Going down.

At least that's what the scale is doing. I'm down 2.4 lbs this week and 6.8 lbs over two weeks. It's pretty exciting and I can honestly say I'm not finding it that hard. However I haven't put myself into too many social situations with alcohol. I tend to be fine saying no to a glass of wine with dinner, but get tempted when I'm with friends. Truth be told I don't even like drinking that much. I could take it or leave. But I do it because I let people make me feel guilty for just having a diet coke. We'll see what happens over the next couple weekends when I have a couple more social events. For now I'm relishing in small victories.

Have You Got It In You?

After a long, busy day of serving cranky people I was walking home listening to music when I came to the conclusion that for the first time in a long time I'm at peace. Life may not be perfect, but I'm feeling a sense that things are going to end up alright. Perhaps this a product of finally seeing the light at the end of the university tunnel. After 6 years of school over 2 provinces, working full time at points to pay for my studies I feel like I'm tying up loose ends. Each time I finish an assignment, a presentation and an exam I am that much closer to having something to show for all my hard work. And boy has it been hard.

A friend and I were discussing that our degrees from SFU will simply say Bachelor of Science, they won't say that they're in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. That little piece of paper we've invested so much of time into lumps all of us BSc's into one mass. We will look the same as someone who as a degree in math, or physics, or biology. I'm not sure how I feel about this. Everyone feels like they've chosen the hardest program. MBB exposes you to chemistry, biology, physics and everything in between and has challenged me to face things I hate like calculus. This semester I'm jumping through a final hoop to get my degree...thermodynamics, a calculus based chem class. The point of this class, especially after I've finished all but one of my 4th year MBB requirement is still alluding me but I will do it so I can get out. As an aside I went to the professor's office hours to get help with a question from our problem set and he told me to make more of an effort and make sure I go to tutorials. I have been to all the tutorials and have been a ton of time into the class, so excuse me if I don't remember an obscure calculus rule from Sept 2003.

I just really feel like at this point that whether I continue on into academia, or find a job I'm happy. I've almost completed something that only one other person in my family has and I can be proud of it. Between finishing this huge part of my life and getting married I feel like chapters are finally being concluded, chapters which sometimes felt like the entire plot of the story was being crammed in. I can honestly say I have it in me to face the challenges that await me after graduation, with my non-descript BSc.

Wedding Bee

After a full-fledged stress attack after my first visit to the florist, Steve and I sat down and talked about how the wedding was getting more complicated than we'd ever wanted it to be. Initially we had booked a hall so that after the wedding and reception we could go there have a dj and do some dancing. However when it came down to the nitty gritty details the people that were most crucial to us were already going to be at the wedding and therefore we didn't need the after party to include them. As of now we've decided to cancel the hall and not get a dj. A move that's going to save us close to 2000 dollars.

This leads me to the title of this blog. Because we're not having a dj and the fact that we're having a fairly non-traditional nature of our reception we're going to provide the music ourselves. Doing that with my ipod shuffle (nicknamed Bumblebee on my computer) which doesn't let us create specific playlists wouldn't have worked, so lucky for me Steve let me buy a new ipod nano. It's orange like one of my wedding colours. And in an attempt to be witty this new ipod has been christened wedding bee on my computer .

That's all for tonight since I want to see the end of The Biggest Loser:).

Famous First Words

In the beginning...


Call me Ishmael. -- Herman Melville, Moby-Dick (1851)


It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. -- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (1813) {One of my all time faves)


For those of you that know me and have seen my book collection you know that I'm a fan of words. At least reading them, I tend to not be as chatty has the characters in the books I read, so perhaps a medium where my words are written might let me communicate the state of things.

Time: 2009
Main Characters: Bridget and Steve...and many others to be introduced along the way
Location: BC
Plot: To be developed.

As I add to this blog I hope to share the experiences I'm having in my final semester of a degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Bachelor of Science; the fun and challenges I'm having planning my wedding to my soulmate Steve, and my choice to yet again follow WeightWatchers. Life might not always be easy, but it sure is a fun adventure.