CRUSHIN

Who do you have a crush on? This praise for Andrea N.Richesin's new book has got me crushin`! I was just at Chapters this weekend -- i wish i had heard about this book a little sooner -- i would have picked it up!

A compilation of authors came together and spilled their guts about their candid crushes and sprightly romances. The book, CRUSH: 26 Real-Life tales of First Love, sounds fun, whimsical and a great addition to my summer reads. sigh.. and who doesn't like a good love story? Or 26 of them!!

Speaking of which: who was YOUR first crush? 

Me, it goes back to elementary school. Third grade to be precise. He was the bad boy of my grade, and the guy of my dreams! Reid. I think it had to do with his authentic leather hockey jacket (think red and blue 1990s Lakeshore league! oooo so sexy!!), and his greasy rocker-style blond hair that was always swept over one eye.

And half way through grade 3, I don't know how it happened, but suddenly we were an item. He was interested in little, awkward, skinny me! We would walk around the school yard together at break, and he would give me his jacket to wear over my shoulders so that everyone knew i was his! I hardly understood what that meant -- only that he liked me and that everyone was calling us boyfriend-girlfriend. I would watch him play in the baseball field and cheer him on. I guess the cheerleader in me was there from early on!

Finally, summer came, and HIS mom called MY mom to see if i was free to go to a chaperoned movie night! I heard my mom answer the question saying that i was at a gymnastic show that Saturday, and she was sorry but i couldn't make it…
I was devastated !! How could my mom do this to me?! My dreams were crushed… and his mom never called again…

Then, Grade 4 started, and he had a new “love” interest; called Candace. In my mind, she was the prettiest girl in school.
But don't worry, even though it hurt… I moved on… and then started my crush on Jason!
Agh the drama of elementary school love!

Dear Heart

From ROXY

Dear heart, I know I promised you I'd take it slow
Dear love, I know I swore on everything I own
But I can't resist, how's just one kiss?
But don't look now
You've got me going, I'm going, I'm gone…

[Don't Look Now : Far East Movement  ft.Keri Hilson]

dear diary

I'm having a moment today. I'm not sure what to do. I feel like my love life's at a crossroads.

When is enough enough? When do you let things go, and move on? How much do you give of yourself to make something work? I've been on cloud nine since coming back from vacation... but is it just that? a cloud? ...and now, am i slowly coming down to reality?

My mind's a mess. Nights out with girlfriends don't seem to be enough to keep the nagging thoughts from coming back... Where is this going?

Casual relationships are fun, exciting, freeing... they give me the control i crave...
But they also don't lead anywhere...
Right?

I know you're probably wondering what the hell i'm talking about...but i can't divulge more details than that. Thanks for listening xx

Rihanna & her California King *new video*

Love Rihanna, but i thought they'd do more with this video... What do you think?

If an ex asks you to dinner, should you go?

Hmmm, good question, i would say it really depends on your situation in the present... do you still have feelings for this ex? are you with someone new? did things end badly between you guys?

Depending on the answers to those questions, i would probably still say: go and see what he/she has to say! Even if it's not to re-kindle the flame, you might get closure from that last dinner conversation together.

Just remember, if he was an ass the first time around, most likely he'll be an ass again -- regardless of all the “wining and dining” he might be prepared to do! Good luck!
Ask me anything

Summer of fun!

I've alluded to my Summer of Fun in previous blog posts, but here i go officially launching my Summer of Fun 2011!!!

This was all brought on by my 30th birthday that's coming up this June. Wanted to make sure i took advantage of being (still) young, single, living in my cute apartment in the city, with the least responsibilities that i will ever have!
So, here's the list of things i will do during this summer of fun! Feel free to write me if you can think of something else fun that i should add to the list!!

1. Dive out of a plane on my 30th birthday!! Yes, skydiving. I can't freakin wait!
2. Party it up for my “dirty thirty” on Grand Prix weekend in Montreal!
3. Vacation ✔ check check i'm gonnnnne !
4. Going to the shooting range (with my sister who's the gun expert - not joking!)
5. Bixi Bike riding in the city
6. Weekend with the girls to celebrate our 30th birthdays this summer!
7. Painting and drawing on my balcony/or take a class
8. Going to watch soccer match: Manchester United vs. Real Madrid in New Jersey (July)!
9. Book my tickets for the 2012 Summer Olympics (London, England)
10. Date Date Date. Join Match.com before my 30th birthday, so that i can enter my info as being 29!!
11. Master the art of making “James' Cheeseburgers”!! (James I might need a few samples to start from!)
12. Walk everywhere that i can -- up and down the hill i live on... i swear i will do this!
13. Go to church, even if it is just one Sunday
14. Weekend away at Val's for a girl's weekend of wine tasting, swimming and shopping!!
15. Teach my godson to play soccer! (he's 2 and a half)
16. Try to get MY knees in working condition so that i can play soccer too!! 
17. To actually finish some of the books i'm reading
18. To email less and facetime more (this goes with buying my iphone4 in June!)
19. And finally, to have more amazing nights of drinks and catching up with friends that i don't see enough (aka, this past Friday night at Burgundy Lion - love those peeps!!)