i liked it

last weekend i had my adorable nephew isaiah over for the entire weekend....and i liked it

i mean he's clearly adorable, he got along fabulously with the spicey lady

and i will admit i liked having toys all over the place, and i didnt even mind the sticky fingers or size 3T boxer briefs on the bathroom floor :)

my guy, sammy bam, thoroughly enjoyed isaiah's visit because it meant he had a buddy for the weekend and boy did they play hard

my handsome guys:

don't mind that snow on sam's head, his new thing is crash landing EVERYWHERE, apparently snowhills are included in his "must crash land here" list. no broken bones yet but he did get that gash on his head from a few posts back from a "super awesome cool dude" crash landing....it's just a phase right?

soooooo maybe that whole marriage and baby thing isnt a bad idea afterall? i mean as long as no one is moving my wine or touching my camera i think i could handle it. baby steps people, baby steps.

xo laura

fuel me

that is the usual count of coffee mugs air drying in my life lately. seriously i was just on vacation and need another break already. this whole being the student and teacher at the same time is exhausting. how do you fuel up?

xo laura

loft apartment love

ok so ive lived here since july and have since rearranged furniture but i realised i never posted these pictures from early september when everything was finally in place. my apartment is an open concept loft. the building itself is amazing, once it isnt covered in snow i'll take a picture of the exterior because it is truly breath taking. the bulding is the original teacher's college in this town. it is over 100 years old and still sports the original floors and ceiling, which you can see in the pictures. the chalkboard above the couch was here when i got here and those are the original windows...minorly drafty but because this is an historical building they cannot be touched.

i LOVE the ceilings. they are tin and the most calming colour. the very high ceilings make this apartment feel huge and i love that! i love the green. i love the extensive height. i love the detail. i honestly lay in bed some mornings and find im running late because ive been staring at the ceiling so long!

it's a place that really feels like home. i apparently didnt take pictures of the kitchen or the upstiars loft area....next time im home and it's not dark outside i'll get on that.

xo laura

How to kick the winter blues straight in the groin

now not to complain about the cold again, but really -38 celcius is enough to make the hairs in my nose feel like needles and makes my fingers wanna fall off even though im wearing mitts meant for skiing. wtf mother nature? wtf? soooooo to kick thewinter blues i have come up with the perfect solution, i longingly look at pictures from my trip to cuba and just pretend i am there. see below, just me, the sun, a bubba filled with slushy yumminess and one of my best girls. honestly what more could i want?



and when cuba pictures dont make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside i look at pictures that scream love. like the two below, olivia giving me a kiss, sooooooo wet but omg i love her! and then the break your screen because they are sooooooooooo freakin' cute combination of olivia and ella. ive got some more cute shots from this past weekend, it was my nephew's birthday. they need a little touching up and then they will make an appearance in blogland. so for now, when you're feeling cold or lonely, just come here and take a look. such a happy place :)

xo,

laura

Cuban Sandwich

hahaha pic #1: the before, freezing our tails off at the airport in toronto

pic #2: the after, enjoying our last day in the sun

im back from Cuba...tanned like a native and not wanting to get back to reality.

it was a good break, i wish it could have been longer but i am happy to be back at home with my fur baby....however i could do without the freezing temps and damn snow and ice.

ive missed you blogland, i have soooooo much blog reading to catch up on.

xo laura

Buh-Bye! and some baby cuteness

soooo all those posts i was going to infest your blogrolls with never happened, such is life. forgive me. i wanted to do this one quickly, just to say i didnt forget, ive just been REALLY busy and i only have one more week of vacation left and it's about to start....in CUBA!!!! that's right im leaving the freezing cold land of snow and ice and jetting off for some well deserved and much needed R&R with my two favourite J's. the girlies and i have been counting down for this trip for about 36 sleeps and it's finally here!!!! i'll love on blog land more when i get back, i promise. i pinky swear, cross my heart :) Before i run off here are pics of a baby photo session i did just before christmas....more to come when i return.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

xo Laura

I am not dead....almost but not quite

so i realise i have m.i.a. for over a month, my sincerest apologies. i know you missed my charm and humour but trust me i have good reasons to have gone missing.

first off let me just say that i have just about had it with my students. teaching high school is A LOT of work, and im not talking about lesson planning, im talking about how many times i have to say "stop touching each other", "hands in your own laps", "desks are not for making castles", "no i cannot do you a solid, use proper english!", "please stop using the word 'legit' in your assignments, it's not an actual word!!!!" and then i loose my voice, get sick and want to crawl in a hole and die. why are teenagers so damn needy? i feel like the mother of 96 teenagers, im gonna get grey hair damnit!!!! get grey hair and then crawl in a hole and die.

and speaking of dying, if the northern part of ontario could slow the eff down with the ice and snow id really appreciate it. everyday i get on the hwy and think to myself what's the first thing i should do if my car lands in the ditch, and the first thing will be curse mother nature and her evil snow and ice ways. and it's cold. so damn cold. like -32 degrees celcius is NOT okay. i know, i know, i live in canada this is normal. no friends it's not because those fuckers 2 hours south of me can still see their frozen brown grass. im just asking for a little warmth. or if the snow could stop being packing snow and causing my car to be constantly stuck in the parking lot and driveway after the plow has been by, that would suffice. and by fuckers i mean my darling family and friends who dont live near me who havent had the pleasure of a winter up here.

enough complaining, i am PPPPPUUUMMPPPEEDDD to get blogging again, i have some great photos to share, managed to get in a photo session with a family in a nearby town not too long ago and it went fab-u-lous-ly!! oh so much to share and such little time. im gonna get back on the posting wagon in a few days....i have much work to do for school but after that you're gonna be so sick of seeing my blog name roll up to the top in your blog roll so get ready folks!

here are a few snapshots from this past weekend. a little sammy bam playing in the snow and the christmas tree. dont mind the gash on sam's head, little punk thought it'd be a genius idea to climb on top the counter and jump....he's fine, in a lot of trouble, but just fine. oh and i didnt edit these, no time!!!!
xo Laura