many surprises

well, the biggest news of all is that my brother is home. yeah, go figure. i thought i had another few weeks of tim-free time, but no, he decided to come home early. and not tell anyone. lol. actually, it was probably one of the best surprises i've ever had. i got home from the hospital just after 11 on monday night and guess who pops his head (literally) from behind the door? it was pretty amazing. hasn't really sunk in that he is home, but it is really awesome to have him here.

yesterday i spent my shift at the hospital in labour and delivery. probably one of the most amazing experieces i've had so far. i won't go into detail because i know that some of you have weak stomachs, but it was incredible.

well, that's my life for now. :D

methadone and immunizations

hey all,
well, it's been a while...again. life is pretty good. i was at a retreat this weekend, as many of you know because you were also there. i don't know about you, but i had a pretty good time. it was mostly really good to get away from the city for a while and just relax. i purposly didn't take any homework, so i didn't have to think about that at all. sometimes it takes just getting out of the same old every day routine to make you realize what life is about. this weekend i realized how fortunate i am. God has really blessed me in more ways that i know. He is truly good.
and i wanted to remind myself about joy. my parents asked me what the topic was, and i told them "joy", and that was it. but it was so much more. our joy as christians is something that can almost not be explained. it is reassurance and hope. the knowlege that someone else is in control. i'm hoping that my life will somehow be different because of what i heard the last few days. i'm not going to ask for suffering because i'm too much of a wuss, but i do know that it's not up to me in the end. i can rejoice in suffering (or so they say...we'll see :D)

today was quite interesting. it started at 5:15 when my alarm went off and i realized that i really needed more sleep. again. monday mornings always seem that way. i spent my morning at AADAC downtown. learning about drug addictions and how one group of people is treating them with a drug called methadone. it was actually pretty cool. the point of the morning was to open my eyes to one of the options that i might want to pursue as a nurse. man, i you want lots of incredibly job opportunities, be a nurse. it seems that every day i find some new thing that i could do when i grow up.

in the afternoon, i was out at a clinic following a child health nurse around. she was mainly doing assessments and giving immunizations to babies. it was cute. but man, can those kids scream. wow. i was impressed.

so that was my day. full. i'm tired now.

hope that you all had a good weekend. count it all joy.....

cold

i'm cold. as usaul. but at least it's sunny out. and it's supposed to warm up soon. i hope.

well, my life is fairly uneventful...still. this is an orphan kitten at work. he and his brother (named black and dekker by jasmine) are looking for homes. i love them, but hate cats when they get older.

it's pretty bad when i write an entry about a cat. wow.

oilers are doing alright, so that's awesome.

i've decided that this winter one of my goals is to make either one huge snowman, or many little snowmen in the bonnie doon shopping circle. i drive by it every day. it's so huge and untouched. so yeah, it will be fun....

horizons

so, sometimes life throws curveballs, hey? and sometimes all we can do is hope to learn from them. but God is good.

i was listening to some teagan and sarah and some of there lyrics stuck out to me. and no, i'm not saying that they apply to my life, but they kinda made me think about life and how we chose to live it. "when your love lets you go, you only want love more. even when love's not what you were looking for. speak slow"
" i don't think we have to be like this forever. is there more to life than love and being together. you went away"
"Go ahead, try to figure out what my future looks like. I don't want to live my life like a story; i was thinking i could have been something. just found my way, now let me be. i feel fine, i move on. there's something so dividing, don't worry about me, i'll be fine. don't live your life for me or for anyone. you live your life as if you're one. it's quiet, it's aweful quiet. don't live your life like a movie. don't live your life for me or for anyone"

hmm. made me think.

and thus begins 2007

hey guys,
well it feels like forever since i updated this....although it actually hasn't been that long. it just seems like lots is going on in my life.
so, i'm back to school today. we were told to be here at 9, but then found out that our classes don't actually start until 11. i shouldn't be surprised, this always seems to happen on the first day of classes with the nursing program.
do you guys ever go through stages in your life where you feel like something big is about to happen? i kinda feel like that now. i can't really figure out what it is, but it is scaring the heck out of me. sometimes the world seems so big and i feel so small and not in control. i guess that's why God is so important. maybe i'm just growing up. with school and stuff i am realizing that i am changing. looking back to a year ago, i can see so many differences in who i am and who i am becoming. it's scary, but good, i think.
i've also been having some wake up calls about how lucky i really am. i have an amazing family. and right now one of the things that i have been really appreciating is the awesome group of friends i have. sure, we go through our problems, but i know that we will be there for each other. it's pretty neat to see each other grow. i look foward to the days to come.
well, i'm pretty tired right now, so i'm gonna go find a couch to nap on. see ya'll soon. oh, and happy new year :D.