Where I've been

February is nearing its end and I thought I would take this time to tell you all what has been happening in my life so far, the bubbles that I have blown....or popped lately!

Last semester in school I had an old friend as my roommate and we got along beautifully. We spent many a night watching Gilmore Girls, which we sadly finished (7 seasons!) last night. Now that it is over I don't know what we are gunna do..... :P

I went home for Christmas....and spent over half of it de-stressing from school and the rest stressing about where I was headed in life and school.

Yet this semester I thought that I would move out so I am now going to school still but living in a 2 bedroom apartment where I have a bedroom and bathroom to myself and am sharing the place with 2 other great girls.

I was super surprised to find out that I passed my Philosophy course last semester, granted it was a D+ but it was a pass. If you know me I am not a philosopher. I will talk about a philosophical topic for 5 minutes before I become bored...much to the chagrin one of my friends (M.P. :P).

I failed my first University course, History. I tried to like history and I did LOVE the stuff about ancient Greece but the other stuff, there was so much to memorize! But I won't make excuses, I could have studied more, although in University you can always study more!

As of the 3rd of this month I am now 20. I am no longer a teenager and I feel like I should grow up or something.....naaaah!

As of the 4th of this same month I have been dating my boyfriend for one year! And it has been an awesome year, and I am not just saying that! Although we both often lack the funds to go on many dates he always does something sweet like making me breakfast before an exam or because its a special day. Or watching a chick flick with me even though he wants to. Although I will say that time we watched Twilight it was not totally my fault and he insisted on finishing it even after I told him we could stop 5 minutes into it!

I got a new job. Although I have yet to start there since it hasn't opened yet. I will be a prep-cook at a health cafe/restaurant which is 5minutes from my house! And I start at $11 which is nice considering I am definitely fitting into the 'poor college student' section....although thankfully not to the point where kraft dinner or noodle bowls are my main menu options!

Lets see what else did I do? Not much!

So what have you been up to?

The day after V-day

Well yesterday was Valentines, Singles awareness day (S.A.D.), the day that is loved or dreaded by many and do you know what I find annoying? The people who gripe about how they hate Valentines day.

Okay, so maybe I don't have much to complain about considering my boyfriend wrote 100 facebook status each containing a different reason why he loved me. Although I will say that I was sick for the entire day...and by sick I mean laying in bed and wanting to whimper type sick not 'sick' as in I want to take the day of to hang with my boyfriend who just so happened to have had to work for most the day.

But honestly. If people hate the day so much why don't they just forget about it? Its like someone who hates carrots but continues to eat them, just stop eating the stupid carrots.

Maybe I just don't fully understand how these people feel....maybe I am still fairly uncallused to the ways of the world but up until a year ago my Valentines days were celebrated 'alone' and what did I do? I spent it with my family or took advantage of the season to by discount candy and chocolates or just treated it like any other day of the year.

As for couples, do we really need a day to celebrate love? Shouldn't we be loving each other everyday and not just one day of the year? True, I love the rose that my boy gave to me, but isn't it so much nicer to get a give on a random day for no reason at all instead of expecting something on that one day and then being disappointed if nothing comes?

And does anyone even remember what Valentines day stands for anymore? I doubt anyone really remembers the Saint after whom the day is named after or what he did to get a day named after him.

In other news. Did you know you can pay around $110 for a dozen roses on valentines day when I know you can pay around $20 on a regular day at the grocery store? Did you know that it was Henry VIII that proclaimed Valentines day in England....he was the guy who killed and divorced his wives. Did you know that in Medieval times it was thought that if you were singled, the first (unmarried) person that you saw on Valentines day was to be your future spouse? Did you know around 3% of pet owners prefer to give Valentine gifts to their pets? Did you know that as far as we know 15% of women send themselves flowers on Valentines day?

Anywho what did you do yesterday? I laid in bed and ate pickles.

Random....

I must say that I love doing fun quizzes and surveys....Yes I am wierd. But then it is a fun way to find out more about yourself and let others know more about you are. I stole this from a friends blog (hope you don't mind Katelyn!) and here is me!

Will you be single over summer?
Nope! Doing the long distance summer thing....its been two weeks and already I miss my boy so much. Yes i am pathetic, I know it and am not afraid to admit is

Do you remember the first time you kissed the last person you kissed?
Well the last person I kissed was my mother so the answer to that would have to be no.

Is there someone you want to fight?
Andrew Love! We still need our fight to the death.....

Where do you wanna live when you grow up?
Athens....I love that city....or maybe some place close to home...Or Calgary....Or an acreage on Vancouver Island...Or Vancouver sounds cool.......

Where is the person who has your heart at the moment?
In Edmonton....way too far away for my liking

Would you date someone three years older than you?
Yes I would....although I have never dated anyone older then me (in my defense I have only ever dated twice and they have been less then a year younger then me!)

Would you get married if you could right now?
Yes I would :D

Do you consider yourself spoiled?
Spoiled but not spoiled rotten as I like to say!

Would you rather have your parents catch you having sex or smoking weed?
as a pastors daughter I would have to say neither.....both sound like bad ideas to be caught doing...or doing in general

Who were you last on the phone with?
Tara! My big sis!

Would you ever take someone back after they cheated on you?
Probably not.....only if I knew I could trust them and that they had changed and learned a lesson

Do you miss your past?
Some of it....We all have mistakes that we have made that we'd rather not relive but then I have had many great experiences and memories that I have loved and miss....it happens when you move an average of every 3 years

Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
My mom? Yup! I love my mommy!

Ever been kissed by someone whose name starts with an R?
Hmmm.....Nope

Could you see yourself dropping out of High School?
Thankfully I have finished highschool and didn't drop out....and I don't think I could....

Would you ever get a tattoo?
Maybe...but it would have to have a really special meaning to it...and most likely would not be very big or noticeable...and I might pass out while getting it.....

Are you a different person now than you were 5 years ago?
Most definitely

Could you go the rest of your life without smoking a cigarette?
I have never smoked so I would say I could

Who was the first person you talked to today?
Jesse! if online counts....otherwise it was my mother...Had a wonderful talk with my mom all morning

How was your weekend?
Okay....could have been better but what can you say after getting wisdom teeth out, taking pain killers, and trying to sort out jobs and living conditions as well as hang time with family, friends as well as that special someone?

What did you do yesterday?
Chilled...

Are you a mean person?
I would say no....I hope you think so....

According to your ex, are you a bitch?
I would say no

Do you ever get "good morning" texts from anyone?
Yes..I get "good morning beautiful" texts almost every morning.....

Where is your cell phone?
beside my bed which I am on

Who last texted you?
Jesse Schmidt

Have you done any thing embarrassing lately?
Not that I am aware of...

Are you a bad influence?
I think I am a good influence...unless my crazy and quirky ways around my friends can be considered to be a bad influence.... :D

Has anyone ever called you baby?
I don't think so....

Who was the last person you took a picture with?
Hmmmm....I think Jesse

Will you be up before 7 am tomorrow?
Only long enough to swallow a painkiller pill for my missing wisdom teeth

What is something you disliked about your day?
The fact that I have no idea when my job will start and if I will be seeing much of my family, friends or boyfriend this summer

Did you date anyone last summer?
Not really..I started dating about 2 weeks before summer was over.

Do you hate being alone?
Sometimes...I love being with people that I love but sometimes I just need some private time

What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
same thing as now...blogging in bed

Excited for anything?
My sister coming home from a weekend away, finding out when I start my job and sorting out holidays and days off.

Have you ever dated the same person twice?
Nope...Considering there has only ever been 2 guys over about 8 months

Who was the last person to make you laugh?
My sister....she can make me laugh even through texts....

Did anyone yell at you out of a window today?
Nope

Did you have a good day yesterday?
Nope, frustrating day with painkillers, emotions, and jobs and housing, or lack of it

Did you fall asleep in someones arms last night?
Nope

Whats the next big life decision you will have to make?

Where to work and live for the summer

Do you want to please everyone?
Often...but I am getting better at that

How many people have you hugged in the past week?
about 4 differnt people...home is so much more quiet then at school....

Is there anyone who doesn't like you?
Most likely.....sadly

Do you laugh a lot?
I'd say so!

Do you believe ex's can be friends?
Yes

What are you craving at the moment?
Shrimp, Pad Thia, mashed turnip with butter, pepper and salt, ham....real food. Icecream and pudding are fun but after a few days you start to miss real food

Are you in a good mood right now?
Yes

Who can always cheer you up?
My little sis or Boyfriend

Did you wake up in the middle of the night last night?
Yes

Who was the last person you sat on the couch with?
hmmm....my best friend I think

What is bothering you right now?
Not knowing the detail of my summer..and its already several weeks into it!!

Did you take a nap today?
kinda....didn't sleep but chilled

Do you think you would be able to handle being in the military?
I think so!! :D

Would you rather have the ability to fly or the ability to read minds?
Read minds...but then be able to turn it off it I wanted to...otherwise fly

Last place you held someone’s hand?
Greyhound Bus stop

Would you date someone who lived in another province?
I am

Do you believe that everyone has a soul-mate?
If you mean a friend then Yes, if you mean love then No. Not all people were meant to Marry (such as Paul in the Bible)

Missing You

So I haven't been updating my blog a lot lately but with my wisdom teeth putting me outta commission temporarily I have some free time. I have finished my second semester and first year at University. And in retrospect I have had a wonderful year.

Hightlights would consist of:

• Building Snowmen - my fun friend Michelle and I had fun in the snow and built a handsome snowman, unfortunately he was drop-kicked and destroyed (which kinda looked cool but when you spend several hrs working on a master piece you don't want to see it destroyed right after) but a bunch of our awesome floor brothers helped us recreate him. A while later Michelle, Heidi and Andrew K. and I all make a huge snow woman who must have been about 9feet tall. Andrew, who was tall had to stand on a chair and stretch to fit the head on. Lots of fun in the snow!
• Christmas Banquet - while I didn't go with a date I went with some awesome friends and the theme of the banquet was awesome! It was a Maquerade! Like from phantom of the Opera! I had fun with it and made my own dress (which was technically an assignment for my Theatre Class) and a cool matching mask. The food was awesome and the entertainment was entertaining!
• LotR- Yes I watched Lord of the Rings for the first time in my life as well as several other movies that I have never seen and people are shocked to hear that...and there are many movies to go...any suggestions?
• Boyfriend - definitely a highlight, I started dating this guy who is commonly known as Pajama Boy for wearing pajama pants to school. He is also known to be one of the kindest guys you will ever meet and is just a sweetheart. I have also found out that he is a very fast runner and will follow through with his threats...the reason I have been thrown into a snowbank about 3 times....I guess I might have deserved it.....
  
• Brother - I got a brother this year! Being 1 of 4 daughter I have no brothers but was adopted by Andrew Love as his little sister...who is only a couple months younger then him. He scolds me when he needs to, we have fun coffee times, are still planning a fight to the death (him being a vampire and me being a werewolf and all [previous blog post explains that]) and I make him laugh and give into almost anything with my cutsie girl act (why doesn't this work on Jesse though?) NOTE: My brother is not to be confused with my sisters 'brothers'. Her brothers are not mine, mine is not hers and neither of her brothers or mine are related to each other. Simple as that.
  
• Friends - Friends as always are fun. I have been teased for almost every reason, mostly by my roommate and an old friend from camp. Together my friends from Ambrose have had awesome times as we have played many different games, shared jokes, gone on hikes and just grown together. I also had an awesome time when my Abbotsford friends and a friend from Vancouver Island came to visit me!
• Playing Sports - Every semester we had at least 1 intermural sport. I was involved in both flag-football where I had the joy of scoring my first ever touch down again my profs (yes we get to play our profs in our school - beat that!) and futsal (indoor soccer) where I had fun playing as much as I could and getting some really nice bruises. Also throughout the year it was fun to play futsal, basketball and frisbee with my friends and schoolmates!
• Coffee Times - Waves Coffee House was finished and ready for business in the second semester and I must say that it was an awesome place to go to for a nice cup of white hot chocolate (YES!!) and a nice long talk with my sister, my brother, my friends or just on my own to study.
• Growing - Finally (because there are many other highlights but these cover the majority I suppose) I found that it was fun to see how each of my friends grew in their own ways, how their lives changed, some in big ways some in small. I also found that I grew in many ways too....all but in height that is. Ambrose was a great time of learning more about who God wanted me to be as a student, friend, sister, and as myself. I learned many valuable lessons both in the class room and out of it and am glad that I decided to come here

I have really enjoyed my first year as a University Student, from staying up for all hours, going to a pub for the first times (for cheap chicken wings and coke instead of beer of course), to hanging with friends to going for walks and talking to God. Ambrose has been a place of Love, Laughter and Learning and this summer I am really missing everyone and everything there but am looking forward to the new memories, adventures and lessons that the new school year will bring.

So how was your year? What were your highlights?

I Lost My Wisdom....

...teeth. Well actually I didn't loose them I had them pulled out. It was actually very nice. I must admit I was not a fan of the fact that my wisdom teeth were coming out but because they were starting to get infected where they had not yet surfaced (part of all four had pierced through my gums) and some were actually starting to wear away at my jaw bone.

I used to joke with my friends who would tell me that I would most likely be awake while they pulled my wisdom teeth that I would put up a bit enough fight that they would HAVE to knock me out to pull them out but thankfully I didn't have to go through with it because I was knocked out for the event.

Heading into the office I was asked to lay down. I was given an IV, and due to my experience (ahem, one time) in giving blood the IV was no biggie for me......and then I had a clip on my finger to measure my heart rate and given an oxygen tube.

After sitting in the chair for a while the doctor came in and with a "Goodnight Irene" put a needle (or two) into my IV. I waited a couple minutes and nothing seemed to happen and then next thing I know I was opening the door of my dad's car back at home....Whoa! I totally forgot getting out of the chair...leaving the building, by a different way too so I wouldn't fall down 3 floors worth of stairs or my dad driving me home!

But besides that I am happy to say that now, over 12hrs later I still feel no pain (yay for pain meds!), the freezing is gone and I am looking forward to eating more icecream and pudding tomorrow :D

So do you remember what your wisdom teeth experience was like? If you were put out for it do you remember waking up or anything after it?

Laughter

Since I can't really focus on my New Testament paper for school I thought that I would write a quick blog post.

I have always enjoyed laughing, it seems to make you feel good and happy no matter how you are feeling beforehand. And then there are those people who can make you laugh no matter when or what is going on, which can be annoying if you want to feel angry or sad :P. So far in my life I have only come across two people who can always make me laugh and that is my little sister and my boyfriend.

Also lately it has come to my attention that I am ticklish. Now when I was a young girl i used to be extremely ticklish but as i entered my early teens i trained myself not to be ticklish, to the disappointment of a few. But for some reason I have been becoming increasingly ticklish...why? I do not know. There are times when I can keep my self from laughing and keep my cool but other times I start to head into a shrieking/gasping laugh as I struggle for air.

So who makes you laugh? Are you ticklish?

Hot Water and Masks

There is not much that I enjoy better then a nice long hot shower, unless it it a nice long hot bath with music, tea, cookies and a good book! Not only does a shower make you feel clean but I find it feels like the hot water is washing away my troubles and stress. It is a place that I can freely think, one of the places where I feel free to be 100% myself, whether that means that I am crying away hurts or humming and singing to my own little tune.

Sometimes it is nice to take off the mask that you wear around other people. Sure there may be some people who you act yourself around but are you ever 100% yourself even with them? We all seem to have some inner desire to want other people to like us, to have others think better of us and often we can doubt that the true us will do that.

I have slowly been working on taking off my mask layer by layer, but sometimes it feels like it has been glued on with superglue. So lately I have been taking lots of late night hot showers to comtemplate life, my life, my future, my friends, who I am and where I am going.

So is there a place that you like to go to think and just be yourself?

New Year

It is the begining of a new year, a new semester and lately I've been thinking.......actually I don't know what I have been thinking lately - lately my brain has been feeling like it is outta comission, that is isn't really working or that part of it has taken a holiday and left me behind.

Ever get that feeling?

On a side note I have started to journal again. I used to journal almost everyday and then stopped for a year and then started again - did that a couple times until I stopped a couple years ago. I have always found journaling a great way for me just to understand how exactly I am feeling and thinking, understand it better, and, if it is anything less then postitive, deal with it. I also find it a great way to talk and think about things that I wouldn't share with others. I'm not journaling everyday but just when I feel like it and I have found that it is very peacefull and helps me to clear my head and feel less stress.

So do you journal? Why or why not? How do you deal with emotions that you don't openly share with others?

Hamsters, Piranhas, and Werewolves. Oh My!

There has been a new popular game that has been played. There does not seem to be any official title for it but is simply referred to as 'the story telling game'. In case some of you have not played this game, the only things you need are paper, pens, and lots of creative minds (and of course a sense of humour). Everyone writes a title on their page and passes it to the right. You now have the title of someone elses story and must write the first couple sentences or paragraph, and then you fold over the previous section and then pass it again. You continue this until the page is filled up and then hand the page back to the person who wrote the title. Finally you read the stories and usually laugh until your sides hurt. So far I have played this game at several nights in a row and at least once a week for several weeks. It has been quite fun especially as we add each other into the stories and then refer back to previously written stories. More often then not the stories make no sense what so ever but that is what makes them so much fun! Below you will find a couple stories (involving yours truly) that we have written and that you will hopefully enjoy.

Also by reading some of the stories you will understand why I so named the posting which involves me turning into a hamster, almost marring a piranha, among other things.

The werewolf on the other hand comes from a comment from one of the guys made. This guy seems to pretty firmly belief that Saskatchewan (where I was born and grew up) does not really exist, it is a mythical place and so are people who come from there. Which I am totally okay with...I always wanted to be mythical =D. Then one night somehow Twilight got mentioned during our story game from which this friend made the remark "The only thing I learned from Twilight is that Natives are werewolves." I remarked at this point that I was part native and so apparently I am a werewolf....what exactly are they and what do they do anyways?...not to mention on of my other guy friends must now be my sworn enemy because apparently he is a vampire (actually a vampire ninja pirate)... Oh well I truly am a mythical creature now...gosh University/College live can be so random, crazy and weird yet so very fun....as you laugh and enjoy your time with your friends for sometimes you just need to put the books down for a while (if you actually pick them up =P) and just relax and have a good time. I know I am very thankful that God has brought me...they all vary so much and some of them are exact opposites of each other yet we grow closer. I have a wonderful group of friends.

So have your friends made you laugh recently? How?

Ashley

One of the Fav's: (the numbers mean a change in author)

1. Ashley and her Many Different Hats
2. Ashley had a great many hats. She had more hats than she had enemies. She had hats for picnics, hats for swimming, she even had hats for eating pancakes. But one fateful day she received a hat from someone who disliked her very much. She didn't know this, however, and so she put it on her head. What happened next was dreadful.
3. (sidenote: this is what I wrote and I didn't realize it was talking about me!) The hat caused her to turn into a hamster! What was she to do?! How was she to go on? Fortunately Katie saw the little hamster with hears in her eyes "Why are you crying little hamster" she said picking it up.
4."I'm crying because you don`t talk to me anymore," said the hamster. " I thing you are becoming emotionally attcached to someels, Katie, and I don't want to you to leave me!" The distraught hamster....
5. wept for 2 hourse and went through 3 boses of tissue before katie could speak a word "I'm not going leave you," Katie said softly. "I just think it would be good not to see so much of each other." (sidenote2: the discourse between the hamster and Katie is occasionally brought up in other stories for other character or just randomly as a joke or a response to a question)
6. But before another word could be spoken, an enormous wooden badger appeared on the horizon. Katie stared blankly for several minutes then....a dim fluorescent bulb when on, but quickly turned off again, Katie continued to stare blankly at the wooden badger.
7. "I don't get it," she said. "How is a wooden badger supposed to answer all my problems?" "It's a magica badger." Replied the elf. "That makes it all clear," she replied sarcastically. But just then she relied something and it did become clear. The badgers eyes were moving. Katie round housed kicked the badge in the stomach, which neatly in half and out emerged a frog. "Wonderful!" Katie cried "I love frogs!" she kissed him on the head and he turned into a prince. And they lived happily ever after.


1.When the Lights Went Out
2.On a dark stormy night, the branches on the trees were creaking the owls were hooting and the wolves were howling.
3. (this is my contribution to the story)All this noise scared Terrance a little boyscout who was camping in the woods. Suddenly he heard a sound in the bushes. Stepping out of his tent he shone his flashlight and saw...
4.the Ghost of Christmas Past. It beckoned to Terrance to follow, and so led Terrance deeper and deeper into the woods where it grew darker and darker.
5. Finally the destination was reached. It was the lair of the antelope who was related to the moose who failed to defeat the lion kind, and there before Terrence was the antelope`s cousin, the gazelle, and Ashley.
6. Ashley was by far the most beautiful and the most intimidating. But, alas Ashley was no match for Terrence's charming smile. She swooned in an instant. Fortunately for her the antelope's cousin and the gazelle were on the scene.
7. "Dudette,"muttered Gary the gazelle. "You can`t fall for a pirrhana - just think about it - it will never work out." "But I love him." Ashley said passionately, "His pearly white teeth, his elegant body...he's so utterly attractive"
8. "Well then! just marry him then!" Ashley stood in silence for a few moments before relying "Well, I suppose - well. That's nice then."
9. So, withough much futher ado, the preist was summoned and the cake was iced. The wedding march began..but as Ashley walked towads "him", she realized in her heart that this was all wrong and what she really wanted was...
10. to travel the world. She left the ceremony and returned to Europe, globe trotting happily for years to come.