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		<title>Brianna- 4 Months!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seriously now, seriously, 4 months ALREADY?! How does time go even faster with the 2nd one? Not fair.I feel like 6 months old is right around the corner and pretty much the next 6 months will fly by and I will be back at work. It scares me how fast time goes. Weight – 15lbs [...]
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Seriously now, seriously, 4 months ALREADY?! How does time go even faster with the 2nd one? Not fair.I feel like 6 months old is right around the corner and pretty much the next 6 months will fly by and I will be back at work. It scares me how fast time goes.</p>
<p><a title="IMG_1468 by five blondes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/6342745178/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6109/6342745178_2c2fa57d40_z.jpg" alt="IMG_1468" width="427" height="640" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Weight – </strong>15lbs 4.5 oz<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Length  – </strong>24.5 inches</p>
<p><strong>Diapers</strong> – Size 2 and also using our cloth diapers when we are at home. Size 3 diapers at night so we don&#8217;t get pee blowouts.</p>
<p><a title="IMG_1485 by five blondes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/6342699082/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6120/6342699082_dc9fed74c2_z.jpg" alt="IMG_1485" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Clothes – </strong>Size 3-6 and some 6-12 because I get bored of our clothes quickly.</p>
<p><strong>Feedings – </strong>Every 3 or 3.5 hours. I&#8217;m getting pretty easygoing about it, she&#8217;s very into her routine now.</p>
<p><strong>Nighttime – </strong>I&#8217;m scared to write it&#8230;.  but for the past week she&#8217;s been sleeping 7pm &#8211; 6:30am with a dream feed at 9:30pm. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT</p>
<p><strong>Personality –</strong> Does the best belly laughs when she is happy. Still gets fussy when she is with anyone but me for the most part.</p>
<p><a title="IMG_1463 by five blondes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/6341942337/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6040/6341942337_103dda9c25_z.jpg" alt="IMG_1463" width="427" height="640" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Development </strong></p>
<p>Sleeping (about 11 hours 6:30am feed and back down for another 1 or 2 hours)</p>
<p>Napping! (usually 1.5 or 2 hour naps)</p>
<p>Really good at tummy time</p>
<p>Loves sitting up (with help of course)</p>
<p>Is learning how to grab at toys, everything goes to her mouth.</p>
<p><a title="IMG_1052 by five blondes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/6307778830/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6100/6307778830_32732b4e4a_z.jpg" alt="IMG_1052" width="305" height="445" /></a><a title="Brianna flower by five blondes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/6298989613/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6096/6298989613_8fda3e676b_z.jpg" alt="Brianna flower" width="295" height="443" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Loves</strong></p>
<p>Still loves Hailey and me</p>
<p>Tummy time</p>
<p><a title="IMG_0999 by five blondes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/6307770262/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6100/6307770262_945a30865c_z.jpg" alt="IMG_0999" width="427" height="640" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hates</strong></p>
<p>The nursing cover still</p>
<p>Getting bonked on the head from her big sister</p>
<p><a title="Sisters 1 month by five blondes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/6138193799/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6180/6138193799_81eae9e9d6_m.jpg" alt="Sisters 1 month" width="160" height="240" /></a> <a title="Sisters 2 months by five blondes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/6138187405/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6209/6138187405_a724c10b10_m.jpg" alt="Sisters 2 months" width="160" height="240" /></a> <a title="Sisters- 3 months by five blondes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/6268071584/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6031/6268071584_72cf321150_m.jpg" alt="Sisters- 3 months" width="160" height="240" /></a> <a title="IMG_1495 by five blondes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/6342721078/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6237/6342721078_5370e1b708_m.jpg" alt="IMG_1495" width="160" height="240" /></a></p>
<p>Funny story from the other day: Hailey loves to cheer Brianna on during tummy time, she lays down in front and says &#8220;Go Briaaananna go Briaaaannnaa&#8221; while clapping. So I went to get the camera to video it. I came around the corner and there is Hailey flat out laying on Brianna&#8217;s back. Omigosh. Crazy toddlers, where do they come up with this stuff?! She also started trying to sit on Brianna&#8217;s belly saying &#8220;Horsie&#8221; over and over.</p>
<p><a title="IMG_1508 by five blondes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/6341982049/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6230/6341982049_df98ffe7f2_z.jpg" alt="IMG_1508" width="427" height="640" /></a></p>
<p>(no babies were harmed as a result of the above photo) Life with a big sister can be crazy but Brianna still loves her!</p>
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		<title>Cute sisters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The girls and I did a mini 10 min photoshoot today and the photos were all so adorable. I couldn&#8217;t pick just a couple, so enjoy lots! Related posts: At least I&#039;m a cute raccoon. A tale of two kittens&#8230;and a husband Flowers, sisters, texts, boyfriends, tweets and massages fix everything.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The girls and I did a mini 10 min photoshoot today and the photos were all so adorable. I couldn&#8217;t pick just a couple, so enjoy lots!<br />
<a title="IMG_1228 by five blondes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/6307320519/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6098/6307320519_811cdf24b1_z.jpg" alt="IMG_1228" width="640" height="427" /></a><br />
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<a title="IMG_1238 by five blondes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/6307862430/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6227/6307862430_5590428f95_z.jpg" alt="IMG_1238" width="427" height="640" /></a><br />
<a title="IMG_1239 by five blondes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/6307849464/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6119/6307849464_f7ccae6cd0_z.jpg" alt="IMG_1239" width="640" height="427" /></a><br />
<a title="IMG_1267 by five blondes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/6307802856/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6213/6307802856_b3728ceb88_z.jpg" alt="IMG_1267" width="427" height="640" /></a><br />
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		<title>We Get Our Sister Back</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know Leah is really sad to be leaving Calgary. But speaking for my sisters, I know we are all SO EXCITED to have her back.  I miss being able to take sister pics and having everyone in them. For example this photo taken at Lara&#8216;s wedding reception: No Leah. Doesn&#8217;t this one look much [...]
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know Leah is really sad to be leaving Calgary. But speaking for my sisters, I know we are all SO EXCITED to have her back.  I miss being able to take sister pics and having everyone in them.</p>
<p>For example this photo taken at<a href="http://crazybeautifulblog.com/"> Lara</a>&#8216;s wedding reception: No Leah.</p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/23771_702155523749_120800716_44018523_7187994_n.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4546" title="23771_702155523749_120800716_44018523_7187994_n" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/23771_702155523749_120800716_44018523_7187994_n.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="359" /></a></p>
<p>Doesn&#8217;t this one look much more complete? Taken at Erica&#8217;s wedding.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lastfortypercent.com/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4547" title="6173_653185315439_120800716_41564595_7943851_n" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/6173_653185315439_120800716_41564595_7943851_n.jpg" alt="" width="533" height="303" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/6173_653185315439_120800716_41564595_7943851_n.jpg"></a>And once again, Leah is MIA at Mic&#8217;s birthday celebration downtown London.</p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/n120800716_39590507_9863.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548" title="n120800716_39590507_9863" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/n120800716_39590507_9863.jpg" alt="" width="529" height="397" /></a></p>
<p>And once again the complete family, during Leah&#8217;s most recent visit.  Her LAST visit! Because she is moving home! EMKLL will be complete once again.</p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/31425_686022445240_187900038_41280551_7795387_n.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4549" title="31425_686022445240_187900038_41280551_7795387_n" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/31425_686022445240_187900038_41280551_7795387_n.jpg" alt="" width="535" height="389" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Safe travels Leah and Tim!</strong></p>
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		<title>It&#039;s like we have espn or something.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micaela</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love when things happen that make me feel like my sisters and I are still totally on the same wavelength and as interconnected and inseparable as we were as kids even though I&#8217;m two hours away from home, Lauren was seven hours away the whole school year, and Leah is on the other side [...]
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<p>I love when things happen that make me feel like my sisters and I are still totally on the same wavelength and as interconnected and inseparable as we were as kids even though I&#8217;m two hours away from home, Lauren was seven hours away the whole school year, and Leah is on the other side of the country.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">1. Last week Katelyn asked me to help her remember a blog on Twitter that she hadn&#8217;t read for years:</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span>I knew exactly what she was talking about even though we have read a LOT of blogs over the years and you might agree that that description describes a lot of bloggers out there:</span></span></span></p>
<p><em><span><span><span><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4100" title="mic" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/mic.jpg" alt="mic" width="534" height="176" /></span></span></span></em></p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4101" title="kate" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kate.jpg" alt="kate" width="536" height="203" /></p>
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<p><span><span><span>2. a few hours later that day, I was sitting at Chapters and Leah was texting me about her day. I suddenly thought about a blog she had introduced me to that last time she was home. The blogger had taken a break from writing in it soon after and we hadn&#8217;t talked about this blog in probably two months but I had a sudden urge to ask Leah if it was up and running again. I decided to wait for a minute to ask because really, talking about more than one thing while texting gets complicated. Then out of nowhere, before I even asked her Leah writes: <em>&#8220;___________ (name withheld to protect the innocent&#8230;) is blogging again and she is as crazy as ever!&#8221;</em></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span>If that isn&#8217;t proof of sister &#8220;ESPN,&#8221; I don&#8217;t know what is!<br />
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<p>3. Sometimes growing up together means you have the same sense of humour. Lauren and I definitely do. Yesterday the two of us were sitting together in the choir at our church which faces everyone in the church who isn&#8217;t in the choir. My husband Kent walked into church and stood in the back row during the last song because he had thought that Hailey&#8217;s baptism was right after mass (it wasn&#8217;t until later in the day.) Laur and I saw him and laughed at him for coming in so ridiculously late, then later in the song looked for him again and realized that he had moved to a different seat to make us laugh. It worked. He did the same thing again in the song, this time moving to a seat along the side of the church near the front close to us. When we saw him standing there we were both hysterically laughing, slightly embarrassing since everyone in the church could see us if they were watching. After mass my friend&#8217;s dad came up to us and asked, &#8220;Okay, what was so funny???&#8221; Oops! Of course, mom was turning around from her seat and glaring at us for being too loud just like when we were kids. Between mass and the baptism Lauren and I spent two and a half hours in that church yesterday. So I think God forgave us for being silly.</p>
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		<title>Saving the day.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micaela</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Erica, Katelyn, and I were at the One of a Kind craft show and our aunt&#8217;s house for dinner today, and came back to my apartment to no blog post for today. So we are saving the day with a few photos from the day. Katelyn and Laura and their bambinos at the craft show: [...]
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Erica, Katelyn, and I were at the One of a Kind craft show and our aunt&#8217;s house for dinner today, and came back to my apartment to no blog post for today.</p>
<p>So we are saving the day with a few photos from the day.</p>
<p>Katelyn and Laura and their bambinos at the craft show:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/4158803317/"><img title="bellies" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2478/4158803317_89aacff3a0.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>Me, Kate, and Erica at home:</p>
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<p>Kate and Razzle after a long day:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveblondes/4158804181/"><img title="kate" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2751/4158804181_5bcee6d4d3.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>Levi in the Christmas tree:</p>
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<p>There was some great stuff at the craft show. Here are some of our favourite things.</p>
<p>Kate thought this would be cute in the baby room:</p>
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<p>This memory game that Raspberry would LOVE (and everything else at this shop):</p>
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<p>We liked the snowboarding baby shirt at this booth, and the guy said he had one with skiers too &#8220;to make mom and dad happy&#8221; which is exactly right since Kate is a snowboarder and Mr. Kate is a skier. I should also had that Kate and I loved his accent.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micaela</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thing number one: While the premise of our blog is us as sisters, I&#8217;ve noticed that we write about our individual lives, which naturally include each other as our lives intersect and we see each other often, but never about our relationships with each other specifically. I imagine that people might find it hard to believe [...]
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Thing number one:</strong></p>
<p>While the premise of our blog is us as sisters, I&#8217;ve noticed that we write about our individual lives, which naturally include each other as our lives intersect and we see each other often, but never about our relationships with each other specifically. I imagine that people might find it hard to believe that we are actually friends and don&#8217;t all secretly dislike each other, because I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;d be thinking the same thing - five girls? How can they actually all get along?</p>
<p>Well, as any sister to a sister knows well, the sister connection goes much deeper than things like &#8220;getting along.&#8221; We do, and we don&#8217;t, and then we forget that we ever didn&#8217;t.</p>
<p>Sometimes, there are moments that make me appreciate the sister connection that much more, and this is one of them:</p>
<p>Leah was visiting Toronto today, and while I was at work she texted me saying:</p>
<p>&#8220;I am at the one size fits all store!&#8221; (this is a clothing store I was telling her about last week, saying nothing about it except everything in it was one size.)</p>
<p>I texted back: &#8220;There was only one thing I really liked there, a shirt with a big flower on the front.&#8221;</p>
<p>Leah shows up at my door wearing the shirt she bought, <strong>before</strong> I texted her saying that I liked it:</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-2535" title="IMG_1576" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_1576-768x1024.jpg" alt="IMG_1576" width="460" height="708" /><br />
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Yes, we can go shopping in the biggest city in Canada, wind up in the same store, and fall in love with the same shirt. If that isn&#8217;t a sisterly connection, well then I don&#8217;t know what is!</p>
<p><strong>Thing number two:</strong></p>
<p>I walked into my living room after work today (while giving Leah a tour) to see this:</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-2536" title="IMG_1578" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_1578-768x1024.jpg" alt="IMG_1578" width="429" height="722" /></p>
<p>I actually had to read the card that came with it in order to remember what the occasion was &#8211; turns out, it&#8217;s my unbirthday!</p>
<p>The summer Kent and I started dating, we worked at a camp and I wrote down my birthdate wrong on some form at some point- I wrote 08/11 instead of 11/08. So on August 11, everyone at the camp was wishing me a happy birthday and I was so confused!  Kent even had the camp baker bake me a little cake and gave it to me, after which I had to explain to him that it wasn&#8217;t my birthday at all.</p>
<p>You can&#8217;t really tell from this picture of a picture, but it was actually a little four layer cake. Impressive!:</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-2537" title="IMG_1579" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_1579-768x1024.jpg" alt="IMG_1579" width="419" height="597" /><br />
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Funnily enough, all summer long we had been randomly singing the song from Alice in Wonderland: &#8220;A very merry unbirthday, to you, to you&#8230; etc.&#8221; So we were excited to actually be able to sing the song in context after determining that it must be my unbirthday.</p>
<p>Good job Kent, for remembering this little holiday.</p>
<p>And, the best part of the present? A little pre-emptive, but adorable nonetheless:</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micaela</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2009 will definitely be an eventful year for the five blondes. With mine and Erica&#8217;s weddings in August and May respectively, a super wonderful amazing top secret surprise on the horizon from Leah (details to come&#8230; hopefully!), babies from Katelyn (that&#8217;s my plan anyways, not sure if it&#8217;s hers), and Lauren living her wild and [...]
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2009 will definitely be an eventful year for the five blondes. With mine and Erica&#8217;s weddings in August and May respectively, a super wonderful amazing top secret surprise on the horizon from Leah (details to come&#8230; hopefully!), babies from Katelyn (that&#8217;s my plan anyways, not sure if it&#8217;s hers), and Lauren living her wild and crazy university life, our lives will definitely not lack for excitement or fun.</p>
<p>We have all answered a few questions in a New Years survey about our past year and the new year that lies ahead.   It&#8217;s quite long so it&#8217;s going behind the break. Click, read, enjoy!</p>
<p><span id="more-1192"></span><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Erica</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>1. Did you keep your new years&#8217; resolutions, and will you make more for next year?</strong></p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t make any resolutions for 2008, but in 2008 I did fulfill my 2007 resolution<strong> -</strong> to buy a bathing suit. Haven&#8217;t worn it yet, but I bought one! As for the upcoming year, I do have a resolution of sorts &#8211; to do more and meet up with more friends, new and old.</p>
<p><strong>2. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?</strong></p>
<p>Nothing pops immediately to mind, although November 24th was a big date for us at work and signaled the beginning of a very stressful couple of weeks. It&#8217;s a negative etch. A scratch?</p>
<p><strong>3. What was your biggest achievement of the year?</strong></p>
<p>Learning to knit! I know it sounds dorky, but knitting is incredibly relaxing and satisfies my creative tendencies.</p>
<p><strong>4. What was your biggest failure?</strong></p>
<p>Not convincing Denis that a Volkswagen Beetle would be <a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wedding/moms-dream-quintuple-wedding/">perfect wedding transportation</a>.<strong><br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong>5. Whose behavior merited celebration?</strong></p>
<p>Denis! Not only do I now get to speak about him BY NAME on the blog, but I can also post <a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wedding/13-days-to-go13-days-to-go/">pictures of him</a>. He also became an amazing kitty-daddy to Max, solidifying my belief that he will be an amazing father. Thanks to him I never forget to take my medication, and I occasionally get surprise phone calls at work inviting me to come out to the parking lot where he is waiting with a delicious drink from Starbucks for me.</p>
<p><strong>6. What did you get really, really, really excited about?</strong></p>
<p>Getting our kitten Max last January was very exciting and added some much-needed variety to my life. I was/am also very excited about wedding planning (even though I might not show it outwardly and it can be very frustrating).</p>
<p><strong>7. Compared to this time last year, are you:<br />
i. happier or sadder? </strong>Happier!<br />
<strong>ii. thinner or fatter? </strong>Thinner &#8211; not that I need to be. I lost 10 pounds without even realizing it this summer as I biked to work every day.<br />
<strong>iii. richer or poorer? </strong>Richer &#8211; subject to change pending the events of May 2, 2009.</p>
<p><strong>8. What was the best book you read?</strong></p>
<p>I read a lot of books, but I have to say that The Friday Night Knitting Club stands out in my mind since it helped encourage me to learn to knit.  It&#8217;s not entirely about knitting so even if you aren&#8217;t a knitter, you&#8217;ll still enjoy it!<strong><br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong>9. what did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?</strong></p>
<p>I turned 26 in August and celebrated with a trip to Cedar Point with Denis. Sadly the trip made me realize that I am getting old &#8211; I got an insane headache from the roller coasters and was sick for over a week when we went back home.<strong><br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong>10. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?</strong></p>
<p>Getting married&#8230;I kind of wanted a fall wedding, but it was not meant to be.</p>
<p><strong>11. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?</strong></p>
<p>I tried to branch out with my personal fashion concepts this year (as I do every year) and I *think* I did ok &#8211; more work clothes (nice pants, sweaters, tuxedo shirts) and dresses &#8211; sisters you will never believe it, I bought 2 dresses this week. 2! I like one of them so much that I didn&#8217;t want to take it off when I tried it on. That said, I still have too many grey sweaters and not enough dressy shoes. Let&#8217;s just say that I&#8217;m thrilled that my local mall now has a Banana Republic and a Nine West.<strong><br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong>12. What kept you sane this year?</strong></p>
<p>Denis &amp; knitting. Knitting = relaxing.<strong><br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong>13. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.</strong></p>
<p>Check, double check, triple check. And, as always, trust and have faith.</p>
<p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Micaela</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>1. Did you keep your new years&#8217; resolutions, and will you make more for next year?<br />
</strong>I just pulled out a journal that I wrote my new years resolutions in last year:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Play guitar every day</strong> &#8211; definitely did not accomplish that one.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Read one book every week</strong> &#8211; I didn&#8217;t read one a week but maybe one every couple weeks.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Buy a car -</strong> Yes! I did accomplish this one! I didn&#8217;t really have a choice in the matter though, so I&#8217;m not sure why I made it a resolution.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Be a better, more understanding and more patient girlfriend</strong> &#8211; I&#8217;d say I accomplished this one as well as I could have since Kent did ask me to marry him.</li>
</ul>
<p>And there were a few more, most of them I accomplished about halfway. Then on January 12 I wrote in there again and all it says is &#8220;New Years resolutions are going okay but it is January 12 and resolutions are soooo two weeks ago.&#8221; hahaha.<br />
This year mine is to wear heels more often. And to have really toned, in-shape arms for my weddings. Hopefully these do not fall by the wayside by January 12. At least not the second one.</p>
<p><strong>2. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?<br />
</strong>I would like to have better hair and nicer clothes and actually care more about looking good on a regular basis. All of my resolutions are very superficial. I&#8217;m okay with that.</p>
<p><strong>3. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?<br />
</strong>August 26th &#8211; the day that Kent proposed to me on the lookout trail in Algonquin Park.</p>
<p><strong>4. What was your biggest achievement of the year?<br />
</strong>Getting into teacher&#8217;s college, becoming the treasurer at the bank &#8211; ie. being in charge of all of the money in the bank, and not completely screwing anything up, getting straight A&#8217;s this semester, our baseball team winning a game!, saving our small town from not having any brownie leaders with the help of Katelyn (I guess that was last year but it continued on into this year), annnd successfully finishing my first teaching placement in a gr. 8 class.</p>
<p><strong>5. What was your biggest failure?<br />
</strong>Being much too impatient with people especially when I don&#8217;t think they are doing things the &#8220;right&#8221; way (ie. the way I would do it).</p>
<p><strong>6. Whose behavior merited celebration?<br />
</strong>Leah, for making the most out of her first year in Calgary, finding her perfect job and not letting anything get her too down out there.</p>
<p><strong>7. What did you get really, really, really excited about?<br />
</strong>Getting engaged!!! My birthday!!! Leah&#8217;s trip home!!! My trip to Calgary in a month!!!</p>
<p><strong>8. Compared to this time last year, are you:<br />
</strong>i. happier or sadder? Happier.<br />
ii. thinner or fatter? Same.<br />
iii. richer or poorer? I was richer until about August, but now, much poorer. No work and all school will do that to a girl.</p>
<p><strong>9. What was the best book you read?<br />
</strong>This is cheesy and you will think I&#8217;m crazy, but it&#8217;s true: Inside My Heart by Robyn McGraw (Dr. Phil&#8217;s wife). Looove her. I have read it about four times this year.</p>
<p><strong>10. what did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?<br />
</strong>I turned 25 and I spent the night at a comedy club then a bar with lots friends and my greatest enemy, tequila.</p>
<p><strong>11. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?<br />
</strong>Probably having gone to school closer to home so I could keep living with Kent and not having had to move two hours away in September. But in general, I can&#8217;t complain too much about that. It&#8217;s been a pretty good time.</p>
<p><strong>12. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?<br />
</strong>Skinny jeans, tall boots (winter)/gladiator sandals (summer), and flowy tops. Everyday. And lots of dresses in the summer.</p>
<p><strong>13. What kept you sane this year?</strong><br />
From January to August, my daily morning three hour long chat in the vault with my friend Karen at the bank we worked at while we worked on night deposits and ATM deposits. That made going to work infinitely more enjoyable, and she was always the perfect person to talk to about problems and secrets because we spent so much time together and because we didn&#8217;t share the same friends.</p>
<p><strong>14. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.<br />
</strong>I learned this saying from one of my teachers at school, and I try to remember it as often as I need to because I think it&#8217;s very true: &#8220;What Peter says about Paul says more about Peter than it does about Paul.&#8221;</p>
<p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Katelyn</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>1. Did you keep your new years&#8217; resolutions, and will you make more for next year?</strong></p>
<p>I don&#8217;t think I made any resolutions&#8230; I never really keep them, so I kind of stopped making them&#8230;. BUT this year that will change&#8230; I resolve to take lots of pictures on my new amazing Canon Rebel SXi!! And figure out all the functions.</p>
<p><strong>2. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?</strong></p>
<p>Celebrating <a href="http://fiveblondes.com/katelyn/anniversary-time/" target="_blank">1 year</a> of being married on October 27, everyone says the first 2 years of marriage are the hardest, we survived one year with ease so I can&#8217;t wait to see what the future holds!</p>
<p><strong>3. What was your biggest achievement of the year?</strong></p>
<p>-New job! woo hoo!</p>
<p>-Our blog getting published in a newspaper in the states because of <a href="http://fiveblondes.com/golf/golf-hail-welts/" target="_blank">this</a> post.</p>
<p><strong>4. What was your biggest failure?</strong></p>
<p>I guess I&#8217;d have to say staying at my old job for so long. I didn&#8217;t really enjoy my time there.</p>
<p><strong>5. What did you get really, really, really excited about?</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/baseball/best-game-ever-period/" target="_blank">Winning</a> a baseball game in the summer!</p>
<p><strong>6. Compared to this time last year, are you:<br />
i. happier or sadder? </strong>-happier<br />
<strong>ii. thinner or fatter? -</strong>same<br />
<strong>iii. richer or poorer? </strong>-richer</p>
<p><strong>7. What was the best book you read?</strong></p>
<p>Eat, Pray Love. &#8230; I didn&#8217;t read many books this year, I should resolve to read more in the New Year.</p>
<p><strong>8. what did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?</strong></p>
<p>I turned 23!! I worked, and no one knew it was my birthday so I was sad all day, and then I went to a Yoga class where my class sang happy birthday to me in hushed yoga tones. After that we went to Under the Volcano (a restaurant) and we all got wonderful drinks and food! Lots of people showed up and I was very happy!</p>
<p><strong>9. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?</strong></p>
<p>Going on a trip somewhere, anywhere! I don&#8217;t believe I went anywhere in 2008 and I&#8217;m ready for that to change in 2009! Tennessee here we come!</p>
<p><strong>10. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?</strong></p>
<p>Jeans, belt, and a colourful top. Pretty boring. I need a makeover STAT, TLC can you hear me????</p>
<p><strong>11. What kept you sane this year?</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;d have to say taking pictures all the time keeps me sane, and the person who helped keep me sane was Scott.</p>
<p><strong>12. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.</strong></p>
<p>To be happy in the moment where you are right now. I always second guess myself and I know it&#8217;s bad but it is something I need to work on.</p>
<p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Leah</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>1. Did you keep your new years&#8217; resolutions, and will you make more for next year?</strong></p>
<p>Generally my resolutions are to be in my prime, and to have better posture. I do feel that I am in my prime right now and the posture is always a work in progress. My resolution this year is to do more fun, cheap activities that do not in any way involve alcohol &#8211; Natalie and I made a list today. And to go to the mountains more.</p>
<p><strong>2. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?</strong></p>
<p>May 27 &#8211; the day I arbitrarily picked for Tim and I to pack up our belongings into his car and move to Calgary. Him, to work. Me, to follow my heart and to have an adventure.</p>
<p><strong>3. What was your biggest achievement of the year?</strong></p>
<p>Graduating from University! Creating a wonderful life for myself in a new city. Securing a full time job (that I like) straight out of university. Doing something that I have wanted to for two years &#8211; something that was totally out of my comfort zone, that I could only have done with the support from amazing family and friends.</p>
<p><strong>4. What was your biggest failure?</strong></p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t exercise enough. I didn&#8217;t treat one person very well, and I let her actions affect my life more than they should have.</p>
<p><strong>5. Whose behavior merited celebration?</strong></p>
<p>My boyfriend, Tim, for asking me to move away with him and start the next step of our lives together. For loving me unconditionally and for holding me when I cry because I am homesick. For pushing me to have high expectations for myself and accept only the best. For cooking me dinner every day.</p>
<p>My best friend Natalie, for being the best friend a girl could possibly have while in a new city. For supporting me and listening to me when that is whatl I really need.</p>
<p>ALL of my amazing friends and family at home for sending me mail and calling me and for being such amazing supports when I am so far away.</p>
<p><strong>6. What did you get really, really, really excited about?</strong></p>
<p>Micaela&#8217;s engagement, even though it meant that we couldn&#8217;t have the double wedding I have always dreamed of. And the Stampede, which is hands down the best time of the year. Everybody is invited to stay at Hotel Leah &amp; Tim this year for the BEST TIME OF YOUR LIFE.</p>
<p><strong>7. Compared to this time last year, are you:<br />
i. happier or sadder? </strong>Happier.<br />
<strong>ii. thinner or fatter? </strong>The same.<br />
<strong>iii. richer or poorer? </strong>Richer. But still terrible with managing my moola!</p>
<p><strong>8. What was the best book you read?</strong></p>
<p>The Time Traveller&#8217;s Wife. I read it over and over and over again. Tim just rolls his eyes when he sees me with that book in my hands because it definitely means that I will not be talking to him until I am done it, and because he knows that I am 100% going to cry at the end even though I already know what happens.</p>
<p>Also, Practical Magic.</p>
<p><strong>9. what did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?</strong></p>
<p>I turned 22, but I feel like I turned 23. I spent the night before at a bar called the Met on Stephen Avenue in downtown Calgary, and then at at the Unicorn, a pub in a basement. It was just Natalie and I and we had an awesome time. I actually was alone for a bit sitting at the bar waiting for Natalie to leave her company Christmas party and a fellow took pity on me and put down his credit card so I could have an unlimited bar tab for the evening. Unfortunately, he didn&#8217;t know the extent of my superior drinking abilities. Poor guy. The day of, Natalie and I went to the Zoo and had a day full of laughter. That evening, Tim and I went to dinner at a restaurant and had a fantastic evening together.</p>
<p><strong>10. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?</strong></p>
<p>Being able to see my sisters more often.</p>
<p><strong>11. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?</strong></p>
<p>It transformed from University attire &#8211; jeans every day, boots, sweaters, no make-up, mostly black clothes because I worked at the bar to much to a more adult, business-like attire. That made me really happy.</p>
<p><strong>12. What kept you sane this year?</strong></p>
<p>This blog!!!!!!!!!! My best friends &#8211; Tim, Natalie, Leah, Stef and my sisters.</p>
<p><strong>13. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.</strong></p>
<p>When you have to do something that you don&#8217;t want to, or you are nervous or anxious about something, take a big breath, put on your best and biggest smile and say to yourself : &#8220;It&#8217;s showtime.&#8221; I do it all the time and it really works. What&#8217;s that saying &#8211; life is but a dream, and we are all but actors upon a stage.</p>
<p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Lauren</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>1. Did you keep your new years&#8217; resolutions, and will you make more for next year?</strong></p>
<p>I usually ALWAYS resolve to stop biting my nails. It happened for the summer last year, but then I gave up/forget about it and just keep biting them. I&#8217;m not sure what I&#8217;ll resolve for this year though, maybe something about school&#8230;or my nonexistent relationships</p>
<p><strong>2. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?</strong></p>
<p>July 29th, June 9 (19th birthday!)</p>
<p><strong>3. What was your biggest achievement of the year?</strong></p>
<p>Surviving Ottawa winters/ the bus strike lately, and surviving school.</p>
<p><strong>4. What was your biggest failure?</strong></p>
<p>Probably being so negative about everything. Maybe this should be a resolution too?</p>
<p><strong>5. Whose behaviour merited celebration?</strong></p>
<p>Mic I know you said not to copy you today, but I kind of agree about Lee (<em>Lauren! I was only kidding! &#8211; Mic</em>).</p>
<p><strong>6. What did you get really, really, really excited about?</strong></p>
<p>Being a bridesmaid at TWO weddings next summer! And also thinking that my university education is almost half over!</p>
<p><strong>7. Compared to this time last year, are you:<br />
i. happier or sadder? </strong>Same.<br />
<strong>ii. thinner or fatter? </strong>I think the same, maybe fatter though. (<em>I would disagree! -Leah</em>)<br />
<strong>iii. richer or poorer? </strong>Poorer. since I&#8217;m paying for rent this year!</p>
<p><strong>8. What was the best book you read?</strong></p>
<p>Even though these are both books that I read ALL the time, I&#8217;d have to say Summer Sisters, by Judy Blume, and Picabo: Nothing to Hide, which is Picabo Street&#8217;s<strong> </strong>autobiography (she&#8217;s an American ski racer). Summer Sisters can always no doubt make me cry like a baby, and make me feel like I should call my friends and talk to them (or in Emily&#8217;s case, go into the next room), and Picabo is such an inspiring book, and makes me SO sad I stopped racing two years ago.</p>
<p><strong>11. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?</strong></p>
<p>I turned 19, and me and 5 friends went to Toronto, went to a Jays game, and went out in Toronto&#8230;to a gay bar!</p>
<p><strong>10. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?</strong></p>
<p>Probably living in the tropics&#8230;and winning the Lottery.</p>
<p><strong>11. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?</strong></p>
<p>Very random. I don&#8217;t really have a style, I just wear very random things. I like to dress up though. I&#8217;m also VERY excited about a pair of red rain boots I&#8217;m receiving in the mail soon for Christmas that I can wear with my yellow rain coat!</p>
<p><strong>12. What kept you sane this year?</strong></p>
<p>Emily. Definitely Emily, especially in our crazy house of us two and three boys. (<em>Which you should blog about&#8230; -Erica</em>)</p>
<p><strong>13. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.</strong></p>
<p>Don&#8217;t take your friends for granted, they might not be around for long, and if you&#8217;re the only one making an effort, it&#8217;s not worth it.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micaela</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We share a lot of the same friends and more often than not, end up at parties together. On Saturday our friends Dennis and Yvonne had a Mexican themed Christmas party that all of us minus Erica attended. Since it was Leah&#8217;s last night in the province, we had a little photoshoot and the pictures [...]
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We share a lot of the same friends and more often than not, end up at parties together. On Saturday our friends Dennis and Yvonne had a Mexican themed Christmas party that all of us minus Erica attended. Since it was Leah&#8217;s last night in the province, we had a little photoshoot and the pictures ended up being pretty cute! Thanks to our friend Laura for being the photographer.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1237" title="022" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/022-768x1024.jpg" alt="022" width="434" height="578" /></p>
<p>Left to right is Katelyn, me (Micaela), Lauren, and Leah.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1238" title="024" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/024-1024x768.jpg" alt="024" width="434" height="335" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1239" title="028" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/028-1024x768.jpg" alt="028" width="429" height="339" /></p>
<p>Leah&#8217;s boyfriend Tim got in on things.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1240" title="031" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/031-1024x768.jpg" alt="031" width="425" height="334" /></p>
<p>Our friend Shawn decided that if Tim was in the pictures, then he should be too. Tim was randomly petting my head in the last couple, hence the laughing.</p>
<p>Hope you enjoyed them! We have a photoshoot that includes Erica and I believe it is on Katelyn&#8217;s camera so those pictures will probably be making their way on here shortly.</p>
<p><em>(break signifying passage of time&#8230;)</em></p>
<p>Here are some other pictures from Kate&#8217;s camera from that evening!</p>
<p>Tim won HULK gloves. Leah Loved them.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1245" title="december-190" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/december-190-768x1024.jpg" alt="december-190" width="439" height="585" /></p>
<p>Laura our photographer of the night.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1246" title="december-191" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/december-191-816x1024.jpg" alt="december-191" width="442" height="554" /></p>
<p>Four Blondes from a different angle. (Ala Stefan)</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1247" title="december-194" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/december-194-838x1024.jpg" alt="december-194" width="447" height="547" /></p>
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		<title>Birthdays, vacations, straight A&#039;s, weddings, girl crushes, and other things that make life worth living.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micaela</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am so excited about my life right now. For many reasons: 1) It&#8217;s my birthday this weekend! And it&#8217;s on a Saturday! And I know that I&#8217;m getting to an age where this isn&#8217;t necessarily something to look forward to, but honestly, I&#8217;ve never had a bad birthday. They&#8217;ve all been quite fabulous. One [...]
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am so excited about my life right now. For many reasons:</p>
<p>1) It&#8217;s my birthday this weekend! And it&#8217;s on a Saturday! And I know that I&#8217;m getting to an age where this isn&#8217;t necessarily something to look forward to, but honestly, I&#8217;ve never had a bad birthday. They&#8217;ve all been quite fabulous.  One of my best friends, Michelle, and I have birthdays in the same week and we always go out and celebrate together and it&#8217;s always so much fun. So far we have 21 people confirmed for our joint birthday party. We are going to a comedy club first then out to a bar, which is kind of random but I went to a comedy club once a couple years ago wth Kent and it was SO much fun. Leah told me that she went to one last night, funny enough, and had a really great time. So now I am even more satisfied with my decision because I had been meaning to ask for her advice on the matter. Three of my five blonde sisters are coming along, Erica, Katelyn and Lauren (as long as she can get her booty back from Toronto in time). Should be a great time!</p>
<p>2) I booked my flight to Calgary to visit Leah and Tim in February! I called Kent to tell him that I was booking it, for some reason I felt the need to tell him before I did it and it&#8217;s a good thing I did because our conversation went a little like this:</p>
<p>Micaela: So I&#8217;m booking my flight to Calgary tonight!</p>
<p>Kent: You never told me you were going to Calgary. We&#8217;re getting married, shouldn&#8217;t we talk about things like cross country vacations?</p>
<p>Micaela: I didn&#8217;t? Sorry&#8230; I&#8217;m going the first week of February. I found a really cheap flight!</p>
<p>Kent: I&#8217;ll come, Book me a flight too.</p>
<p>Me: YOU WILL!?!?!??!?!?!</p>
<p>Apparently our communication skills need some work, but now I&#8217;m even more excited to go because not only do I get to see my long lost sister and her long lost boyfriend, I actually get to spend a whole week with Kent which is unheard of. We don&#8217;t get to spend much time together at all right now since I moved three hours away and he has a nutso work schedule. Our friends Laura and Matt are going too which we are very excited about because they are lots of fun and fellow skiers/snowboarders so we can hit up the mountains with them.</p>
<p>I was talking on the phone with Leah today about the trip plans and life in general and she said that she is really excited for me to meet her friend Natalie. She said:</p>
<p>Leah: I told her you were just like me but more fun.</p>
<p>Micaela: I am definitely not more fun than you.</p>
<p>Leah: Well&#8230; I guess it&#8217;s true that I&#8217;m more likely to get drunk on work nights than you are.</p>
<p>3) School is definitely agreeing with me right now. I&#8217;ve gotten lots of assignments and tests back so far this year and the lowest mark I&#8217;ve gotten so far was an A-. I was feeling kind of lazy and unmotivated here for the first while but now that I have lots of assignments due and readings to do I&#8217;ve kind of found my groove. I dragged Jen to the library to study on Sunday because at Laurier the library was the place I studied best, and we spent a few hours there it was wonderful and I&#8217;m addicted to it.</p>
<p>4) Barack Obama won!  Amazing, I tell ya. I am very excited for my neighbours in America and to see what will happen next. And I mean my neighbours in a very literal sense, because I can see the bridge to Detroit from my house. I think my roommates and I are going shopping in the States on Black Friday, so we will celebrate Barack&#8217;s win by spreading some of our (sad, student) wealth with America&#8217;s (equally sad) economy.</p>
<p>5) I am getting so many great ideas for the wedding and an amaaaazing idea (okay, it&#8217;s stolen but still) idea for Save the Date cards&#8230; there is still TONS we need to do but really, it can&#8217;t start until after this Sunday when we are meeting with the priest to talk to him and finalize a date. At 10am the morning after my birthday. Should be a good time&#8230;</p>
<p>6) My favourite girl on America&#8217;s Next Top Model, Analeigh, is doing pretty good! I think she has a really good shot at winning. I watched the show with my roommates tonight and I decided that she is the prettiest girl in the world. Her style is WORLDS better than anyone else on the show. Their styles just don&#8217;t seem to make sense or suit their personalities while Analeigh&#8217;s seems to suit her perfectly. She is just super sweet, and apparently my new girl crush. Even Nigel agrees with me, I can tell he loves her.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/analeigh.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-967 aligncenter" title="analeigh" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/analeigh.png" alt="" width="350" height="474" /></a></p>
<p>Everyone has a girl crush. So do you. Admit it!</p>
<p>So here&#8217;s my question for this blog post: <strong>Who is your girl crush of the moment? Or, If you are a boy, who is your boy crush?</strong></p>
<p>Sooo&#8230; spill!</p>
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		<title>Some Birthday Lovin.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micaela</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my one and only boy, Kento! Here are a few things that I love about him! He&#8217;s always a good time: He fits right in with the family: He&#8217;s crazy talented at sports (first day snowboarding right here): He is a wonderful chef and he truly loves what he does and is [...]
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my one and only boy, Kento!</p>
<p>Here are a few things that I love about him!</p>
<p>He&#8217;s always a good time:</p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n187900038_31555781_9512.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-852" title="n187900038_31555781_9512" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n187900038_31555781_9512.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>He fits right in with the family:</p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n187900038_31556267_8830.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-853" title="n187900038_31556267_8830" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n187900038_31556267_8830.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>He&#8217;s crazy talented at sports (first day snowboarding right here):</p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n187900038_31864739_4691.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-854" title="n187900038_31864739_4691" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n187900038_31864739_4691.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="604" /></a></p>
<p>He is a wonderful chef and he truly loves what he does and is always trying to improve at it.</p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n187900038_32506848_495.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-855" title="n187900038_32506848_495" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n187900038_32506848_495.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="604" /></a></p>
<p>He loves to travel and always wants to see new things:</p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n187900038_32587718_55041.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-857" title="n187900038_32587718_55041" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n187900038_32587718_55041.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="604" /></a></p>
<p>He enjoys (puts up with?) the craziness that is my family and friends:</p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n120800716_37374009_4056.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-863" title="n120800716_37374009_4056" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n120800716_37374009_4056.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230;actually, he&#8217;s usually as crazy as the rest of us:</p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n121504283_34504927_59641.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-865" title="n121504283_34504927_59641" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n121504283_34504927_59641.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n120800716_31445607_2385.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-868" title="n120800716_31445607_2385" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n120800716_31445607_2385.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n120800716_31445615_4579.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-866" title="n120800716_31445615_4579" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n120800716_31445615_4579.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="604" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n501091344_2525_4089.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-867" title="n501091344_2525_4089" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n501091344_2525_4089.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="604" /></a></p>
<p>He&#8217;s a fine fisherman:<br />
<a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n187900038_36463770_15992.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-861" title="n187900038_36463770_15992" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n187900038_36463770_15992.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="604" /></a></p>
<p>He is insanely talented at guitar:</p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n187900038_36463776_3553.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-862" title="n187900038_36463776_3553" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/n187900038_36463776_3553.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="604" /></a></p>
<p>His dream is to one day have a family that looks like this (pictures by <a href="http://lauranovak.com">Laura Novak</a>:</p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/huber421.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-871" title="huber421" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/huber421.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="364" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/huber36.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-872" title="huber36" src="http://fiveblondes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/huber36.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="735" /></a></p>
<p>BUT most importantly to my life, he loooooves me:</p>
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<p>HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENT!!!!!!!</p>
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