This morning I've decided: I'm running the Toronto Half-Marathon. What with my new-found knowledge of myself, I'm attempting to set some short term goals for myself and Octoberr 15th is a short-term goal. So, one day before my 28th birthday, I will be running 23km. I'm excited. I'll try to remember to post a before picture too so that I can actually witness the health changes, and maybe, if there is someone reading my blog, you can too!!
Today is also the day I go to the bookstore to finally purchase 'War and Peace'. It's a book that I have wanted to read for most of my life and after reading a very good article in "The Walrus" I'm determined to make a go of it. The five hour sailing trip tomorrow should allow me a good start.
Here's a picture of Gilligan, the bull next door that will be moving out. He came to the farm last year and was a test tube baby - he's half Guernsey and half Holstein (we think). He's possibly the smartest and most beautiful cow I've ever had the pleasure of being around. He stares at our house from across the field and "mooooos" because he's lonely. He's the only cow on a one horse horse farm. We aren't certain but we think he may think Blue, the horse, is his mother.
All the best Gillie and may your life be long and lackadaisical!

I've learned I'm one of those people who becomes smitten over an idea, a sport, a book, a blog for a short period of time and then abandons it for something else. I am not overjoyed by this revelation and yet I cannot deny it. Really, the date of my last post says it all!
Some great things have happened since I last recorded something here at Blogger. I'm writing a couple stories for a paper in Caledon and just got word from another paper here in Erin that they'd be willing to offer me a couple assignments. As a fledging journalist with 8 months of school left, it is of the utmost importance that I get published. So, again, this is great news for my portfolio. I actually can't believe the timing of it all and how amazing God has been in helping these doors to open. Because I've already been to university and worked full-time and really left a constant salary to go back to school, I embrace any afirmation I can get. Of course, like always, God's timing has been perfect and I couldn't have asked for anything more. I really just need to stop worrying about getting a job for my internship and recognize that if God has provided for me this past year and knows timing better than anyone, I don't need to doubt Him or this path. Basically, I'll need to have a top-notch portfolio by early December in the hopes of finding an internship for April. It's competitive and I'd really like to try and get a spot at The Walrus. Then my plans (or my hopes) include a move out to Calgary to finally set up my home by the mountains and work for a well-respected publication. I don't even mind doing the menial job of copy editing; in fact, I kind of love it! I also love school and can't wait for August to turn into September.
Since June, I've been busy with friends. Yesterday was Emma's two-month birthday. I went camping with a bunch of people from our church - 31 others to be exact. This is Milly and me on the beach at The Pinery on the first night.

This is what I did for most of the weekend:

I had a great time and I think those four days will be the only vacation I'll be able to take for the whole summer. I'm definately looking forward to next year!
July has been full and has sped by; I enjoyed playing soccer with people from the Sovereign Grace churches and saw friends from Kinark. We went to a good restaurant right on Queen's Quay - Il Fornello's. Apparently it's a chain but I truly enjoyed my ceasar salad and spaghettini with meat sauce and mushrooms. I hope to be able to go back with mom, dad and Milly one time. I spent time with Chris on Wednesday and we went to see Superman Returns at the IMAX theatre. There was four scenes in the movie that were 3D and I can't remember that last time I used 3D glasses. They're brown now. I remember them being red and green! How does 3D technology change??!! This weekend I'm looking forward to going sailing on my uncle's yaght - it's a huge sailboat that he just bought and sailed from the east coast of the US back to the yaght club in Hamilton. He's taking us from Port Credit to Hamilton which he tells us takes about 5 hours. My favourite place to sit on a sailboat is at the bow, just far enough away from any conversation so that all I can hear are the waves breaking against the boat and all I can feel is the wind tickling my arm hairs.