i've been home now for slightly over 24 hours and it feels like i never left.
my flight to st johns was cancelled yesterday but that was ok because i got on the flight to halifax later that evening meaning i got more time at home (not that i did anything productive) and i had less landings in airplanes... which is good because while i don't mind take off for the most part - and i really don't mind flying... i find landing pretty brutal a lot of the time.
but i made it to toronto - and so did my luggage which apparently was the bigger problem for many. mom and debbie drove me home where we stayed up talking for a bit but went to bet by 12:30.
this morning we got kicked out of the house at 11. kimberley and i headed up to meadowlands to do some last minute shopping. it's kind of crazy being at this shopping centre where there are close to the amount of people who live in goose bay in a 1 block radius and i probably don't know more then 1 or 2 other people.
i was feeling a little 'alone in the big world' but got over it. i then dropped kimberley off at home before heading to grimsby to see jen (and brian and fam). we hung out at her place for a bit then walked to the dutch shop in grimsby. we were going through the line when i noticed my oma and opa in line ahead of us... so i went over and said hi and then we ended up having tea with them. my aunt was also working and we met a nice other couple that oma and opa knew. kind of fun actually - also made me feel like the world was smaller again...
tonight was family games night - we played wahoo and euchre and cranium... twas hilarious. then the girls sat and sang around the piano ridiculously loudly until 1am... dad says we need to practice some songs... but that's alright.
anyways - it's 1:10am ontario time --- 2:10 labrador time... i should head to bed :)
24 December 2010
16 December 2010
i love that picture i have across the top of my blog. a dirt road surrounded by trees. with a big blue sky filled with fluffy white clouds.
i remember when i took the picture. at the time the road was torture... leading off into the unknown. seemly endless. disappearing over every hill and corner. the road was endless it seemed. i remember feeling like i would never arrive - and even if i were to arrive there was no saying what would be at the end of the road. my mood would flit between excitement about the upcoming adventure and dread that it would never start.
looking at the picture now - the road isn't as scary... i recognize the turns and the twists and the hills. and even when i don't - i know what's at the end of the road.
life is a bit like this right now... travelling full speed ahead on a gravel road up and down hills and around the corners. some days it's like when i took the picture - slightly uncomfortable to be unable to see ahead... other times it's like the road is now - slightly more familiar.
i guess that's a good thing... wouldn't want life to be too boring.
i finished my christmas concerts last night - it's hard to tell where that particular road will twist off. right now i plan on what i can improve next year - but really who knows where i'll be. i guess for now i'll just enjoy the drive.
i remember when i took the picture. at the time the road was torture... leading off into the unknown. seemly endless. disappearing over every hill and corner. the road was endless it seemed. i remember feeling like i would never arrive - and even if i were to arrive there was no saying what would be at the end of the road. my mood would flit between excitement about the upcoming adventure and dread that it would never start.
looking at the picture now - the road isn't as scary... i recognize the turns and the twists and the hills. and even when i don't - i know what's at the end of the road.
life is a bit like this right now... travelling full speed ahead on a gravel road up and down hills and around the corners. some days it's like when i took the picture - slightly uncomfortable to be unable to see ahead... other times it's like the road is now - slightly more familiar.
i guess that's a good thing... wouldn't want life to be too boring.
i finished my christmas concerts last night - it's hard to tell where that particular road will twist off. right now i plan on what i can improve next year - but really who knows where i'll be. i guess for now i'll just enjoy the drive.
13 December 2010
8 December 2010
i am tired.
physically, emotionally, perhaps spiritually - although not on the same level i guess.
it's very difficult getting ready for these christmas concerts this year.
perhaps it's because there is no snow and it just doesn't feel like christmas here yet.
perhaps it's just because i'm fighting off the flu with every fibre of my being.
i'm trying to take care of myself - going to bed earlier (or trying to) - hanging out with my friends - keeping up with my arts and crafts ;P
after missing out on advent last year - i made a point of finding a church that does advent. i've been going up to base chapel... charlotte 'pimped me out' and now i'm playing piano there too... which is nice.
in a week i'll be ok - huge weight lifted off the shoulders... until then - full speed ahead :)
physically, emotionally, perhaps spiritually - although not on the same level i guess.
it's very difficult getting ready for these christmas concerts this year.
perhaps it's because there is no snow and it just doesn't feel like christmas here yet.
perhaps it's just because i'm fighting off the flu with every fibre of my being.
i'm trying to take care of myself - going to bed earlier (or trying to) - hanging out with my friends - keeping up with my arts and crafts ;P
after missing out on advent last year - i made a point of finding a church that does advent. i've been going up to base chapel... charlotte 'pimped me out' and now i'm playing piano there too... which is nice.
in a week i'll be ok - huge weight lifted off the shoulders... until then - full speed ahead :)
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