Weekend Adventuring

So this weekend was pretty exciting. I actually got to get out of town for a couple days. Friday myself, mom, and dad went to Regina to pick Twi up from the airport. We hoteled it too. I don't think I like sleeping in hotels. It's not that I'm afraid of the cleanliness of the sheets I'm sleeping in or whatever but there's just something about sleeping in your own bed that makes dreamland so much better y'know. Saturday we went shopping. I'm almost ashamed to admit that I spent like over $100 worth in clothes. It's plain ridiculous how much clothes cost these days. But I was short on slightly more decent than what I have clothes. Unfortunately I can't wear jeans and hoodies for the rest of my life. Rats. Oh well I guess I'll survive somehow. What a pity it is to have to grow up. But ya. It was good hanging out with my sister for once. Then I had to work. Which was pathetic since it was sooo dead. I think we might have gotten maybe like 20 people the whole night. yup. Sunday was church. oh oh RACHEL HAD HER BABY!!! A beautiful baby boy named Micah John. So exciting. and Kurt came home. wOOt. It's been quite a while since I've seen Kurt so I was actually pretty happy to see him and talk to him for about 2 minutes....then I went out for lunch with Twi and we had ate breakfasty type food and chatted some more, mostly just catching up on life. After gettng home Tiff informed me of the plan to go to Y-town with the Langenburg crew, whom I hadn't hung out with in a very long time and go swimming/hang out at Justin's. So ya. Went swimming, I actually did a couple laps just to make sure I could still do front crawl. haha. I think I'm still a bit stiff from it though. I'm out of shape when it comes to swimming, I know that now...You always think you can do things but then when you go to do them you realize that nope you sure can't. People just make it look so easy. haha. After swimming we went and hung out at Justin's and ate supper, oh and we picked up dessert at DQ on a spurt of randomness. And played on his wii. I like wiis, you don't actually have to be good at it and it's fun. Although I'm not gonna lie, I was pretty pathetic. Ended in last place almost every time. It was great. So ya. That was my weekend. Lots of good times. Hanging out with people I haven't seen in a while and catching up was really good. One of the better weekends I've had in a while. But now I must be getting to bed since I have to work in the morning. ugh. I've almost forgotten what sleeping in is...but anyways. G'night all.

alissa
In the circle of friends we have one Father
In the circle of friends we share this prayer
That we'll gather together no matter
How the Highway bends
I will not lose this Circle of friends
Song-Circle of Friends
Artist-Point of Grace

Snow in Spring

There's something kinda dreary about waking up on a Spring day, looking out your window...and realizing that instead of brownish grey grass, there is snow outside. Yup. That's what I woke up to this morning. It just kinda set my day off in the wrong direction and I just wasn't feeling really happy or anything. Just down and depressed. Which is odd since I don't usually have feelings that "go with the weather." It's just started happening this year. I don't get it. Oh well. But then later on the snow melted which helped the day out a bit. Then things cleared up somewhat more. So ya. It's kinda pathetic when all you can talk about is the stupid weather...I haven't really done anything too exciting lately. Oh wait. I babysat yesterday in Inglis. That was interesting. We looked after 6 babies. Goodness. And I got my criminal record check done and have discovered I'm not a criminal. H'ray! No surprises since I haven't exactly had a run in with the law ever....And I sent my child abuse self check thing in. so we shall see how that goes. It's crazy how much stuff you have to do just to work with kids when you're over 18. Gosh. Back in Grade 6 or something all y9u did was take the Babysitter's course and away you went. Sometimes you didn't have to worry about that. I started in the sitting thing before I took the course. Now you need all kinds of stuff to make sure the parent's kid is gonna be safe with you. It's kinda ridiculous but oh well. It kinda makes sense I spose. It's just annoying to fill out the darn forms but what the heck. Such is life. Well I should be getting to bed. We're going to Regina tomorrow and I have stuff to do before we go and only not very long in the day to do it all in. Although I don't know if I'll have the gumption or the want to get er done since it's my first day off since last Saturday. ugh. But some of it at least has to get done so here's hoping.

cheers
alissa

Detours

So the other day I was on my way home from Churchbridge and decided I didn't want to go home too quickly. So I decided to take a detour. I decided that I would go through Millwood in the valley and go by Laura's old trailer when she lived here. I had driven that road before numerous times back in the day when I was like 16 or so and really love that road, especially in spring/summer. But my memory didn't quite serve me too well in the beginning because I ended up getting an unexpected tour of Bunge which is a canola crushing plant. There was a lot of bumps in that part of the road and I didn't know what kind of condition my poor car would be in afterwards. BUT I made it out of there in one piece. And I figured I just took a wrong turn. which turned out to be the case. Then I found my way again. So I went through Harrowby and come across this sign that says "Harrowby Cemetary." Seeing as how half of my has worked at a funeral home at some point of course I check it out. It was a rather nice road, but a small cemetary and nothing too exciting. Looked kinda abandoned and lonely. There's something fascinating about old, abandoned, lonely looking places. At least for a little while, I find. I then headed back for the "main road." I followed the road for quite a while before wondering "Am I lost???" I knew I was sposed to turn somewhere but hey there's gravel roads everywhere and what if I missed it while deep in thought or something? It's been known to happen...Fortunately I didn't miss the road and found the right one to turn onto. H'ray. Then I followed that road into the valley and was washed in a flood of happy memories of summer days long gone by. haha. It just looked so peaceful with the horses and cows and random houses. My, but I do love that valley. Then when I got up out of the valley on the other side I had to remember where I turned off to head back to the highway and back to reality. But ya, Dad would take me and Tiff on these crazy detours on the way home from the farm, and we had no idea where we were going or where we'd end up. We got impatient most of the time, and of course Dad just told us to "watch the scenery..." It drove me nuts! But now I don't mind detours quite so much. They bring some unexpected adventures and you get a lovely tour of some beautiful countryside while you're at it. So 10 points for detours! Just enjoy the countryside...

alissa
The whole earth is filled with your glory Lord angels and men adore
Creation longs for what's in store. Mountains bow and oceans roar.
May you be honored and glorified, Exalted and lifted high. Here at
Your feet I lay my life, my life.
~Filled with Your Glory~Starfield

kickboxing and snowboarding=I'm out of shape!

Yup that's the brief summary of my last 2 days or so. On Thurseday I had a day off for once and so decided I would go to Yorkton for the sake of getting out of town since I haven't really gone anywhere since the last quizmeet back in the beginning of March. (I have no life...) Did a little bit of shopping and then met up with Natasha and Chantal at the Ice Cream Cabin. Which I think is my new favourite place to get ice-cream. So good. So we hung out for a couple hours and then Tasha had to pick Jared up from work and then they had kickboxing. I've never done kickboxing before and so for fun I was like "I should go kickboxing!" and then they carried it away and so I ended up at their kickboxing class. I nearly DIED! BUT... it was fun! It felt soo good to kick away at some pack thing for a while. Wow. It only sucked afterwards when I realized I am soooo out of shape. haha. Good times though. I would totally do that again. fun fun. Then Friday I was lazy for most of the day, washed the floor. And then April came over and we chatted for a couple hours to get caught up with life. Which was good. I hadn't seen her in like 2 weeks almost 3. Pathetic. So catching up was good. It's always good catching up with people cuz then it makes you realize that life keeps going on and it goes by soo fast. Makes me treasure my friends all the more. And I worked. Which was crappy cuz we were busy and I was going soo slow which was ridiculous. Pretty much all this week I've been going crazy slow. It was rather frustrating. Then today I had a day off and so I went to the ski hill with Ryan. Good times. Brandon people were out so we hung out with them. Then Natasha and Braden came out so I got to see them too. Braden I saw only briefly. I hung out again with Natasha for a bit, which was good. And I got sun burnt. just my face though, and it turned like bright red which makes it look kinda odd. Then Ryan met up with Josh Thiele, and ditched us. but it was all good. So overall it was a good last couple days . and I am already starting to feel the stiffness of unused muscles. yup It's gonna kill me tomorrow, but hey it was definitley worth it seeing as how the ski season is one day short of being done and it was actually pretty good conditions and not a lot of people and beautiful weather and good friends. Happiness is snowboarding with a group of good friends. yay. So ya. That has been my last little while. Other than that, I have mostly just worked and doing the same ole. And so now I am tired so I shall be hitting the sack. G'night all!

Alissa