New hair!

I desperately needed my hair done and was THRILLED that my friend (and hairdresser) was available. So take a look, I loooooove my hair like this!

Don't cha love the sexy foils!

All done and looking sexy!

Happy weekend!

N.

Supervisor

So today as I was trying to convince Cam to let me have a cup of his coffee, my phone rang. "Nicole, so Teacher D is sick, you need to be the supervisor today. All day! I got you subs." my response? "um... What? Ok. Thanks." insert brief panic attack followed by quick sprinting to get out the door and to work early to get things set up. All in all, it was a FANTASTIC day!

I've been praying lots for God to show me if I'm in the right spot. Please God, show me that I can do this. All of it, please bring me confidence and belief in my abilities. He answered those prayers today. Because honestly, I rocked it!! :)

So Teacher D, it's ok if you get sick! I promise I can take care of things.

Happy Friday,

Teacher N.

A little of this and that

So we got a lot of snow this past week, so much so that I cried in my car on the way to work one morning. I was petrified that I wouldn't make it there and instead hit black ice and end up in a ditch. I love snow, but despise driving in it. Sadie (my car) didn't even start one morning, I was late for work but just glad that my dad was home and able to take me in my little brothers car. That was definitely the worst morning so far, there was even a spider in my shower that morning. BUT now there is rain, no snow.

I've been reading this great book by Joyce Meyers about health and worthiness. It's inspired me to pay attention to what I eat once again and start exercising on a daily basis. So now I'm tracking my calories and waking up at 6am to use the gym in my garage. I'm honestly loving it, I'm not weighing myself cause frankly I don't care about that. I just want to be healthy.

I only have one week left at work before I go down to four days a week for two months. That's another post, I'm still not too sure how much I want to share. But I will say that I'm going to be participating in a treatment at Vancouver Hospital.

Well... Time for my lazy Sunday to commence.

Blessings, N.

A pic of my new favorite book (below)

dinner... whole wheat waffles

A big plateful of YUM! And I can't have waffles without a cup of tea. All around delicious!

The beauty of home

A nice walk with my hubby in the pretty snow covered neighborhood. I truly adore where I live, I don't want to be anywhere else.

Sickly

I promised Cam that this year 2012, I would try hard not to complain as much. I had NO idea that I had come to be such a frequent complainer. Which is definitely NOT ok.

Currently however, I am STILL sick for now my fourth week and I'm done with it. Going through box after box of tissues is just a pain and I'm exhausted from constant coughing!

Tonight I even stubbed my toe so hard (I have tremendously bad luck with that) that I started crying hysterically. Cam took pictures of my little melt down but I'm not posting them!

Please body, I beg you, get better soon.

N.

End of complaints. Good night!

New years (a little late)

I realize that this post is a little late, but I figured that was ok. My New Years eve was actually quite different this year (like everything else about Xmas 2011). We went to my bestie's house, her boyfriend was there and my brother came along. It was a lot of fun! We played games, ate a good meal and counted down to midnight. Good times were had by all.

I've been thinking a lot lately about this new year 2012 and the plans that Cam and I have for the year. I don't really do resolutions, I have goals for myself but that's about it.

Here are a few of our plans/goals to share for 2012:
* Continue to work on making this new home feel like home. Paint the bedrooms and bathroom, get area rugs, shelving, pictures framed, a shelving unit for the living space, finish the mini projects in the kitchen, get the curtains up.
* Pay off Sadie (our car) while saving up for a down payment for a future home. Go and speak to the bank about mortgages and what we need to do to get what we want.
* The talk of pregnancy and having a baby is becoming a very frequent conversation for us. Maybe there will be a baby to join our family this year? I won't give more details on this until a test says (+).
* Stay at home and don't go traveling anywhere outside BC. Take a few camping trips this year close by.
* Send Cam to school in the coming fall to start on his horticultural degree for his landscaping career.

A few plans/goals I have for myself to share for 2012:
* Get healthy! Kick sugar from my diet, start exercising. I'm not interested in going on a diet I just want to get healthy and strive to eat healthier.
* Finish all the classes I need to complete by the end of this year so all I'll have left to complete in 2013 will be practicums and observation papers! Then I'll have my full ECE license.
* Start spending more time in prayer and with my bible. Start trying to listen to what God is saying and to not be afraid of the change that He may be making in my life.
* Make my treatment at Vancouver General Hospital a top priority. Do exactly what they say, and believe that I can achieve healing through the program.

I think that's about it! I'm really proud of Cam and I. The year 2011 was fantastic, it was really busy but we had some great changes happen. We moved into a bigger space paying less rent, I went to school and got a great full time job in my career choice. Cam decided to make landscaping his career choice over youth work. We bought a car, we did a lot in our home to make it ours. We travelled to Vegas, Harrison Hot Springs and Winnipeg. Wow! What a year.

Thanks for reading and we wish you a really great New Year 2012!

Blessings, N.

Train stopped me on my way home from work!

More Xmas fun

This is my niece Jackie, she consistently climbed into my lap while we were there in Winnipeg for Christmas. I got a lotta love, hugs, kisses and joy from being with her! What a great Christmas break! :)



When we got back home from Winnipeg, we got to have Christmas with my side of the family!!! A true Kroeker family Christmas, with presents and fantastic food! The best Christmas day on December 29th that we've ever had!! I got these (below) from my little brother, SO comfy!



I hope everyone's celebrations were fantastic this season. I know we had 2 solid weeks of fun fun fun! Although I'm sad (and a bit nervous) to get back into the routine of full time work... I'm thrilled to get back into the swing of things and "real life". Plus, before I know it I'll have another 2 weeks off in march for spring break AND I don't have night classes this semester. Yippee!

Blessings, N.