Guess what? It SNOWED! AND IT STUCK! AND I DROVE IN IT! AND I'M SAFE! AND THAT MAKES TOO MANY SENTENCES STARTING WITH "AND"!
Thank you, God, for the snow. It is positively gorgeous :)
Monday, November 26, 2007
In the wake of American thanksgiving...
God is good. Life is good.
Flashback: Please squint your eyes until the screen goes blurry and hum some flashback music to yourself...
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The long weekend was pretty darn fantastic! It was wonderful to see everyone again and I got to spend some quality time with Grant before he had to go back. I am really thankful for that mini-break in the midst of school chaos. It even helped me with my assignments! Even though I skipped my classes on the Tuesday after... Seriously though, I'm not even kidding, the long weekend helped me with school! Not even for the rest, but for the experience. I had a short story due the Wednesday after the long weekend and I had tried for weeks to get it done but it just wasn't working. Eight different attempts with completely different plots and ideas later... I said good bye to Grant at the airport. Seemingly unrelated, right? Yes and no. I'm really quite awful when it comes to goodbyes. It didn't help to know that I wasn't going to see him again for quite some time. Anyway, we said goodbye at the airport and I left and headed home. I was a mess! I hate crying, but sometimes it's unavoidable. I got home and I had this assignment looming over my head and I still didn't have any ideas that would work... I nearly gave up. (It's harder to write fiction than you think!) In a desperate attempt to both feel better and get my homework done, I started to write about my experience at the airport. After changing some minor details and using up a lot of Kleenex, my story was finished and I was satisfied with it. When I got it back the following class, my entire workshop group had loved it and my prof did too. It even made my mom cry when she read it. I find it kind of funny how something so discouraging and unhappy (such as saying goodbye to someone you love at an airport) can have such a positive outcome, indirectly.
Back to now... (to end flashback, repeat directions above - same for beginning flashback)
***
So there are only 7 days left 'til classes are over... YAY! That means I only have one french class (BIGGEST YAY EVER) left and one french lab, two english 209 classes, and two english 212 classes left. The end of the semester is so close I feel like I could almost reach out and tangibly touch it. The only thing that mildly puts a damper on things is that I still have exams after that. Though, in all honesty, I have a lot to be thankful for there too. I am taking three courses, but only 2 have final exams. My english 209 final looks like it's going to be fairly straightforward, but I am absolutely terrified for my french exam. Given the class history, I say I have reason to be scared. It's in God's hands. We'll see what happens.
Christmas is coming! People are almost coming home again! A bunch of us are going to see Trans Siberian Orchestra this Friday! My mom is loving her new job and she's really interested in making Christ a bigger part of her life! My mom's been coming to church! She asked for a bible for Christmas (which is totally happening)!
All in all, I think I've got a lot to be thankful for. It might even snow today! I think the best way to end is the way I started.
God is good. Life is good.
Flashback: Please squint your eyes until the screen goes blurry and hum some flashback music to yourself...
***
The long weekend was pretty darn fantastic! It was wonderful to see everyone again and I got to spend some quality time with Grant before he had to go back. I am really thankful for that mini-break in the midst of school chaos. It even helped me with my assignments! Even though I skipped my classes on the Tuesday after... Seriously though, I'm not even kidding, the long weekend helped me with school! Not even for the rest, but for the experience. I had a short story due the Wednesday after the long weekend and I had tried for weeks to get it done but it just wasn't working. Eight different attempts with completely different plots and ideas later... I said good bye to Grant at the airport. Seemingly unrelated, right? Yes and no. I'm really quite awful when it comes to goodbyes. It didn't help to know that I wasn't going to see him again for quite some time. Anyway, we said goodbye at the airport and I left and headed home. I was a mess! I hate crying, but sometimes it's unavoidable. I got home and I had this assignment looming over my head and I still didn't have any ideas that would work... I nearly gave up. (It's harder to write fiction than you think!) In a desperate attempt to both feel better and get my homework done, I started to write about my experience at the airport. After changing some minor details and using up a lot of Kleenex, my story was finished and I was satisfied with it. When I got it back the following class, my entire workshop group had loved it and my prof did too. It even made my mom cry when she read it. I find it kind of funny how something so discouraging and unhappy (such as saying goodbye to someone you love at an airport) can have such a positive outcome, indirectly.
Back to now... (to end flashback, repeat directions above - same for beginning flashback)
***
So there are only 7 days left 'til classes are over... YAY! That means I only have one french class (BIGGEST YAY EVER) left and one french lab, two english 209 classes, and two english 212 classes left. The end of the semester is so close I feel like I could almost reach out and tangibly touch it. The only thing that mildly puts a damper on things is that I still have exams after that. Though, in all honesty, I have a lot to be thankful for there too. I am taking three courses, but only 2 have final exams. My english 209 final looks like it's going to be fairly straightforward, but I am absolutely terrified for my french exam. Given the class history, I say I have reason to be scared. It's in God's hands. We'll see what happens.
Christmas is coming! People are almost coming home again! A bunch of us are going to see Trans Siberian Orchestra this Friday! My mom is loving her new job and she's really interested in making Christ a bigger part of her life! My mom's been coming to church! She asked for a bible for Christmas (which is totally happening)!
All in all, I think I've got a lot to be thankful for. It might even snow today! I think the best way to end is the way I started.
God is good. Life is good.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Monday, November 5, 2007
Here comes the sun... doo doo doo doo... Here comes the sun and I say, it's alright :)
It's been a while since I've posted, but what else is new ;) I'm finished my midterms (Thank God!) and I'm currently just trying to ride out the last of the semester. The weather today is absolutely gorgeous! Bright sunshine, temperature of a balmy 13 degrees, fall colours in raging glory... what more could one ask for? To make things even better, last week is over! My last week was one giant sob-story. Between work being awful, school being worse, and typical cold rainy Vancouverian weather I was ready to pack up and head to Maui or something... I don't know why, but everything that could go wrong went wrong, or at least that's how it felt. I'm looking forward to this week with much more excitement :) LONG WEEKEND IN 4 DAYS AND SOMETHING HOURS! That means that some of my favourite people (who I have not seen in a very long time) will be coming home! I'm reeeeaaaallllly looking forward to the weekend. When you've got something like that to look forward to, the rest of the week is a piece of cake :) 27 days left in the semester, including weekends and holidays... Only 8 classes of French and 4 labs left... YAY! For once, the numbers are on my side. Youth this week is going to be fun too - it's Gym Jam. We'll see how that goes. I have roughly a day and a half to figure out the most tacky workout ensemble I can muster. I also get to sleep over at Megan's. We haven't done that in ages... I'm really looking forward to it! I think I finally broke my glum-post run :D Yay!
I will undoubtedly see all of you soon and I anticipate that with much excitement and gleeful joyness :D TTFN
I will undoubtedly see all of you soon and I anticipate that with much excitement and gleeful joyness :D TTFN
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