Weekend Update

Apologies for the few and the faithful...

I have not written in quite some time...my apologies. You see, I spread my thoughts over various journals, conversations and online forums...once in awhile one of these is neglected...and I usually opt for the blog. I am not much of a blogger and I sometimes find it silly to divulge my thoughts as though people need to know what I think...so I try to be slightly entertaining. If anything I hope this is just a way for you to see a bit of my life here in Scotland, and for my Scottish and English friends to gain insight into my adjusting. :)

Things have been good, hectic, hard and easy. :) Hah. I have been adjusting well to University life. The real measure of this will be in a month when I have to turn in my essays for my courses. Two essays, one for each course, each are worth 90% of the grade for that course, talk about a slight bit of pressure. I have finally, seriously, solidified my topics. I am really excited about both of them and am really interested in the arguments. I wavered back and forth between a few before I settled on these. I suppose this idea of wavering is quite fitting for how I approach everything in my life...eh? (am I Canadian now...such a confused American)

In the midst of schoolwork I am attempting to ponder some ideas for next year. I have some ideas up my sleeve and will be meeting with some people within the next month to find out some of my options (though sadly, for my increasing debt, I will, most likely, be going back to school). But I look at it this way, in two years (the time it would take to get one masters in the States) I can get two degrees! Yippee. More on this later.

I had a really rough week (physically and emotionally), but it has ended with a really great weekend, thus far! Thursday night I had my first Scottish sleepover with English people... :) I stayed the night at Sam's house. We watched a great movie and then me, her and her husband chatted until 1 ish in the morning (Thanks Hugh for all the tea!). They are wonderful and I had such a great time getting away from my flat and getting into the comforts of other peoples' home.

Today was my nephews 8th birthday! I cannot believe he is already 8! Wow. I remember clearly the night he was born. I think it was around midnight or 1 am when my mom and I drove off to the hospital. We were sooooo excited. It was my first time as an aunt, and my mom's as a grandma. We waited for quite sometime at the hospital and I think he was born around 5 am. Me, my mom, my sister, and my sister-in-law's family were all in the waiting room passing the time away. I love births...I love so much waiting around hospitals with great anticipation at the wee hours of the night...such a wonderful feeling and I have been blessed to do it four times!

Anyway. For Trev's birthday they all went to a laser tag place, and I took the two wee one's over to a softplay (big huge soft play jungle gym type thing that is indoors). It was amazingly easy. Colt and Garrett played for hours and loved it, while I laughed at them and read for class.

I decided that I will take a heap out in loans to put one of those things in my house! What a great way to keep kids occupied and busy while getting exercise. And I figure it would be such a great way to support single moms in the neighborhood. They can come over for some relaxing tea and lunch while their kids play! :) I love it!! Are my ideas too grandiose? hah.

After the party we went back to my brother and sister-in-law's for presents and dinner. It was really a wonderful moment watching my nephew open presents. It was like being back home at one of his parties. Everyone had sent him presents from back home, so it was neat to see how excited he was to open their gifts.

Trevor got the Guinness Book of World Records, which completely occupied me and my brother for hours as I gave him sports trivia.

It was really a lovely night. It makes me sad to think that they will be going home soon. But all the more thankful that the Lord has blessed me with such a unique and wonderful family! :)

Tomorrow I get to have lunch with Kenny and Sandra...and of course read!

love you all!