this book has been recommended by many. so far, the hook is in deep!

okay, so i've stopped reading this... opinion enough?

my opinion: heartbreaking. and beautiful.

my opinion: everyone should read this book.

vacation reading

i finished up the weight of water... i gave it four stars on facebook.



my vacation starts thursday at 3 p.m. - and i'll be hopping into a plane sometime around 6:30 p.m. when i'll start reading this:



my ipod is all ready - charged and filled up.

i'm almost completely packed.

i know i'll blink and it'll be over.

shake hands with a hero

i met l.gen. roméo dallaire (a true canadian hero) at the rally today.


i also bought this guide.... i'm planning to hike the inca trail next year to machu pichu...

final day of vacation

running (4:1 interval!)

followed by a double bill at the mayfair theatre

can you tell i'm squeezing as much as i can into what's left of my vacation?

i can't believe i have to go back to work tomorrow.

vacation day 8

vacation day 5

relaxing....

and soaking...

and reading....

doesn't get much sweeter.

more birthday goodness!

i met up with my sister upon my return from our visit to the cottage in the muskokas. she brought me birthday goodies from my mom whom she'd visited earlier this summer... a beautiful necklace from aitken pewter (from fredericton, nb)















my sister got me a gift too... a gift certificate from chapters which i promptly turned into this:




















a wonderful weekend all around.
oh, and the ipod will be getting much use. the bus ride home was not boring!!! i enjoyed it!!! yay, ipod!

harry potter, elizabeth bennet & mr. darcy.

i realize now that i didn't update about my most wonderful weekend....

saturday was set aside especially for harry potter. from 9 am until 2 am.... there was no stopping me. i finished the book.... and i was satisfied.

saturday, i watched the first 3 of 6 episodes of the bbc pride and prejudice mini-series. i was off monday and finished the remainder of the episodes.

i really couldn't think of a better way to spend a weekend.

i got a lot more knitting done on the saffron cables - i'm now at line 30 of 75 - of the first of four repeats on the pattern.... i've got a long way to go. i've taken to bringing my knitting to bootcamp - because i have about an hour wait before class. apparently i should be using it to stretch, seeing as i pulled a groin muscle yesterday. ouch! only 8 more classes left - then i'm done bootcamp!!

i'm going to have to find other things to fill the void now...