Fireworks, Music and Food

This past weekend was just the best.

I really planned to take more pictures and video, but I was just too busy enjoying myself to do so and that's why I make a terrible blogger.

Saturday after work we headed down to the Bathtub Weekend festivities, which basically we go just to people watch.
You're probably all "what is Bathtub Weekend?"
It's this festival my town has every year that lasts 4 days, there's concerts, lots of activities and vendors, fireworks and of course the Bathtub Race itself. 

Around dinner time we played this game called Fibbage, to sum it up it is a game of lying.  Tons of fun if you have more than two people playing!

After a few hours of that we headed down to the fireworks.  These fireworks are kind of special, just because it was our first real date together.
The trick to the fireworks is go early, bring coffee and/or a snack, and do laps around the park people watching, it's just the best.  Then settle into a spot about 30-40 mins before the fireworks start and continue people watching and playing the game 'Pokemon or Texting?'  It's a new game we play and it's just funny to think everyone is playing Pokemon.

Sunday!
Sunday was Rock the Shores day 3 in Colwood.
We didn't do Friday or Saturday as I had to work and didn't feel like taking the days off to see bands I was so-so on.

We arrived about an hour after the gates opened, which was kind of perfect because parking wasn't a nightmare and we got through the line super quick.  We then did a lap around to check out the food trucks and made sure we found the water fill up, then just took a seat and, you got it, people watched.

Playing Scrabble while we waited

First up was The Motorleague, and we just sat in the grass eating lunch and had a beer (me) while listening.  Next The Stand Stills played and same thing just chilled out.

After that was when the real fun started.  I've seen Yukon Blonde before and they put on a good show, so we decided to get into the crowd for a bit.  Even if you don't like a band, you just feed off the energy of everybody and have a great time.

It was time for a break, so we headed up to the water mister they had spraying and stood in front of that to cool off before July Talk went out, oh and refilled the beer.

 July Talk killed it.
Leah Fay is my new girl crush.

Between July Talk and Metric, Eagles of Death Metal and The Arkells played so we had a food break.
Poutine and mini donuts for dinner, yes please.
We ended up running into some friends right before The Arkells went on, so our two person group suddenly became six.

The sun was slowly beginning to set but it was still hot out and Metric was going to close this three day festival down.

We got home around eleven thirty and passed right out after the long and hot day.
Monday was a recuperating day.

Such a fun weekend, this is what Summer is all about.
I feel so refreshed and like myself again.

A Weekend of Fishing

How was your weekend?
I had yet another busy one!
Saturday was work and then an evening at the race track. 
Sunday we got up early and went fishing all day.

We had lots of nibbles, but only one of us caught a fish.

I should have an exciting post coming up next weekend!
Talk to you soon.

Why I Hate Hormonal Birth Control Pills

I did an experiment this month, with me as the guinea pig.

Four years ago I went off my birth control pills.
I had been on them for about a year and a half and hated every moment of it.

I remember going camping with my then boyfriend and being so unbelievably grumpy towards everyone we were with and I was just not a fun person to be around.  That was after being on the pill for a month.

Let's get back on track, early 2012 I went off of the pill.  I dropped a few pounds, started running again, and just felt happy.  I realized I was in an unhealthy relationship and found someone who made me happy.

That Summer I went back on the pill (can you hear me groaning in agony?).
I remember becoming super anxious and didn't know why, so I went to the doctor who put me on anti-depressants.  Yes, more medication.

After being on the anti-depressants for a month or two I weaned myself off of them because I didn't even feel anything anymore.  I didn't feel sad or happy, just neutral and didn't care about anything.

So from about August 2012 until December 2015 I was stuck being on the pill.

Last year my boyfriend was complaining about how I wasn't lovey anymore and started questioning if I even loved him anymore.  It was bad guys.
When I was home alone I would break down and just bawl my eyes out.

I remember one day in particular, where I woke up grumpy and pissed off boyfriend so he went to his parents house (can you blame him?) and I just stayed in bed all day, crying.

That evening we had a talk and I broke down and told him everything.
I begged to go off of the pill, it's not his choice but I still think we should be making that decision together.
I went off the pill.

Flash forward to now, well kind of. . .At the beginning of June of this year I decided that condoms weren't really cutting it as he was getting fed up with them. 

So, here I am finished my first pack of pills and I can already feel that I've changed and I am unhappy.
I've been crying, not sleeping properly, I am grumpy and irritable for no reason, boyfriend tries to hug me and show love and I shove him away. . .it's bad, bad, bad.

The pills I am currently on are Alesse, I've tried one other brand, Yaz, but well if you've done any research you'd know Yaz is no good.
Hormonal birth control is just not for me, but my doctors talk me out of other methods every time.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
Thank you!