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It's been busy this last couple of weeks...and it doesn't look as though it will die down for a while. Although there has been a lot of fun stuff happening, it is also a time of schoolwork and applications (for school divisions etc.). It'll be so nice to graduate and move on! Thank goodness for the fun.

Jon and I had the pleasure of hosting a good friend of ours from Kitchener last week, from Sunday morning till Wednesday evening--Wes (many of you may remember him as the crazy dancer at our wedding!) He and his wife, Kora, are expecting a baby in April, and so he came out to visit before being an official dad. We managed to cozily fit him into our living room, and all was well. Here are a couple pictures of his time with us, one where you can see up all our noses...oh, and I made my 2nd pie while he was here..on Monday! It was awesome. Notice the pretty flower-like edges and the heart..I am so proud.

Exciting times continued as we left for Altona on Friday night, to hang out with family and to go to Denver and Janet's wedding (our last one till May!). It was a beautiful winter wedding! It was really cute, too, because Halle stood up there with Janet and Denver as they were married. Here are some pics from the night, including the hot couple themselves (as in D&J)

A productive day

Today was a wonderful day! Here are some of the reasons why:

- I got a massage (and it was a free massage because the massage therapist was 15 minutes late)
- Jon and I paid for our final semesters at the U of W
- I switched a course (my only elective) with another that I think I'll enjoy more
- Went out for lunch with Jon
- Had a nap
- Made my first "by-myself" pie! It's cherry, and it turned out to be quite the tasty pie--I think I have the knack for pies like my mom (which, if any of you have not tried her pies, are sensational). I have been wanting to bake one for a long time--now that I've made my first, I may be making many.
- Jon and I made home made pizza..and then ate it (guess what was for dessert?)

On another self-congratulatory note, I have been doing great with one of my 'resolutions' for the year, which involves swift and thorough clean ups after cooking/baking/eating/drinking. Ah.

Tomorrow will not be as leisurely as today. I'll be at school from 8:30 am to 6:10 pm. I do have a 2 hr break in the middle (where I would normally go home) but I have an appointment tomorrow and so I can't. I'm thinking that going to bed by 10 tonight would be nice.

Buenas noches.

Into the new year we go...

A new year has begun, and it's going to be a year full of change.

Jon and I both graduate this year, me with my Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education, and Jon with his Honours History Degree. No more university (for now) for me after April...but school will not be a foreign place--it will be my workplace! I am almost a certified teacher, which is very exciting! Nine weeks left of classes for me with one day/week of practicum, then 5 weeks of full practicum, and I'll be a "real" teacher!
Jon will continue with university as we move to Ontario (Hamilton or Toronto) this August, for him to complete his 1 year Master's degree in Social Canadian History. It will be an adventure to live in a new place and start working there!

We also look forward to more weddings; Jon's brother Denver and his wife-to-be, Janet, are getting married on January 19th, our friends Trev and Lacey Dawn are getting married May 10th in BC, and Alicia and Rob are getting married on July 24th.

On another note, I have seen a few movies lately, all of which I have loved. The first was the magical Enchanted. I love fairy tale type things, and this movie was basically a bunch of happy on film--what could be better? Loved it.
Tonight, Jon and I rented 2 movies as we had a 2 for 1 deal. The first one we watched is called Once, which was recommended to us by my parents. It's a musical of sorts, where two strangers find a relationship through the music they write/play together. Great movie. We also watched Ratatouille, and it was so cute! Strangely, the little rat reminded me at times of little Capo (the cuteness, of course). Anyways, I have a strangely varying taste when it comes to movies, but all three are gooders if you're ever indecisive.