I really love this picture, and not because my face looks huge or because this was taken on Cams birthday. but just cause its "us"... relaxing and having fun. so I thought I'd share.

well... nothing exciting has happened at all lately, like nothing at all! hahaha... well, other then this wonderful woman who I know, from somewhere. I know its bad, but I honestly have no idea where I know her from. But anyways!
She knows of a counselling office in Abbotsford which is chrisitian and geared for pregnant teens and those struggling with having an abortion or such cases. Exactly what I want to get into when I graduate from CBC, and what Im looking into for an internship for my third year. Not this next year coming but the year after. so... YAY!
if I can volunteer there, or at least have coffee with some of the ladies that run it, and learn from them.. then that would be incredible!
so this woman I know that Im not sure if I actually know.. is getting me all the contact information I need.
I know its going to be hard to volunteer and connect there my first semester cause Im going to be so swamped. But it'll be sooo nice to get my "foot in the door" as my dad always says. or at least make it known that Im interested in that career choice and heading in that general direction and want some "mentoring" or help getting there.

yay... Im excited!

Blessings on ya! ;)

i believe that this summer is going to end up being something incredible for me. a change, a chance to grow in becoming the person i know that i am. in doing the things that ive always wanted to do. like paint! im SO EXCITED to finally paint. and the best part about it is my grandmother is a crazy good painter, i mean shes pro. so i must have some talent hidden within my genes somewhere! i asked her if she would show me how, get me started and she told me not to buy anything cause she has it all... perfect! however, she did tell me that the best thing to do to start is to sketch, so i need to go to Micheals and get me a sketch book with some pencils. im a little afraid that im going to suck! but i'll grow in it..

maybe when im a little bit more confident i'll post something ive done... when i finally produce something, yay for growth. that although its painful, its beautiful as well!

Be Blessed! :)

Pictues like I promised! My new Haircut! LOVE IT! What about you!?

well... I got a hair cut! totally spontaneous and completely shorter than I had oringinally hoped for, but hey! its a change. I will post a pic once I get back on my own computer at home in surrey with internet access, its frustrating to have no internet here in my apartment at CBC... Im really REALLY nervous about what my parents and Cam will say, but they need to love me, short hair and all anyways! :) **heehee** tonz of girls here say they love it, so thats such an encouragement... I love it too, just total shock right now, thats all!
Be Blessed!

yesturday i came to the point of realising that the ankle that i now have which is messed up and sprained i have no desire what - so - ever! to fix. what!?!?! this is what im a little afraid of... it seems so strange that having an injury like this would in no way bring me to want to change it. and i know for a fact that this is not a healthy thought process. it can't be... there is no way. ive been thinking, contemplating, wondering how in the world i can change this... pray for me!? im icing my ankle by the way and its slowly getting better, im wanting to finally do something about it.

why do things need to be so hard??... sometimes I just want to cry and pray with heart felt tears for things to just be better, for anything to happen to make it better.
Father God, I need a hug.

at the dinner table yesturday I was given the news that a girl who went here to CBC last year was killed in an avalanche.
the news has shocked me and although I do not know the girl personally, her boyfriend still goes here to CBC and lives in the OL house (outdoor leadership house) where a couple of my friends live. I do not know James, but I can only imagine the pain that he is experiencing and it's brought me to tears several times since yesturday.
the unnerving reality that death is sudden and real... and even that death can happen to those who I love and hold dear, that cam, my parents, family, friends are not safe from it, and neither am I. i never want to experience receiving a phone call hearing of cam or anyone else for that matter, who has passed suddenly.

so here is my heartfelt sorry.. for James, for Kims family and all those that have been affected by her death. I am so so so so sooo sorry, that this has happened, and I pray with all of my heart and energy that God will bring peace and comfort to you.
God Bless.

okay... so Im going to be writting my paper tomorrow and doing my argument on tuesday in class on my ethical issue. However, I want your opinion and advice when it comes to my topic, everything you got. For or Against. Get me thinking about more angles, there is tonz of research in this, its VERY interesting! (at least to me!) so... leave me a comment. PLEASE! :)

POST-MENOPAUSAL PREGNANCIES
having a child after menopause which average age is about 55-56 years old.

how ethical is this? considering the child's life.

I loooove being spontaneous, its one of my favorite things EVER! next to being surprised, which Cam has taken to doing lots and lots of which is super sweet! Past Sunday was one of those spontaneous times... after a halarious lingere shower for Lena, Nan and I drove home to Abby and since the sun was out, our shades were on and the music was blared, Nan had the fantastic idea of going to the tunnels outside of Hope just to hang out, so we did!! We pulled into the parking lot of CBC, grabbed Cam, Julie and Caitlin and took off! It was soooo much fun! if only we had rememberd to bring a flashlight though!! opps on that one... but seriously it was georgous!! absolutely beautiful, yet the tunnels were terrifying you couldnt see a thing!

At least I had fun on the sunday, cause the rest of this past week has been sucky to say the least. I was horribly sick with stomach cramps and head aches/dizzyness on Monday... Cam was a SWEETHEART! and surprised me with Ben and jerrys icecream and some cuddles! :) my favorites!! then Tuesday along with what was left of the cramps and dizzyness I sprained my ankle going up the stairs to go to Vespers, I didnt think much of it cause it didnt hurt too much...but when I tried to walk home, Cam had to help steady me and I used him as my "cane" for the rest of the way... now it hasnt gotten better, but worse and Cam was sooo sweet to take me to the clinic yesturday afternoon to get it checked out. The doctor was no help at all, but did tell me Im not allowed to work all weekend or walk around too much, I have to ice it as much as possible on a pillow for height... yep! sucky!
but O well... at least I had my super sweet man to take care of me all week long! which he did! I love him! :)

Blessings and please pray for my foot :'( Im such a gimp right now!

its been a while...sorry guys!
life has been very busy, lots of homework to get done, most of which I finished Monday and Tuesday, all the small stuff so that I can get started and keep focus on the big stuff! like my ethical reasoning paper.

Im doing the ethical issue of post-menopausal pregnancies, meaning woman who have babies when they are not physically able anymore through fertalization. there is something about this that makes me angry!!! I mean... why would a woman be so selfish as to bring a baby into the world, only to "enjoy" that child for a short amount of time because of the reality that woman in their 60's don't usually live very much longer! I find that its kinda crazy... but thats just my opinion.
Im also doing an assignment with Alissa on Haggai in the minor prophets, this assignment is very very fun!
next is my Anabaptist integration paper... long and all about how the Anabaptist movement of the 16th century has effected my own theology and in what ways, this one Im looking foward to writing (i love writing anyways!) but I think its going to be more challenging.... O well, a challenge is good!

so yep! thats going to be my life for the next three weeks O well!

o... I know what Im taking next semester already!

Biblical Hermenutics
Intro to Phsycology 1
Intro to Counselling 1
Marriage and Family

It'll be a good one! although Im thinking of throwing in another biblical elective just to make it 15 credits, but we'll see.
till next time! :)

Blessings!

so Im aware that this is an old picture, taken on Cams birthday last year (april 17) BUT the reason for the post is that... I GOT CONTACTS TODAY!!! and this picture represents the last time I wore contacts for an extended amount of time, before I ran out and became a broke college student. Now that my glasses broke, and I took a kaaa-ching outta my bank account... my parents were kind enough to step in and offer to buy me contacts from costco for a third of the price my glasses cost and half the price I paid last year to have contacts! so yippeee.. for finding a waaaaay cheaper way to buy contacts and a even louder yippeee that my mommy and daddy are happy and loving enough (out of pity I guess) to buy me a six-month supply... heck! I should accidently break more expensive yet manditory stuff more often! :) *heehee*... I'll post another more recent pic of my non-glass wearing lifestyle as soon as Im back at school and re-united with my camera, maybe I'll coax Cam into a pic as well!

**Hugz** and Blessings to all!

O... and yes, DON'T FORGET to spring ahead tonight! :)

take a look at this cuttie!! isnt she ADORABLE!? and check out her super sweet shirt? like? thats right, I picked it out! Jen just sent me this picture and since its too cute for words I thought I'd post it to show off one of the two amazingly adorable baby girls!! each one belonging to one of two of Cams sisters... Michele, you've got to send me a pic of Jaclyn in her shirt when shes fitting into it and when you get the chance! Plllllease! **puppy eyes**


O and I couldnt resist not posting this one... yep, thats Cam! No, not the one wearing yellow! ;)
Blessings!!

I finally watched it today!... PETER PAN! and it was GREAT!... o, how I missed the adventure :)
I was up till very late last night, 4:00am writing an exegetical paper on Jonah 2:1-10
12 pages! oooo yah.... way too long though, I know that I went over, but its too hard to just keep the thing to only 9-10. Yikies! O well... whats done is done.
But now... BED!

Blessings! :)

I am sooo excited! and probably really geek like to post this... but my FAVORITE Disney film is coming out of the vault on Tuesday!! can you guess which one?? PETER PAN! I dunno, something about the adventure of pirates, the living in trees and not wanting to grow up. I've always loved this classic! hook, the newer live Peter pan version and the recent finding Neverland have all helped urge on my love for this story! Yet, you can always find me at the end of the film getting mad at Peter Pan for not going back with Wendy... and staying in Neverland (especially when I watch the newer live one). BAAAA!!!! makes me so angry... cause if you love the girl, then be with her! (geezz)... **heehee** but never-the-less, this one most definatly beats out those girly princess Disney films, like snow white and beauty and the beast... I much rather be tinker bell or wendy, then ariel or cinderella! Fighting off pirates and living in a cool tree house!
well.... can you guess what I'll hopefully be doing Tuesday night??? YOU GUESSED IT! other then writing my huge minor prophets paper, My eyes will be set to the screen watching the classic Ive missed seeing for years!

the snow stopped **sniff sniff** ... not enough for making snowmen or wearing sweatpants all day. Darnit! O well, at least I cleaned my room, so I was some-what productive today!
Although.... I think Im still going to go and make that hot chocolate! :P

IT'S SNOWING OUTSIDE!!!
cam wins... he said it would snow, I said that it would rain.
He was right, I was wrong.
O well, at least tomorrow I have an excuse to make a snowman and drink hot chocolate while wearing my sweatpants all day long!
yippppeeee.... I loooove winter!

HAPPY ONE YEAR!!! (yesturday)
so... February 24, 2007 was Cam and I's one year anniversary!
I was soooo super happy and excited to be celebrating such a special day. The day before Cam asked me to meet him at Willowbrook mall at 9:45 the morning of the 24th. Of course I was there early. I had nooooo idea what to expect, and since I love surprises, Cam has taken a liking to surprising me every chance he gets! (yippeee) He made sure I had no idea...
so he took me through Sears, while telling me that "the mall was a decoy, we're not actually doing anything there" minutes after he says this he spots the photo studio and leads me in.. he had set up an appointment for us to get professional photos done!!!
it was SUCH A SWEET IDEA! and it was soooooo much fun, a memory not soon forgotten.
After we went for brunch at White Spot thanks to Jason who gave us a gift card for Christmas... we both enjoyed eggs benedict (our favorite).
Then I had to take him to the ferry terminal for him to catch the 1:05pm ferry to the Island where he is right now...
an awesome morning spent with my wonderful man! :)

So... the most tragic thing happened. On Wednesday I was in prayer counselling, and it was going soooooooo good! Everything was great! and I thought "hey! I should clean my glasses, just cause their dirty and I have a midterm soon" yep. BAD IDEA! They snapped in half in my hands!!!! SO I had to tape them together for temorary relief from blindness... twenty minutes after and I was writing a midterm in Timothy and Titus class, sooo many people made fun of me :'( **sniff sniff** but its alright... I had fun with it!
The Good news is... I GOT A NEW PAIR OF GLASSES! Which I am super happy about. Cam loves them, my parents appreciate them, and I paied for them.. therefore I Love them. I got a great deal too, which was a blessing. So.. thats my story! Im also getting contacts again tomorrow, so I will be back to contacts and everyonce in a while be wearing these super sexy new glasses!

I GOT TO SEE THE BABIES AGAIN today!!! :D
yippeee...... I had such a blast, I LOVED it. I just hope I dont have to wait as long for the next time I see them... now its time to meet Jen and Michele's husbands, then I can finally say Ive met them all.

I took some photos of my own this time, and Jen is emailing me some more soon but here we go!

Here I am holding Addison again... shes SOOOO sweet! They both are!






This is Jen and Addison!








Another one of Addie, but can you see that her hair is sticking up? Super sweet! :)








Here is Michele and Jaclyn!!










Baby Jaclyn again!! I looove her green sleeper.

yesturday was one of my most exciting days! I FINALLY got to meet Jen and Michele, Cams older sisters, and let me tell you... they are GREAT! I had such a fun time with them, and I am so blessed because they were/are seriously interested in getting to know me, and they were both very excited to meet me as well.
I was giddy all day! :)
Also, I got to meet Addison (Jens daughter) and Jaclyn (Micheles daughter) these kids are BEAUTIFUL! very very VERY cute! Whenever Cam or Kelvin (cams dad) was ready to hand over one I would volunteer!!!! I LOVE babies, and I especially love these two.
I felt so honored to be apart of that family get together, I felt so welcomed and so appreciated.. it was great!
Also... what was sooooo much fun, was that Jen offered to show me Cams baby/kid/teenage photos, so Michele and Jen sat with me on the couch while they pulled out photo after photo of Cam as a kid. HE WAS SOOOO ADORABLE!!!! seriously, even his "geeky" stage was super sweet! :) It made me smile all that much more!
They are coming back this year for Christmas 2007, so I will get to see them again this year! I am excited... the babies are going to be huge compared to now, but then I'll be able to go shopping again for them! yipppeee....
I copied some pics off of Micheles blog thats the link for it, if you wanna see more pics.


I am holding Addison and Cam is holding Jaclyn... awwww, Cam! always the funny faces **heehee** :)