twentyfour Heather

On the mend

2012-01-27T09:53:00.000-08:00

This week was a tough one. Christian was gone for work and I came down with a nasty cold the day he left :-( But we made it as it wasn't as bad as I suspected. Thankful Hugo did not get it and remained happy and healthy although the screeching was a little harder to take with a pounding head but we are trying to work on that. Anyone have tips on how to curb screeching for almost 9 month olds?

I've been sewing a dress for a little one year old and may have tried it on Hugo to see if it fit (I mean... how cute he would look it it). Oh bless his heart it was so cute and I'll post the pick once I give it to the birthday girl.

The Sleep Sense Program has been working great! Hugo has been going down easy for his naps if I sit beside his crib for 2-5 minutes and in the morning staying asleep for over 2 hours the past two days. Having had that wonderful long morning nap he has been able to stay up til 3:00 his usual feeding time and have a drink and go down for another smaller nap usually about 45 minutes. Then at bedtime he is way ahead of the game and doesn't need me to sit in with him and falls asleep himself within 1-2 minutes and usually stays asleep til 5:45am. This has been so good for us this week allowing me to get much needed rest so I could get over this cold.

I was able to enlist Uncle Ray for help one night and poor guy Hugo did a little number in the tub while I was out in the living room pumping. I'm pumping because he bit me so bad it still hurts to nurse on my right side. He had always preferred the left?! Anyhow we all survived and lived to laugh about it :-)

I didn't take may photos this week but hopefully next time.

Keep Calm and Carry On

2012-01-22T14:47:00.000-08:00

Oh these two only 4 months apart. It was so cute when we were over for our visit my little niece was waving at Hugo for him to come over and play with her. She crawls circles around him and tries to feed him little people! I just love seeing them growing up together. I love spending time with my sister in law too! She is just plain and simple Super Mom! Just being around her inspires me to be the best Mom I can be.

Out for lunch. I love our place mat my friend Kathleen recommended it and it works great. I lucked out as the table had just been wiped so I was able to just stick the little suction cup right on and Hugo was able to get at his bread and cheerios all he wanted.

We had to take this picture to show how long Hugo's lone newborn baby hair has gotten! I swear it is like 4" but he barely stay still for this photo let alone with a ruler. It is super blonde and just cracks me up when I see it bouncing around up there.

Bath time. Hugo is so into splashing with his legs these days and we've got to watch him like a hawk as he likes to bob for his duckies but it is a lot of fun to see him splashing everyone (mostly Daddy).

Hugo has really started to make new sounds and babbles and sound like "ya ya" a lot but everyday it sounds closer to certain phrases or words. He really loves to stick his tongue out and go "BLLL" and spray is saliva especially after dinner when he get a water to the mix.

We just started the Sleep Sense program last night. I've been finding that he is not really nursing in the night for hunger anymore and am really tired of waking up to nurse him back to sleep or put his soother in. So out of desperation we decided to bite the bullet and see what happens. Last night went pretty good it took him half and hour to fall asleep without his soother and we just had one wake up at 12:45am that lasted about 15 minutes and at 2:30am he awoke again and I tried to feed him just in case he was hungry but he wasn't and the he slept until 5:50am! Which was heavenly and he just talked to himself until 6:30 when we went to him. I like this method because we can go to him whenever and we can stay in the room if we want and talk and touch him but just not as he is falling asleep as we want him to learn that he can do it himself. I'll admit it is killer hard for me not just to pick him up in my arms and snuggle him but to be honest that really isn't making him fall asleep anymore. So There is a lot of praying going on here and hoping that we are doing the right thing. I was happy that I didn't have anymore milk than usual in the morning so it kinda showed me that he wasn't really eating when I was nursing him in the night before (up to 3 times). Another thing we are working through is biting... Hugo sometimes bites me when he is too rambunctious nursing. So now I just tell him sternly "No biting" and pump and give him the rest in a bottle. Not sure what else to do with that but my goal was to nurse him for a year so I hope we make it. So many challenges but I do enjoy Hugo more everyday and am making sure to love on him and hold him more during the day so we make up for the night time snuggles.

Cozy Boy

2012-01-17T15:29:00.000-08:00

My cozy boy. Hugo has loved when I hear him wake up from his naps I go in and open his door and talk with him and maybe put his laundry away or work in the kitchen where he can see me but still can be all snug for a few more moments. Then he craws out of his blankets and plays with them and his giraffy for a bit. It is so cute.

Swinging with Dad. This was Saturday. It was so sunny and windy we really had to bundle up. Christian thought 5 hats for Hugo was a bit much. I did too after he pointed it out. I believe you can never be too cozy. We went to a friends place for dessert that night and put Hugo to sleep in the playpen and had a really great time visiting and then managed to get him in the car seat and home all sound asleep. I'm so glad we tried because it worked out great and we got to spend time with friends who also have a little one.

SNOW DAY! It was so fun! On Monday Hugo was mesmerised watching these huge flakes come down and then we went to play in it...

I laid him on his back but he instantly rolled to his tummy to check this white stuff out.

Then he made a snow angel ;-)

Have a great day!

You are my SUNSHINE

2012-01-12T10:10:00.000-08:00

Hugo just loved being outside and I did too. He was very excited to swing and was kicking his arms every time I gave him a big push :-) Yesterday Hugo and tried a few new foods. I made him this Tuscan chickpea recipe. It has zucchini, tomatoes, cumin and basil and obviously chickpeas. He gobbled it right up. At dinner he was so enthralled with eating steamed broccoli by himself that he refused to eat his other food off a spoon other than his cereal which he still loves. What a guy ;-)

2012-01-11T10:36:00.001-08:00

Hey... talk to he hand I'm eating

Smiley Boy

Egg in a hole up a notch

Trying to take pictures everyday to capture this little guy and life in general. Thanks for the inspiration and idea Sarah! I've always wanted to do it and just keep thinking I'll start tomorrow and then what do you know it is 2012!!! Crazy anyhow, yesterday Hugo was a dream. I think he may be fighting a cold cause his little voice sounds a bit raspy. He slept for 2 1/2 hours in the morning and an 1 1/2 in the afternoon. I've been really making the most of the nap times and embracing my inner spring cleaning and going through the house organizing everything that has been put on hold for 8 months and baby proofing as Hugo's new favourite things are light sockets and power cords.
So to explain the bottom photo... that was my breakfast this morning. I was given Pioneer Woman's new cookbook. Now that I looked it I see she has and even newer one I'll have to check out when I'm done cooking my way through this one. Whoa, ok so I made her "Egg In The Hole" recipe with toast and it is really good but you see I had these left over waffles. Last night I made my own take on a local restaurants menu item Waffle BLT. It was also very delicious. Any I tried "Egg In The Hole" with waffles and it was dynamite if I do say so myself.

Old Posts!

2011-12-14T15:43:00.000-08:00

So I've finally getting around to posting some posts that I wrote before we chose to tell anyone we were expecting and had to write somewhere ;-)

So just to clarify Christian and I are not expecting another little one yet...

I've just been feeling like getting back into writing some things down on here.

Hugo is 7 months already and is starting to crawl!!! So exciting how much they learn and grow everyday.

Today we got to have a fun afternoon with my good friend Shalom including a great lunch with Whoorls Chicken potato leek soup and then off to Granville Island on the aquabus and a couple of chai tea lattes and wandering around looking a beautiful shop was so great.

I was thinking when I was out how I love to read certain blogs and that I really do need to start Pintrest and seriously why did I not start this sooner. I'm looking forward to having all the ideas I see online in one easy place for future reference. Thanks for inviting me Sarah!

2010-10-15T20:57:00.000-07:00

Thoughts & Feelings

2010-10-01T08:25:00.000-07:00

I'm probably worse than a teenager thinking about sex with how often my mind thinks about "the baby" or "being pregnant" or "if I look like I'm showing yet" I'm so enjoying all the thoughts and continue to feel so blessed to have an amazing husband and a baby on the way :-)

Things I'm excited about:
- Announcing we are expecting! I'm almost beside myself with not being able to share this yet... but Christian and I want to wait til we are twelve weeks and surprise everyone in a fun way. I'm pretty sure my co-workers know as I'm so tired and nauseous at work everyday!
- Loosing my waist and having a baby bump! I am starting out this pregnancy overweight as far as I'm concerned so I'm looking forward to trying to become a lean mean baby machine for the labour. Of course no dieting but lots of exercise and walks to be a fit Momma.
- Becoming parents! I'm really looking forward to making Christian a Dad. I know he will do an amazing job. I hope we are able to give our child the nurturing and support he/she needs to become a well rounded person who loves God.
- Making knitted and sewn items for the baby! I've been looking at patterns and ideas but I want to finish a little sweater for my friends boy first before I start ones for us or else I'll never finish it!
- Experiencing birth! I've been watching Baby Story and Bringing Home Baby on TLC for months now and I'm so looking forward to the experiencing the joy through the pain. I hope I will be able to have a natural birth for the baby but we will have to take that one step at a time.
- Yes and I am looking forward to a glass of wine or a cocktail one of these days after I have my baby on the outside and a safe time when I'm breast feeding. I hear you can do that safely. When the time comes I'll have the look it up ;-)

I just continue to pray for a healthy baby. Right now the embryo is the size of a lentil and all the kissable parts are forming, the noes, mouth, ears, well really the whole little body. It is such an amazing miracle how everything forms!

Week 5

2010-09-24T09:05:00.001-07:00

Dr. H confirmed for me today that I am 5 weeks along. It has been hard to know and to not tell everyone. It is like I want to shout it from the roof tops. I've been feeling tired and hungry/nauseous and emotional. When I look in the mirror in my eyes I still can't believe it is happening. I'm really looking forward to the ultrasound when we can see our baby and I think that will make it feel more real. I had a patient ask me if I was pregnant and I just said no with a smile on my face. I was so caught off guard. I hope that doesn't happen again but Christian gave me some good one liners to say if it does. I've been able to sleep everyday for half an hour on my lunch break which had totally helped get me through the day. Speaking of which it is almost 11:00 pm and I am having trouble keeping my eyes open... I think I better rest while I can.

Set in motion

2010-09-12T09:09:00.000-07:00

We are EXPECTING! It is very early on... I took a pregnancy test the morning my period was due and it said pregnant 1-2 weeks. I bought this fancy digital one with my shoppers points that I thought Christian would like ;-) It was just before 6:00 am when we found out. I thought Christian was still sleeping but he had heard me get up. He knew I was planning on taking the test that morning so when I slipped back in to bed with a huge smile on my face (which I'm sure he couldn't see in the dark) He asked me "Well?..." and I said "look at the test" and he said he wanted me to tell him so in the still darkness I whispered "we're having a baby." We felt shock, extreme joy and love for one another. I had not let myself get my hopes up. So I really thought we weren't expecting yet as it was our first month trying. So we laid in bed holding one another and pondered in our hearts what had happened. I went to my GP, Dr. H and the urine test I did there was not positive but the Doctor reassured me it is probably just so early on that the hormone lever isn't high enough to detect yet. I also went to see my Naturopath Dr. A, and she was thrilled! I was still in shock at this point but she reminded me that I've been preparing my body for this for months. Also that it could and did happen as soon as we started trying.

I really do not have the words to describe the deep overwhelming joy and satisfaction and respect I feel for this miracle of life to have happened for Christian and I. I feel beyond blessed and gratitude to the creator of all things. Lord Jesus, thank you for thinking of me. Most importantly my soul and dying so that I might live. Also for opening up my body for the miracle of life to happen. Love, Heather

So this is me at 1-2 weeks... the blastocyst still just starting to find a cozy spot in my uterus.

Working on it

2010-09-03T09:51:00.000-07:00

Ecclesiastes 4:6

"And yet,

"Better to have one handful with quietness then two handfuls with hard work and chasing after the wind."

I'm working on the quietness part and being content there ;-)

Today

2010-07-31T19:38:00.001-07:00

Ice Latte goodness :-)

Gotta Love Saturday Mornings...

2010-01-16T10:29:00.000-08:00

with fresh scones and jams!

2009-12-27T17:33:00.000-08:00

So last Friday was my gallbladder removal surgery. Everything went perfectly Praise God! I feel mostly peace of mind. I no longer need to worry about a possible attack and how long it will take for the pain to go away this time. So I am very relieved to say the least. Christian has been a gem getting me to and from the hospital, helping me in and out of bed the first couple nights, putting up with my tossing and turning, and alarms to remind me to take my pain meds. Now I've come down with a cold : ( my voice has disappeared for the last couple days but it does feel good to really be made to relax this Christmas and slow down and rest (which is hard to do sometimes). Here are some photos of my belly minus one gallbladder.

Birthday Brunch

2009-11-11T16:55:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone for coming and those who couldn't make it... here are the photos :)

Meet "Candy"

2009-10-28T14:36:00.000-07:00

Here my friends is my new mixer... Candy Apple Red and "shiny" as Christian would say. It is the 90th anniversary addition of the kitchen aid mixers. We saw it when we were in Vegas and it would have been difficult to bring back with us. Then I laid eyes on it the other day at the Bay and had to have it. Can't wait to make lots of cookies with this sweet Candy machine. Even better I used the money gifts from my bridal shower and my Grandmas wedding gift to purchase it so I will think of all of you when I'm in the kitchen whipping up a storm. Thank you all :))))))

Gallbladder

2009-10-09T09:13:00.001-07:00

So I know it may seem crazy to some of you (and myself aswell)... but I'm having gallbladder issues. Apparently this tiny little bile spewing organ does not want to be in my body anymore. I've had symptoms off and on since July and have been secretly hoping it would decide my body is a nice place to stay by eating a proper diet and doing a few other things my naturopath suggested. Anyhow please pray for me and the Dr.s I am now seeing that we would all know where to go from here.

Thankfully my new husband is a HUGE support! I'm so thankful for him during this time. Although is it kinda a downer to be not feeling 100% in the honeymoon stage of our lives. I figure I'll just have to try and make it up to him somehow sometime :)

Much Thanks,

Heather

You Got Me!

2009-09-11T16:06:00.000-07:00

My SIL Sarah tagged me!

Here’s the deal: If you happen to still my blog (thank you) ...choose one ingredient from my recipe and post a recipe using this ingredient on your blog, linking back to the previous blogs that have posted a recipe.
- Then tell four new people, and we will see how it grows.
- To keep it exciting please post within a week of receiving the tag.

So Sarah choose MOLASSES SUGAR COOKIES I am choosing the ingredient sugar. Cause married life is SWEET!

I've been making these cookies lately as my new husband happens to love Angel Food Cake and I always have the yolks leftover to use up. They seem to be almost as big of a hit as the cake :)

After Angel Food Cookies

2/3 cup Butter
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 cup White Sugar
1/2 tsp. Vanilla
5 Egg Yolks
1 1/2 cups Flour
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
1/2 cup Chopped Walnuts
1/2 cup Chopped Dates
1/2 cup Raisins

Cream butter and sugars. Add vanilla and egg yolks. Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add to creamed mixture and mix until smooth. Add walnuts, dates, and raisins and blend well. Place medium spoonfuls of dough on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350f for 12 minutes. Makes 4 dozen cookies.

So because I'm not sure anyone reads my blog anymore if you read this do the recipe thing and I'll be forever grateful to have you as my friend :)

Paper Art

2008-04-18T19:35:00.000-07:00

Today was spring cleaning day. I moved the furniture, attacked the dust bunnies, and made room to do what I love to do. Believe it or not here is all the paper I've collected over the years (don't be surprised if you receive this paper in the form of a card or wrapping paper.) Friends of Christians' bought be some great paper from their trip to Seattle and it was so nice I wanted to hang it on the wall. Well that started the ball rolling. Now I can access and enjoy all the papers. I'm slowly turning my large bedroom in to creative space aswell. I now have the next project ready to go. I think it will be a curtain (to block out the light near my bed and some sewing machine covers. Can't wait :)

Hi

2008-03-28T18:13:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter... oh wait I'm late for that too :) Wow how the time goes by. I am still alive believe it or not. I just had to post some photos of my sweet nieces Ava and Olivia.

Too cute!

Olivia Elizabeth Davidson

2007-11-14T21:34:00.001-08:00

Today my new niece was born. 7 lbs 13 oz. She is so sweet. Bri and Oliva are both doing great. Ava is a proud big sister and Glen a beeming father of two girls.

Auntie

2007-06-02T20:08:00.000-07:00

I'm an Auntie for the fouth time now. I feel so blessed. This whole miracle of birth gets me every time. I wasn't planning on coming out to visit my Sister in Law and Brother in Calgary this time but... when I heard things were happening I just had to check Westjet and they just happened to have flights to Calgary. Who would have thought. It has been really great to be in on the whole event. I think the neatest part is watching Riley and Liam interact with Seamus. Riely is very gentle and beems with pride. Liam wants to interact with the baby and always comments when Seamus makes a little peep and says "the baby is talking to me!" I've been getting in some good play time with the boys. I did take a tumble playing hockey today and twisted my ankle.... man it is hard to keep up with a 5 and a 3 year old. I don't know how you Mom's do it day in and day out. It is so great to be around a newborn too. It is such a good reminder to me what a gift and how precious life truly is.

My addiction

2007-05-14T20:01:00.000-07:00

My Sister-in-law Sarah introduced me to this online game at Christmas. At first I would only play online with my family but I've since branched out and love to play with strangers. It is actually better because then I don't feel as bad blocking if I have to. Check it out if you need to waste copious amounts of time in front of the computer with high stress levels trying to win the game. Tonight I got my highest score 157. Personally I like the Europe version the best. Have fun!

Mother's Day

2007-05-13T18:25:00.000-07:00

Thanks Mom for all the things you've taught me and continue to teach me!

Sunrise Sunset

2007-04-22T22:27:00.000-07:00

April has just flown by. I love spring. The days are getting longer. It is the perfect temperature. Everything is blooming. This is the sunrise from the north facing window at my office in PoCo. Yes, some mornings I'm there with the sun. I love to work early but really I like to get off early. Latley I've been skiing up at Baker it was great to get out and feel the powder under my board one last time before the snow is gone for another year. Christian and I drove to Salmon Arm for Easter. It was fun introducing him to my friends Amanda and her sweet girl Avelyn, and Bretta and Cody. He also met lots of my family in Salmon Arm. We went biking with Riley and had a great Easter egg hunt of course.

This is Dre and I out for some Greek food and plenty of hilarious conversation last week.

Christian and I have been to a couple of beaches lately. This is us at Tsawwassen Beach. It was like a million steps down to the beach part but it was totally gorgeous out.

This is a photo of the sunset at English Bay. We walked out to Third beach through Stanley Park. The more I get to know of this guy the more I like. So this is some of what I've been up to instead of blogging. Actually when I'm on my computer now I'm usually playing Ticket to Ride. It is a completely addictive online game. I'll make a link on my next post. I promise.

Sping

2007-03-25T17:51:00.000-07:00

Finally the sun has shone on Vancouver. Today was a great day for a stroll out on the boardwalk. Unlike yeasterday when the rain would not let up out at Stevestons fishing village. It was still good times rain or shine.

My parents came down for the weekend to see this cutie pie. She is pure sunshine these days.

I'll hopefully post more soon. I miss all your comments. (If you even check my blog anymore...)

Happenings

2007-02-18T16:08:00.000-08:00

This is Andrea... a great friend from Capernwray days. It is so sweet... she has made the move from Edmonton to Vancouver. It will be so fun to pick up and do crazy things with her again. So far we've gone for walks and visited each others places. This photo is at Deer Lake park near my place last Saturday. It was the first sunny day in a long while and we enjoyed the whole afternoon outside!

Christian took me to my first opera last week... La Boheme put on by the UBC Opera Ensemble and the UBC Symphony Orchestra. I loved it. I just absorbed all the sounds and sights of the evening. It was wonderful to get dressed up and experience something new. Christian's brother is in the Opera Program at UBC and it was so amazing to see him up on the stage too.

Yes... Valentines... Christian was out of town but we made up for it this weekend. I sent him to Toronto with cookies and he gave me these flowers. We spent Saturday at Granville Island and enjoyed a beautiful dinner and took in the view of the city from Cypress. We are in the beginning stages so it feels like valentines every time we are together.

The answer to my equation...

2007-02-03T16:32:00.000-08:00

Meet Christian...

We met at Tenth early in December. We've been spending plenty of time together getting to know each other.

We are like two lattes in a coffee shop.

So there is my update. Christian plus Heather equals a couple.

News

2007-01-29T19:38:00.000-08:00

More photos and details to come soon!

Roots

2007-01-22T19:56:00.000-08:00

This past weekend was a girls weekend. Although these are not just any girls. These girls I've know and been known by for what is it now... seventeen years. We all grew up together. We've overcome some tough times but mostly we've celebrated happy times... and just plain crazy times... together. Even though the last time we were all together was about two years ago we just pick up where we left off and the inside jokes flow and the hugs flys around the room. I feel so blessed to have these beautiful women in my life. These friends ground me. They are my roots. They hold me up. They help me grow. They give me strength.

Amy was a great hostess. We crashed her place near Seattle. She took us all around. To the public market, nordstrom rack, Seattles Best coffee, out dancing, to Bellvue shopping, Kahili coffee, and Royden and Ruth's abode for dinner.

Even though the sun has set on this little road trip I know we'll carry on with each other in hearts, minds and prayers. Yes I'm sentimental today. Which happens to be not so rare for me latley. Don't worry I'm not about to bust into my rendition of Friends are Friends Forever". But yeah... Thanks for the good times once again and as always.

Ready for Spring

2007-01-15T20:04:00.000-08:00

I'm so ready for spring to come. It has been freezing for so long now. It is beautiful... on the mountains. I guess it has just felt like winter for extra long this year with all the storms. Tonight it is supposed to snow. So I'll set my alarm super early to have enough time to get to work. Most likley I'll hit snooze and stay in my bed immobilized by the cold air that creaps through my window by my bed. Then I'll get out at the last possible second and get ready in five minutes. Then the scraping starts. I really dislike scraping the ice off my car. I think I should really invest in one of those car starters one of these days. I've really become a chicken with the cold weather since moving down here. You would think that I would find the snow comforting because it is more like home but... I must say I love the rain and the moderate temperatures we have most of the year. Well for now I guess I'll dream of the spring crocuses popping up with the grass in the spring.

Photos from the Arm

2007-01-07T19:06:00.000-08:00

Finally I'm getting around to posting on here. So this is where I was for about a week and a half. I was actually out in the snow quite a bit. I think I was sledding twice and skiing a couple times as well. It was a good mix between the sedentary relaxing and working out on the hills.

My two nephews got electric guitars for Christmas and they were pretty fun to rock out on. Even my 8 month old niece Ava got the hang of it.

We were so addicted to playing this game... Ticket to Ride. I'm not sure how many times we actually played but it was such a riot. Now that my family is all apart we all play online. It is so hilarious. It is pretty much the biggest time waster I've been addicted to in a while but I just love playing games.

Home Sweet Home

2007-01-02T21:37:00.000-08:00

I guess both places are home now (Burnaby and Salmon Arm). I love going back to Salmon Arm. I hardly left my parents cozy home. It is so nice to just have a little break to rest and refocus. Today at work not only did I write 2006 but I was also writing December. Ahh well.. I guess I'm a little behind with the times. I really don't know where this past year went. Time goes by so quickly. This year I want to work on savoring the little things in life, friendships, good coffee, chocolate, and tunes. I'll post some more holiday pic's soon :)

Ho Ho Ho

2006-12-26T11:07:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas... This Christmas has been so fun. Having kids around always makes it so exciting. Our theme for presents this year was entertainment... so everyone got games to play together, music to listen to and puzzles to make. Better go...

Riley and Liam Don't Look!

2006-12-20T22:05:00.000-08:00

Here is my labour of love tonight. I had fun making all this playdough but it is kinda messy and totally dyed my hands! I guess the best way to add the colour is when you put the water in but... I wanted different colours from the same batch. Ahh well . I just hope the little guys will have fun with it and maybe us adults can use it for cranium and have a few laughs of our own!

Also have you guys seen these new stamps they have no price on them? What is with that? Anyways I got my last two Christmas letters in the mail today. Yeah:)

New Duds

2006-12-18T17:42:00.000-08:00

Yeah... My jacket has arrived. Fits great. Now I'm ready for it to storm in Vancouver! Bring it on.

Twin Pictures

2006-12-18T05:11:00.000-08:00

So, I'm so glad it is Monday! The weekend was so busy. Friday I was full of running around and in the evening I helped my sister-in-law do up a seating plan for her best friends wedding... the next day! It turned out really nice( I thought... ) Saturday I was Super Auntie. I watch Ava all morning while Bri and Glen attended the wedding. We had lots of fun went for a walk, played with blocks, had lunch and played more and then she gave in to her nap time. Man that is alot of work. All you Mom's who do it all day everyday. I'm impressed. Kids just have so much energy and she is not even walking yet. Later on Jan and I went to Granville Island and smelled the roasted chestnuts and got coffees. We went so see "Stranger Than Fiction." We almost missed it because we got majorly lost in the metrotown mall! Pretty funny we were trying to find the station square theater... needless to say Jans sense of direction is always better than yours truly. Sunday was Church and out for lunch, and Willingdons' Christmas production in the evening. It was a great performance for those of you who live down here. The live big band was sweet. Gotta love live music. So now... one more week of work to get through. I have a feeling it will go by in a blink.

Christmas at my House

2006-12-16T23:04:00.000-08:00

Well it is getting closer and closer. It will be less than a week until I'm home. I can hardly wait. Not really for Christmas but just to be together as a family. Also having my Mom make me awesome meals and is so nice. It just always tastes better when someone else makes dinner. Some Christmas traditions I'm looking forward to are. Chinese food on Christmas Eve, Christmas morning "Wifesaver" brunch, the Fruit Cup (Davidson/Alard hockey game), and playing a ton of games with my family.

Snow

2006-12-08T22:39:00.000-08:00

Sorry I'm a little behind. I've been doing stuff. I'm not sure what all exactly but, Christmas shopping, getting my passport ready, online dating (which takes up ALOT of time) and I met two guys (both of which I'm not interested), watching Greys Anatomy, Jan took me to Body Worlds (AMAZING) at science world, Christmas card making classes, had my staff Christmas party, shopping on itunes (very $ dangerous), drinking Baileys and hot chocolate (almost everynight... yummm). I have the best sented oil from body shop. I have three faves right now, pine, mulled cider, and snow. I've been really enjoying lighting the little tea light every evening that I'm home and making my sweet lil suite cozy. Come on over I've got lots of Baileys:)

Borscht Gone Wild

2006-12-08T22:29:00.000-08:00

I woul just like to say I'm not sure who post photos of their freezer but... hey... here it is. So this winter I have been cooking up a storm and freezing all my left overs into servings pour moi. This is how much Borscht I had left over even after unloading a crock pot full to my poor sister in law :) Thanks Bri, he he he

It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want Too...

2006-11-19T22:44:00.000-08:00

I wanted to sing that song too... But I forgot once I got to the Karaoke place :(

Wild Thing

2006-11-18T11:34:00.000-08:00

You make my heart sing... You make everything groovy...

Yes last night I went out with my girlfriend Kathy and one of her friends from work June... and Junes' friends Shannon, Michelle, and Karey. It was a riot. I love meeting new people. We had a great time. I was dancing the whole night. My feet are killing me today.

New Template

2006-11-15T20:23:00.000-08:00

How do you like my new template? I have no idea how to do this so I enlisted my Brother Greg for the evening... Hope it is a hit :)

Year Twentyfour

2006-11-13T15:39:00.000-08:00

So yeah... I guess this birthday twentyfive has made me stop and look back on the year a little more than others. I've experienced alot of new things last year. Yogalaties... Bikrams Yoga... Scrapbook classes... the Vancouver Jazz Festival... Speed dating... online dating... blind dating... Afghani food... Indian food... Dim Sum... Biking around Vancouver... Blogging... I even have a niece now! I've had twelve interviews and temped at six offices and worked at five offices for at least a month. Getting all my T4's will be a nightmare. I've been challenged and stretched and I'm glad for it even though it hasn't been easy. Thanks for all your Birthday wishes. I had a great day including Breakfast at ihop, shopping, dinner at the Keg, and a fun evening of karaoke with many many laughs. Now I'm ready to get this quarter life crisis year started!

No More Twenty Four

2006-11-13T15:32:00.001-08:00

I love this Switchfoot song!

24

Twenty four oceans
Twenty four skies
Twenty four failures
Twenty four tries
Twenty four finds me
In twenty-fourth place
Twenty four drop outs
At the end of the day
Life is not what I thought it was
Twenty four hours ago

Still I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You
And I'm not who I thought I was twenty four hours ago
Still I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You

Twenty four reasons to admit that I'm wrong
With all my excuses still twenty four strong

See I'm not copping out not copping out not copping out
When You're raising the dead in me
Oh, oh I am the second man
Oh, oh I am the second man now
Oh, oh I am the second man now

And You're raising these twenty four voices
With twenty four hearts
With all of my symphonies
In twenty four parts
But I want to be one today
Centered and true

I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You
You're raising the dead in me
Oh, oh I am the second man
Oh, oh I am the second man now
Oh, oh I am the second man now
And You're raising the dead in me

I want to see miracles, see the world change
Wrestled the angel, for more than a name
For more than a feeling
For more than a cause
I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You
And You're raising the dead in me
Twenty four voices
With twenty four hearts
With all of my symphonies
In twenty four parts.
I'm not copping out. Not copping out. Not copping out.

Why I'm glad Halloween is only once a year!

2006-11-05T14:43:00.000-08:00

So... yeah... I must admit this is the second box of Halloween chocolate I have polished off. I was thinking of posting a photo of the matching 55 zits I got because I ate this within a week. But for your sake I refrained. Consider yourselves fortunate.

Arrrg...

2006-11-02T19:29:00.000-08:00

I was a Pirate...

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Random Shots

2006-10-28T17:29:00.000-07:00

So got my windshield fixed today got my first courtesy car. It was a SWIFT but it wasn't that swift. I tried stepping on the pedal with my lead foot it was really lame. Sorry to anyone out there that has this car! I loved the colour though.

Then I was at the mall and this ad made me laugh so I thought I would post it:)

Ava and Me

2006-10-28T17:19:00.000-07:00

I was over at Glen and Bri's today and Bri was mentioning that Ava and I not only look alike but we do the same looks! What do you think twins years apart? It is so funny today I went for a walk with Ava and Glen to the store and this one person made comments about how cute Ava was and asked how old she was and made a comment to Glen that he has two women to look after now and looked at me. I just smiled and we carried on looking like couple with baby in tow. Little did that man know Glen actually has three women to look after; Bri, Ava and Me.

Weekdays off

2006-10-23T20:25:00.000-07:00

I must be crazy because I must say I just don't really know what to do with my weekdays off. My dentist has been off hunting for moose so I have had part of last week and this whole week off. Luckily I work for a temp agency so I can still pay the bills. Friday I went to Ava's sing-a-long group at the Library. It was really fun. So many little ones interacting, laughing, crying, screaming, and clapping. Ava was into it at the beginning but then she had had a little too much interaction and her Mommy could tell she just wanted to have a nap at home. This is when I'm happy to have a weekday off to be able to spend time with Ava and Bri.

My plant is flowering! I think probably because I always forget to water it so it thinks it is dying and must reproduce. It is so pretty. I bought it when I lived in Kelwona and it was blooming when I bought it and this is the first time since. I guess once every two years.

I'm not sure if I have really pointy toes but in the last month I've poked holes in two of my favorite socks. The first one happened when I was crawling through Jungle Maina with Liam. Then just yesterday this pair went. I hate it because the other sock is perfectly fine but both must go. No mismatching here. Ahh well. I once knew this guy who would wear socks with HUGE holes and he still thought they had pleanty more use in them and would only wear the new socks I gave him on Sundays... maybe if I was lucky. It drove me nuts. I'm glad I can admit once there is a hole it is garbage.

So yeah I've had the day off today too. I've been baking and cooking and my favourite organizing my desk area. I could never get bored of that! I went to the Library. I'm looking for a good list of must reads. I got a The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. I'm just finishing The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I just have started reading in the last couple years. I feel like I need to catch up to everyone that has been reading all this time. Let me know if you have any good suggestions or know of some masterlist out there that I can follow and cross of my list. Other than that I've been watching Dr. Phil and organizing order books for my new work and going through dental catalogues updating myself of new products. It has been a blast believe me. I'm not sure what it is about the fall that just makes me want the sip tea, read books, watch the tube and bake anything with cinnamon in it and cook stews.

Babies, Booze, & Ben

2006-10-20T07:07:00.000-07:00

I'm aware these topics don't really go together but they do in my life. Monday night I went over to visit my niece, Ava. She is growing so much and just becoming a beautiful girl. She is making more and more attempts to communicate with all her swaks and coos. I can't wear my glasses anymore when I see her because her dexterity is so good she just grabs them right off my face.

Later on in the evening Glen, Bri and I went down to the Rugby Club for Bens 30th Birthday. I had the best belini I've ever had! It was just the right mix of bacardi and champagne and mango sweetness. I tried not to drink it too fast. Lucky Glen was driving.

After dinner there was cake and sparklers. I just don't know where the time goes. Most of my memories of Ben are of him in highschool about half his age now. Driving up to Silver Star with my Dad and Brothers to go boarding. We had to wait like 10 mins for him to finish brushing his teeth. He is the longest tooth brusher I know (coming from a dental assistant here, hey by all means that is great!) Those were the days of Spin Doctors (princess), Barenaked Ladies (this is me in grade nine album), and Blind Melon (dumptruck). Let the good times roll!

Happy Birthday Jan

2006-10-14T10:38:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Jan's Birthday. I love any occasion to celebrate. First I went to pick her up and take her out to dinner with Reish, Ben, and Becky. We went to this restaurant called Las Margaritas on West Fourth. The food was so good! Well actually we started with drinks which were equally tasty. Then we headed to our small group which was a small turnout but really good and we had lots of treats there. Carey made Jan a chocolate cake and I made Danish apple bars. Then we all met up back a Jans house to open a few presents and have some tea. Jan got that sweet eye mask from Bec we all tried it on... It felt amazing. Happy birthday Jan... I so glad you live down here and we can do so much of fun stuff together.

Fall

2006-10-10T19:03:00.000-07:00

I love fall. It just is so nice to have clean crisp air. Here are some photos from the weekend with my family.

I guess I'm like Steve

2006-10-06T16:55:00.000-07:00

My friend Amanda had a post about toothpaste the other day and I loved it. I realized her husband Steve and I are more alike in how we squeeze out the paste. I was in the shower today I had the littlest shard of soap I was finishing up. You can actually see what is left of it in the photo if you get out your magnifying glasses. I guess it was how I was raised. Especially how my Mom taught me to cook. Always follow the recipe... Always use a spatula to scrape out every last bit of the cake into the pan and clean off the beaters with a knife before you can lick them. Well I have made some changes now that I've been living on my own for five years. I don't always use a recipe but that is about it. I guess it is a good thing waste not want not right?

Mom's in town

2006-10-06T16:39:00.000-07:00

My Mom decided to come down very last minute last weekend. It was fun. The crazy thing was, she was telling my Aunt who she drove down with that she would probably go for Thai food with Jan and I on Sunday and when I knew she was coming Jan and I were driving home from Bible study and thought my Mom might want go for Thai food so we totally planned it in advance. I had been wanting to try this Thai place downtown on Burrard for a while called Sala Thai. It was really good. The food was had was pad thai, red curry with beef and chicken and spinach with peanut sauce. The curry was the BEST ever. We are going back for the deep fried banana dessert one of these days.

The Salmon Arm Fair

2006-10-06T16:33:00.000-07:00

Amy, and Sarah and I went to check out the fair this year... We wanted to take in the Shuswap Idol competition but we just kinda saw the awards being handed out. Ahh well the mini donuts were awesome!

Photos from the car

2006-10-06T16:28:00.000-07:00

Home

2006-09-20T21:21:00.000-07:00

Yes... Home to my sweet little suite soon. I've been out and about driving to Alberta and around the Okanagan. Here are the trips I've made. White Rock to Summerland then Kelowna... Kelwona to Calgary... Calgary to Salmon Arm... two trips from Salmon Arm to Kelowna and back... Salmon Arm to Burnaby... Burnaby to Westbank... Westbank to Summerland... Summerland to Burnaby... Burnaby to Salmon Arm... Salmon Arm to Westbank! Needless to say I bought a car charger for the ipod and found a good place to eat in Hope. I just accepted a job in Po Co that starts next week so the trips will be over soon. I think something stable in my life will do wonders for my sanity. I've really enjoyed this month even with all the time spent in the car to just take a step back and evaluate and really decide what it is I need and want to do this year. I've had some great time spent with friends. You are the reason for miles of driving and it is so worth it. You know... I'm so blessed to have amazing realationships that it never seems to matter how long it has been since our last visit or if they've gotten married or had a bebe it just means so much to me to be able to connect and catch up. I know God definatly made us for relationships. If I only talked to Him as much as I do my friends. Everyday I'm realizing that life is choices and choosing doesn't have to be difficult. It seems latley I've made it difficut by making quick decisions based on feelings and wonder why it never works out. Ahhh life lessons... Gotta love'em...

Bloggers Meet

2006-09-10T21:20:00.000-07:00

It is so funny to me when I see friends that I blog with! All of you, you know who you are. It seems so funny to me when I see you in person again. It is like this blogging is a comfortable distance and being in person is almost to close! I met up with my good friend Amy this weekend and saw her brother Royden and sister in law Ruth. It was like "Hi... how are you?... (but you know exactly what each other is going through in their life from their blog) so... I like, read your blog everyday... Yeah I read yours too... cool... cool... I think it is great that this is a way we can all keep in touch and express ourselves growing and learning together. Sorry for the lack of pictures latley. My computer is in the shop:( so I havn't been downloading any. This weekend I was up in the 'Arm again. Too see Amy and catch up. So good to see you again Ames. I saw my cousin Anita and Brents baby. Send up a prayer for this little one as she is not thriving yet also a prayer of thanks that they are home now. I saw my cousin Sarah and Aunt Mary and Uncle Brian from Campbell River too and went to the fall fair. So there is another week gone by and is it getting to be fall the best time of year. I can hardly wait for the pumpkin pie!

Ahhhhhhhhhhh!

2006-09-06T18:38:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been far too long and far too much has happened too! I've moved again. I'm back in Westbank for six weeks working at my old office. It feels so strange to be back here two years ago exactly I started working for him the first time. Ahh well such is the life of a nomad (sp?. That is what I feel like latley. I was thinking I should post all the houses I've lived in over the past year or two but I don't think I could upload them all on blogger:)I just need to accept the fact that this is how I am or really try and find where I'm supposed to be and just stick with it. I'm really thankful for this break, working at an office that I love and having time to be with old friends and time to think and pray and sort things out. I guess in a way I'm glad I don't settle for second best but somedays I wish I was more content with the status quo. I've had so many blessings in my life. I have great family and friends that help me move and provide places to stay and so much love and support if it wasn't for all of you there is no way I would take on the challenges I do. So for this I thank you for helping me be free to go and do everything that makes me me.

Fun Weekend

2006-08-20T18:26:00.000-07:00

Well, another weekend is soon to be over. I love the weekends in the summer. The days just seem so much longer and there is so much to do. On Saturday Jan an I went to see Bard on the Beach... a live Shakespearian play out on the banks of false creek. It was a great setting and it was really interesting we saw the play A Winter's Tale. It was a little hard to get into because the english is of course so different than the english I use but it was great to see all the costumes and it was humorous as well. I tried to take a photo of the stage but this one chick usher made me erase it and then throughout the show I would feel her stare and look over and sure enough she was eyeing me up again. Probably making sure I didn't take any more photos! I guess I kinda deserve it but I didn't like her very much. After the play we went to Granville Island for Indian food and to pick up some fresh fruits and veggies for the week. Then it was off to the Chinatown night market.

That was an experience plenty of undies, jewelry, stationary, silk PJ's, electronic accessories, all with food vendors in between. Over the loud speaker was that high pitched techno music like aquas' I'm a barbie girl song.... ahhh... I made Jan try Bubble tea with peals (tapioca balls) in it . I laughed so hard at her expressions (she wasn't into the gummies in her drink)! We also tried these egg ball things. The guy making them was worth the 2$ just to see him do the dance to make the little goodies.

Then today we went biking out to Steveston with our Bible study group. The only thing was we were 10 minutes late to the meeting spot and there was no one there when we got there so we took off and never did meet up with everyone. The leader called me tonight to see what happened and they were all late and we were ahead of them the whole time and then the fish and chips place we eating lunch had two locations and we went to the wrong one that is why we didn't see anyone else there. Ahh well it was still a beautiful day to be out biking maybe not so much after the fish and chips but still gorgeous. Then this afternoon Jan and I went shopping on Main Street all the summer stock is on sale so that was fun. Shopping on Main makes me feel so creative and expressive. I want to wear all this vintage clothes with original jewelry and funky shoes. One of these days you may not recognize me if my whims continue.

Vancouver Island

2006-08-14T18:32:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the blogging absence but... I've been away. My parents took me out to Vancouver Island for the long weekend. It was a great trip we had amazing weather and our campsite was beautiful. We stayed at "Mussle Beach Wilderness Campground" just down a long dirt road from Ucluelet. It is a big bay tucked in behind the broken islands. Our site was right on the ocean. I had my tent facing it so I could just look straight out and just see ocean. Did I say I love the ocean. I just never get tired of it the tide is always changing and it seems like the more you look the more you see as far as starfish and little crabs.

It was a little rustic. There was no electricity, the water they had was colleted off their roof. They had supposedly hot showers but... I'm not so sure. It was an experience, one afternoon I headed to the shower and it was so refreshing I had the sun shining on me and the shower curtian blowing in the wind.

We spent some time in Tofino and had some really good seafood! We ate really well at our campsite too as my Mom was along and brought lots of goodies.

So Easily Distracted

2006-08-02T18:30:00.000-07:00

Today on my way home riding the Skytrain I got to talking with the women next to me. She had a picture of a little girl in a cap and gown on her key chain. So we got to chatting and it turns out that was her daughters preschool graduation photo it was so cute complete with roses. It is so fun I ended up chatting and missing my stop. Ahhh well I just got off and took the next train back.

Floating Shelves

2006-07-31T21:52:00.000-07:00

Tonight my landlord came and put up two Ikea shelves for me! I think they look great and my living room is better for it! I just put up a few things on them for the photo but the decorating is not finalized yet.
On a totally different subject. I love nutella! I just bought some on the weekend and I forgot how good it is and I've convinced myself that is it good for me too! I just had some with a banana what a great bedtime snack! It is like eating the inside out of a purdys hedgehog and as much as you want.

Celebrate Good Times Come On...

2006-07-30T09:13:00.000-07:00

WoooHooo. Last night I took in the "Celebration of lights." It was really fun and where we went over by Jericho beach was not too packed at all. We even found a log to sit on because I forgot the blanket in the car. It was Jan's first show and she loved it except where we were we couldn't hear the music too well. Next time I guess we'll bring our own radio. My favourite ones were these sparkling ones that looked like birds flying in formation. There are two or three more shows I think we may have to take in.

Memory Lane Cards and Scrapbooks

2006-07-28T10:09:00.000-07:00

So I went to my first card making class at my friend Marys Store. It was so fun a learned how to make five new cards and bought some new tools to make my life easier when it comes to card making. It was so funny though we went for dinner before the class and Miriam (another friend from UBC) and I were completely matiching opposites both wearing last years jacob clothes.

It was pretty funny it looked like we totally planned it! We are barely touching in this picture because it was so hot last night and we had just walked from the restaurant.

And the Survey Says....

2006-07-25T20:32:00.000-07:00

1. FIRST NAME? Heather
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My Dad named me after my Scottish heritage and my middle name is after my Mom's frist name.
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? 2 weeks ago
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? No,I would rather type and use spell check.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? Honey Ham
6. KIDS? No, but I have two nephews and a niece who are da bomb.
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yep!
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Yes
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? What do you think? ... Yeah
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yep, only missing my wisdom teeth.
11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Never... I have a hard time watching my friends do it.
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Rasin Bran I even had it for dinner tonight.
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Yep.
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Moose Tracks (vanilla with peanut butter cups and fudge swril)
16. SHOE SIZE? 7
17. RED OR PINK? Pink
18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I have a hard time saying no.
19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Family... and Friends from Bibleschool, and Friends from Kelowna and Westbank. Moving is hard.
20. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Sure :)
21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Black shorts and barefoot.
23. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? TV in the background. Last Comic will be on soon.
24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Magenta.
25. FAVORITE SMELL? Apple Crisp baking in my Moms kitchen.
26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Kathy
27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Their eyes.
28. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Your spunk to keep up with two boys.
29. FAVORITE DRINK? For the summer... gin and tonic.
30. FAVORITE SPORT? Cycling with Jan.
31. EYE COLOR? Hazel.
32. HAT SIZE? Large... I don't know?
33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yep... I love them.
34. FAVORITE FOOD? Any breakfast food (eggs and jam on toast).
35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? Happy ending.
36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED AT THE MOVIE THEATRE? Notcho Libra, a must see.
37. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW ? White knit tank top.
39. HUGS OR KISSES? Both... ;)
40. FAVORITE DESSERT? Apple Crisp
41. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? We will see won't we...
42. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Me :)
43. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? A Thomas Hardy novel, Bible, Smart Women Finish Rich, Captivating, and Wuthering Heights.
44. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Don't have one on the laptop.
45. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? Not too much I was on the phone with Andrea, Bretta, Sarah, and my parents.
46. FAVORITE SOUND? Accoustic guitar.
47. ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES? Beatles.
48. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? Ukraine
49. WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? My thumbs are double jointed.
50. WHEN & WHERE WERE YOU BORN? November 11 1981, Salmon Arm, BC
51. Who sent this to you? Sarah (my sister-in-law)

Symphony In The Park

2006-07-23T22:07:00.000-07:00

WOW! It was so amazing. Great sound and a great experience. It was my first symphony and I loved it maybe I should go more often it was held right near my house at Deer Lake Park. So I just walked over and met up with Glen, Bri and Ava and we all enjoyed our first show. Check out my movies for more photos.

Congrats Amanda and Julie

2006-07-23T15:57:00.000-07:00

This was a pretty big week for two of my friends. Amanda, is now a Mom to a beautiful sweet baby girl. I know you will nurture an keep your baby well entertained with all those wacky faces only you can pull off. Also my Friend Julie got married in Pentiction to Matt. I wish you two all the best.

Here are some photo from my week. This is my little niece Ava wearing my shades and looking oh-so-cool. Glen and Bri and I had taco night this week. It was pretty tasty Bri made her famous Blueberry dessert and it was so good! I was secretly hoping she would make that dessert when she offered to make something.

This a photo I took of the ocean at Acadia Beach? I think it was called. I just was in the area on Friday and wanted to see Spanish Banks and Jericho beach so I just spent some time by myself chilling and doing my small group homework. It was a beautiful spot. I think I'll have to go there more often.. The wave come crashing into the shore there. I just can't get enough of the sights and the sounds.

These next two are Sarah Waters and I at the beach. We spent almost the whole day there it was so nice. I had to laugh though because I brought so much stuff! My chair, big blanket, two towels, munchies, water, two books, a magazine, ipod, sun screen, and of course my mac book. All Sarah brought was her purse, towel and book. She assured me that it was okay to pack alot and was grateful for a few of the extras I brought along. Ahh I am a packrat but at least I'm prepared.

Then in the evening I went out with Reish, Ben, Bec, Gene, Shauna, Ryan, and Devon. We just went out for drinks at Earls downtown. It was fun to see my girls as Reish, and Bec are traveling around BC for their work this summer so it was great that it worked out to have a night on the town.
So there is my weekend glimpse of what I've been up to. Chuck was really good today Darrell Johnson was preaching and it was such a good reminder about how the Holy Spirit is calling everyone and to watch Him work in the people around you, drawing them closer to Himself. It is good for me to hear because I want to do it all but I need to have my eyes open to see where He is working in and around my life.

The Burn

2006-07-16T23:24:00.000-07:00

Ahhh it is 11:30pm I'm just finishing putting laundry away... getting the coffee set up for tomorrow and I realize that my back is warm. I guess it is the only spot I couldn't reach with the sunscreen. I guess next time I'll have to put it on with more care. Now I'll have a racer back all summer. Ahhhh well could be worse I'm just glad I did try to put some on even with the slack job I did.

Sunday Bike Trip

2006-07-16T22:11:00.000-07:00

Today I woke up and saw how gorgeous it was outside and called up my cousin Jan to insist we go biking today! Of course she is always up for biking on Sunday afternoons so the plans were made. After Church we went for lunch at Sollys' a bagel place just down the street. They also have really good cinnamon buns! Then it was off to Jan's house to get our gear ready for the road. We decided to just bike from her house(Main and 35th ave) down Ontario to Science World along False Creek over to Stanley Park and around it then over the Burrard Street Bridge and to our favourite place JJ Bean on Granville Island and along the other side of False Creek and all the way up Ontario back to her house. I was kinda dreading the hill home the whole trip but it was totally do-able. It was the perfect weather for it. Sunny and warm but kinda overcast so we didn't get too hot. I had no idea that there was such a great walk way all along False Creek. Come try it out with me sometime all you out of towners.

Miriam's Birthday

2006-07-16T21:12:00.000-07:00

This is a photo from Saturday night. We went out for my friend from work (UBC) The blonde in the middle. It was a really great night. It was so hilarious because there were 7 of us and we were all wearing black and white dresses... and it wasn't planned. I wouldn't put it past Miriam to plan us all dressing alike for her special day but this was just too funny. I had a strawberry pina colada and it was tasty. It was like a spiked strawberry milkshake. That was at dinner on West 4th at a place called Las Margaritas. Then we went out dancing at the Sand Bar on Granville Island. It was fun I miss hanging out with all my co workers from UBC we all got along so well. I hope at my new office I'll be able to gel a little more with the girls.

Note to self... Tips for riding the Sky Train

2006-07-12T21:01:00.000-07:00

1. Never wear high heels even if they look really good with your outfit just in case after a long day when your feet are sore and you don't get a seat on the way home.
2. Never talk loudly on your cell phone or with your friends... Quietly is fine but there is a line!
3. Don't forget passbook and realize it at the station.
4. Bring a good book... But nothing with a crazy title otherwise the suspicious looks will come. Oh and don't get too carried away reading or you may miss your stop.
5. Bring lots of disinfectant wipes. To clean up before touching the car.
6. Make sure to get on the right train "Expo" line not "Millennium" line.
7. Always stay to the right on the escalator or you may get trampled in the mad dash to the platform.

Actually I am really enjoying the ride downtown everyday! It is nice to wake up and wind down with. Today I wore the heels and got on the wrong train and there were annoying people. So it wasn't the best today but on the whole I love it. Yesterday I almost missed my stop my book was so good I was reading and looked up a while after the doors opened and realized it was my stop and made a run for it. Today I went for lunch with my long time friend Monika. A friend I grew up with in Salmon Arm... turns out she works just down the street in another high rise. So it is kinda strange that us two country girl would end up in the same spot one day. Who would'a thunk it... but it true and it is really fun.

Trip to the Shuswap

2006-07-11T21:20:00.000-07:00

The photos just capture it perfecly...

Liam aka Super Baby.

Eating fruit... at the beach!

Liam playing with "Sharky."

Dilly bars...

and Sand Castles!

I hope you like the glimpse it was great to visit with family and friends.

Boycotting Makeup

2006-07-02T22:23:00.000-07:00

Yes it is true... It has just been so hot lately that I could care less about putting on any more layers than possible, even on my face. I've been living is skirts and tank tops for the past two weeks. I love summer though. Jan and I went biking all afternoon today. So I got some sun! We cycled down to deep cove in North Van from just after the second narrows bridge. It was a really good ride some hills but total do-able especially at our speed! We just take it all in and really enjoy the views along the way. It feels good to get out there and really take advantage of this amazing weather. I feel so blessed to have a little forced holiday. I'm the type to just go go go and this unemployment has really given me a chance to spend time with God, get out and exercise in the mornings which I love but don't usually make time for, and really make some great memories with friends and family out at the beach or at my place. I guess God just knows what we need when we need it.

Happy Canada Day

2006-07-02T09:58:00.000-07:00

Yes, another Saturday at Granville Island! I just love that place. Actually Jan and I went and enjoyed the Vancouver International Jazz fest from three different locations we went and listened to a sextet at the roundhouse in Yaletown, then some Spanish guitar on Granville Island and then we headed to North Van and Went to the Capillano Suspension Bridge and saw some graduates from Cap College perform. They were our favourtie. I have a little clip in my movies if you want to see them. I can't believe the weather. It is so beautiful down here. I forgot how much I love summer and listening to live bands.

Ahhh Summer time!

2006-06-30T16:49:00.000-07:00

Yes, summer is upon us. Yesterday I made my first Strawberry Rhubarb Pie for my cousin Jan who came over for dinner to celebrate me getting a job! Yaaaaaaaaa! Yes I'm employed again, although I wish I could just take the whole summer off and go to all my friends weddings (Trish, Julie, Ang, and Jess)! And travel around and shop all of Vancouver. Maybe one day right? Well tonight I'm off to a BBQ must run... stay cool. I find the venti iced passion tea with one shot raspberry syrup does the trick for me. Check my links for my new offices web page.

The Beach

2006-06-27T20:08:00.000-07:00

Yes, It is true I am enjoying my time off. It is alot of work looking for "THE" job but I have been doing temp work so it is allowing me to be a little more choosey. Last night Glen and Bri and I had a Greek night (Sarah I made your Taziki sauce it was so good!)and then went to cool off down at the beach. It was a really fun night. First time with the sand between my toes this season. Check out my movies at drop shots if you want to see us at the beach.

This Week

2006-06-24T20:32:00.000-07:00

It has been out of the ordinary... I quit my job! It was not something I really wanted to do but once I did it I knew it was right and necessary. So now I am unemployed... I've been doing some temp work on the side while I look for an office where I fit in. I've had a great week spending more time with Bri and Ava during the week days and started reading a book, exercising and spending more time with God. I wish I didn't have to work and I just could chill-lax all the time. It is great. Here are some photos of my afternoon to Granville Island with my friends Sarah and Jan.

This is my Iced Americano from JJBean. It was so hot today I had to get something chilled.

Here we are in between sets listening to some very creative and inspiring jazz.

The drummer was amazing and he used everything imangable to make music.

Jan thought these "donut peaches" were very odd. We had a good laugh anyhow.

Happy Fathers Day DAD

2006-06-18T20:03:00.000-07:00

My Dad is pretty hip. This is a picture of us before the fireworks show down in English bay last summer. He likes cool tunes, dancing, gardening, talking with friends, my Mom and all us kids and grandkids. Today at Church Pastor Ken spoke a little blurb about how parents love their kids so much because they have invested so much in them from feeding and dressing, to teaching how to ride a bike, and drive a car. All along the way teaching and putting energy and resources into their child. That is what love is fueling yourself into someone else. Thanks for caring for me Dad and being a great listerner too along the way.

Ava's first Visit to my house

2006-06-12T22:49:00.000-07:00

The poor child after some dinner we sat around and laughed at the photobooth feature on my new mac. Ahhh the fun. I laughed so hard my side hurt. I made my brother help me put together a coffee table I got from IKEA. I totally jiggered it up trying to do it "my way" we ended up borrowing my landlords drill and finally the legs screwed on straight but not until I managed to get a blister trying to use the manual screwdriver and basically stripping the screws. Ahhh well it is together and looking great. Thanks to Glen.

Ohh and I got the TV stand to match.

TWENTY NINE

2006-06-04T20:35:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Bri's birthday with a dinner on Saturday night. We had a beautiful steak dinner complete with cake!

And here is one of the kiddo that is just such a honey!

Weekend with the 'Rents

2006-06-04T20:09:00.000-07:00

This weekend my parents came down to see their 5 week old grandaughter. They also brought down a whole load of my stuff and helped me do various things that needed to be done around the house. Like cleaning the windows...

planting...

We went to this fair type thing I ate so much... I had cotten candy... popcorn... popcicle... chicken wrap... gelato... pork bun... this chinese doughnut thing that was so greasy I only had one bite. I think that is all?

My Diamond

2006-05-29T21:16:00.000-07:00

My cousin Jan and I went shopping last weekend. She is my new shopping buddy. Other than my Mom she is my favourtie person to shop with. We like similer things and we can easily tell each other if something look really bad or steller. While shopping on West 4th I found this ring! It is huge and so fake but I love it!

The next picture is done on my new mac... it has this photo booth thing that is so fun to edit pictures on it is unreal. I've been laughing so hard with it! Hope you like it.

My parents are coming down this weekend. They are bringing CAKE for Glen and Bri as their birthday are both this month. Lemon Poppy Seed Chiffon. It is going to be Tasty!

Tonight in my reading

2006-05-24T22:48:00.000-07:00

Ecclesiastes 11:10

"So, remove greif and anger from your heart and put away pain from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are fleeting."

I see so many more children everyday now... I love it! Growing up is just too fast!

Too Much Coffee

2006-05-24T22:24:00.000-07:00

I swear I am typing at speeds never before. I had cup of joe this morning on the way to work and half a latte at lunch and the other half after work... and now (it is 10:30pm) I am still going strong. I can feel the caffeine coursing through my veins... Usually I have my morning coffee and then finish off whatever is left after work. Yes, I leave it sitting all day in my car. That is really gross but "whatever" I like it. So I feel like I accomplished a lot tonight but mostly I sat on my duff and watched American Idol and called my cousin Jan every few minutes to catch her reaction too. It was a good day now only I wish I could sleep catch up on some zzz's as that is why I needed the latte in the first place. Ahhh well, maybe I'll finish the week off with extra java to keep me going everyday... I'm just glad there are sweet coffee shops just around the street from my new job. Bean Brothers is my new favourtie! They have great cinnamon buns and entres too.

It's a new day

2006-05-23T18:49:00.000-07:00

Today I started at Dr. Loo's office. It went really well. I'll be learning the front dest first so that will keep me on my toes as the office sees 60 to 80 patients a day. I know it will be a great place for me to learn a tonne about orthodontics and administrative duties too. I found many a place to eat lunch and a little fruit stand to pick up things for dinner on my way home too. If you want check out the link for Braced in BC as this is the website of the office I now work at.

Childhood Keepsakes

2006-05-22T20:52:00.000-07:00

Unpacking today I found my old jewelry box... it was full of cute little earings with bows and hearts I used to love to wear. I was contemplating getting rid of some of them but the all mean something. My locket from when I was a baby, a necklace from Greg when he went to Hawaii, some rings I thought were so cool from Mexico encluding one that is a turtle with moving arms and legs. Needless to say I think I'll hang on to these little gems that used to mean so much if for no other reason but to have some dress up jewelry for my little niece.

Moving

2006-05-20T18:44:00.000-07:00

Well it happened a little sooner than planned but it is all for the best. I'm moving, yet again... I'm still in the same area South Burnaby but now I have my own place. It is an entry level basement suite with lots of windows. The place is not new by any means but it is mine. I'm looking forward to watching TV in my undies, leaving my place messy or clean, and a kitchen to myself. I would still love to have a roommate but... all you girls went off and got married on me! he he he who knows maybe one of these days I'll find a roommate of my own.

Done at UBC

2006-05-20T18:35:00.000-07:00

I can hardly believe my maternity leave at UBC is over. I can't believe I've been in Vancouver for 8 months already! Time just flys. I really enjoyed my co workers at UBC and will miss our daily banter. I know we will continue to do things together so that is will be good. It is hard to leave such a fun job but I know that I made the right decision. These flowers are a gift from Cherry the hygienist, I also recieved cinnamon buns, a nice lunch out, and a gift certificate to itunes. They really spoiled me and I will miss them greatly.

Baby Shower

2006-05-14T21:02:00.000-07:00

This past Saturday, we had a party! It was for Bri and Ava... we had a great time there was never a dull moment with all Bri's friends and family talking, laughing, drinking coffee, sharing wisdom, holding Ava, opening presents, and spending the afternoon to celebrating Ava's entry into the world but more so our lives.

Meet Ava Grace

2006-05-14T20:56:00.000-07:00

Well, she is finally here. Ava was born April 27th, and she is the sweetest niece I have. Well she is the only niece so far but she is wonderful. It is so nice to be able to live so close to my brother and it will be awesome to watch her grow and learn.

I'm back

2006-05-14T18:41:00.000-07:00

Well... today I bought my first computer. It is the 12" ibook G4. I'm very excited to use it and figure it all out. Sorry for the long dry spell in the blogging world I don't think I'll have any trouble now.

Happy Easter

2006-04-16T15:37:00.000-07:00

Yes, I can hardly believe it is Easter all ready. I'll have a few pictures to come but I've had a great trip so far. I drove down with Monika, and Amanda. I've been very busy being Auntie Heather playing, playing, dancing, hiding Easter eggs, you get the idea. My Mom hasn't stopped feeding me since I got here. I'm not looking forward to the scale at home. But it all tastes so good!

Interviews

2006-04-12T21:10:00.000-07:00

Well I decided to give the whole finding a new job a whirl. Now I have all my evenings eaten up with interviews. Four to be exact. I hope and pray I will find the right fit in one or all of them and that it will be a clear easy decision as making decisions is not my strong point. Please pray that I will be in the office that God wants me in wherever that may be.

WORK?

2006-04-09T17:23:00.000-07:00

Yes this is me at work with my friend Kathy. Since about January I have started to enjoy going to work at UBC. It was so different at first but getting to know all my co wokers and the student has been great. I've never laughed so much at work before. Please pray for me as of May 5th my contract at UBC is finished and I either need to reapply or find a new job and I'm not sure what I should do yet. Thanks... I'll be sure to keep you posted on the situation.

Speaking of cards

2006-04-09T17:16:00.000-07:00

Here are my latest creations:)

On my way to the scrapbook store

2006-04-09T16:33:00.000-07:00

Yes, it is true... last weekend I got paid to make cards for a friends scrapbook store that is just opening up. It is so cool because I never imagined that I would one day actually sell my cards. It was really fun and I got to use whatever I wanted from the store I was like a kid in a candy store or maybe just me in a candy store! Anyways tonight is the grand opening party so it should be really fun I'm looking forward to it. For those of you that are down here my friends store is called Memory Lane Scrapbooking and it is on 4th and MacDonald.

2006-04-09T16:30:00.000-07:00

You Are a Soft Kisser

Your kissing style is understated, but effective
You give soft, sweet, and soulful kisses to your special guy
And that's the key: he's got to be special to get your kiss
Because you don't just go around kissing anyone

What's" Your Kissing Style?

New Hair and New Friends

2006-04-01T11:50:00.000-08:00

Last night Amanda (my roommate) and I went and got our hair cut. Combined we cut off about 15"of hair! It was a fun spontaneous night. I just hope I will be able to style my new do on my own and have it look as good as when Margo does it.
The Coffee it a latte from JJ Bean my new favourite coffee shop.

The last two are of Amadas 21 st birthday. We all went out Salsa dancing. Above is Randy and I. And the martini drinking women are Trevor's (my other roommate) girlfriend Niki and Amanda.