The End has Come

For Christmas Holidays at least! I head back home to Winnipeg tomorrow morning because I am working New Year's. It has been a good holiday overall - it was nice to spend time with my family and to fully relax. I am ready to go back to Winnipeg and start my last semester of university and to start my new job on January 8. It's funny and a little scary to think that now that I have a proper job, i'm going to be expected to be the "professional" and know all the answers. It's going to take some adjusting to! I firmly believe God has led me in this direction and I'm looking forward to a new challenge. I am definately starting to feel a little more "all grown up" if you know what I mean. My life no longer revolves around Caronport and the need to stay connected to everything here like i once did. Don't get me wrong, it's nice to come to my parents for a visit and to relax, but this really isn't home anymore. With this new job, comes the blessing of a regular paycheque and medical benefits - things you don't get when you're just a student working 15-20 hours a week. Not having to rely on student loans to pay the bills is even a greater blessing, but the downside to it is having to start to pay those loans back!
So yes, the end has come of my holiday. It's been good. But, i'm ready for classes to start on Thursday and to enter the last semester of my university career.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas one and all. I hope you have a fantastic holiday with family and friends celebrating the birth of our Saviour!
I am home in Caronport for the holiday. I haven't been back here in 4 months and it feels a little strange to be back. I was walking home late last night from a friend's house when i thought "wait a minute, something isn't right! I'm walking home, at night, alone, and there is absolutely no traffic around at all!!" it was such a strange feeling because i would never (and never be allowed to do so) in Winnipeg. I'm here in Caronport until the 30th because i need to be back in Winnipeg to work at my current job for New Year's.
For those of you who don't know the news yet, I have got the job that I was telling you about below! I am so excited for this job opportunity. My first day of work is January 8th, and i'll be commuting down to Carman 3 days a week until the end of April and then i will start full time. I'll be moving down to Carman most likely in July once the lease on my current appartment is up. So, I'll be moving once again to a small town, but thankfully not as small of a town as Caronport is.
I have an MRI on wednesday morning. please pray that it goes well - i can get a little claustophobic sometimes.
Have a great weekend one and all!!

Christmas Holidays are officially here! I have one more shift at work tomorrow and then on Wednesday my sister and i get to drive back to Saskatchewan for the holiday. I came through exams some what ok....i think i might have failed my consumer behaviour exam because it was literally the hardest thing i have ever written in my entire post secondary education. We'll see how it turned out in a few weeks. For those of you who know i had a job interview on Saturday, it went quite well. I'll know in a few days or not if i have the position. I've also applied for a job in the recreation department at the place where i am currently employed, i'll know soon if i get an interview for that or not. So lots of exciting things are on the go
I also have a lovely boyfriend. He surprised me with my favourite flowers the other day just because!
I'll blog before christmas again, so have a lovely week until then!

Today is the last day of classes - i have survived the fall semester. Now, all i have to do is survive final exams next week and then its on towards Christmas break. It's hard to believe that Christmas is almost here - to me, it doesn't really feel much like Christmas. Yes, i'm always mindful of the reason we are looking forward to celebrating Christmas, but i mean as far as decorations, and music, and smells of christmas baking - my apartment is completely empty of 2 out of those 3 things (i have the music). I think i can remedy the Christmas baking thing (and i know Derek would really like it if i did), but the decorations are not going to be possible i'm afriad.
A quick weather update for all of you who truly don't know what a Canadian winter (technically it's still fall) season is like. Today in Winnipeg, it is -25 and then with the windblowing it feels more like -34: and that isn't nearly as cold as it's going to get come January! Snow - we have lots and snow and more is suppose to be heading this way in the evening. Once again i find myself questioning why i am living in the place that i do!