I Got the Fever

I have the Baby Fever! First of all it is usually around this time of year that I begin to nest like crazy and want babies! This year it is even worse, perhaps because so many of my wonderful friends are having babies :) I think that God is on a mission to teach me about being content and patient, and I have to realize that he has a plan for my life that cannot always be completed on my timetable. ~SIGH~ Don't you love it when God is teaching you something?

Tag, I'm it!

So I read this little game on Sara's blog and basically it means that anyone who reads my blog and has their own has to do the same:

Pick up the nearest book over 123 pages.
Turn to page 123.
Find the first 5 sentences.
Post the next 3 sentences.


"The Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett
I actually haven't read it yet but I saw Oprah rave about it so I wanted to read it.

"Then on holy days, when people come from all over the country to hear the services in the cathedral, we gather farthings galore. 'It seems to me we might man the bridge on holy days only and give you a fire out of the proceeds,' said Phillip. Paul looked anxious."

Nothing to spectacular or moving, but its a game.
Now, I am going to watch the Academy Awards!

Ummmm...

I just realized how long that blog was, it doesn't look that long when you are composing it! Anyways I forgot one thing, my husband has decided to start a blog of his own, the address is:

http://youneverknowthatitcouldbenothing.blogspot.com

The Happenings of Recent

Well again I have taken a great leave of absence from blogging. So much has happened in the last few months, I finished my crazy semester and am in my last semester of my degree, how awesome does that feel! In the month of December both Sam and I were super crazy with activities and hospitality. Here is a summary of everything we have done in December and January:

- Formal Christmas Banquet, and Sam sang with the men's quartet and it was awesome!
- FINALS, I finished them!
- December 12th, bought and watched LOST Season 3 in less than a week.
- Sam's 25th Birthday, I made the best cake for him and will get the recipe to all those who asked for it!
- Our 2nd Annual Christmas Eve Party, which was on the 23rd this year because of conflicts. We had 6 of our closest friends over and made them a gourmet meal, with my famous potato skins! Sam wanted to experiment to and made gourmet burgers. They were on foccacia bread, one had crispy pancetta rounds and white cheddar and the others had tomato, basil and parmesan. Each were topped off with homemade roasted garlic mayo! They were amazing!
- Christmas Eve Service, I sang in the College and Career Girls Choir (we do a special number every year) and Sam had a repeat appearance with the Quartet
- Christmas! We were super spoiled this year and just spent a quiet time, just the 2 of us, it was really relaxing and fun.
- New Years! We were supposed to go into Toronto to see the Plain White Tees and the cast of We Will Rock You, and many others, but weather intervened so we went over to a friends and played Wii, it was so fun. Therefore, Sam and I have decided that it will be our splurge item from our Tax Return!
- I got Grey's Anatomy for Christmas, so we have watched Season 1 and 2.
- Sam got all three seasons of Arrested Development and we watched all of them, that it probably one of my favorite shows now!

Wow, that is a lot of stuff! On top of all of that, Sam and I were faced with some really challenging times with his job. Needless to say it is a super long and complicated story, which ends with us giving our resignation on December 26th (yes, we were faced with the decision over christmas day). So there are a lot of changes coming up in our lives. Sam ended his job on January 31 and we are beginning to look and pray about a new position that is closer to home. God has been good and is using this experience to bring us closer to him because the next months are going to be leaps of faith!

Well, that essentially updates our lives! One last super important thing is that it was my birthday on February 7th! I am 23 years old now! I got so many great gifts, like all three Anne of Green Gables movies, but I also got some money, which is now put aside for some really awesome things! I love Willilams Sonoma, it is one of my favorite stores and I am going to go and purchase a Le Creuset Stovetop Kettle in Lemongrass Green, 2 Stainless Steel Baking Sheets and Grapefruit Counter Spray. I am not quite sure why kitchen things get me so excited, I guess it is just one of my quirks! Well that's all for me and I am going to aim to blog more often!

Where does time go?

So it has been one month since I blogged, which seems incredible to me becuse I felt like I just did! An update: school is crazy, I was possessed to take 6 courses and I am paying for it now, all I can think about is that it is only 2 weeks until I am done!

In other news, Sam and I have officially got our vacation plans in order. We are going away to Collingwood (a resort area in Ontario) for 3 days in February, and then in August we are going to Florida for almost 2 weeks! I am so excited about going to Disney World because I have only been to Disneyland once and it was after the Mexico Missions Trip, and Sam and I had our first date there. Besides that we are going to rent a car and travel the coast, go to Miami Beach and go scuba diving at Fort Lauderdale where all the shipwrecks are. Anyways, I am just super excited because we haven't been able to get away for a holiday since our honeymoon.

Well nothing else exciting is really happening in my life, basically I am consumed with homework and thinking about my applications for teacher's college!! Wish me luck!

A Weekend Away

So Sam and I have been trying to get away for a weekend since our anniversary! My parents and sister were visting for two weeks after our one-year anniversary, so we said we would go away before school starts, well its almost November and we still haven't been able to get the time to go. We want to go to Buffalo for some good shopping, but who knows when that is going to happen; the Canadian dollar will probably be worth way less! On a brighter note I know for sure that we are going away in April to the Family Life Marriage Conference in Niagra Falls, we went to one while we were engaged and had a great time, so we are going again! Anyone who wants to join us can let me know soon because we are going to register soon!

I am alive...

So, I am amazed at how time flies, I didn't realize that it has been so long since I blogged! I am here and alive, just really busy! This week especially I have 4 midterms, and my studying fervour is dwindling away with each one. Other than school being busy, I don't really have anything crazy or new happening in my life, although I did get a new pink laptop! I have been taking it to school, and taking notes in class is so much easier now because I can type faster than I can write. I am actually sitting at a cute cafe on campus at this very moment enjoying my new toy! My sister on the other hand has really exciting news because she is finally ENGAGED! So congratulations to Hannah! I am really excited about the wedding, but I am sad because I am across the country and am not going to be able to do all the "Matron of Honour" duties and actvities. I am working on some stuff from my house, and Hannnah and I talk all the time about wedding stuff, so I hope as the process goes along I won't be too upsetg about missing all the fun parties! Well, I guess I better get back to studying for my midterm that I have in 2.5 hours!!