I love Christmas! Last night Jay and I decorated my house, put up the tree, took out the Nativity set, and listened to Christmas music! YEAH!! He would have waited but we made a deal that Christmas could begin on Dec. 1, I even waited 2 days! Last year was the first year I set up a Christmas tree at my house, it was special to do it with Jay, and now we can do it every year together!
Some of the best memories from my childhood come from Christmas time: Family Christmases at Blue Lake, and in Banff, special Christmas mornings when Joel and I woke my parents up insanely early, my dad singing O Holy Night… the memories are endless. Ironically the worst memories of my childhood also come from this time of year: Dad’s diagnosis, the Christmas we spent in the hotel when dad was having his treatment. In the end Christmas is still one of my favourite times of the year… the tree, the smells, the peeking at presents, and of course the reason for the season, the birth of Jesus! AHHHH I love it!
Have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Another Post
When I was in grade 11 my biology teacher talked about Bio 20 and 30 being like a train, it pushed and pulled you forward and it wan in your best interests not to jump off. If you did it would be hard to get back on. Really he was trying to tell us not to slack, skip class, or take it lightly. Right now my train is moving really fast! There seems to be a tone of stuff to do, and not enough time to do it.
Report cards are done, and that is a relief! If I could not do one thing in my job it would certainly be Report Cards. It is so difficult to give marks you know are going to disappoint people. Overall they went okay though.
Now it is on to Christmas. I have assigned parts and am starting practices for the Christmas play (Come join us Dec. 20th at 7:30). Soon it will be practice, practice, and more practice at school. Fun times, and yet it takes a lot of time to find things for everyone to do.
I am starting my Christmas shopping next weekend. Yes, I haven’t even started yet! Luckily I only have my students, Jay, and my family to buy for (and maybe a couple of more). My hope it to get it all done on Friday and Saturday. I am looking forward to enjoying tie with friends over the weekend too. It seems like forever since we saw our Winnipeg friends so that will be enjoyable.
Okay there is a quick update.
Report cards are done, and that is a relief! If I could not do one thing in my job it would certainly be Report Cards. It is so difficult to give marks you know are going to disappoint people. Overall they went okay though.
Now it is on to Christmas. I have assigned parts and am starting practices for the Christmas play (Come join us Dec. 20th at 7:30). Soon it will be practice, practice, and more practice at school. Fun times, and yet it takes a lot of time to find things for everyone to do.
I am starting my Christmas shopping next weekend. Yes, I haven’t even started yet! Luckily I only have my students, Jay, and my family to buy for (and maybe a couple of more). My hope it to get it all done on Friday and Saturday. I am looking forward to enjoying tie with friends over the weekend too. It seems like forever since we saw our Winnipeg friends so that will be enjoyable.
Okay there is a quick update.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
PINK, PINK and more PINK!!
I really want this to work so let's give it another shot!
There are the pinks! We have picked one but would love to hear your opinion!
1)
2)
3)
This is my final attempt!
~S
There are the pinks! We have picked one but would love to hear your opinion!
1)
2)
3)This is my final attempt!
~S
Monday, November 19, 2007
The Days Fly By!
It seems that life is flying by… it must have to do with the crazy to do list that I have. It seems when my list is long time goes by so quickly, and when it is short it drags. This past week was report card week, which is always busy. With finishing report cards, and parent teacher interviews plus the normal teaching stuff this was a busy work week. I also had the privilege of driving for a youth event, and leading College and Career. Today I finally tackled my house cleaning, and made some pizza bread. I am at home alone (sometimes I am not sure if I see Jay more or less now that he lives here! J ) and thinking I should be doing something productive… another chance to procrastinate!
Last weekend we had the parents meet the parent’s night. Seeing as Jay’s parents and my parents have never met we figured the sooner the better. As we suspected it was tease Sarah and Jay night. Although it wasn’t quite as bad as I thought it might be! Although no wedding planning happened, except of course adding to the guest list!
Okay so here is a little poll for all of you. Our wedding colours are pink and black (girly I know). We are discussing the shade of pink at the moment and not having perfect agreement. Here are the three shades of pink:
1)
2)
3)
Each has a number so vote by number! I know the pictures aren’t great but it’s what I have at this point!
Have a wonderful day!
Last weekend we had the parents meet the parent’s night. Seeing as Jay’s parents and my parents have never met we figured the sooner the better. As we suspected it was tease Sarah and Jay night. Although it wasn’t quite as bad as I thought it might be! Although no wedding planning happened, except of course adding to the guest list!
Okay so here is a little poll for all of you. Our wedding colours are pink and black (girly I know). We are discussing the shade of pink at the moment and not having perfect agreement. Here are the three shades of pink:
1)
2)
3)Each has a number so vote by number! I know the pictures aren’t great but it’s what I have at this point!
Have a wonderful day!
Saturday, November 3, 2007
All Is Well That Ends Well!
I am so glad this week has ended on a positive note. During the week there were many tears, phone calls, and emotional moments... all over a dress! I know it is only a dress and really I am so thankful that I am in the position of wedding dress shopping. Officially now I have MY wedding dress and am so happy with it I could dance! I love it and can't wait to really wear it. Oh and here is a plug for a great dress shop! Teresa's Bridal has been amazing this week! A place with great customer service, and great dresses! Plus these women have amazing suggestions and have gotten me to fall in love with two dresses, and put a smile back on my face!
I now feel like we are well on the way to having this wedding, things are booked, menus are in, dress is bought, I found bridesmaid dresses that I like, my mom found a great dress.... It feels good to be checking things off the list. Sometimes I feel like this wedding is taking over my life, but as of tomorrow morning that is coming to a complete halt! Report Cards are my new focus, they must get done, and soon (I am hoping Wednesday!).
This week was a little interesting as I tried to keep a secret from my mom. Yesterday was her 50th birthday and dad decided to put on a surprise party. Mom has said over and over again that she didn't want a party, but we just didn't listen! We flew Joel home for the weekend (better present for mom or Ashley we don't really know), had her sister and some friends come in from Vermillion Bay, and had other friends and family from around here. So much fun to keep it from her for the last month or so! I think she really was surprised! AHHHHH so good not to have to worry about what I say or type (there were many times I almost blew the surprise while on facebook!)!
Loving today, I get an extra hour of sleep, don't forget to turn your clocks back!
~S
I now feel like we are well on the way to having this wedding, things are booked, menus are in, dress is bought, I found bridesmaid dresses that I like, my mom found a great dress.... It feels good to be checking things off the list. Sometimes I feel like this wedding is taking over my life, but as of tomorrow morning that is coming to a complete halt! Report Cards are my new focus, they must get done, and soon (I am hoping Wednesday!).
This week was a little interesting as I tried to keep a secret from my mom. Yesterday was her 50th birthday and dad decided to put on a surprise party. Mom has said over and over again that she didn't want a party, but we just didn't listen! We flew Joel home for the weekend (better present for mom or Ashley we don't really know), had her sister and some friends come in from Vermillion Bay, and had other friends and family from around here. So much fun to keep it from her for the last month or so! I think she really was surprised! AHHHHH so good not to have to worry about what I say or type (there were many times I almost blew the surprise while on facebook!)!
Loving today, I get an extra hour of sleep, don't forget to turn your clocks back!
~S
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Wedding, Wedding, Wedding!
Yup, I get engaged and that is the biggest thing on my mind! The craziness has died down; the planning has begun. After a week of stress the tide has turned and we have booked a reception venue! Jay and I will be getting married July 19th, 2008! I am so excited! The To-Do list is a mile long but slowly we will get things taken care of… next on the list is nail down a church, find a photographer, and florist and of course BUY THE DRESS! This last part is the part I am looking forward to the most. On Saturday mom and I will take our first stab at it!
On that note my parents make me laugh. I was never sure of how involved they would want to be in wedding planning. They have shocked me a little. Dad has browsed bridal store windows and “found” a dress he thinks I should wear… ummm it has purple on it so I think it won’t work… mom is excited about dress shopping and every once and a while I get phone calls that mention how they were talking about things and what they think we should do. It’s fun to plan this with them. Next week we will be having a wedding planning session with both sets of parents… I can only imagine that between my dad and Jay’s dad there will be plenty of teasing. Ahhh the blending of families!
~S
On that note my parents make me laugh. I was never sure of how involved they would want to be in wedding planning. They have shocked me a little. Dad has browsed bridal store windows and “found” a dress he thinks I should wear… ummm it has purple on it so I think it won’t work… mom is excited about dress shopping and every once and a while I get phone calls that mention how they were talking about things and what they think we should do. It’s fun to plan this with them. Next week we will be having a wedding planning session with both sets of parents… I can only imagine that between my dad and Jay’s dad there will be plenty of teasing. Ahhh the blending of families!
~S
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