In need of my best friend

As aweful as my last 2 weeks were, this one has been MUCH better. Although it has been a busy week with hockey and lacrosse, it has kept me occupied and well.. Kept my mind off things. I would be lying if I was saying I wasn't still sad a little, but it can't compare to what I was feeling last week. I still miss my boyfriend like crazy but everything else finally got into place. I've been doing math everyday and it's going not too bad. And the kids have been amazing this week. Great mornings, great attitudes and great evenings too. Good listeners !

Brian came home late last night so this coming weekend is my 4 day one. Because of all the sadness I've been feeling and the wanting to get away, I'll be flying to Qc friday morning for the weekend. Sara Ann and I are both in a period where we both just need to be together so we just decided that's what was best for both of us. 4 complete days with my best friend and Ayden :) Which means tomorrow is my last day for this week so I simply CAN'T wait for it to go by so I can sleep and fly to Qc City friday, early morning. I am looking forward to having some quite and alone time with Sara Ann. Having our chats and fooling around moments. And just appreciating each others presence. I don't know yet what we'll be doing, but we'll definetely be taking it easy and trying to get some rest. I just hope tomorrow is a nice day so I can at least say my whole week went well :) Of course, all of my complaining has brought alote of kind words from close ones and I can't even say how appreciated that was. I thought I'd share a few just because they are real nice messages...

Of course, my one and only amazing, wonderful and precious boyfriend has been there with the sweetest words and THANK GOD for Skype :) And Sara Ann whom i've been texting everyday non-stop to lament and cry. But there's also beautiful Joyel and Cutie pie Catherine who've said some sweet things. And mommy :)

Coucou ma puce. Je vois que tu files un mauvais coton. 

C'est certain que ce n'est pas évident d'être aussi loin, mais tu vas y arriver et tu seras tellement fière de toi après. 

Tu fais bien de venir à Québec en fin de semaine, ça va te changer les idées.

Ensuite au début février tu vas venir pour quelques jours. As-tu penser que peut-être une fin de semaine tu pourrais

aller visiter ton oncle Eddy? Je suis certaine qu'il serait content de te recevoir et le trajet doit

quand même se faire assez facilement en autobus.  Peut-être que début mars je pourrais m'organiser pour aller une semaine,

si Bryan et Nicole sont d'accord évidemment. Je sais également que tu en as plein ton casque avec les math,

mais ça aussi tu vas y arriver.

Je te laisse et on se parle demain.  Je t'aime fort ma cocotte. xxx

 I'm glad that you are feeling a bit better though and like I told you before,

you are super strong to be doing this and it's an amazing experience.

And i'm sure moments like Kennedy saying ''Thank you for babysitting us'' makes up for the distance

between you and your loved ones. On dirait que after the holidays are over we all need

some time to recover from it because it can be exhausting...

especially when you only have a small amount of time to see everyone and want to make the most of it.

I know I came back from la Gaspésie more tired than ever and had to head back to work and

my first day off all I wanted to do was sleep.
Try to get any rest you can in the mean time and just think,

before you know it, it will be the end of January and that much closer to seeing your man! :)

Ca passe vite.

(Joyel)

Hey Gorgeous !
J'ai lu ton blog, tu devrais vrmmm pas t'en faire !

I'm sure that it must be tough but things can only get better

and it was imposssssible that your days over there would all have been wonderful.

Ça arrive des journées comme ça, et c'est pas parce que t'es à Oakville

qu'elles sont pire que celle que tu pourrais avoir par ici.

C'est une bonne pratique pour quand tu vas être une maman, des fois aussi tu vas avoir le goûts

de brailler si t'as 3 kids qui sautent partout, même que ça va p-e plus te rentrer dedans ;)

Même si t'inculques les meilleures valeures à tes enfants,

c'est des enfants donc c'est certain que c'est pas toujours la vie en rose avec eux !

You should forget this little phase, the best is still to come, don't even worry about that !
Keep showing that smile Lyne Sexton !!!
xxxxxxxxx ♥

(Catherine)

 

 

Awww... I was telling my dad you were coming to Qc and that you were feeling

a little down and he said the first time he left home,

when he went back after the holidays, he felt really down and missed home like crazy... !

He said, Next thing you know, snow will melt and spring will be here.

You'll get peppy and then you'll come home :) 

(Sara Ann)

 

 

Needless to say these really helped upgrading my mood ! Jeese, even uncle Rey was in on it !!!  I Surely hope everything continues to go as well as this week.  For now, I will simply lay my head to rest for the night and pray for a nice day with Kennedy tomorrow. Then tomorrow night will be laundry and packing time for my getaway in Qc. Can't wait !

 

P.S.: Probably won't write until monday night or tuesday. Have a great weekend y'all <3

Seriously ?

Hello !

When I went to bed thursday night after having a chat with my prince, i fell asleep almost right away. And I was SO looking forward to the next day to be alone for a little. So after getting the kids to school after a pretty good morning with them, I came back home and got right into my cleaning and laundry doing so I could at least have my afternoon to relax. Which I did. I watched a few episodes of Dexter and had a little nap. At 3, I walked over to get Kennedy and not long after the boys came in from school around 4:30, Gail came in. She was sleeping over to help Nicole out with hockey the next day.

So saturday (yesterday) all I really did was pretty much maths.. Around 6, Nicole and Curtis got back from his game. She had dinner over at a women's house with other mothers from hockey. Dylan and Kennedy were spending the night at Gail and Ron's. So Curtis and I drove Nicole to her ladies night and then went to Blockbuster's to rent a movie. It was a nice and quite night with Curtis and the whole time I just kept thinking... Why can't they be this way all the time. When he is alone, he's an angel. Anyways... The movie was "Despicable me" and ended around 9:30 so he went to bed right after. As for me, I went down to my room and had a good chat with Jean-François until about 11:30. And the thing is even after he went to bed, I wasn't even tired.. you know how you sometimes get to that point where you ain't tired anymore.. I regretted it because around 9:30 I could of actually fallen asleep !! But instead, after saying our goodnights, I put in Sex and the City 2 and watched it all... Needless to say I was pretty tired after that ! So I had a good night sleep and woke up this morning around 9:30, which isn't too bad :)

I woke up thinking my two last days were pretty good and that hopefully, it meant my coming week was going to be also... But then Nicole just told me that she got a phone call and her grandfather is in the hospital and isn't doing too good. I didn't even ask where he is.. I think in the States not too far. Anyways, depending on the updates they get today, her and her sister will probably fly to go see him tomorrow... And Brian only fly's in tuesday around midnight which means I will be alone with the kids until then. SERIOUSLY ?

Like... I know it isn't anyone's fault but I just wish I could get a little break or at least a normal, regular, week. I sincerely hope he gets better (For the family first, but also for me). Just when I was starting to get a hold of myself and stop worrying and crying lol... Just when the only things that were now bothering me were my math test and missing my boyfriend... This happens. And if the kids were angels I wouldn't worrie as much but you just never know how they will act. There so unpredictable. And it's always at night that its the worst. Tomorrow they all go to school so I will have the day to relax and prepare myself for what will be a hectic night I am guessing. The boys both have Lacrosse (at least it's in the same place, at the same time) but anyways. Like I was telling Jf earlier.. I am sure I am seeing this bigger than it actually is.. I mean I have babysat kids a whole lot and threw nights also but.. These aren't easy kids all the time. And like I say, unpredictable.

Tomorrow I will definitely take a warm bath and light my anti-stress candle Nicole got me for Christmas lol. It really isn't making me sad (As it would of last week), but it just kind of makes me mad. I just keep thinking why ? Seriously. And I kinda feel bad complaining about this when a poor 85 year old man isn't doing well in a hospital but.. En tout cas !

So today, plans have changed since Gail is taking a 2pm flight to go see her father. So Ron will bring Dylan and Kennedy back home but then, Nicole will drive over to Orangeville for Dylan's 5o clock game. So I will stay with Curtis and Kennedy and go to C's 3pm practice. So I will actually be working today too between 3 and approximately 7 or 8ish. Way to go for the weekend lol. But it doens't matter, bigger pay I guess that's all. Trying to see the positive things here haha. And I was telling Jf too.. I can actually go to Pittsburgh with the family by the end of february.. Dylan has a tournament and we will also be going to see a Penguins game. Before Christmas when nothing was sure yet and we were still waiting to see if Gail could go, I was SO excited about it and hoping I could go. But now that I know I can but that there is all this crap going on... I don't even care. Like I know when it gets closer and that it's actually time to go, I will definetly be excited about it, no worries. But for now, I simply just don't care.

So anyhow, hopefully things will get better and my two next days, as well as my whole week will be good. Nothing sure yet (with everything that is happening), but I might fly to Qc next friday to go spend some time with Sara Ann. It's my 4 day weekend and we both need it ! So I'm just waiting to see what the updates will be but.. I'd love it. Wish me luck <3

Looking forward to friday...

Turns out I wasn't alone yesterday because it was Dylan's turn to be feeling bad. He wasn't as bad as Kennedy was with her fever but his stomack hurt and he didn't want to eat. So I kept him home with me but he really wasn't too bad.. He just layed on the couch watching tv while I did my usual cleaning routine but then I finally got him to eat a bit and he was better. He came with me to the grocerie store and when we came back had a little more to eat for lunch. I then went out to shovel the yard because it had snowed and I forgot how much of a workout that was ! But I enjoyed it cause it was really nice out. When I came back in, I got Dylan to come up at the table to work on one of his school projects he is doing on Penguins. When we had went out earlier, we got a bristol board for him to use as a visual when he would present. He really enjoyed it and we had a nice afternoon working on that. At 3, we walked over to get Kennedy at school and when we came back, they played a little while I started getting dinner ready.

Curtis came home around 4:15 as usual and was really calm and nice. As for Kennedy, that temper of hers got out of it and I actually had to bring her up to her room because she was being naughty with her brothers. She didn't quite like that but Nicole later told me "You sometimes have no choice to do so because you can't just let her get away with things like that". She finally calmed down.

While I was getting dinner ready after that, I got this pain all on my upper left side.. Like between my breats and my hip... And when I'd walk, it would just be so painful.. I would of cried (again lol) but I didn't ! It already happened to me once when I was back home but I couldn't remember what I had done to make it feel like that.. I figured it was either the shovelling or carrying Kenny upstairs.. Either way, I did something wrong.. It just felt like I streched something.. Wasn't too fun. So I was just looking forward for the kids to have their dinner, Nicole to get home to take Curtis to practice and to just sit down with Dylan and Kennedy. After dinner, they all went out to play with the neighbors. Nicole got home around 6:15 and after having a bite, she and Curtis got in the van and left. But they were back about 10 minutes later !! Turns out the practice was tonight ! So since they were back early, Nicole and I both told Curtis we had to get some homework done. But of course he got in a mood and just started fooling around and being mean. After giving him a few chances, I just told him he was on his own. His mother warned him and told him he wouldn't get his Ipod for the weekend if he didn't cooperate. After having him say he was sorry and being alote more calm, I finally managed to get some work done with him.

It's ok because it all got done but once again.... So much trouble to finally do it. It makes me sad because I know he doesn't mean anything he says or does when he acts like that but then again.. you just feel like going into that head of his and fixing everything.. Would be so simple. Fortunately he has a Doctor's appointment next week to talk about how to handle his emotions and frustrations.. So hopefully that'll help. Anyways I was just right out of it when we finally got done.. I grabbed my computer and went downstairs to talk to Jean-François and cry a bit lol ! So tired. I just feel like I haven't rested at all during the holidays and it catch up to me.. And I was just in a mood where I was thinking "Why is it that they can't go just one day without causing any drama".. It was just a big night and for the first time, I noticed how hard it can be on yourself when you are mad... I am rarely mad like I was last night at Kennedy and then at Curtis. Even Nicole was saying she finds they are getting worst and disrespectful... I mean they are good parents and the kids can be really nice.. But they all have their issues and it makes me realize how you really have to be careful when you raise your children..

If there is one thing I will definetly have learned threw out this experience, it's that one of the most important things I will be teaching my children will for sure be RESPECT. Being grateful for what they have and appreciate what others do for them. And also learn to talk.. I understand Curtis has his own problem and he has trouble controlling himself.. But D and K could do much better. And even if you make your own rules, it's hard to have them listen all the time because you can't just change their routine completely. After all, I am not their parent.. and they've had different nannies too so that doesn't make it easy because they get attached and used to the way they work.. and then another one comes in.

So anyways when I went down to my room last night I was played right out.. Headache, Side/back whatever you wanna call it pain, and a faraway boyfriend. Nothing to help my "sad complaining phase" lol. Anyhow.. After talking to Jean-François and feeling better, I jumped in the shower and stayed in there for so long ! I just leaned over on the bar on the wall and put my head against the shower wall.. So the hot water was just running directly onto my painful side... Felt SO good.. I stayed like that for about 10-15 minutes lol ! So meanwhile I got to think.. I calmed myself thinking of how much I will have learned in my time here and how much I will appreciate what I have even more. Not that I don't, but I will definetely realize it even more. I just had to pull myself together if I wanted to calm down and have a good night sleep. God knows I needed it.

When I came out of the shower, my side was so warm that it was almost numb and I didn't feel it much anymore so.. I took some painkillers I have for when I have my period (which just ended so NO Joyel I am not pregnant lol) and layed in bed.. I sent a message to my prince to let him know I was already doing much better and I knew he was going to see it when he got up at 4am and that his day would be better. I put on one of my shows on my computer but didn't even make it threw the first 10 minutes.. By 9:15, I was sound asleep. Did I mention I made a prayer for my next day to be better ?

Although I love having Kennedy home because she is really sweet and fun, I am kind of looking forward to friday (tomorrow) because I will be alone ! Does that sound mean ? Anyhow, either or not it does, that's what it is ! Lol ! Maybe that's another reason I've been a bit tired this week too... I usually have 3 days where I am alone and can do my stuff at my own pace but this week, with them being sick, I will only have 1.. which is tomorrow ! And I know this weekend will probably be hectic a bit because Nicole told me she might need my help for hockey because she is alone. But at least, as bad as it sounds, I won't have to deal with any drama.. I will only be driving one of them and back. We will see, she will let me know tomorrow how things will go down ! But at least I can sleep in. Anyways... Gotta get off this couch and have Kennedy moving a bit ! She is just as lazy as me ! We might do crafts and she wants to go play outside later so I will try to get my stuff done right away before I fall asleep !

How bad have my two last blog entries been ? Frig I am sorry. I just want this week to be over so we can start a new one on the right foot :) And i'll say like I told my boyfriend... Sorry for all the complaining but it sure feels good to let it all out. LOVE <3

Home is definitely where the heart is at

So there wasn't any storm on thursday which, I have to admit, surprised me. But it was all good. I got the boys off to school and the rest of the day was really quiet. Brian was home, working on one of his guitar for most of the day, Kennedy was having tea parties in her room and if not, singing to her new Hannah Montana Cd while I did some laundry and picking up trying to survive... I had been up part of the night with the flu. I wasn't really surprised since the whole family had just gotten it, Nicole told me. So I was feeling a bit better but I was just SO tired.. I actually had a nap and I would rest ALOTE between my little moments of picking up! Brian told me to take it easy and K was a sweetheart about it so it was all good I guess.  Curtis had hockey after school but Brian was taking care of it anyways so whenever Nicole got back, I went to my room and snuggled up into bed. I was just so happy because it also ment my weekend was starting. What a relief ! I obviously called Jf and talked with him for a while and then watched a few episodes of Dexter and finally fell asleep for what seemed like the best night ever (sleep wise of course because my man wasn't there!).

Friday (the 7th) I got up quite early but was lazy for most of the day. I was still kind of weak from my past day so I didn't want to play myself out by doing a bunch of stuff. So I simply watched a few shows, showered and napped again ! And friday night wasn't much better lol. But it felt good.

As for the rest of my weekend, I took it easy too. It was my first real weekend without any plans or traveling since Christmas so I knew I wanted to catch up on some sleep and start my year off on the right foot. I didn't do much saturday besides going for a little walk and then saturday for dinner, we had Jullian (Brian's childhood friend, did I ever mention him before?) and his wife Lisa with their son over for dinner. They live in Guelph (where the Goddards use to live) and they came up to watch Dylan's game. The coming monday (the 10th) was going to be both Nicole and Lisa's birthdays so we ordered some Chinese food and popped champagne for the occasion. Gail and Ron (Nicole's parents) were also here. It was nice, we had lots of fun ! After they all left, I went off to bed and it didn't take me long to fall asleep.

Sunday, I had a few things I needed at the pharmacy so I decided to go see the sales at Oakville Place. I left around 11 and took the bus. I found a few things but didn't spend much ! Which is fine. I have to start pilling up the money if Jf and I are going to move in. There's a few things we still want to get for furniture so we are both working on that :) I came back around 3 and the family was all back from D and C's games. Nicole and I chatted for a while and then I went down to my room to pick it up a bit and look at my new stuff (a few bras, camisoles and knifes lol ).I layed down for a bit while talking to my prince. After hanging up, I had a little boost of energy so I decided to go for a little run around the streets. Oakville is loaded with joggers and I know there are alote of nice places to run so I think I'm going to try to get into it. Of course this first time almost killed me but I guess i'll get used to it ! And for the days I don't go out running, I still try to work out inside a bit. So when I came back, I showered, got into my Pj's and chatted with my man again on Fb. Then I started a new Dexter episode and fell asleep halfway threw it ! Over all, my weekend was really nice. And between my few times out and my show watching, I managed to do some maths of course. Gotta stay into it if I want to get this one right this time...

Yesterday (Monday) I was off also (4 day weekends are so fun!) so my day was once again pretty lazy. Although I did workout, the rest of my day pretty much comes back to laying in bed, watching tv shows and sleeping. I don't know what is up with me these days but I am SO sleepy. Its a good thing I'm into working out a bit because I would seriously be the worst couch(Bed in my case) patato ever ! And yesterday was a weird day... I just wanted to be home. With Jean-François, with Sara Ann with my family.. With anyone really but not in Oakville.. I think its not too bad I have gone almost 2 months and it was my first time feeling like this. I felt lonesome before and was missing Jean-François and crying a little but not like this. Not in the same way. And I actually kind of still have this weird feeling today. I would just want to be home in a clic and then come back in another when I am needed lol. 

I knew what I was getting myself into when I started this and it's ok. I seriously still like it. But I'm just having a little "what am I doing here" period I guess. I know it's going to pass though but for now it's just a little annoying. Plus I know my grandma and dad and Sexton family are going threw a sad period down home with some funerals today and tomorrow.. So maybe that doesn't help. Anyhow. At least I've got enough to keep occupied :)  Kennedy is home today but she is just laying in her mama's bed.. She has had fever for the last 2 days and now is feeling better but still is tired from all of it. She's pretty quiet. So I did all of the kids laundry this morning, passed the vaccum and picked up downstairs so the house is pretty good for today. This afternoon will probably be quiet too so I'll get dinner ready early enough so we only have to heat it up whenever it's time. Plus, my prince is supposed to finish work early today so I will call him up :) Curtis has hockey at 5:30 so I will take K and D with me to drop him off but we won't stay. Nicole will pick him up on her way back from work. So i'll make sure to have Dylan do his homework meanwhile. Should be an easy night. I'll finish it off with my workout (maybe a jog too) and some math. Yay !

Tomorrow, I will be home alone so I will get the groceries done and the kids beddings and that should be pretty much it as I did most of the rest today. I feel as I am reapeating myself pretty often.. Hopefully this isn't becoming too boring for you guys lol. It's just very similar from one day to another ! Plus I don't describe ALL of the action and drama that sometimes goes down lol ! It would be wayyy too long :P

But it is what it is and I still love it and don't have any regrets on doing this. It's a great experience. I'll try to get more pictures uploaded soon. I didn't forget about the outside of the house I promised to show you !!Chat soon ! xoxo

P.S.

Did I mention I got a Tiffany&CO "I love you" ring for Christmas with my man's initials engraved in it ? <3

I'm back ! Will there be a storm tomorrow ?

Oh my goodness. I am sorry for being absent so long once again but I was home for 2 weeks so it was my vacation ! Off from work and off from the blog too ! What happened since my last entry ? A whole LOT !

So the kids were off school starting friday december 17th. So that weekend, I didn't go to hockey but I got all of my stuff ready and I finished my christmas shopping. It was a nice and calm weekend. The only thing I really did was go over at the Jackmans saturday the 18th for dinner. Lots of people were there (as usual) as it was one of their kid's hockey team christmas party and they wanted us to go because Dylan used to play with all of them kids. It was a beautiful evening. Nicole and I had quite a few laughs with Greg and a few other fathers that were telling silly stories. I was designated driver to Nicole had a drink of Schotch with the boys! I had quite a good laugh at that too !!! We left around midnight and Nicole was saying how she already regretted it because Curtis had a 7am practice. Anyways the next morning she got up with him and I stayed with Dylan and Kennedy but we really only got up around 8:30 and Nicole pulled in not long after that. For the rest of the day, I just took it easy.

The next day (Monday, december 20th), Nicole went to work and stayed home with the kids as they were on vacation. They all got up around 8:30 and just chilled around the house for most of the day. Curtis played with Bradley the whole day and Dylan and Kennedy played together. The only time we went out was to go bring Dylan to a Goalie camp he was attending for 2 hours and then back out to go get hime. It was a really quite and good day. And then the next morning (my last one) Brian got home around 7. The kids got up even later than the day before and Brian even had to wake Dylan up at 9 because he had another goalie camp from 10 to 12. Curtis went over at Bradley's for most of the day and they went skating. He was in a bit of a mood in the morning so it was good for him to get out of the house for a while. When he came back, he was much better. When Dylan came back, we "attaqued" his and Kennedy's rooms. They were litteraly a mess and I had warned them the day before that we had to clean them up before doing anything else. So it went well because Dylan helped us with K's room and then she did the same for him. Afterwards, we made rice krispies squares :)

Nicole came home, we had dinner and then had our little gift exchange. I got the boys each a lego game and Kennedy a fairy craft book with a kit to make her own rings. As for Nicole and Brian, I didn't know what to buy so I simply got an LCBO gift card as I knew they love wine ! They were quite happy :) The whole family got me a bunch of products from Bath & Body Works and a Huge candle (B&B Works also). I was really happy and it all smelled SO good :) I helped the boys with their lego games and told Kennedy that we could do some rings when I'd be back in January. It was a beautiful evening. I went up with Nicole to say goodnight and had a nice hug from Kennedy and beautiful Thank you for babysitting us / thank you for the awesome card and gift from D and C. Just that, made my day :)

I had set my alarm clock for 6am as Nicole and I were going to leave around 6:30 to head to the airport. When I got up, Brian and her were having a coffee while she was getting ready. I said my goodbyes and Christmas wishes to Brian and out the door we went. We stopped for a Tim hortons Coffee and made our way to the Billy Bishop airport downtown Toronto. I was flying with Porter so I wasn't going to the same airport as when I came in. Nicole dropped me off and we made it on time. After our hugs and kisses, she headed to work and I made my way in to register and take the fairy (YES, the airport is on a tinny island and we have to take a 1 minute fairy to get there) I never had such a laugh just to see how short that ride was. It was just as if I was crossing the Cascapedia River on a fairy. I just didn't understand why they didn't simply build a bridge lol. But I guess they are talking about building an underground tunnel. Anyhow. Pretty funny. It turns out I fell in love with Porter Airlines. Its a new, small and SO warm little airport. Very modern and chic but still really cozy. Once you pass security, you have nice comfy chairs with cute decorations and an all free lunch bar. It's seriously really nice. http://www.flyporter.ca/ Check it out and if you ever have to fly to Toronto, FLY PORTER ! :)

My flight was at 8:30 so I landed in Qc at 10am. Sara Ann and Ayden were waiting for me :) I was SO happy to see them. We made a few stops and headed to her appartment. It felt so good to see family. And it made me even more excited to get home in St-Jules to my boyfriend and family. Turns out I didn't get a ride on that day so I planned one with a friend from down home for the the next day. Sara Ann, Ayden and I exchanged our Christmas gifts and we had lots of fun. The next day (thursday the 23rd), Simon and I left Quebec around 12:30. It was a beautiful day to travel as it was SO sunny. We couldn't believe how we didn't have any snow down home. Crazy ! Anyhow, he dropped me off in Nouvelle at my boyfriend's brother's house as my lovely lover was waiting there for me. I can't even describe how excited I was. We were both so happy to finally see each other. It felt amazing. We went back down to Maria and I had a warm welcome from his mom and dad. I called my own parents and told them I would go see them in the morning. We didn't go to bed really late as we were both tired (But SO happy) ! Plus, he only had one day left to work and then he was off for a whole week :)

The Holidays were awesome. I won't get into too much details because it'll be way too long but here is a little resume :

December 24th : Afternoon cooking with my brother Andrew, receiving Sextons for Dinner (Me, Jf, Andrew, Dan and his girlfriend Eloise, Papa, Grandma Sexton, uncle Eddy and Marc (guy who lives with grandma). We made a veggie cream soup, Shrimp pears, meat pie and a bunch of little things like cheese platter, bread, etc. Dan had made a cake which was DElish :) The boys played Guitar and we had lots of fun and nice chats. Great evening. After grandma and uncle left, we exchanged our gifts. Afterwards, Jean-François and I headed to his brother's in Nouvelle were the Audet's were. We played Wii and Rock Band and had lots of fun there too. We went home around 2.

December 25th : Brunch at mama's with the brothers and boyfriend :) We opened our presents and had a delicious brunch for lunch. We stayed at mom's until 2 and then headed to Jf's. We opened our presents there too and then had raclette for dinner. Only two days had past and we had already eaten what we usualy eat in a week lol.

December 26th : Got up at 5:30 and drove to Qc with my man for Ayden's baptism. Baptism was at 2 and was beautiful. We went over at Sara Ann's after with both her and Jay's families and had more yummie food and cake. It was a great day for Boubou and for us. We slept in Mark's new appartment with Eric, aunt Isabelle and uncle Rey as Jay's family was staying over at Sara Ann's.

December 27th : We got up around 6 and headed back home. We passed threw New Brunswick again but it wasn't as nice as the day before. There was a storm... But we made it home anyways and it was ok. We got home around lunch time and didn't do much that day. For dinner, we went over in Miguasha at our friend Soucy's house. We had Lasagna with a bunch of friends and all had a sleep over. T'was really nice :)

December 28th : Very calm and lazy day ! Loverboy and I played Wii and snuggled up on the couch. Around 5:30, we went up to Carleton to get a bunch of Dixie Lee I had ordered to bring at Craig, Adam and Joey's house (My cousins) in St-Jules. It was GAME NIGHT :) We didn't play as much as last year but we had fun talking and listening to Adam do his immitations ! There was Jf and I, Joyel and Phil, Jenna, Craig, Adam, Joey and his girlfriend Yaiza and that's about it.. The cats and Uncle Richard and Aunt Sue. Another nice evening.

December 29th : Another lazy day with my prince but around 3pm I headed to my mom's to get dinner ready. I was having some girls from Mam'zelle's over. We hadn't seen each other in a while and it was just real nice to sit down together and have a few drinks while eating good food, talking and of course, laughing.

December 30th : I don't quite remember but I think this was the laziest day ever lol. Plus I wasn't feeling awesome, I was draggind a cold since a few days.. So I think it was simply more snuggling with the man :)

December 31th : Jean-François and I played Wii for a while when we got up and then prepared everything for dinner. His parents had some friends coming over but they were both working so I took care of prepping everything. We made stuffed dattes as entrées and Seafood Lasagna for the main course. As for the fussy ones, there was regular lasagna. It was a nice evening. After dinner, Soucy came over and we headed to the hotel. there weren't much people but we stayed a while and were there when midnight rang ! Sara Ann and Jay were out with us too :) We wished everyone a happy new year and then left to go to Carleton where Kaven Haché was playing. It was good and pretty fun. By the end of the night, we danced a bit with Jay and we left around 2:45 right before the bar closed.

January 1th : My grand-mère Boudreau was turning 85 so we had rented the hall in St-Jules to do a little celebration. She was so happy. All of her kids and almost every grandkids were there. Plus her nephews and nieces and a few friends from where she lives. We had lots of yummy foos (once again) and sang a few songs for her. I spent most of my day there with my mom (while Jf was sleeping on her couch hungover lol) preparing and decorating. The party started around 4 and ended around 9:30. It was beautiful. When we got home, needless to say we went strait to bed.

Januray 2nd : Already my last day here... I couldn't believe it. And neither could anyone else. 2 weeks go by so fast. Especially during the holidays. But they were great holidays. I couldn't of asked for anything better. We went for breakfast with Papa and the boys and then I went to the store with Papa to grab my Canada Goose Jacket :) I still wasn't feeling that good so in the afternoon, we napped and snuggled :) And for dinner, we went to mom's. Before heading back to Maria, we went over at uncle Reynold's with Dan and Eloise to see Sara Ann and the baby. Needless to say that that night, Jean-François and I slept close... <3

January 3rd : When I got up, I had a feeling we wouldn't leave because it was snowing. And I was right ! So after trying to figure things out with Sara Ann, I changed my flight. Instead of taking it the 4th at 10am, I reported it to the same day, but at 7pm. So I had an Extra day with my prince :) It was his last day off of work too so we took advantage of this extra time together and held on tight :) After dinner, we went for a walk and played Monopoly. Then went to bed for our last night together until february.

January 4th : We left Maria around 9:30 and after a few stops to eat and pee!, we were in Qc. We grabbed dinner on the go at Thaï Zone and Sara Ann dropped me off at the airport right on time (almost not) !! But we made it on time. I was really sad to be going back to Oakville. I knew I was going to have that feeling even if I love it here. But it's just always harder after you've been home for a while to get back into the routine. But I know it'll go by fast, as it did before Xmas. I am already ok. I'll just keep skyping and calling my boyfriend and family and anyways... With everything I have to do here, time flies by real quick... Plus, I have to get into my math at night so... that'll help.. I guess ? lol

Today (January 5th), I got up at 7 and stepped right back into my morning routine (lunches and bags) and got the kids ready for school. Surprisingly, it was an AWESOME morning. They were all happy and in very good humour. They told me about their holidays and gifts and didn't fuss about anything. They got ready on time and were real nice. When I came back from walking Kennedy to school, Brian and I couldn't believe how well that went ! Almost too well... Will there be a storm tomorrow ?