Good times...

Hello! So today is a good day to write, it is rainy and very cold. I don't know the temperature but it has only got to be about max 10 degrees, but probably under. Life has been alright lately. Things were going well, but then I went to hang out in the aframe the other day and I feel down the stairs (funny I know) but not so much cuz I fell on the right side of my body but had to sort of catch myself with my left and that's the surgery knee. I didn't feel anythign give so I think it's alright, but the last couple days it has been soooo sore i was worried i hurt it again. But Candice and i kinda think that it is just cuz that's the most action its seen in a while and so it is just sore now. We'll see I guess. This was a big week in school for me cuz I had some questions due on Wednesday and alot of theory work, and then a criticial book review due tomorrow and that is the most homework I have had yet this year so yah...

But yesterday to kinda lighten the mood I went to White Rock with some friends. I love it there it is soo beautiful. There is the giant (painted) white rock and then some grassy areas and the "beach" and then there is the long pier with the ocean. I love it when the tide is in and all the boats are sitting there tied up and and everything. When you walk to the end of the pier you can see the gulls, starfish, sometimes you can see crabs. Yesterday when we went there was a seagull ripping apart a fish head, we were hoping a couple seagulls would fight over it and then they would fight each other to the death, but no such luck. I went with my friends Bubba, Alex, and Amanda. We just basically walked up and down the beach and the pier and took a ton of pictures, some of which are posted on here. Turns out going to the beach might not have been a good idea because my knee killed by the end of it, I was freezing cold, and my entire body just ached. So after supper I had like a 30 min boiling hot shower and then snuggled in about 20 layers down in the aframe so that I wouldn't fall asleep. I procrastinated a while and then decided to get right into my book review and got it finished before midnight, so that was exciting.

Today mom and dad are coming. And they are bringing the beetle for me so it is so thrilling. Freedom! And I get to go for supper with them tonight and probably shopping all day tomorrow (yes, I get to skip classes). And yah, it will be a good time, it seems like I just saw them but at the same time I can't wait! I was so antsy this morning in my class. Normally we do some singing "worshipping" and then we discuss it and I normally discuss with the class but today i just couldn't focus and I it was crazy, plus I was tired. After the class the teacher was like i was expecting more out of you girls today (me, Amy, and Bri) you seemed a little distracted. So then i told him about the sleep issue and that my parents are coming, and he was a little more understanding. I like that teacher though, he is super cool! But yah, that's all that's been happening here, but I will keep you posted when things are going on!

Leia

Come one, come all...

So, last weekend was Thanksgiving. It was a good time indeed. I hung out all weekend and watched tv on my computer, just in my room by myself. But it was so nice to just sit and relax. I didn't do homework (which i shoudl have) but it's ok. Candice came to pick me up at around 10:30pm and went to Joe's Hockey game in Langley. they lost but it was a pretty good game. Then we came back to the dorms and hung out for a bit. We had to be sleuth-like because we were in past curfew, but we made it in and then had a little party. We popped some popcorn, and watched an episode of Reba. But then we got too tired and so we went to bed at like 2:30am. We got up early the next day to go to church at the 9 o'clock service with Alex and then right after that we went to Abbotsford, to Joe's house. We stopped at the Superstore to pick up a potato masher and it was a gong show but Alex is funny, so it was a good time. Candice laughed and I think she had fun, so that was good. Joe had got up early to throw the turkey in and so when we got there we just cut up and mashed the potatoes and got the final details ready. It actually turned out good. we had to call mom once to figure out a problem, but we got it figured out and it tasted delicious. I was so glad I didn't miss out on that meal! We just hung out and played games. I had a minor laugh attack and couldn't breath for a little while, so obviously i was having fun! :)

On Monday I just hung out and then I made supper for my friends. I made the yummy sour cream chicken from the mennonite cook book and they really liked it and said i got my cooking skills from my mom :) I was happy. It was the first meal I have ever cooked and they really really liked it. So taht was exciting for me. But then i came back to the school and did a little bit of homework and went to bed late.

This week has been pretty good. It has been short so that's encouraging. I learned how to chord on the piano (I sorta taught myself) and then in songwriting we used partly my idea for the songme and Amy did so it was so cool. I was so proud of myself. Theory was hard and it is discouraging but i guess i have to keep working through it cuz i won't be able to do other things if i don't get it down. And chapel was relaly good yesterday so yah, this week has been really good. On Wednesday night I stayed over at Amy's house and it was good. I got to watch America's Next Top Model and it was good to just hang out with her again. I like hanging out with her alot, she's such a good friend! I think I might go there every Wednesday night if she wants me too. Ha, and she woke me up at what seemed to be really early, but I was like ok, well i guess it's time to get up. So she turned on the lights and her straightener and stuff and then came and sat back on her bed to check the time again and she did and i was like wow, it doesn't even seem like we went to bed. So i checked the time on my cell phone and it said 11:30. I was like Amy we have been in bed for like an hour go back to bed! So we laughed really hard and shut everything off and went to bed. It was very funny. But yah. And then tonight (Friday) there is a french singer lady coming to our school and she is going to sing. She has some albums out in french and just released one in English, so i think i am going to buy some french ones if they are good :) So I am eexcited about that. I have alot ofhomework to do this weekend, but it will be ok and a good weekend.

Well, that's all I have to write for now! til later...

It's been a while!

Well everyone! It has been a while as the title clearly states. I'm sure a lot has happened since September 10 when I supposedly blogged last. School. School has happened. I have been attending all my classes, haven't skipped a one. My friend Lani has been sick and has been at home for the past week, so it gave me alot of time to hang out with my other friend Becca. In that time we raided her closet and helped her to not let the dust settle on her very stylish clothing, we also helped her food to not go rotten, and helped keep her plants alive. So it was very eventful, as you can imagine. On the weekends I have been trying to get away as I am getting sick of dorm life and it sucks not being able to go anywhere during the week or anything.

I am really enjoying my classes. They are all so interesting and I am learning alot. I really like my singing teacher too, she is really good and I am learning alot of correction from the mistakes I was making when I had a different teacher last semester. And she's pregnant which is cute! :) In my worship leading class I have to lead on Thursday which is really scary for me cuz I don't like doing those kind of things in front of people, but it should be good cuz I can invite other people to come play instruments and stuff for me but yah i am leading! YIKES. In my sightsinging class we have this thing called the Happy Bag. And we have to either sightsing or clap (whatever we pull out of the bag) and then we win a prize. But if you pull out a Happy Bag then you get one of each of the prizes! I got it today for the first time in the 2 other semesters that I have been here! YAY! So I got easy mac, chocolate bar, and a dinosaur. And then we have event planning which is really cool and today we were talking about who we were going to get for our Worship Seminar and stuff and we are going to ask David Crowder Band I think. Some people in our school have a connection so he might be able to come. For those of you who don't know what that means he is a really good "Christian" singer and like a worship leader and stuff like that and he is really good. So yah either that or Starfield (another Christian group). So that is cool too.

Last weekend we had a Faculty and Friends concert thing and the teachers from my school played their instrument and sang. It was pretty cool. One guy played the congas, one played the amazing guitar, and others did their worship thingw hich was cool. And then on the Saturday night I went to a BC Lions vs. Calgary Stampeders game which was really boring for the first half and then it got better. And me and my friend Alex were trash talking each others team but I was really really bad at it. He was cheering for BC Lions and I was for Calgary of course! But it was fun. There is this British couple here going to school and they are married and they are the coolest ever! I love them. And it was their first "American" Football game and haha the first time one of the players got tackled Zoe screamed! I laughed, she is so funny! I think they are bringing "Gateau" to our songwriting class tomorrow. They were telling us the difference between cake and gateau and biscuits and cookies and stuff so we decided that every week they need to bring in some gateau, so we'll see what happens!

Anyways, that's all that is happening here. I get to cook Thanksgiving dinner with Candice this coming weekend and I invited my American friend Alex for it. So it will be so much fun, he is the best! :) Anyways, until we meet again...Happy trails.

THE PICTURES OF MY DINOSAURS, SHALON (MY SIGHTSINGING TEACHER), THE FOOTBALL GAME, AND ME AND ALEX.