Summer So Far

So I had sorta given up on blogging for awhile, mainly because things are pretty uneventful around here. But I have been taking some pictures over the last couple months, so I guess it's time for an update. This is a bit of a mixed bag of the summer so far:

This is the first cruise ship that Craig and I went on a couple years ago. It comes to Halifax every couple of weeks. This particular Sunday was one of the nicest day we have had this summer. There was a ton of people around the waterfront. We took Griffin down so he could see the ship. Griffin snuck into the picture...
Then I just snapped a picture of Griffin.
Mom and Dad were here for a month. Soon enough they will be back in NS for good. It'll be fun to have a place to stay in Bridgewater again. These pictures were taken at Nanny's the night before they went back to Ontario.

Looks like Craig was attempting to smile. Mom and Dad looking all tan. Glad you were here when we actually had really nice weather!
Nanny not paying attention :o)

Last week Craig, Griffin, and I went to New Brunswick and PEI so Griffin could go to Crystal Palace and Sandspit. We had a good time despite the weather not being the greatest. Of course the day we had to come home was hot and sunny in PEI, but cold and rainy back in Halifax.

In NB we stayed at the Future Inn, since I get a crazy discount. I had to take a picture of the restaurant since it's the cousin of the restaurant that I work at.

The hotel was really new and nice. It has no pool, but other than that it was great!

In PEI we stopped at the little village by the bridge. I'm still not a fan of the bridge, but I don't find it quite as scary as I used to :o) You'll notice how cloudy it is.

Here's some Crystal Palace...
He made it almost to the very top.
The Homonculous man was my favourite part! I felt smart since I actually knew what it was. Nice to see I learned something during my psych degree.

Then it was my birthday - the big 08/08/08. I still can't believe I forgot to buy a lotto ticket. If there was ever a day I would win, it was on that day! Oh well. We had a fun time at the Fireside. Hopefully the ladies had a good time at Pacifico after. I just don't have the stamina that I used to. How on earth did we used to stay up all night? Anyway, it was fun to see everyone! Next big event - Adam and Laura's wedding!

Oh, and you may notice that a lot of my hair is gone. At least it felt like a lot when it was lying in heaps on the floor of the salon.
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Back to school soon...

Reflection

Wow, twice within a 24 hour period! I'm on a roll. Actually, I just feel very reflective. My Education program may have been total malarky, but if there's one thing it taught me, it's how to reflect. I'm sure anyone who has even taken an Education program knows what I mean!

I was walking home from the restaurant today (bad idea considering I'm not used to running around like that - my feet are killing me!), and usually my walking time is spent stressing about whatever there is to stress about. But I realized today that for the first time in ages, I had nothing to stress about! I actually feel happy. It's strange, but this past year (school year, I mean), has given me a new outlook. As bad as things may have seemed at the time (and a couple days after junior high subbing, things seemed very very bad!), I only look back at the positives. As annoying as the students could be, I actually miss them! All of them! The weather is beautiful. I think summer is finally here! And even working at the restaurant today was good. I don't know how long this cheery mood will continue, but in the meantime I plan to enjoy it!

Weekend

The last few days have been pretty busy. School ended last Friday so the Citadel staff had a party at one of the teachers' gorgeous house on a lake. They even had fireworks, though it didn't seem terribly safe. I don't know if it's a good idea to read the directions on the package of fireworks using the flare as your light. But it was a good show, and no one got hurt! It was a good time. You know you're from Nova Scotia when you drink red wine out of a plastic Keith's cup! I'm a classy girl!

Sunday Craig and I decided to take off for a couple days, so he booked a room at White Point. The room was really nice. I actually took a couple pictures. The weather wasn't great for the most part, but it was still nice to get away together.

Yesterday for Canada Day we went to my aunt and uncle's house in the valley. The weather was great, but the bugs left something to be desired. But we had good food and good company, so I can almost forget the bugs. Almost. We didn't make it to the fireworks downtown, but I did manage to catch the Ottawa fireworks on TV. I think they were probably a little better than the Halifax ones would have been. Happy 141st birthday Canada!

Finally, today is my last day of my little mini vacation, since it's back to work tomorrow. I decided that I would go nuts this summer with nothing to do, so I decided to return to the wonderful world of serving. Crazy, I know. But it'll keep me busy, and will hopefully make me enough cash to buy myself that laptop that I've had my eye on.

Actually, there is one other thing I wanted to say. Congratulations to Robin on your wedding! Everything and everyone looked beautiful. Wish I could have been there!

I guess that's all for now. Wish me luck at the restaurant tomorrow! Time to go shopping for new shoes (albeit boring black work shoes, but still shoes nonetheless!).

Time Flies

Looking back it's hard to believe that we graduated 10 years ago. I was thinking how crazy this was today while watching the Citadel High graduation. Oh the hopes and dreams we had at our graduation. How naive we were! But I think it all worked out. The best part of the day was seeing the students that I taught, however briefly, walk across the stage. I got a little weepy. I don't even think I cried at my own grad! Anyway, congrats to the first ever graduating class of Citadel High.

Here's me and Nicole wearing our teacher sashes.

Oops

Okay, I guess it's time for an update. Things have been a little crazed lately, but they are now finally slowing down. I have two exams left, and then a week of grad type stuff. Getting paid to not do much. Works for me! This opportunity has been great, and it's satisfying now that things are coming to an end. It's also kind of entertaining to see all the students stressing about my exam!

In other news, when not doing school work or replying to panicky e-mails from students, I have been trying to spend time with my parents who are visiting for a month. They are currently browsing the housing market in Bridgewater. I really hope they find something. It would be fun to be able to escape back to Bridgewater from time to time.

Other than that, I don't have much going on. I'm pretty boring, hence the not blogging much lately. I also haven't been too good with the picture-taking lately. But since this is a pretty dull post, here's the unit circle...


Don't ask.

A Day at the Park

It seems as though the weather around here has been following a consistent pattern - beautiful and sunny during the week, cold and rainy on the weekends. So when it was sunny and 17 on Sunday, we decided to go out to the Wildlife Park in Shubenacadie. All the animals seemed to be out in full force. This peacock even stood by the sign and posed for the camera. Well, at least I like to think that's what it was doing...This picture's kinda creepy. I'm glad there was a fence there.

The little baby goat was so cute, climbing all over its parents.

The sea otters were adorable. They were so active, it was really hard to get these pictures.

This bear was pigging out on an ant hill.

We had a nice day. It was good to get out for awhile, since most of the long weekend was spent doing school work. Now that I know I'm going to be at Citadel until the end of the year, I'm really feeling the crunch. But it's all good!

Yah for Jobs!

Just a quick little update, while I have a minute. First, I would like to say congrats to Cari on your new job! I'm so glad that you were finally able to find something that will not only use your degree, but that will challenge you. I can't wait to hear more about how it's going and exactly what it entails. I know you'll be awesome!

On a similar note, I think your good employment fortune may have rubbed off on me, because the same day you got your new job, I found out I would be able to return to the classroom that I was in earlier in the semester. And the best news is that it may end up being until the end of the year! It's at least until June 5, and hopefully the school will decide at that point that it doesn't make sense to change teachers at that point.

So I'll be a little busy for the next little while, lost in the world of trig and logarithms. Let's hope I'm able to rise to the occcasion, and kick some butt! It's not easy jumping in in the middle of the semester, having no idea where the last teacher left off or what she's covered. But I'll do my best! As one of the students said on my first day back, I'm home!