Breaking Dawn Single - A Thousand Years

Also just found this song- it's the single from the upcoming Breaking Dawn Part 1 movie.

I enjoy those books/movies/soundtracks, and this one is no exception :)

Hope you enjoy too!

A Thousand Years

Someone Like You....

Can't get enough of the singer Adele right now!

Also can't get enough of this song.

Someone Like You

Back on the net!!

So thanks to a little something that looks like this (please see left) and thanks to the help of my bro (who works at TELUS, I was able to get hooked up with some net.

This is an incredibly long story as to why I now have net, but the short of it is..I have moved, I have a new job, and I NEED NET!!

There will be more posts to come on how I got from there to here, so stay tuned.

As promised a longgggggggg time ago, the next post will be about my bff's wedding, and so, after i feed myself (pasta and greek salad) I will start adding photos of Ian and Amber Miller's (June) wedding.

Stay tuned!

Much, much more (stories and pictures) to come!

Adventure

I know I promised the next post would be on Amber's blog, but i'm hoping to get to that tonight. Today though, I wanted to pose a question to all my friends and family.

What would you do if you could? Where would you go? Why would you do that? Why would you go there?

I'm considering a few options at the moment.

1.) Getting a work visa and going to NZ/Australia for a while

2.) Going back to school to get a Masters

3.) Toughing it out and staying where I'm at, hoping that my dream job will come along.

Thoughts? Most of my friends have said "go to a foreign country, do somethign adventurous"--- i would love to do that; the only thing holding me back is ......money.

Damn....

Thoughts?!?!

Sorry...

This is my apology post for being a crappy blogger.
There are a number of reasons for it though:
1. I have no internet at home
2. I am stupid busy at work
3. I really don't have any interesting things to say...

Well, to me they may not be interesting, but to others perhaps they are.

I will be updating my blog a little bit more.

The next one will be Amber's Wedding....

Then from there I will update you with some of my summer adventures. (Including football games, Pysanka Festival, Rodeos, trips to the lake, and much more).

Stay tuned!

Oh the Wedding...(not mine)!!!

So my best friend's wedding is getting closer and closer. It's actually rather exciting!

At the beginning of May I picked up my bridesmaid dress, and yesterday I picked it up from getting alterations done. I've also walked around in my fuschia shoes a little so that they aren't quite as harsh when I walk in them on the wedding day.

Friday night I started brainstorming great memories of Amber and I for my maid of honour speech, and doing so brings on mixed emotions. I'm soo happy that Amber found that special someone, but sad that it's going to be a little bit harder to enjoy some more memories together.

Today I worked on organizing some of the paperwork including printing off itineraries and confirmation numbers and sorting out times and dates so that they are stuck in my head.

It's kind of crazy how much work it is to be travelling to a wedding and being in the wedding party!

Either way, we leave for Ontario in 20 days and I'm stoked!!!

The Move...

So, this weekend I'm heading into Edmonton to help my best friend and her fiance' load up their u-haul. On Sunday they are leaving Alberta for good and moving to Ontario.

It's almost as if the reality of it hasn't kicked in yet. I think once I haven't seen her for a few months then I will really notice that she isn't just a few hours away. It won't be a weekend trip to visit each other anymore Amber.

This friend, Amber, is also getting married in exactly 53 days. I, along with a few others from here, will be heading out to Ontario from June 6-12.

That week also involves my birthday, so it is sure to be a good time.

The more I think about Amber & Ian moving away, the sadder I get, but, despite all of that, and me not wanting her to leave, I will still be there on Sunday to wave them off.

Congratulations on finishing university Amber!!!! AND I'll be seeing you on Friday for a packing party :)

Red Eyes

So, today my eyes have been worse than normal. Worse as in severely sore, severely red and just...severely....ugh...a pain.

Anyhow, with all this red eye annoyance I've been thinking why eyes get red.

My first thought was that it was caused by my contacts. I wore them yesterday, and even yesterday they were sore.

Today they just look (and feel) ridiculous.

Even thought I have my glasses on....

Anyhow...I've bought some "Worplace" Visine, and it helps instantly, but about an hour later and my eyes are still super sore.

Could it be because I sit in front of a computer A LOT?

Or is it just thought I desperately need to go to the eye doctor, but am trying to postpone it until my health care plan kicks in?

Hmm....

I hope I'm not doing more damage to my eyes because I'm waiting...hopefully soon I can make it to the optometrist.

Maybe i also just need sleep and rest....

I don't know....i'm not a doctor....

Part 2 of the Century Old Man is published

Part 2 of the two-part series is now available to read at the Vegreville News Advertiser.

The direct link is:

http://newsadvertiser.com/wordpressmu/blog/2011/03/21/century-old-man-friedl-pomerenk-sits-down-to-chat-part-2-of-2/

...Hope you enjoy>>>...

Century Old Man

I asked a few of my friends a while back what some questions would be if they got a chance to talk with a 100 year old man. I was asking them this, because I was in fact sitting down to talk with a century old man.

This man, who still lives on his own in the small hamlet of Ranfurly, Alta. is one of the most interesting and funny people you will ever meet.

This story was and still is especially hard for me, because his character is so unique that it is terribly hard to portray into the story, but I hope I did just a little bit,

The article was published in today's Vegreville News Advertiser and can be seen online at:

http://newsadvertiser.com/wordpressmu/blog/2011/03/14/century-old-man-friedl-pomerenk-sits-down-to-chat-part-1-of-2/

Less than 100 days...

I found out the other day from my bff that her wedding will in fact be in less than 100 days. Crazy!

I also was sent a message from her asking why I hadn't posted a blog in a while, so this one's for you, Amber!

The wedding preparations are coming along from what I can tell. As you may know from an earlier post we have ordered the bridesmaid dresses, and we have booked our accomodations.

We have also booked our hotel for our one-night stay at Niagara Falls and we are looking into costs of rentals cars.

As the maid of honour, I am reading up on what I need to do, and so I am starting to prep an itinerary and make a tentative plan for Amber's stagette.

I never realized how much work a wedding could be until this, and it's not even mine!

Glad I have no chance of having a wedding anytime soon....

I am getting really excited for Amber's wedding...but terribly sad that she and her fiance' will be packing up and moving to Thunder Bay, Ontario in less than two months.

It actually makes me sad to even think about it.

At least you can continue the tradition of reading my blogs from T.B, Amber!

I'm busy!!! But it's pretty damn fun!

I'm busy..but you can see what I'm up to if you check out these two websites:

The Vegreville News Advertiser- www.newsadvertiser.com

The VNA is published on Monday's

The Vegreville Observer - www.vegobserver.com

The Observer is published on Wednesday's

so...check them out throughout the week, make comments on stories, columns, questions of the week, editorials, letters to the editor, or even just the pictures, because we would really appreciate it.

I need a Valentine

So since I'm single and all...

I thinks somebody should be my Valentine.

I've had quite a few requests come in, but they are already taken by their significant....so, I don't want to cause any ...tension.

lol.

Who wants to be my Valentine?

4-H Public Speaking

About a month ago I was asked to judge 4-H public speaking, and so, today is the day.

I spent a lot of my school years attending 4-H. I think it worked out to be 12 years. Anyhow, each year I had to public speaking. It is something that, for the kids, is quite nerve racking.

Now I get my chance, like the judges did to me, to tell them that they will appreciate it in the long run.

Just like i have....

I am a reporter, and 4-H for one, has given me the ability to call up complete strangers, or walk up to people I don't know and ask them something.

It also gave me a head-start in university. I knew what to do.

So, with that being said.

I will keep you posted on how my 4-H judging goes.

I'm excited to give back to a group that gave so much to me.

YAYA!

Atlas Shrugged Trailer-Part 1

Some of you may know, on my 5-week road-trip across Canada I got to listen to most...and i do mean most (but not all) of Ayn Rand's book Atlas Shrugged.

I have been attempting to finish it, (and I will before I watch the movies) but I have gotten extremely busy.

Anyhow, the point is they are now making a movie about it.

Part 1 is supposed to come out in April...i think.

Here is the trailer for it. (It looks pretty good, if I say so myself)

Work

I've been working for my local newspaper for just over two weeks now and as of today I've been involved in the publication of five papers.

I have been busy; hence why the blog entries have been lacking. It is good, I am finally able to not stress about money and I am not worrying about how well....single I am.

I am definitely single.

Anyhow, tonight I am covering Zabava-a Ukrainian supper/show/dance that is expected to see close to 500 people in attendance. It will be a low-key, chill event and I'm definitely looking forward to watching some good Ukrainian dancing.

As for other stuff I am up to. Not much.

I'm hanging out with friends. I'm re-engaging in my practicing of my lack of pool skills and i'm contemplating enrolling in boot-camp and yoga classes that start at the end of the month.

If you would like to check out the Vegreville News Advertiser click here. It is published on Mondays.

If you would like to check out the Vegreville Observer click here. It is published on Wednesdays. (The Observer's website is still being worked on, so it may not be up-to date).

Hmmm.....Valentine's Day is coming up.....great.....

Yup. I'm single...

Bridesmaid Dresses.

My best friend is getting married in June.

Today, three of the four bridesmaids went to Wedding World to find dresses.


We all decided that getting the same dress would be great, so that's what we ordered.





And yes...they are ordered!





Thank goodness!!





It's gonna be like the one above,...but charcoal and with a bright pink sash around our waist's.

MacBook Pro

So, I turned my lappy on the other day and it started squeeling. It is like the fan isn't rotating correctly or something. Maybe I dropped my laptop one too many times....crap.

Anyhow, the MacBook is still working...for now. Thank goodness.

I desperately need it so it would suck big time if it crapped out on me.

Ah, life.

Job

So, since I'm running low on money and still on the prowl for a communications job I took a reporter/photographer job at a local weekly paper.

I have worked since Wednesday and last night the first paper I am in went to press.

I got front page!

My work has also hooked me up with business cards and an E-mail, so I am ready to roll.

The people I work for publish two papers each week--both in the same community, so I write for both papers. The News Advertiser comes out on Monday's and the Vegreville Observer on Wednesday's.

So, if you want to see my articles, head on over the The News Advertiser website on Tuesday's or so, and the newest, most relevant stories should be posted.

:'(

I miss him.

I miss him everyday.

Everyday I wake up and hope that he is okay.

I want to talk to him, talk to him like I have so many times. I have had some of the most amazing conversations with him. I want those again.

I want to talk to him, but when I do so I want my heart to stop believing that there is still hope.

My heart thinks that he is just away for awhile--like when he was away at school and I didn't see him for months on end.

I'm getting there. One day I will be free of that hope and I will be able to talk to him like he is one of my best friends. He is one of my best friends. And hopefully he always will be.

A song..

I was attracted to this song when I first heard it.

Now it seems even more relevant.

It's from the Twilight Saga: New Moon film-- "Possibility" by Lykke Li

Hallelujah!

My G.S.T cheque arrived today. Hooray-- I can now possibly drive my car for another two weeks before I run out of money...again....

Please! I desperately need a job.....

Lemons

It has been exactly a month to the day that I packed up my stuff and drove back to my dads.

It has been a ridiculously hard month, one that has tested my strength, sanity and heart.

Much has happened, and though more days than not are really difficult, every so often i get a very short glimpse that makes me feel like something amazing is going to happen for me soon.

I am starting to realize that every decision I now make should be in the best interest of me. I am no longer making a decision or being part of a decision that may hurt or benefit two people.

I have been able to gain some of my sanity back by spending a lot of time with the animals. In the horse world, they often say that horses have a sixth sense. I think they do...

I spent a lot of time this past month with my horses. All of whom are very young and often very high strung. When I was in there company they were docile and plodded along knowing that at any second I might just need something to lean on.

We have also had lambs born. Three sets of twins. One set born when I was away on Christmas Day and the other two this week. I have been spending the rest of my time making sure they are alright. I like helping them. When I know they are happy and healthy I feel much better. When they are okay, it makes me feel a little bit more okay every day.

Yesterday I turned town a request for a job interview. It was a job in Calgary--yes, working as a public relations/communications coordinator, but the job was only for 3/4 time---30 hours a week. With student loans and the cost of living high in Calgary I would only be breaking even, and that's not what I am looking for. I am looking for a job that is perfect for me. A job where I will fit in perfectly.

I'm learning a lot about myself through all of this. I'm learning about what I want and what I need and what makes me happy.

I'm hoping the steep, steep slope that was leading my into a deep, dark hole will soon turn up and I will head towards the light.

For now, I will continue to make lemonade out of all of the lemons I have been dealt.

Oh, P.S---I am once again snowed in. We have had about 20cm of snow fall overnight--and another 15cm is estimated to fall today....

JOY!

Gah!

I wish it was easier...

This weekend I will hold up at the farm (like always) and work on cover letters and resumes.

What else is there to do with a snow fall warning and blizzard outside? Plus -30 degree celcius weather?....

Hmmm...

Zero Dollars...

One of my major worries right now seems to be money. With no job, and no hope in sight it is getting tougher and tougher.

The only direction money seems to be going for me is out. Student loans, cell phone and health care add up ridiculously fast.

I need 2011 to turn around pretty fast or I am going to be in trouble.

This little image of the dollar sign seems friendly. In reality, well my reality...the dollar sign is starting to drive me crazy.

It costs money to do anything, even drive to town.

Grrr....