Some more

There are a few more India pics on my India blog.

Happy Anniversary

I'm going home after work tonight to celebrate the 65th wedding anniversary of Stirling and Edna Stewart (my Grandparents)!




Yeah I know these are big pictures (from their 60th anniversary), but when you've been married this long you deserve big pictures!

Oh, and good news to us non-married types; my Grandpa didn't marry my Grandma until he was 25.

Flashcards

My first mistake was signing up to take Greek. My second mistake was not following that with signing up to go to war.

Wisdom

A heavy person doesn't notice hours.

-Ukrainian Proverb

Something to look at....

There are four more pics on the india blog.

Dating Service

After much discussion with friends of both the male and female persuasion I am proud to announce the grand opening of: Laura's Catalyst Dating Service

After some retrospection I came to realize that four of my ex-boyfriends were married to or currently engaged to the girl that came directly after me (one is also gay). This lead me realize that my dating relationships with males lead them to discover what exactly they want (or really, what they don't want) in a woman and to go for it with a new found fervor.

My service is that I will date boys who are seeking to know what they really desire in a life-long partner.

These boys can be single, but I will also date boys who are dating someone....allow me to explain: You're dating this really cool girl and you think she is the one for you, so you put it on hold for two weeks, date me, then go back to her and you'll know for sure!

Dating will consist of a minimum of two dinner dates, a movie date and one activity date. These can take place in a short or long period of time, whatever is most appropriate.

In my love for all I have a service for females too. It seems that almost every house I have lived in produces an engaged woman. So I will agree to have females seeking engagement come and live with me. Maybe I can set them up with the boys I'm dating. Who knows.

Book now, availability is limited!

Happy Birthday Kat!!

Its Katrina Jane Meerveld's birthday today. She is pretty and nice. I like her a lot and I am glad she is my friend.

So in conclusing Kat is awesome and you should tell her so by any means possible!

Ladies

Bierma moves in tomorrow. This will give our house a full compliment of sexy ladies. One of them is engaged, but Beermug and I will be filling our date schedules out soon. First come, first serve.

Stay tooned for Laura's Catalyst Dating Service.

Remain tooned for whatever witty name we come up with for our house. The only things I've been able to come up with are very dumb.

I have to keep the blogging to a minimum, must get my room cleaned before Lisa and her parents come tomorrow.

But after the move - oh baby prepare for a flood, or at the very least, a strong trickle.

Mira

I would like to congratulate the Ukraine on winning almost twice as many medals as Canada. Well done.

Beefy

In the spirit of Olympic competition I thought my computer could use a shot in the ass - so i'll be computitivly awal for a bit - unless i figure out how to hack into Marleah's computer. Ee hee hee.

But when I get this thing back up and in urine tested form - oh baby, oh baby. I'm looking forward to my techno year and may it bring me organization, ease with studying and a GPA above a 6.

K. Whatev.

Cougar

Tonight at work I saw a 70 year old woman who was dressed like a 40 year old woman who was trying to look like a 20 year old.

a letter to a budding Christian

Dear friend,
I'm really excited about your recent desire to know more about the One who made you. I'm super excited about your questions on what a life that desires a closeness to and a following of Christ requires.

Maybe this is off base but I might compare being a Christian to exercising or eating well. Both of these things are really good for you but aren't necessarily easy. They take practice, discipline, sacrifice and hard work. And as with leading a physically healthy lifestyle, leading a spiritually lifestyle has so many benefits. The type of benefits that show both outwardly and inwardly.

As you come to know Jesus (and you'll discover that He is AWESOME), you may encounter some obstacles known as friends and family. People who will ask you why you would serve a God who requires that you go to Church every Sunday, that you not drink for sport, and that you not engage in premarital sex. Likely you won't have the answers that will satisfy them - I don't. But you can tell them about a different kind of freedom. A life that frees you from the need to drink your face off, a life that is full of fellowship with other believers, and a life that has so much more richness than succumbing to the whim of every physical desire.

Of course there is also the enemy; Satan (aka the jerk of all jerks)(much jerkier than any ex). He will not be happy about your recent changes in heart (and soul!) Hey may try to run things a muck in your life. But you know you what the cool thing is? All you have to do is call on Jesus (Dear Jesus, Satan is really bugging me. Seriously can you please get him out of my face and out of my life? Protect me. Thanks. Amen.).

It is that simple. Having Jesus as a Saviour is more than just having the closest friend you've ever had. Having Jesus as a Saviour means having Him as a protector, a Father, provider, a love so strong it makes your heart full...just everything you could ever need. He is actually always there for you and always there with you. You don't need to wake Him up or turn Him on. He knows what is in your heart and in your head and loves it when you share that with Him.

I don't think I have the words to adequately describe all of the things Jesus is and can/will be. I will say that I wish my life was more of a testament to His amazingness. In many ways it is - those are the ways in which He continues to bless me. You know the things He has brought me through and that in no way should I be alive and typing this letter. But I am also human and keep deviating from the path He has set before me, and the rules He has graciously and like a parent made for me. Yet, even though I sin He loves me, He wants me to know Him and though I am dirty He keeps wiping me clean and loves spending time with me. Gah! So cool.

So friend, I hope you keep on journeying in the direction of Christ. If I can ever help just let me know.

Love and Hugs,

Laura

I don't need it on DVD

I don't need The Passion of Christ on DVD, I have it in my heart.

Update

Marleah called; she said that Tim made it through the surgery fine. She said that he was doing pretty good, although that could just be the pain meds (ha ha). It is possible that he will get to go home tomorrow, though he may need to spend another night in the hospital. Tomorrow will look after itself I guess.

Thanks for your prayers.

Ow

I would just like to share that my shoulders and neck are so tight that I have been getting chest pains as a result.

Agh!

Prayer Warriors!

Hey believers,
Marleah is about to leave the house to go and be with her fiance Tim who will go under the knife this afternoon for an emergency appendectomy. It is routine surgery, but anytime it becomes emergency well...you know. Please pray for Tim and his loved ones as they wade this out.

If I hear anything in the way of updates I will post them here.

I swear I'm not pregnant

Guys, I have the strangest craving for artificial banana products...like pudding and popsicles.



I dunno.

New Rule

Canada must finish higher in the Olympic medal standings than the countries it exports it's child labour work to.

I wonder

I often wonder when I'm driving home from work, what the people I see in other cars or on the sidewalk are doing? Why are they out so late at night/early in the morning? And then I wonder if they are wondering the same about me.

Voice recognition in my car

I've decided that I need voice recognition word processing software in my car. I am coming up with far too many witty blog ideas whilst traveling and then they minute I get to a computer they are gone.

Which leads me to a life long wonder...what happens to ideas that get forgot? Is there a realm where these ideas float around? Are they happy when they get used, are they sad when they sit remembered yet unused? Are you allotted only so many, and I should put more pressure on myself to remember them because when I'm 71 I won't have anymore as I used them all up?

Deep

Deep thoughts on the other blog.

Whereabouts

Just letting you know I'm still in Brighton, and I'll be there until Wednesday around noon, at which point I will travel back to Hamilton to start work. And I will be back in Hamilton full time. So if you want to get together you can call me there after Wednesday.

Oh Awkward City

Ok, so I'm sitting in Simon LeSieur's livingroom. That in itself is not so strange, the strange part is that noone from Simon's family or Simon are here. I'm at the apartment all by myself with a set of keys.

Later today I am singing at the wedding of the lovey Krista Tuininga. This wedding is taking place in Exeter, Ontario (north of London). As I am part of the ceremony it was required of me to be around for the rehearsal. In my infinite wisdom I had decided that I would drive back to Hamilton after the rehearsal. Stupid me, I forgot about jet lag and its oh so fun dizzy spells. So driving two hours from the rehearsal, hanging around in Hamilton, getting ready there, driving two hours back for the wedding and then driving two hours back to the Hammer after started to sound like a very bad idea. A solution would be to stay in the London region..but alas most of the people I know from this region are attending or are IN the wedding of Rachel and Jason in Hamilton today. Arg, what is a girl to do? Well, you call up your buddy Simon, explain that you have just spent 5 weeks with him and wouldn't it be awesome to have me stay at his house. And then your buddy Simon tells you to come on over! Hooray.

So I wake up this morning to find out that Simon and his Mere have to leave around 11am, and that is way to early for me to have make-up hair and dress done, so I figure I have to find somewhere else to get ready..but no, that Smit/LeSieur hospitality extends even further, and they leave me to lock up their place for them. Oh Jesus, you provide when I need!

If you see me at a wedding today give me a poke, 'cause I may be asleep standing up.

Back on Canadian Soil

Hey all,
We landed late last night and are safe and sound in Toronto. I'm just waiting here being debriefed and looking for my parents. My Mom says sweet corn is in season and that she picked a pail of yellow beans, so I'm going to have fresh veggies for supper, oh baby!

I'll try and get some real stuff up here soon, I need to recover from get lag and dial up internet at my parents'.

Call me in Brighton for the next few days, or in Hamilton for the weekend. The cell will be back on my person after this afternoon.

I Always Have To Find Out the Hard Way

So we took our first round of malaria meds yesterday. No problem, I've been on the same ones before. Should be good.

My family is still all around and doing things after this weekends celebrations for my Grandpa's birthday. So we had a bonfire at my parents' house. I had four drinks. Only four. Not four with supper, four with dessert and four at the fire. Just four. Four drinks should do very little to me.

But I only had two meals and less than four hours sleep, so I could understand when it started to hit me a little harder. Then around 2am I decided to pack it in and call it a night. I was feeling pretty queasy, but not too worried because I do not vomit after drinking (especially after 4 drinks).

I get ready for bed, and then I puke, I go to bed and then I puke, I puke twice in the night and a few times this morning. And I think, what on earth is wrong with me!! Then my Mom comes up to me and says, "I was reading the papers that came with your malaria medication and they say to avoid drinking alcohol."

Opps!