Sometimes I Feel Left Out

It's bike to work week here in Victoria. If I had a bike...or a job...I might actually think about participating.

So since I can't help save the environment, I decided to save a life or two instead. I gave blood this evening, and I think that you should do it too! It's super easy, and you can save someone's life! Seriously, what better things do you have to do with your time?? Also, I think you should all bug me to give more often...cuz I'm lazy about these kinds of things. So yes, let's all go save some lives!

In other news, I saw a picture of my parents' wedding today...it was the first such picture I've ever seen. I think that's a little weird, don't you?

Sometimes I Love Having A Full House

My sister is living at home right now, and I really love it! Seeing as she moved out when I was ten or eleven, it's quite a treat having her around.

Tonight, for instance, I was sitting in my room lamenting my boredom when I heard a knock on my door. It was my sister, wanting to know if I wanted to go to the bookstore with her!

1a) I love it when my sister asks me to go places with her. It's such a far cry from when I was six and she was thirteen and I couldn't even pay her to spend time with me.

2b) I love the bookstore! And Tim Hortons! Who knew my sister and I had so much in common?

3c) Unfortunately, we also both love baths. Which means the tub needs to be scrubbed every 27 seconds these days. But it's a small price to pay for having my big sister around again.

Sometimes It All Works Out.

I signed up to volunteer with my kids all summer, not knowing how I was going to pay for school next year.

THEN. . .

Last week they offered me a job. Today it was finalized! I get to help design a program that I get to direct this summer! I am very very excited. I love how things just work out like this sometimes.

Sometimes I Just Can't Do It

I have a paper due tomorrow.

Is it long? No, not at all.

Is it difficult? Not in the slightest.

Have I been too busy to do it? Not so much.

So why have I only written two paragraphs? Good question.

I know once I get started I can hammer it out in an hour or so. But for some reason I just can't get myself to start. Funny how when you're not as busy you seem to accomplish so much less. I wasn't made to take one class at a time.

Sometimes I'm Too Busy.

It's official. All of the wedding invitations are in. On August 5th I have a wedding at 1pm and another at 4pm. Good thing they're the only two that are in the same city.

Sometimes Plans Change

My aunt called this morning.

Evidently, my brother and sister and I are about to receive an all-expenses-paid trip to San Diego for my cousin's wedding. She was booking the flights and wanted to know how long we could stay.

There had been rumours of such a thing, but I was certain we'd been mistaken. Apparently not. Flights, hotels, tours, dinners. . .all paid for by my wealthy relatives to the south.

So apparently I'm going to San Diego for a week(ish) this August. Who knew?

I just hope I'm done UrbanPromise by then. . .

Sometimes I'm Lonely

Calling All Friends, Near and Far!
. . . especially far

You're done. Whatever you're doing wherever you are, you're officially finished. I miss you all too much and it is now time for you to move back (or, for some of you, move for the first time) to Victoria. What good is all this beautiful sunshine when so many friends are so far away? I think that everyone I love should live within a five block radius of my house. Sound like a deal? I thought so. And hey, if anyone needs a place to stay for a few days while they look for a house here, we do have a couple of spare rooms!

I'm so done with being lonely.

Sometimes I'm Confused.

How is it that I've fallen in love with city kids when I was born to live in the country? I spent a couple of days at camp this weekend, and it was so good. There is something so deeply, so profoundly spiritual to me about nature.

Lying on the sweet grass, gazing
through dappled apple leaves
to a perfect blue sky.
Being visited by a young buck,
his antlers merely buds, hints
of coming strength.
Watching shorn sheep graze languidly as red-breasted robins
perch on the smooth, bare backs.
Straining my ears and hearing nothing
but birds and breeze.
To me, this is perfection.
I wish I could share it with you.

Sometimes Days Off Are the Busiest

So far today -

bedroom: cleaned
kitchen: cleaned
living room: cleaned
dining room: cleaned

Still to come today -

me: showered
bathroom: cleaned
spare room: readied for Kailyn (yippee!!)
lunch: eaten
dogs: walked
mom: picked up
dinner: cooked, eaten
Kailyn: welcomed
youth group: entertained

I think I need to pick up the pace a little.

Sometimes I Don't Know How To React.

So I just ate some leftover Crispy Chicken Pecan Salad from Boston Pizza. I love leftovers and I was so excited to have my salad for lunch today. Unfortunately, my salad today was a little more than I bargained for. I was almost done when I flipped a piece of lettuce over to find a dead ladybug!!!!

Sick!!!!!!!!!!

I don't even know what to do with that. And I'm sad cuz I couldn't even finish my salad.

So not fair.

Sometimes There's Too Much To Say.

Luckily, a picture is worth a thousand words.






This is one of my favourite UP kids flying one of the kites I made at Camp Peace this past week. I had such a good break between Winter semester and Spring semester (which, by the way, started today). I saw so many people that I love!! I think that's the best way to spend any break.

Now to the serious stuff. You know, reading poetry (sigh), writing papers, doing laundry, cleaning, painting my room, walking dogs, working...but somehow the sunshine just makes everything else that much more bearable.

I can't wait for the real summer!