I have been slacking but for good reason.
One of those reasons is because I am now working 3 days a week.
Whooo. It is so nice to have money coming in again, especially where Ry and I are trying to save for a house and all kinds of other glorious and wonderful things.
I am working at a tanning salon here in Chester which is fan-freakin-tastic. I love tanning. It makes me happy. Now I am even happier because I get to tan for FREE and I get to buy all sorts of cool lotions. Oh, and I get paid, get to hang with cool people AND get to study while I work.
Which leads me to my second reason, I have started my first online distance course from Athabasca University, and I am soooo excited. I am doing Archaeology of Ancient Peoples right now, and I start two more in a few weeks.
Whooo. It is so nice to have money coming in again, especially where Ry and I are trying to save for a house and all kinds of other glorious and wonderful things.
I am working at a tanning salon here in Chester which is fan-freakin-tastic. I love tanning. It makes me happy. Now I am even happier because I get to tan for FREE and I get to buy all sorts of cool lotions. Oh, and I get paid, get to hang with cool people AND get to study while I work.
Which leads me to my second reason, I have started my first online distance course from Athabasca University, and I am soooo excited. I am doing Archaeology of Ancient Peoples right now, and I start two more in a few weeks.
Rockin, rockin', rockin'.
Seriously.
Not much else has been going on really, other than a few shopping trips with Ry's sister Shannon, and a couple cute dates with my lovely.
Tomorrow is my birthday....*sigh* the big 28...lol
Not much else has been going on really, other than a few shopping trips with Ry's sister Shannon, and a couple cute dates with my lovely.
Tomorrow is my birthday....*sigh* the big 28...lol
I have no idea what he has planned, or what mom and dad have planned either, but I know something is up because they all suck really bad at hiding things, and they have been acting weird....so tomorrow will tell. All I asked for was Big Red's pizza and garlic fingers, lol, so as long as I get that I will be a happy birthday girl. LOL. Anything really. I also think Ry got me a Magic Bullet, which is SO exciting, so exciting in fact...I can hardly stand it...I will freak if he actually got me one.
Well...school work is calling me - again, story of my life.
Well...school work is calling me - again, story of my life.
It's official...
I just got an email from my French prof...
DRUM ROLL PLEASE......
I GOT AN A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I GOT AN A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHICH brings my GPA up to a 3.74!!!!!!!
I got an A in French!!!!!!!!!!
I got an A in French!!!!!!!!!!
I got an A in French!!!!!!!!!!
I got an A in French!!!!!!!!!!
Je suis très heureuse!!!!!!!!
I am also all moved in at mom and dad's.
I was a super unpacker and I have unpacked and set up everything in 1 1/2 days.
I am also all moved in at mom and dad's.
I was a super unpacker and I have unpacked and set up everything in 1 1/2 days.
I'm getting way to good at this moving stuff.
Ry was such a huge help.
And he is so excited I am home.
And he is so excited I am home.
AND I am too.
We had a dinner and a movie date last night to celebrate the move.
It was nice to get out and not have school work on my mind or feel guilty about not studying for something. FINALLY I get a bit of a break.
I am also cooking up a pretty wicked hopeful situation.
I had a meeting with my academic advisor on Thursday and she so gladly informed me that I have PLENTY of room to take ALL this coming year (both fall and winter terms) by distance education, using online courses offered by other Universities. SO I won't have to travel, and I can work at my own pace and really kick some butt. Plus, with the 8 SOSA classes I wanted to take at Dal, NONE were offered this year so I ended up settling for a full course load of classes which didn't tickle my fancy, so this way I get the credits I need to graduate, I don't have to travel, AND I get to take ones that I actually want!
I have a meeting this week coming with my wonderful sponsor and hopefully we can work everything out so I can keep this awesome plan of mine. I am sure the letter stating that I made Dean's List this term will do wonders in my meeting with him. Hoooorraaahhhh!!
And, last but not least, Hurricane Bill did drop by as a weak Category 1 hurricane today but left with not much damage except some coastal flooding in spots and a few downed trees. Now the sun is out and it's back up to a stupid hot temperature! I cross my fingers everyday that I have my room in the nice cool basement - almost like permanent free air conditioning!
It was nice to get out and not have school work on my mind or feel guilty about not studying for something. FINALLY I get a bit of a break.
I am also cooking up a pretty wicked hopeful situation.
I had a meeting with my academic advisor on Thursday and she so gladly informed me that I have PLENTY of room to take ALL this coming year (both fall and winter terms) by distance education, using online courses offered by other Universities. SO I won't have to travel, and I can work at my own pace and really kick some butt. Plus, with the 8 SOSA classes I wanted to take at Dal, NONE were offered this year so I ended up settling for a full course load of classes which didn't tickle my fancy, so this way I get the credits I need to graduate, I don't have to travel, AND I get to take ones that I actually want!
I have a meeting this week coming with my wonderful sponsor and hopefully we can work everything out so I can keep this awesome plan of mine. I am sure the letter stating that I made Dean's List this term will do wonders in my meeting with him. Hoooorraaahhhh!!
And, last but not least, Hurricane Bill did drop by as a weak Category 1 hurricane today but left with not much damage except some coastal flooding in spots and a few downed trees. Now the sun is out and it's back up to a stupid hot temperature! I cross my fingers everyday that I have my room in the nice cool basement - almost like permanent free air conditioning!
I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
SUMMER SCHOOL IS OVER!!!!!!!!
Oh lordy lord!
I had my Oral French Exam on Tuesday.
It went amazing.
My partner Shawn was so awesome.
She is a huge ball of fun and we had a blast.
We had to pretend we were on a blind date with each other and we had to incorporate as much stuff that we learned throughout the class as possible, without making the dialogue sound stupid. We made ours funny, and we both couldn't stop laughing through the whole thing, and neither could the prof. She's cool as heck anyway, but she found it dang funny. We also had to read two passages from our French book, which we both nailed as well.
After we finished our "blind date" our prof says..."Awesome, you guys were perfect, perfect accents, exactly what I was looking for, perfect conversation, that is a 10/10! Whooooo hoooooo! Shawn and I screamed! We were so excited. We worked really hard on it so it was nice to get that as a reward.
Yesterday I had my final exam which consisted of two parts, an oral part where we had to write down things she was saying, or listen to short stories and pick out specific information, and also answer questions she asked us, and part two was the 6 page written part. YUCK. After we did the oral part, we started the written so while we were all writing that she marked our oral portion and gave it to us when we were done the written. DRUM ROLL - - - 19.2/20!
That's right. I rocked that too! BUT the written part was HARD HARD HARD! The hardest test all year so we'll see probably Monday how I did on that. Oh boy. FINGERS ARE CROSSED. I must get on the Dean's List!
Hummmm now what else has been happening...
OH, Lisa (my friend who lives in TO) came to visit and spent two glorious days with me in Chester at my parents house. We had a great time. I made sure to show her some great little gems like Lunenburg, Mahone Bay, and of course Chester. I didn't get to show her all what I wanted to in Chester but I took her to the tavern which made up for that! LOL. We also went to Bayswater beach and went swimming in the freezing ocean. Good times! It was so nice to see her and hopefully I can make another trip to TO very soon! I'm craving a hot dog from the vendor lady outside the ROM like mad! I loved her. She has the cleanest hot dog stand I have ever seen and she gave me my pop for free the last time I was there. Oh Toronto, how I love you.
what else....
I have been spending a CRAZY amount of time out on the boat with my parents and Ry every weekend it has been nice. We have FINALLY got some good weather happening here so boating it is! Ry and I actually tented on one of the islands two weekends ago and it was LOVELY. Ry has been doing some snorkeling, and he has found lots of treasures, including the seafood kind! Shhhhh don't tell!
and....
I AM MOVING HOME TODAY!!!!!!
I am so excited I could hardly sleep last night.
I have been waiting all summer for this, and it can't come soon enough. My mom and dad are really excited to have me home, and of course Ry is like bouncing off the walls. I also landed a job working at a tanning salon where my cousin works, so I will be working there, I will be able to TAN ALL YEAR LONG FOR FREE and I will be doing promotion material and other things for her as well. The Dal Career Information Centre is also keeping me on payroll for 5 hrs a week helping them do design work and other odds and ends for people at the centre so that is great because I loved working there, but with moving to Chester I wasn't able to keep my full time position since I am only in the city two days a week starting September 10th...
....which is only like 3 weeks away...
Oh god.
Hopefully this stupid hurricane doesn't hit us because I need another boating weekend!
Miss us, miss us, miss us, miss us!
SUMMER SCHOOL IS OVER!!!!!!!!
Oh lordy lord!
I had my Oral French Exam on Tuesday.
It went amazing.
My partner Shawn was so awesome.
She is a huge ball of fun and we had a blast.
We had to pretend we were on a blind date with each other and we had to incorporate as much stuff that we learned throughout the class as possible, without making the dialogue sound stupid. We made ours funny, and we both couldn't stop laughing through the whole thing, and neither could the prof. She's cool as heck anyway, but she found it dang funny. We also had to read two passages from our French book, which we both nailed as well.
After we finished our "blind date" our prof says..."Awesome, you guys were perfect, perfect accents, exactly what I was looking for, perfect conversation, that is a 10/10! Whooooo hoooooo! Shawn and I screamed! We were so excited. We worked really hard on it so it was nice to get that as a reward.
Yesterday I had my final exam which consisted of two parts, an oral part where we had to write down things she was saying, or listen to short stories and pick out specific information, and also answer questions she asked us, and part two was the 6 page written part. YUCK. After we did the oral part, we started the written so while we were all writing that she marked our oral portion and gave it to us when we were done the written. DRUM ROLL - - - 19.2/20!
That's right. I rocked that too! BUT the written part was HARD HARD HARD! The hardest test all year so we'll see probably Monday how I did on that. Oh boy. FINGERS ARE CROSSED. I must get on the Dean's List!
Hummmm now what else has been happening...
OH, Lisa (my friend who lives in TO) came to visit and spent two glorious days with me in Chester at my parents house. We had a great time. I made sure to show her some great little gems like Lunenburg, Mahone Bay, and of course Chester. I didn't get to show her all what I wanted to in Chester but I took her to the tavern which made up for that! LOL. We also went to Bayswater beach and went swimming in the freezing ocean. Good times! It was so nice to see her and hopefully I can make another trip to TO very soon! I'm craving a hot dog from the vendor lady outside the ROM like mad! I loved her. She has the cleanest hot dog stand I have ever seen and she gave me my pop for free the last time I was there. Oh Toronto, how I love you.
what else....
I have been spending a CRAZY amount of time out on the boat with my parents and Ry every weekend it has been nice. We have FINALLY got some good weather happening here so boating it is! Ry and I actually tented on one of the islands two weekends ago and it was LOVELY. Ry has been doing some snorkeling, and he has found lots of treasures, including the seafood kind! Shhhhh don't tell!
and....
I AM MOVING HOME TODAY!!!!!!
I am so excited I could hardly sleep last night.
I have been waiting all summer for this, and it can't come soon enough. My mom and dad are really excited to have me home, and of course Ry is like bouncing off the walls. I also landed a job working at a tanning salon where my cousin works, so I will be working there, I will be able to TAN ALL YEAR LONG FOR FREE and I will be doing promotion material and other things for her as well. The Dal Career Information Centre is also keeping me on payroll for 5 hrs a week helping them do design work and other odds and ends for people at the centre so that is great because I loved working there, but with moving to Chester I wasn't able to keep my full time position since I am only in the city two days a week starting September 10th...
....which is only like 3 weeks away...
Oh god.
Hopefully this stupid hurricane doesn't hit us because I need another boating weekend!
Miss us, miss us, miss us, miss us!
I made it out alive.
Camping was amazing.
Not only did we have an amazing camping trip...BUT a trip to the Big X was also thrown in there just to make it a super awesome long weekend.
I haven't been to the Big X in almost 10 years so I was excited to go back, watch some horse shows, check out some animals, and OF COURSE go on as many rides as my body could handle without throwing up.
Ry's sister Shannon and I took two nieces and a nephew with and they had a blast.
I was the ride buddy for ALL the rides.
And yes, I did the kiddie roller coaster, the kiddie swings, AND the carousel.
I did 'em all baby.
I had so much fun.
The kids were BEAT, but I was proud.
Jazzie overcame her fear of heights and went on some pretty impressive rides for an 8 year old.
And by the time we left at 10pm, they were done for and all fell asleep on the drive home.
The next morning (Saturday) bright and early we got up and all got ready to head to Risser's Beach to go camping for two glorious days.
We had AMAZING weather and the beach again became my new best friend.
I worked on my tan, ate yummy camp food, spent some good quality time with Ry, and also got to spend a lot of fun time with all the kids going on hikes, swimming, daily trips to the playground, and playing make believe games until the break of dawn.
Loved it.
Loved every minute of it.
I came back to the city this morning with the car for the week which is exciting.
Coming back to class was hard, and I wasn't pumped...UNTIL I got marks back on my exam and another assignment.
DRUM ROLL PLEASE....
French Exam #1 = A+
Assignment # 5 = 9.8/10 (A+)
Ahhhhh yeah
I am kicking some butt and lovin' it.
I can almost smell Dean's List.
And that means shopping...and the satisfaction of working hard and getting amazing grades.
Camping was amazing.
Not only did we have an amazing camping trip...BUT a trip to the Big X was also thrown in there just to make it a super awesome long weekend.
I haven't been to the Big X in almost 10 years so I was excited to go back, watch some horse shows, check out some animals, and OF COURSE go on as many rides as my body could handle without throwing up.
Ry's sister Shannon and I took two nieces and a nephew with and they had a blast.
I was the ride buddy for ALL the rides.
And yes, I did the kiddie roller coaster, the kiddie swings, AND the carousel.
I did 'em all baby.
I had so much fun.
The kids were BEAT, but I was proud.
Jazzie overcame her fear of heights and went on some pretty impressive rides for an 8 year old.
And by the time we left at 10pm, they were done for and all fell asleep on the drive home.
The next morning (Saturday) bright and early we got up and all got ready to head to Risser's Beach to go camping for two glorious days.
We had AMAZING weather and the beach again became my new best friend.
I worked on my tan, ate yummy camp food, spent some good quality time with Ry, and also got to spend a lot of fun time with all the kids going on hikes, swimming, daily trips to the playground, and playing make believe games until the break of dawn.
Loved it.
Loved every minute of it.
I came back to the city this morning with the car for the week which is exciting.
Coming back to class was hard, and I wasn't pumped...UNTIL I got marks back on my exam and another assignment.
DRUM ROLL PLEASE....
French Exam #1 = A+
Assignment # 5 = 9.8/10 (A+)
Ahhhhh yeah
I am kicking some butt and lovin' it.
I can almost smell Dean's List.
And that means shopping...and the satisfaction of working hard and getting amazing grades.
I was doing good at the updating thing...and then things fell apart.
But I am back in the saddle, trying to keep this ol' blog in check.
I miss blogging, but when reality sets in, I realize there are times that I just don't have...time.
Oh time...how you go by so fast.
I can't believe that Ry and I will soon celebrate a year of engagement! So exciting.
I love him to death. He truly is the best.
Health news.
CT scan came back sort of ok.
They found a mucus retention cyst in my right sinus cavity, which is pretty large.
I am now waiting to get in to see an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist) and talk about having it removed.
My doc says that this could be the BAD GUY which is causing (get this):
- high blood pressure
- headaches
- weight gain
- shortness of breath
- slight loss of smell
- and slight loss of hearing
ARE YOU KIDDING ME! I couldn't believe something like that could have ALL of those effects, but apparently it can. SO, I am kind of hoping that when it gets removed, I will go back to being normal, go off my blood pressure meds, and get back to exercising and not freaking out daily about my heart.
I will find out about my EKG this Thursday when I go back for another appointment.
I should just sleep there. They have lots of rooms with beds that would be suitable for sleeping in...I am sure I can make it work.
School news:
French is amazing. I love it.
Never thought I would say it but I really do.
I am doing awesome. 90's and stuff...so if I can keep this up, I might not have a problem getting my 3.7 GPA for the Dean's List.
Ry said that if i make Dean's List that he will take me shopping.
I love bets.
Especially ones that involve me possible getting more clothes and PURSES!!!
I am praying for sun.
This weekend, Ry and I are going on a three day camping trip with his sister Shannon, their niece Jazzie, their brother Beau and his wife Kerri and their two kids Brandon and Jillian, and our friend Candace and her three kids Caden, Coltlen, and Chantel. We have a HUGE family camp site there, we are close to the washrooms, close to the playground and close to the beach! I am so excited to have a weekend where I am not doing school work. Pray for sun. Pray, pray, pray. Fingers and toes are crossed. If it rains I have NO idea what we are going to do with 6 kids under the age of 8, let alone the adults! LOL
I'm meeting Tarra for another coffee date today, and tonight Mom, Dad, and Ry are coming in and moving a good majority of my boxes back to Chester. All to lighten the final load in a few weeks when I pick up roots and move back home. I am so excited. Beyond really.
This city is getting out of hand. Shootings in the daytime, stabbings, robberies, pellet gun attacks (ONE actually to the bus I was on yesterday just down the street from my apt which shattered the window right beside me), and all kinds of other crazy shit. This city has gone from a bit of crime to and OUTRAGEOUS amount of crime in like 3 years. I can't wait to get the hell out. Pretty bad when Halifax has a larger crime rate per capital then Toronto! CRAZY. By rank we are actually sitting at #7 on Maclean’s National Crime Rankings 2009 - Most Dangerous Cities in Canada , it's just pure madness. You can see more here at the Maclean's main National Crime Rankings website if you dare to scare.
But I am back in the saddle, trying to keep this ol' blog in check.
I miss blogging, but when reality sets in, I realize there are times that I just don't have...time.
Oh time...how you go by so fast.
I can't believe that Ry and I will soon celebrate a year of engagement! So exciting.
I love him to death. He truly is the best.
Health news.
CT scan came back sort of ok.
They found a mucus retention cyst in my right sinus cavity, which is pretty large.
I am now waiting to get in to see an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist) and talk about having it removed.
My doc says that this could be the BAD GUY which is causing (get this):
- high blood pressure
- headaches
- weight gain
- shortness of breath
- slight loss of smell
- and slight loss of hearing
ARE YOU KIDDING ME! I couldn't believe something like that could have ALL of those effects, but apparently it can. SO, I am kind of hoping that when it gets removed, I will go back to being normal, go off my blood pressure meds, and get back to exercising and not freaking out daily about my heart.
I will find out about my EKG this Thursday when I go back for another appointment.
I should just sleep there. They have lots of rooms with beds that would be suitable for sleeping in...I am sure I can make it work.
School news:
French is amazing. I love it.
Never thought I would say it but I really do.
I am doing awesome. 90's and stuff...so if I can keep this up, I might not have a problem getting my 3.7 GPA for the Dean's List.
Ry said that if i make Dean's List that he will take me shopping.
I love bets.
Especially ones that involve me possible getting more clothes and PURSES!!!
I am praying for sun.
This weekend, Ry and I are going on a three day camping trip with his sister Shannon, their niece Jazzie, their brother Beau and his wife Kerri and their two kids Brandon and Jillian, and our friend Candace and her three kids Caden, Coltlen, and Chantel. We have a HUGE family camp site there, we are close to the washrooms, close to the playground and close to the beach! I am so excited to have a weekend where I am not doing school work. Pray for sun. Pray, pray, pray. Fingers and toes are crossed. If it rains I have NO idea what we are going to do with 6 kids under the age of 8, let alone the adults! LOL
I'm meeting Tarra for another coffee date today, and tonight Mom, Dad, and Ry are coming in and moving a good majority of my boxes back to Chester. All to lighten the final load in a few weeks when I pick up roots and move back home. I am so excited. Beyond really.
This city is getting out of hand. Shootings in the daytime, stabbings, robberies, pellet gun attacks (ONE actually to the bus I was on yesterday just down the street from my apt which shattered the window right beside me), and all kinds of other crazy shit. This city has gone from a bit of crime to and OUTRAGEOUS amount of crime in like 3 years. I can't wait to get the hell out. Pretty bad when Halifax has a larger crime rate per capital then Toronto! CRAZY. By rank we are actually sitting at #7 on Maclean’s National Crime Rankings 2009 - Most Dangerous Cities in Canada , it's just pure madness. You can see more here at the Maclean's main National Crime Rankings website if you dare to scare.
