Amazing Week In February, Part 2 - "The Boot"

So according to Tiffany, I forgot one important detail about last week and it occurred during the fun in the snow at Pippy Park. I just think she wants to have an other excuse to go show shopping, hehehe..... Like she needs it right? However, it is quite funny in what happened. So when were sliding, I noticed that the bottom of Tiffany's boot was falling off. Not the sole itself, but the whole bottom of the boot, hahaha..... I guess the boots was not made for sliding and those trips up and down the hill. That's not the hilarious part though, even though that is quite funny. It all started off with these two young teenagers at the bottom of the hill trying to get hit by the sliders or jump out of the way. The whole gang was like "what the hell are they doing" and "if I hit them, they would get a good smack". So I look over to Tiffany "and she was saying, if I hit them, I would kick them" to Stacey and when she did the kicking action, the whole bottom of the shoe flew over Stacey's head and I just cracked up laughing. So that is the boot story, happy now Tiffany?

P.S. I think the part of the shoe is in the group picture of us.

Amazing Week In February

First, I was going to start off by saying I had an amazing weekend, but it was more than that, I had an amazing week too. Before I start on that, I am typing up this posting while watching NCIS (that I taped off from Tuesday) and there was a part where this guy said he gave up drinking because he lost the woman he loved because he was drunk and slept with her best friend. Well, I never done anything close to that, but the last time I was drunk, I don't remember a thing and I guess I got into a lot of arguments with random people and tried to start fights and because of that, I almost lost the love of my life, but I was very lucky in that department. I wanted to start off with that because majority of the reason this week has been so great, is because of her, Tiffany.

So Wednesday was Valentine's Day and we went to Boston Pizza for supper, which was very nice. We got there 20 minutes early and our table was already for us and the food was excellent and the service was really good as well. It was our first time to the Boston Pizza on Kelsey Dr., but it was a good experience. The waitress must of loved us for leaving her a $15.00 tip as well. With the gifts this year, we basically exchanged cards and of course I gave her some roses as well. We were waiting for Friday basically.

So what was the big deal with Friday. Well for Christmas, Tiffany gave me a gift card for a night at the Winterholme Suite and I decided to use it on February 16th because I was off the weekend, it was close to Valentine's Day, and other things as well. It became one of the best nights that Tiffany and I spent together and I am sure she would agree as well. So right after I got off work, I picked her up at school and off to Buck Weiver's we went for supper, before we went to the suite. So we got to the suite and it was more than I expected, the place was huge and the inside was done up so much, it was simply jaw dropping. Our room had a king size bed, fireplace, jacuzzi tub, and so much more. So we started off with the jacuzzi tub and that was used many times and if I ever build my own house, it will have one in it. It was nice to sit down and relax, while the jets massaged your body. In addition, we watched a few movies, had the fireplace going, and of course other things, but I will keep that between Tiffany and I, hehehe... The next morning, we woke up and had their breakfast, which was like a buffet style, so I had a bit of everything (poached eggs, bacon, toast, cereal, etc...). It definitely was a great night and I won't forget it ever.

The weekend doesn't end there though. Saturday, a bunch of us decided to have some fun in the snow and that is what we did for most of the afternoon. Tiffany and I went to Pippy Park first and did some snowshoeing. Originally, it was suppose to be more of us snowshoeing, but the lodge was closed because of an event in Bowring Park, so Tiffany and I went ahead and did it for 30 minutes. After that, we enjoyed the rest of the afternoon of sliding. Did I mention that Tiffany had a deprived childhood, where she was never on a Krazy Karpet? It was great though, she was having a blast and kept coming up the hill, just to keep going down it. We're a little sore, but it was worth the great time. Later on, Lee-Ann, Stacey, Chris, and two of their friends showed up and that made the rest of the sliding experience a great one. A couple of hours later, we were done. Fun times though.

The rest of the weekend consisted of a supper at Fog City, celebrating Tiffany's mother getting a new permanent job and that was lots of fun. This morning, I got to sleep in for the first time in weeks now and that was a great feeling and afterwards, I went to the gym. So that was my week. Can you blame me for saying it was a great week?

That's it for now, now bring on the snow tomorrow.

I DID IT!!!!! One Year Sober

So a year ago I poured out a bottle of Appleton rum down the sink and said I would never drink again. There was a posting on my Blog explaining what happened to change from one extreme to an other, meaning: going from a lot of alcohol to not even a sip in a year. For the details in what happened, I am just going to leave it as is and will say that the night was a total blur. Oh wait, I can't even call it a blur really, just a night that is lost in my memory banks and to be honest with everyone, hope it stay that way. Last night on my MSN I got a lot of congratulations from my friends and it is greatly appreciated. Most importantly, I proven to myself I can pretty much do anything I want, if I put my mind to it and I am proud of myself. It's not the easiest thing living on The Rock and all, where Newfoundland has a reputation for drinkers, but I did it.

A few questions that people have asked was: Was it hard giving up drinking? What I am going to do in the future?

I am just going to start off by saying that I never use to drink often, just when I did, I drank in large amounts. It was never one or two drinks with me, more likely ten to twelve usually and use to take close to eight beers to get buzzed even. So at first, it was hard going out to parties and downtown without having a drink. However, I had very understanding friends and a wonderful girlfriend that made it easier for me and eventually it went from tempting to not at all. No I can go out and have a great time without being drunk and still dance up a storm and spend some amazing time with my friends. Other things that make it easier as well, now I am usually the designated driver and I make sure everyone gets home safely and I like to know that they are safe. An extra bonus is that, when everyone is drunk and I have control of the camera and your bound to get some great pictures then and I have so many good ones. So what is my future with alcohol. I don't think I am giving up totally, but when I know I can control it and not let one or two beers come to be ten to twelve. More likely the first drink I will have is a Kokanee though where it was my favorite and there is one in my fridge waiting, even though it will be waiting a long time yet because I am still not ready.

So I just had an other anniversary to add to my list, but this one means a lot. Thanks again everyone for the kind words and congratulations.