Wow, it has been quite awhile since I did a post
Again...school gets the blame...it is crazy.
As usual I underestimated the time it would take me to complete courses online..lol
Add to the mix working 3 days a week and a Warcraft membership...time was very little...BUT, I ladied up and cancelled Warcraft (hard hard thing to do especially with a new lvl 80 toon) and now I am not working really at all, only a day every two-three weeks or so...SO now I am back on school track.
I am almost done my archaeology course which is exciting and I am a little ways into my Sociology of Families course which I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE...and then I am soon starting my Urban Anthropology course which looks awesome. It is really hard not to stray and read those books...u know you are a geek when....
Other than school...home is wonderful.
I love my mom and dad. It is so nice to be home.
I am my dad's handydaugher helper when he needs me and we go on shopping trips together for tools and groceries...nothing like father/daughter bonding!
I have introduced mom into the world of burnt movies...which may have been the biggest mistake of my life - LOL. She loves horror movies...SOOO one night I compiled a list of the BEST horror movies and I have downloaded and burnt over 50 for her...she is still thanking me yet.
My nan is still chargin' on! God love her soul. Her memory is fading very quickly these days which is scary, sad, upsetting, and heart wrenching all in one. I haven't seen her lately because I had H1N1 (awesome I know) so I wasn't allowed to go ANYWHERE let alone go to a seniors complex where I could possibly infect A LOT of very vulnerable people. BUT, I am all better, and I plan on going in this week to give her a nice foot massage and paint her toenails...she loves it!
Ry is amazing as usual. He still works like a crazy man, but we manage to see each other almost everyday, if not...only a day here and there in between is missed. We have about 1/2 of our Xmas shopping done, which is a relief. We have had some nice date nights lately which are always good, and our recent one was last night when we had a nice dinner at a fancy restaurant in Lunenburg (similar to Il Mercato in Halifax) and then a movie night with Bella, Jacob and Edward...NEW MOON!!! LOL. It was really cute to see how excited Ry was to go see it, he made fun of me for raving about Twilight and then I made him watch it when I was sick and he LOVED it and then couldn't wait to see New Moon. There were these cute teenbots next to us who asked him, "I bet you were dragged here to see this right?", and Ry...being the cutest thing ever...looks at them and says..."Actually...I am super pumped to see it, I love these movies". The girls giggled. It was super cute.
NOTE
H1N1 is not fun. I recommend people get the shot and stop whining about it and making up excuses about why you shouldn't get it and just get the damn thing. TRUST ME...you DO NOT want to get it...it is the worst thing ever, and I really felt like I was done for. I couldn't get out of bed, my whole body was in pain, and upon having no appetite, the woozy stomach and sinus/head pain was enough to put any strong willed person over the edge. So I say just get the shot and be safe.
Now...back to school work.
I am almost done my archaeology course which is exciting and I am a little ways into my Sociology of Families course which I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE...and then I am soon starting my Urban Anthropology course which looks awesome. It is really hard not to stray and read those books...u know you are a geek when....
Other than school...home is wonderful.
I love my mom and dad. It is so nice to be home.
I am my dad's handydaugher helper when he needs me and we go on shopping trips together for tools and groceries...nothing like father/daughter bonding!
I have introduced mom into the world of burnt movies...which may have been the biggest mistake of my life - LOL. She loves horror movies...SOOO one night I compiled a list of the BEST horror movies and I have downloaded and burnt over 50 for her...she is still thanking me yet.
My nan is still chargin' on! God love her soul. Her memory is fading very quickly these days which is scary, sad, upsetting, and heart wrenching all in one. I haven't seen her lately because I had H1N1 (awesome I know) so I wasn't allowed to go ANYWHERE let alone go to a seniors complex where I could possibly infect A LOT of very vulnerable people. BUT, I am all better, and I plan on going in this week to give her a nice foot massage and paint her toenails...she loves it!
Ry is amazing as usual. He still works like a crazy man, but we manage to see each other almost everyday, if not...only a day here and there in between is missed. We have about 1/2 of our Xmas shopping done, which is a relief. We have had some nice date nights lately which are always good, and our recent one was last night when we had a nice dinner at a fancy restaurant in Lunenburg (similar to Il Mercato in Halifax) and then a movie night with Bella, Jacob and Edward...NEW MOON!!! LOL. It was really cute to see how excited Ry was to go see it, he made fun of me for raving about Twilight and then I made him watch it when I was sick and he LOVED it and then couldn't wait to see New Moon. There were these cute teenbots next to us who asked him, "I bet you were dragged here to see this right?", and Ry...being the cutest thing ever...looks at them and says..."Actually...I am super pumped to see it, I love these movies". The girls giggled. It was super cute.
NOTE
H1N1 is not fun. I recommend people get the shot and stop whining about it and making up excuses about why you shouldn't get it and just get the damn thing. TRUST ME...you DO NOT want to get it...it is the worst thing ever, and I really felt like I was done for. I couldn't get out of bed, my whole body was in pain, and upon having no appetite, the woozy stomach and sinus/head pain was enough to put any strong willed person over the edge. So I say just get the shot and be safe.
Now...back to school work.
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.
