so

so it's been sometime since my last post. lots has happened since then. oh i should mention that i am typing this with one hand because i just put nail polish on my left hand and it's drying. it's avon speed dry i love the polish but don't really like the color maybe i should give it to my mum.

so i went to mexico and ended up staying for an extra week. it was amazing. i know i should post some pictures. hmm maybe i should do that right now. ok i tried but it's not working at the moment. maybe i will try facebook instead.

anyways so i have quit my job :O i am leaving next monday for bc for a week and then on thanksgiving monday i will start my long journey to minneapolis. i will be volunteering there for three months.

oh and i have turned another year older. :)

NEED Magazine

So I know it has been some time since I posted. But I didn't want to just post about nothing I wanted my post to have meaning.

Today I want to share with you about a magazine called NEED. I first heard about NEED when I was living in Minneapolis. It is an amazing magazine.

"NEED magazine is an educational artistic hope-filled publication focusing on life changing humanitarian efforts at home and abroad.

NEED magazine's mission is to support humanitarian efforts.

NEED magazine's dynamic visual narrative is educational, drives awareness, involvement, personal connection and contributions.

NEED magazine is currently collaborating with:

The American Red Cross | The American Refugee Committee | AmeriCares | CARE International | Concern Worldwide | Global Classrooms | ImagineAsia | International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies | International Justice Mission | Justice for Children | Mercy Ships | Oxfam | Plan International | Right to Play | Relief International | UNICEF | UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | War Child USA | World Food Program ... among many others." Taken from http://www.needmagazine.com/about.htm

The print quality of this magazine is FANTASTIC. So you know what you should do? That's right get a subscription. The magazine is published 4 times a year. You won't regret your decision to support such a great cause.




http://www.needmagazine.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/needmagazine

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Megan and Nate

Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend the wedding of my two good friends. I first met Megan and Nathan back during my first year at CLBI. There was a group of 8 of us. Four guys and four girls that hung out together. I spent many nights in Megans room talking about the boys in our group of friends and matching them up with the girls, the matches were always the same. While I wasn't very accurate in matching except yesterday it became official that I was 1 for 4. 25% that ain't bad right? It also became official that I am the only unmarried girl in the group but we won't dwell on that.

It was a beautiful wedding. The service was very nice. It was also fun to reconnect with old friends from school.






CONGRATULATIONS MEGAN AND NATE!!

- lbs Tip # 1

Want to lose weight? Don't eat fast food. In just one meal at a fast food restaurant it is easy to consume 1/2 of your daily calorie intake.

Missing

I Miss

SSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Much maybe I should think about moving

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What am I doing with my life?

Two Lessons to be learned...

Watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Two things you should learn from watching this video

1. Don't judge a book by it's cover
2. Never stop Dreaming

trip

I am going to see Callum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tonight I go to Calgary and visit my friend Jaime and her little baby Yhana who I have not met yet. Then tomorrow I drive to Creston hopefully arriving around noon. Then at three I am driving with Brad, Carolyn and Callum to Mission...It's going to be busy. Then Monday we drive back to Creston. Tuesday to Calgary so I can see Nat and Walsh. Then Wednesday back to Camrose to take my next HCA course test that I have hopefully studied for sometime in the last week. I am hoping that I don't get car sick and I can study on the way to and from Mission. I am just happy that I don't have to be using greyhound or Air Canada this time :D Gotta go pack. Check ya later.

p.s. if you think about it please pray for safe travels

The news is.........

.................... I bought a car. I wanted to post photos of it but I can't find my camera cord. I bought an 03' Suzuki Aerio. These are photos off the internet. The interior one is accurate. My car is not exactly like the one pictured. My car is kind of forest green. So that is my big news.

news

I have BIG BIG news to share with all of you

Must See

If you have not already seen this movie. I think you should see it. It was a great movie and has a really interesting story line. It is about love and hope and shows the beauty of the country of India.









Did you loose track? 8 that's right 8 Oscars for a movie that was based and filmed in India. Slumdog Millionaire won 8 of the 9 categories it was nominated for. It actually had ten nominations but that is because it had two nominations in the best song category.


So what are you waiting for? Go see it.

so

I am tired and my one hand is really cold so this may be a short post.

So on thursday I am going to the airport really early in the morning. Where am I going?



CRESTON....I am so excited I can't wait to see my family mainly Callum sorry but it's true no one else is changing as much as he is. I will stay there until the following thursday. :D

I just got a new position at work. I will be switching houses. I will now be working with residents who have Alzheimer's and dementia. I am excited for the change. My line is only a .53 so I am sure I will still work lots of casual at my other house.

I saw Slumdog Millionaire last night and it is really good and I highly recommend it.

I am not sure what else I want to say right now? I will post photos of my trip when I get back. While your waiting check out his blog and watch the cute videos.

Blessings

ok ok

So since it has almost been a month since my last post and I am not doing anything at the moment I thought I should update. WARNING: This post may get long and it won't include any photos because I am in Tofield right now and don't have them with me.

OK so last we let off I was dealing with only seeing Callum for 25 minutes. The next morning my parents and I drove all the way to Mission in some pretty crazy winter weather. We spent the night there and I got to spend some time with the kids I love the most after Callum. Alex and Victoria are so cute and adorable. I hope that I get married before Victoria is to old to be a flower girl. So seeing them really helped with not being with Callum. The next day we went to the Island and spent four days with my Aunts family. Two of my cousins have little kids and they are pretty cute. Oh I should mention that seven of us played a Texas Hold Em' tournament on Christmas day. I had a sheet telling me what hands were worth. Surprisingly I WON!! It came down to just me and my dad and I ended up beating him. :D On boxing day we went back to the mainland and I spend time visiting with friends. Then things got a little crazy. Where I slept. 29- Mission 30th- Coquitlam 31st- Saskatoon 1st- Outlook 2nd- Swift Current 3rd- Frontier Area 4th- Camrose (Wanda's-WMPL) 5th- My new place in Camrose. A little bit crazy after a week of sleeping in random places I was pretty happy to sleep in the same place for more than a night.

I live with a family. I used to work with the lady. I love it I have a big room in the basement and my own bathroom it had a shower but I broke it. NOT MY FAULT. So now there is a bath tub in the garage that needs to be put in. I don't have my own kitchen but that is ok I eat with the family which is great.

The first week back I worked at the hospital training and last week I worked there. But I am only casual so I won't be there very often. I am also casual at Bethany but have applied for a position. In Feb I will start my Health Care Aide Course. So that should be interesting. I am almost done my internship I just have a few things that I need to finish up.

Oh I forgot to mention on the 3rd I was in Frontier to attend friends wedding. Bryan and Kjersti were married. Congratulations!!! I had a fun time seeing friends I haven't seen in sometime. I also got a sweet ride home thanks again Johanna and Ben.

So the main thing right now is I am looking for a car and trying to decide how much I can afford to spend on one. Hopefully I am able to figure something out this week. If you could pray for me about this it would be great.

Also I am hoping to see my sister and Callum sometime soon but who knows when it will happen.

Blessings

sad

I just wanted to let you know that I don't think I will be posting very much over the next week. On the bus ride today I found out my sister, brother in law and my nephew Callum would be heading to Hawaii for Christmas and would be leaving today before I got to town. I was very upset on the bus and cried for the good part of an hour. I am sure the passengers around me thought someone died. It turns out that they waited for me to see Callum before leaving. I got to hold him and love him for a good 20 minutes before they left. Plus we got to see him open his gifts. He is so adorbale. I still love him it's not his fault that his parent's are so indecisive.

Early Christmas with Callum

The next week

So what is happening in my life? Am I finished my internship? No not yet. I am waiting for some things from the US office and it doesn't look like they will be ready until after Christmas. By I am pretty close to being done except for a few small projects and some homework.
This past week I have been working at The Lefse House they are starting to get crazy busy and needed extra help so they called me up.I am leaving for Calgary on the bus on Wednesday.

So before I go I need to pack and clean my room. So most of you are probably thinking I would start that at 10pm on Tuesday night.

But you are wrong. I have a load of laundry in now and I have already folded my clean laundry. I also have emptied my drawers so my room still looks like it is in a state of chaos but I have made some progress. I am also finding things that I forgot I bought for Callum. :D That's it no more Christmas presents for him this year. Unless I find something really cute.

Today I am going to Bethany's Piano Recital. I am really looking forward to hearing her play.
After the recital I am hopefully going to be able to go and meet a landlord and get an application for their basement suite. It the place works out I won't have very far to move because it will be very close to where I live now.

Then I will go to Bethany's soccer game and try not to cheer too loud because Bethany gets easily embarrassed. Hopefully after the game it will be close to six and I will have a chance to look at the basement suite.

After that I will be off to Tofield until Monday morning. Fun times with the L's.
Monday, Tuesday I will be at the Lefse House. Then on Wednesday I will finish everything up and have a WMPL lunch and then I will get on the bus. I will go to Calgary and stay with Natashia and Allison until Saturday morning. I am pretty excited. Also hopefully on Thursday night I will be able to have dinner with Old family friends. Then on Saturday I will get to see Callum and my family. I will be home for ten days before going by bus back to Calgary and then onto Saskatoon by plane. That is the tentative plan for now but I need to talk to my dad because I will need to bring a bunch of my house stuff back from Creston so I am not sure what will happen.

I am sure I will post again before Christmas but just in case I am too distracted by Callum. MERRY CHRISTMAS!! May you enjoy time with family and friends and remember the real reason for the season.

Christmas

Are you stressing out? Trying to find that perfect gift? Running up Credit card debt?

Check out the video below.



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Simple vs Real

Anyone can stand by you when you are right, but a Friend will stand by you even when you are wrong...

A simple friend identifies himself when he calls. A real friend doesn't have to.

A simple friend opens a conversation with a full news bulletin on his life.

A real friend says, "What's new with you?"

A simple friend thinks the problems you whine about are recent.

A real friend says, "You've been whining about the same thing for 14 years. Get off your duff and do something about it."

A simple friend has never seen you cry. A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.

A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names. A real friend has their phone numbers in his address book.

A simple friend hates it when you call after he has gone to bed. A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.

A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems. A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.

A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest. A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself.

A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.

A real friend knows that it's not a friendship until after you've had a fight.

A simple friend expects you to always be there for them. A real friend expects to always be there for you!

I found this on the internet while looking for something else.

My Bucket List

In no particular order I want to...

1. Live in a Developing Country for a minimum of two years
2. Get Married
3. Raise children
4. See the street my Nana grew up on
5. Learn a second Language
6. Finally finish reading the whole bible
7. Visit Prague
8. Visit Ireland
9. Go to a dueling piano restaurant
10. Learn to play piano
11. Do a triathlon

What I've done

Anyways. I found this random list on a blog and thought I'd participate. You next? I'd be interested. You're supposed to "bold" what you have done.

1. Started your own blog (duh)
2. Slept under the stars (Thank you CLBI)
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity (has anyone really given more than they can afford? What is too much that you can’t afford it?
7. Been to Disneyland (In 92)
8. Climbed a mountain (Thanks again CLBI)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child (Hopefully one Day)
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train (Does half sleeping on an over night bus count?)
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked (No cause Hannah was a chicken)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run (Never was that good of a hitter or able to fun fast enough)
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (Yeah Saskatchewan! Ok and also England)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (What is enough?)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing (it doesn't specify inside or out...)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person 50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (Despite never being a girl guide I have sold there cokkies which is funny)

63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (No but I am registered for Bone Marrow)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone (LOL hmmm…numerous times I am lucky they never called social services.)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (I was in an ad for Golf Lessons)
85. Read the entire Bible

86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox (Sorry Lisa)
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous - or infamous? (Geoff Courtnall)
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee (playing goal in soccer it flew up my shorts)