Well I am going to go on a hiatus from LJ for a while. I am not sure how long it's going to be but to be honest I don't feel like doing anything on LJ for the next while.

I know it's been a long time since I have done an update but I have been busy with work and all still and it's only going to get worse now between now and the end of April. By the time I get home I don't feel like writing anything in here just due to the fact the amount of energy it takes to write. Sunday was Cris' and my 1 year anniversary of the first time I told her I loved her which then became the official start of this wonderful relationship. I loved her so damn much. I can't believe that it's been a year already. It still feels like just yesterday when that happened. I sent her a suprise, a dozen red roses, to her work this past Friday. Orginally I was thinking about sending them to her Sunday but decided to switch it to Friday. I remember how suprised she was and her coworkers reacted and made such a big deal out of it when I sent her roses for Valentine's Day to Covin's which was her old work. Cris took a couple pictures with her camera phone which I am going to repost here. The vase came with the roses and actually looks a hell lot nicer then it does on the FTD web site.



I wish that I had the money right now to book tickets for my next flight down to Texas. I was checking out Travelocity and tickets flying out of Toronto is expensive as hell, almost $500 CDN but flying out of Buffalo is under half of that at $217 CDN! Argh oh well I guess I wait and hope the tickets are not that expensive when I do get the money. I am back to only the default 6 user icons and a free account for LJ. I don't really use all the features for paid account and really I havent't really used LJ all that much this month to warrant a paid account.

Yes I am still alive and kicking. Work since I got home from my vacation has been busy as hell for me and by the time I am pooped out and not in an frame of mind to do a huge update. I am going to do an update with some pics and a summary of my Christmas trip tonight probably and as well get all the pictures of my Christmas trip up on my Webshots gallery. Christmas and New Years was just totally amazing and Cris and her family made me feel right at home. But I will post me about it later on tonight as I gotta get back to work now.

Well I have been back in Canada for over a day and a half now. My trip to see Cris over Christmas and New Years was more better then I ever could have dreamed it could be. We did take lots of pictures from the trip and I will try to get them up sometime this weekend as well as a summary of what we did over the course of my vacation. I still have lots of unpacking and wash to do as well as find spots for a lot of the stuff I bought on my trip & got for Christmas. Hopefully I can get some of that done by the weekend.

Wow 2006 is almost here. In another hour and 20 minutes 2006 we will be ringing in the new year. I can't believe that 2005 is almost over. It just feels like yesterday that everyone was freaking out about the Y2K bug. How time flies when you are having fun. I am thankful that I will be bringing in the new year with the one I love. :) Cris and I would like to wish everyone a very safe and happy new year to everyone and we like to wish all the best to everyone in 2006. Please if you do drink come home safe and don't drive.

OMG drinking Bailey's Irish Creme while at work total rocks! I am all ready for my trip tonight. I am leaving from work in about an hour to head to the airport. Hopefully it won't take forever to get checked in and clear American customs here. In under 7 hours I will be landing in Dallas and back in the arms of my sweetheart. :) *smiles big* Well if I don't get a chance before hand I would like to wish everyone on my friends list a very Merry Christmas and a safe and joyous New Year.

You taste like a milkshake. Your frozen malts send
a delicious thrill across the tongue. Your
sweetness and innocence are bared for the world
to suck up with a straw... and you love it,
baby.


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Well I am finally finished my Christmas shopping as of last night. I went out Monday to do some and got to Limeridge Mall. I walked around the mall to look for a bank machine to deposit my paycheque but couldn't find one anywhere there. I ended up having to drive back downtown to the only bank branch that I know of that is close to me. I go in to the bank machine and then realize I don't have my bank card on me. Argh! So I head home and look and look and look around my apartment for my bank card but can't find it. The last time I used it was Friday at the convience shop across the street from me and I know I got the card back from them. My parents talked to the person they know at the branch near them and said they could go in and get a replacement card for me. So Tuesday after work I drove out to my parents house. I grabbed my temporary bank card, played with Whitney and then her let outside to pee since my parents where at an auction and wouldn't be home to late. Then grabbed the luggage my parents are lending me for my trip and packed it in my car, and took out my CB radio and amp out of my car and stored it at their house. By the time I got done with thisit was after 7pm. I headed out back to Limeridge and did some Christmas shopping for Cris, Whitney and Cris' cats and grabbed something to eat. By the time I did all that it was 9pm and time to go home. Last night I went out for a few more hours to finish my Christmas shopping. First I went to Canadian Tire to get something for my dad and then a outdoors type place called Canadian Outback near Limeridge Mall to get something for my mom. I am so glad I am done as the lineups at the mall where just brutual!

I can't believe in 2.5 days I will be in Texas again spending Christmas with Cris and her family and spending New Years with Cris and some of the people from her work. I so can't wait to get there and finally be back in her arms. Christmas eve we are going to Cris' parents house and spending the night. Cris' sister and brother in law will be coming over to their parents house Christmas day and her parents are going to make breakfast for us all and we are going to open presents! On the 30th we are going to go see a friend of Cris' band play [Daryl] at a bar in Dallas. We are going to bring New Years in together at a party. We are going to do a dinner/movie date one of the nights I am there and going to go see the King Kong movie. But other then that we don't have any other plans so I think the rest of the time we are going to play it by ear. :)

Well last week they had an auction at my work to raise money for the United Way. Subsequently we ended up raising in that week aroud $7500 for the United Way! Woohoo! One of the items, which I bid on and won was a pair of tickets to the Buffalo-Pittsburgh hockey game down in Buffalo this previous Saturday. I asked my dad to see if he wanted to come to the game with me which he did. It was funny we crossed over at the Queenston-Lewiston bridge and ended up getting in a lineup that was taking forever. This customs agent seemed like she decided to check everyone ahead of us throughly who was crossing the border, which included checking the trunks of their car. Well when we got up to her she asked her maybe a total of 3 simply questions and away we went. We were talking to her maybe a whole minute and she didn't even check the trunk of my dad's car. Go figure! The seats at the game where simply awesome. We where 7 rows up from the faceoff circle. My only compaint was that whenever someone was going up the stairs when the action was oon the other side of the rink during the game it would block our view. None the less I had a great time and the game was full of action. Buffalo won 4-3 and we saw Crosby score in front of us which was cool. I did get a bunch of pictures on my cell phone. They pictures aren't the best quality but give you an idea of what the game was like.

( On to the pictures from the game )

Your Fortune Is

If you run into your ex on the street, just shift into reverse and keep going.

Hahahaha!

[X] I have a job.
[ ] I have a car payment.
[X] I have a house payment/rent.
[ ] I've made a house or car payment late.
[ ] I've had a car repossessed.
[ ] I know my credit score.
[ ] I have a kid.
[ ] I have kids by more than one person.
[ ] I pay child support.
[ ] I'm married.
[X] I've been divorced.
[ ] I'm 30 or older and haven't been married.
[X] I have toys from my childhood that are older than half of my space.
[X] I remember when David Lee Roth left Van Halen.
[X] I saw "E.T." in the Theater or Drive - in.
[ ] I know who shot J.R.
[X] I've watched Fraggle Rock.
[X] I know the slogan "Where's the Beef?"
[X] I've found grey hairs.
[X] I have aches and/or pains for no apparent reason.
[X] I've uttered the phrase "Kids these days..."
[X] I've uttered the phrase "When *I* was a kid..."
[X] I think current teen fashion is laughable, but I own something from the 80's or early 90's thats equally retarded.
[X] I know off the top of my head who Crockett and Tubbs are.
[X] "Capital Gains tax", "401k", and "Homestead exemption" all mean something to me.
[X] I wanted a Delorean.
[X] I remember when it was just "Star Trek."
[X] I had a Trapper Keeper.
[X] I know what "Reaganomics" was.
[X] I remember when Michael Jackson was Black.
[X] I remember Max Headroom.
[ ] I know who killed Laura Palmer.
[X] I remember when VCR's were a "new gadget."
[X] I remember Atari.
[X] I remember when the only anime show you could watch was Robotech.
[X] I remember when there was no such thing as a home computer.
[X] I remember Pop Rocks!

FOUR JOBS YOU'VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE
1. Data Entry
2. Computer Tech Support
3. Gas Station Attendant
4. Short Order Cook

FOUR MOVIES YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER
1. Cheech & Chong Up In Smoke
2. Office Space
3. Beavis & Butthead Do America
4. Monty Python Quest For The Holy Grail

FOUR PLACES YOU'VE LIVED
1. Toronto, Ontario
2. Hamilton, Ontario
3. Sumter, South Carolina
4. New Castle, Pennsylvania

FOUR TV SHOWS YOU LOVE TO WATCH
1. The Simpsons
2. Law & Order
3. King Of The Hill
4. Family Guy

FOUR PLACES YOU'VE BEEN ON VACATION
1. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2. Dallas, Texas
3. Madrid, Spain
4. Lisbon, Portugal

FOUR WEBSITES YOU VISIT DAILY
1. Livejournal.com
2. Yahoo.com
3. Radioreference.com
4. Technobrains.com

FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS
1. Pizza
2. Hamburgers
3. Soulvalki
4. Stir Fry

FOUR PLACES YOU'D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW
1. Dallas
2. Hawaii
3. Japan
4. Anywhere warmer then here!

You take the first sentence (or two) from the first entry of each month of 2005. That's your Year in Review. (I have to admit I cheated a little and skipped first entries that were memes and such)

January
Well here I am 5 days after my trip back home to South Carolina and it's time for me to write about my trip.

February
I know I posted this before but going to post it again as I have added a bunch of new people to my friends list over the past few months and some of them might not know about the LJ Cluster Map project.

March
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April
So I am heading out to Toronto on Highway 403 no more then 5 kilometers or so from my house.

May
Well another weekend has come and gone. I got the papers from the lawyers office down in Pittsburgh a couple days ago.

June
I know I already posted these but I thought I should repost the links to the journal entries as I posted during the Memorial Day weekend down in the States and some of you who are interested might of missed the posts.

July
My webshots gallery has been updated with pictures of Lisa & Kathy's trip to the falls as well as pictures from my family's birthday celebration that we had tonight for everyone in my family who has a birthday in the summer.

August
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRIS! I LOVE YOU SWEETHEART SO SO MUCH! MWAH!

September
I wasn't going to say anything about what is currently going on down in New Orleans but now I think I too must speak up and say how utterly disgusted with what is going on down there.

October
This weekend was such a wash out. I was so tired Friday night that I went to lay down for a nap at 8pm and ended up not getting up till 12:30am.

November
Alright my monster hatched and I want to know what the hell is this?

December
Wow I am so excited. I was able to book a direct flight to Dallas for under $500 Canadian!

1. What time did you get up this morning? 7:30am
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Wedding Crashers
4. What is your favorite TV show(s)? The Simpsons, King Of The Hill
5. What did you have for breakfast? Didn't eat breakfast this morning
6. What is your middle name? Brian
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Japanese
8. What foods do you dislike? Brocolli
9. What is your favorite chip? Miss Vicki's Sea Salt & Vinegar
10. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Don't really have one
11. What kind of car do you drive? Toyota Corolla
12. What is your favorite sandwich? Assorted Submarine
13. What characteristics do you despise? Cheaters
14. Favorite item of clothing? Don't really have one
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Hawaii or Japan
16. What color is your bathroom? Mainly a light beige colour
17. Favorite brand of clothing? Don't have one really
18. Where would you want to retire to? Anywhere that is warm in the winter!
19. Favorite time of day? Evenings
20. Where were you born? Toronto
21. Favorite sport to watch? Hockey
22. Who do you least expect to Fill this out? leo_the_lop, she already did it
23. Person you expect to send it back first? krazyleesa
24. What type of detergent do you use? Tide
25. Coke or Pepsi? Coke
26. Are you a morning person or night owl? Night owl
27. What size shoe do you wear? 10
28. Do you have pets? Nope
29. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone? No not really
31. Favorite Candy Bar? Coffee Crisp
32. What is your best childhood memory? My childhood best friend Geoff
33. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? Computer Tech Support, Gas Station Attendant, Short Order Cook in a fast food restaurant, Many many Data Entry jobs
34. What color underwear are you wearing? Grey
35. Nicknames? Matt, Matches, TLA, The Lost Avenger, Cris has a bunch for me
36. Piercing: No
37. Eye color: Brown
38. Ever been to Africa? Yes, Morocco
39. Ever been toilet papered? No
40. Love someone so much it made you cry? Yes
41. Been in a car accident? Yes
42. Croutons or bacon bits? Bacon Bits
43. Favorite day of the week? Friday
44. Favorite restaurant? Osaka
45. Favorite flower? Rose
46. Favorite ice cream? Mint Chocolate Chip
47. Disney or Warner Brothers? Disney
48. Favorite fast food restaurant? Burger King
49. What color is your bedroom carpet? Don't have carpet have brownish tile
50. How many times did you fail your driver's test? None
51. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Best Buy, Future Shop
52. What do you do most often when you are bored? Web surf, Talk to Cris, Sleep, Talk online to other friends
53. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire? None really
54. Last person you went out to eat with? My parents
55. Ford or Chevy? Chevy
56. What are you listening to right now? My police scanner in my earphone
57. How many tattoos do you have? None yet
58. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? What the hell do I care?
59. Time you finished. this email? 9:16am

( Pictures of Cris' Thanksgiving Trip to Canada! )

The rest of the pictures can be found here and for those who want to view any of the other pictures I have taken can go here.

Just a quick overview of the things that we did when Cris was here in Canada over American Thanksgiving,
- made a wonderful romantic Thanksgiving dinner
- talked things out and worked out the problems we where having
- went out for dinner to a Japanese restaurant and got Cris to try Sushi!
- went to my parents booth at the flea market out in Brantford and bought a couple things
- went to Tim Hortons to have some donuts and coffee (well Cris drank the coffee I didn't)
- went to Limeridge Mall to look at for a Christmas ornaament for her mom
- went to Canadian Tire and looked at the Christmas lights and ornaments there
- went to the Ancaster Old Mill for brunch with my parents

It was a really short trip unforuately but non the less it was great seeing her and even worse having her have to go back to Dallas. At least in 18 days I will be back down in Dallas and in Cris' new apartment for the first time. I am so excited about my trip! Now with my main desktop machine DOA atm i haven't been able to go though the pictures we took until last night when I went to my parents. I will post a preview of a few of the pics and the link to the rest of the picture up on my Webshots tonight.