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this is our new favourite commercial for your viewing pleasure just in case you have missed it.

May flowers...and snow?!...

If April showers bring May flowers, then what do May showers bring? More importantly what does May snowfall bring?? Gotta love the maritimes where we go from +27 C one day to snowfall warnings for the next. Oh well it is almost summer then we willl hopefully be done with the snow for a while...
Also TEC is this weekend, Teens Encounter Christ it is going to be a GREAT weekend, I am excited! I have been trying lately to really readjust my focus to God and his greatness, He is so good if I just let Him have control and stop fretting over things that I don't have control over and that really don't matter that much in the grand scheme, oh goodness I have alot of work to do:)
I had better head to bed to rest up for work, I get to do presentations in a couple of high schools tomorrow, it will be a nice change from the office...

taking the exercise out of exercise?

So humans are generally lazy, this is true but laziness is just getting worse and worse and more expensive.
How about an electric bike "full power gets you there at 28km/h, without the workout." What makes this worse is these bikes cost about 500 bucks, yikes! Now I do aspire to drive a motorcycle and I drive a car but to me a bike ride should still be good old fashioned cardio pumping fun.
That's right folks, making Canada fatter one bike at a time.

another degree...

So I received my acceptance letter to UNB Fredericton for their BEd program. I am very excited, however I do still have an interview at the end of the month for ABU's program...praying my way through, trying to figure out where God wants me :)

Oh graduation day, I will see you again ...

March break vacation

So since January..we have been working and going to school steadily.

We were fortunate enough to go on a vacation for March break.We flew out to LA and made our way on our ship down the Mexican Riviera. Each port was unique and beautiful. In Puerto Vallarta we were greeted by a typical small Mexican looking town and a Walmart Supercenter??? yeah weird. We went on a pirate ship to a private island but our snorkeling adventure was thwarted by millions of stinging jellyfish who had decided to over run the water. The pirate ship was still a great experience and Nat thoroughly enjoyed the hearty lunch. Ah Mexico, hot sun, sandy beaches and CRAZY taxis! Oddly enough, though they are crazy drivers it doesn't seem quite as dangerous as at home since everyone on Mexican streets is aware that the car in front of or beside you could cut you off at any moment they are much less angry than drivers here who are unexpectedly cut off. I am not howevever suggesting that we begin driving like taxis tearing around in Mexico. The white building here is a night club, it was huge and overlooking the water, this is the only shot we have thanks to Nat's quick photo taking skills as we were speeding around in our open air taxi with our driver Abel.
We had one day in LA on our way home so we thought we would make the best of it and we went to Universal Studios for the day then on a night tour of the highlights of LA.
Here is Nat with Mickey Mouse's star on Hollywood Blvd.
This sign was on Sunset strip prohibiting cruising, if you are caught cruising (passing the same point 2 or more times in 4 hours) you are subject to citation!!
Wohoo Rodeo drive, unfortunately this was at night and everything was closed, we had a 10 minute stop in which most people didn't get off the tour bus but Nat and I ran up 3 blocks and back to see as much as we could!

Well Nat is waiting to hear from the RCMP he has finished all the steps and is patiently waiting. I am almost done the semester and I can't wait until finals are over!

a bomb in our living room?

So even though Christmas was over long ago, our Christmas tree was still standing until today, getting drier and drier. We have been working at un-decorating it but our hectic schedules haven't allowed us to totally get rid of it until today. I have never seen a tree drier or so droopy. "One fire official likened a dry Christmas tree to a "bomb" in one's home." So the bomb in our living room has been disarmed! p.s. it is much harder to find the ornaments when the limbs have begun to curl downwards, almost as if it wishes to take the ornaments with it...kinda creepy

Christmas and onward

December was a crazy month.

Christmas was wonderful! We were able to enjoy the Nativity production put on by Glad Tidings Church that Micah and Katie were a part of. It was great to be reminded of the real importance of the Christmas season and to see all the hard work the living mannequins, actors, dancers, singers and real animals put in to make the production awesome and so full of truth.

Christmas approached quickly and we were able to spend some time with both of our families which was great even though Nat worked Christmas day. Besides awaking with something Norwalk-like at 3 am Christmas morning, Christmas was great, full of good food and quality time with family and friends.

Brad and Jenn's wedding was on the 28^th so we spent the 27^th getting ready for the big day and rehearsing. The wedding was wonderful and the day went well aside from her dog attacking my purse, biting my wallet and eating half my gift certificate from Nat. Aww Bedford, he’s a good dog. Maid or should I say Matron (yikes) of honour duties were definitely complicated by my raging head cold but with the help of many many tissues and cough drops I made it and it was such a happy day!

Ben and Johanie came home for Christmas and we had a wedding shower for them since they are getting married in July, we also were able to skate with the Peterson crew and the Morrells and Adamo. Good thing it was cold for at least part of the winter.

Then we had New year’s, which Nat worked, of course and Adam, Bronwyn and I watched a movie and raided mom’s fridge. It was really nice to spend some time with Adam over the holidays I miss you Adamo. Carolyn Hicks also came for a visit, it was so nice to see her even for such a short time!

Now we are back into January and school is back on and I am drowning in applications for an Education degree. Wow how time flies, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and that God blesses you in this New year. Wow 2007, He is going to do BIG things!

ahh the scents of Christmas: cinnamon, cloves and clean laundry

So exams are over, and I have a washing machine! Yeah Nat and mom surprised me with a brand new washing machine delivered right to my door.Nat was very handy and had it all hooked up and ready for me to do my first wash almost immediately!















Last weekend mom and I with the help of Andrew Phinney put up and decorated our Christmas tree that Nat chopped down. We tried to disguise its tumour and bare spots the best we could and soon it evolved into a beautiful work of art complete with a blue angel on top. I hope you all are enjoying this preparation time with friends and families.

want snow, got rain

Well most of the snow is gone thanks to all this rain and horrific wind. On the up side, rain reminds me of our wedding day. I wonder if we ever have a flood will I say to myself "aww this reminds me of our wedding day" not that my house flooded, but many did that weekend.

Ah what a beautiful weekend it was :)
But enough about rain, it is December and I would love to have snow mmm snow!

got snow?

We do! What a great day yesterday was: last day of classes, first snowfall, Nat had his polygraph for the RCMP and I had a final exam...okay so maybe the final wasn't so great. It finally feels like December now that there is snow,and we are getting a Christmas tree soon. I am going to enjoy these next few days of cleaning, baking and decorating. I love Advent!

Lord consume me from the inside out

I found this song by Hillsong, it really speaks of how Jesus can take our lives and all our imperfections and make them His, make them work for His will when we surrender it all to Him. He is a great God and every ounce of my being cries out in praise to Him, thank you Jesus for loving me even though I am only me.
Have a listen if you haven't already.

outdoor skating, just like the movies!!!

The new Quispamsis Arts and Culture park is beautifully lit up for Christmas. This park includes an outdoor skating rink with artificial ice!!! It is real ice but kept frozen with pipes even when it is above freezing!! awesome!!! I (Naomi) am very excited, in case you couldn't tell, to skate outdoors. We stopped by to see the lights the other night and as you can see in the picture this trip prompted Nat to dig out his winter coat, meanwhile I have had mine out for weeks now...

new apartment preview

I am sorry for the delay on pictures of the new apartment but the photo to the right displays where I have been spending most of my time doing assignments when I am not in class. So much time has been spent here that it has recently become my least favourite spot in our new apartment. With that said it IS a picture of part of our new abode. There are more to come, perhaps Nat will post some of his lovely organizational work with our furniture, he is a great unpacker I must say!

For instance this is what I came home to the other day, a living room, a real living room without boxes!!
I love my husband!

hot dogs anyone?

I just had to say that I found this picture hilarious, Nat didn't so much but I still love it! Oh and we are moved woot! but more about that in a future post. Now back to our feature presentation: hot dogs! Oh come on, they are so cute!

packing up

Packing! The big move to our new apartment will hopefully happen this weekend. We have to be out of here in a week so we will either be moved in or homeless:)

I can't wait for next week!

a visit from Roy G. Biv

God said in Genesis 9 : "I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life."
What a beautiful sight to see and neat to think that years and years ago Noah looked to the sky and saw the same thing, mind you there probably wasn't an apartment building obstructing his view...

Ring Out Your Granny's Boots In Vinegar

East Side Mario's? is that you?

We just wanted to share with you our "better than East Side Mario's supper." We had, Alfredo pasta sauce with mushrooms, onions, green pepper, and bacon on spaghetti. There was supposed to be some chicken but we forgot to put it in... it doesn't really matter anyway because it was STILL better than East Side Mario's. As an appetizer Naomi made prosciutto on French bread with feta cheese, balsamic vinegar, and HONEY! It was amazing. We would have made a dessert, to tell you about, but by the time we were done eating we couldn't really move very much... so there wasn't any dessert. Oh, and that bottle in the background, that's not wine. Naomi's mom supplied us with some leftover sparkling grape juice from Thanks giving.


P.S.- Just as a side note. Spell check wanted Naomi to have made prostitute on French bread, but we thought the prosciutto on French bread tasted a lot better.

early morning fog

Early in the morning as Nat is just getting home from work, before the sun has had a chance to rise completely, the fog rests comfotably in the valley just outside of our building. What a beautiful earth we live on made by such a creative God. Thank you Lord for giving us such a beautiful place to live, I can only imagine how wonderful heaven will be!

Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving today, we have soo many things to thank God for! 2 days 3 turkey dinners and 4 cheese cakes later we are a little rounder. This is our first thanksgiving as a married couple and it was a busy one and we are soo blessed to be able to spend all the time we do with our families.

Here are some of the family

wanted: wastepaper basket translation

Can anyone tell us what our garbage can says? It is made of Chinese newspapers all twisted together, oh yes fun and functional!