I Am

Engaged! Derek asked me on February 14th on the Assiniboine Park walking bridge on one knee in the freezing cold to be his wife. It was perfectly romantic and i wouldn't change a moment of it. We both cried and then we went back to the car to warm up. I am officially the soon to be Mrs.Brawner. I get a smile on my face everytime i think of that. I have a beautiful ring that suits me just right - he did a great job of picking it out too!
Now i'm trying to find the time to go wedding dress shopping. Thanks to all who have passed along to Derek and i their congratulations - it is great to have your support!

@ Home

I am at home in Caronport, SK. Derek, Kara and myself had a good drive out here yesterday. Derek drove, and i must say it was the fastest trip i've made from Winnipeg to Caronport before. Today has been a good day. We attended church, and i introduced Derek to a bunch of people i know and hadn't seen in a really long time (some that i didn't get to see while at home for Christmas).
We had lunch with my family. my sister Alissa brought home 2 of her college friends, so there was 8 of us at lunch - it was a little chaotic, but great.
It's just nice to relax a little and decompress. It has been an extremely busy 5 weeks ever since i've started my new job, but it's also been a great time.
I shall let you know how the rest of the trip went when i get back onn thursday.

Socrates

Today in my Organizational Management class we were talking about ethics and our moral points of view - what drives us to make the decisions that we do and why we make these decisions; and how our moral points of view shape us as leaders and how we lead those who work for and under us. My teacher said an interesting quote by Socrates to start us off thinking on this whole topic of moral points of view "An unexamined life is not worth living". I thought it was a very good quote because it pertains to so many aspects of life, and not just to my job as a leader/manager, but over into my relationships with friends, family and my relationship with God especially. Do any of you agree with that statement made a 1000 years or more ago?
"An unexamined life is not worth living"...some food for thought.