Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Riding in the Rain

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I miss Marci :(

Well Curtis, Marci, and Nollie were out visiting this weekend and it was so great.  We chit-chatted tones and got all caught up!  Unfortunately, now that they are gone I have been feeling just a little sad.  I have found myself saying over and over the same sentence I said back in January when they first moved to Provost...I MISS MARCI!  Marci your a great friend and I am happy to have you.



Thanks for the great visit guys I really do wish you were closer but for now I will just look forward to November when it is our turn to go and see you.



Monday, September 25, 2006

What a Mess!

This is what it looks like when you accidentally drop 10 pounds of cat food down the stairs!Mess



























However, Felix and Layla were very happy!



P Cubed

As the outdoor soccer season finishes, basketball season begins.  I thought I would share a photo from our last soccer game this year.  Thanks girls it was a lot of fun!P_cubed



The Big Two Five...

A week or so ago I had my 25th birthday.  It was great, my whole family went in on an amazing gift... a new mountain bike (organized by my husband).  Surprize! My first adult bike and it has been so fun!  Even though it was pouring with rain outside I just had to try it out.  I road my bike around the cresent with my neice and nephew as they shouted out with joy 'Chase me Auntie Jessica, Chase Me!"  What an amazing birthday memory.  Thank you everyone!



Normally birthdays come and go and I don't feel all that much different, however, this birthday (the 25th) felt different.  I had a chance to reflect back on my quarter of a century on this earth and although there are many times were I struggled and made mistakes, as a reflect now I feel overwhelmingly blessed.  I feel blessed to have met my soulmate so early in my life.  Blessed to be surrounded by our families because they support us and make us feel so loved.  Blessed for our good health. Blessed to have been able to achieve my goals, finish school, graduate from University, and  start a career that I love at a school I am thankful to teach at. Blessed to be living in this great country. Although I have struggled with my faith at times, I am in a place in my life now where I believe there must be a God, because for all the things that have gone wrong (or what I have thought to be wrong at the time) there has always been a larger plan revealed to me later and I am always truly thankful in the end.



  As I reflected on my 25 years there was two areas I felt I could improve on. My goal for the future and the next 25 years (God willing),is to focus on giving back.  More time spent with family and friends, more time giving back to our community, more volunteer work.  More time devoted to my faith and time spent at church and in prayer developing my spiritual self.



That's it from my corner of the world.



Enjoy your day!



P.S I will post a picture of the bike and us in the rain shortly.



Tuesday, September 12, 2006

The Tradition Continues...

As another member of our women's basketball team gets married we like to celebrate... well in the obvious ways, but also by getting a picture of everyone from the team who attened.  I can not tell you how many weddings and photos this has included over the years but it is a long running tradition.  Dave and Carloine's wedding was great, we had so much fun.  Caroline was such a beautiful bride.  We are really happy for you both.



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Pornstars



For those who are wondering the guy in the middle is Pat our coach. 



Monday, September 11, 2006

Tagged

OK I have been Tagged by Elizabeth, so I thought I'd come back and do it now.



The rules of the tag are: List 5 weird things about yourself or your pets. Tag 5 friends and list them. Then, those people need to write on their blogs about 5 weird things, and state the rules, and tag 5 more people. Dont forget to let the people you tag know by posting a comment on their blog!



So I will Tag: Michelle G, Marci, Krista, Sandra, Vicki



Weird things about me:



1. I rarely see the ends of movies because I fall asleep, sometimes even in movie theatres...how? I don't know.



2. I could drink tea morning, noon, and night, and sometimes I do.



3. I can squirt milk out the corner of my eye, although I rarely do beacuse it hurts



4. I am very jelous of people who run long distances. I have always dreamed of running a marathon (and still do hope to at least do a 5k someday) but I actually hate running.  I have tried to pick it up as a hobbie but I find it so boring. 



5. I like popping zits (there I said it...are you happy?)



Sunday, September 10, 2006

Fav Song

Well I have a new favorite song, its by Tim McGraw (surprize!).  Its the new one he just released, the first song that he has ever written and recorded.  It is on the soundtrack for the movie Flicka which is due out in theatres soon.  Anyway, the song is called 'My Little Girl'.  I love this song not because I am a father (ha ha I am not even a mother), but because it makes me think of my little sister.



"Beautiful baby from the outside in.



Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again.



Go on take on this ol' world but to me you know you'll always be...  My Little Girl."



I love you Sam



Saturday, September 9, 2006

Self Discovery

Well I have discovered something new about myself today. 



Without an oven-timer I am an extremely bad cook!  Those who know me, I think, would agree that generally I am a good cook.  The stove at our new house has some weird timer that I have not been able to figure out and since we have moved here I have burned, wrecked, and ruined more things that I have tried to cook than ever before.  Note to self: make it a priority to get a timer before husband divorces or starves (just joking).  Heading off to a friends wedding tonight hopefully I will get some pictures to post.



Have a good day.



Sunday, September 3, 2006

Trip Pictures

Finished uploading some of the trip pictures. Check them out at http://sweetjb.typepad.com/photos/vegas/.



Enjoy.



New Quote

I am reading 'The Second Summer of the Sisterhood' by Ann Brashares and came across this quote.  I thought it fit my life at the moment.



"...You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way."



-E.L Doctorow



Oh I wanted to say that I also finished 'The Lovely Bones' by Alice Sebold on my trip and absolutely loved it, thank you for the recommendation Elizabeth.



Friday, September 1, 2006

What a week!

Murr and I came home from our vacation and hit the ground running as we like to say.  Neither of us were home before 8:30 any night this week (some times nine, ten, eleven... you get the picture).  Both busy at work.  I equate the first few weeks of school for a teacher to tax time for an accountant.  You have tight deadlines and everything comes at you all at once.



On the positive side I found the inspiration I was looking for this week...in the faces of my new grade one students of course.  As I was meeting them all for the first time I could see how nervous and excited they were for school and how eager and hopeful too.  It was so refreshing.  I thought to myself 'oh yeah this is why I love teaching.'  I can already tell it is going to be a great year.



Now do I spend the long weekend prepping and doing school work to take some of the pressure off for next week or do I spend it on the golf course?  That is the question.



Happy Long Weekend