Live Action Mario

Check this awesome live action Mario skit.
http://www.funnyjunk.com/movies/120/Live+Action+Mario/stream

How do you spell Earlene? S-T-R-E-S-S-E-D

Well I have decided that it's been WAY too long since i've last blogged.

Last week was hell and a half for me. Not only did i have an Operations Final, a Tourism test, a computer assignment due, a business report due on an organzation that I've only heard of once since i started my report, I had roommate problems. And because of these problems I even looked into alternate places to live in Calgary. For those of you who just tuned into my blog, i live with 3 other girls in an apartment style residence dorm. One roommate (we'll call her Bad L) was really getting on mine and my other roommates nerves with lack of cleaning, strange friends of hers, and interuptions of sleep (this was for me cause her room is on the other side of mine). So we had a meeting with our CA and since Bad L didn't show up for our 1st meeeting we had ,we had to schedule another meeting that week so that we could discuss a room contract. Long story short, we ended up making the contract.

I was still really stressed out about having to actually deal with roommates that i re-scheduled an Ikea date with a friend to make a quick trip to my fav place ever.....Scott's house. Even though Scott was busy with school productions til 10 that Friday, i spent the majority of my evening with his brother and sister just talking about my situation and what's been going on in their lives. Plus i talked to his parents. They're so supportive, and it's been really great to have them as an "alternate family" cause my parents live back in Spalding. I did get to see Scott that weekend, and as usually he was the best. He let me cry and called me on being over-reactive (which knowing me is totally true). The more I see/be with him the more i'm convinced that i can't live the rest of my life with anyone else.

So i came back to Calgary, and on my way back i just prayed to God that He'll get me through my roommmate issues and that I'll learn to just trust Him with whatever comes my way. Plus it turns out that i've caught a mild case of stomach flu. Due to what? Stress. I've been throwing up every morning this week, which isn't good, however throughout the rest of the day i'm fine. I just don't eat as much as i usually do cause i don't want to get sick throughout the rest of the day. Plus not only was i stressed about the things i just talked about, i was also stressing about my future.

What aspects of my future, you ask? Marriage. Marriage. Marriage. Why that subject? 2 reasons.
1. I'm going to be a bridesmaid for my friend's wedding this weekend and whenever i see her and her fiance I get anxious about when that will be me and Scott
2. somehow me and Scott's brother Ben got on the subject on how Scott and Ben dicussed how Scott's going to propose. I don't know anything, cause Ben was a good boy and said nothing. I just think it's cute how Scott discussed it with his brother *blush*
See, I've been dating Scott on/off since i was 15 (approx. 5 years) and ever since then, i knew i wanted to marry him. Sounds silly to know who you want to marry at that age, but something deep inside me knew. Now I"m 20, he's 22, we have 1 year and 1/2 left of college and now I've never been closer to reaching that goal. I mean instead of living 8 hours away, i know live 1 and 1/2 hours and it's SO good. and basically i'm just anxious.

Actually to tell you the truth, i had a much longer blog typed up, but somehow only the above got saved. oh well. I did get a few things out of mty system, even if they disappeared into the nothingnes ofthe web. Basically if you're reading this, could you pray for me?
Pray that i find God's guidance and His wisdom through every situation that gets thrown at me.
Pray that i can fully trust Him
Pray that I know His plan for my life.
Prayer in general would be much appreciated.

Once again, thanks for listening to me :)

Magical Trevor Toons....and Geeks Too

Here's some links to toons that i found in my e-mail. Enjoy.

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/magical+trevor/

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/magical+trevor+2/

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/geeks

Press the Red Button

See what happens when you press the button...i dare you!

http://www.onemorelevel.com/games.php?game=302

Pig Personality Test

Personality Test - SOUND ON - You draw a pig online and then answer a few questions aboutyour drawing..and then it tells you about you...

http://www.freaknfunny.com/files/upload/draw-a-pig.swf

This Is Why I Want Nerdy Children!!

This is a long video, but definately a must see/hear.

Super Mario Whole Suite on Piano

Too many things to say about this guy...
1. Where is the piano music for this? i need it!
2. Amy, i know you're brain is going to explode when you watch this
3. He's blindfolded at the beginning parts
4. I have a craving to play video games now

Pathetic

well it's 2am on a Saturday. Why am i up? well once again one of my roommates has drunk people over. And by "once again" i mean this the same roommate that invited those strangers to sleep on our couch a couple weeks ago. Now, if i was going to Red Deer tomorrow i definately would not be impressed by the partying, however i'm not going there tomorrow so i mean it's not like i have an extensive schedule to fulfill tomorrow, i was just kinda hoping for a relaxing weekend in Calgary. But no.

The latter part of my evening consisted of watching "Secret of Nimh", talking to Scott on the phone and reading "Two Towers" for an hour. During my free reading, my roommate and her friends were in our living room ordering pizza and being drunk. And since there were kinda loud it was kinda hard not to eavesdrop while reading. They also had loud music playing in the room next to mine. And since i was eavesdropping i heard my roommate explain to her friends where our other roommates and I were this evening. She told them i was sleeping. Which if you think about it, if she knew I was sleep, why would she be really loud with her friends and crank her music which is beside my room? Why? because drunk people are stupid like that!! The music was pentrating my brain (now this was when i finished reading and was attempting to fall asleep) so much that i had to intervene and i asked her nicely to turn it down, and she did. So i appreciated that.

So what is the purpose of getting drunk? To forget your problems? To loose so much control of yourself that you dont' care how much of a fool you make of yourself? I've never been drunk and dont' ever plan to be, so i personally can't answer these questions. Mt thoughts...I dont' want to loose control of myself through alcohol. I just think it's stupid. Pathetic. I find no pleasure in being around drunk people, their actions are repulsive to me. Yes i do drink, however i DO NOT drink to get drunk. I drink because i know the people that i'm with will call me on it if i drink too much. I at least do it with poeple that i trust in that sense.

And besides, drinks are expensive! Two drinks is about what...$10? And pop is like $2? Somewhere in there? Now which do you think is more cost effective, DUH! The pop! It's not rocket science people! And if you really want to be cheap...go with water.

And while i'm on the subject of roommate frustrations, washing dishes is a concern for me. I really want to avoid having another Dishwasher of Death experience again. been there, done that once too many times. Yet everytime i hint to my roommates to wash their dish pile that's growing in the sink, they claim it'll get done "later". "Later" comes and they are still not clean until a few days after "later". I'm not impressed. I mean i can kinda forgive them for it because they just got out of high school and haven't had much time living in the real world and living on their own, but really. Other than that....grow up children! Now if you're wondering if I wash my dishes, yes i do. My parents raised me to be clean. And when i get married and have a family of my own, i plan on being impecably clean as in Lysol disinfectant sprays and all that fun stuff. No, i am not a germaphobe, i just like a clean living space. No one wants to look at the soup rings on the inside of your pot, so just clean it. Bah!

There. Now i feel a little bit better now that i ranted about my roommates. And i have a feeling there's going to be more rants on the roommate subject. I'm sure of it. Now i just have to preoccupy myself with something until my tiredness takes over...

Lego Church

Now I'm sure that the majority of us has a set of small building blocks and we stacked them in various ways to produce different various shapes and what not. Well i think these people got a little bit carried away in building a church. However i DO give them credit for making it THAT cool!!

LEGO CHURCH..........
A few quick facts:

How long to build it? It was about a year and a half of planning,building and photographing.

How many pieces of LEGO to build it? more than 75,000

How big is it? About 7 feet by 5 1/2 feet by 30 inches (2.2 m x 1.7 m x .76 m)

How many LEGO people does it seat? 1372

How many windows? 3976

It features a balcony, a Narthex, stairs to the balcony, restrooms, coat, rooms, several mosaics, a nave, a baptistery, an altar, a crucifix, a pulpit and an elaborate pipe organ.

Now i have a craving to play Lego Star Wars.....

You Know Those Days Where You Just Want to Kill Your Computer?

So we all know that computers cause far more frustrations than we wish.
Now we can have our revenge on the blasted "magic boxes" without actually causing physical damage (because we all know that if we did ACTUALLY do this to a computer, we'd be owing someone alot of $$$).

I am aware that this game is in a different language, but you just have to click PLAY and then start beating up the computer.

Stupid Computer!!

Ragdoll Physhics

Have you ever had one of those moments when you want to through stuff against a wall, but you know you can't through stuff because you'll be grounded for the next year if you even think about breaking your mom's expensive vase?

If YES, then this is a site for you.....Ragdoll Physics

(Disclaimer: the author is not saying that George Bush is a horrible person...she just thinks this is a fun site.)

Why? (Please Take Time to Ponder)

Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?

Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of its bottle?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why did Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?

When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, "It'! s all right?" Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, "That hurt, you stupid idiot?"

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

And my FAVORITE......
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.

What Horrors Wait For Me, In This, The Phantom's Opera

Some of you may recall the strange affair of me mentioning that i was looking for to seeing the Phantom of the Opera. Well i finally saw it! Oh, i suppose you want to see what i wore, who i went with, possibly the set of the musical, and maybe some pictures from the Internet to give you an idea of what i witnessed on stage? Wish granted!




He's there! The Phantom of the Opera!! Now I know what some of you may be asking "Earlene there's a Phantom behind you, how do you plan on keeping your composure?!" To answer that : That's Scott in a Phantom mask that i bought in New Zealand, I'm not too worried. So that's the dress that i wore. And Jen if you are reading this, i didn't wreck the bridesmaid dress, dont' worry.










Down Once More to the dungeon of...the Bay? i don't get it. I will explain. The majority of mine and Scott's day was spent at West Edmonton Mall shopping around and since we had no where else to change into our formal attire (and since we parked near this entrance) we ended up changing in the public washrooms there. Slightly odd coming our of the Bay in a gown, but it happened and it was memorable.









Masquerade! Hide your face so the world will never find you...alright so technically we didn't wear masks to Phantom, but we did dress up all fancy like!








Now for some scenes from the musical...
(of course these are not the same actors/singers that we saw live, I'm just giving you a little bit of an idea of what we saw)

Um....It seems that none of my pictures are loading properly. Sorry about that. I guess that's all the pics that you'll be able to see for now. That really sucks. Maybe i can update later....

However i can still tell you what went through my mind watching the Paris Opera house being revealed on stage in Edmonton. Alright, if you know anything about POTO, you know that it begins with an auction and as the auctioneer reveals the restored chandelier it starts to rise out from under its covers and is suspended over the stage. Now me being a HUGE POTO fan, i knew that whe nthe chandelier started to rise, the Phantom's musical theme starts to play. As you dcan probably guess i was extremely excited to watch the show and when i heard that opening chord of the Phantom's theme, i wanted to cry! It was just that beautiful. I honestly think i did shed a tear. Even just listening to the music now brings me back to last weekend and i still get chills from it.

Even just the set changes between scenes blew my mind. Scott figured that the longest set change was about 10 seconds. My favorite scene? As if you had to ask! Of course it's when Christine is taken into the Phantom's lair on a boat, which on stage looks like the boat is floating on smoke. Oh and when the candleabras (you know what i mean) come out of the sides of the stage to create the Phantom's lair, it just adds to the effect.

In conclusion....I want to see it again!!!!!

Oh The Joys of Dorm Life

Currently it's 5:30am on a Saturday.

Why am i up this early?

Well, short version- i couldn't get back to sleep after going to the bathroom

Long version- my roommates were having a party last night and when i came back from my Capernwray "get together" there was strange people in my living room and kitchen when i walked into out "apartment" (i live in Rez). And since there were strange drunk people in my kitchen i wanted to avoid that place like the plague so i did'nt have anything to drink before going to bed last night, making me quite thirsty this morning. So when i finished in the bathroom to get some water i discovered that there was still strange people in my living room. Why? maybe there were too drunk to find the door...maybe they are my roommates friends visiting for the weekend...maybe they found a new friend in our sectional couch. Whatever the reason it was it was just weird having strange people in my living room at 5:30 in the morning.

Yes i know i haven't been able to update. One word: camp. I didn't even know we had internet access until the last week and we had dial up. Gotta love that. So, if you periodically checked my blog over the summer, I'm sorry that the updates were severely minimal. And even thought i'm going to college (taking Travel & Tourism @ SAIT) I'll try to update whenever possible.

50 Things about me

Learn 50 things about your friends, and let them learn 50 things about you!

1. How tall are you barefoot? 5' 6"
2. Have you ever smoked heroine? no
3. Do you own a gun? Daddy does....i think
4. Rehab? no?
5. Do you get nervous before "meeting the parents"? *The first time I "met the parents" his dad was wearing a gun.....well he's a cop and he just got off work. It was scary!
6. What do you think of hot dogs? i eat them
7. What's your favorite Christmas song? Oh Holy Night
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? milk
9. Do you do push-ups? I CAN do them.....but do I do them? no. SHOULD I do them? yes
10. Have you ever done ecstasy? no
11. Are you vegan? now why would i put myself through meat withdrawl?
12. Do you like painkillers? Does Tylenol count when you have cramps?
13. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex? being myself
14. Do you own a knife? i did...
15. Do you have A.D.D.? now THAT's debatable...
16. Date of birth? may 10 1986
17. Place of birth? St. Elizabeth Hospital
18. Last 3 things you bought? bacon cheeseburger, a Blizzie, a Pooh Bear in a Whale costume (in a $2 gumball machine)
19. Name five drinks you regularly drink: ice water, milk, juice, coffee, non ice water
20. What time did you wake up today? 10:30am
21. Current hair? shoulder length dark brown hair
22. Current worry? not being a good cabin leader @ Cypress Bible Camp
23. Current hate? when people don't hear what i'm saying
24. Favorite places to be? Stoney Lake Bible Camp
25. Least favorite place to be? in awkward situations
26. Where would you like to go? Paris
27. Do you own slippers? not anymore
28. Where do you think you'll be in ten years? hopefully back in Saskatchewan
29. Do you burn or tan? usually tan
30. Last thing you ate? "Fool's Toffee"
31. Would you be a pirate? sure. They have cool hats
32. Last time you had an alcoholic drink? Last week @ wedding
33. last song you sang in the shower? can't remember
34. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? the Werewolf and Mummy under my bed
35. What's in your pockets right now? no pocket now
36. Last thing that made you laugh? Watching "Anchorman"
37. Best bed sheets you had as a child? can't remember
38. Worst injury you've ever had? hitting the bush while trying to make a turn on an 18year old bike.....i have a bike-phobia because of that
40. How many TVs do you have in your house? 3
41. Who is your loudest friend? Giselle
42. Who is your most silent friend? Stacey
43. Does someone have a crush on you? maybe.....at least I HOPE he likes me too cause I'm dating him!
44. Do you wish on stars? used to
45. What is your favorite book? "Voyage of The Dawn Treader" by C.S. Lewis
46. What is your favorite candy? fuzzy peaches, Campino's
47. What song do you want played at your wedding? So far, all i know is that i want "Han & Leia's Theme" to play when people are starting to sit down.
48. What song do you want played at your funeral? "Goodbye" by Plankeye (?, i think it's by them)
49. What were you doing at 12am last night? Reading "LOTR: The Two Towers"
50. Do you love the pain a tattoo brings? Never had a tatoo

TV Commercials

A fifth grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to look at TV commercials and see if they could use them in some way to communicate ideas about God. Here are some of the results: scroll down.

God is like..

BAYER ASPIRIN

He works miracles.

God is like...

a FORD

He's got a better idea .

God is like...

COKE

He's the real thing.

God is like...

HALLMARK CARDS

He cares enough to send His very best.

God is like...

TIDE

He gets the stains out that others leave behind.

God is like...

GENERAL ELECTRIC

He brings good things to life.

God is like...

SEARS

He has everything.

God is like...

ALKA-SELTZER

Try him, you'll like Him

God is like...

SCOTCH TAPE

You can't see him, but you know He's there.

God is like...

DELTA

He's ready when you are.

God is like...

ALLSTATE

You're in good hands with Him.

God is like...

VO-5 Hair Spray

He holds through all kinds of weather.

God is like...

DIAL SOAP

Aren't you glad you have Him? Don't you wish everybody did?

God is like...

the U.S. POST OFFICE

Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet nor ice will keep Him from His appointed destination.

Very Cool Chalk Drawings

Chalk drawings from Julian Beever. Scroll down slowly and stop at each new frame. Incredible!!!!! Julian Beever is an English artist who's famous for his art on the pavement of England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium Beever gives to his drawings an amazing 3D illusion.







People are actually avoiding walking in the "hole"

Which is the real guy & which beer is real?



World's Biggest Fly-Spray




girl on a beach mat.

Make Poverty History drawing from the side(40 ft long)

Spiderman to the rescue

Batman and Robin to the rescue(SO COOL)

Success

Philippians 4:13 --- I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called Failure, A loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution lights called Family. You will have flats called Jobs. But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, a driver called Jesus, you will make it to a place called Success.

Simply Amazing

This is some what alarming!




Think of a letter between A and W.




Think of an animal that begins with that letter.




Repeat it out loud as you scroll down.




Think of either a man's/woman's name that begins with the last letter in the animals name




Almost there........




Now count out the letters in that name on the fingers of the hand you are not using to scroll down.




Take the hand you counted with and hold it out in front of you at face level.




Look at your palm very closely and notice the lines in your hand.




Do the lines take the form of the first letter in the persons name?




Of course not.......




Now smack yourself in the head, get a life, and quit playing stupid games!

Arteries Are Overrated

See, i just make cupcakes today. Why? Cause we had some chocolate cake mix that i though i better get rid of. Then i was craving chocolate icing, so i found a recipe online and used that. However little did i know that my chocolate creation would sinful. I ate one cupcake and already i'm feeling my arteries clogging. So i figure, what's the point of having arteris if i'm just going to contiue filling them with sugar and fattening foods?*




*I DO know arteries are used for, i'm speaking from a non-healthy point of view

M4D SKILLZ

So this is my first blog as a 20 year old. My reaction? Meh, I'm over the shock of being 20. I'm still me and that's all you need to know

So today i was on our riding lawnmower cutting the lawn, listening to tunes when all of a sudden i thought "I have M4D L4wm0wr Skillz!" I KNEW i shouldn't have read Megatokyo before i went outside. That explains everything. I don't know if i should be shocked for relatively understanding L33t. And Scott, i can hear you shaking your head at me for thinking that.

The Death Of A Teenager

I'm turning 20 in a week and i don't know if i like that fact.

I like being a teenager

I never even imagined myself being 20, that's 2 whole decades!

I liked being 19, you're still a teenager.

But no, in a week I'll be a full fledged adult.

I don't even know what "being an adult" means. Being an independent teen was fun

Of course just because I reach adulthood, that doesn't mean I stop having a life; I don't have to stop having fun.

I also know alot of people who are getting married in their early twenties and the met "that special someone" when they were about 20. Who knows? Something beautiful could happen in the next year.

So I'm still undecided as to how i feel about turning 20. I have caught myself referring to myself as a "20 year old" and my current play list is called "20 Years Old" (for lack of creativity i named it that). I guess I was trying to ease myself into the age transition.

All I know is that being 20 will take some getting used to...

Currently In The Life Of Earlene

1. WHAT TIME IS IT: 4:12 pm
2. NAME: Earlene
3. PIERCINGS: 2
4. WHAT IS THE MOST RECENT MOVIE YOU HAVE SEEN AT THE CINEMA: Pink Panther
5. WHO DO YOU MISS: Everyone from Capernwray
6. Obviously whoever make this quiz doesn'ty know how to count...
7. FAVORITE FOOD: I'm big on buffalo chicken now
8. EVER BEEN TO AFRICA: Not yet
9. EVER BEEN TOILET PAPERING: not yet
10. EVER LOVE SOMEONE SO MUCH IT MADE YOU CRY: yes
11. EVER BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT: someone backed into my car once
12. CROUTONS OR BACON BITS: croutons
13. FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK: Tuesday, something interesting always happends on a Tuesday
14.FAVORITE RESTAURANT: DQ, KFC, A&W, Bubblemania
15. FAVORITE FLOWER: Either roses or orchids, haven't decided yet
16. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: i usually don't watch sports but if i know someone in he game I'll watch
17. FAVORITE DRINK: iced caramel macchiato from Starbucks
18. FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Gelato
19. DISNEY OR WARNER BROTHERS: Disney
20. FAVORITE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT: DQ
21. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BEDROOM CARPET: Brown with olive and beige tinges (i didn't pick it out!)
22. HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU FAIL YOUR DRIVERS TEST: once
23. BEFORE THIS ONE, FROM WHOM DID YOU GET YOUR LAST EMAIL: Chelly
24. WHAT DO YOU DO MOST OFTEN WHEN YOU ARE BORED: go online
25. USUAL BEDTIME: 12:00am
26. WHO WILL RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL THE QUICKEST: Probably no one cause it's going on my blog
27. WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY NOT TO RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL: see above answer
28.WHO ARE YOU THE MOST CURIOUS ABOUT WITH THEIR RESPONSES: whoever wants to respond to it
29.FAVORITE TV SHOW: Whose Line
30. LAST PERSON YOU WENT TO DINNER WITH: Jen, Karissa, Vicky, and Colleen
31. FORD OR CHEVY: Dodge? That's Chevy right?
32. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW: "Stumble" by Natasha Beddingfeld
33. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR: pink or green
34. HOW MANY TATTOOS DO YOU HAVE: 0
35. HOW MANY PETS DO YOU HAVE: 1 dog
36. WHICH CAME FIRST THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG: Biblically speaking it says that God created "every winged creature according to it's kind" (Gen. 1:21), so I'd say the chicken came first.

Since I'm Reading The Book I Thought I Might As Well Find Out...

Which 'Phantom of the Opera' character are you most like

You are the Phantom. You are dark and secretive, and a little obsessive sometimes. When someone you love betrays you, you go a little crazy and you don't like to be around people. You are probably a little gothic and you wear lots of dark colors.

A Conversation Between Friends

Arg, I can’t get a good rant/poem/thingy going, I started like 3 poems, but they all ran dry before I could finish them. Why can’t I be a good writer?!?!

don't try, just let it come naturally.
Because maybe trying is your folly
These things must just come to you
don't worry about it, don't feel blue
I'm sure you'll think of something
Just like that *ding*!

I now thoroughly hate you *dong*

why? cause i could think of a poem? LoL!!

You don't thoroughly hate me, i know you can't
So don't blame me if you can't think of rant

If I could think of a poem,
That could drive me out of my boredom.
Then I wouldn’t be so fickle.
And get myself out of this pickle.

Like i said, you just shouldn't try
why force something, it could be a lie
Why not find something random and rant about that?
How about a camera, a shoe, some tape, or an odd hat?
maybe, just try that and see if it works
if not, just drink some coffee from a perk

From a perk??...
Yeeeeeaaaahhhh

i found this in a jones lid
“Think about, whirled peas…”

yes I've gotten that Jones lid before
C'mon, give me something new! Don't be a bore
Still not finished the blog yet, there's alot there
"Save a horse ride a cowboy"...not a mare
This poem thing is quite fun, relaxing almost
I'm hungry, so i should make some food, or some toast
maybe you should post these poems, people might read them
and then they'd think "Interesting! That's cool! What a gem!"
No toast for me though, i"ll stick with my iced tea
but if i drink too much, i might have to pee

*This is an account of actual events

An Easter Laugh

Dallas Valley Youth Retreat

Well friends, be prepared for one of the longest blogs ever. That's mainly because of all the pictures that I'm gonna put up. So this last weekend Aaron and Kimberly (our youth pastor and his wife) organized a youth retreat for us at Dallas Valley camp. There was 22 of us (youth) in total that came. Even though I kinda help lead youth events (mainly bible studies) i was considered one of the "kids". Meh, that works for me. On the way down there I was in a van with 5 girls aged 14-15. That was interesting. But all in all, it was a good weekend. Here's what happened... (keep in mind there's still a few pictures that i didn't post)


Here is Carmen and Steph attempting to sleep on the way down the Dallas Valley, but that didn't last very long because they were actually awake and then Carmen and Amy sang "I Just Can't Wait To Be King". Actually Carmen sang and Amy did sound effects
















Whenever I head down to Regina, this is my favorite part of the trip: the Qu'Appelle Valley. This is probably one of hte most scenic things I've seen in Sask (apart from lakes). And yes, i know that's really not saying alot.









Carmen took a pic of me sleeping on Amy's camera and after viewing it i decided that a better picture could be taken. This is the better picture.













Once we arrived at camp and had a quick look around the main biulding "the Ranch House", Aaron split us up into teams and it was a race to see who could get their team OVER the line of duct tape without anyone touching the actual duct tape. This was my teams method of getting over. Probably NOT the safest thing. We also tried a method were Brendon would be on the ground and we'd step on him and jump off him onto the other side. When i was my turn to step on him i got scared and kept thinking that I'd break him so i kept falling off. But somehow i got to the other side.



So Brendon was the last one of our team over the duct tape (by the way the other team won) And this is how was caught him. But in his attempt to jump over the tape, he knocked teh whole thing down. So much for that idea!











Gotta love just hangoing out with the girls. I think Megs was explaining something to Amy. i felt kinda left out so i moved over beside Amy to listen too (obviusly that was after this picture was taken)









Look! It's Steph and Denise! And Jessamy's in the background too!













I'm assuming Courtney was in mid-speech when this pic was taken...














Hi Chelsea!













Here's part of the cabin that we stayed in. One half of the building was for girls, and the other for boys. And those halves were halved. So there was basically 4 quarters in thing building that we stayed in. Us older girls were in a "quarter" called "Pommel" and the younger girls stayed in a quarter called "Fender". I don't know what the boys's quarters were called.













This is me and Steph in the course of getting ready for bed and waiting for the bathroom.













Good night girls! This totally reminds me of kitchen help and going to bed at camp. Oh the joys!











G'night Felicia and Courtney!















The next day Aaron and Kimberly took us on a tour of Dallas Valley. This is the Ranch House that i mentioned before but in fuller view. And that's Jessamy walking down the path.










This is the view from the valley pretty much just outside of our cabin.














Peek-a-boo!



















I tried to take a picture of my and Carmen, however not only did she move, my camera died from lack of battery charging. So the majority of these pictures are from Amy's camera.










Since Amy's guitar is also a Fender, she really liked this sign.













So here's another picture of the Ranch House. Very "saloon" style isn't it?













Our first stop on our "tour" was the building where they keep all the horse equipment. We actually didn't go into the building, but here's Todd on the tire horse swing.












This is was is called the "Hub" which is basically like the chapel at Dallas Valley. And yes there is a fire place in it and it is sometimes used for cooking with you can't do an outdoor cooking skill.









Here's another scenic shot of the surrounding valley.














Amy claims this picture is us being serious. No way! we're just uber cool! And that's Kimberly on the right.











A cool shadow shot of me and Amy. Except my neck looks gibbled. Don't you think?













This is the "swamp" area. In the background you can see a white biulding and that's where most of the outdoor cooking happens when camp is running. This picture was actually taken on the same spot that Aaron and Kimberly go married on. Aw!










One of the many outhouses found nearby the cabins @ Dallas Valley. And yes, there IS indoor plumbing, so you don't have to use biffys all the time.










AVAST!




















This is Dallas Valley's climbing wall. Well actually it's climbing and high ropes course. Courtney was the only one wearing rubber boots (or what New Zealander's call "gum boots") so she got to open the gate and the rest of us sneaked in to see the wall and the ropes course. Me and Amy went in after everyone else once we hear the explainations of everything that goes on in there. This was Kimberly's "station" for most of the summer.












So here's a closer look at the climbing wall.

















And this is a better look at the high rops course. You would never see me up there. I'ld probably pee myslef after the first couple steps!!













Here's a typical climbing wall rock, but I'm sure that those of you who have done climbing wall stuff already knew that.











These were a couple cool signs we saw on our "tour". Good verse!!














I was teaching Amy some cool camera shots and i found this cool tree. Sometimes you just need to open your eyes and see the photographic opportunities out there.
















This is the slough/canoeing area/zip line area/ small swimming area of the camp. This is between the Junior aged camps (the main area at Dallas Valley) and Conestoga, which is where the teens go for their camp.












This is Tex, the very lovable dog of Dallas Valley. After this shot was taken Kim's dad showed us varioud tricks that Tex could perform. Such a cool dog!










"Conestoga" means covered wagon.













Oh Ervey! I love that kid! On the hay ride we had that Friday night i realized that Ervey reminds me alot of my friend David Gerken. Like 'Vey is the Mexican imitation of Gerken!











Now everyone was already at the bottom of the hill when i was coming down it. It was a feat and a half to get down that thing. Let me tell ya! Slippery snow, all foot prints sloped downward, and at the bottom what sloppy mud. Not something a "non outdoors girl" like me is used to.








I figured that this was a cool group shot. Later on when Aaron was explaining how to play "Kiss Me Dear" he said that he usually send people to the "Whining Log" when people complain about cheaters in wide games. Why go to the log? Cause the log always listens to whiners.









Since "Conestoga" means covered wagon the cabins themselves go along with that theme. Pretty cool eh?

















Of course we walked all the way on this "tour" of ours. And after climbing back up a hill me and Taylor were done for. You can almost hear Aaron laughing at us in the background.











After lunch we had a bit of free time so I read my bible for a bit. What part was i reading? I was reading about Jezebel and how she go Naboth killed because he wouldn't give Ahab (her husband and the king of Israel) a vineyard. Now that's just harsh! And yes i know i look mad in this pic but that's because it was cold and windy outside and i was worried that my camera would fall off the deck ledge.






Me, Amy and Jessamy went for a little walk to see what pictures we could find. However i kinda wanted a bit of alone time too so on our way back up to the cabin we found Megs and Courtney.















Look Tex! Look over there! Look at it! Look! Look!
Or not...












If you know me, you'll know that if there's a pool table tehre, I'll play. Now this is a very old table and some of the balls are either missing or there's doubles of them. Meh. So me and Carmy decided to have a game. Somehow I don' think you're allowed to fully lean on the table like that.









And here's me attempting to break. Attempting would be the key word here. But it is a cool picture though.












So here's everyone getting ready for "session". This is after the boys totally schooled the girls at "Kiss Me Dear".












This is our speaker Darren Holland who's a pastor from Watrous. He spoke on John 3:30 (read it. read it. read it, until you get it), Gideon and how it's all about God living His life in us.











Here's some various deer heads there are in the dining area.















Look Amy! It's an owl! Hoo-hoo!


















As a little "thank you" gift to Aaron and kim, the youth group purchased some napkins for Kim and a couple gift certificates for Aaron. Yay for you guys!!











What time is it? It's NINJA TIME!!!














Me and Carmy and she's listening to Numa Numa on Denise's iPod.













Oh Nathan. My new "fav" of the boys. this crazy kid rolls himself into the inner tube and rolls down a hill. But as you can see there's no snow on he hill and since there's bushes nearby, he hit them a few times. crazy child.















that's it! no more pics. Well ok i still have a few that i didn't post, but they're just ones where you're not gonna miss much. So that's what kept me busy this past weekend. I hope you enjoyed!