet Pepsi
- McDonalds or Burger King: McDonalds
- Single or group dates: Single
- Adidas or Nike: Nike
- Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate
- Cappuccino or coffee: Coffee

LAYER FIVE: Do You?
- Smoke: no
- Curse: sometimes
- Sing: yes, but never in public
- Have had a crush(es): Yes
- Think you've been in love: I thought I was in the past and want to be again
- Want to get married: yes, definitely
- Believe in yourself: Most of the time. Its tough sometimes though. (Itsy said it well)
- Motion sickness: no
- Think you're attractive: no
- Think you're a health freak: no
- Get along with your parents: Yes
- Like thunderstorms: I love them
- Play an instrument: not anymore

LAYER SIX: Have you ever...
- Gone to the mall?: Yes, more than I should
- Eaten an entire box of Oreos: No
- Eaten sushi: No
- Been on stage: Yes
- Gone skating: Yes
- Gone skinny dipping: no
- Stolen anything: I took my friend's eraser once and blamed it on her brother.
- Been caught "doing something": No.
- Been called a tease: No.
- Gotten beaten up: no
- Shoplifted: No

LAYER SEVEN: Getting Older
- Age you hope to be married: I would love to be married by my early 30s....even more I'd love a boyfriend. lol
- Numbers and Names of Children: Don't know
- Describe your dream wedding: something that is perfect for me and the guy I marry...
- How do you want to die: I want to die knowing it was coming and I said my goodbyes
- What do you want to be when you grow up: happy and not alone
- What country would you most like to visit: I would love to travel around Europe, Australia and New Zealand

LAYER NINE: In a partner
- Best eye color?: Any
- Best hair color?: Brown
- Short or long hair: Short.
- Height: I liek to wear boots so I want him to be at least 2" taller
- Best article of clothing: jeans and a t-shirt

LAYER TEN: In The Numbers...
- Number of drugs taken illegally: None
- Number of CDs that you own: Too many
- Number of piercings: just 3 now
- Number of tattoos: 0
- Number of times your name has appeared in the newspaper: a bunch...all good things