North Carolina?!

YAY

List of what I'm beyond excited for:

-half way through my final NSCC placement
-Mount Saint Vincent course registration next Saturday
-Last week of placement on the 14th
-Cleveland for Mitch's graduation in 2 weeks
-Samara's wedding & FLORIDA
-.......SURPRISE........
- My graduation from NSCC & my fam jam here
-MARIAH COMES HOME!


BRING IT ON!

Beyond excited for September<3

Christmas in a Nutshell

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airport life

Well since December began I did nothing but go go go. So busy that the first half of the month flew by, and here I am sitting at Toronto-Pearson Airport waiting for a flight to Cleveland, and not alone Yay! Since my dad got sick at the beginning of December he had to fly back to Nova Scotia to see his doctors and deal with his health, and he stayed with Jeremy and I & at my aunts off & on for the two weeks he was in Nova Scotia and he's flying back with me today. We had all three of the same flights which is great! I finished my full week of placement at the Wolfville Children's Centre and loved it, It went by so fast. I've never been on a placement anywheres that I was remotely happy about being there, and wasn't staring at the clock every ten minutes to leave. The teacher's I worked with with previous ECE graduates from Kingstec so they had a lot of fresh knowledge and idea's on their minds, we got along great & I got amazing feedback forms from everyone there to pass in to my teachers. School ended and just in time. My placement week was busy busy but everything turned out perfect. I'm not working at Cocoa Pesto anymore because they weren't giving me any shifts and weren't being particularly nice, and since I have substitute hours at WCC I think I'll be okay. I'm going to work for Martock again this winter to help Jeremy with drives to and from when he doesn't want to drive alone. Jeremy's parents are amazing, they decided since he needed a car of his own to give him their 2007 Honda Civic which is awesome, so now he doesn't have to rely on anyone to go places, which he seems to LOVE. I worked a full day at the daycare yesterday and then went home and packed packed packed, I'm beyond excited to see mom, Mitch, Samara, Sienna, and Jeremy Schultz. Florida, presents,some Lots of drinks, and the family sounds like a perfect way to spend the holidays. 

Any of my American friends will understand this, I'm currently having the BIGGEST craving for Chik-fil-a! We don't have any in Canada and I might love it more than Jeremy, kidding of course, so my first stop in Cleveland will be to one, if your Canadian and have never tried it seek one out when you go to the states because it's the best fast food ever!! 

Back to what's been going on in my hectic life, I went shopping with Shelby the other night which was tons of fun, some bitching & laughing and buying stuff always makes a girl happy! Then Jer's mom texted me a few days ago and apparently "Santa dropped in for a early delivery of my stocking" so I stopped by there after coming back from the city and got my stuff, I'm pretty sure she(Santa) spends more money than anyone  I know on stockings, but of course I LOVE IT! I got lots of candy, some awesome christmas reindeer earrings, and lots of smelly good stuff like candles and lotion. They honestly make me feel like I am part of their family, and it's amazing. Jer & I exchanged our stockings and gifts from my parents to him last night which was fun, The amount of candy we have now may be a major artery clogger and heart attack in the making, but at least it'll taste good.

Christmas morning we are going to three way skype with the Wheatons, and Mariah (in Spain) & OH MY GOODNESS I am so excited to see them open some of their gifts, they will absolutely love it! Let's have some wild guesses what people got each other this year? I'd still like to know what Jeremy got me, because it's always fun to see how much he pays attention, maybe i'll guess enough that it drives him into telling me...? We'll find out!!

Marching on into December

So here I am attempting to study for psychology, only 2 quizzes & a test away from finishing this course, and what do I do... I fall asleep, sure it was only for twenty minutes, but before I fall asleep I'm reviewing the module in the textbook on motivation stress. How convenient that I fall asleep when reading about motivation, obviously they should have done something a little more exciting to keep me interested in this chapter, but apparently that was not there idea at all. So studying turned into sleeping, which turned into being woken by Jeremy (thank goodness) which turned into me creeping facebook, skyping Clarissa for an hour, and browsing my new favorite site-- thatawkwardmoment.net , to eventually blogging. Man I'm MOTIVATED:) Maybe a break for a bit was all I needed to get back into studying, and maybe pulling myself out of this amazingly comfy bed would do the trick, so here I am at my desk, uncomfortable chair, too bright of a light, and still... NOTHING!

So instead I went on stumbleupon and found some interesting stuff that lifted my spirits, days like today all I want to do is relax, but I have little time to do that because classes are officially finished in THREE DAYS, so that's only 3 days of classes left, 6 days of practicum left, and 16 days separating me from my family & Cleveland for Christmas- minus dad for now. Since the family is in Cleveland for the time being, the only person with health care is Mitch because mom & Dad are still covered with NS health, so if somebody gets sick, it's back to Canada they come, which is why I'm picking my wonderful father up from the airport Wednesday afternoon. Go figure things have been going okay compared to past months that something has to happen. Hopefully he's okay and the doctor finds nothing too serious wrong so he can make it back to the States for Christmas time. It would feel extremely weird having everyone there but dad. Florida is even in our minds as a Christmas escape to see Sienna, Samara, and Jeremy, which brings me to more exciting news. Samara & Jeremy are engaged:)! They've been together 6 years this past November 6th, and hopefully on their 7th year they will be tying the knot! That's one positive in a pile of negatives.

I'm looking forward to the weekend, Last class bash @ Acadia & since NSCC sucks & never does anything fun I'll celebrate with my girls in Wolfville for the night. Plus after a long day of practicum it'll be well worth it. Working Saturday night @ Cocoa Pesto, which I've had very few shifts at lately, which hurts the old bank account, and then some more relaxing bringing me into the next week.

My practicum has gone amazing so far this semester, and I'm really liking Wolfville Children's Centre and the multi age classroom's they have set up, I'm going to work part-time as a substitute when they need me, which is great for experience and because I just love being around children, who always seem to have so much joy.

Jeremy and I got our christmas tree all set up, after a great night of music yummy smells and lights we are all decked out for christmas, which is good since I'm leaving so soon. Now, the big task at hand is to get my family in Cleveland into the Christmas spirit, which I plan to do with baking, decorating, and loud annoying music as SOON as I arrive:)

Tomorrow..

"Your the hardest habit that I've ever tried to quit." <3

As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let us down, probably will. You'll have your heart broken and you'll break others' hearts. You'll fight with your best friend or maybe even fall in love with them, and you'll cry because time is flying by. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, forgive freely, and love like you've never been hurt. Life comes with no guarantees, no time outs, no second chances. you just have to live life to the fullest, tell someone what they mean to you and tell someone off, speak out, dance in the pouring rain, hold someone's hand, comfort a friend, fall asleep watching the sun come up, stay up late, laugh until your tummy hurts, and smile until your face hurts. Don't be afraid to take chances or fall in love and most of all, live in the moment because every second you spend angry or upset is a second of happiness you can never get back.

Reading over some random quotes today and I really got to thinking. There are so many things I have left in my heart that I should have, could have, wanted to say to people, and never did. So many chances I could've taken and done so much with, and so many people I could have fixed things with, and the outcome could change my today, Entirely. Having a lot on my mind that I wish I had taken advantage of in years previous when I was given the opportunity. I keep thinking about my past, family, old friends, old loves, old places, and It makes me smile. Even though things sometimes turned out entirely the opposite of how I planned, I am so grateful for everything I have in my life. Even though I wanted to say things years ago, or maybe they just never came out right, I still can, and although they will produce different outcomes today than they would've then, at least I didn't hold back. So Here I am, sitting indian style on the couch in flannel pajamas with country blasting in the background. Here I am being grateful for every moment I had and everyone that was in it. Here I am realizing maybe things turned out exactly how they were supposed to, Because You can't fight Fate.

So to everyone I may have hurt and not had the courage to say I'm sorry, I am. To everyone that I didn't tell how much I loved them, I do & always will, and To everyone that was always there for me no matter what kind of craziness I put them through, I Thank You.<3