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Adventures of Late

Well, the past few days have been interesting, to say the least. They have been crazy fun, and at the same time... utterly embarassing! It's funny what the simple statement, "I have a prom dress in the trunk of my car..." can start! hahaha Well, words cannot express the joys and horrors of the past few days, so here are some pictures and a quick video clip to express them for me.

#1

Tonight, I remembered what my all time favourite song is. It's "I Don't Want To Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith. I found it on Peter's computer and almost cried listening to it. I seem to remember slow dancing to it, and that being the best moment of my life. Of course, I haven't actually slow danced to it... but maybe it could be the best moment of my life if it ever happened. haha

Quote of the Day:
"Ow! My pants pinched me!"
"Want me to beat them up?"
"My pants?"
"Yeah, I'll beat them up for you."
"Oh. Um.. okay!"

The Great Outdoors

The past few days have been BEAUTIFUL! I swear, I am in super mode! I'm happy all the time, and I've gone running... The sunshine is glorious. I love it. I need it. I adore being outside. I think I had forgotten that over the winter, but since the sun has come out, I have been craving the outside. I've gone for a walk yesterday and today wearing just jeans a t-shirt! NO JACKETS, GUYS!!! This is amazing!

I was in the Valley today helping my Nana move, and we went out to check out the cottage. It was glorious. I followed my traditional "first visit to the cottage" routine by skipping out on going right inside and running to the bank to see the water and the beach. I got so caught up in it all that I managed to miss going inside all together and got honked at to come back up the bank and leave. haha I did dip my feet in the water, and it really wasn't that bad... I mean it was cold... but not unbearable. I'd wade around in it for sure, and I would have if I hadn't been wearing jeans and a sweater. I did climb out on the tree that dangles over the water, though, and I laid there for a bit. I wish I had pictures! There's some on Peter's Super Phone, so maybe I will have one to add to this post sometime soon. We'll see.

Anyways, something I realized while we were driving towards the cottage, passing farm after farm, horse after horse... I NEED TO GO RIDING. I need it. I can't live without it. At least, that's what it feels like... BUT I found out that Danielle (my step-sister... ish.. sort of?)'s husband TRAINS HORSES in Bridgewater, so I may be able to go soon! HOORAY! However, before this hit me, I made a decision... Well, sort of. This summer, when (if?) I find a job, I'm going to put aside money so that I can start taking riding lessons again. I just miss it so much. I need to get back in to it... But then... if I do riding lessons, I won't be able to afford ballet classes at Halifax Dance... so I'm really not sure what to do. I guess I have to decide... but which is my bigger passion? Horses or dance? Ahhh I don't know! Votes, anyone?

**Lessons Learned Recently**
1. Anti-glare on the glasses would've been handy. Learned this tonight while driving after dark.
2. Javex works.
3. I know someone AWESOME! hahaha
4. Don't but Visine in your eyes when your contacts are in. You won't be able to see. It sucks.

**Note**
A Knight's Tale should be required viewing for all men. ALL MEN! And they should also memorize the following excerpt from When Harry Met Sally:
I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend the day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

Theme Song of the Week

Relient K - For the Moments I Feel Faint

Am I at the point of no improvement?/What of the death I still dwell in?/I try to excel, but I feel no movement/Can I be free of this unreleasable sin?

Never underestimate my Jesus/You're telling me that there's no hope/I'm telling you you're wrong/Never underestimate my Jesus/When the world around you crumbles/He will be strong, He will be strong

I throw up my hands, "Oh the impossibilities!"/Frustrated and tired, where do I go from here?/Now I'm searching for the confidence I've lost so willingly/Overcoming these obstacles is overcoming my fear

Never underestimate my Jesus/You're telling me that there's no hope/I'm telling you you're wrong/Never underestimate my Jesus/When the world around you crumbles/He will be strong, He will be strong

I think I can't, I think I can't/But I think You can, I think You can/I think I can't, I think I can't/But I think You can, I think You can/Gather my insufficiencies and place them in Your hands/Place them in Your hands, place them in Your hands

Never underestimate my Jesus/You're telling me that there's no hope/I'm telling you you're wrong/Never underestimate my Jesus/When the world around you crumbles/He will be strong

Never underestimate my Jesus/You're telling me that there's no hope/I'm telling you you're wrong/Never underestimate my Jesus/When the world around you crumbles/He will be strong, He will be strong/He will be strong, He will be strong/He will be strong....

SUMMER IS HERE!

It's 5:45am, I am 1.25 hours ahead of schedule, and I am FINISHED! This chick is on summer vacation! PARTY!!!

Let's Get 'Er Done!

Here's the thing. I'm done exams. This should be a happy time! I should be enjoying being unemployed and on summer vacation! But I'm not. Why, you ask? Because I have a rather large media project looming over my head that I meant to finish before my Oceans exam but never did. I had all day to work on it, but it's not done. Not even close... I have my Introduction done (2ish pages) and my first commentary done (1.5ish pages). I have 9 more commentaries and a 3-4 page conclusion left to go. The plan? Finish it tonight! How? Read on...

THE GAME PLAN

-Remove contacts and put on glasses (this is not only good for the eyes but for the academic mindset... I have sexy librarian glasses! heehee)

-Break out sour soothers

-Turn music OFF (this will keep my rear end firmly planted in my seat and NOT up around my room dancing)

-Read second article and write commentary

-Repeat four times

-Take a brief break to make coffee, possibly dance around my room, and eat a Mrs. Dunster's donut

-Read seventh artile and write commentary

-Repeat three times

-Write conclusion

-Celebrate! Eat some chocolate!

-Re-read enitre 15-17 page beast and edit

-Make table of contents

-Fight Microsoft Word on formatting issues

-Print

-CELEBRATE FOR REAL!

-Go to sleep

-Wake up mid- to late-afternoon

-Laze in bed, shower, shave legs, read non-textbook

-Go for a tan, go to Peter's

-Watch Sens game and CELEBRATE SUMMER VACATION!

-Make Peter party with me (you WILL! just you watch!)

-Pretend I'm not unemployed and broke and treat myself to a Blizzard (this is purely imaginary because I am, in fact, unemployed and broke and cannot afford a Blizzard)

-Drive home jamming to something upbeat
-CRASH!

This is my determined face. Estimated time of completion: 7am.

READY! SET! GO!

Love, Sweet Love

I have returned from a short blogging hiatus to write about... love. I just returned (and by just, I mean 4 days ago...) from my church's Ladies' Retreat where we watched Beth Moore's video series on Loving Well. I guess it got me thinking...

First thing I was struck with at the retreat was that all (okay, not all.. but 90%) of my friends who were there are MARRIED. That's crazy! They're my age! Okay, well not exactly... they're a few years older... but it really seemed strange that these people are married... I guess it just hit me that a husband is not something you "get" once you hit 40... It was just weird. I don't even know how to fully explain my thoughts on this one, but it was just weird. Am I really almost old enough to get married and move out of my mother's house and have to like... get a "big girl" job and have someone else who is going to be there all the time for the rest of ever to think about? That seems really big... yet, at the same time, it's something I want and something I'm looking forward to... eventually!!

Moving on from that... I think the big thing that hit me about this weekend was that you can't really love well until you learn to let yourself be loved. God loves us completely, with a perfect love, but until we accept this love, how can we ever expect to love others? If we don't feel well loved, we're just going to keep building wall after wall, adding layer after layer of stuff to our hearts to protect it from people, to protect it from ever getting hurt again. Perfect love drives out fear and refers to love that is mature and not hampered by insecurity or anxiety. We can have this sort of love, not only with God, but in our relationships, BUT NOT UNTIL WE FEEL WELL LOVED. If we've never felt like we've been loved, how would we even know how to love someone else?

I spent the weekend try to figure out how to accept God's love for me. Those who know me know that I've had my share of hurt and pain growing up and that's definitely given me cause to build huge, HUGE walls around myself so that no one can come in. Trying to understand how someone can find me a joy to love is difficult. Realizing that I don't have to be strong all the time is difficult. But I'm trying. I pray that God will teach us all how to love well and how to accept love in return. It seems odd that this is often the hardest part... at least, it is for me. I want so desperately to be loved, but I find it so incredibly hard to receive it when people (or God) do offer me love.

When I got home, something had changed... not just in me, but in someone else who is very close to me. I came home to someone who wanted to read the Bible with me and pray with me and work through breaking down the walls in my life with me. It's funny... sometimes I wonder if God really does know what He's doing.... haha But seriously, something is different, and I like it.

Captivate my heart/Make it all your own/Melt away my every longing/Till I'm yours alone...

Good News, Bad News

The good news: Ottawa played AMAZINGLY well tonight, and they beat Pittsburg 6 - 3. I do feel bad for the Pens, though, cos I like a lot of their players... Whitney, Crosby, FLEURY, Staal...

The bad news: The game was bookended by.. well... I don't know, but I'm cranky...

40 Songs

Inspired by Megha's blog, I am going to put up the first line of 40 random songs on my playlist. You have to guess what they are AND the artist WITHOUT using a search engine! As you get them right, I'll change the font colour to PINK (surprise, surprise... haha). Enjoy! (And don't laugh at me for some of the songs that may appear! haha)

1. Life's like a road that you travel on... (Tom Cochrane - Life is a Highway)
2. Billy Ray was a preacher's son... (Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man)
3. Oh, the night that Patty Murphy died is a night I'll never forget... (Great Big Sea - The Night That Patty Murphy Died)
4. I don't wanna go another day...
5. *live whistling* This field guide's got no soul... (Newsboys - Live in Stereo)
6. I've been as far as you can go...
7. Right now, he's probably slow dancing with a bleach blonde tramp... (Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats)
8. It's not that I can't live without you... (Backstreet Boys - Back to Your Heart)
9. This is my December... (Linkin Park - My December)
10. It's as simple as something that nobody knows... (Jack Johnson - Bubble Toes)
11. Watch my life pass me by in the rearview mirror...
12. This is the way I always dreamed it would be...
13. Pump it! Louder! Pump it! Louder! Turn up the radio... (Black Eyed Peas - Pump It)
14. Hello? Is there anybody in there? (Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb)
15. The more you see, the less you know... (U2 - City of Blinding Lights)
16. You were once a friend and father... (Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber) - Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again)
17. Woooo Hoooo! (repeat 4x) I got my head checked by a jumbo jet... (Blur - Song 2)
18. Your eyes, as we said our goodbyes... (Rent - Your Eyes)
19. Almost blue, almost doing things we used to do...
20. Look what I've done, this picture I've painted... (Jars of Clay - Portrait of an Apology)
21. It's true you sold your guitar and bought a car? (Rent - Goodbye Love)
22. Ooo, I need your love, babe... (The Beatles - Eight Days a Week)
23. What if there was no light? (Coldplay - What If)
24. When I was a young boy, I tried to listen... (Coldplay - White Shadows)
25. Like a song I have to sing...
26. Try to see it my way, do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on? (The Beatles - We Can Work It Out)
27. I was caught in the middle of a railroad track...
28. Every single day, I walk down the street... (Rent - Take Me or Leave Me)
29. I love to love you, baby... (Donna Summers - Love to Love You)
30. Oh, the power to be strong and the wisdom to be wise... (Phil Collins - Son of Man)
31. I know that life ain't always good to you... (Default - Count on Me)
32. And many things in life are hard for me... (Kutless - Grace and Love)
33. Out of all the boys, you're not like the others...
34. I got a new life, you would hardly recognize me... (Ace of Base - The Sign)
35. We all know the girls that I am talking about... (Relient K - Mood Rings)
36. In open fields of wild flowers, she breathes the air and flies away... (Jars of Clay - Love Song for a Saviour)
37. If you change your mind, I'm the first in line... (Abba - Take a Chance on Me)
38. Am I throwin' you off? Nope. Didn't think so...
39. Sun goes down, I'm just getting up... (The Chipettes - Girls of Rock 'n' Roll)
40. And for all of the sweet lovin' I have received... (The Cat Empire - The Rhythm)

In other news, I am pleased to report that I am officially DONE with Operations for the rest of my life! YAY!!! And now, I am going to crack open the bottle of champagne bubble bath that Morgan gave me for my birthday, grab a book (of the non-text variety), and soak in the tub for a bit... 1 exam and 1 project to go! Woohoo! (Sorry to those who are just getting started... I had 3 finals last week...)

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like... Christmas?

Quote of the Day

"These have onions in them! That's disgusting!! And you can't even taste the beer!" -Jessie on her ONION rings

Teen Pop With Dr. Baur

What you are about to read are all direct quotes from my hero, Dal's "Rock 'n' Roll History" professor, Dr. Steven Baur!

"If you wanna be MY lover, you gotta get with my friends!"

"They [Hanson] are making a fairly profound statement on the nature of long-term relationships!" (About the song Mmmbop)

"Tell me! Which of your relationships will still be there when you have no hair?? I'm not trying to be funny! Seriously!"

"I can't help it... I'm a man who likes Hanson!"

"Pink rules!"

"Hey I'm great, I'm b*tchin', and I'm gonna knock you off all out at the party!"

IIIIIIII'm the Best! (Read in Toad Voice... think Mario Kart)

Wanna hear a cool story?? You know you want to! Say yes! Say yes!

Okay. :) I'll tell you. If you insist. haha

Tonight, I went grocery shopping. To the G! To the R! To the O C E R I E S! Okay... that's not the cool part... When I was putting the groceries in my trunk from the cart, I noticed that I was uphill from the cart corale. So, when I finished loading the trunk, I aimed the cart down the slope towards the corale, checked to make sure no cars or other shoppers were nearby, and let go. The cart wooshed down, gaining speed rapidly, entered the cart corale, and attached itself to another cart, causing them both to go to the end of the corale. OH YEAH! I ROCK! heehee

In other news, my April Wine paper is done, and I'm pretty happy with it. Hmm.. what else is new... A picture just flashed on my Google Desktop bar that made my boobs look a trillion times bigger than they should be... hahaha I look hilarious! Oh. It's gone. I need to find that picture... Umm... Right... I mean, I don't have boobs. Shhh. I do have a final tomorrow, though! I should probably be studying for that.... or I could tell you that I have a GIANT bruise on my leg that keeps changing colours. It's quite exciting... Well, the colour part is. The bruise just hurts, so I can't cross my legs that way or anything.. That's kind of annoying because I usually forget and then yelp in pain. Seriously. It hurts!

I'm making tacos for supper tomorrow, and I'm excited!

Theme Song of the Week!

I Stand Amazed in the Presence - Charles H. Gabriel

I stand amazed in the presence/Of Jesus the Nazarene/And wonder how He could love me/A sinner, condemned, unclean

O how marvelous! How wonderful!/And my song shall ever be/O how marvelous! How wonderful!/Is my Saviour's love for me~

For me it was in the garden/He prayed: "Not My will, but Thine"/He had no tears for His own griefs/But sweat drops of blood for mine

O how marvelous! How wonderful!/And my song shall ever be/O how marvelous! How wonderful!/Is my Saviour's love for me!

In pity angels beheld Him/And came from the world of light/To comfort Him in the sorrows/He bore for my soul that night

O how marvelous! How wonderful!/And my song shall ever be/O how marvelous! How wonderful!/Is my Saviour's love for me!

He took my sins and my sorrows/He made them His very own/He bore the burden to Calvary/And suffered and died alone

O how marvelous! How wonderful!/And my song shall ever be/O how marvelous! How wonderful!/Is my Saviour's love for me!

When with the ransomed in glory/His face I at last shall see/'Twill be my joy through the ages/To sing of His love for me

O how marvelous! How wonderful!/And my song shall ever be/O how marvelous! How wonderful!/Is my Saviour's love for me!

Shooting Stars

I saw a shooting star on my way home tonight. As I was driving down the 101, one fell right in front of my windshield. It was lovely. I love shooting stars... The only time I've ever seen one before was laying out on the boat at camp late at night during a meteor shower. I've never seen one randomly. Sometimes I'm so amazed by creation... It blows my mind. Every tree, every ocean wave, every shooting star... It's so amazing! How can anyone believe there wasn't a Master Painter behind it all?! I will never understand that... God, what You made is beautiful. I promise to do whatever I can to be a good steward of it.