things about stuff

* this past weekend was SO good for going for a long drive through the country... the trees were absolutely beautiful. God is a great creator! simple life pleasures....

* i got to go to the Stampede Ranch in Guelph again this weekend with some stratford friends (the greatest country bar in all of ontario, as you may have heard me say before)... this is the first time i've been back since julie's initiation into country scene more than a year ago. it was just as much fun this time as it has ever been. i love it there tremendously!

* i got a crock pot! so many new recipes to try... the options are endless! yay

* i discovered that you can get the Veggie Tales "The Hairbrush Song" as a cellphone ringtune (but it's not Larry's voice... for shame!) .... who knew?!

* there's been a lot of shifting around going on in my office lately, so as one friend of mine was cleaning out his desk today to move to a new desk, he re-gifted to me a still wrapped video entitled "Gold Rush 2002" about the olympic mens hockey team in salt lake city that he found in his desk... i watched it already and it brought tears to my eyes (for serious) cause that was such a proud memory for me... best gift ever! (i was also given a poster that says "Adversity: Whatever doesn't kill me only prolongs the inevitable")

* october marks the start of a new fiscal year at DMTI and so i found out today that not only do i get an expansion of my benefits package to include vision coverage, but there has been a company-wide salary scale adjustment... in other word, pay raise for me!! yay : ) and also tomorrow we're all going to Black Creek Pioneer Village for our annual meeting. fun!