Left for Canada One Year Today!!

I can't believe it. Today last year I was leaving for Canada. It's insane how fast time flies. It feels like only yesterday I was running round uni trying to get the papers I needed, and now it's been a year. I have to say that Canada was truly a life changing experience for me. It helped me in so many ways and opened up my mind to a whole new world. I made friends I will never forget and basically, I had the time of my life and I miss it. BUT I have great friends here too and I thank God for them every single day. So for those of you who don't know them... I thought I would introduce them to you today.

On Wednesday we had Matthew Cammilleri's b'day party and that was quite fun. After we walked to the creperie and indulged in delicious crepes. Although I had a great evening, my feet still swore at me...we walked !!!

Yesterday, at the meeting, I found some people in a peculiar mood and decided to join them, hence the picture with Vanessa :) Heh... I love these guys. Tonight, a farewell BBQ for a friend of mine, whose going away to study for three years... long time, but worth it! I's also like to say thank you to Sarah Giusti for allowing me to steal her pics :) Didn't actually ask but ...:) Love ya Sa.

Anway, first picture of the batch is of Jon, my one and only and Simon, our artist, reader, dare devil and well... Simon.

The second picture is of Vanessa and Mike... hehe. Oh Mike. What can I say. He is a great electric guitar player, loves to pick on me in continuation, but altogether he's a great guy, oh and he just got into medical school. Well done :) Van is an amazing peron. she is sweet, gentle and really really caring. Most of all, she loves to joke and fool around (case in point yesterday) and she always mages to put a smile on my face.

Next picture; Matthew and Louisa. I like to think of these two as the fashion gurus. They are so so fashion conscious and look great together, but most of all they are great people. Lou is absolutely beautiful, both in and out. She is caring and fun to be around. Knows when it's time to be serious and knows when she can relax. Matt is a great leader, an artist and and a joker. Still waiting to know what that comment was baout me Mat! Hehe... oh, and he's also another future doctor. Yey... free visits :)

In the group picture we find Lara and Miguel (on the left). Lara is a really sweet person. Always with a smile on her face and really soft spoken and calm to talk to. Miguel is like a tornado :) He is always full of energy and seems to me like a bit of a jack in the box. Jumping, throwing his hands around, and then of course he loves playing the drums. One thing about him, however, is that he is a deep thinker and really thinks about everything carefully before he acts. Des is also in this picture. I love Des. She is such a cheerful peerson with such loving words for everyone. She is so positive and kind, a kindness that really comes from within and seems to radiate wherever she goes. And then of course she is a fantastic dancer!

Next picture. Here we have the brothers, Karl and Steve, Karla, Paula and Charlene. I haven't really known Karl and Steve that long, but let me just say that you always seem to know it when they are around. They have a certain presence :) With Karl, you always know he is around because every few mintues you hear the phrase, 'fair play!' oh and his nick is 'Jones', so it's Jones this and Jones that all the time. Wist Steve it's more on the quiet side. You'll turn around and find him there and he'll usually just hug you to say hi, and in my case he'll say 'Hi Taxi' cause I gave him a lift once:) Karla is just an explosion of giggles and chatter and hopping and hand gestures. She is adorable, still sixteen and yet so wise :) And then of course Paula, great actress, and very very honest. I love that about her. She says what she has to say and always makes sure she never hurts anyone. And Charlene, is also another lovely person. She is so very caring and does this by showing an interest in what's going on in your life and just listening... a real darling.

Anyway, those were just a FEW of my friends. There are tons more, and as the days go by I will write about more and more. So keep watching, you never know. You might find yourself up here sometime soon!:)

One Year Today! Happy Birthday!

I just finished writing the previous post when I remembered that I started this blog last August just before I went to Canada, so I decided to check what date exactly I had started it and it's today. Today is my blog's one year birthday! I can't believe a year has passed already since I was about to leave for Canada. Time flies like anything! So anyway... happy birthday my dear blog, you have been a great bearer of news over the past year, and hopefully for many many more!

Great weekend and more to look forward to!!

So... this weekend has been great! It started off with my darling coming back from his one month long holiday... so that obviously made the weekend great! Anyway, after a good nights sleep ( he landed at 3am!) We just spent the day relaxing and giving out presents and stuff. In the evening we went to my house and watched a DVD called 'The Lake House'. Brilliant film. Next day, went to mass, had lunch in B'Bugia with his parents and in the evening went to Mark's house for a BBQ. Loved it! The company was great and the dancing was just as great!!

Monday it was back to work. Jon at the home and myself on my thesis. In the evening we went for a really long walk and stopped for pancakes before walking back. It was a nice evening, even though at 11pm there was still no breeze by the sea! Anyway, last night we had filming of the a dance for 4given. It took ages!! Those blasted candles! But finally it was done. Thanks to Sim and Andrew for their great work, and to Jon for helping out after work! A big sorry to Andrew for a potentially big injury I could have caused... thankfully, nothing happened. Anyway... the next few weeks are packed with stuff to do! Party tonight, meeting tomorrow, party on Friday and Saturday, invited to dinner on Sunday and two more parties and a wedding (plus a dentists appointment) in the next few weeks! Fun fun fun... anyway. Me be off now... have to do some work and figure out what to wear tonight! see ya!

Days Six to Eleven and BACK!!

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't updated in a while but computer access wasn't great there. Well the last few days were mainly made up of spending time with my family and going shopping!:) Hehe... always a good thing. I spent the week at my aunt's house, which is where I practically spent all my Summers ever since I was 9 months! I love it there, and obviously the best bit is seeing my family... I miss them soo much. The wedding, as I said before was great. I think Rachael looked so beautiful and Simon was glowing. Please note, this is the guy who said he would NEVER get married:) ah... oh well :) Now I'm back in Sunny Malta and wondering what everyone is up to. Dying to see you all! It's so hot my goodness, taking a while to get used to the heat. Anyway, I will be off to continue unpacking. Posting a few more pictures of the wedding... see ya!

England Day Five

So, today was a relaxed but fun day. We woke up, unpacked properly and then drove into town to look at the shops. I developed my photos and bought a few things and then met my aunt and uncle for tea in a coffee shop. Afterwards we went back home and had a snack. In the afternoon I helped my uncle mow the lawn in the front and back garden (not as easy as it looks!) and then we set up a volleyball net in the garden and spent a good hour playing volleyball, football and basketball. Fun! It's great having a big garden... I want one :) By the time we were done it was time for dinner, and after clearing up I went on the internet for a while and then went to bed. It was a nice day as I said. Very much a typical English day!

England Day Four

So today was quite a sad day cause we had to say bye to most of the others. In the morning we woke up quite late and went down to have a very enjoyable and long breakfast. The bride and groom eventually came down to join us and we had fun talking about the wedding yesterday. Then we went back up to pack and check out. We went out for lunch and an absolutely beautiful walk by a lake. Then it was bye time and Loz and I set off for our four hour train ride back home. We got there eventually and had some tea, watched some tea and then off to bed. It was a great weekend!

England Day Three

What a day!! Today we woke up at 7am and went down to breakfast. It was a great breakfast but to be honest we weren't really bothering with it as we were all excited about the wedding that day. So we had a quick breakfast and then went upstairs to get ready as a coach was picking us up at 10.15am. We went to the church and as she walked down the aisle, we were all so excited. She looked beautiful! The ceremony was great. The priest was really friendly and we laughed through the whole ceremony. Then we took some pictures in the back garden and afterwards were driven to the reception. We spent an hour or two in the front garden drinking cocktails and getting to know everyone and at 2pm were called inside for lunch. The hall was set up beautifully! We were each seated at a table and served a delicious three course meal. Afterwards there were the speeches and then the cutting of the cake outside. By then it was 5pm and we had a two hour break to go home and get refreshed before we went back again at 7pm for a disco and dinner buffet! By the time we got back to the hotel at 12am we were dead tired, but so satisfied. It was a great day!

England Day Two

Today I got up at 8am and I unpacked my suitcases and repacked a few things for the weekend. Then Laura (my cousin) and I set off to go by train as there wasn't enough space for us in the car. It took four hours, but it wasn't too bad. Sudoku, ipod and my book got me through! We got to Wales and walked to our hotel. Oh my goodness! It's beautiful, and Loz and I were given a room on the 14th floor and two of the four walls were made of glass and we had a view unlike anything I have ever seen! Amazing. We eachhad a king size bed and a bathroom you could live in! :) ie. I had a very nice room :) That Most of the others hadn't arrived yet so we went shopping and hoenstly I almost went crazy! I have never seen such nice clothes at such prices!! It was so hard to keep back from spending all my money! When we got back to the hotel everyone had arrived and I was so happy to see everyone! We went for a drtink at the bar of the hotel and later on my cousin Simon, (the groom to be) came to join us! We all went out for a pizza and altogether had a great time just seeing each other again.

England Day One

Well as many of you probably know, I am in England at the moment as a cousin of mine is getting married. Anyway, today I left for England at 5pm. It was quite a bumpy ride and I almost butchered my mother's arm whenever it got really bad, but thank God it's still alive!We got there, saw my aunt, uncle and cousin and then went to sleep.Tomorrow we are off to Wales for the wedding and I can't wait!