{"id":210,"date":"2009-06-15T01:15:18","date_gmt":"2009-06-15T01:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modologyworld.net\/steph\/?p=210"},"modified":"2009-06-15T01:23:10","modified_gmt":"2009-06-15T01:23:10","slug":"what-a-crazy-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/modologyworld.net\/steph\/?p=210","title":{"rendered":"What a crazy weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"

But it was pretty awesome!\u00a0 Friday left a lot to be desired as my other problem child tooth was being a pain in my ass!\u00a0 Thankfully its pretty much dead with only residual nerve endings left so its not exactly painful just epically irritating!\u00a0 Work was kinda of insane, I got sung happy birthday a lot that day lol.\u00a0 So I went from being 30, to 30 something :p\u00a0 The best part of that day was coming home and having Krystal drop off my birthday cake!\u00a0 Which was adorable, and exceptionally yummy!\u00a0 OMG seriously the best chocolate mocha\/with almond icing cake I have ever had!<\/p>\n

I\\’m still battling this cold\/flu thing I have going on, teamed up with allergies which is just horrifying!\u00a0 So needless to say I haven\\’t been feeling a 100% regardless of the fact that I had my birthday soiree planned for Saturday.\u00a0 The crappy thing about Saturday was I had a doctors appointment.\u00a0 Don\\’t get me wrong my OBGYN is actually really nice but I mean really who actually *likes* going to the gyno…\u00a0 So he turned down my request to get my tubes tied and has been forewarned that I will badger him about it when I have to see him in December and any appointment after that lol.\u00a0 Simply put: I DON\\’T WANT KIDS!!!!!!!\u00a0 The mere thought of having a child horrifies me and I would in all honesty would very much rather adopt *IF* I had the burning need to raise a child.\u00a0 Like I told Dr. G there\\’s too many un-wanted babies in this world that deserve a home, so why should I go to the trouble of spitting out one of my own?\u00a0 That and I\\’m sick of taking the pill.\u00a0 No the $17.00\/month cost is nothing compared of raising a child of course but it would mean FREEDOM from ALL forms of birth control. Le sigh…\u00a0 *TMI WARNING*<\/strong> although one good thing did come out of my visit with Dr. G: He told me that when your on the pill your period is artificial and not even remotely necessary unless of course your trying to get pregnant.\u00a0 SO he told me that yes its OK to take your 21 pills and start on a new pack right away without having to wait the customary 7 days before starting a new pack. <\/em>Thank God for small favors!\u00a0 So I\\’m going to give that a whirl, I\\’ll let you know how that all works out.<\/p>\n

Anyway I was outta there by 1pm, and had some last minute things to pick up stuff\u00a0 like garnishes for my martini fix, and some items to assist a friends foster pet shelter (reach for the stars rescue<\/a>) since she was coming over to pick up stuff for her garage sale for charity anyway so I bought some new items for her for the animals, go to the bank, head off to the SAQ<\/a> for some vanilla vodka and various other goodies to make various martinis that I had planned to experiment with later that evening and clean my apt because I was too tired to do it Friday evening.<\/p>\n

I was almost tempted to cancel my party because I wasn\\’t feeling a 100%, half of my guests were sick\/had dental issues like myself and so on.\u00a0 John was sick and couldn\\’t make it so were going to get together sometime this week.\u00a0 Every time I plan something either its a hit or a miss and I really thought that this was going to be a miss… I thought wrong!\u00a0 My apt is tiny so I kept the guest list down to a minimum but it was fun!\u00a0 Its nice to get together with people I\u00a0 don\\’t get to see very often and well who doesn\\’t like birthday swag!\u00a0 I have to say I have some VERY generous friends \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I got a really nice book from Donna:<\/p>\n

I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence by Amy Sedaris<\/span> (Hardcover) <\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Which is HILARIOUS!\u00a0 A tad crass and far from being \\”PC\\”, I recommend this as a gift to anyone who\\’s into food or entertaining and of course has a sense of humor!\u00a0 I generally as a rule hate recipe books since I prefer to do things my way.\u00a0 I have a subscription a Kraft Canada\\’s what\\’s cooking magazine because its helpful and practical (not to mention free in Canada woo hoo!) and\u00a0 how to cook everything<\/a> which is super helpful if your just starting out since it has a TON of techniques & helpful tips, not to mention some great recipes as well.\u00a0 In today\\’s day and age with the internet I generally hit up epicurious.com for some inspiration if I happen to be lacking or want to make something new.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Krystal made my birthday cake for me which was as already mentioned AMAZING!\u00a0 Not to mention a great gift!\u00a0 Megan in true foodie form bought me my very own basil plant which was also equally awesome.\u00a0 My mom got me a magazine subscription and new wheels for my suitcase (well she gave me her CC number and an amount to spend and that\\’s what I bought).\u00a0 Shane and Dana made a contribution to my summer tattoo fund along with some nibs<\/a> which is Shane & I\\’s favorite licorice ( I bought him some as a wedding present ha ha) and nerds<\/a> (which I haven\\’t eaten in well over a decade)!\u00a0 Along with some party snacks which was very sweet!\u00a0 Ania also sent me an awesome gift from Poland as I have already mentioned full of handy stuff for my modifications and my favorite candy!\u00a0 So I did pretty good!\u00a0 I bought myself some birthday swag at the SAQ so I did pretty damn good if you ask me!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dinner was simple since I was feeling a tad lazy and well just not well in general but still managed to pull off some awesome pizza!\u00a0 I made (from scratch) pesto Alfredo pizza w\/sun dried tomatoes, extra old cheddar and Parmesan cheese since Donna has a tomato allergy(so tomato sauce was a no no) and classic pepperoni and cheese with my homemade pizza sauce and garlic and cheese bread sticks.\u00a0 Had it been in the winter I would have made something more hearty but I thought I would keep it simple.\u00a0 But it was a hit, everyone really enjoyed it and I had a really good time!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So now time for pictures:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My cake:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\\\"P8270064\\\"Birthday swag<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\\\"P8270072\\\"Birthday swag from Ania\\\"P8050003\\\"<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And my present(s) to myself\u00a0 which will likely last forever since I don\\’t drink that much (really I don\\’t) \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\\\"P8270071\\\"<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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I also got news that Carly\\’s coming back to Canada for a visit and I can\\’t wait to see her!\u00a0 So that\\’s pretty exciting!\u00a0 I haven\\’t seen her since she moved to West Virginia to be with her hubby so its been TOO long!\u00a0 I\\’m also toying with the idea of making a recipe book of my own…\u00a0 I\\’ve debated over it for a\u00a0 while now and I just might actually do it.\u00a0 But I don\\’t know if I want to share my secrets with the world.<\/p>\n


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