It's me....

Well, as everyone knows, I now have two jobs - one at the Booster and another at Starbucks (which will officially open on July 23. My life will turn from busy into chaotic as I will be working well over 60 hours each week. On the bright side, I will hopefully pay off some of my debt a lot faster and maybe, just maybe I will some day be able to buy a new car or something equally exciting.

Two days ago I got back from camping up at Brightsand Lake (a little over an hour from Lloyd). It was nice to just get away for a few days ---- on my first-ever paid vacation!! Woohoo! While it rained the entire day before we got up there, the weather was pretty good most of the time while we were up there.


See? Karen was pretty excited about it too...haha.



And here's Kim...just hanging out by the fire. The tent in the background is mine. Putting it up is super easy. You basically pull the top and it builds itself....unfortunately the taking down part isn't quite as easy --- let's just say, I wanted to throw it in the garbage and walk away. Luckily, I figured it out last night and for the next camping trip I have a super duper great tent. It's small, but I am hoping to upgrade sometime in the future. :)
The red tent you can partially see, is also mine. I bought it for $17 last year at Canadian Tire. While its also small, its done me well. My aunt gave me the other one.


And here are my three campmates from when we went geocaching. All in all the whole weekend was tons of fun.
And...for the rest of the summer, I will be a disappearing act for the most part. Between work and then the weekends I do have stuff planned, I may just be hard to find.

What happens when you can't sleep.....

It's midnight. 12:16 to be exact and I am not asleep. Unfortunately, this isn't an unusual thing for me. I often lay awake until the wee hours of the morning, wishing that I could sleep. But alas, it eludes me, so I turn on my computer to see who else isn't off in dreamland.
Speaking of dreamland. I had a very entertaining dream last night. (I slept for a four-hour stretch...what a fantastic thing). In my dream I was getting ready to fly somewhere (not too sure where) with Karen and Kim. We got to the Saskatoon airport and I realized I'd left my passport somewhere, so I had to go back and get it. We were already running late and the time would set us back too far. I made it back with my passport, and the plane hadn't left yet, but they weren't letting anymore passengers on. Luckily for us, someone talked to the pilot who said it was OK for us to get on the plane. And we were off!
Except not really, we began taxiing down what I believed to be the runway, when I looked out of the window to see that we were taxiing down Highway 16 (going towards Lloyd). I was extremely confused because that is not how it works. We were following someone and just couldn't get up enough speed to take off (who'da thunk?). We finally started taking off, but hadn't had enough speed so the plane landed just a little farther down the highway. Haha. Yep, kinda entertainingly funny. I learned one valuable lesson through this dream though....make sure to have passport with you......
Well, I suppose, now that I've bored you with my boring dream, I have hopefully bored myself enough that I can sleep.

A preview....

Does this look disgusting? Most people think so. But, I am slightly off balance, so I think it will be fun. What is it you may ask? Well, according to Wikipedia, it is is a "traveling exhibition of preserved human bodies and body parts that are prepared using a technique called plastination to reveal inner anatomical structures." Cool, huh? I will be going to the show in Edmonton in July.
The summer looks to be a busy one, once again --- two camping trips planned with Karen, Ian, Kim and the Nicholet crew. I imagine it will be close to Lloyd, so it will require little driving and gas and I've slowly been stocking up on the camping gear I will need, including a brand-new fishing rod I purchased yesterday with the help of Mr. Ian Green. Camping is so very relaxing with this bunch, and I am in dire need of a vacation...no matter how short. I've been at the Booster for more than a year now, and am definitely entitled to some time off.


I may also go to the Big Valley Jamboree again this year, with free tickets courtesy of the Booster. It'll just be a short one-day excursion.

Other than that, I will take some of the other weekends to just relax and take it easy. I need to take the time and space to make myself the number one priority in my life. We all have things in our lives that take our time and
mental energy---sometimes too much of it---thankfully at 30, I no longer play the martry---everyone has the thorn in their flesh, so to speak, even if we can't understand what the next person is dealing with.

And, I've booked some holidays for September. Karen has asked Kim and I if we'd like to go with her while she takes a course (related to her massage therapy). With an open invitation it just felt like it would be a relaxing way to spend some time sightseeing and exploring --- and maybe do a little bit of shopping.

So, with my summer planned out, I am eager to be able to spend some time relaxing....without having to spend too much on gas (because the price of it is outrageous!)

Meanwhile I still have to figure out how to handle a double-edged sword.

Shortstaffed.....

What a crazy hectic last couple of weeks of work. We are shortstaffed at the moment, meaning both Chris and I have been running ragged trying to complete our normal work as well as an additional supplement that we have to have done by the end of the week. While it has been less than fun, it has definitely kept us busy. But....by the time I get home from work, the last thing I really feel like doing is talking on the phone. In fact, it kind of makes me want to vomit. You can just handle so much talking on the phone before you just want to throw it out the window.
But that is all. Just thought I'd take a minute or two out of my schedule.

Another year has passed....

May 16. Seven years has come and gone since I said my last goodbye to Mom and she slipped into another world. Seven years today since my life changed forever. I miss her so much each and every day and its hard knowing I will never again get the chance to tell her I love her ever again. I just wish people would be happy for the good things they have in their lives instead of just focusing solely on the negative. While I will never get the chance to see Mom again on this earth, I know that I was blessed to have such a wonderful mother. She was truly my best friend.
As well, a week ago Monday, one of my friends passed away after a two year battle with cancer.
So when you have the overwhelming urge to complain about something small and trivial, focus on the good things instead.

It's fixed

Well, my computer is back in one piece again. I spilled iced tea on it a week ago and the letter V quit working. I called Dell, they sent out a new keyboard, and I had to replace it myself.
If you have been wondering, that is why I haven't been posting anything. That and I have had better weeks. But that is for another post, because I have to get back to work now.

Another Saturday

Well, today is May 3. Today I am happy and thankful for great friends who make me laugh. Where would each of us without these fantastic people?
I am also thankful for my health.
That's all for today. Just wanted to share my positive thoughts for the day. If you'd like, leave me a comment and your positive thought for the day.