Thought for today.....

As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed
to ever let you down probably will.
You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder
every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours
was broken.
You'll fight with your best friend.
You'll blame a new love for things an old one did.
You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose
someone you love.
So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never
been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of
happiness you'll
never get back.
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Monday Oct. 24

Het guys! well I've had a very interesting past couple of days...

Thursday:
Soccer night again!! I told Cat that if i got another goal I'd probably
die because of the shock of it all (I'm really not that good of a
soccer player, i just ran around in my rainbow socks!!). Yet somehow i got
two goals that night....dont' ask me how! But i did!! And there wasn't
even Beyonce playing. In the words of Chelly "ya, i work out" ;)

Friday:
I watched Anchorman and it totally reminded me of last semester and all
the quotes tht people used from it. Like "it's make with real bits of
panther so you know it's good!" and "right on! Neato! Super duper!".
Plus it reminded me of Ian and Jonny and when we all went to see it in
theatres. Good times!

Saturday:
i walked into my room and my Aussie roomie was on the floor holding a
towel and there was something in the towel. A DUCK!! Somehow a duck got
into our shower (i think someone put it there) and Cat found it in
there and it seemed pretty tame so she held it for a bit. We let it walk
around the room, however it took a dump by my bed...so that was kinda
gross.We let it go and we put it by another duck's nest. Hopefully it's
doing alright. We even named it Oscar. so that was probably the most
random thing that's happened to me.

Sunday:
I tried to figure out who put the duck in my room and David said that
he knew who was in on it. I asked "what do i have to do to get you to
tell me?" all i had to do was kiss his feet. I ended up doing because
his feet wre clean and i was bored and needed a fun dare. It turns out
that John was in on the duck fiasco...or so that's what David told me. I
also watched "Shawshank Redemption" very good movie, a lot of swearing
and violence, but all in all a good movie.

Time started: 10:35 pm
Full Name: Earlene May Cullamar Ulrich
Nickname: Ernie
Single or Taken: single
Sex: female
Birthday: May 10 1986
Sign: Taurus
Siblings: none
Eye colour: brown
Shoe size: 9
Height: 5'6 (?)
Innie or Outie: innie
What are you wearing right now : black cords, a pink shirt, Canadian
socks and jandals (flip flops)
Where do you live : Capernwray New Zealand
Righty or lefty: righty
any pets: no
Can you make a dollar in change right now: no
Relationships ----------------------
Who are your closest friends? : Jesus...that's all you need :)
Do you have a bf or gf?: no
Did you send this to your crush? no
Best place to go for a date: bible school

Fashion Stuff------------------------------
Where is your fav place to shop: Glassons
Do you have any tattoos or piercings: just ears
Favorite kind of pants: jeans
Colour: lime green, pink, black
Number: 8
Boys Name: Ulrich
Girls Name: Rose
Subject in school: English & History
Animal: puppy
Drink: Pepsi
Fast-Food Place: Subway, KFC
Month: May
Band: i like many.....but at hte moment.....NSYNC
Movie: Phantom of the Opera, The Little Mermaid
Juice: tropical
Finger: ring (?)
Breakfast: bacon & eggs
Cologne: AXE
Perfume: CK Summer
Favorite cartoon character: Flounder
Have you ever -------------------
Given anyone a bath: no
Bungee: no
Made yourself throw-up: no
Gone skinny dipping: ya
Been in the opposite sex's washroom: ya
Eaten a dog biscuit: no
Put your tongue on a frozen pole: ya
Loved someone so much it made you cry?: yes
Broken a bone: no
Played truth or dare: no
Been in a physical fight: yes....right now!!!
Been in a police car: no
Been on a plane: yes
Come close to dying: no
Been in a sauna: yes
Been in a hot tub: ya
Fallen asleep in school: no
Ran away?: yes
broken someone's heart: no
Cried when someone died: yes
Flashed someone: no
Cried in school: ya
Fell off your chair: ya
Sat by the phone all night waiting for a call: yes
Saved MSN conversations: some
Saved e-mails: yes
Fallen for your best friend?: ya
Made out with JUST a friend?: no
Used someone: not in that sense
Done something you regret?: yes...many a time
First thing that comes to mind-----------------------
Red: blood
Blue: shirt
Autumn: orange
Cow: moo
Greenland: green
What is..
Your good luck charm: There is no such thing as luck
Best song you ever heard: bye bye bye
Stupidest thing you have ever done: got into an arguement with a
German
Whats your room like: small & clean
Last thing you said: Shut up David!!
What is beside you?: smelly German
Last thing you ate: crepes
What kind of shampoo do you use? Basics Strawberry
Something that has happened to you this year: skydived and went in a
helicopter
Worst thing that has happened to you this year: meet the german
Have you ever had-------------------------------
Chicken pox: no
Sore Throat: ya
Stiches: no
broken nose: no
Believe in love at first sight: no
Like picnics: yes
Like school: yes
Hate anyone: well I'm very mad at David right now
Would you:---------------------------------
Eat a live hamster for $1,000,000: no
Go to a hanson consert if you had a free ticket: ya!
Kill someone you didn't know for 15 billion dollars: no
If you were stuck on an island, what people would you want with you:
maybe David......but I'd probably kill him
Do you admire guys/gurlz: ya
who Is the last person that called you: Scott
who was the last person you slow danced with: Daniel
What makes you laugh the most? : being with friends
Was the last person you touched? David because i punched him
You massaged: i can't remember
You Kissed?: Scott
You yelled at: DAVID!!!!
Who broke your heart: SCott
Who told you they loved you: many friends
Who is the loudest?: Laura
Do you/Are You:------------------------------------------
Do you like filling these out: not really
Do you wear contacts or glasses: yes
Do you like yourself: ya
Do you get along with your family: ya, for the most part :)
Have piercings below the waist? no
Stolen anything over $50: no
Obsessive? ya with organizing...i even have a pen order.....
Compulsive? yes
Anorexic? no
Depressed? no
Suicidal? no
Final questions ------------------------
How many ppl are you sending this to: a few (?)
What makes you happy: friends
How many buddies are on your list: many
What did you do yesterday: watched Anchorman, played piano, yelled @
David, wrote e-mails
Hated someone in your family: ya
Got any awards: ya a few
What car do you wish to have: lime green VW bug
Where do you want to get married: Capernwray New Zealand
If you could change anything about yourself, what would you change:
to be darker (tan) and get rid of Baby Jose
Good driver: yes
Good dancer: ya, well i think so :)
Good Singer: maybe
Have a lava lamp: no but i want one
How many remote comtrols are in your house: 2
Are you double jointed: just in my fingers
What do you dream about: friends, mostly last semester

Last time you showered: yesterday morning
Last time you took a bath: last year
The last movie you saw at the theatres: Perfect Catch
Scary or happy movies: I"m all about the happiness
Chocolate or white milk: white
Mud or Jell-O wrestling: neither
Vanilla or chocolate: chocolate
Summer or winter: both :)
Silver or Gold: Gold
Diamond or pearl: diamond
Sunset or Sunrise: Sunset
Sprite or 7up: they call it "Lemonade" down here....ya i know.. Kiwis
are weird...
Pants or shorts: capris
Orange juice or apple juice: orange juice
Cats or dogs: dogs
Coffee or tea: mocha
Phone or in person: person
Oldest, middle, youngest or only child: only child
indoor or outdoor: both
--GUYS ONLY SECTION--
Thongs or Panties:
makeup or none:
Painted nails or not:
Straight hair or curly hair:
Freckles or none:
Jewellery or not:
Cute or hot girls:
What do you notice first about girls:
--GIRLS ONLY SECTION--
Boxers or Briefs: boxers
Tall or short: taller than me
Good or bad guy: good guys....but with a little bit of a "bad boy" in
them :)
Dark or blonde hair: doesn't matter
Curly or straight hair: i like to play with curly hair....but straight
looks good too
Dark or light eyes: either
Hat or no hat: no hat
Long or short hair: short short
Tan or fair: tan
Freckles: doesn't matter
Foriegn accent or Canadian: down here I"m foriegn.....but I still like
accents. They're fun
What do you notice first about guys: laugh
six pack: ya, that's cool
muscular arms: ya, those are nice too....but not too beefy. that's
just wrong
Jewelery or none: necklace (?), but that's probably it
Do you want your friends to fill this out and send it back? doesn't
matter
End Time: 11:15 pm

and a little more:

1. What is your occupation? Student

2. What color are your socks? white with Canadian flags on them

3. What are you listening to right now? the sound of typing on
keyboards
4. What was the last thing you ate? popcorn, which was kinda dry
5. Do you wish on stars? sometimes...
6. If you were a crayola crayon, what color would you be? pink or lime
green
7. How is the weather right now? chilly cause it's night time
8. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Jen and Chelly
9. Do you like the person who sent this to you? ya, he's a good
friend :)
10. How old are you today? 19
11. Favorite drink? iced coffee/mocha
12. Favorite sport to watch? soccer
13. Have you ever dyed your hair? yes, last time i did it, i dyed it
black
14. Do you wear contacts or glasses? contacts
15. Pets? ya just my baby dog :)
16. Favorite month? May
17. Favorite food? Oreos
18. What was the last movie you watched? Canadian Bacon
19. Favorite day of the year? May 10 & Christmas :)
20. What do you do to vent anger? Beat up on David :)
21. What was your favorite toy as a child? Barbies...and Ted, my teddy
bear
22. Fall or spring? Spring
23. Hugs or kisses? i get hugs plenty of time down here
24. Cherry or Blueberry? Cherry
25. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? sure if they are
bored enough
26. Who is most likely to respond? Cat
27. Who is least likely to respond? everyone else
28. Living arrangements? I live @ Capernwray Bible school and my
roomies are Yumi (Japan) and Cat (Australia)
29. When was the last time you cried? over two week break when i lost
my digicam card
30. What is on the floor of your closet? Christmas presents
31. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Zelly
32. What did you do last night? Watched Anchorman and read a bit of
Ezekiel before i went to bed
33. What inspires you? The Bible
34. What are you afraid of? spiders
35. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? cheese
36. Favorite car? Lime green VW bug

Best Things in the World

Think about them one at a time BEFORE going on to the next one...
IT DOES MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD, especially the thought at the end.

1. Falling in love.

2. Laughing so hard your face hurts.

3. A hot shower.

4. No lines at the supermarket

5. A special glance.

6. Getting mail

7. Taking a drive on a pretty road.

8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio.

9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.

10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer.

11. Chocolate milkshake. (or vanilla or strawberry!)

12. A bubble bath.

13. Giggling.

14. A good conversation.

15. The beach .

16. Finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last winter

17. Laughing at yourself.

19. Midnight phone calls that last for hours.

20. Running through sprinklers.

21. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.

22. Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.

23. Laughing at an inside joke.

24. Friends.

25. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.

26 Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep.

27. Your first kiss (either the very first or with a new partner).

28. Making new friends or spending time with old ones.

29. Playing with a new puppy.

30. Having someone play with your hair.

31. Sweet dreams.

32. Hot chocolate.

33. Road trips with friends.

34. Swinging on swings.

35. Making eye contact with a cute stranger.

36. Making chocolate chip cookies.

37. Having your friends send you homemade cookies.

38. Holding hands with someone you care about.

39. Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or

bad) never change.

40. Watching the expression on someones face as they open a much

desired present from you.

41. Watching the sunrise.

42. Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another

beautiful day.

43. Knowing that somebody misses you.

44. Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply.

45. Knowing you've done the right thing, no matter what other people
think.

Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble
remembering how to fly.

NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO STUDY
I PRAY THE LORD I WONT GO NUTTY
AND IF I FAIL TO LEARN THIS JUNK
I PRAY THE LORD THAT I WONT FLUNK
AND IF I DIE DONT PITY ME AT ALL
JUST HANG MY BONES ON THE DINING ROOM WALL
AND TELL MY MOM I DID MY BEST
THEN PUT THE BOOKS UPON MY CHEST
AND NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO REST
I PRAY THE LORD I'LL PAST TOMMOROWS TEST
AND IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE
THATS ONE LAST TEST I'LL HAVE TO TAKE!

Clue, Baby Jose, and Getting a Goal

Clue and Baby Jose:

Hello again friends! Sorry it's taken me like a week to update but we
just got bakc to school last week (monday) and now it's just getting
bakc into routine and what not. Plus I've had heaps of e-mails to reply to
(don't worry, I'll get to your sooner or later...sorry for the delay).
But ya, that's the basics of what's been happening to me since I've
been back.

It's almost Breakthrough time again!! And if you don't remember what
Breakthrough is it's where all the youth groups from the surrounding area
come to Capers and play some games and then hear the gospel message.
The theme this time around is CLUE....like the board game. I don't know
who the characters are going to be yet. me and Kirsty are in charge of
transforming the area by the green picnic table into "Lover's Lane".
We're mostly thinking about Valentine's Day themed stuff for it. Yes i
know that "Lover's Lane" is not in the board game CLUE but we had to
create new places so that there's more for the kids to do. But ya I"ll try
to keep you updated as things come up :)

Oh and I"m having a baby!!! No just kidding! Ever since i got here in
January I've been eating quite abit and when we were in Christchurch
Laura named my stomach bulge "Baby Jose". And the name kinda stuck. So
last night we were having ice cream sandwiches and i couldn't eat anymore
so took the spoon with a little bit of ice cream on it, held it by my
stomach i told "baby Jose" "Here! Just take it! I can't eat it
anymore!". Laura pretty much died laughing! I guess you had to have been there.
But then I noticed how it's been about nine months since I've been down
here, and Jose's been "growing" since then. Nine months!! Uh oh!! Cat
said that soon I'll have to give Jose up! No! He's mine! LoL!!! But no,
I"m NOT having a baby..i"ve just been eating alot of food lately. Hey,
i can't help it that the food's really good down here!! :)

Something to chew on:

I think these are good passages to just keep us in our place as mere
humans....

Job 38:1-41
"Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:

" Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorent
words? Brace yourself, beacuse i have some questions for you, and you must
answer them.

Where were you when i laid the foundatins of the earth? tell
me, if you know so much. do you know how it's dimensions were determined
and who did the surveying? what supports its foundations, and who laid
its cornerstone as the morning stars sang together and all the angels
shouted for joy?

Who defined the boundaries of the sea as it burst forth from
the womb, and as i clothed it with clouds and thick darkness? for i
locked it behind barred gates, limiting its shores. i said, "thus far and
no farther will you come. here your proud waves must stop!"

Have you ever commanded the morning to apear and caused the
dawn to rise in the east? have you ever told the daylight to spread to
the ends of the earth, to bring an end to the night's wickedness? for the
features of the earth take shape as the light approaches, and the dawn
is robed in red. the light disturbs the haunts of the wicked, and it
stops the arm that is raised in violence.

Have you explored the springs which the seas come? have you
walked about and explored their depths? do you kow where the gates of
death are located? have you seen the gates of utter gloom? do you realize
the extent of the earth? tell me about it if you know!

Where does the light come from, and where does the darkness
go? can you take it to its home? do you know how to get there? but of
course you know all this! for you were born before it was all created, and
you are so very experienced!

Have you visited the treasures of the snow? have you seen
where hail is made and stored? i have reserved it for the time of trouble,
for the day of battle and war. where is the path to the orgin of light?
where is the home of the east wind?

Who created a channel for the torrents of rain? who laid out
the path for the lightening? who makes the rain fall on barren land, in
a desert where no one lives? who sends the rain that satisfies the
parched ground and makes the tender grass spring up?

Does the rain have a father? where does the dew come from? who
is the mother of the ice? who gives birth to the frost from the
heavens? for the water turns to ice as hard as rock, and the surface of the
water freezes.

Can you hold back the movements of the stars? are you able to
restrain the Pleides or Orion? can you ensure the proper sequence of
the seasons or guide the constelation of the bear with her cubs across
the heavens? do you know the laws of the univerce and how God rules the
earth?

Can you shout to the clouds and make it rain? can you make
lightening appear and cause it to strike as you direct it? who gives
intuition and instinct? who is wise enough to count all the clouds? who can
tilt the water jars of heaven, turning the dry dust to clumps of mud?

Can you stalk prep for a lioness and satisfy the young lions'
appetites as they lie in their dens or crouch in the thicket? who
provides food for the ravens when their young cry out to God as they wander
about in hunger?
....
then the Lord said to Job, " do you still want to argue with the
Almighty? you are God's critic, but do you have the answers?"

I Got A Goal!!!!

Hello again! Well last night was probably the best soccer ever!! First
of all Charlie made a mix CD with heaps of awesome songs like:
American Woman
Chariot
Crazy in Love
Billie Jean
You know, fun songs like that. so i was totally stoked to be playing
soccer with some awesome songs. Plus i was on a really good team..
Cam
David
Cat
Daniel
Me
so ya our team was playing and "Crazy in Love" was playing (which is
like my fav song, because it's Beyonce!!) and wanted to bust out a move
however i was playing. Then some how I scored a goal! Ya you read that
right!!! EARLENE SCORED HER 1ST GOAL IN SOCCER!!! Believe me, i was in
shock. I think I still am :) It was awesome beyond awesome plus i got my
goal to Beyonce!! it totally made my night :)

My "Precious"...And Digicam Frustrations!

hey! I"m having an alright day today. I mean i got heaps of souvenirs for poeple back home...well msotly i just got small stuff for lots of people. I figure that if you have kept in contact with me then you get a little something extra for that. So if you barely kept in contact with me, or not at all, then you just get something small. I think that's only fair :)

Me and Laura went into the Lord of the Rings shop in Queenstown and i found myself a ring of my own...my very own "precious". HOwever it is very cheaply made and you can barely make out that's it's supposed to be "elf" writing on it but i figure I"m reading LOTR, I"m pretty much in "middle-earth" so might as well get my very own ring :) Yay for me. I kinda feel like Frodo now, however i can actually wear my ring without any fear of Sauron....teheheh!!! I"m actually almost done the 1st book and i just started it the beginning of 2 week break! hey, i can' help it if the book is really good!

Laura wanted get a picture under the LOTR store sign so i whipped out my camera however i didn' t have the card that i thought was in there. I had my other tow cards in my purse, but not my 3rd one. I remember that i had it in the camera shop when i developped some pictures for my parents of my travels to Mt.Cook and Milford Sound...however i don't think i took my card out of the machine. Uh no!! So we went back to the camera shop and i told them the situation and gave them my info and they said they'll look into it for me. I'm pretty much kicking myself right now!! That card had all my good pictures on it!! I mean ya i can steal Laura's pictures off her camera but most of those are of her and the mountains, not me and the mountains. So ya, I feel stupid now because i lost my card. ARGH!!! Plus I have to send my camera away to Fuji film when i get back to school because the screen on it doesn't work anymore. Ya i can still take pictures, however i just can't view them with my camera which is really pointless for a digital camera. So that' frustrating too!! ARGH!! So prayer for all this digicam "havock" would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)

Well that's all i got to sya for now. the next time you'll hear from me I"ll be back @ Caperwray Bible school...hope to hear from you all again soon! God bless!

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit

I just got back from watching Wallace & Gromit. It's a really cute movie...i highly recommend it :) Dad, if you're reading this i need to watch this movie with you. You'll love it :) but ya, just thought I'ld let y'all know that i saw it and that you should see it too. bye!

What I'm Currently Reading...

Well i just spent the last hour or so @ Starbucks with a venti vanilla cafe misto and i read more of the Lord of the Rings. I know i told a bunch of you that I'd never read the books because I've already seen the movies, however the books actually make me appreciate the movies more because now i understand more of what's going on and the history of it all. Currently i'm in "The Fellowship of the Ring" and I"m just at the part where the "fellowship" starts @ the council of Elrond. But ya, i just thought I'd let you guys know what I've been reading as of last. I think it just sounds really "touristy" to read LOTR in New Zealand....but i love it :) Bye 4 now!

Milford Sound

hey! Well yesterday me and Laura headed over to Milford Sound. On the way there it snowed..now for me as a Canadian snow in October is "normal" however it doesn't happen alot in New Zealand and that was the first time i actually saw it snowing. yes i did see snow while i was on the Southern Alps, however that was just hard snow that you could barely sink into. This was actually slushy type snow! i was SO excited...except seeing it snow reminded me of working @ Eddie Bauer, don't ask me why, it just did!

Here's a basic idea of what we saw @ Milford Sound (see left pic) and i think that's probably the same boat we went on too :) However at the beginning of our boat tour it was raining and cloudy so we couldn't see anything, so that kinda sucked....but by the end things cleared up a bit and we could see Mitre Peak (pictured here) and Bowen Falls. I think Milford Sound was where they filmed this part of the Lord of the Rings (see right pic) ...

Right now Laura's waiting to go bungy jumping... from 440ft!! She's crazy! I was going to do that, then i realized how high that was so then i wanted to bungy off a bridge from 43m (i don't know what that is in feet)...then I realised i'm running out of money and i need to shop for some people down here too, that way that's all out of hte way for Christmas and stuff like that. So now I"m not going bungy jumping....SORRY TO DISSAPPOINT Y'ALL!! but what can you do? I already went skydiving and took a helicopter into the Southern Alps...that's definately more than some poeple can say! Well i gtg. Love you all SO SO much! Hope to hear from you soon! God bless!

Mt.Cook & Queenstown

hey guys! at the moment me and Laura are in Queenstown which is the farthest south I've ever been in the world. Whoo-hoo!! Alright I'll continue on with my 2 week break highlights...

Mt.Cook
Me and Laura decided to split up with the other girls because they wanted to see things that we didn't and they didn't want to go to Queenstown, so we split up. I'm sure the other 4 girls are fine (Cat's back in Australia for a week then she'll be back @ school). so on Sunday me and Laura headed down to Mt.Cook. For the most part we just sat around and watched tv and read...we didn't want to plan every single thing we did. However on Monday we did something spectacular.

We wanted to got up in a helicopter for an aerial tour of the southern alps. it cost alot of money (sorry dad!!!) but it was definately worth it. We even landed near the Gorilla valley which is pretty much within the southern alps. that was the first time I've been on snow in New Zealand. It was SO cool to be up in a helicopter and see Mt.Cook!! That's the tallest peak in New Zealand and i think it's somewhere in the Lord of the Rings scenery. I'll have to watch the movies with you and point it out. I'm telling you! that was definately one of the coolest things I've ever done in my life! SO cool! i wish i could post pictures for you right now...but i can't because it's a public computer. You'll have to e-mail me if you want pictures. I'm still kinda shocked that i did that! It was SO AWESOME!!

Queenstown
we arrived here last night and the only thing we thought of doing was going to Pizza Hut. I finaly had a stuffed crust pizza (i've never had on before), except theirs was filled with cream cheese and not the regular cheese that we have back home. But it was still good, a little sweet but good.

I think the plans for Queenstown is alot of souvnier shopping (please let me know what you want because then I'll have better idea of what i"m buying for people!! Thanks!) and then mayme bungy jumping. I was going to do the 2nd biggest one in the world, however i spent too much money on the helicopter ride @ Mt.Cook so I'm just giong to jump off a bridge..well bungy jump off one ;) I'll be sure to tell you about my experience after it happens. Well that's all i got for updates for now. Hope to hear from y'all soon! God bless!