and I'm now unemployed. It's been 2 seconds since I last thought about the fact that I'm jobless.

Please pray that I may find another job.

I left my office with a heavy heart on Monday morning, leaving behind co-workers who were are like family to me. I miss them all.

Right now I'm taking a short vacation and visiting my parents. I may be close to a beach right now but sadly, I'm not up for any polar dips. :)

(great lake pics coming soon tho!)

Dread Pirate Roberts:

           Really. [pause] In that case, I challenge you to a
           battle of wits.

Vizzini:    For the princess? <> To the death? <> I accept.

Dread Pirate Roberts:

           Good. Then pour the wine.

           [Roberts pulls out a small vial, and uncorks it]

           Inhale this, but do not touch.

Vizzini:    I smell nothing.

Dread Pirate Roberts:

           What you do not smell is called Iocane powder. It is
           odorless, tasteless, dissolves instantly in liquid,
           and is among the more deadly poisons known to man.

Vizzini:    Hmmmm.

*Update* I brought my car back to the shop first thing Monday morning and they did discover it was the brakes and fixed it free of charge. (They sorta did still try to rip me off by machining a part instead of replacing it to begin with but ah well, moot point now). My car is fixed and I'm happy now.


I am super ticked right now. I went to my car dealership to get a noise checked out and it ended up being a brake problem. Okay, they fixed it and yes, I paid too much. (Already found a new shop to go to). This was Wednesday I think and today as I'm driving to a friends house guess what I hear? Yup, that's right the stupid moronic mechanics screwed me over and did not fix my brakes properly.

I'm stressed and annoyed so extremely much because I got screwed by a place that is already charging me too much. Now I have to drive my car until Monday morning with brakes that sound like a train's coming.

UGH! I've been worked up about this all day...I know it's just a car but I absolutely hate that I trusted the autoshop to fix my car and they failed to do so. They are getting an earful Monday morning!! I am not paying a darn cent for any more repairs needed and I'm not going back there for anything!

I don't want this stress! I'm already having problems sleeping, my jerknut neighbours in this apartment have been freaking noisy all weekend. I'm tired of it.

I am getting so excited about season 4 of LOST! Today I stumbled across the poster for this season:





*Note the city reflected instead of the trees and the number also reflected.

Pic taken from here.

It's going to be an insane season!! Want to find me on Thursday evenings - I'll be glued to my tv.

I've been wanting to blog about my past year for a while, late but better than never.
This has been an intense year for me and I want to highlight a few points:

Job promotion - no picture for this but a huge change in my daily work life.

Voted in as a church Elder! It has been a learning experience and I'm looking forward to another great year being challenged and constantly growing.


Second ear piercing (that I wanted for years and finally did it)










Bought my first car! I absolutely love my car and having a car. It's been a great blessing for me and a whole other world of educating myself on car maintenance.















Disney World. This included my first plane ride ever and the first time in Florida. Best vacation EVER!
















Camping at a new place - Port Burwell Provincial Park. It was a really nice change and definitely plan on going back this coming summer. (Discovered that going after Labour Day weekend was smart - no one around!)
















First time bridesmaid! I had such a fun time being a part of Steph & Jerry's special day. It was also a mini-vacation for me at the same time (had a cottage to myself for a day). Oh and first road trip on my own - 4hrs was long enough!




















Parents moved out of my childhood home. What an experience! I do miss the old home but it was time for my parents to move on. (only pic I could find of the house at the moment)
















My sister moved to Tanzania, Africa and will be gone for the next 8-12 months. I miss her so much but I know this is a awesome opportunity for her. (I'm slightly jealous, she gets to miss a winter!)















It was a very challenging year but I came away changed and that is the best part.

Here's too a new year!

I talk about this book all the time, so why not blog about it? Read my review here.
--
"The Shack" by William P. Young is a phenomenal hit! I can't get over the amount of response this book is getting not to mention the word of mouth promotion!

Examples:

Ranked on Amazon.com today - #81 in books
Ranked on Amazon.ca today - #164 in books

I'm seriously excited about how well this book is selling/circulating! The book has an amazing message that the world needs to hear and be reminded of.

What's also fantastic is that according to William's website he will be visiting my area of the world in April! Talk about awesome!

If you have not read this book - please pick up a copy and read it!

...for this week:

1. Eating apple fritters fresh from the Farmer's Market (thanks Jolene!)

2. Finally getting more than 5 hrs of sleep at night (semi-insomnia probs lately)

3. Great convos over coffee with friends

And the best one...

4. Season 3 of LOST!