Heathers Sexy Boots

I just got home from the gym and my mom looks at me and says: "you honestly go out like that?" Apparently I do! I think my green boots are hot though, the male handball folk seem to like them when I wear them with my shorts...If they had better support, I'd play in them.

Speakin of support, my ankle is gonna give out this week, I can feel it. I kinda landed on it funny in our last game and today it feels loose. I'll probably just roll it though, get a bit of a stinger, but be able to play on it the next day.

Saaara is comin to town!

Yep! My girl Saa is comin in this friday for two days of drun...uh...good times!

For those who don't know...Saara and I had to have been separated at birth. We're both blonde, same height, same build, both are smart - yet are not afraid to act like complete idiots. I met her when I was 16 at a summer science camp. I hated her. "There's NO way that someone is smart and athletic and as nuts as I am!" She hated me too, but somehow we got over the fact we were intimidated and joined forces. And we've been streaking or wrestling ever since.

Top 10 Saara Moments: (in no particular order)

10. Our Calgary trip where we went 'out on the town' dressed like as skankily as we could...only to realize that our 'skanky' was waaaay less skanky than the Calgary ladies version of skanky.

9. When we were so sleep deprived at geek camp that we couldn't stop laughing at the white moth that flew into the elevator...and then on the last day of camp we couldn't stop crying cause we saw a white moth because it reminded us of the time we were laughing at the white moth.

8. Wrestling Saa in a sumo suit...then not in a sumo suit and I ended up spraining my wrist (2 weeks before nationals yet...stupid Heather)

7. First, picking out nasty lingerie from Value Village and then wrestling in pudding wearing that nasty lingerie, then ripping off that nasty lingerie...

6. Taking my poor 4 cylinder Hyundai (may she rest in peace) through the BC mountains, having some guys throw us beer while driving through said mountains.

5. Getting to our destination in BC only to realize that Saara's idea of a 'driveway' is off roading up a mountain (in the 4 cylinder) where my hyundai kept on bottoming out...(I was going to kill you that nite Saa...)

4. White water rafting with those sweet sweet lookin rafting guides.

3. The nite I was so tired after the bar but still thought it would be a great idea to drive to my cabin (2 hour drive) only after we ate some garbage breakfast at Dennys...then either a: dozing off while driving or b: freaking out cause I thought the lines on the road were gophers.

2. The last Gimli trip where we drank half the wine box, then decided it would be fun to do a beach photo shoot, followed by a playground photo shoot, followed by drunken wrestling (which Saara started by giving me the 'fighty' eye) which turned into a photo shoot thanks to Ian.

1. Ian reminded me of this one..."The time I wrestled Saara into submission while singing 'Memory' from cats without going off key or missing a beat....I don't know why I chose to sing Memory, but it made for an amusing wrestling match.

Saara and I have never lived in the same province, yet we are close friends and always will be.

Cheers to a life time of good times!

Well, that was quite the day...

Ugh, I had one of those days...one of those days where a drink would have been really nice to have.

My dreams of having a glass of wine were shattered when I was at practice today. Shit happens, so I'm not blaming anyone...but my forehead happened to meet a team mates elbow. It was a hell of a stinger and I thought maybe she had split it open...then I thought I was alrite...then I got up, got dizzy then kinda fell, went back into the drill, but then passed the ball to someone who was not even in the drill...and was like "what the heck!?!?...uh...I think I need to sit down."

Yep, a concussion...this one was minor, although I am still completely out of it.

And as it happens, I was also to work at my bar tonite...its Karaoke nite tonite and my buddy Todd is bringing a bus load (about 30) of his friends to drink my bar dry tonite. If I tell my dad that I can't work, he'll probably disown me so I sucked it up and worked.

Completely out of it...I remember being able to pour drinks and give out correct change but I can't recollect much of what happened tonite. I think people had fun though, the regulars requested that I get up and sing a few so I did. I also recall creating this shooter for a bunch of guys that they lovingly called 'Heather out of towner'...I don't know if its because my name is Heather and I'm from out of town or because my name is Heather and they are from out of town...but whateve...the shooter I created was southern comfort, amaretto and red sour puss...it actually was pretty good! So good in fact, some guy gave me the key to his heart...but I think it was just his set of car keys...

Now I'm eating cream of wheat, and I'm eating triple the amount that I wanted to eat cause I read the instructions as 1 1/2 cups of water..but its just was supposed to be 1/2...brilliant. I don't think I can eat it all either...its this new maple flavor that I got all excited over but I think I just prefer the regular flavor with some honey in it...anyways, I took some photos to commemorate this moment, but I think I look insane in them and the cream of wheat looks like something you'd feed seniors so I dunno if I want to show those photos...

Concussion: "Ah, show them the photos of the stupid cream of wheat photo shoot you just had"

Heather: "what?!? and why did I even have a cream of wheat photo shoot?"

Concussion: "Cause you can't go to bed yet and I wanted you to look like a retard"

Heather: "ah...fine then! Here's some damn photos!"

K, this one just looks like I'm out of it...

This one has a little more action, I'm pointing to the spot where I got whacked.

What? too boring for you...ok, here comes the wheat!

Ooooo...baby! Nothin says 'sexy' like a mouth full of cream of wheat! I'm pretty sure that if I laughed any harder...it would have come out of my nose like so many other substances that have in the past....Moral of the story: "Don't laugh with your mouth closed while you have stuff in your mouth" It may seem 'polite' to do so...but trust me, spewing whatever is in your mouth through your nostrils is waaayyy grosser! Is grosser a word? Meh...dunno...
I think this mug should go on the cream of wheat box...currently they have...uh...(goes to check)

(3 minutes has elapsed)

Some dude in a chef hat holding a bowl of cream of wheat?!?! It doesn't take a chef to make a bowl of cream of wheat?!?! I'm out of it and I somehow managed to make a bowl of cream of wheat....therefore, they should not discourage buyers by showing some proud chef guy...they should show idiots like me so that buyers say "hey, if a girl with a concussion who also worked for 5 hours straight in a bar can make a bowl of cream of wheat...so can I!"

Notice how I didn't mention that I had actually made not one but three servings of cream of wheat cause I'm an idiot and can't read the box...

...oh, I just did? Crap.

Spur of the moment

Well I might be going on a trip in the next few weeks. My buddy Saa (you may remember from such half nekkid moments such as last week and the viking hats) got a hold of me to tell me that she's scored some sweeeet tickets to anywhere westjet flies...

Now, where does West Jet fly? Hmmm...Vegas? Hawaii?...uh...I think those the only places that if flies (according to me) :)

So, we'll see what goes down...I'm pretty excited to get retarded with my partner in crime.

mwhahaha!

Change of plans! (2 hours later...)

We decided that we are too cheap to go on a trip right now....now, we didn't scrap the original plan, but if we're gonna fork over the dough...we're gonna go somewhere for a longer time than just a weekend. Plans now include her flying to Winnipeg (aka, the happiest place on Earth) for a weekend of homemade wine and sushi, drunken jewelry making, and random acts of stupidity.

Long live Francine! (the wine box)

I know when you've been naughty...

Ugh...I can't sleep!?! Which sucks cause I have to wake up at 7am tomorrow and play a double header in handball...

I was tossing and turning in bed, thinking of past guys who I've 'dated' or 'hung out with' as most of the guys seemed to classify whatever it was we were doing...and I realized that every single one of them lied to me at some point...and I knew it all along yet! Just call me freaken Santa Clause! My reasoning though is that I would hope that they would come forward and just be straight up honest with me, and that would redeem them for being hyppocrites in my eyes.

All these guys were big fans of 'no drama, no lies, straight up honesty' and yet every single one of them had some pretty good lines that they fed me...

Now, in no particular order and for your reading pleasure:

Top 10 bullsh..uh...lines that I've been fed: AKA 10 lines they say when they are 'not that into you'.

10: "Having you like me is like winning a million dollars, but I can't cash the ticket because I'm leaving soon and don't want to date anyone"

Starts dating someone 2 weeks after telling me this...hmmm

9: "I value our friendship too much to start a relationship with you"

Weird. Thats the last I heard from him for nearly 6 months...gooood friendship we had there...

8: "You're so sexy, smart and successful"

Yet you stop dating me to date someone who is not nearly as sexy, smart or successful? buddy! Why settle for Spam when you could have had the Beef Tenderloin, medium rare with prawns? (ok, still thinking of my 529 meal...)

7: "I can't control myself when I'm around you...so I have to stop seeing you"
This is just plain stupid...why would you stop seeing someone who turns your crank like that?!?! Stu-pid...or maybe I'm stupid for liking this joker in the first place...

Another one along the stupid lines while I'm at it:

6: 9-10 guys agree: "you have this 'aura' to you..."

What the hell is an 'aura'...I sure as hell can't see it, and I think it needs further explanation. Apparently if a guys sees this 'aura' he heads for the hills though...so girls, auras are bad!?! Don't wish for one this Christmas!

Ok, a bit off topic...or was I?...anyways...

5: "I just don't want to date anyone right now, I'm not the dating type"

Then starts dating someone else without giving me the respect of telling me....Uh, the lines: ' you are transition booty until I find girlfriend who doesn't give me an inferiority complex' would have worked much better without insulting my intelligence.

4: "I'm too busy, I don't even have time for my friends, let alone a girlfriend"

Then starts dating someone else...uh...see #5 above

3: "You deserve someone much better"

Oh, don't go telling me what I do and do not deserve cause you don't have the balls to tell me the truth that you just don't like me...this line ticks me off a LOT because its such a cop-out and it insults my intelligence...don't tell me that I shouldn't like you if I have more than enough reasons why I should...that maybe I see but you just can't see...get some confidence...damn.

2: "Uh, I'm moving out to BC with a 'friend'...we're going to look for apparenments in Vancouver this weekend"

Hmmm, does this 'friend' happen to be a girlfriend that I figure you've been seeing for 4 months but just haven't told me yet...The one that calls when I'm over and you have to go into a different room to talk to?!? The one who...uh...'computer' you are fixing when I call you at midnite?!? Note: I had lost interest looong before but I finally called him on the fact he was dating her after 6 months and he still hadn't told me...BOYS: I always figure things out and then give plenty of opportunity and time for people to be honest...yet you never are...shame on you!

1: "I'm just not ready for a serious relationship"

What?!? When did we talk about serious relationships?!? You obviously had your head up your ass when we had that discussion about how I didn't want to get married or have kids for at least 5 years. OMG, did we warp 5 years into the future?!? I don't remember taking a ride in a Delorean car!?!

Heh heh heh...that was fun! Now I need to try and sleep :)

Dining at 529

Wow...wow is all I have to say about that restaurant!

We were there for I dunno how long, till like 1:30 am or something ridiculous even though the restaurant closes at 11. I shared the mussels with C, and then had the beef tenderloin and prawns and I've never had a steak so good....omg....I'm ruined for life, I will never look at a steak the same way! I was so full I couldn't even eat a dessert (but I managed to help C out a bit)

A group of us went, it was fabulous company, fabulous food and of course fabulous wine!

So to you toba readers....its so worth the money but even better if you get treated....oh, I'm spoiled! heh heh heh!

Happy 18th Jomo!

Its my brothers 18th birthday today, and he's definetly special. The youngest of my two younger brothers, this goof is male me.For example, he likes to dress up - he was the cookie monster for halloween this year.
But sometimes he doesn't even need an occasion to dress up and act like a dork.
He's a wickedly good bassist and plays in a punk and in some kind of new age folk kinda band. He has cut CDs with both of these bands, plays live all the time and lives for music....and he has a sweet bass.
And he can clean up pretty nice...but is a goofy retarded time with...
Or without da booze.

Besides all that ridiculousness though, he's actually a smart kid...wickedly smart in math and doesn't even need my help in his comp sci university courses...I know he'll be successful in whatever he decides to do and he'll have a fabulously fun time doing it.

Happy Birthday Jord!

Its been a while

well, I haven't been near my computer or my dear blog for a few days...its been a fun few days though so I'm gonna recap on a few things. (If I recapped on everything it would be a very long blog)

Wheatking game in Brandon - I got treated to a wheatkings (hockey) game. The Wheatkings are totally in a rebuilding year this year after doing so well last year and then having basically their first two lines go to the NHL. As a result they got their asses handed to them and then the last 10 minutes of the game were spent in fist fights, just another good ol' hockey nite here in Canada.

65 year olds out drank me - yeah, thats right, out drank me...whiiich really isn't hard mind you. The guy I went with owns a store in Brandon so we went for drinks with the manager and his wife after the hockey game. They introduced me to this booze called akavi...or something that sounds like that, I don't really remember. What I do remember is that this drink was as if tequila got it on with jaggermiester and made a baby....rough stuff!

My team gave me grey hairs - The team I coach had a close win, a loss and a tie this weekend...it was like they forgot how to play handball this weekend so I probably was a little too harsh in my coaches speech after the last game. One of my strong right backs and the only left handed player on my team went down in the first game with a minor ACL injury and a medium tear of her meniscus and another one of my strong backs sprained both her thumbs...beautiful!

I almost got stuck 'in' the peg - well, winter reared its ugly head in Manitoba last nite...the result was a shit load of snow and terrible road conditions. This morning I woke up in Winnipeg and my car was under about 3 feet of snow...so I hung around until the plows plowed the roads and the walkway going from Cs condo....which wasn't a bad thing, except for I did absolutely nothing today. Sometimes you need those days though :)

Alrite, I'm gonna do something that resembles work so this day isn't a total waste! Hope everyone is doing fine! Sorry, no pics today...I'm not in a picture kinda mood. :) Its my youngest brothers birthday tomorrow though...so I'll have some kinda birthday tribute. :)

Never Forget

Theres children
They're dying
In the streets where they play
Its pointless
Its useless
Why do they have to act this way?

Old screaming
Young crying
Everyones fates the same
Blood spilling
Bombs flying
No one will stand and take the blame

Lay down your arms
And Surrender your swords
What is the reason
In which we go to war
Just stop and think before
Please stop and think before
I pray we think before
This goes to far

Immature
Like children
Both fighting for the same toy
You're grown men
So act like it
Show us you're not just littly boys

With their tanks
And their bombs
They think they're in control
One by one
They fall down
And there will be hundreds more

Lay down your arms
And Surrender your swords
What is the reason
In which we go to war
Just stop and think before
Please stop and think before
I pray we think before
This goes to far

10 Things

Well, my dinner went really well...my roast totally worked out! It was so good that I would marry myself if I could! hahhaha

So ladies, wanna impress? Make a beef tenderloin roast.
Ok, 10 food items that I love: (in no particular order cause I'd live off of any of these)

10: Mushrooms - I don't care if they grow in poop, or the chemical equivalent of poop..I like them
9: Cerignola Olives - not just any olive, I love these olives!
8: Irish Dubliner Cheese - I went to a specialty deli and wanted a good cheese so I asked the guy and he suggested Irish Dubiner...its a sharp cheese but is really good with a nice glass of wine.
7: Anything Ukrainian - I'm Ukrainian, born and raised so its only natural that I love the food that I grew up eating...headcheese is the exception...I don't touch that stuff no matter how good my baba says it is.
6: Soups! I love soup! Pea Soup, French Onion Soup (which I made for lunch special today), Borcht...
5: Mussles - I went out for Mussle Mondays at this great restaurant in the village this evening...and if a restaurant has Mussles on their menu, thats what I'm going to eat.
4: Toasted Tomato Sandwiches - On rye bread...So simple yet so good!
3: Oatmeal - I eat oatmeal with raisins and cottage cheese every morning for breakfast (if I don't eat breakfast, I get grumpy)
2: Crab - Hmmm....crab will forever remind me of Anchorage Alaska now...we found an awesome seafood restaurant when we were there and the crab was fantastic!
1: Beef tenderloin - Its expensive but delicious...I almost want to make myself a roast. :D

ok, off to do my daily whatever it is that I do!

Bad Hair Day

People ask if I ever take a bad photo and the answer is 'yes, yes I do!'

I just finished a two hour handball practice. I'm still sweaty, I'm still salty, my hands are still dirty from stickum and I need a shower but before actually taking one I thought to myself:

'Bloggers everywhere need to see what I look like when I'm gross as well as when I'm slightly less gross'

So, I present to you....Gross Sweaty Handball Heather:
Apparently I don't know how to lay on my couch...
Ah, thats much better....also note, I kept on the stinky gym gear for total authenticity of how gross I am....the things I do for you people...
Now for my close up...whoa, I'm obviously tired and I didn't notice that I have a bruise forming on my left arm until I looked at this photo. Whats a beauty like this doing at home on a Friday nite?!?! Taking a shower and going to sleep....hmmmmm sleeeep.

Things I'm excited for this weekend:

- Craft sale tomorrow...I'm totally winging it cause I have no stuff...I wonder if people will buy the left over pom pom kitties I have from when I was 12...
- Jaimie and Heathers PMS experiment part 2....Saturday nite at Coyotes, gathering more evidence to prove our 'theory'.
- Handball Sunday...This sunday, I get to play at 9am at one gym, coach at 10:40 at a completely different gym, then go back to the gym I was at earlier and play at noon...not looking forward to all that commuting but I am looking forward to playing and coaching.
- Making Dinner...boys, if I teach you anything its not to let a girl who actually knows how to cook make you dinner...cause then we got cha!
- Orders, Orders and more Orders!...work work work...but its not so bad when working is done in your pjs.

Have a great weekend folks!

I'm ba-ack!

Whew! Finally re-cooped from my crazy binge of a weekend. Sunday I had a dinner date where I drank too much wine, monday I over indulged in beer and tuesday I spent recovering from the previous two days...oh, no more drinking....till saturday...:P
Halloween was awesome! After handing out treats to the kids (they were sooooo cute) Me and Jaimie went as 'cougars in training' or what we thought cougars in training should look like...actually, I don't think there was any rhyme or reason to why we dressed the way we did...I picked up the hats and the jackets, jaimie picked up the skirt material and the child size wife beaters and we were in business.

My skirt kept on falling off, or slipping down or the slit kept on sliding to the back and my ass would then be sticking out...god damn skirt...all fun n' games though, we found some awesome costumes and here are a few that I'm going to share:
Golden boy: The 'golden boy' is a well known Winnipeg icon...and this guy totally played the part..it was great!
Canadian Skip Rope Team: There was about 6 of these guys and they got their skipping ropes taken away by security...apparently skipping ropes can kill.
Robot Man: I like that we got Mr.T in there too...hahah awesome!
MSN Icon Guy: Hahaha..another very creative costume.
And whats a Halloween Party without a 6 foot tall penis? Jaimie was supposed to lick the penis too...but I think she was too busy laughing at me...
And finally, the best costume of the night...6 guys went as a 6 pack of Lucky Beer...It was great!

More fantastic pics HERE.
All n all, halloween was great! I can't wait till next year!