Add to my favorite Sandwich list

I just ordered the special at the cafeteria at work. It was a salmon,pecan and strawberry sandwich on a croissant. And cream cheese. I was skeptical, not sure if those flavours should mix, but figured life is too short not to try. And I am so glad I did. The sweetness of the strawberries and the crunchiness of pecan and the smooth taste of cream cheese all mixed together with the baked salmon and the flaky croissant to create an amazing fan-taste-ical experience for my taste buds. It was simply delectable. I highly recommend just trying this sandwich once.

Hurray for Monday!

So, I entered this picture into a contest at work to depict what is amazing in my life:
This is Molly and Oryx when Oryx was just little. I love this picture and both of those fur brats very much.

AND I won two tickets to see A Christmas Carol at Theatre Calgary! Woot, Woot!

In my excitement, I slit open my finger on a pile of paper, but even that didn't bring me down (just caused me to utter some four letter words under my breath which brings to question why most favored words in times like these are four letters?).

I wanted to put this show on my list as I thought everyone should see it once live. And now I will and for free!

Best Monday ever (well except for holiday Mondays...those are pretty sweet!)!

Makes you Wonder

Today I was waiting for the bus in front of Holt Renfrew. They always have some captivating window displays that usually catch my attention and today was no different. I am not sure how I feel about this display:

I am not sure how well you can see this picture. The man-equin is sitting in a chair made out of antlers (which bothers me because I feel a dominance metaphor) and looking through a telescope thing. The women-equins are all sitting in front of him in the snow. They are wearing hats with antlers thus the idea they are reindeer can be assumed. They have belts linking them all together that are adorned with bells which I took to be reins. The overall composition of this window display makes me think that women are pulling the man's sleigh. I'm not a woman's rights activist, but I am a woman and this window display kind of made me feel uncomfortable. So does that mean Holt Renfrew won, made their point and piqued my interest? Or does it mean they lost and now I may never shop there? Hard to say...I kind of like art that makes me uncomfortable and makes me think.

What do you think of this?

In my bag

I told you I am a proud bandwagon hopper! It seems like many are participating in the bag meme and now I am too.



My bag is from House of Dereon's line circa 2007. It cost $150 and I bought it at Winners. I love it.
In my bag I have:
A bottle of kahlua from last night's outing. It will be going into my liquor cabinet now. ($15ish)
A FFWD newspaper to let me know what's happening around town this week (free)
My Kenneth Cole Reaction wallet. I love the deep purple and contrasting lime green stitching together. Adam bought it for me for Christmas in 2007 (free)
A pen I picked up at a tradeshow (the realtor tradeshow maybe??) (free)
My AU student planner which is also my life planner (free...for being a student which is not free)
The 100 Mile Diet Book and questions for discussion. This is for tomorrow morning's book and brunch book club meeting. I am so excited for the brunch. There are apparently 7 different type of eggs benny to choose from :) (book was about $20, questions were created by me, but essentially free)
Theatre Calgary's 2009-2010 season brochure. (free)
60 cents and a pink bobby pin. (no idea where the change came from, found it in the pocket. bobby pin was bought as part of a pack of 50 at Liquidation World and I have no idea how much. It is from the Seventeen line of hair products. I miss reading Seventeen Magazine)

Painting the town green with Christmas lights

The Grey Cup is on Sunday and it's being hosted by my hometown. The company I work for is a huge sponsor of the festival so yesterday I had the opportunity to work in the booth we had at the street festival. And it was a blast! When big parties like this happen in town, everyone is in such a good mood and super friendly. Even fans of opposing teams can happily jest each other without getting too worked up. The ambiance is contagious and I really got into the spirit of Rider nation even though I could care less about football (or sports in general -- I am a proud bandwagon hopper!). Here is a fun fact: Historians date the carnival-like activities associated with the Grey cup game back to 1948, when fans of the western champion Calgary Stampeders dressed in western gear, square danced, flipped flapjacks, partied in the streets of Toronto and rode a horse through the lobby of the posh Royal York Hotel. So it was my hometown that showed this nation how to party it up! Yahoooo! (source is wikipedia)

Last night I was also able to score free tickets to the Calgary ZooLights IceBreaker event. They are so beautifully done and filled me with Christmas spirit. I love sipping hot chocolate (and baileys albeit I had Kahlua) while walking through and admiring the millions of lights used to light up the night. We had a quick snowstorm around 4 yesterday afternoon that enhanced the Christmas-y feel of last night.

And then I went to my friend January's birthday where we danced like we were 18. I loved it. And again there were football fans left, right, and centre rocking out and buying rounds.

Today I have nothing on the agenda except reading for school. I may go down to the street festival tonight so I can see the light display they will be having there.

I had a pretty good Friday. :)

☼ inspired ☼

One day I will have a room like this to read, dream and think in...

Photo Credit: someone somewhere on the Internet...I have no idea where I saved this from. Sorry!

Once upon a time...

...I wrote this post. My blog redirected me to it today. Sometimes I forget my focus. This post watered that seed in me again.

I finally finished Barchester Towers at lunch time today. I had to read it for school and found it to be dry at parts, but in the end I was kind of sad to leave all of the characters. Of course, everyone ended up happily ever after -- even despicable Mr. Slope. Tonight I start reading Middlemarch.