a piece of me in august

I have a feeling this is going to be one of those months where, at the end of it, you just think, "Huh ... where did that month just go?" I also have a feeling it's going to be an emotional next few weeks for me. But onto the little survey that I've tried (and failed) to do each month!

I like ... that I'm going to Vancouver tomorrow for a fortnight! My flight leaves in the afternoon (EDT) so wish me luck that I land safely -- twice actually, since I have a stopover in Calgary! I'm so excited to see my sister after almost a year apart. And I like that I'll be meeting Kym later on this week! :D I also like that my birthday is coming up (last day of August) even if turning older makes me feel a little err ... old.

I don't like ... that tomorrow will be my last day with Shadow. I'll miss you so much buddy. And I don't like that I'll be spending two weeks without seeing The Boy; times like these I'm grateful for things like MSN and telephones (sorry I can not hear you, I'm k-kinda busy)!

I want you to know ... how relieved I am to be finished work. As much as I love my co-workers, this was the worst month in that office at summer school due to the principal. In a nutshell, we compared the place to the situation in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, where the principal was Umbridge. Her parting gifts to us on the last day: a pack of gum, a blue pen (and I'm a black ink writer all the way), a chocolate bar, and a Tim Hortons' gift card (the only part I can appreciate). 

I've planned ... to stay strong during this month despite the ups and downs, the confusions regarding my future educational-wise and thinking about how much emptier my house will be without that loveable pup. Oh, and on a more positive note, I've planned to take A GAZILLION photos while I'm in Vancouver AND I'm bringing my laptop so that way I'll have more frequent blogs about my travels!

I want to say to someone special ... I'll miss you.

And now here's some pictures of my long weekend - Friday was spent celebrating the last day of work with a staff mass and a catered lunch, Saturday was spent having an awesome-food/what-the-eff-is-this-movie night (Memento = great, The Return = WHAT ON EARTH IS THIS MOVIE NEVER SEE IT), and then Sunday and today were spent having quality time with Shadow and with The Boy, exploring waterfalls and then having a barbeque. All in all, a good way to spend a weekend in Ontario before jetting off to British Columbia!

Signs like this kept us sane. Srsly. Dumbledore = old awesome principal. Umbridge = new crazy principal. McGonagull = our awesome vice principal. And me and my co-workers are Ron, Harry, and Hermione.

A group photo with my amazing girlfriends on our movie night :)

Two hikers in front of a waterfall :)

Now, I have to ask:

What do you have planned for August?

Me -- well, I've already explained above but in a nutshell it's to spend as much time with loved ones as possible, and to write a lot more blogs posts! Hope you all had a great weekend!