Grad Photos

I hate bad photographers - I dont mean the random person with a cam wow app, I mean the school photographers that make you look so awkward in photos and give no passion to you as an artist.

needless to say I strongly disliked my photos - there was no cap - I forgot it was picture day - and he was a stone man - no excitement - so the pictures turned out unlike what I like or appreciate or want my family to display so in came my hero - Christine with Uncontained Photography based in Fort Mac but does work throughout ALberta

She is AMAZING!!! Actually Amazing!!!


I am so glad I know her - she is worth the investment!
















This was perhaps one of the first times I no longer thought of myself as a girl - or as a child - slowly this was growing up time - this was time to become a young lady or maybe even a young woman. It was going to be the beginning of truly being an adult - taking care of myself and being proud of who I am and what I have accomplished and the life God has led me too

Life Event 1

So to update you on my life of the past year and a bit this is probably the second biggest thing ---- GRADUATION


I finally graduated with my 4 year (although it feels like a blink and a trillion years all at once) Bachelor of Arts in Intercultural Studies with a Children and Family Studies Minor.





I can remember my last assignment, a 10 page personal reflection paper for professor Big Mac (name is a whole other post to explain) and I pounded it out in 3 hours (yes a record for me)it was the weirdest feeling knowing full well that was my last assignment - the one I had been counting down to for the previous 8 semesters, the feeling that a major accomplishment had been achieved, but I was the only one done - so celebration had to be postponed till Nova was done - she took forever mind you







anyways I can remember in my first year when I crossed the stage for my hms certificate I heard a fourth year saying that I had no idea what real graduation was like - this was just a premature grad for me - I had a long way to go still - man they were right... so finally it was my time and I soaked it in... (random fact about me - if i have an opportunity to soak it in - I will - welcome to why I love birthdays and christmas and all of these distinct moments)





so graduation was the second biggest event this year





Okay now before you say why is she barefoot let me explain...

I love heels - 5"10 being my height I secretly enjoy clearing 6" - actually
So Grade 12 grad I bought beautiful heels - 7 weeks before grad I broke my ankle - no heels for 2007....
I bought a beautiful pair for grad this year - in fact I wore them all day (minus from am service to car - I was barefoot then)


When it was my turn to cross the stage my feet were sweaty (grossness >.<) and I was shaking - so I simply kicked them off - barefoot vs falling on my face in front of people - I went for barefoot - welcome to my life...



This is one of my absolute FAV couples - RandC are perhaps one of the most inspiring couples I know - R graduated a couple years before me - but he was one of the most influential guys at school in my life - I could ask him a question and he would simply give me an honest answer, and he has perhaps the biggest heart ever! Then his wife C graduated a year before me - she is one of the most amazing lady I know. She doesnt apologize for who she is nor does she make excuses - she gets stuff done and does it in an incredible way - she has walked with me and Nova through alot - I admire her tenacity and her commitment to the people in her heart is amazing - it is an honor to know these two!



This is Elder Kwon and His wife - you will find out about them later - lets just say this is the beginning of that area of my life

I became my worst pet peeve

So here is something that most people do not know

If I follow your blog (and by follow I dont mean that it is clicked that I follow you - I mean that you are bookmarked as a fav) I check your blog almost everyday. Yes Everyday that I am on my laptop I check blogs. I dont know why I necessarily likle blogs so much, I guess its because at your own convienence you get to keep up with various peoples' lives and such. Any ways I HATE when people dont post forever, or they have a blog for a season and then its done.. So essentially what I have done is my biggest pet peeve.

Oh well, I dont really care if you read or not, but I think more than anythign blogs have become personal memories. A lady I know made a blog while pregnant that in it she wrote many posts for their now 2 month old baby girl. It would be neat to be able to read what your parents thought of you and dream for you since the beginning....

So I guess this is me making a stake in the ground for myself. My own personal memory lane and thoughts that in the end other people get to see (slightly creepy perhaps but oh well)...


I think for me this is my story, this is what is important to me and what has made me into me.

Forever I know!!

Okay i am sorry, i know its been forever, infact multiple months, but hey i am busy like everyone else.

I really wanted to let you know something really exciting!!!!!!!!!!1

I am going to CUBA!!!!!!!!

I will be gone February 19-26 and will be going as a leader with my school to work kids in Havana.

I am so excited to be challenged with leading the team fund raising events and trying to work my butt off to pay for this one.

Please pray for me! I am going to need alot of wisdom and discernment on this one!!!

I know very little information right now except that this is what I need to do to graduate with my minor in children and family studies!!!

I promise to post more now that school is in full swing!

An Excuse to Verbalize

Wow, okay so I had no idea if I would ever blog again but here I am typing.

Mainly this is a crazy realization that I have been home for over three months. I cant even describe to you the ache in my heart to be in Quebec again, its crazy how much I miss the people at the church and constantly being in Valeries way and getting excited when Alain my mon amis would be coming home.

I miss the discussions over chess with MR Meyer and hanging out with the ladies. Earl and Danny and I having fun and watching Rachel and Aaron play at the arcade. Italian Poutine and galavanting into Montreal to watch Efa play. Seeing Grace every week and snow boarding with her.

All in all i miss it so very much.

Its crazy how so much time as already past but these people are ingrained into my memory and tattooed onto my heart.

I miss them so much!

So cheers to memories

Moving

Okay So i am moving in with my oldest sister and I have come to a few conclusions

1. I HATE my apartment being out of place
2. I HATE packing
3. I HATE having everythign in boxes

4. I LOVE the fact that I get to live with my sister
5. I LOVE the fact that I get to have her cooking alot more
6. I LOVE the fact that I am a week away from 4 and 5!!!

I really dislike having to pack more boxes and I ran out of packing paper so now my phone book is protecting those fragile items. I realized that somehow three years of incredible times, journeys, late ngiht teas, all hours country music playing will be dearly missed. But Rebekah and her dog are welcoming me so I guess thats cool!

Life moves on, A month ago I was just about to leave Quebec, yes thats right a MONTH! Woah what a journey! A busy month has insued. I got a job at laura in west ed and I am really enjoying it! Other than that I am just enjoying the sun and last week the snow

Ray Ray Home

Well here I am, two weeks ago I was shoving everything I had into my bags and packing up Valeries car for the airport the next morning. Here I am in Edmonton, serving at Boston Pizza and all the sudden it hit me so hard that I miss Quebec. I miss the church, I miss seeing all of the church members. I miss the experiences of waking up in a strange place and the adventure of getting to know whats all around me. The good the bad all of it created an experience for which I am extremely thankful that I had the opportunity to experience...