my weekend in summary

this weekend was crayyyyy-zy. busy. and yet, not many photos, and not much to say... maybe it's just the meloncholy feeling that monday brings (and that i'm cleansing, and am miserable for the first two days). so, it's a short one this week.
nails. sparkles; the omnimous sky friday afternoon; basketball game #1; miller fans unite!; basketball game #1.
friday: after working late, i met friend/landlord pat at the air canada centre, where we watched one of the worst raptors games i've ever seen. when done, we cabbed back to our hood, where we grabbed dinner at wallflower (a new - AMAZING - restaurant near us), and hung out at the bar. pat had salmon, i had lentils and kale. it was delish - i recommend HIGHLY. we then wandered out and bar hopped a bit (with the inclusion of celebratory shots), until we went home (probably too late). then, because i'm brilliant, and have no self control, i watch a 30 for 30 before falling asleep (around about 3:30 - i know. moron).
saurday: woke up, though not late enough, and Pat and i went to the grocery store for supplies for chili (and groceries so i was well stocked for my cleanse). after a bit of prep work, and then me packing, i headed out to ancaster, where jeff and i hung out, watched an episode of 6 feet under, and then drove back to waterdown for a bbq at my parents (with my sister and all of their friends), with leftover food from the previous weekend's new years events. i was feeling quite antisocial, and needing some time away from the crowds - and the nice thing about being at your parents, is you are free to wander away. i spent most of the night watching football, and being anti-social. it was spectacular. headed home around midnight.
sunday: woke up early to head back to my parents to go to the raptors game - brunch at our usual, and then 100 level tickets to see OKC beat the raptors. then, back to waterdown, and headed up to ancaster. just missed jeff's parent's open house, but had enough time to change, grab some thai food for dinner, and then just hang out to have a couple of drinks, and watch 6 feet under. relax. finally.
hope everyone had a great weekend!

a dose of the fridays

ahhh, friday. welcome back.
i'm in this weird place, where i would love to microsoft project everything going on. can't do z, until i speak to y. can't speak to y until i speak to x. can't speak to x, until i do w. can't do w until a specific date, but must do it on the same day i speak to v. it's all very challenging to get my head around. and if i weren't so stuck on rules, and social respect, and trying to provide people and relationships with the respect they deserve, i'd just throw my hands up in the air and send out a mass email.
but i can't. because i do. 
so, while waiting to be able to speak to v, and do w, so i can speak with x, so i can speak with y, so i can do z.... i'll just fill my time with other things. weekendly things.

and, i'll make lists. i'm really good at that. things i want to do in 2013 (specifically in the next few months while i still can!). exhibits that are ending, people who are leaving, babies who are getting older whom i MUST get photos of while they will still sleep while i cuddle them (because listen - as the aunt of 7, i know that once they hit that magic age, where hide and seek rules, and colouring is the best....... BAM! no more cuddling. they are ALLLLL about the running).
good weekend all. do some weekendy things!

thank goodness for talented friends.

alex and i shot some photos this fall (so late coming... we're too busy!!), and despite the FREEZING cold temperatures (YOU try wearing nylons and shorts in rainy cold november weather!), rain matted hair, and hilarious outfit malfunctions (think - shirts that make you look obese for $800), my amazing photographer partner in crime pulled off some incredible shots.
(seriously - all credit goes to her). (she's so good).
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check out alex's stuff here. you may even see photos of me with long hair, and revealing lots of skin (yup. floozy, right here). 
alex's:     instagram   //   flickr   //   500px   //   blog   //   twitter

welcome to 2013 jamie.

oh hayyyyyy..... i'm on instagram now. 
you bet. you can follow my hilariously mundane life - filled with jewelry, clothes, sports, and likely a lot of photos of bruises (which, the first time i typed it, was spelt 'brusies' which i guess they sort of are too... as they are so frequent and constant, they are like pets to me. bruises with pet names. 'brusies') (ok, i'm done).
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my (new year) (long long) weekend in summary

again, a brief one with more photos than words, because it was a busy one, filled with travelling and lots of celebration... and it's a new year, so no focusing on the past allowed!
a fortune that was appropriately timed, directly following a conversation about my jewelry with my cousin laura - i'm planning on it!; gift exchanges, cider and laughter with the lovely ladies i donned with at Laurier - our yearly tradition, no matter where in the world we are; the snowfall on the (frozen) lake; heidi and i puffed up with warm clothes; my sister kelly and some target practice (us shea girls are a force to be reckoned with on a BB gun; helping tow on NYE; a new year wouldn't be started correctly without the spicebox; an INTENSE game with friends; 90% of attendees were shot in the ass at some point during this evening; me desperately trying to see photos of my new niece  with the worst cell service known to humanity; we have a habit of drawing people into our ridiculous traditions - and we also take 'champagne showers' in the most literal sense (my hair was crunchy the next morning); happy champagne! i mean... new year :)
this new years weekend was..... GO:
friday night after stopping to get my planner (the same one, year after year) at chapters, jeff and i went home, had some wine and 'appitizers (crackers and vegan pate), and then dinner at libretto. woke up late saturday, and took our time - including setting some stuff up on my iPad, watching some six feet under, 3 lunches, and packing - and then headed first to drop jeff off, and then to waterloo for a meeting of the ladies i RA'd with at laurier - an annual tradition. with alex home from thailand, courtney (and dog ellie) coming from london, and leigh coming from sarnia, we all piled into karli's home (after some interesting car-in-snow schenanigans - can you say light car stuck for 20 minutes in the middle of the roundabout? yes, me), and settled in for a night of catch up, food, cider (which alex doesn't get in thailand), and love. though space jam called for our viewing pleasure at about 2am, we decided it was time for bed. woke up after a bit of a sleep in on Sunday, and after breakfast (ish), and some more talk with karli, sean and leigh, i headed out to meet jeff, see my parents and sister (before she left to go back to nova scotia for school), and then depart for the cottage for new years. a 4 hour drive, some snow, lots of tea, and some introspection about why we chose somewhere 4 hours away for new years LATER, we arrived, and spent the evening with 11 other people, some food, and some drinks. slept very poorly (air mattress + middle of a living room + people up until 4am = no sleep. at all), and spent monday exhausted. but still managed to enjoy the newly fallen snow with a bit of a walk (alone - perfect), some time in the snow with new snow pants, and some target practice with the boys. then, warmed up and spent the rest of the day eating, listening to music, a jaunt into town to buy some supplies (forgotten in waterloo), trying to tow someone out of the ditch (to no avail - people have no idea how to drive their own cars), watching the last waltz, and - of course - celebrating the new year. went to bed fairly early, after the chapagne. woke up monday feeling good (as a result of the ear plugs purchased following the night of no sleep). made a big breakfast, cleaned and packed, and then headed out for home. lots of tea, pee stops, and music, then dropped off ryan and heidi who hitched a ride, and then to my parents for our annual new years day dinner with friends - including a kids table, and homemade mustard sauce. after we all stuffed ourselves and said our goodbyes, we headed out for a moment of peace. ended the long weekend with 6 feet under, and silence. and it was golden.
AND
i spent some time celebrating the exciting news from my friends.... a new pregnancy, and a new munchkin, born just in time for the new year. i'm elated about the news from cait and mat (and my little nephew N), and over the moon for nater and bri, and my newly born little niece F.
2013 is going to be a good year.
in case you missed them, my 2012 summaries: