Katima-life. (:

So I'm currently the house manager with Jared! This means you stay at home all day instead of going to work and you clean toilets and bake banana bread. It's nice, but it is still a ton of work. For instance if I were at work, I would not be required to flush last weeks Dohl down the toilet. (:
On Saturday we volunteered as a group at BC Rivers Day, so we painted faces, choked some cats, and unpeeled millions of hotdogs to the point where M.A couldn't eat them lol.




And on Saturday and Sunday, it was Katey and Pauly-D's Katima Birthdays!! Yayayay!
Katey loves chocolate so on Saturday night we sat around in my room and talked with M.A, Jared, Sarah.L and Melissa and ate chocolate and chips. After that, we surprised Pauly-D and Katey with.... a cake! At like 12 am! Which we decorated in Melissa's room! True Katima Style.


Jared also baked bread yesterday which was all the rage. We ran out of Molasses so he replaced it with more honey and it tasted epic and everyone ate the loaves of bread by this morning. We're playing capture the flag again tonight so we'll see if I biff it this time. (: Ahahaha.
***Katey also wanted me to mention that since she has turned into an adult that she has stayed up late (like at least until 12am) with me, and detured from her granny status. <3 You make me proud bb girl.

Same Old

So yesterday was pretty great! I had a lot of work to get through and powered through for the whole morning. Jared and M.A came and visited me during lunch which was super sweet and super unexpected. After work M.A, Ryan and Zoe came to pick me up so that was great too! I got my postcards all written out, and got my journal written out as well. For supper we had amazing tofu stirfry and salad, it was impressive. It was one of those meals where you're not even that hungry but you could eat forever because it's just that tasty. After supper we kinda lounged around until 8:00 and Melissa came back from her meeting in Prince George all day. We played capture the flag in the dark park amongst construction ahaha, this = very dangerous. I'm not a big fan of physical activity like anyone who knows me would totally agree with, but I decided I would participate and be positive anyways. We played 2 rounds. The first round, everyone was caught and sent to jail, except me and so 3 people from the other team were wandering around and I had no hope in chasing them all. It was pretty lame, so I basically just ran to their side and surrendered. The 2nd round, they left one side un-gaurded and I snuck and hid in the trees. Once M.A was put in jail I absolutely booked it because I was already half way there and I was doing legit good, but I ran too fast and the terrian changed from grass to pine needles and rocks and these two together helped me BIFF it. I ate dirt like right in front of Sarah and M.A and then got caught lol. FAIL. That is why I hate games like this, I just end up looking like a big loser. So my leg hurts but w.e, battle wounds you know? Afterwards me and Melissa and M.A took a walk around the block and since everyone was super tired people went to be between 10 and 10:30. Kay going to bed that early is INSANE to me. Why would you waste valuable time in which you could be doing fun stuff? Like talking.. or reading.. or anything. GAH its frustrating. I love my group but they sleep like grannies. Sleeping is a waste of time when there are exciting things to do all the time. But I gave in, and went to sleep at 10:30 pm. It was intense. Tonight we're playing story circle. IN FRENCH. So I'm terrified and I planned the activity.. so I can't even complain lol. Wish me luck. Photos of the inside of the house coming soon!

Just Another Day

So yesterday was a good day at work. I got emails from a few friends, had a ton of work to do and got my pictures taken for my jobs blog. Then Ryan and Zoe came to visit me and I went home for the day early. I should probably not make a habit out of that but it was so nice. I can't help but sit here and think for the last hour of how people are walking home and I still have an entire hour to go. I'm super tired so I may sleep when I get home. Afterwards me Zoe, Ryan and M.A took a walk down to the river and it's so gorgeous at some spots, some places I had not seen before and M.A had discovered them on his early morning walks.





The tree in our front yard is seriously losing leaves and it looked very alluring after our scenic route. Cameras were dropped and war ensued. I found leaves like everywere... Ick.. For supper we had bruchetta toasts and asparagus pasta salad. It was really good but since it was French supper, I couln't even ask for the bowl back so I had to make awkward motions and such until Jared my brotha helped a girl out and put two and two together. Afterwards we played Go Fish in French which was pretty fun. Tonight we're playing capture the flag which should be intresting. Especially since it will be in the dark and I dislike physical activity. But I'm on a team with M.A and Melissa so it should be good.
War paint anyone?
xo, xo.

Busy!

Wow so I have been so busy. We did mini mass O and Quesnell went home. That week we had our job walkthroughs and saw all the work partners, then we had a little party for them. The next day we had our job interviews and that went well because I got the job I wanted. I work at Volunteer Vanderhoof/Neighbourhood space and I'm basically creating Vanderhoofs entire volunteer agency. I have to make them a blog write in the newspaper and create a data base. Its pretty good even though I had a breakdown about it on the first day because my boss and I messed up what time I had to start, she gave me the wrong key to the building, spelt my name wrong on the contract, and was not too clear on my objectives for the day. It was great.. anyhow, on Saturday we played something from nothing, so we started with a penny and had to try and trade it in for something better. I will post the picture sequence of what we got.







Yeah, okay, that's right. We got a futon. From a freakin' penny 'yall!



The couple we asked has just bought a brand new couch and had this futon standing around and so they drove it to our house!! We won, but the other group did great too and got a washer and dryer set. Crazy!!
It's really nice here and we just chill by the river sometimes.

We also baked bread which SUCKED.. ahahha

Basically I'm having an amazing time and therefore have not updated but I'm going to try and update at least once a week. Miss you guys!!

Vanderwhaaaat?

So I am here! My flights went really good and I found my group members from FB pretty early on. There was really no time to stop and rest or to eat between flights it was pretty much from one to the other. I only had to be on the plane for about 2 hrs but we (the Quesnel and Vanderhoof groups) met in P.G and then got on a bus to head to Quesnel. The drive was extremely long because we went P.G to Quesnel, Quesnel to P.G and then P.G to Vanderhoof. Loooong ride. We watched Shaun of the Dead for part of the ride, and our bus driver was SO nice and there were no PL on the bus so we asked him to take us to McDonalds and he did!! So we bought him a Sundae as a symbol of our gratitude. We got to our Vanderhoof house at 3 am E-town time, 2 am our time. We met our PL Melissa she is so, so, nice. (And looks like Elisa! ahaha) She seems totally down to earth and really down for experimentation and experiencing new things together. We got a tour of our house which is HUGE. The girls live on the main floor guys upstairs with the PL. A bathroom room for the boys, seperate for the girls. We chose our rooms and I have the top bunk and share with 3 other girls. Now that I'm on the top bunk I do NOT like it ahaha. It feels like I'm floating in the air and its hard to fall asleep. I have 6 girls and 5 boys in my group and only 3 people are French. This morning we woke up at like 9 and got ready for the Quesnel group at 10. We ate toast and peanut butter, and random fruit. Then we did ice breakers and whatever at the local arena and then learnt the rules of the program from 3 hrs. Actually 3 hours long theres that many rules. But curfew is reasonable and none of the rules are overly hardcore or seem too hard to follow. The Quesnel group is awesome and we already get along with them so well, too bad theyre like three hours away and when we go to Quebec they'll be in Ontario. For supper we had pasta and garlic toast and talked and then we did a realy lame presentation about the prairies.. mostly saskatchwan jokes. Now we have free time and are showing eachother pictures of our friends and family and pets. We need to be in bed in an hour and I need to take a shower, but in short form, I'm alive and Imma like it, however it does not feel like Imma be doing this for the next 6 months. Stay in contact people!

I'm leaving, on a jet plane...

Wow. So it's official. I am leaving to Vanderhoof tomorrow afternoon.
This is beyond crazy really. I think that I'm a very live in the future type of
person. I love the idea of what's to come, but not quite what does come.. ahaha
its too exciting, and too bizarre and too scary and I'm going to miss my friends and family SO much.
I wonder if I'll even be able to sleep tonight.. and I hope I don't forget anything.
I packed completely, and cleaned my room, like intense cleaned, and all thats left to do is..
freak out?
Maybe breakfast with Spencer if he ever gets back to me, and Slurpee with Rachel right before I go to the airport.
Today I got to see Jared for the last time, and chilled with Talyse as well as get some luggage tags. How could I forget luggage tags??
Ahhh so crazy... oh well, I'm just going to try and relax and wear my hoodie and put on my ipod and zone out. That is the plan.
Just breathe. When I told mom I was gonna miss her and started to tear up she laughed and said she's glad I'll miss her. "You're only leaving tomorrow," she tells me. "True," I said back, "I'll cry tomorrow." The next time I'll post could very well be right before I leave tomorrow or it could be once I'm alive and settled 10 hrs away from home!!
See you then!

Err Busy!

So I leave on Wednesday and it is really early Monday morning right now. I cannot believe how busy I have been! I worked my last day at work on Friday. Its so weird not having a job, I'm confused and am like what am I doing then? I've been trying to hangout with my friends and with the 2.5 days I have left in Edmonton I'm gonna try and hangout with 4 or 5 aha, on top of that finish my room, finalize my packing and do all 20 things on my to do list. In 2.5 days LOL.
I'm getting more pumped though but the closer it comes to the time the more I realize that I'm going to miss my family so, so much.
Everytime I laugh with my parents and am just myself, I'm sad a little bit because I realize that its honestly going to be such a long time before I can do that again. I know I'm going to email, write and skype 'em but its not the same as being there with them. But you cannot live with your parents forever and if you miss them, visit them right? A man at church today came to talk to me and he said that when you're away from people you learn to love them more and I just know that is going to be so true.
I got my hair cut and dyed and it feels so, so, short. I seriously miss my long hair, like ALOT but at least it will grow back? Ahh.. :(
Carlin and Sheldon came to dinner tonight and I got some more music from itunes, did a couple of loads of laundry and pre-packed. My room really just needs a vaccum and bed change and should be good to go.
But I knew this rushing around would happen in the long run because not having to work has been so so nice, and so I've been chillin more than anything. FB and itunes are my worst enemies rigt now because I just spend all my time on that... somehow...
Yeh and turns out I bought TOO MANY new clothes.. thats just rediculous and my mother says to take them all would be a waste so.. that kinda annoys me but whatever.
The ride to Vanderhoof I thought was 2.5 hours but its 4.5! You know how crazy that is? Like driving to Calgary or Drumheller is 3. B.C is big! Or Vanderhoof is even more in the middle of nowhere than I thought..? But we are getting a coach and driving from like 9 or something so I just think its going to fun as long as people arent being grouchy and moaning about sleep. Screw that, you're on an adventure, work with it. (: