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I've been just terrible....Every week I meant to update and I just never did!!!

Quick catch up

I won the Low Car Diet!! Yaaay!! Scored a ton of awesome prizes!! Thanks for everyone for voting!

Avery Clara was born September 26 sometime in the wee hours of 4 am or so. She's so freaking adorable and I can't wait to see her again. She looks just like my sister did as a baby. Creepy

It's been getting very cold here. It's such a different cold than home. Brrrr.

We celebrated our one year of being married!! Huzzah! It was awesome.

Daisy is doing fantastic. She's just as adorable as ever and learning new things all the time. I'm so happy every day that we ended up with her.

It's been so long that I can't think of what I'm all missing. So I will just say this. I will update more

Thanks!

Bye Bye LCD!

It's the last day of the Low Car Diet. I think I win...considering I don't have a car and thus couldn't cheat! Here's my last vlog for it

I'll miss that helmet cam! 

I just realized I have a 5k run in two weeks. I am very not in shape for it...and Daisy is coming along! It's the SPCA Paws for a Cause. We are fundraising for the BC SPCA, which is where we adopted her from! If you would like to donate just click here!

Adopting Daisy has been a massive highlight of our lives. She is SO amazing. I wish I could explain just how much of a personality she has. Her facial expressions and body language are just as unique and expressive as any humans. I love her so much :D!

watching her second favourite show. She loves Cesar!

Please donate :D. If we can help the place that brought us together with our angel save more animals then we have done something right.

What is your animal's story?

Sad Monday

Found out a few minutes ago that NDP leader Jack Layton died of cancer.That's the world of breaking news. I really hate cancer. It just destroys lives. I'm really saddened about his death. He was such a charismatic leader, and just a NICE guy. He was going to do some really awesome things in Parliament. Very bummed.

I feel kind of strange posting what I originally planned but here goes.

This is the last week of the Low Car Diet and I'm pretty sad about it! It's been really fun and I'll miss all these vlogs. Maybe I'll try to do more for this blog! I hope we win the grand prize! Vote for us! (when it's time)

Yesterday we walked down to the Kits dog park with Daisy. We've been hoping we could take her and she's really starting to listen and work off leash, so we took her to see if she can swim. It was pretty obvious very quickly that she had never swam before. But of course (being a dog) she picked it up really quickly and was fetching her ball in no time. She even made some new friends.

We've decided she's the weird kid on the playground though...She was far more interested in digging holes on her own 

A long day of play + a bath = le tired..and a bed hog.

We can't wait to take her back. Hopefully the socialization helps her to chill out...and maybe lose the long leash! We're pretty sure she won't run away like she used to...but we aren't positive she will come when we call her yet...but soon...very soon.

I got a new tattoo this week! 

I'd actually been thinking about this for a week so or but was really motivated to go on Wednesday. It has two very special meanings to me and it's just pretty :) 

I guess I'll give you some faves :)

Tattoos! • Family • God • Love • notalwaysright.com • Warmth • New running shoes! (they finally came!) • my wedding rings • pedicures • The smell of Daisy after a bath • Playstation • Fast phones • Support

Would you ever get a tattoo?

Monday just keeps on coming

This morning I woke up and just did not feel like riding. I have to ride to catch my bus. It's too far to walk and too costly to constantly cab. But this morning I just wanted an easy way to get there :( Alas.

I did an extra vid for the Low Car Diet this week. I can't believe it's almost over! Hopefully I can put out a couple more of these Supplementals before then

My week 3 video will be up later today as well. Also on my youtube channel you can find the radio interview I did with CKNW. It was pretty fun!

My dad headed home last week. I miss having him around already! Luckily I'm heading home in September for Kallie's birthing-ness, so I'll get to see all family! Hopefully the baby is a little early or right on time!

I've become so hooked on Popchips. They are so yummy and probably better flavoured than any other chip brand I've ever had. I have to control myself!

The usual Monday excitements!

Almond Breeze unsweetened almond milk • Davids Tea (not my husband, it's an actual store!) • Old The Lonely Island • Fruit salad • watching old videos from college • Terry Tate • Words with Friends • Vanilla Coke • sleeping in • Daisy the nighttime cuddler • orca whales • our amazing new camera (have I said that yet?) • making decorated cupcakes • Down Goes Brown 

My New Balance shoes arrive this week. I'm SO excited. My running shoes are past being replaced, but since I got a free pair with the Low Car Diet I held off on buying some. The ones I ordered are like running on air. I can't wait!!

Anything new headed your way?

So I'm a couple days late but I wanted to share with you the garden explosion!!

As you can see the sunflower nearly doubled in size in two weeks!! And you can see at the very top that the flower is FINALLY starting to form!!

The tomatoes are days away from turning red!

It's a big plant

The broccoli is ready! Apparently I was supposed to pick it before it flowered...I didn't know that. So the one is now for seeding and the others I harvested today as you can see in the photo

The Charlie Brown tomato plant is trying to grow tomatoes...silly plant. The Chives are good and it looks like the Lavender is FINALLY joining us!

The grapes now need some string to help it vine up!

The beans are also having trouble growing up...but they are still yielding some awesome beans!

A strawberry flower!!

Cherry tomatoes!!

I shot all this using our new Canon Rebel T3. We really wanted to invest in a GOOD camera because we've always just had point and shoots and now it's acting up. So we invested in this and it is AMAZING. I can't wait to use it to take photos our little niece or nephew due next month!!!

Daisy was outside helping me take photos. I interrupted her playtime. You can really tell!

Sunny Monday!

At least I assume it's sunny. I'm in a sub-basement of sorts until 9am. No windows. Just track lighting. So here's hoping!

This was a really exciting week! My dad arrived on Wednesday and we haven't stopped experiencing Vancouver since! Lions game, Whitecaps game, beach walks and much more! I don't have a ton of photos right now because I forgot to upload them before going to work. But I do have a couple from when we went ziplining...turns out it wasn't just ziplining but a whole high ropes course!

 David went right to the top!

I screamed... a LOT!

It was a great week for the Low Car Diet also. Take a look at my first vlog for the program. 

I have week 2 done, but I'll give Zipcar a few days to work with it. Also we had an article in the paper and I did a radio interview yesterday! I should have a clip later this week and I'll post it to the youtube channel. Keep an eye on that channel for extra videos I will be adding this week and for the rest of the challenge!

Today is going to be a really fun day! David got his new passport so we can actually go to the states today..unlike the last failed attempt. I'm pretty excited. I haven't been since I moved to Victoria, and even then we didn't stop in Washington, drove straight through. So a family trip to Bellingham (in a Zipcar!) should be really fun! I can't wait for some Vanilla Coke!

Some of my favourite things

Being green • visiting family • my jobs • technology • my hair getting super long (can't wait to chop it off to make a wig!) • Groupon • Being Erica • Hot days with a cool breeze • Belugas • SPUD • Fruit Salad • Vanilla Coke • popChips • Not Always Right • Ravelry • comfy shoes • when work goes by quickly! (like today!)

I'll try to get some good photos up on the Shutterfly site soon, and watch for Low Car Diet videos on youtube!

Could you do the Low Car Diet?

Holiday Monday!

Welcome August...hopefully you are the bearer of SUMMER!

It's actually for reals finally starting to be warm and sunny. This week isn't calling for one DROP of rain :D Let's hope it stays that way

My dad comes into town for a week long visit tomorrow! I can't wait. He stayed with us for a month during the Olympics because he was a volunteer (probably the one with the coolest job too). So the city is going to look VERY different to him now!

I've booked my flight home for September for the birth of my sister's BFB (big fat baby..her nickname for it teehee) So hopefully the little...it..comes on time. They are keeping the name and sex a GIANT secret so it should be exciting!

I'm also dreaming of going home next July for my family's reunion. Every last Sunday of July is the big festivo because that is the closest Sunday to July 28th, Peru's day of independence. I haven't been in so long and I miss it. Especially since it's gone from casual attire to PERU EVERYWHERE.

I think is like 1/7th of my family...There are no kids under 10 in this shot. There are at least 20 of those ones running around somewhere.....

You can also see my sistur and BFB on the left! I can't believe she fit into her shirt! Anyway, I must be back for this at some point...especially since we haven't been back since we got married...(womp womp) So half my family have never met David....

Some fun news! David has started running! When I started (and since) he's always gone on about how much he HATES running. Then out of nowhere I casually mentioned (for the eleventy billionth time) that he should come with me sometime, and this time he said yes! So we got him some shoes and away he went. He's pretty fast. He really likes taking Daisy with him, and since she loves to run, it works for everyone! The best part it we got a good pair of shoes and those aren't cheap...so he can't quit or he would be wasting money! Muahahaha. I don't think he will quit though, he's good at it and he tends to keep doing things he good at. He quits when he sucks *cough DDR* 

SO ANYWAY! Since for everyone who isn't in television has a holiday today I will entertain you with some of my favourite things!

My New DSLR camera: Okay so it's brand new so I'm not even sure it's my favourite yet, BUT it's really fun and exciting to have a GREAT camera. Sadly, I have forgotten everything I learned in photography class...so I have to muddle my way through figuring it out.... My notes don't make ANY sense either. 

Zevia sodas (all natural and so yummy) • Nintendo DS • Playing Tekken with David • Final Fantasy VIII • baking • potlucks! • Sunshine • getting tons of things done in one day • crafting • watersports • Yogi tea • scones • grilled peanut butter and chocolate sandwiches • Stat pay! • Awesome regular bus drivers

We are having a big work potluck in a little bit....I heard rumours of a Winnie the Pooh waffle maker! Excitement!

What do you hope August brings?