Right about here, I said fuck, really loud.

I've been sitting on a tattoo idea for awhile. And today, on the anniversary of my aunts death. I got one!

 Right about here, I said fuck, really loud.

 All done but the cleaning.

All things put aside, that tattoo is simply amazing and I love it. And it commemorates my struggle through life, and one of the most important people in my life. My aunt.

A very successful endeavor.

Do you have a tattoo? What is it of?
  ~ N

I turned twenty.

So, yesterday, I turned twenty. Yep, twenty years old.

I had so much happen yester, and I would describe it as one of the best days of my life.

I first started by getting myself some things I wanted.

A Neil Gaiman book, a couple of shirts, and a bottle of my favourite spray from Bath and BodyWorks.

The began the gifts from my friends, all of which were surprises.

 The lovely Emma got me two books. One from an author I've never read, but apparently, should have, John Green. The other is from an author who I've been reading for a bit, Neil Gaiman. Amazing books.

 My friend Vanessa got me this huge tea set. From my favourite tea place. Teavana. One of the great gifts I have ever received in my life.

 I found this adorable cat shirt. From my friend Carissa. It is adorable and makes me look fabulous. Another great gift!

I was completely overwhelmed with what took place on my birthday, especially this outstanding gifts. I was touched incredibly based on each of our financial situation.

After all that, I went out to dinner with my boyfriend, Leonard.

I eat free on my birthday!

We picked a nice place the was cost affordable. I'm on a budget, no matter if it is my birthday or not.

I had a great time! And Leonard and I were excited to be celebrating my special day together.

We started with the grilled your own bread station. Mm!

I've discovered that sun-dried tomato sauce is my new favorite bread spread.

Our main courses came shortly after we finished our bread.

Oh, yes, and we added liquor.

Dessert, of course.

And, finally the night ended, we went home to a cozy warm house and slept peacefully.

What did you do for your birthday?

~ N 

To tell you about my life. A day in!

You can imagine I've been busy. Or perhaps you can't. 

The university opposing to me has decided to strike meaning a large amount of students are just wandering the city, having some fun, while classes have been canceled. Either way, it's not my blogs purpose to tell you about the inner works of disagreeing faculty and administration.

My blogs purpose is, though, to tell you about my life. A day in. 

Aside from the protesters crowding my street, horns honking, starting at 7 a.m., the winter weather has been terrible. 

  The temperature has increased lately, hitting as high as plus 4 degrees Celsius. So most of this has melted away, after the by-product of two severe ice storms in the province. The melting of snow and ice has made for undesirable wet conditions. 

However; that did stop me. 

I completed my first km run on Wednesday after I was involved in a hit and run that injured my knee. 

It was fantastic run. Despite soaked sneakers. 

Exhausted, a sore knee, and burning lungs. But accomplished nonetheless!

~ N 

Surprise Date Night!

Leonard and I don't do dates very often. Mostly because we're poor university students and it's wiser on our part to just stay in and watch movie and make snacks.

But, tonight was a different night. We went out!

We went to my favourite Chinese restaurant in the city.

Cute little lay out. After we sat and placed our order with a great waitress. We devoured some wonton soup.

They have probably my favourite wonton soup around. And yes, I was a little messy when I ate. But, if you admit you aren't messy when you eat soup, then you're a liar.

We order our main dish after that!

We both ordered the same combination plate. Because we're in love. (oh that was gross, haha)

Approval by Lenny! He thoroughly enjoyed his meal.

 As did I mine, as you can see from the lack of food on my plate!

The night was a complete surprise. We weren't planning on going out to eat, but, that was the best part of it all. And we had a great time. I love you, Leonard.

Have you had a surprise date night? What was it like?

~ N 

German-style beer, mm.

Sometimes life gets a little hectic and often we forget that the best way to escape is to do something simple and something you enjoy. 

The other day, as I waited for Leonard to come back to the city, I needed to find something to help me unwind and relax. 

So, I burrowed a book from my roommate.

I've had a hard time putting it down once I started it. It's a wonderful book, I would recommend this book to anyone. 

I bought some beer. An unusual purchase and activity for me. But sometimes stepping out of your comfort zone is needed. 

 German-style beer. Mm. 

This was all before I started my second semester of university. Good lord, this will be a tough one. So many psychology courses to ram through my head. Tomorrow I have an 8:30 class, yeah, I don't know what I was thinking. 

But for now, we shall just lay here, quietly. 

What will you do to relax? 

~ N 

I post really irrelevant stuff here.

I post really irrelevant stuff here. This post will be no different.

Finding the right hair colour I actually like has been a struggle for me. But, alas, I've found it.

It's hard to capture specifically in any light, but it's the prettiest red I've ever had.

It was a beautiful day outside. I figure I would take complete advantage of it!

I headed back to the city after two weeks of Christmas vacation. I had lovely meals at my grandparents. And baked two of my very own cherry cheese cakes. They were delicious.

I stock piled on food before I went back. This was only a quarter of what I bought when I got back into the city. Yeah, I wasn't going to have a repeat of what happened first semesters. I was prepared this time.

 I started setting up the things I got for Christmas. My storage stand was extremely helpful. And of course my television was a lovely. Thanks to Mom and Dad I know have a good television to have my PS3 hooked up to. Game time, everyone come to my house. No, seriously, lets play Alice: Madness Returns guys.

I woke up a little stuffed up. So I made soup in a cup, sat in my pajamas and watched 2 Broke Girls. The best show on television. Oh, and cream of chicken soup I've discovered is really good.

I bundled up, the temperature hit -38 and I was prepared. I wore three layers, wool socks, parka jacket, scarf, hat, mitts, and insulated boots. There was no cold getting at this girl.

I went to the mall. I wanted to get something from mall for myself, luckily I stumbled upon a Boxing Day sale. I found this Hello Kitty tin, that had stickers, pencils and erasers.

I used the stickers to decorate my laptop. Now my laptop is super cute!

I had a great day today, despite the cold weather and the lack of company. Lenny returns on Sunday which probably be the most exciting of my break.

What did you do today?

~ N