I decided to get back into this blog thing. Starting the year off right with my highlights:
- Beginning 2008 with such incredible people at the Pancake House for, as Steve calls it, a "Papa No" breakfast.
- Beginning 2008 with such incredible people at the Pancake House for, as Steve calls it, a "Papa No" breakfast.
- Going on a hike on New Year's Day with Sim, by beautiful waterfalls and incredible amounts of snow.
- South Ovary Reunions
- Anti-Valentine's Day dinner made by Sim (great homemade pizza and chocolate covered strawberries). Watching Love Actually for the first time. Getting roses from Sim's dad. Feeling greatly loved.
- Week-long live in named Luke, while the parents were in Georgia.
- Driving Luke home for reading break and going bowling with him, his brother and Cam.
- Watching Dumb and Dumber multiple times with Sim.
- Getting an amazing peice of art and comfort from Sim to remind me how loved I am while he went to Ecuador for 2 weeks.
- Going to Pennsylvania with my mom and Krista, drinking raspberry flavoured Smirnoff mixed with Orange Juice, Olive Garden break-sticks, and many funny moments.
- Tea- Dates and confesh time with Cait.
- Sim's birthday with good friends and family...with candle lit house and Taboo.
- Pat Robitaille concerts with good friends.
- Finding Nirvana...after 1.5 hours of searching for a secret good restaurant.
- Switchfoot Concert in Buffalo with good friends.
- Breakfast at Benny's with Rach.
- Baking experiments with Luke.
- Making many home-cooked dinners with Sim.
- Good Friday hike with The Underground
- Good Friday celebrations at Sim's with good friends and family.
- Family dinners with Sim's family.
- Spring Retreat--last amazing memories with my beautiful small group.
- North Carolina 2007--good friends, swimming in the ocean, SHELL searching, CONCH ISLAND, camping, good food, NYC, ghetto hotels, walking around central park, dinner in little Italy. BEST.
- getting the BEST bike from Sim.
- discovering and reading Sark.
- Summer 2007--ultimate frisbee and spending a lot of time with matt and cait, visiting Sim, sleep-overs with Liane, going to Pelee Island with mom, deb and ollie's wedding, Fuel--challenging and facing fears, but good.
- MEETING HOLLY!!--Sim's beautiful puppy
- breakfasts with Krista-belle
- my birthday, with good friends, good memories, a lot of FUN. biking by the falls, olive garden--Dumb and Dumber.
- challenging times--mom's health and grampa--overcoming and being comforted by people and friends that love me.
- thanksgiving--my family, sim's family, long hikes with Holly.
- Fall Retreat with a new, and great, small group.
- deciding to go on a missions trip to Ecuador
- Ecuador training and getting to know the team I will be going with.
- celebrating Ben's birthday
- avocado and brie sandwiches along with Arizona's
- breakfast for dinner and OC watching.
- breakfast for dinner and OC watching.
- dinners and coffee dates with new and great friends and small group girls.
- Simon Beck coming home for Christmas--CAA angels and breakfast lunches at Benny's
- Wine and Cheese at Cait and Deb/Olivers.
- Christmas banquet and Street Run with the Underground.
- baking A LOT with Sim and Matt and Cait.
- home church on Sunday nights with Robbie, Rach, Sam and Sim--good conversations and a lot of FUN.
- Snowstorms that let you leave work early, lock you in your house and make you finish homemade christmas presents.
- working on Sim's present with my dad in the workshop.
- Christmas Eve with the Marlows
- Christmas day with just the fam.
- Boxing day with Gramps and Sim's family. Playing rockband with Sim, his brother and sister. giving Sim his tea-box, matching hats from Dorrett.
- Nat's wedding--catching up with old friends and dancing our hearts out.
- Christmas dinner with Rach, Sim, Simon Beck, Robbie and Gareth.
- celebrating with Matt and Cait (they're ENGAGED!)
- Heroes watching with Emma and Ben.
- Tobogganing with my people on New Years.
There are definitely many many other memories. Both good and bad happened this year. The last few months have been particularly hard, with family, work, and health. I hope for those of you that have been affected by this, that you know that I'm so thankful for you. I don't know where I'd be without your love, support, prayer, encouragement and grace.
So Long 2008, BRING ON 2009!!!
Some photo proof (mainly of my bests):
There are definitely many many other memories. Both good and bad happened this year. The last few months have been particularly hard, with family, work, and health. I hope for those of you that have been affected by this, that you know that I'm so thankful for you. I don't know where I'd be without your love, support, prayer, encouragement and grace.
So Long 2008, BRING ON 2009!!!
Some photo proof (mainly of my bests):
Cait and I in North Carolina
Rach, Me, Robbie and Simon Beck on the Good Friday Hike
Some of the South Ovs during a reunion at Snooty
My beautiful girls
The greatest puppy...HOLLY (she's a lot bigger now)
Me and my favourite person in the world, Sim.
Cheers to 2008... Bring on 2009!
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