Wall Collage

I always have loved the idea of wall collages, but never maybe felt I had the right items/talent to create one. Realizing that I have a lot of mis-matched frames collecting around the house and other items I like, I thought maybe it is just time to try it. So I just went for it. I think it turned out ok! We needed something for the wall behind the couch and this was a cheap way to do it. Between thrift stores and freebies from people's lawns this total project cost $27.00

I Love Pizza

I love pizza so much. And I especially love it when a 70 year old cute Mediterranean man takes the order on lined school paper and makes it himself and uses a register that looks like this. Best.

Sleep Cycle

I am been really interested in getting the Phillip's Wake up light recently. Especially after moving to a place where our bedroom is in the basement, a dark dungeon where it is so DIFFICULT for me to wake up and feel rested. The light slowly brightens to simulate the sunrise and a more natural way of waking up. Problem is it is 120.00.

Until then, I have learned of a neat app from my brother, which monitors your movements during the night and can attempt to wake you up in a lighter sleep phase to avoid the mega groggy feeling when you awake from a deep sleep. You have to be willing to wake up in a range in which it will alarm. I also like looking back on the graph on the night. As you can see my sleep last night wasn't so great :)

Curb-Side Pick-Ups

One of my favorite things I am finding about Toronto is furniture finding. I have a few great circuits of Thrift shops and used furniture stores that I love going to. But even better than that are the wonderful things I have picked up on my block on garbage day. This morning I was walking home from the subway after doing a double shift, evening and night (16 Hours).I was so tired but when I spotted these dressers, I had to have them. There was no one around to help me so somehow magically I mustered up the strength to carry them across the street and up the stairs to my home myself! I can't wait for summer when I can sand and refinish them. The only problem with my new found hobby is that unlike miniature collections or something of that nature, there comes a time when you just can't fit any more furniture in the house! I think Jeremiah probably thinks that time has long since passed. He will be surprised to come back from the holidays to all my new finds! ( I also picked up some great chairs since he left for Calgary,and will post a pic soon!!)

Toronto Christmas Market 2011

At the Distillery Historic District

At night spent with friends enjoying coffee and the festivities of TO.

Glee Christmas Episode Excerpt 2011




(Door Opens)

Everyone: It's Itchy the Holiday Elf!!!!

Kurt: We asked our friend Itchy to stop by and read us a light-hearted, heart warming upbeat happy Christmas tale, Frosty the Snowman.

Itchy: Actually I was going to read that... but I searched my heart and I am going to read one from a different book. I think it is something that is going to remind people what the true spirit of Christmas really is.


Rachel: Are you sure you don’t want to read Frosty? We all REALLY want to hear frosty!

Itchy: Dim the Lights.


"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field keeping watch over their flock by night and lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them and the angels said unto them fear not, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people for unto you is born this day in the city of David, a saviour, which is Christ the Lord and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly hosts praising God and saying Glory to God in the Highest and on earth, peace and goodwill toward men."

Welcome Otto

I guess something worth noting is the new 4 legged addition to our family...Otto. He is the cutest short haired tabby. He is 5 months old now and very teenager like. Active, friendly but wants to approach us on his own terms. I feel like I have turned into the crazy cat lady friend, but I love the Ottmaster!!! I can only imagine what it will be like to have a kid as I take like 20 Instagrams a day of Otts. Mostly when he is sleeping because he is so cute and finds the most creative places to take a snooze. I promise you he is awake a lot of the time. So anyways, here is an overwhelming amount of Otto pictures for you to view. I have to say that there probably will be more, so if you dislike cats, JerAmy may not be the blog for you!
Have a wonderful day!

Back Again

Well thanks to Shannon's encouragement, me loving Instagrams and the fact that I learned I can update my blog from an iPhone App may just make me update it more. So here's hoping that I may give my
Blog some love once again!