You have probably all seen this on facebook, but I thought I'd post it here instead. Of course, the rage has nearly passed so I'm a bit behind on everything- not unusual for me- and I don't know if anyone cares anymore (heheh), but here goes.
1) I tend to take these kinds of things too seriously and think too hard about them, so that by the time I get around to it, it's kind of passé.
2) I have an attachment to knee socks (especially striped) and different kinds of scarves.
3) Given the opportunity, I could quite gladly live in France and drink café crème and be a little bit aloof and wear scarves (with the French flair) the rest of my life.
4) At work, I'm often tempted to only speak in different accents on calls, but they are all recorded and with my luck, those would be the ones my supervisors listen to, and they may not like it. One of these days...
5) Sometimes I think the world looks better when you squint at it.
6) I've only ever had one sick day (that I can think of) at work- last fall, the day after my marathon when I had to clutch the bannister for dear life every time I attempted the stairs. It was quite refreshing.
7) I love coffee and don't feel that I should break the habit even though I'm probably kind of caffeine-sensitive. I often dream of being one of these people that drinks green tea and other healthy beverages like green juice that hippies drink, but then I would have to stop drinking coffee.
8) For years, I've wanted to get dreads, but I don't want to get mouldy hair so I haven't done it yet.
9) My downstairs neighbours are playing guitar right now even though they promised not to. Grrrr. Some people's kids. Boys.
10) I'm a semi-closet germophobe. I avoid putting my mittens on during the walk to work if I was the one that had to pull the bell cord on the bus, cuz lots of people touch those things. Then my hands freeze and I lather them with hand sanitizer when I get to work. I try to suppress these compulsions but they sometimes get the better of me.
11) There is no better pairing than cheese and wine. Or maybe wine and chocolate. Cheese and apples?
12) I think I may be in love with France. I'm still trying to determine whether it returns the feeling.
13) There seems to be a pattern in my life that when I move to a new place, I forget my friends from other places for a while. For instance, I made amazing friends in Bible college that I love and miss a lots but many of them, I haven't spoken to in a while. Then I get in touch with them all of a sudden and it's maybe off-putting; really they've been on my mind and I'm abrupt with recontacting people. If you are one of these people I've done this to, thanks for putting up with me, you mean a lot to me! And I miss you!
14) I would love to live overseas, in Europe or Africa or the Middle East. Also, I hope to visit Antarctica in about 15 years with my sister Liz.
15) In my apartment there is a hot pink bike that I bought off Kijiji. I may or may not replace it with an upgrade in the spring. I called it Manon Ouellette.
16) I miss living in Alberta.
17) I love to sing while doing the dishes.
18) One day, I would like to get published.
19) I can't get enough of fall in Ontario and Quebec. Next year I'd like to go to Gatineau Park in the fall and go hiking, because it's an unparalleled view.
20) One of my favourite smells in the whole wide world is the house and cottage of Grandmaman and Grandpapa. I would like to go there right now and visit them.
21) I have a childhood dream of competing in the Olympics and I've held onto this crazy ideas that it can still happen.
22) I did not win anything on my Roll up the rim cup this morning.
23) I am almost done this list.
24) I love to bake but I'm trying to be more creative with cooking.
25) In the next year I hope to visit both coasts of Canada.
Phew, that was harder than I thought! Now I'm taking a break:) Have a great day, amigos.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
"A dream, within a dream..."
On Saturday, I went to my good friend Amy's wedding reception. She had her wedding in Calgary in the beginning of January, and had her reception at the Calgary Zoo- sweet, eh?- but had a second reception for all the London/Toronto people.
Her dress was so floaty and she looked gorgeous in it! Don't you agree?
My friend Lisa and I- can you tell she just travelled to Mexico? (okay, fine, I'm also just pasty-white)
I borrowed this dress and jewelry from my sister- it's great to live with someone you can share (some) clothes with.
I'll take more photos soon so that I have better subjects, not just self-portraits! I swear I'm not that self-absorbed, at least I hope not.
This weekend I'm heading home for a friend's bridal shower. It will be fun to see the girls again, as well as my family.
My roommate from college for two years just had a baby a few weeks ago, he's a preemie and is getting open-heart surgery at the U of A hospital today- if you think of it, please pray for him, and for his parents, Nicole and Peter. His name is Timothy.
Thanks!
Liz et moi
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
I love those grey days...sometimes
The other day before work, I really wanted to take some photos of my yard- well, more precisely, of the neighbour's yard:) There was a light dusting of snow everywhere and the snow shovel looked kind of cool.
The photos look kind of dingy and don't capture the grey days I love. I hate when the sky is just white with no contrast, it's too depressing.
Doesn't this look like they're having a conversation? :)
The view from our house.I did say I would post about St. Catharines, and I totally forgot, so I'll mention it now. A couple of weeks ago, I rented a car and drove to visit some friends in St. Catharines after work on a Friday. We have been in touch over the past few years since I met them at PRBI (where I went to school), and I've been thinking of joining their organization or pursuing some short-term to longer-term missions trips with them. They've been tremendously supportive and also have faithfully kept in touch to see where I'm at. I think I'm getting closer to decision-making time, which is totally daunting but also pretty exciting, all at the same time.
I also met with a rep from another organization regarding literacy work, which I'm really interested in. It's giving me lots to think about between the two- it seems there's so much out there of interest to me, I'll never narrow it down! However, I don't believe that the events in our lives are all random, and I know that if I pursue something and the door closes, it's not the option to pursue at this time. It's really reassuring to me because it doesn't mean those doors are closed forever, but for the time being it could be a wrong choice.
Liz and I had breakfast together on Valentine's Day- waffles with strawberries, soy ice cream and whipped cream- kind of cancels out the soy haha if you're lactose intolerant- and it was so good. We rarely eat together from being on different shifts so it was a treat in more ways than one:)
Other than that, I went for my first run in about 2 months yesterday- yikes- and I'm sooo sore today! Oh well, now I'm over the hardest part- getting out the door on the first day:) So here's hoping I can run again tomorrow and not take such a long hiatus for a while. I can tell I've put on a few and I don't like that feeling but oh well, my identity is not in my weight, right, girls! I've been thinking of myself as a "lapsed runner" and I'm still probably not going to race for a while, I'm too out of shape, but I'll maybe do a 10k here and there, we'll see.
Well, that's all I've got for now, do you like my new blog background? Green for Nat, heheh.
Blogger won't save my spaces between paragraphs, grrr... so annoying. Does anyone know how to fix this?
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Walking on a Sunday
On Sunday, the sun was glorious and I just had to take a walk after church. My sister was sleeping all day anyway before her night shift, and I didn't want to be cooped up indoors, so I grabbed my camera, a notebook and a novel and shoved them into my purse, and headed outside.
In a stubborn frame of mind, I decided to wear my green shoes instead of boots, because my feet would be getting wet regardless, and it was a time of slipping and sliding on ice and tiptoeing through puddles- this thaw was so sudden.
I took a gander down Victoria St, a street near the university that has a marker on the pavement showing "City Limits 1910" or some year around there. The houses are all so unique and I love to look at them and pick which one I would live in:) I used to walk down here once a week to babysit for my Australian family:) who are all growing up way too fast in their Christmas photos, by the way. Anyways, I wanted to walk down here for old time's sake, and it was kind of sad to go past their house and see no bikes and bike trailer and kid's toys. I really miss those kids and wish I had spent more time with them.
From there, I continued into Old North where the houses are larger and older. I just love the architecture and could stare at these houses all the time, I don't get tired of this.
I ended up by King's College, which has a huge fenced-in green area, the kind of black wrought-iron fence that looks so classy, and through it you can see the huge castle-like building that's part of the college. The road here is ridged by towering pines, and I so badly wanted to take some photos. The sun made their bark glow reddish, and it reminded me of the pines on Pine Grove Hill back home. It turned out my camera batteries were dead, so it's only a picture in my mind now, but hopefully I can return soon.
By the time I was back home, my feet were drenched and dyed green from my wet shoes, but it was so refreshing to actually spend some time outside. Since I've taken the winter off from running this year, I have been going more stir-crazy and the fresh air was a welcome change. I'm hoping to sign up for a gym membership through my company- I just wish I didn't hate treadmills and those machines so much- I'll have to get over that at some point or I'll be so lazy in the winter.
Have a great day, everyone, Happy Wednesday!
In a stubborn frame of mind, I decided to wear my green shoes instead of boots, because my feet would be getting wet regardless, and it was a time of slipping and sliding on ice and tiptoeing through puddles- this thaw was so sudden.
I took a gander down Victoria St, a street near the university that has a marker on the pavement showing "City Limits 1910" or some year around there. The houses are all so unique and I love to look at them and pick which one I would live in:) I used to walk down here once a week to babysit for my Australian family:) who are all growing up way too fast in their Christmas photos, by the way. Anyways, I wanted to walk down here for old time's sake, and it was kind of sad to go past their house and see no bikes and bike trailer and kid's toys. I really miss those kids and wish I had spent more time with them.
From there, I continued into Old North where the houses are larger and older. I just love the architecture and could stare at these houses all the time, I don't get tired of this.
I ended up by King's College, which has a huge fenced-in green area, the kind of black wrought-iron fence that looks so classy, and through it you can see the huge castle-like building that's part of the college. The road here is ridged by towering pines, and I so badly wanted to take some photos. The sun made their bark glow reddish, and it reminded me of the pines on Pine Grove Hill back home. It turned out my camera batteries were dead, so it's only a picture in my mind now, but hopefully I can return soon.
By the time I was back home, my feet were drenched and dyed green from my wet shoes, but it was so refreshing to actually spend some time outside. Since I've taken the winter off from running this year, I have been going more stir-crazy and the fresh air was a welcome change. I'm hoping to sign up for a gym membership through my company- I just wish I didn't hate treadmills and those machines so much- I'll have to get over that at some point or I'll be so lazy in the winter.
Have a great day, everyone, Happy Wednesday!
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