Kayla's LJay

Bhuaha, I just LOVE LOVE LOVE Christmas. My decorations are already coming out, my Christmas CDs are being burnt. Love it.
But, the other nice thing is Christmas Parties. Since I work out of so many offices, I have 7 to attend this year through my work. And for some reason, this year, everyone is going all out with their Christmas parties.

The first one- on Dec. 2nd, I am SO FREAKISHLY excited for. It's actually my mother's area of the hosptial (transition services) that is attending, and I don't really work in that division, but I begged my mother to take me :P It's actually at my college- in the Highwood Dining Area. This is a place that you have to book 3 months in advance, and its actually a unique idea. It's gourmet food that is served by the culinary students taking the program at SAIT. It's generally a 5 course meal of pure deliciousness.
Take a look at this menu and drool with me, kids
I've had lunch there once before and it was so freaking fantastic Im still dreamimg about it :P
As a funny little side note...our tuition this year? Apparently went to creating a 2 MILLION $$ herb garden for the culinary program. That better be some damn special basil ;)

The other Christmas parties involve a potluck, laser tag, a prime rib buffet at a casino, a lunch at Heritage Park and something else that I'm likely forgetting :P SO excited. Love, love, love.


In happier news, or perhaps ironically, since I'm talking about this succulent food, while I have only dropped 4lbs in 1 month (because I am a glutton for carbs!) I have dropped 4 inches. 1 around my bust, 1 around my waist, 1" around my hips and .5" around each arm. Go figure. Imagine what I could do if I concentrated ;) Another 20" to lose *le sigh* But at least its a start!

Didn't do much with the horses since Wednesday. This wind has been giving me a helluva bad headache, so I just went down to lunge the ponies today. Hoping to ride at least Rico sometime this weekend, but social butterfly that I am (*snort*), I'm out all this weekend LOL.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
(enjoy yourselves. and indulge in those holiday goodies. Because remember; Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid insideways, chocolate in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!")

( And now for my Christmas rant of the season. )

So as a testimony to how bitterly cold its been lately, I woke up at 6:30am to go to work this morning, and I'm out feeding the horses, and I'm like "hey, its warming up! it's not that cold anymore!" Hah. According to the radio, its actually COLDER at -31C (as opposed to the -26C of last night), but we had no wind, so I felt warmer :P Sad when for a brief moment in time I thought we were getting a heat wave.

I climbed on board my horse yesterday for a light ride. Light being the operative word because I didn't want him to sweat much in this weather. He was actually REALLY good, especially as he hasn't been ridden in 5 days. Our walk to canter transitions are sloppy, but at least they are going through now instead of "WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME TO CANTER FROM THE WALK?!?! OMG?!?". he was a bit of a pain in the ass at one corner - the door has frosted over, but he tried desperately to overcome his Trakehner limitations ;)
And that's pretty much the whole story ;)



Dear remix22
I don't really know how to tell you this, but our romance is over. I think I realized it when when you finally changed your underwear outside your office and I saw you pull the clothes off my illegitimate child in Ghana. I'm sure you're high enough to understand that I get turned on only by garbage men. I'm returning the pictures from Vegas to you, but I'll keep the results of the blood sample as a memory. You should also know that I hate your cooking and I will haunt you when I’m reincarnated as an Eskimo.

With tears of sadness,
Kayla

( NOW ITS YOUR TURN! )

Wonderful Christmas wisdom that I just had to pass on :P

(and then I go on a diet!)

( Holiday Eating Tips )

Since it was so bloody cold today, I opted to finish decorating the house.
So I went to ride (which was lovely btw. I thought he'd be stiff because of the weather, but in fact, he was nicely through in his back, and we did a couple of lovely walk to canter transitions so I ended the ride with a smile on my face) and the opted to decorate the tree!


Gaudy? Most definitely :P No tinsel this year though, sadly, as I found that having 3 kitties in the house in tinsel was just asking for trouble. So far, they have left the tree well enough alone (I'm pretty damn sure they are plotting!)

I actually made the angel that sits on the top :) My one little creative talent in life :P (aside from sticking on foamies for stockings!)

My little nativity scene (Im wondering if I got the innkeeper and wiseman screwed up. they both are kneeling and offering gifts, and I cant' remember who is who :P)



And the mini tree. I call it the animals tree, because come Christmas, that's where all of their gifts go (sad that that pile seems to be bigger than the one under the big tree :P but even my friend bring presents for my horses :P)

Much to my father's disgust :P



Each and every animal (which is 8, in case anyone lost count. God knows I do!)



Yesss...the only artistic side I have. Stick on foamies :P

( Graphic artsy people, I have need of your expertise! )

( Random Meme )
Oh, and to my US buddies, happy Turkey day!