Finally Settled and the Happiest Woman in the World

It's been just over a year since I last wrote and ALOT has happened since then. Well the man I mentioned in my last blog did end up being the man of my dreams and a year later we are engaged and have our first baby on the way! Did I ever believe my life would come to this? No! I thought I would be the same girl living in another country trying to "find myself" still single and confused. All of the little things I used to fret about in the past like my looks, how much money I made, what I was going to wear out to the club, etc, dont even matter anymore...I care more about the big picture now like family, friends and being happy with myself. I am so glad I can think about other things now instead of myself...and I tryly believe I owe that to my fiance. He makes me realize that I am beatiful on the inside as well as the out and all he cares about is me being happy. Now we are slowly moving to the next chapter in our life, marriage, and baby, and I couldnt be more happy! I finally get to surround myself with the love I have always wanted...true, unconditional love.

Its been awhile...

Okay, so I am bad at keeping up with the blogging because I always have so much else on the go...I doubt anybody is reading this anyway but its fun to look at in the future to see what I had to say! It sounded like I was a bit down in my last blogs...It was probably because I wasnt happy in my relationship and I still wasnt 100% comfortable with my new job and location....but....now I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy! I met the man of my dream, I like my new apartment, I have great friends here and I am comfortable at my job. Did I mention I met the man of my dreams? Yes, I waited 30 years and he's finally here...he's also in IT like me, he makes me laugh, I care about him and he cares about me, he's good looking, smart, and has a huge heart...which is probably why his last name is hart lol! Not only is he wonderful but he's got a great family and a great group of friends which is hugely important to me. So we have a trip planned to Newfoundland in a month to go meet his family and see where they grew up. I am so excited because I have never been to the east coast and I get to meet his uncles/aunts/grandma! We also have a trip planned to Vegas in October for my brother in laws birtday and its going to be a blast. I will definately be sure to hit the Grand Canyon, and the Hoover Dam....my ultimate dream is also to ride a horse through the desert!

Money and Men

Lately I have been thinking a lot of where I am in life and where I should be. My first concern is my relationship. I have been in so many and I keep doubting every guy I meet as being my soulmate....which is why I am still 29 and not married. I look at the guy I am with right now and wonder how do I know if he is the one for me? Should I consider if my family or friends like him too? Thats my problem...I worry too much about impressing others especially my family and I base relationships on whether they like the guy or not. My guess is I should just concentrate on how I feel when I am around him...buts thats the problem I never think about "me". I have also been thinking about how I have spent my money in the past few years since I have been employed. If it wasnt for traveling from place to place for jobs I probably could have owned a house by now...I wonder where all my money has gone? And the money I do have, I wonder if I should be putting it into some sort of savings like a GIC or RRSP's....I wish I knew more about this stuff! Are there any financial advisors out there that could give me some ideas???

My First Octoberfest

This Saturday a couple of co-workers and I decided to go to the Octoberfest here in Kitchener/Waterloo. I cannot believe how much of a big deal it is down here. All around the city there are different venues going on which were all pretty much sold out....each was around $20 and that provided getting into the venue and entertainment...usually a local band that plays a little bit of the german favorites. It was a lot of fun, everybody was dressed up in their little beer garden girl or alpine boy outfits, and of course everybody had on the German alpine hats (Loden Hut). My favorite part was the snitzel & saurcrout...mmmmm they were so yummy! Here is a pic of my in my little German hat....I was pretty tipsy around this point!

So it has been a month since my first blog...I guess I have been sidetracked on work and planning a trip back home that I forgot about this blogging. Anyway, I had a nice Thanksgiving weekend, went home, and saw the family and some good friends. A good way to find out who your friends really are is to leave for awhile and come back for a visit...then you'll see who's suddenly busy and who's not. I used to have so many friends who I would see on a regular basis now I can pretty much count on one hand which ones will make time to see me! I guess thats what happens when you grow up, everybody has their own lives...some like me who are still single and going out occasionally and some who barely have time for coffee between kids and a husband. I kinda wish I was at that point in my life right now but part of me is just saying be patient because my time will come.

My First Blog

I was reading an article last night about how blogging has changed peoples lives so I decided to try it. I am the type of person who needs to share my everyday feelings, thoughts and frustrations with others in order to be self assured that everything is alright and others go through the same. So yeah, I hope blogging will help do this! So here's my life, I am a 29 years old, single, living alone and employed in the technology field (currently working as an Operations Analyst). I just moved to Waterloo, Ontario, Canada about a month and a half ago and am currently getting used to my new job. Right now I am finding the job difficult because there is so much multitasking to do and lets just say I am a bit scatterbrained. I am hoping as time goes by I will become comfortable with everything becomes second nature to me but for now I am on my toes trying to make sure nothing goes wrong.I am in the type of field where if anything goes wrong, operations are the first to be blamed and I hate that! Not to mention all of the men I work with point fingers at each other whenever something goes wrong because of their huge ego's and the inability to be accountable. I dont get it, I will be the first one to admit I did wrong instead of spending an hour or two trying to f ind evidence on where the problem existed! I say admit to the mistake, fix it, move on and try not to do it again people! Anyway, life has been good so far in the new city where I am living. Sometimes its nice to have a fresh start with new surroundings, new friends, and a different outlook on life. We'll see where this takes me!