Thursday, April 16, 2009
Some pictures that go along with the last post.
So here is an update, I know so quick! I had a couple of people ask me for some pictures. So here are a couple, I hope you enjoy.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Good Friday: April 10, 2009
Happy Easter Monday everyone!!! I hope everyone had a great weekend remembering why we celebrate it! Last week at school was very mentally draining. Who knew grade 4 would have such an affect. By the end of the week I was extremely pooped! B had told me that he was planning on having a fondue party on the Friday night and that I should invite some friends to come along. But before we could do that I had some errands to do. And so did he, he asked my brother if he could help him with getting something from Pick and Pull, but because my brother can't drive right now, due to a broken thumb, I suggested that my brother come with me for my errands, then we can meet up for lunch and then he can continue on with B. So that's what we did, we met up at the mall for lunch in the food court and my brother's girlfriend and one of my friends who both work at the mall, joined us for their lunch break. While we were having lunch B asked me if I could dress up really nice for the fondue party. I was already wearing a skirt and a cute top and I asked him if I could just wear that, he said, no and that we should dress fancier. So I reluctantly agreed. Then he asked me I could come over earlier to help him clean up his place because he had fallen behind. Again, I reluctantly agreed. After lunch we stopped at a dress store and that's when B started to get agitated like it was a big deal that we were taking a bit longer than previously thought. I didn't understand what the big deal was. So he left and my brother went with him, I bought a pretty dress:)
When I got home my brother was in the garage and I was really confused and asked him why he wasn't with B at pick and pull. He told me that B had said that he was going to go on Sunday instead because he had gotten tied up at his parents house. I went inside the house so confused but too tired to put any energy into understanding. I went inside and got ready, I phoned B to see if was ok that I wear my new dress, he said, sure. So I headed over to B's house and when I opened the door his place was spotless. I was delightfully surprised! Then he said that I looked really pretty and that I should come and see what his mom bought him. I cheered, "Patio Furniture" cause he had told me that they had gone furniture shopping. I went over to the patio door and asked him if I could open it. He said yes, but had disappeared into the office. I was like, ok, so I opened the blinds and saw the whole balcony decorated with plants and white Christmas lights and candles. My first initial thought was, why are the candles already lit when we have to go to the grocery store to pick stuff up. Then my second thought was there was only one chair, so I yelled out to him, "There's only one chair?" (which later he revealed there was a whole set). Then out of the corner of my eye I saw someone bent over and I thought it was a neighbour on the other side of the patio railing (thinking someone was on their deck) then I realized, that's not a deck and I know her. It was my friend Sherena. My next thoughts were why is she here cause she said she couldn't make it because she was sick and why does she have a camera. Then it clicked when our song came (How does she know, from the movie Enchanted) on and Brenton came out and asked me to stand on the other side of the cushions he had set up. He got down on one knee and asked me if I would marry him. I nodded. Then he said, I had to say something and I said yes. We hugged and kissed and had our moment. It was exciting, scary, surreal. We took a lot of pictures and then started making phone calls. After about an hour of phone calls B told me that we still had to go get stuff for the fondue. I was like I thought you said you did that already and he told me that he lied and was caught up in the moment. So I was like, ok. So in one hand I'm talking to my dad on the cell phone, I'm on a mission in my mind of getting to the grocery store(which is a 2 min walk) to get some fruit, and I'm engaged! When we walked out of the building there was a limo parked there. I was still on my mission to get to the grocery store and B reached out to open the limo door. I yelled at him, "What are you doing?" and that's when I caught on that the limo was for us. We drove to his Grandma and Aunt and Uncle's house to let them know the good news! Then we drove over to his other Grandma and Grandpa's house, but they were not home. Then we went back to B's place and had a great fondue party. B's parents, B's brother A and his fiance T, My brother and his girlfriend, and Sherena were all there. It was so fun. It was such a whirlwind. Very surreal and nothing really sinking in. The entire night my brain couldn't complete a thought fully. I was very giddy and on cloud 9. It was a very good Friday indeed!
When I got home my brother was in the garage and I was really confused and asked him why he wasn't with B at pick and pull. He told me that B had said that he was going to go on Sunday instead because he had gotten tied up at his parents house. I went inside the house so confused but too tired to put any energy into understanding. I went inside and got ready, I phoned B to see if was ok that I wear my new dress, he said, sure. So I headed over to B's house and when I opened the door his place was spotless. I was delightfully surprised! Then he said that I looked really pretty and that I should come and see what his mom bought him. I cheered, "Patio Furniture" cause he had told me that they had gone furniture shopping. I went over to the patio door and asked him if I could open it. He said yes, but had disappeared into the office. I was like, ok, so I opened the blinds and saw the whole balcony decorated with plants and white Christmas lights and candles. My first initial thought was, why are the candles already lit when we have to go to the grocery store to pick stuff up. Then my second thought was there was only one chair, so I yelled out to him, "There's only one chair?" (which later he revealed there was a whole set). Then out of the corner of my eye I saw someone bent over and I thought it was a neighbour on the other side of the patio railing (thinking someone was on their deck) then I realized, that's not a deck and I know her. It was my friend Sherena. My next thoughts were why is she here cause she said she couldn't make it because she was sick and why does she have a camera. Then it clicked when our song came (How does she know, from the movie Enchanted) on and Brenton came out and asked me to stand on the other side of the cushions he had set up. He got down on one knee and asked me if I would marry him. I nodded. Then he said, I had to say something and I said yes. We hugged and kissed and had our moment. It was exciting, scary, surreal. We took a lot of pictures and then started making phone calls. After about an hour of phone calls B told me that we still had to go get stuff for the fondue. I was like I thought you said you did that already and he told me that he lied and was caught up in the moment. So I was like, ok. So in one hand I'm talking to my dad on the cell phone, I'm on a mission in my mind of getting to the grocery store(which is a 2 min walk) to get some fruit, and I'm engaged! When we walked out of the building there was a limo parked there. I was still on my mission to get to the grocery store and B reached out to open the limo door. I yelled at him, "What are you doing?" and that's when I caught on that the limo was for us. We drove to his Grandma and Aunt and Uncle's house to let them know the good news! Then we drove over to his other Grandma and Grandpa's house, but they were not home. Then we went back to B's place and had a great fondue party. B's parents, B's brother A and his fiance T, My brother and his girlfriend, and Sherena were all there. It was so fun. It was such a whirlwind. Very surreal and nothing really sinking in. The entire night my brain couldn't complete a thought fully. I was very giddy and on cloud 9. It was a very good Friday indeed!
Monday, April 06, 2009
Just Another Manic Monday
Howdy everyone in blogland. I don't really have anything too exciting to write about. I just thought I would drop in and say hello. My practicum just started last week. I started off in Kindergarten with two children on the caseload. It was really interesting and so fun! There was one little boy in the afternoon class who came up to me and said, "I forget your name, what was it again?" And I told him what it was but he could call me "Ms. M" if he forgets again. So for the remainder of the week that's what he called me. On Friday when we were all saying goodbye for the weekend he said, "We'll see you next week Ms. M". The little girl behind him in line piped up and asked him who Ms. M was. I said, that's me. And she said, "No, you're Ms. Mckay". So proudly the little boy told her our arrangement. It was so sweet. This week I'm in grade 4. There are 3 children on the case load. Today was the first day with them so getting to know them is still new. There are 2 girls and 1 boy. On our way back to the classroom after gym we were standing in the hallway waiting quietly. That is where the little boy stared me down trying to figure me out. It was quite funny. I know it's going to be a challenge for me to figure out the boundaries. It seems to me, only because I'm not actually in the role, or have the relationship with this kids already established, that there are lines and I don't want to cross one that would be inappropriate. Does that make sense? I know there have to be consequences, but being a practicum student am I to come up with them. I just don't know my exact role, I don't know when I should step in, or when I should completely back off. It's a balance I'm still trying to figure out. Tomorrow I meet up with the resource teacher for the first time. I'm really excited to meet her.
Throughout our day today there was one little girl in the class who was quite upset. This kind of had a domino affect and another little girl became upset. Then I had a bit of a coughing fit and it brought tears to my eyes, the guy I'm working under looked at me and asked, "Are you crying now too?!" haha. I told him, no I just have a cough. haha. So funny. Poor guy thinks he's surrounded by emotionally charged women.
On the other side, for the last few days I've been really feeling drained, and under the weather. I wonder if it's because I've been stressing myself out over my assignments, going through the grief process, and getting use to a new schedule. It has just put my system out of whack, hopefully a good night's rest will help. I know the cough syrup in the cupboards helped relieve the cough I had through the night. I never get coughs so I knew it was actually something.
Throughout our day today there was one little girl in the class who was quite upset. This kind of had a domino affect and another little girl became upset. Then I had a bit of a coughing fit and it brought tears to my eyes, the guy I'm working under looked at me and asked, "Are you crying now too?!" haha. I told him, no I just have a cough. haha. So funny. Poor guy thinks he's surrounded by emotionally charged women.
On the other side, for the last few days I've been really feeling drained, and under the weather. I wonder if it's because I've been stressing myself out over my assignments, going through the grief process, and getting use to a new schedule. It has just put my system out of whack, hopefully a good night's rest will help. I know the cough syrup in the cupboards helped relieve the cough I had through the night. I never get coughs so I knew it was actually something.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Devious Plans Unite!
As I sit here, basking in the glory of having all the research done for my project, I am content. Even though the entire project is not finished, just having the mass majority of it complete makes me happy. "Happy" being pronounced like the old man at the beginning of the movie, "Monty Python's Quest of the Holy Grail". "I'm not dead yet, I am feeling happppeee". Just like that. That's how happy I am. It turned out to be a much longer, drawn out experience than I had first thought. I thought, oh yeah, I can finish it in the first week of my spring break. Remember that? So innocent, so naive I was. As I got into the first subject I thought, ok, that one only took me a long time because I didn't know what I was doing. HA! Yeah right. That was the same as every other subject I looked up. It was an average of an hour and a half of research per subject. There were 15! You do the math because quite frankly my brain is fried. Now it's just a matter of putting the information into a colorful presentation. I have, what I think, are some really fun ideas on how to put all this information together. It's going to take a while but I think the end product will be worth it.
Enough about that all time consuming project. Let's talk about something else shall we?! Let's talk about grumpy customers. Oh yes, don't you love them? I have to admit, I don't really care for them that much. However, B loves to hear about them. As soon I have my first conversation with him the first thing he asks me, "Did you have any grumpies today?" He gets a thrill out of hearing about them and laughing and saying what he would do if he were me. Just the other day I had a man come through my till who was quite upset that we have our debit machine's tied down. "I don't have it that way in my shop!" He yelled, "The information isn't kept in that thing anyways, it's kept in the actual register!" My response was, "Well sir, it's this store's way of insuring your information is kept private and not pirated." "That's Bull****". "Well, that's the way it is." I had already checked out of serving this man because he comes in quite often and each time is with the same pleasant attitude as this encounter. Once he left the lady that had been standing behind him was shocked and asked me why he was so rude. I just told her, it's his deal and I'm not going to carry his issues with me, besides he's always like that. She just shook her head. Yesterday I had the same type of encounter, but with a lady this time. Her response to the debit machine being tied down, "Now you're going to interfere with me keeping my pin number private, what next?" My response to her, "Yeah, shame on us for trying to keep your information from being stolen." Where do these people come from? Do they really think that I sit up late at night coming up with ideas on how to get them today?
Michelle's thoughts at 3 in the morning, "I could tie all the debit machines down to the counter, so when people go to pick them up it doesn't move...mwahahahaha....genious I tell you!!! They will all fall into my plan!" Really?! Is this what people are thinking? I'm a cashier. I don't care enough to plan devious plots. But I wonder what I can do next to get them....any ideas?
Enough about that all time consuming project. Let's talk about something else shall we?! Let's talk about grumpy customers. Oh yes, don't you love them? I have to admit, I don't really care for them that much. However, B loves to hear about them. As soon I have my first conversation with him the first thing he asks me, "Did you have any grumpies today?" He gets a thrill out of hearing about them and laughing and saying what he would do if he were me. Just the other day I had a man come through my till who was quite upset that we have our debit machine's tied down. "I don't have it that way in my shop!" He yelled, "The information isn't kept in that thing anyways, it's kept in the actual register!" My response was, "Well sir, it's this store's way of insuring your information is kept private and not pirated." "That's Bull****". "Well, that's the way it is." I had already checked out of serving this man because he comes in quite often and each time is with the same pleasant attitude as this encounter. Once he left the lady that had been standing behind him was shocked and asked me why he was so rude. I just told her, it's his deal and I'm not going to carry his issues with me, besides he's always like that. She just shook her head. Yesterday I had the same type of encounter, but with a lady this time. Her response to the debit machine being tied down, "Now you're going to interfere with me keeping my pin number private, what next?" My response to her, "Yeah, shame on us for trying to keep your information from being stolen." Where do these people come from? Do they really think that I sit up late at night coming up with ideas on how to get them today?
Michelle's thoughts at 3 in the morning, "I could tie all the debit machines down to the counter, so when people go to pick them up it doesn't move...mwahahahaha....genious I tell you!!! They will all fall into my plan!" Really?! Is this what people are thinking? I'm a cashier. I don't care enough to plan devious plots. But I wonder what I can do next to get them....any ideas?
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Rainbows!
Spring break. Two magical words. Words I have grown to love in the last 72 hours. At the beginning of this semester I really had no ambition and was lacking the motivation to dive into my studies. I went through a really dark time. My self-esteem was at a all-time low. And I had multiple issues surrounding my already sad existence. However, in the last few weeks things have turned around. I realized that with life's obstacles with homework and studying added to it I was overwhelmed. I had a test at the beginning of each class with assignments added to each course. I had to take a step back and realize that the assignments weren't due until after spring break but the exams came before. So I prioritized and decided I would study for them and not even worry about the assignments until spring break began. My exams are done. I am officially on spring break. I have a plan to conquer and destroy my assignments. I will attempt to complete two sections of my 12 section project each night. Therefore ideally my research will be done in 6 days. Then will be the put the project together part. That part I'm excited about because I get to be created. I will attempt to display pictures of the finished product on here when it's all done so you, my critics, can give me some valuable feedback that I may or may not listen to. Depends on what kind of mood I'm in once I've finished it :)
I was thinking about going away for spring break, but seriously who am I kidding? I don't have the ability to get away right now. Even if I did, I don't think I would with my practicum coming up in 2 weeks. I'm nervous and so excited about it. I got placed at the school five houses away from my house. How perfect is that? Talk about an answer to prayer! No gas bill! Woo hoo!!! No worrying about where to park and I can volunteer with the walking school bus! I'm very excited. I want to be a sponge when I enter into that school and soak up any helpful tips and strategies they are willing to share with me.
Well, I hope I have found you in good tidings. 2009 is starting to look up once again! Until next time. Michelle.
I was thinking about going away for spring break, but seriously who am I kidding? I don't have the ability to get away right now. Even if I did, I don't think I would with my practicum coming up in 2 weeks. I'm nervous and so excited about it. I got placed at the school five houses away from my house. How perfect is that? Talk about an answer to prayer! No gas bill! Woo hoo!!! No worrying about where to park and I can volunteer with the walking school bus! I'm very excited. I want to be a sponge when I enter into that school and soak up any helpful tips and strategies they are willing to share with me.
Well, I hope I have found you in good tidings. 2009 is starting to look up once again! Until next time. Michelle.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
2009 bad to good? I hope so!
Hello to all who still read this. If there is anyone. I took a long time off from writing because I was a debbie downer and didn't want to be responsible for being a poopy-attitude creator. Since the last time I wrote B and I have rekindled our romance. School last semester ended well with my grades all in the "A" level.
My job situation has also worked out. I am now working full time as a cashier. I like the hours, Monday to Friday no later than 4:3o. It's actually quite complimentary to B's hours and great for school. I still have my evenings to do my homework and it's great. I'm really looking forward to this semester. However, for the last couple of weeks my brain has not been devoted to my school work. It's been very hard to concentrate due to some of the things life has decided to throw at me.
So far 2009 has been tough. Rewarding at the same time though. The first weekend of the year I found out that some friends of mine had been captured in the middle east. They were released 3 days later. The following week I received a phone call from my uncle letting me know that I might want to get to the coast soon to see my Grandma because the outlook wasn't very hopeful. She has overcome the flu that was causing her the most discomfort and has begun to her path back to health. The following week my kitty cat developed a bacteria infection of the brain and passed away.
If you recall from early, archive posts that little cat has been with me for quite some time. It came as a shock because when I took her into the vet they told me it was an ear infection which didn't surprise me, she's had a few ear infections before. But the next day I got a call from the vet saying she wasn't doing well and I should come in. So I did, but I will save that for the next post which will be devoted to her.
Good news: On the weekend B and I were driving to his place and he read the sign in the blockbuster window "Buy 2 movies get 1 free". So I turned to go in. He asked me what I was doing and I answered "I thought you wanted to go there, cause you read it". And he said that he was only reading signs. Well, since I was already turning off the road I continued and told him we were going in. Once we were in we found some movies that i liked and went to stand in line. Once we were in line I noticed the pile of wii games such as "rock band" and "guitar hero" and those type of things. Well, I've been in search of a wii fit since they came out last year sometime, but they're so hot that it's near impossible to come across one. Anyways, B saw the pile about the same time I did and looked at me and said, "stay here, I'll go check it out." So I stood there not expecting anything when I heard him say, "Do you want one or two". I apologize to the random man in front of me who had to deal with me standing behind him. It took every ounce of my being to contain my real excitement. I could hardly drive afterwards...I was so excited that it was actually in my car. We got back to B's place and he asked if I was going to break it out. At first I shyed away from it. I know crazy right? And finally he convinced me to embrace my new friend. So much fun. I think I should name it. Any suggestions??
My job situation has also worked out. I am now working full time as a cashier. I like the hours, Monday to Friday no later than 4:3o. It's actually quite complimentary to B's hours and great for school. I still have my evenings to do my homework and it's great. I'm really looking forward to this semester. However, for the last couple of weeks my brain has not been devoted to my school work. It's been very hard to concentrate due to some of the things life has decided to throw at me.
So far 2009 has been tough. Rewarding at the same time though. The first weekend of the year I found out that some friends of mine had been captured in the middle east. They were released 3 days later. The following week I received a phone call from my uncle letting me know that I might want to get to the coast soon to see my Grandma because the outlook wasn't very hopeful. She has overcome the flu that was causing her the most discomfort and has begun to her path back to health. The following week my kitty cat developed a bacteria infection of the brain and passed away.
If you recall from early, archive posts that little cat has been with me for quite some time. It came as a shock because when I took her into the vet they told me it was an ear infection which didn't surprise me, she's had a few ear infections before. But the next day I got a call from the vet saying she wasn't doing well and I should come in. So I did, but I will save that for the next post which will be devoted to her.
Good news: On the weekend B and I were driving to his place and he read the sign in the blockbuster window "Buy 2 movies get 1 free". So I turned to go in. He asked me what I was doing and I answered "I thought you wanted to go there, cause you read it". And he said that he was only reading signs. Well, since I was already turning off the road I continued and told him we were going in. Once we were in we found some movies that i liked and went to stand in line. Once we were in line I noticed the pile of wii games such as "rock band" and "guitar hero" and those type of things. Well, I've been in search of a wii fit since they came out last year sometime, but they're so hot that it's near impossible to come across one. Anyways, B saw the pile about the same time I did and looked at me and said, "stay here, I'll go check it out." So I stood there not expecting anything when I heard him say, "Do you want one or two". I apologize to the random man in front of me who had to deal with me standing behind him. It took every ounce of my being to contain my real excitement. I could hardly drive afterwards...I was so excited that it was actually in my car. We got back to B's place and he asked if I was going to break it out. At first I shyed away from it. I know crazy right? And finally he convinced me to embrace my new friend. So much fun. I think I should name it. Any suggestions??
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Thanks for listening!
Hello everyone. Thank you for your concerns and outreaches. It is greatly appreciated! I have been dealing with my feelings in a private way as well as having a way to let them out (talking) has helped tremendously!
B and I went out on a date yesterday. Things are still shaky but I want to give him his space to think things through. It's like my dad said, "Everyone has to go through the forest, sometimes they come out the other side, and sometimes they get lost".
Also when it rain it pours right? There have been a lot of stresses in my own little world that I didn't take into consideration. Such as my one work, serving. They are only giving me one shift a week when I'm available for 3 or 4 a week. So that blows big chunks. Then my other job has just started so trying to make ends meet is really difficult until my hours start to add up to a real paycheck. Training sucks that way eh? Then there's school. I love it but it's just another stress. I want to excel and put a lot of pressure on myself. I don't know if it's to "prove" myself or what but I strive for that great mark. I'm also passionate about what I'm going into and learning about it comes naturally for me. Then there's Christmas season and I have all these great ideas but don't seem to have time to fulfill them. Ahh....just so much on my own plate. So to take someone else's journey personally is recipe for meltdown. I do that. I take on other people's problems as though they're my own. I try to stop doing that...and have people who understand me (my dad) to remind me when I'm doing it.
Again thank you to all who read and listened!
B and I went out on a date yesterday. Things are still shaky but I want to give him his space to think things through. It's like my dad said, "Everyone has to go through the forest, sometimes they come out the other side, and sometimes they get lost".
Also when it rain it pours right? There have been a lot of stresses in my own little world that I didn't take into consideration. Such as my one work, serving. They are only giving me one shift a week when I'm available for 3 or 4 a week. So that blows big chunks. Then my other job has just started so trying to make ends meet is really difficult until my hours start to add up to a real paycheck. Training sucks that way eh? Then there's school. I love it but it's just another stress. I want to excel and put a lot of pressure on myself. I don't know if it's to "prove" myself or what but I strive for that great mark. I'm also passionate about what I'm going into and learning about it comes naturally for me. Then there's Christmas season and I have all these great ideas but don't seem to have time to fulfill them. Ahh....just so much on my own plate. So to take someone else's journey personally is recipe for meltdown. I do that. I take on other people's problems as though they're my own. I try to stop doing that...and have people who understand me (my dad) to remind me when I'm doing it.
Again thank you to all who read and listened!
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