Just bought the cutest rain boots!

If I have to live in all this rain, I might as well be cute while I'm here right?? :)

VOTE FOR JASON!!!

Everyone please visit this site and vote for my hubby as your favorite BC lion! :)

Thanks!!!

http://www.bclions.com/index.php?module=page&id=3138

An interesting Jason article...

Warning, it might be more than you wanted to know about professional football! :)

http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=12111&writer=0

A little late...5K results!

So I ran the 5K last week... and it went great! I wasn't able to run the whole thing, (I walked a little in the middle) but still finished at just about 40 minutes. The best part was I ended up raising $400 for breast cancer research!!! Thanks somuch to everyone who donated and helped me reach my goal. I think next year I'll aim for more!!!

Don't forget to wear your pink ribbons to support breast cancer research throughout the month of October!

YAY! The sun came out again!

I haven't been on here much at all since I started working, but we're still alive! Jason left early this morning, they play tomorrow in Regina. So its just me and Lola tonight! My plan was to spend the weekend cleaning and cooking (since I do neither at all during the week!) but today when I woke up, the sun was out! It has been so cold and rainy, we've had the fireplace on all week. But now its just cool and clear and sunny... I think Lola and I might spend the weekend outside!

Stupid head cold....

My wonderful husband brought home a head cold from Montreal last week, and he was so thoughtful... he brought back one for me too. My head hurts. My sinuses hurt. My eyes are all puffy. Did I mention my head hurts? And I kept waking up last night because I had to cough... stupid head cold....

Commuting in Vancouver

I learned today that big city commuting kinda sucks!!! I now have my daily routine down though: to get to work, I walk 10 minutes to the train (subway) station. I take the train for 20-25 minutes. Then I get off the train and wait in line with a few hundred UBC students for the bus. Today we stood and watched 3 buses come and go, while the line barely moved because the buses were so full no one else could get on. Ok, so I finally get on the bus (standing room only) and ride down the street for another 15 minutes. Of course, this bus stops no where near my job, so I get off the bus and have another 5 blocks to walk before I finally get to work. All in all, it looks like it will take 75 minutes to get to work in the morning, and an hour and a half to get home at night.

Craziest part? I kind of like it!

(Now, ask me again when its raining in January and I might have a different answer for you...)

Our night at the Hot Springs!

We spent a night at the Harrison Hot Springs this weekend, it was wonderful!!! Here are a few pics!

Just signed up for another 5K!

The last 5K I ran was a Race for the Heart to support women's heart disease research... this race, on October 1st in Vancouver, is to support breast cancer research. I have been raising funds for breast cancer research since the beginning of college, it is a cause I think is truly worth supporting.

PLEASE visit my page, http://tinyurl.com/mpa6c. There you can make a donation (I am shooting to raise just $300, not an unreasonable amount!) If you can't make a donation, come out and cheer me on as I run!

Nikki's new job!

WOOHOO! After being here almost a month and sending out one billion resumes, I finally have a job! Starting this Tuesday, I am officially the Administrator of Student Evaluation Services for the CGA. I am so excited!!!!! It's a great start to hopefully a long career in the field of higher education (which believe it or not is what I am pretty sure I want to do for the rest of my life!!).

Getting started on this whole blog thing...

Since we have made a whole new, fresh start in a new city far far away from everyone we know, (and we are seriously cutting back on cell phone minutes!!!), this blog thing may just be the best way to keep in touch with everyone! So check back often and we'll post all kinds of updates to keep everyone informed that we're still alive and ticking! :)