Blogging challenge: first love and kiss

So I decided to go back and continue answering the questions I'd set up in the blogging challenge that I started forever ago. I can't even remember what's on there, so it'll be like a surprise question for me and a fun answer for you! I'll also update the reading challenge, I think, to see if I can get some of those done.

Anyways, on with the challenge!

9. Discuss your first love and first kiss.

Wow, okay, this takes me waaay back.  So my first kiss was when I was 12. It was after my first date, where I went to a movie with my date and a few friends. After the movie, while we were waiting to be picked up, he kissed me. It really wasn't all that great, because, you know, we were 12. It really wasn't anything crazy or super special, but I do still remember it.

As for my first love, well, I'd have to say that depends on what you mean by love.  I was head over heels in what I believed to be love when I was about 14. He was a friend, and I always regretted that there was nothing more, even when he tried to initiate it. I was too shy and afraid that it would all go wrong, as most things seemed to go in my life. But even now, I still remember the warm, fuzzy feeling I got for him and remember spending time with him fondly.

My first actual love was when I was 19. I dated someone for four years, and I most definitely loved him. Obviously, that didn't last forever, but it's been a long time since it ended, so it's not something I've thought about in a while. Either way, I'm pretty sure that technically, this would be my first love. The one at 14 was like, puppy love or infatuation or something like that.

Surprise!

Hallo all!!  I know, it's crazy to see an update, isn't it??  It's been almost 5 years since the last one!!

So I figured I'd do a quick update of my life for those of you who follow me on here.  I moved to Burlington just over two years ago, in 2017. I live with Gaby and Smush in a comfy little townhouse with a small backyard. I work in Oakville, at a pharmaceutical company that runs patient support programs.  I currently work for an awesome drug that helps people breathe better. 

I'm also volunteering with Girl Guides, as a Guider to my niece's Sparks unit.  That means that I get to spend every Tuesday evening, as well as some weekends, with 22 girls aged 5-6 that are ridiculously excited. Also, three other adults.  

I've also started to write again. It's been a while since I felt the need to be creative. I've also been playing with Illustrator, creating some prints that I have up on my Etsy store. My news site is no longer up, mainly because it took way too much time and still I wasn't able to get as many stories, or even many high quality stories, as I wanted to.  I'll have to think of something else I can blog about. Books? TV shows? I don't know.  If you have ideas, please feel free to let me know. I'm open to any suggestions!!

Also, I've discovered podcasts.  Since I'm not on a patient phone line and I have no patient contact, I get to have headphones in all day and podcasts became my new thing.  Let me tell you, Crime Junkie is definitely my favourite.  There's a few other good ones, but I'm still definitely addicted to True Crime.

What else??  Ooooh, I have a kitty!!  Her name is Peppermint, and I love her so, so, so much. She just wants to be loved an cuddled.  She seriously is the best cat.  She doesn't fight you, she doesn't scratch, she doesn't climb or destroy things....she really just wants to sit on your lap so you can pet her. I wasn't soo sure about her when I got her, but it was supposed to be a temporary relocation for her.  But now, there's no way in hell I'm letting her leave.  She's my baby and with me she'll stay.

Hmmm...family update. Let's see....we're good. Gaby's in McMaster, doing her second year. Smush is in grade one, in French Immersion, and seems to like it. Nelson is living in a condo with Nakisha and they've both got good jobs and a ridiculous puppy. Jose is living in Toronto, doing pretty good for himself. Kienan is in his third year at Guelph and in the army. Mom and Aidan just bought a boat (yay!!) and are still happy together. Overall, I think the family's doing pretty good.

Okay, so that's my update.  Maybe I'll try and get one here to update again.  I still have that list thing I was doing, the blogging challenge.  Maybe I'll finish it? Or maybe I'll talk to you guys again in a few years.  Who knows, right!!

Not Really An Update...

I know I haven't been on here in FOREVER, but I promise, I plan to be back with slightly more regular updates soon!!  I've started updating both Since You Asked and Girls Love Soccer Too, so you should def check those out for now!!

In the meantime, I thought I'd leave you with this picture that's been making the rounds on Facebook. Honestly, I love it.  I'm happy with the election results, and I'm happy with the cabinet.  I know, I know, we still have to see if they can actually do any good, but I'm not gonna lie, it looks promising!! Let's hope we didn't just give Justin Trudeau our trust and a huge show of faith just to get majorly screwed!!

Anyways, I'll be back with an actual update sometime in the next week.  Maybe this weekend??  We'll see.  I'll try, but I'm also gonna attempt to write two blog posts for each of the other sites as well as clean my room and do my laundry and maybe organize some shit....or I'll prolly just end up reading and doing nothing productive.  Either way, I'll try!!