2008 The Year in Review

I did this last year, it seems... how much can happen in a year!

(An idea stolen from Erin because I'm too lazy to come up with my own ideas for things to blog about.)

 

Jan 2008

• Rang in the new year with the usual suspects in Toronto. Ran to Nathan Phillips Square after doing shots.
• Successfully gave up eating desserts until my birthday in March
• Went to Ottawa for SC's birthday
• Booked me, Meg and Cam's trip to Ireland.

Feb 2008

• Dropped my phone in the snow and it got run over, prompting an upgrade.
• Tried to help out a friend, which backfried completely - we stopped talking
• Ridiculous reading weekend party in Toronto

March 2008

• Made plans for my birthday, which got snowed out by 50cm of snow, consequently got into a fight with a friend after I accidently rebooked my party for the same day as his. Might I note this was an internet fight.
• Friend that I stopped talking to in Feb came to my night out - but didn't talk to me.

April 2008

• Dave got accepted into UWO, which prompted me to ask the offices in London whether they had any spots available. I was informed there would be a space opening up in Aug, even though I didn't think I wanted to move until the winter.
• Voluntarily missed the MSF for the first time in my life.
• Went nuts and redid my closet at home, despite the fact I planned on moving.
• Mom's hip started to hurt, I jokingly said to her "Maybe you have bone cancer, you should get that checked out"
• Booked my Contiki trip for July.
• Montreal for Meg's 27th birthday/what would have been 4 years with Dave... now only 6 months, if we started counting again.

May 2008

• Had to undergo minor surgery to remove part of my cervix due to abnormal, pre cancerous cells.
• Dragon bit my finger in half when I took him outside. Oops.
• May 2-4 in Toronto due to mass amounts of rain and poor planning.
• Trishelle's bachelorette party
• Mom doing physio to help her sore hip.
• Got my caterpillar tattoo on my leg.

June 2008

• Trishelle's wedding June 8th
• Camping in Grand Bend
• Mom fell and broke her femur/hip - confirmation that the weakened hip was due to metastasized cancer cells in her hip area
• Decided that if I got my transfer to London I'd move in with Christian's condo with him - formally asked for the transfer.

July 2008

• Canada day at Port Stanley
• Left for London/Greece to do the Contiki cruise. Great times!!
• Home for a week, just in time for the BBB3 - great turn out even though it poured rain all night.
• Off to Ireland with my cousins, Meg and Camille - drove stick shift in Ireland without my drivers licence. Oops! :P
• Confirmation of my transfer to London

Aug 2008

• Started shopping on Kijiji for furniture for London
• Our dog that we'd had for 4 years or so, Charlie, died.
• Mom to start chemo at end of Aug
• moving date : Aug 24th
• Started working at the travel agency and Henry's in London

Sept 2008

• signed up at Goodlife, got a personal trainer.
• home a few times to visit the family. Mom started chemo.
• Gaz, a friend from the UK that I met in Oz visited me in London.

Oct 2008

• Had a girl's night with Trishelle and Bailey.
• Ziplining with Dave in Ottawa/Quebec
• Sarah Catherine visited on Thanksgiving weekend
• First signs that mom wasn't getting better - started to make a conscious effort to visit home more.
• Went with mom to hospital one day, doctor decided her drugs weren't working and was going to try something else.

November 2008

• Meg and Camille come up for a week to help my mom out
• One year with Dave
• Girl's night planned, cancelled to go visit mom at home.
• Mom back into the hospital for low blood counts (a couple times this happened) - Dad says to me "It could be 3 days or 3 weeks, we don't know". Mom says to me "I don't want a funeral, I want a party"

Dec 2008

• Mom into the hospital at the beginning due to crazy low blood - it was a wonder she was alive at all. I decided I wasn't doing Christmas this year and that Christmas should be held in July.
• Family meeting called to discuss Mom's constantly declining health and possible options. - My tire explodes on the 401 on the way to Kitchener for the meeting, I miss the meeting.
• After being moved to Freeport Hospice, mom passed away on Dec 12th.
• Mom's "Going Away Party" on Dec 18th.
• Christmas as usual in Toronto. First christmas eve spent away from home. 
• New years in London.

And there you have it... until another year passes. 

 

Things I'm looking forward to this year: 

• Western Canada road trip - going to fly to Calgary and meet up with Camille and drive to Vancouver (hopefully)
• All inclusive vacation?
• BBB4 - But this time it's a cancer benefit where James and I will shave our heads. Perhaps BBB will stand for Bands, Bald, Benefit!
• moving in with Dave in may