Friday, April 20, 2007

Slip n' Slide

So last night I was privilaged enough to have a new experience. Curt and I, on a mission to gorge ourselves on donuts, were on our way to Olds to raid Timmy's when suddenly the slush took Curt's car and pulled us right into the ditch. We slid, and slid, and slid, until we were nearly in a farmer's field. No injuries occurred, and Curt's car managed to survive mostly unscathed. However, while we waited for Clarence to come fish us out, all 806 passer-bys took a moment to treat us as their newest spectacle. I couldn't help but laugh, even though I know i probably shouldn't have. I mean, jeez! We were in the ditch. Opps, there I go laughing again. Guess that was God's way of making sure we stick to a healthier diet.

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Casquenette

I find it somewhat ironic that as I am reading about "Louis the Goose," my old neighbour comes into the shop and starts talking about his wife and my mother. Mr. Koch's wife suffers with Alzheimer's; my mom, a genetic disease known as Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy, and this terribly sweet elderly man says "Well, we just have to learn to how live through it." Although seemingly common knowledge, I've been hearing this same thing said to be for days now. All the time. it's like in Shakespeare (I'm a nerd, I know): when things are repeated, the author is trying to get a message through to you.
Here I am, sitting and fretting about going away in the fall for thousands of reasons, when really, even if I am here next year, even if I work my tushie off in the next five months (five months already!!), whatever happens will happen regardless of whatever I do; it is in fact what i do with the outcome that is really going to affect me. I mean, Mr. Koch is married to a woman who is slowly forgetting everything that makes her her and forgetting who he is (I can only imagine it is painstakingly difficult to have to watch someone you love drift away from you so slowly), and he is ok with that. I mean, he is not okay with it, the man tears and has deep love for her after all, but he is okay with it! He is just dealing with it, and what he has to deal with is a great deal more to deal with than I will as a result of going away to school. Serisouly, how long have I been this daft?

Friday, April 13, 2007

Lucky Friday the 13th!

Well, it is Friday night and I have never been happier to be sitting on my couch at home with a beverage. This week has been awesome! Aided mostly by the fact that I have been living in the beauteous sunshine, but needless to say, a great deal has happened.
It's been a week of incredible insanity. I've recently found out that my cousin is pregnant, which is awesome, and that Sam Magee was not actualy cremated in the midnight sun up north, but rather burried outside of my old hometown of Beiseker in their olde cemetary.
Last weekend was the huge paint job at the coffee shop. I think Laura, Meg, and myself clocked in probably close to 30 hours or so in there over the Easter weekend. Insane! But it looks good.
Also, I now officially have a dorm room at the University in Abbotsford. I registered and they accepted my application all in one day! Amazing! Now I just have to wait for a room assignment.
My roomies and I have also decided that we are now officially moved back into our duplex. It has been quite a rollarcoaster ride of hightened emotions over the past month, but thank goodness it has started to dwindle down. Or sink is empty, our house smells clean, the lving room livable, the TV watchable from all angles and each seat, and even our kitchen table is cleaned off. This is a feat in and of itself! We even ate a meal at our house today. BBQ even! The first one of the year.We ate on our back deck too. Awesome. They were simply the tastiest home made burgers ever! I guess this means we can have people over for suppoer again. Wonderful!
Along with the wonderful weather, my roomies and I have begun setting dates for all of our wonderful adventures this summer. We have a week long road trip through some States and BC, a weekend at the lake in Montana, and moving me out to Abby. Of course there will be hiking on the weekends we're home, more laking, badminton, Odessey driving...this summer is going to be absolutly flipping diddley-awesome!

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Technicolour Easter Bunny

I am so exhausted. This whole long-weekend I have been living at the coffee shop, as is usual. We got to paint the brains out of that place and boy, does it look cool! I love it. The colours were originally lavender, periwinkle and a green, but are now red, brown, grey and white with accents of silver. Sweet! The one wall that is red also has a giant white damask painting on it. I love it. I think the boss likes it too, which is the most important part.
I just want to go to bed now, but should probably go put the place back in order. I can't wait to see everything so fresh and new. We even bought the boss these cute little whitish and yellow flowers called "lemnesia" or something strange like that. They smell so delightful.