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Wow. Well, almost 4 months since a post...ridiculously unacceptable, although I shouldn't be too hard on myself afterall...

It's been an exciting 4 months. All of our family were together in PEI the past couple of weeks. Some are still there, some have come and gone, but it's the first time that we have all been together (by family I mean immediate family) since Heidi's wedding two years ago. I get to see my nephew Zachary quite often as Heidi and Jeff live in PEI, but not Ryan and Amalia so it was wonderful to spend time with them. Amalia has changed a lot since I last saw her in December, and Ryan is quite the little man at the age of 5 (his birthday was on the 8th). We have a large family and we are close and I am very thankful for that everyday. And hopefully it will get bigger. I would love for Heidi to announce that she is having another baby someday soon. I would love for her to have an aquarian (I personally feel it's THE sign to be :) )

In other breaking news, I finally decided at the ripe young age of 34 that it's time to start taking better care of myself and so I've quit smoking. I am taking a drug called Champix, and I guess it's working because I feel like I've never smoked and have zero desire to have one. None of my usual triggers kick in at all, and there is absolutely no craving whatsoever. Having said that, there are two types of smokers; habitual smokers and nicotine craving smokers, and I fall into the habitual smoker catagory. I've quit in the past cold turkey and never craved, but certain activities were associated with smoking and I would always turn to cigarettes. It's been proven that no matter how you decide to quit, unless you are really ready, it won't happen. I was ready. I was tired of the expense, and of worrying about what my health would be like down the road, and a whole host of other things! I am proud to say I have been smoke free for one week today!

The last big thing at this point is that I got a promotion at work to Corporate Sales Executive. I am excited about this opportunity as it is the direction I was aiming for. I am ready to hit the ground running and see where I will be able to take this!

This post was prompted by my sister in law, Kirsten who missed reading my posts, so here I am, back to the world of blogging and I am going to make a concentrated effort to update as often as possible. Thanks for the nudge, K!