ABCs Of Joa

Age: 29
Best Vacation: two stand out for very different reasons. A trip to Guadalajara region with my dad to visit my aunt and uncle after I graduated from University. It was 3 weeks, we got a serious feel for Mexican culture, spent some time in Puerto Vallarta, toured the vast city of Guad, stayed at my family's farm- great memories. The other was last year- Maui with the boy. Our first true vacation together and his first time in Maui.

We stayed on the Kaanapaali side, Westin Resort and Spa. I prefer condos for longer trips but I really wanted Jesse to love his first time in Maui. I've stayed in a number of places on Maui and I prefer this area as it's not too pretentious, friendly, busy and yet still has all the right Hawaiian loveliness.


Chore you hate: I really hate UNloading the dishwasher for some reason.
Dogs or Cats: I love them all, until recently I would have said cat, but we got a little Harvey last year, and I now understand the appeal of the doggy.

Essential start to the day:I haven't really developed one. I enjoy the social aspect of having a coffee or tea but I don't require either. I guess so long as I get some time in with Harvey before the day starts.

Favourite flower: There is a hot pink peony plant at my parent's cabin. LOVE it. I also enjoy lilacs.
Greatest film: I can watch 16 Candles any time any where as many times as is possible.
Height: 5'6
Instruments (you play or have played): Took piano up to grade 10 Royal Conservatory. Can't wait for this new house so I can maybe move my piano from my parents to MY house!

Job you'd love to have: Interior designer or free-lance writer (I'd need some other form of income to make that work LOL).

Kids: Nope
Live: Alberta, Canada
Mom's name: Wait, her name isn't 'Mom'? Ahaha
Nickname: Joa!
Overnight hospital stays: A couple nights when I was wee
Pet Peeves: SOOOO many- pedestrians who forget a car slamming into them will hurt if not kill, bicyclists, people who expect everyone else to take care of them and can't just work hard to support themselves, personal grooming at the dinner table, the idea that parents raise children indoors on TVs and electronics and in so many organized activities that there is no concept of creativity or imagination, people who drive in the fast lane when they should most definitely be in the slow lane, parents or pet owners who assume I love their child/dog as much as they do when really I want them to stop starring at me/singing/sitting next to me/jumping on me/peeing on my lawn etc. Okay that's enough this is supposed to be a blog about what JOA LIKES;)

Quote: "People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run about so absurdly that it is impossible to count them accurately."- Oscar Wilde

Right or left handed: Not wrong
Siblings: sister
Time you wake up: involuntarily at 7:00 am or 9-10 on weekends:)
University attended: Univeristy of Alberta
Vegitables you dislike: I start disliking them if they are cooked, but I sort of like all of them I guess depending on the dish.

What makes you run late: the boy- I'm usually early. Oh or sometimes my hair...being so fine it doesn't hold a style very well and I get frustrated.

X-rays: Yup, including basic ones during dental check-ups.
Yummy food you make: I make a mean apple pie from scratch and I've been told my lasagna is the bomb. For me, I enjoy eating my tortilla bean soup the most (maybe will post a recipe one day).

Zoo animal: I recently enjoyed feeding some giraffes this summer so developed a new appreciation for them....I love me some bear- panda bears, grizzly bears, polar bears whatever. AND I think those little Red Pandas are the cutest little things.

The Grizzlies at Colorado Springs Zoo