Days 1-14

Day 14
Of course I adopted it! It was in a little rougher shape than anticipated by the time it arrived at our house in the back of a pickup truck...and we had to saw about 4 feet off. We have re-rooted the chopped off bits in to new pots and now our living room looks like a jungle. and you might notice the lampshade at the top of the far branch. This was a souvenir from Eric's adventure down to Vancouver this summer. He bought it for a $1 at a yard sale and wore it as a hat. he makes me proud. anyways, Lampshade needed a home. lampshade meet adopted tree.


Day 13
This is an 11 foot umbrella tree that lives at the Arts and Crafts guild where I teach jewelry classes. Apparently it was no longer wanted at the space, and was looking for a new home. If you know my past about collecting stray creatures, then this called my name immediately. It would be mine. The problem? the tree is at least 11 feet tall, and our ceilings are only 8 at most.... hmmm what to do?


Day 12
Listening to Feist, drinking wine, having a bath. Isn't only fitting that I have "Spa time" and apply gooey cream mask to my face and cucumbers on my eyes? except I'm way to impatient, and the cucumbers were too cold on my eyes. I washed it off after i got bored of scrolling through Facebook on my iPhone. sad.


Day 11
I like naps. I don't like being awoken from them.


Day 10
My sister Jenn, lovingly referred to as Aunt Kook, decided Kuro should have his own costume. As if they make hoodies this small, but sure enough, he got his very own gangsta style hoodie. I think it was actually meant for a teddy bear, but it fits him. He's 4lbs. and has a severe Napoleon Complex.


Day 9
The Monster show Down: Eric has this awesome costume that he bought from Etsy. Its the little boys costume from Where the Wild Things Are. My sister was over for dinner and we decided to try out some costumes. When I put this one on however, Kuro, my Yorkie, flipped out. He barked and bared his teeth at me while I pranced around with my own tail. Finally it came to the Show-Down. We stared at each other. He Growled. I hissed. He barked. I showed my claws. he sneezed and walked away. Vanessa 1, Kuro 0.


Day 8
Happy Thanksgiving! nothing like sharing good food and wine with great friends


Day 7
This was not a great day. I had just come home from a memorial service for a pilot that was killed in a crash outside of Yellowknife. He was an acquaintance and colleague. I know his mom, she was one of the first people i ever met in the Yellowknife. This was also the 4th plane crash in the North in just 6 weeks. It has hit all the northern communities hard. Working in the aviation industry doesn't make it any easier. Its all we heard. I had nightmares. Going to Matthew's service, helped let go of alot of pent up emotions that had been building up. I spent the day watching episodes of Breaking Bad, drinking wine and knitting until i fell asleep. It;s been hard, but the community is slowly going back to its old self, only a little more weary....


Day 6
This was a Friday. I was happy because the next day was Saturday which meant I get to sleep in.
Plus I bought these RAD cat ears in Edmonton at Rowena's on Whyte Ave, one of my favorite stores ever, ever ,ever. And you know what, wearing cat ears has a funny way of making people smile. They'll be complaining about something and then stop mid sentence, ..."Are you wearing CAT ears?" Yyyyyyup! is usually my response. and how can you not smile or laugh at that. I love my cat ears, and my hoodie that has animal ears. I just like attachable ears.


Day 5
this is pretty much a typical day at work. I love where I work and what I do, so I don't know why I'm making this face. plus there is an unlimited supply of coffee through out the day. I was really having a hard time finding my groove with jobs when i got back to Canada, and working in the Aviation industry is not something i would have imagined myself doing but working with some awesome pilots and engineers is pretty rad.

Day 4
My co worker, Melissa, has just taken mat leave to spend time with her tiny beautiful baby girl Paige. I got to hold her when she came to visit us at work. It was awkward, she seemed so fragile and breakable.... it scares me to have a baby, yet it fascinates me... this is still something I am undecided on at this point.

Day 3
This is our new apartment. Mine and Eric's. it soooo nice to finally have our own space. there is an eclectic collection of both of our belongings gathered on our travels. Everyone who has come to visit so far says "wooo it's so cozy!" that makes me feel good. The last time I had my own place was when I was in Korea, in Gunpo 4 years ago. Since then its been been a series of renting rooms from people or staying with family. I finally feel like this is my home. Our home. There will definitely be more pictures of the full apartment.

Day 2
Eric's Mom was visiting, she sells skin products. I tried them, and they made my wrinkles go away. it made me happy. But I also dig the idea of taking a picture of myself feeling naked and private. very few people see me like this, its quite liberating.


Day 1
I bought a new Halloween wig. I didn't really do a whole lot for Halloween last year, an I really wanted to be a dead rag doll or the Corpse Bride- something Tim Burtonish. SO this year i am going to make an effort to go to at least social gathering dressed up. even if its simply sitting at my desk at work dressed up dam it. its happening.