3 posts in 3 days? Unheard of!
Anyways...
Maybe I've turned over a new leaf...
Ha. As if.
It's actually because I'm figuring on getting a head start on regular blogging before i leave for Barnabas. I've fallen out of the habit and I think it'll be a good way to keep in touch. Maybe I'll even post pictures and videos!!! (Nope. That's just wishful thinking, sorry to disappoint. It might happen once).
I spent a wonderful Christmas Eve surrounded by family and friends, presents, laughter and many moody moments from the younger kids (impatient to open presents, like me!). So typical in a family holiday. And this morning after opening our stockings and eating a massive hearty breakfast i proceeded to slip into a dreary slow boring state of being (you would be quite correct in imagining me lounging in bed all afternoon doing absolutely nothing). I ate my Christmas chocolate. I discovered cold sores on my lips (assisted by the lovely antibiotics that i'm on for my wisdom teeth). I revised my Barnabas list. I wasted at least an hour and a 1/2 on Facebook.
And now? wasting time blogging about nothing!
I DO have a crazy urging to go snow shoeing or sledding if a proper snowy hill can be found, I think that might help to alleviate my boredom. Or just a walk in the fresh air outside. Or a Starbucks coffee.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Merry Christmas!
Something I just love is when random friends I haven't seen in months drop in for a surprise visit. It happened this morning and brightened my entire day! I had just finished my shower and was half dressed when there was a knock on my bedroom door, I opened it to find Moriah and Chloe Kembel there with Christmas hugs and chocolate covered blueberries. Wonderful! What a fantastic way to spread Christmas cheer.
Also at our house right now are Leah, Kiara, Jane and Josiah (down for their naps). Family time is good any time of the year but the fact that it's Christmas just makes it way better. The turkey is in the oven, I finished my turkish delight this morning, sweet potatoes are boiling away, cranberry sauce was made yesterday, the fire is on downstairs, presents under the fragrant douglas fir upstairs, paper snowflakes in the windows, rain falling softly outside....so typical of Vancouver this time of year.
Tuesday morning I underwent my wisdom teeth extraction. And happily aside from a slight bit of swelling and a mouth that can't chew meat very well (much to my distress) I've been recovering quite nicely. I'm taking my antibiotics but stopped the T3s because my mouth wasn't very painful and currently have 2 ice packs pressed to my cheeks. I know quite a few people have been praying for a swift recovery and for that I would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU!! Your prayers have been much appreciated and welcomed with open arms.
So i pray for peace in your families this Christmas, may you find joy in the Lord as you experience His love for you. Imagine sending your only Son into the world to die for a bunch of sinners! I'm constantly overwhelmed by God's overwhelming grace and mercy and I hope each and every one of you comes to a new understanding of that sacrifice this year.
Merry Christmas and much love!
Also at our house right now are Leah, Kiara, Jane and Josiah (down for their naps). Family time is good any time of the year but the fact that it's Christmas just makes it way better. The turkey is in the oven, I finished my turkish delight this morning, sweet potatoes are boiling away, cranberry sauce was made yesterday, the fire is on downstairs, presents under the fragrant douglas fir upstairs, paper snowflakes in the windows, rain falling softly outside....so typical of Vancouver this time of year.
Tuesday morning I underwent my wisdom teeth extraction. And happily aside from a slight bit of swelling and a mouth that can't chew meat very well (much to my distress) I've been recovering quite nicely. I'm taking my antibiotics but stopped the T3s because my mouth wasn't very painful and currently have 2 ice packs pressed to my cheeks. I know quite a few people have been praying for a swift recovery and for that I would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU!! Your prayers have been much appreciated and welcomed with open arms.
So i pray for peace in your families this Christmas, may you find joy in the Lord as you experience His love for you. Imagine sending your only Son into the world to die for a bunch of sinners! I'm constantly overwhelmed by God's overwhelming grace and mercy and I hope each and every one of you comes to a new understanding of that sacrifice this year.
Merry Christmas and much love!
Thursday, December 23, 2010
The Barnabas Chapter
This coming January I'm happy to announce that I'll be relinquishing ties to the city and setting sail for Keat's Island for a glorious 3 1/2 (4?) months at Barnabas Family Ministries, taking part in the intern program there.
Long sentence i know. You have no idea how much I had to pare it down to something that is satisfactorily understandable.
You can find a full description of the Intern Program here.
Let me just suffice to say that i actually have no idea what to expect. Except maybe a lot of hard work. And numerous challenges that will push me to my limits.
I'm excited.
Your prayers will be much appreciated. I plan on updating this website as much as possible, but I'm not sure how much time I want to be spending on the internet as opposed to delving into the scriptures and helping out at Barnabas. We'll see.
Feel free to send me your snail mail address, I enjoy writing letters and would love to keep you all updated about my progress.
Long sentence i know. You have no idea how much I had to pare it down to something that is satisfactorily understandable.
You can find a full description of the Intern Program here.
Let me just suffice to say that i actually have no idea what to expect. Except maybe a lot of hard work. And numerous challenges that will push me to my limits.
I'm excited.
Your prayers will be much appreciated. I plan on updating this website as much as possible, but I'm not sure how much time I want to be spending on the internet as opposed to delving into the scriptures and helping out at Barnabas. We'll see.
Feel free to send me your snail mail address, I enjoy writing letters and would love to keep you all updated about my progress.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
The Strength of God
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11.28-30.
For the last few weeks i've felt like i've been going through a spiritual valley. Every day has been a struggle, struggling for joy, struggling for grace, struggling for peace. Waking up in the morning and reading my bible and almost falling asleep, trying to focus and not being able to.
But on Tuesday night i went to the BIG bible study. I went into the other room to pray before we began and as i sat there pleading with God to be my strength and my provider and everything else i realized that, WHOA, hasn't He already said that He IS? When i gave my life to Jesus all those years ago He became my peace. He became my provider. He became my strength. That reminder was a huge encouragement to me! Psalm 23 says "Even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me" (Verse 4a).
So even though i feel weak and downtrodden (love that word!) i know that that's when God is strongest in me, and it is a pleasure to just rest in His presence and be renewed!
For the last few weeks i've felt like i've been going through a spiritual valley. Every day has been a struggle, struggling for joy, struggling for grace, struggling for peace. Waking up in the morning and reading my bible and almost falling asleep, trying to focus and not being able to.
But on Tuesday night i went to the BIG bible study. I went into the other room to pray before we began and as i sat there pleading with God to be my strength and my provider and everything else i realized that, WHOA, hasn't He already said that He IS? When i gave my life to Jesus all those years ago He became my peace. He became my provider. He became my strength. That reminder was a huge encouragement to me! Psalm 23 says "Even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me" (Verse 4a).
So even though i feel weak and downtrodden (love that word!) i know that that's when God is strongest in me, and it is a pleasure to just rest in His presence and be renewed!
Phase ?
Listening To: Phil Driscoll - I Exalt Thee
I was thinking this morning how amazing it would be if a body could store up sleep, "all-nighter? no prob! i have 13 hours of banked sleep!"
Too bad it doesn't work that way.
However, the last little while was really been great sleep-wise. I've shifted myself down to 4 days of work a week, i now have 2 days off in the middle, totally breaks my work week up into manageable sections (not that i couldn't manage it before of course...). But i've been sleeping a lot more than i thought possible, the first night i catch up on lost sleep and the second night i just sleep because i can. Awesome!
I changed my hours for a number of reasons. The first being that i really felt like i was taking my job far too seriously (especially easy to when you work in the family business), just the thought of going to work in the morning was enough to send my mind into over-drive (thinking about the messy back and how i was going to deal with it, and the stressfulness of having a dad for a boss and a brother as a manager). Also, i've been wanting to make a shift toward being at home more, having more time to do stuff around the house, baking/canning/cooking/cleaning/etc. Stuff that i feel is more important for me to be doing than having a full-time job.
Not to mention i can spend more time up in Summerland and Kelowna with the family contingent up there....:) The first week my new hours were implemented my lovely little niece Elise Marie Davies was born to Yvonne and Sam. i woke up that morning with a text from my co-aunty Rebekah B saying that Yvonne was in labour. Let me tell you, i was gone within half an hour! I had the privilege of holding Elise when she was just a couple of hours old (something that i missed with Jonas, i didn't even see him until he was 2 months old!) and then staying with Yvonne for a couple of days to help out where i could. What fun!
Today, being a Thursday, is the last day of my weekend. I've booked myself in for a haircut, i have library books to return, a room to vacuum, some Sufyan Stevens tickets to pick up tonight, and a brand new camera lens to play with. i did all my laundry and cookie baking yesterday, enjoyed the sunshine immensely (it is raining today), so thats basically all i have to do today. Maybe i'll research the dutch language a bit.
I was thinking this morning how amazing it would be if a body could store up sleep, "all-nighter? no prob! i have 13 hours of banked sleep!"
Too bad it doesn't work that way.
However, the last little while was really been great sleep-wise. I've shifted myself down to 4 days of work a week, i now have 2 days off in the middle, totally breaks my work week up into manageable sections (not that i couldn't manage it before of course...). But i've been sleeping a lot more than i thought possible, the first night i catch up on lost sleep and the second night i just sleep because i can. Awesome!
I changed my hours for a number of reasons. The first being that i really felt like i was taking my job far too seriously (especially easy to when you work in the family business), just the thought of going to work in the morning was enough to send my mind into over-drive (thinking about the messy back and how i was going to deal with it, and the stressfulness of having a dad for a boss and a brother as a manager). Also, i've been wanting to make a shift toward being at home more, having more time to do stuff around the house, baking/canning/cooking/cleaning/etc. Stuff that i feel is more important for me to be doing than having a full-time job.
Not to mention i can spend more time up in Summerland and Kelowna with the family contingent up there....:) The first week my new hours were implemented my lovely little niece Elise Marie Davies was born to Yvonne and Sam. i woke up that morning with a text from my co-aunty Rebekah B saying that Yvonne was in labour. Let me tell you, i was gone within half an hour! I had the privilege of holding Elise when she was just a couple of hours old (something that i missed with Jonas, i didn't even see him until he was 2 months old!) and then staying with Yvonne for a couple of days to help out where i could. What fun!
Today, being a Thursday, is the last day of my weekend. I've booked myself in for a haircut, i have library books to return, a room to vacuum, some Sufyan Stevens tickets to pick up tonight, and a brand new camera lens to play with. i did all my laundry and cookie baking yesterday, enjoyed the sunshine immensely (it is raining today), so thats basically all i have to do today. Maybe i'll research the dutch language a bit.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Back To School (but not me!)
Do you ever feel like you're going absolutely nowhere with your life? Sometimes i feel like that. These days especially. I always become slightly morose and depressed when school starts, simply because i'm not in school and probably won't ever be and i feel marginally left behind....
Heather and I came up with an idea once upon a time. Ever so often we'd get tired of explaining what we do to people (Heather would get tired of explaining medical school and the complications of all that jazz and i'd get tired of getting the cold shoulder when i explained that no i wasn't in school, i work full time and want to be a housewife), and we'd switch places. I'd pretend that i commuted to Antigua for my med school and Heather would glorify my work position a bit. Pretty sure we actually only did it once or twice but it was a fun thought, broke the monotony of life. You should try it! You might find it to be slightly addicting...:P
It's raining outside.
And pretty sure if it's still raining tomorrow afternoon i'll be going for an epic rain walk, or dance, with my epic rain-dancing wellies! i'm stoked about Fall happening soon, i'm a bit sick of the summer and the heat, i've been wearing my favorite hoodie to work for the past little bit and i realized how much i missed it. So comfortable! So green! So warm! and i broke out the red wellies for my Summerland visit this past week, went for a long walk, jumped in some puddles, it was great. :D
I'll just leave you with a good verse here, from Romans 6.14
"For sin shall not be your master, for you are not under law, but under grace."
BOOM! Now THAT is awesome!
Heather and I came up with an idea once upon a time. Ever so often we'd get tired of explaining what we do to people (Heather would get tired of explaining medical school and the complications of all that jazz and i'd get tired of getting the cold shoulder when i explained that no i wasn't in school, i work full time and want to be a housewife), and we'd switch places. I'd pretend that i commuted to Antigua for my med school and Heather would glorify my work position a bit. Pretty sure we actually only did it once or twice but it was a fun thought, broke the monotony of life. You should try it! You might find it to be slightly addicting...:P
It's raining outside.
And pretty sure if it's still raining tomorrow afternoon i'll be going for an epic rain walk, or dance, with my epic rain-dancing wellies! i'm stoked about Fall happening soon, i'm a bit sick of the summer and the heat, i've been wearing my favorite hoodie to work for the past little bit and i realized how much i missed it. So comfortable! So green! So warm! and i broke out the red wellies for my Summerland visit this past week, went for a long walk, jumped in some puddles, it was great. :D
I'll just leave you with a good verse here, from Romans 6.14
"For sin shall not be your master, for you are not under law, but under grace."
BOOM! Now THAT is awesome!
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Bye-Bye Gardening!
My gardening frenzy has sadly diminished....not due to lack of gardening opportunities however. The yard waste bin at home was completely full, jam packed with grass cuttings from Jing the Lawn Guy. Said grass compacted and went moldy after failing to fall out into the recycling truck and had to be shoveled out into the garbage bin at work. And then i just didn't feel like digging in the dirt anymore....
Maybe it will come back?....Maybe?....
Maybe it will come back?....Maybe?....
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Gardening Frenzy!
Recently something has come over me. Something that i don't understand and something i don't know the origin of. I've been hit with a gardening frenzy!
I have spent hours out in our front garden pulling up 2 ft long poppy roots and prickly borage plants. Literally hours! And only in the last week.
This is a completely random and "un-Alpha-ish" state to be in. I previously hated gardening because every time i pulled out the shovel the spiders would come running. The session would end with either me running in terror from the unholy amount of creatures in the garden or limping back into the house with a sprained bum muscle. I kid you not!
Now, however, I've discovered that i really enjoy it! I wear a great pair of gardening gloves to keep my hand feminine looking and i spend hours at a time out there having an absolute ball. It's rather scary when i think of it, considering what i was like before...
And this is an open invitation to any of my friends that like gardening too...come join me! i still have all the back garden beds to do, and that mint spells mighty pleasant when you pull it up ;)
Keep it green folks!
I have spent hours out in our front garden pulling up 2 ft long poppy roots and prickly borage plants. Literally hours! And only in the last week.
This is a completely random and "un-Alpha-ish" state to be in. I previously hated gardening because every time i pulled out the shovel the spiders would come running. The session would end with either me running in terror from the unholy amount of creatures in the garden or limping back into the house with a sprained bum muscle. I kid you not!
Now, however, I've discovered that i really enjoy it! I wear a great pair of gardening gloves to keep my hand feminine looking and i spend hours at a time out there having an absolute ball. It's rather scary when i think of it, considering what i was like before...
And this is an open invitation to any of my friends that like gardening too...come join me! i still have all the back garden beds to do, and that mint spells mighty pleasant when you pull it up ;)
Keep it green folks!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
What's YOUR Blog About?
Listening to: The Revelation Song by Kari Jobe.
This evening i made a purchase which i am considerably stoked about. Or maybe i should say 3 purchases. I bought 3 new music albums! WOW Worship 2009 (because of the aforementioned song which is one of my new favorites), Phillips, Craig & Dean's Greatest Hits album, and Avalon: The Greatest Hits....and yes, mix albums can more often than not be based around a few core songs with the rest just being "fillers" BUT i was pleasantly surprised to find that almost EVERY SINGLE SONG i have listened to so far i have loved! What a win purchase!
Other things that happened today:
-i tested a hair dryer that sounded like a ferrari, i kid you not, it was great, but obviously something wrong is going on inside it.
-I found a mouse head outside and half the guts of the poor victim. Dice the ferocious beast strikes again! sometimes it really pays to forget to feed him sometimes...he really goes on killing rampages. (and don't worry, i'd only forgotten for about 2 days, and he had plenty of little critters to eat outside. case in point: mouse head.)
and well nothing much else happened except that i just wasted a full minute of my time staring mindlessly out the window with my mouth half open and eyes glazed over as i tried to summon up some memory of what else happened today. all in a day's work!
and really, i'm actually feeling my creative juices flowing like a river, this is great! and on that high note i'll end this post, no sense in letting the creative juices dry up and turning this post into a wasteland.
Good night!
This evening i made a purchase which i am considerably stoked about. Or maybe i should say 3 purchases. I bought 3 new music albums! WOW Worship 2009 (because of the aforementioned song which is one of my new favorites), Phillips, Craig & Dean's Greatest Hits album, and Avalon: The Greatest Hits....and yes, mix albums can more often than not be based around a few core songs with the rest just being "fillers" BUT i was pleasantly surprised to find that almost EVERY SINGLE SONG i have listened to so far i have loved! What a win purchase!
Other things that happened today:
-i tested a hair dryer that sounded like a ferrari, i kid you not, it was great, but obviously something wrong is going on inside it.
-I found a mouse head outside and half the guts of the poor victim. Dice the ferocious beast strikes again! sometimes it really pays to forget to feed him sometimes...he really goes on killing rampages. (and don't worry, i'd only forgotten for about 2 days, and he had plenty of little critters to eat outside. case in point: mouse head.)
and well nothing much else happened except that i just wasted a full minute of my time staring mindlessly out the window with my mouth half open and eyes glazed over as i tried to summon up some memory of what else happened today. all in a day's work!
and really, i'm actually feeling my creative juices flowing like a river, this is great! and on that high note i'll end this post, no sense in letting the creative juices dry up and turning this post into a wasteland.
Good night!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Weekend Ho!
Today the most catastrophic image-reducing event occurred to me at work. I was busy down a back aisle taking apart a broken streetlight (salvaging parts) and realized that i needed to grab something (a screwdriver? a sandwich? can't remember), so i got up from my kneeling position, turned around (very hastily i might add), and SMOKED my face on a bundle of poles sticking out from the shelf! GAHH! Who could've foreseen such a thing! The bridge of my nose was cut (just a bit) and bleeding (just a bit) and the side of my nose and cheek were starting to swell up and turn red. Consequently i had to ice it for an hour or two because i was worried that my face would be permanently scarred (up-side? maybe I'd look a LITTLE bit like a hockey player...:P). ALSO I'm going away for the weekend and i don't want to be seen in public with a bruised and swollen and bloody nose! Dramatic i know. But seriously, it was a traumatizing event.
More about this weekend? I will be traversing the cerulean (hopefully) blue skies in an AIRPLANE (i love flying!) down to Fort Wayne, Indiana for the Salt & Light North American Leader's Conference. Nope, i'm not a leader, but its open to anyone in a Salt & Light church (WCCF, Glenmore, King's, many others, and us). Dad and I are leaving on Thursday at noon, arrive in Minneapolis at 7.30 and have a 2 hour stopover and then on to Fort Wayne (arriving at 10pm). The conference starts the next day and I AM EXCITED! :D
On a side note: Canucks vs. Blackhawks on Friday night!! WOOT WOOT YOU BLACKHAWKS IS GOING DOWWN!!
More about this weekend? I will be traversing the cerulean (hopefully) blue skies in an AIRPLANE (i love flying!) down to Fort Wayne, Indiana for the Salt & Light North American Leader's Conference. Nope, i'm not a leader, but its open to anyone in a Salt & Light church (WCCF, Glenmore, King's, many others, and us). Dad and I are leaving on Thursday at noon, arrive in Minneapolis at 7.30 and have a 2 hour stopover and then on to Fort Wayne (arriving at 10pm). The conference starts the next day and I AM EXCITED! :D
On a side note: Canucks vs. Blackhawks on Friday night!! WOOT WOOT YOU BLACKHAWKS IS GOING DOWWN!!
Monday, March 15, 2010
(insert appropriate title here) :P
Today is Monday. Monday suck all life out of me. Because Mondays will be Mondays.
First of all, i was late. Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night because you're just a little bit cold? That happened about 3 times last night and normally that isn't a huge problem but it really threw my sleep schedule off. So as a result i turned my alarm clock off and promptly fell back asleep (also this might have been due to the fact that the time change STOLE an hour of my sleep...or maybe i was just being lazy...). Mind you, i was only mildly late, 5 or 6 minutes, but late is late and i hate it.
Secondly, i FORGOT MY LUNCH!!! I existed solely on junkfood. A bag of dill pickle chips, 2 bowls of Corn Bran Squares cereal with soy milk (because the other milk had gone sour, i had to dump it down the toilet, made me gag, so gross), and some instant noodles minus the dehydrated plastic vegetables. Needless to say i felt pretty grotty afterwards, junkfood is only good for binging if you've just gotten bad news or are experiencing pms, not just for lack of other food.
And lastly (but, of course as they all say, not least), it was a Monday. Which not only brings to mind the atypical Monday blues, but also the fact that it's Cathy's day off and being as Hannah leaves at 2.30 i am consequently stuck up front until 5.30. Sometimes i don't mind. But mostly i do, because mostly i have huge amounts of stuff to finish up in the back...
Aside from these catastrophic events (which may see minor to you but to me were big), the customers i dealt with were pleasant, happy, nice, cheerful, and generally all-around good-natured! This is a rare occurrence when i'm on til! :D
I also was looking forward (its always nice to have something to look forward to) to sitting in our newly fixed hot tub which we are definitely blessed to have. It is set at 104 C and its CLEAN! Woohoo! I'll be picking Mimi Smith up soon, she's down from Kelowna with Hannah and Lauren until Thursday, and we're going to head off in search of some adventures then relax in the tub of hot.....
First of all, i was late. Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night because you're just a little bit cold? That happened about 3 times last night and normally that isn't a huge problem but it really threw my sleep schedule off. So as a result i turned my alarm clock off and promptly fell back asleep (also this might have been due to the fact that the time change STOLE an hour of my sleep...or maybe i was just being lazy...). Mind you, i was only mildly late, 5 or 6 minutes, but late is late and i hate it.
Secondly, i FORGOT MY LUNCH!!! I existed solely on junkfood. A bag of dill pickle chips, 2 bowls of Corn Bran Squares cereal with soy milk (because the other milk had gone sour, i had to dump it down the toilet, made me gag, so gross), and some instant noodles minus the dehydrated plastic vegetables. Needless to say i felt pretty grotty afterwards, junkfood is only good for binging if you've just gotten bad news or are experiencing pms, not just for lack of other food.
And lastly (but, of course as they all say, not least), it was a Monday. Which not only brings to mind the atypical Monday blues, but also the fact that it's Cathy's day off and being as Hannah leaves at 2.30 i am consequently stuck up front until 5.30. Sometimes i don't mind. But mostly i do, because mostly i have huge amounts of stuff to finish up in the back...
Aside from these catastrophic events (which may see minor to you but to me were big), the customers i dealt with were pleasant, happy, nice, cheerful, and generally all-around good-natured! This is a rare occurrence when i'm on til! :D
I also was looking forward (its always nice to have something to look forward to) to sitting in our newly fixed hot tub which we are definitely blessed to have. It is set at 104 C and its CLEAN! Woohoo! I'll be picking Mimi Smith up soon, she's down from Kelowna with Hannah and Lauren until Thursday, and we're going to head off in search of some adventures then relax in the tub of hot.....
Monday, February 8, 2010
Random Musings
Today, having the potential to be the most important day of my life, i went to work. Boring i know. but really, some days you just DON'T KNOW whats going to happen down at Surplus Sam's...
But in actual fact today was a rather average day spent pricing and organizing in the back (like most days at work) and fretting about whether i'd get everything done before the shipment arrives tomorrow. Which i didn't. Now that in itself is enough to ruin my day because i tend to take my job very seriously: when business is down, i am down, when business is busy and steady i am upbeat and energized. But while leaving work and walking to my car i decided not to fret about it this evening. I'd go home, eat dinner, relax, and read a book (something i haven't done in a considerably amount of time). So i did (and yet here i am, blogging about work? oh the ironies of life...).
I'm sitting comfortably on the couch downstairs in front of the fireplace in which a pseudo-fire is blazing (it's gas, i don't consider it "real" unless it has to be lit with a match). I just finished reading The Horse and His Boy, by C.S. Lewis, a marvelous tale about adventure, growing up and a bunch of other things that i really am not able to put into words. But i would recommend it to anyone! It's my favorite book in the Narnia series.
I must say, I feel very relaxed right now. The only thing missing is a good cup of Earl Grey tea with lots of cream and sugar.
Last night Rebekka and I with a bunch of C&C people went downtown to see the Olympic displays on Granville St. They were a bit boring but when we got to Robson Square to see the ice rink we were surprised by a loudspeaker announcement that said we'd be treated to a Lights and Pyrotechnic Show! Talk about perfect timing! There was an enormous zip-line from one corner of the square, across the street, to the other corner. Tower to tower. And performers zipped along while music blared and fireworks went off and huge columns of fire burst out of pylons positioned at the 4 corners. Fantastic! After that we drove to Original Joe's on Cambie and ate $10 'Desperado' pizzas and chatted and laughed and joked, and then went home. In bed before midnight!
Who is Rebekka? you may ask...
Rebekka is a girl of 24 who arrived from Germany last Thursday to stay with us until the end of July. She is here to learn English, sight-see, volunteer at Surplus Sam's, help a bit with the cleaning and cooking, and help a bit with Hannah as well. I'm glad to have her here, it gets a bit boring with just Mom, Dad and Hannah around. And it's also nice to have someone my age around, i'm glad i get along with her!
Goodnight for now folks!
But in actual fact today was a rather average day spent pricing and organizing in the back (like most days at work) and fretting about whether i'd get everything done before the shipment arrives tomorrow. Which i didn't. Now that in itself is enough to ruin my day because i tend to take my job very seriously: when business is down, i am down, when business is busy and steady i am upbeat and energized. But while leaving work and walking to my car i decided not to fret about it this evening. I'd go home, eat dinner, relax, and read a book (something i haven't done in a considerably amount of time). So i did (and yet here i am, blogging about work? oh the ironies of life...).
I'm sitting comfortably on the couch downstairs in front of the fireplace in which a pseudo-fire is blazing (it's gas, i don't consider it "real" unless it has to be lit with a match). I just finished reading The Horse and His Boy, by C.S. Lewis, a marvelous tale about adventure, growing up and a bunch of other things that i really am not able to put into words. But i would recommend it to anyone! It's my favorite book in the Narnia series.
I must say, I feel very relaxed right now. The only thing missing is a good cup of Earl Grey tea with lots of cream and sugar.
Last night Rebekka and I with a bunch of C&C people went downtown to see the Olympic displays on Granville St. They were a bit boring but when we got to Robson Square to see the ice rink we were surprised by a loudspeaker announcement that said we'd be treated to a Lights and Pyrotechnic Show! Talk about perfect timing! There was an enormous zip-line from one corner of the square, across the street, to the other corner. Tower to tower. And performers zipped along while music blared and fireworks went off and huge columns of fire burst out of pylons positioned at the 4 corners. Fantastic! After that we drove to Original Joe's on Cambie and ate $10 'Desperado' pizzas and chatted and laughed and joked, and then went home. In bed before midnight!
Who is Rebekka? you may ask...
Rebekka is a girl of 24 who arrived from Germany last Thursday to stay with us until the end of July. She is here to learn English, sight-see, volunteer at Surplus Sam's, help a bit with the cleaning and cooking, and help a bit with Hannah as well. I'm glad to have her here, it gets a bit boring with just Mom, Dad and Hannah around. And it's also nice to have someone my age around, i'm glad i get along with her!
Goodnight for now folks!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
On Calendars and Vacations
Do you ever get the feeling that you for sure have something planned for the evening but you can't for the life of you remember what it was?
I have put off buying a calendar this year for a number of reasons, all of them being laziness and/or procrastination, but its really put in a hard place because i'm so used to writing everything into the calendar and now that i'm without one....well its a mess for sure. i majorly double-booked myself this week because of it, and i don't even know what date it is!
Needless to say i'll be heading up to Chapters this very evening to find one, hopefully they STILL HAVE THEM this late in January...
Tomorrow morning, at the crack of dawn (before actually..in the dark of the night) Mom and I will be heading out the door to catch the early ferry to Victoria. My cousin Tammy is visiting my aunt and uncle for just a week and as i haven't seen her in 2? years it'll be a nice chance to catch up. I'm also looking forward to having a couple of days off work and away from home!
Se y'all when i get back!
I have put off buying a calendar this year for a number of reasons, all of them being laziness and/or procrastination, but its really put in a hard place because i'm so used to writing everything into the calendar and now that i'm without one....well its a mess for sure. i majorly double-booked myself this week because of it, and i don't even know what date it is!
Needless to say i'll be heading up to Chapters this very evening to find one, hopefully they STILL HAVE THEM this late in January...
Tomorrow morning, at the crack of dawn (before actually..in the dark of the night) Mom and I will be heading out the door to catch the early ferry to Victoria. My cousin Tammy is visiting my aunt and uncle for just a week and as i haven't seen her in 2? years it'll be a nice chance to catch up. I'm also looking forward to having a couple of days off work and away from home!
Se y'all when i get back!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Hello? Anybody out there?
Sometimes i wonder who even reads my blog...no-one comments on my posts and yet the number of views is always rising!
I've decided that its either creepers, people who are just looking and find it too boring to comment on, or a friend of mine that refuses to make themselves known. I'd love it if you actually commented on my blog posts! Even if you find them boring or irrelevant or repetitive or maybe only slightly interesting, this is a plea from me to you.
Its like getting notifications on facebook....that exhilarating little red bubble at the bottom that pops up when SOMEONE has done something in some way pertaining to you. Even if its just a comment on someone else's status that you "liked".
But anyways, enough of that...
Last night i slept for almost 12 full hours, and it genuinely served to eradicate my cold a smidge. I'm rather pleased with myself. I'm currently wearing a very wrinkled shirt and drinking a lemon/honey/ginger/cinnamon tea (or rather, concoction) and i feel quite golden! Also helped along by the fact that i'm also eating dark chocolate, an instant pick-me-up when i'm feeling down.
SO COMMENT ALREADY FOLKS!
I've decided that its either creepers, people who are just looking and find it too boring to comment on, or a friend of mine that refuses to make themselves known. I'd love it if you actually commented on my blog posts! Even if you find them boring or irrelevant or repetitive or maybe only slightly interesting, this is a plea from me to you.
Its like getting notifications on facebook....that exhilarating little red bubble at the bottom that pops up when SOMEONE has done something in some way pertaining to you. Even if its just a comment on someone else's status that you "liked".
But anyways, enough of that...
Last night i slept for almost 12 full hours, and it genuinely served to eradicate my cold a smidge. I'm rather pleased with myself. I'm currently wearing a very wrinkled shirt and drinking a lemon/honey/ginger/cinnamon tea (or rather, concoction) and i feel quite golden! Also helped along by the fact that i'm also eating dark chocolate, an instant pick-me-up when i'm feeling down.
SO COMMENT ALREADY FOLKS!
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