Happy Easter to one and all, I hope the long weekend has treated you well! I just got back from Whistler today, where we spent the last few days. Spring skiing is usually expected to be t-shirt weather and some mediocre snow. Instead, the Winter season has persevered, and the snow was "puking" down for most of the time we were there. We skied on Saturday and Sunday, and there was 40 cm's of new snow during all that time. Now, I'm not a big powder hound or anything--I love to streak down the hill as fast as I can over some groomed runs more than anything--but I cannot deny that playing in the fresh white stuff was great too!
Kate's brother, Michael was up at the hill with us the whole time, and was more than happy to partake in the two rounds of charades that were played on Friday and Sunday nights after a few big dinners---that's right, you heard me. Charades. And it was fun, too!
The Easter Bunny brought each of us in the house a giant Toblerone choco bar (mmmm, milk chocolate and honey and nooouuuugaaaaaat... unnnnnggghhhh), so that was a sweet deal, literally! (Boo, hiss)
And so, having returned home, there is but one week of school stuff to deal with, give or take! One final in-class exam on thursday, and one take-home exam due by the 26th. I think. Hopefully I'll have it wrapped up this week anyway.
Moving on, congrats to Lindsay, who gave birth to her second child, Connor Joseph! (if you want to see pics, I have her blog linked on the sidebar of this blog) He's a cutie!!
And moving on again, May and June will be busy months around here! aside from the obvious need to get the veggie garden up and running soon (Oh god, I'm so old), there is much travelling to be done! Kate and I are headed to Seattle for the last weekend in April; just a quick jaunt down there. But, I landed a spot on the Military Journalism course that I was trying to get on, so yay for that! It'll have me next door in Alberta from May 7th-17th. Then, on May 24th, it's off to England (wot wot, eh old boy?) and Turkey (gobble gobble...? I guess?) until June 26th! It'll be July before I know it!
And moving on AGAIN... uhhh, no wait, that's it! plus, it's pretty much time for the daily rerun of the Simpsons... so, ta ta for now!
April 17, 2006
March 23, 2006
Spring is sprung, the grass is riz! I wonder where the flowers... is...
Okay, Okay, so I got that from an Archie comic a good ten years ago... wierd how some things stick with you!
people have been asking me... "hey stu, what's with no blog updates? It's been weeks! are things going badly with the whole marriage? is that why no updates?"
Yeah, that's it. My lack of blogging correlates directly to the state of my relationship... gah?
School is into the last month of classes, and one is going well, the other one, I'm getting slammed in. not too concerned anywhich way; I graduate at the end of this, after all, so no big. But it's frustrating not to have hooked into what this one english teacher wants out of my writing style! I have one essay and wone final left to go. hopefully those will be better!
Kate is struggling through her graduating essay; it's the last thing she has to do as part of her speech pathology masters degree, and man... she hates this paper... we'll all be glad when it's over ;)
Mum turned the big Six-Oh last month, we had a party up in Kamloops to celebrate the occasion, which was nice. some of our relatvies from Ontario that were out for the wedding in December made the trek back again, so that was great!
Had some friends through town lately; Mandy visited from edmonton, and we had the chance to hang out a bit while she was in town. We paid the Vancouver aquarium a visit,
which is where these three pics came from-- sorry mandy, had to add the fishy kiss pic... :)
My parents were just down this past weekend for a couple of days of visiting while mum was on her spring break from teaching. They brought the dog, much to our delight; here's Lil' Lucy now!
Isn't she cute :)
Oh, and of course--all is well in the marital department, to answer the initial--and clearly most pressing--question. The Honeymoon is booked! We'llbe headed to London, england on May 24th, and flying back on June 26th. Somewhere in that space of time, we're headed off to Turkey for ten days or two weeks or so! gonna be great!
Looking ahead, I'm vying for a scholarship that will see me learning about military journalism and land me back in Alberta for 10 days in May, assuming I actually get a spot in the program. Given the prevalance of the Candian military in the news this day, it looks to be a very interesting program. All you Edmontonians, I'll keep you posted! Even if I don't get it, Kate is headed to Toronto for a conference, so I'll be using that as an excuse to go to Ontario if I don't end up on this course.
talk atcha later! (no promises as to when, mind you! )
cheers,
stu
people have been asking me... "hey stu, what's with no blog updates? It's been weeks! are things going badly with the whole marriage? is that why no updates?"
Yeah, that's it. My lack of blogging correlates directly to the state of my relationship... gah?
School is into the last month of classes, and one is going well, the other one, I'm getting slammed in. not too concerned anywhich way; I graduate at the end of this, after all, so no big. But it's frustrating not to have hooked into what this one english teacher wants out of my writing style! I have one essay and wone final left to go. hopefully those will be better!
Kate is struggling through her graduating essay; it's the last thing she has to do as part of her speech pathology masters degree, and man... she hates this paper... we'll all be glad when it's over ;)
Mum turned the big Six-Oh last month, we had a party up in Kamloops to celebrate the occasion, which was nice. some of our relatvies from Ontario that were out for the wedding in December made the trek back again, so that was great!
Had some friends through town lately; Mandy visited from edmonton, and we had the chance to hang out a bit while she was in town. We paid the Vancouver aquarium a visit,
which is where these three pics came from-- sorry mandy, had to add the fishy kiss pic... :)
My parents were just down this past weekend for a couple of days of visiting while mum was on her spring break from teaching. They brought the dog, much to our delight; here's Lil' Lucy now!
Isn't she cute :)
Oh, and of course--all is well in the marital department, to answer the initial--and clearly most pressing--question. The Honeymoon is booked! We'llbe headed to London, england on May 24th, and flying back on June 26th. Somewhere in that space of time, we're headed off to Turkey for ten days or two weeks or so! gonna be great!
Looking ahead, I'm vying for a scholarship that will see me learning about military journalism and land me back in Alberta for 10 days in May, assuming I actually get a spot in the program. Given the prevalance of the Candian military in the news this day, it looks to be a very interesting program. All you Edmontonians, I'll keep you posted! Even if I don't get it, Kate is headed to Toronto for a conference, so I'll be using that as an excuse to go to Ontario if I don't end up on this course.
talk atcha later! (no promises as to when, mind you! )
cheers,
stu
February 13, 2006
David Emerson shmemerson
Okay, for those of you unaware of the situation that David Emerson has put himself in, let me give you a quick recap of the last week.
Who: David Emerson, Liberal candidate elected into office by the constituents of Vancouver-Kingsway (my riding)
What: Emerson crossed the floor last week to join the Conservative party
Why: the move precipitated an appointment to the cabinet, a position he would not have gotten as a Liberal (of course)
When: Last week... didn't I already say that? Pay attention!
okay, enough of the five W's... if you want a full account beyond what I've written below, go to this story in the Vancovuer Sun Newspaper:
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=1e797bd2-4ad0-4830-820a-8fd7bd88f098&k=71383.
SO, the situation is this: The people of Vancouver Kingsway overwhelmingly voted for a Liberal, and ended up with a Conservative. The pro? We're one of the only ridings in a major city (read: Toronto, Vancouver) to have representation in the federal cabinet. The con? a mochery of the democratic process!
If the people of this riding voted in a Conservative, then fine, they voted in a Conservative. The will of the people and all that. But they didn't--nor have they been anything but Liberal for the past 50 years--and now the locals are all kinds of angry.
This past weekend saw a few protest rallies in front of Emerson's riding office, there was a town hall meeting with local NDP MLA David Chudnovsky to discuss what's to be done about Mr. Emerson, and in general, the neighbourhood is in a state of disgust over the whole thing.
Emerson can't see what all the fuss is about, and doesn't understand why his kids are getting harrassed on the school grounds ( okay, so that part isn't cool. Quit bugging the kids, eh?). Emerson has said the move the move wasn't premeditated, and Conservative party leader Stephen Harper's offer of the cabinet gig came after the election.
so which pill is harder to swallow?
A) no premeditation was invovled, and Emerson's decision to switch parties was knee-jerk and totally inconsiderate of his constituents, or
B)It was a premeditated move, and Emerson ran his entire campagin under totally false pretenses.
Either way, I think there's something stuck in my throat.
The fact of the matter is that 82 per cent of our riding voted liberal. And now 82 per cent of our riding is asking for a recall and by-election.
I know that there have been times in my life when I haven't been the most honest person; flip-flopped on some issues and ticked some people off. But once I realize what a complete and total tool I'm being, I'm happy to make an apology.
Mr. Emerson, we're waiting for yours.
Who: David Emerson, Liberal candidate elected into office by the constituents of Vancouver-Kingsway (my riding)
What: Emerson crossed the floor last week to join the Conservative party
Why: the move precipitated an appointment to the cabinet, a position he would not have gotten as a Liberal (of course)
When: Last week... didn't I already say that? Pay attention!
okay, enough of the five W's... if you want a full account beyond what I've written below, go to this story in the Vancovuer Sun Newspaper:
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=1e797bd2-4ad0-4830-820a-8fd7bd88f098&k=71383.
SO, the situation is this: The people of Vancouver Kingsway overwhelmingly voted for a Liberal, and ended up with a Conservative. The pro? We're one of the only ridings in a major city (read: Toronto, Vancouver) to have representation in the federal cabinet. The con? a mochery of the democratic process!
If the people of this riding voted in a Conservative, then fine, they voted in a Conservative. The will of the people and all that. But they didn't--nor have they been anything but Liberal for the past 50 years--and now the locals are all kinds of angry.
This past weekend saw a few protest rallies in front of Emerson's riding office, there was a town hall meeting with local NDP MLA David Chudnovsky to discuss what's to be done about Mr. Emerson, and in general, the neighbourhood is in a state of disgust over the whole thing.
Emerson can't see what all the fuss is about, and doesn't understand why his kids are getting harrassed on the school grounds ( okay, so that part isn't cool. Quit bugging the kids, eh?). Emerson has said the move the move wasn't premeditated, and Conservative party leader Stephen Harper's offer of the cabinet gig came after the election.
so which pill is harder to swallow?
A) no premeditation was invovled, and Emerson's decision to switch parties was knee-jerk and totally inconsiderate of his constituents, or
B)It was a premeditated move, and Emerson ran his entire campagin under totally false pretenses.
Either way, I think there's something stuck in my throat.
The fact of the matter is that 82 per cent of our riding voted liberal. And now 82 per cent of our riding is asking for a recall and by-election.
I know that there have been times in my life when I haven't been the most honest person; flip-flopped on some issues and ticked some people off. But once I realize what a complete and total tool I'm being, I'm happy to make an apology.
Mr. Emerson, we're waiting for yours.
February 7, 2006
more of the official photos!!
...rest assured, for those of you that are sick of wedding talk and pics, I will shortly return to my regulalry scheduled programming :0) check back here on Monday, and I SWEAR I'll have a new entry that's non-wedding related :)
But until then...
"What day is it
And in what month
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time
Cause it's you and me and all of the people
With nothing to do, nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you
All of the things that I want to say
Just aren't coming out right
I'm tripping on words, you got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here
Cause it's you and me and all of the people
With nothing to do, nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off you
Something about you now
I can't quite figure out
Everything she does is beautiful
Everything she does is right
Cause it's you and me and all of the people
With nothing to do, nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of
You and me and all of the people
With nothing to do, nothing to prove and
It's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you
What day is it
And in what month
This clock never seemed so alive"
--Lifehouse, You & Me
But until then...
"What day is it
And in what month
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time
Cause it's you and me and all of the people
With nothing to do, nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you
All of the things that I want to say
Just aren't coming out right
I'm tripping on words, you got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here
Cause it's you and me and all of the people
With nothing to do, nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off you
Something about you now
I can't quite figure out
Everything she does is beautiful
Everything she does is right
Cause it's you and me and all of the people
With nothing to do, nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of
You and me and all of the people
With nothing to do, nothing to prove and
It's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you
What day is it
And in what month
This clock never seemed so alive"
--Lifehouse, You & Me
January 7, 2006
WEDDING BELLS!
Stuart and Kate, Married December 30th, 2005.
First kiss as a married couple!
Placing the ring
cutting the cake
From now on, the Christmas season will bring my wedding anniversary, and I couldn't be more thrilled. Kate and I share so much history with one another! Now that the day has gone by it seems like there was no other way for it to be but the way it is...wether we knew it or not for a few years!
The big day all went off without a hitch--except ours, of course! . The ceremony was small; only 22 of us in the room. Pretty much immediate family only, which was great. The party was a fair whack larger--130 in attendance, and what a party it was!!!
the food was great, the speeches were moving, and the dance was bumpin'. Blessings to all who were in attendance, and to all those that sent well-wishes before and after the wedding. They are much appreciated.
school starts again on monday, so I will be back soon with another update, and by then, perhaps our official wedding photos will be finished up, so I will post a few of those as they come!
First kiss as a married couple!
Placing the ring
cutting the cake
From now on, the Christmas season will bring my wedding anniversary, and I couldn't be more thrilled. Kate and I share so much history with one another! Now that the day has gone by it seems like there was no other way for it to be but the way it is...wether we knew it or not for a few years!
The big day all went off without a hitch--except ours, of course! . The ceremony was small; only 22 of us in the room. Pretty much immediate family only, which was great. The party was a fair whack larger--130 in attendance, and what a party it was!!!
the food was great, the speeches were moving, and the dance was bumpin'. Blessings to all who were in attendance, and to all those that sent well-wishes before and after the wedding. They are much appreciated. school starts again on monday, so I will be back soon with another update, and by then, perhaps our official wedding photos will be finished up, so I will post a few of those as they come!
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