RIP Janine.
I’ll miss you babe.
“Once an angel, always an angel.”
Author: melissa
A survey
Sorting through some old emails and found this one from 2002. Whatever I feel different about, I’ve crossed out and updated. It’s amazing how grown up we’ve all become (in a matter of six years).
I AM: ‘not a girl, not yet a woman’ lol 22 years old
I THINK: all the time about my future
I KNOW: how to lose a guy in 10 days what I want
I WANT: a to graduate and find a good job
I HAVE: a lovely bunch of coconuts everything I need
I WISH: for world peace.. seriously
I HATE: nothing/noone, yet. being in debt
I MISS: highschool, him being carefree
I FEAR: big black spiders.. gross that the truth will hurt
I FEEL: alive
I HEAR: dead silence time ticking
I SMELL: adobo like coconuts
I CRAVE: for cantaloupe bubbletea for acceptance
I SEARCH: for answers
I WONDER: what’ll everyone be like in 5 years
I REGRET: not keeping some of my old friends
I LOVE: wonderful wednesdays him
I LONG: long?!? no man.. I SHORT for happiness
I CARE: about you
I ALWAYS: listen to music go job-hunting
I AM NOT: an alcoholic.. i swear!! a teenager anymore
I BELIEVE: in God
I DANCE: in the rain/ to sean paul like no one’s watching
I SING: in the shower my heart out
I CRY: when i laugh too hard when I my heart hurts
I DO NOT ALWAYS: mean to insult people take responsibility for my actions
I FIGHT: if someone hits me
I WRITE: what inspires me what I feel
I WON: big2
What are your thoughts?
4 Years
Just in case you were interested about yesterday…
It was our four year anniversary and I was looking forward to this day for many different reasons: a year anni, Rod’s surprise for me, my surprise for Rod (which almost everyone knew about), and it was the beginning of a weekend. At work we have casual Fridays, but yesterday I didn’t care and instead showed up all fancy and stuff. My coworkers noticed and asked me what the occasion was. I told them why expecting a “Oh that’s nice”, but I got “Wow! That’s long” and “Congratulations!” and even an “What a lucky guy!”. When I heard that, I was thinking I’m the lucky one. I couldn’t help but smile throughout the day knowing that there was a surprise in store for me. Rod even brought me lunch when he found out that I had forgotten because I was too busy in the morning getting ready.
When I got off work, Rod picked me up and brought me roses and chocolate. So sweet. Then we headed to downtown for dinner, which was still a surprise. It turned out to be Zin’s Restaurant at Pacific Palisades Hotel on Robson St. It was very trendy and upscale. We got the Dine Out Vancouver menu but the portions were a little too small for Rod. (If you go there for Dine Out, get the Lambshank. It’s deeelicious!) Everyone there was soo great! They noticed that it was our anniversary and brought us champagne on the house!
After desert, we exchanged presents. I opened mine first and got a beautiful pair of earrings. Thank you Rod! I was more excited for Rod to open his gift. When he opened his gift, his reaction was perfect – like a little boy on Christmas morning opening the present that he wanted all year. (Thanks to all for keeping it under wraps!) We ended up going back to Rod’s to watch The Little Mermaid and to figure out his iPhone.
All in all, it was a perfect evening. I wouldn’t have changed a thing.
Pictures to be posted later.
The Scammer Story
This is in reference to Rod’s “Dear Scammers” posting. For those of you that don’t know yet, this is the story…
I went to the Vancouver Wedding Fair this past weekend and entered in a contest for a trip for two to the Cook Islands and another one for a cruise. On Tuesday, I get a call saying that I won a cruise for two and I got soo excited I actually screamed. Just to make sure, I asked them which contest I had entered and they told me that it was from the one I entered at the Wedding Fair. I was then convinced this was legit.
After about 10 min of describing the trip, the rep wanted to confirm my address. When I asked what company they were calling from, the rep told me Ramada Plaza Resorts. I thought to myself “Ramada wow.” Then before, they let me off the hook, they asked for my credit card to secure the spot and not thinking twice, I gave it. From the moment the call ended, I was doomed.
Within a few minutes, I realized that I had been duped. This wasn’t legit at all. I tried calling the number back which had appeared on my call display to demand my money back but no luck, the number DIDN’T WORK! I also called the number they had provided me, and it was closed! 2 minutes after I put down the phone, and they’re CLOSED?! I called the bank to check if my card had already been charged, and it HAD! Before I knew it, I was $600 in the hole! SIX HUNDRED BUCKS!!
I checked my email later to find a letter from the organizer of the wedding fair, saying these people had snuck in at the last minute and apparently are scamming all the people that had entered their “contest.”
I hope to end this nightmare by next week. So if you get a call from Imperial Majesty Cruise Line or Ramada Plaza Resort or anything that sounds similar, tell them what Rod’s picture says: “F*** off.”
Happy New Year!!
New Year’s is not just all about partying, popping bubbly, and fireworks. “It’s the dawn of a new era. It’s about rebirth and exploration and reclaiming civilization. Adventure begins now!” Ok, ok. I got that off of a gamer’s blog, but it’s applies to us some way. Happy New Year to all of you guys! Hope 2008 beats out 2007!
– Rod and Melissa