Just about time...

Ok, so I like the bigger writing... giggles... makes me feel like I am writing more even though really the lettering is just taking up more space... funny how the mind plays tricks on you eh?! (now, that has nothing to do with what I was going to post about!)

Just about time... for... well, for many things really! I am embarking on many new adventures within this next week! Going to Teen Camp on Friday with my bro and sisters... no, not as a camper - I am going as the camp nurse! (nursey returns!) It is going to be lots of fun to be there with my siblings and to experience camp nursing in a different way... (I was a camp nurse for a camp that was geared toward giving people with various disabilities/abilities a camp experience) So I am driving Sally up on Friday morning... yahoo!! The only bummer part of this deal is that we have to leave at 3am on Monday (the others get to leave after lunch!)...

That brings to the next new adventure!! I am starting work on Monday at 7am!! (which is why we have to leave Houston so early!! I am just doing orientation for the first set - which is good... have lots to learn, am a little apprehensive about working independently - well being responsible now!! ack! So glad I have such great people to work with though!

Now that I am rambling (in big letters), I have to add... the HAT PICNIC tonight in honour of Leah... wedding shower!! I have to say ladies... the decorating looks phenomenal... so incredible and wonderful!! YAY!! Can't wait!!!

Thank you everyone!

Just wanted to say a great BIG thank you to everyone who came out last night to celebrate the end of my career as a student!! All who dressed up - you looked fantastic!! (don't forget: growing up is optional!!)
Thanks for the kind words and gifts and of course all of the laughter!!

ER and scrapbooking...

So today - tuesday - as I await the glorious dinner to be had with Moriah n Tamara (and Henny?) I am catching up on some ER episodes... I truely do love the show - just am so far behind in the episodes... so now while I have the time - I am gonna catch up a bit! smiles... have to admit - can't wait for the real thing to start!!

While I watch, I am working on finishing my Greece scrapbook - I am just over half way and am trying to get it finished so that I can show everyone at cell on Thursday! I am also going to finish my laundry today and print a my pictures from the Dominican!

Is it dinner time yet?!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!

Just wanted to wish Papa a Happy Father's Day!! I love him so... smiles

And to all the other dads out there... wishing you a day full of blessing as we celebrate the role that you play in this world! The world certainly needs you - to fight for us kids and to lead us to eternity!

Nursing Fun

You believe every patient needs TLC: Thorazine, Lorazepam and Compazine.
You would like to meet the inventor of the call light in a dark alley one night.
You believe not all patients are annoying ... some are unconscious.
Your sense of humor seems to get more "warped" each year.
Almost everything can seem humorous ... eventually.
Every time you walk, you make a rattling noise because of all the stuff in your pockets.
You refuse to watch ER because it's too much like the real thing and triggers "flash backs."
You check the caller ID when the phone rings on your day off to see if someone from the office is trying to call to ask you to work.
You've been telling stories in a restaurant and had someone at another table throw up.
Every time someone asks you for a pen, you can find at least three of them on you.
You can intubate your friends at parties.
You don't get excited about blood loss ... unless it's your own.
You live by the motto, "To be right is only half the battle, to convince the physician is more difficult."
You've basted your Thanksgiving turkey with a Toomey syringe.
You've told a confused patient your name was that of your coworker and to HOLLER if they need help.
Eating microwave popcorn out a clean bedpan is perfectly natural.
Your bladder can expand to the same size as a Winnebago's water tank.
When checking the level of orientation of a patient, you aren't sure of the answer.
You find yourself checking out other customer's arm veins in grocery waiting lines.
You avoid unhealthy looking shoppers in the mall for fear that they'll drop near you and you'll have to do CPR on your day off.
You've sworn you're going to have "NO CODE" tattooed on your chest.

I'll do it Tams!

And so I say "I'll do it Tams!" because I am here at home waiting for a games night to begin... waiting for work to begin... blogging about silly surveys which people love way too much! giggles... here goes!
1.ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT? the scar on the dorsal side of my right hand is there as a result of somebody's snowboard being in my seat and my spinning around and scraping my hand across it... barely broke the surface yet check out the scar!
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? hmm... some photographs, artwork from various places...
3. DO YOU SNORE, GRIND YOUR TEETH, OR TALK IN YOUR SLEEP? could be all of the above... I know that when I was a kid I used to grind my teeth... don't know about now... and I am sure everyone snores to some extent... my snore would be very delicate of course!
4. WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO? a little of this, a little of that...
5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?5:51pm I believe... sometime around dinner!
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW? I want a place to call my own!
7. WHAT or WHO DO YOU MISS? I miss my sweet love, my roommate, and my jillybean
8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION(S)? well... my car, my ring, and my necklace are probably the most expensive things...
9. HOW TALL ARE YOU? 5"7 practically a giant!
10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC? not generally...
11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK? not generally...
12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY? Jillybean... why did we have to say goodbye?! *tears
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PERFUME FOR THE OPPOSITE GENDER? oh such a hard question!! I love so many... I think its one of my favourite things on a man!
14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? depends on the person I suppose... generally like all men!
15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF PROPOSING/ BEING PROPOSED TO???? umm... as my sister says that requires a man!
16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINK? most certainly coffee!!
17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA?Hawaiian is my fav!
18. IF YOU CAN EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE? a delicious Greek Salad with extra feta!
20. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A GOLDFISH? no way... and don't plan on it!
21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU? Beatrice was my first doll... from my aunt when I was born... she was the most loved cabbage patch doll ever!!
22. DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU? everybody loves me! (and if not don't burst my bubble!)
23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED? not in the least!
24 and 25..where did you go?!
26. DO YOU HAVE A PET RIGHT NOW? well Foundher is the family dog... and Koda (my love, is in Ontario)
27. WHAT KIND IS IT? both are dogs...
28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS GOING TO LEAVE YOU? it is better to live and love than to never have loved at all...
29. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?show them... actions speak louder than words!
30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED: 43 - yeah JO!!
31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES? Brunettes are better!
32. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL MOST OFTEN? that is a hard one... Jillybean maybe?
33.WHAT ANNOYS YOU THE MOST? where do I begin?! ha ha - kidding...
34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE USA? I most certainly have!! Welcome to Canada!
35. YOUR WEAKNESSES? chocolate!
36. MET ANYONE FAMOUS? several
37. FIRST JOB? mother's helper before I was old enough to babysit
38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL? *hangs head* I have - all the girls in gr.8 would call the guys randomly... oh my...
41. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED THIS OUT? waiting to go to a games night...
40. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SURGERY? dental surgery when I was a kid...
42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOSt? I never noticed...
43. HAVE YOU EVER HAD BRACES? never
44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? a new snowboard jacket...
45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT? two or three...
46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? my middle name is... after one of the gifts brought to Jesus...
47. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? starlight starbright first star I see to night, I wish I may I wish I might, have this wish I wish tonight...
49. WHAT KIND OF SHAMPOO DO YOU USE? I switch it up all the time...
50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? its ok
51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? blackforest ham
52. ANY BAD HABITS?I am flawless... (right)
53.WHAT IS THE MOST EMBARRASING CD ON YOUR SHELF?um... none
54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? of course
55. DO LOOKS MATTER? not as much as the heart!
57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER? I am not good with anger...
58. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME? now it is Ontario...
60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? Dolls, barbies, easybake oven...
61. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE? way too many!
62. WERE YOU A FAN OF BARNEY AS A KID?I was before Barney... but loved him while babysitting!! "barney is a dinasaur from our imagination..."
63. DO YOU USE SARCASM? at times...
64. MASHED POTATOES OR MACARONI AND CHEESE? well both - but not at the same time!
65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL? the world... my standards are pretty high...
66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES? Princess, CC, Churchie, C, Nursey, Care
67. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE BAND/SINGER? Ruthie all the way!
68. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW? long standing favourite is Friends... although there are others
69. WHAT WAS YOUR ACT/SAT SCORE? highest distinction
70. DO YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FINGERS AND TOES? all of em!
71. WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE VACATION SPOT?hmm... I think Dominican needs a re-visit!
72. WHATS THE FASTEST YOU HAVE GONE IN A CAR?? around 160... its wrong!
73. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU FLIPPED OFF? can't remember... I was flipped off more recently than I did the flipping off... lol

Never loved you more...

Well you could take a cup, fill it up and just keep on filling until it all comes spilling down the sides, thats what you do in my life.

Or you could watch the sky at sunrise and see the clouds turn shades I never knew, and make me want to cry, thats what you do in my life...

Never mind moderation, you exceed my expectation...

I have never loved you more cuz you have never loved me less than the day before or the day before I have never loved you more...

Have you ever tried to count the stars, way up past mars, it would blow your mind don't even try to think about infinity, thats how you love me

Much more than I can contain, a balloon once tethered to the ground could not stick around to stay... free to fly away

Never mind moderation, you exceed my expectation...

I have never loved you more... cuz you have never loved me less than the day before, or the day before... I have never loved you more... I have never dared to dream, beyond what I have already seen the day before, and the day before... I have never loved you more...exceedingly... abundantly more....

I have never loved you more, cuz you have never loved me less, than the day before or the day before... I have never loved you more... I have never dared to dream, beyond what I have already seen, the day before and the day before... I have never loved you more... never loved you more...

The pursuit of the lover of my soul is something that most cannot comprehend... it is something that can only be felt deep in the soul... it is experienced with each new sunrise, each raindrop, a babies first cry, laughter that rings into the silence... all exclaim that there is a creator passionate about life, passionate about people... passionate about me.

Sometimes I don't know how to explain the love of God to people... but it is somethat that has to be experienced... and is so easy to experience, if we just open the eyes of our heart to see the love that surrounds us, envelopes us in so many ways... Today I say... I have never loved you more - because YOU have never loved me less...

"I am my beloved's and he is mine" ~Song of Solomon 2:16

Flying into a Flood

So not really sure what I am getting myself into here... heading back to the floodlands of Terrace, BC!! YIKES!!!

Tomorrow... I shall board a wonderful AirCanada flight to my home... Terrace!! Can't wait to see everyone!!! Until then!!

HUGS N SQUISHES!!

University Graduate...

So... today I have become a university graduate! I put on my cap and gown... walked in to the orchestra playing pomp and circumstance... put on my apricot hood... walked across the stage... shook some hands and received my degree... YAY!! Papa is so proud of me! giggles...definitely wish my family could have been there... but my Papa was there to share it with me... and it was good to sit there... and to realize the culmination of all my work... of the grace that Papa provided over the years to make this day possible...

After grad... it was off to Cobourg to help Theresa finish setting up the hall for her wedding tomorrow... the the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner... good times for sure!

And now... just in after driving Jilly's JeepTJ -standard I might add!! :S back to the reserve... Jilly is staying in town with all the girls from the wedding party... so it was up to me to remember how to drive standard to get back here....

Time to sleep... wedding is tomorrow... lots of work to be done still!! I am going to be the videographer... decorate the getaway car... and whatever else needs to be done by the MOH (maid of honour) or the bride... smiles... here to help in the celebration - and hopefully ease some of the crazy stress!!

bonne nuit tout le monde!