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i have a friend.
I have to admit – I didn’t like her when I met her. She talked a lot, and only about her boyfriend tyler. She was pushy, and boisterous, where I’m fairly relaxed, and non emotional.
But, like squash, she grew on me. She’s now one of my closest friends, who i spend a ton of time with - weekends, weekdays, evenings, afternoons.
Kelly and I craft together, eat together, watch movies and laugh together. We’re two of the busiest people I know, and as a result, we know the other is (almost) always up for something spontaneous. We both LOVE to eat, drink wine, and talk. So we fit well. We have the same (sick) sense of humour, and we are both annoyed by exactly the same things. we both participated in the 60k weekend in end women's cancers this year, and had an amazing adventure.
Though we’re also different; I can’t tell a story to Kelly without her input on how the other person should be given the benefit of the doubt; she wants to get married like crazy, and i… well… you know; she loves her relationship, and her manfriend and loves the idea of her job at our office forever; she works her butt off, and eats quite healthy. Needless to say, we are very different in those respects.
She’s got a great sense of humour, she is open about her laziness, she has a fantastic eye for design and crafting (she makes incredible cards and wedding invitations). She’s always on the lookout for a bargain (and a bigger apartment), and our only dislike about one another is that we’re both good at our jobs, and stand in one another’s way to promotion.
This is all to say that Kelly will be guest posting while I am participating in my wedding slash trip extravaganza. I have no doubt in my mind that she’ll increase my readership – she’s way more funny than i.
Enjoy kelly’s posts – but not too much!

thanks for the treat stupid

What makes me laugh? Hilarious nature videos.
This guy is brilliant. Brilliant I say.
I’ve loved this forever…. His commentary makes me laugh harder than I’ve ever laughed at nature videos. Which is a lot more awesome than it sounds.
So when I saw this, I knew I had to have it.
mugs made by corduroy on etsy
follow randall on twitter. If you’re smart.
and watch all of his videos. Because they are guaranteed to make you smarter.
please note: i was not exaggerating. i literally ordered these as soon as i saw them.

guest blogger: my (long) weekend at a glance

hello hello!
i can't believe it's almost time for jamie to come back to toronto! and my last post... wah.
i hope you all enjoyed a fabulous long weekend with your loved ones. mine was busy and fun!
friday: nate and i headed to fonthill to meet up with our friends from high school at the local "star bar". we had a great chat with some great people - one is leaving to teach elementary school in south korea in a couple of weeks, and this was probably our last time seeing him before he left. after the bar closed and we decided we weren't done catching up, we headed back to my parents' house (sorry mom and dad!) we laughed into the early hours of the morning and they left (taking nate shoes with them... whoops.)
saturday: a bit jealous that nate was heading to the beach, i settled in for some more wedding camp work. my sister asked me to record their first dance song (open my eyes by buckcherry), so i did the piano and vocals in my dad's "studio" - happy with how it turned out! i then hung outside with my mom husking corn for our delicious dinner. she came along with me to my friends' wedding rehearsal in a beautiful old catholic church, where i'll be playing their wedding music next weekend!
after we got back home, nate and i met up with some friends of ours for a triple header drive-in (a huge perk of fonthill!) we saw crazy stupid love (love. that. movie.), horrible bosses, and i slept through green lantern (by choice. and every time i woke up and saw/heard what i was missing, i had no regrets and happily fell back asleep). bed at 3:30! not so pretty considering how early we had to wake up sunday.
sunday: delicious breakfast with my parents before heading back to brampton. my sister's fiance, brennan, helped us to gut part of our horrific laundry room, and re-drywall, paint, and prettify. we watched happy gilmore and headed to bed. it sounds short, but was very productive!
monday: we woke up early and spent the day finishing the basement laundry room, installing lights, and listening to some great tunes. sushi party for dinner (yum yum!) and a chill night - its always nice to have some peace and quiet on a long weekend!
it's been my pleasure guest blogging for jamie. i've missed her a lot since she's been traveling, but can't wait to catch up on her journey and see some photos! thank you for reading - maybe i'll be back again some day (please?)
much love,
bri xo

happy long weekend!

enjoy the long weekend! i'll be heading to niagara to catch up with some high school friends tonight, recording a song for my sister's wedding, and then off to the wedding rehearsal tomorrow night. followed by some last-minute home renos (fun fun). if you're heading to a cottage, planning a night out, or just laying low, enjoy :)
i know jamie will be loving life here this weekend...


from my trip to seattle last summer