the next few weeks are all about new beginnings, and i'm not so sure that i'm completely onboard - not that i really have a choice in the matter, but i believe that's why i'm blogging
there are just under 6 full days of class left until i'm a certified teacher. it's a little scary to think that i'm so close to having a 'real job' but i'm excited all the same. jessi and i walked through superstore the other day and there were rows and rows full of school supplies. i took one look at those supplies and started jumping up and down - butterflies rumbling in my stomach. kids will soon be buying those supplies for my class! i'll be standing there, somewhere around the room, as they work away at whatever tasks i have assigned. it's crazy to think that i'm going to be given that much control. after all, here i sit in class right now typing away at my laptop paying very little attention to the comings and goings in this very classroom.
the end of school also means that rachel has flown back to south africa and kiki will soon be flying off to nicaragua. it's no longer difficult to 'think international' with my girls heading off all over the world. even those that are closest (leslie in winnipeg and jessi in victoria) are still far enough away that i don't and won't get to s
ee them very often. is this what it's like being all grown up? your friends move away and your long distance bills increase? i'm not so sure that i love this new aspect of my life. i love having girls around to chat and cuddle up to and do silly things with. maybe that's just drinking coffee or dancing in and out of a movie theatre (oh hairspray, how i love thee), but it's something different than hanging out with the guys.
along with moving back to victoria, jessi and clifton are tying the knot in just over three weeks (the 24th). i am oh so excited for the both of them. in hanging out with them recently i've noticed how much they love each other and are in love with each other and i couldn't be happier to stand up for them at their wedding. i have a feeling that the day is going to be absolutely beautiful - that's if jessi and i can sort out everything that has to be done before then. anyone ever made marshmellow fondant before? yeah, us neither. with all of this stuff to be done leading up to the day, it will be a little odd when it's all said and done and they've moved on back to victoria. while vic is close, it's still a minimum 2 hrs in ferry dealings another 1.5 on the bus or 30 min by car and anywhere from 25-100$ to get over there for a day (though that's a heck of a lot cheaper than a flight to the other side of the world or to the middle of my own country).
there's a lot that i need to get used to in the next few weeks: my girls are coming and going (though mostly going), i officially begin my new career, and i get to see two of my favourite
people get married. in the midst of all that i need to pick a district to work in and find a place to live. that might be easier if there were still people around to move in with, but there just has to be someone out there - i'm not too worried...yet. i also need to find a way to actually spend time with my lovely boyfriend. it's hard being out at ubc and in the pit of tsawwassen which are two places no where near his place in coquitlam or his work in south surrey. he's not quite sure what the fall is going to look like for him either, but here's hoping that saskatchewan isn't calling his name. if it is, well i guess i'll just have to get used to that, though the amount of long distance numbers that i need to call is already far too large for my liking.
now that i've officially lost sight of why i'm writing, i figure that i should just conclude. i think there are just some aspects of change that shake me a little, and i've certainly listed more than a few. don't get me wrong, i'm not crushed nor torn about the change that is happening, but until it all does occur, i'm not so sure where i stand. i'm excited to see change - it means that my life is moving forward and not just standing still, but sometimes change is so much easier to embrace when there are friends around to see it through
there are just under 6 full days of class left until i'm a certified teacher. it's a little scary to think that i'm so close to having a 'real job' but i'm excited all the same. jessi and i walked through superstore the other day and there were rows and rows full of school supplies. i took one look at those supplies and started jumping up and down - butterflies rumbling in my stomach. kids will soon be buying those supplies for my class! i'll be standing there, somewhere around the room, as they work away at whatever tasks i have assigned. it's crazy to think that i'm going to be given that much control. after all, here i sit in class right now typing away at my laptop paying very little attention to the comings and goings in this very classroom.
the end of school also means that rachel has flown back to south africa and kiki will soon be flying off to nicaragua. it's no longer difficult to 'think international' with my girls heading off all over the world. even those that are closest (leslie in winnipeg and jessi in victoria) are still far enough away that i don't and won't get to s
ee them very often. is this what it's like being all grown up? your friends move away and your long distance bills increase? i'm not so sure that i love this new aspect of my life. i love having girls around to chat and cuddle up to and do silly things with. maybe that's just drinking coffee or dancing in and out of a movie theatre (oh hairspray, how i love thee), but it's something different than hanging out with the guys.along with moving back to victoria, jessi and clifton are tying the knot in just over three weeks (the 24th). i am oh so excited for the both of them. in hanging out with them recently i've noticed how much they love each other and are in love with each other and i couldn't be happier to stand up for them at their wedding. i have a feeling that the day is going to be absolutely beautiful - that's if jessi and i can sort out everything that has to be done before then. anyone ever made marshmellow fondant before? yeah, us neither. with all of this stuff to be done leading up to the day, it will be a little odd when it's all said and done and they've moved on back to victoria. while vic is close, it's still a minimum 2 hrs in ferry dealings another 1.5 on the bus or 30 min by car and anywhere from 25-100$ to get over there for a day (though that's a heck of a lot cheaper than a flight to the other side of the world or to the middle of my own country).
there's a lot that i need to get used to in the next few weeks: my girls are coming and going (though mostly going), i officially begin my new career, and i get to see two of my favourite
people get married. in the midst of all that i need to pick a district to work in and find a place to live. that might be easier if there were still people around to move in with, but there just has to be someone out there - i'm not too worried...yet. i also need to find a way to actually spend time with my lovely boyfriend. it's hard being out at ubc and in the pit of tsawwassen which are two places no where near his place in coquitlam or his work in south surrey. he's not quite sure what the fall is going to look like for him either, but here's hoping that saskatchewan isn't calling his name. if it is, well i guess i'll just have to get used to that, though the amount of long distance numbers that i need to call is already far too large for my liking.now that i've officially lost sight of why i'm writing, i figure that i should just conclude. i think there are just some aspects of change that shake me a little, and i've certainly listed more than a few. don't get me wrong, i'm not crushed nor torn about the change that is happening, but until it all does occur, i'm not so sure where i stand. i'm excited to see change - it means that my life is moving forward and not just standing still, but sometimes change is so much easier to embrace when there are friends around to see it through
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