Back on Home Turf!

Wow does it ever feel good to be home. I can't believe I've actually been home now for a week already!! how crazy. It sure took a long time to get home. Our trip, as Amy has already described so well, was not a smooth as usual. Actually come to think of it, it was the worst trip I've had yet. We were delayed, then cancelled, and then delayed and then lost my luggaged :( but in the end everything made it back here almost safe and sound (some pottery broke..sniff sniff...)
Well after being up late tue night I headed off wed to London for Jordan's wedding rehersal and dinner. It was SOO awsome to get to see Julia, Jordan and Darcie right away after getting home. I miss you ladies soo much during the year! You have no idea...ok well I think you do hehehe.....I got a chance to hang out with some of Jordan and Julia's friends and Bryan...who is definately a keeper Jord. What an awsome bunch they are...and so musical too. Unbeleiveably musical actually. The wedding was BEAUTIFUL and went off with just one hitch;) hehe. Sorry there are not pictures yet...I am not on my own computer so as soon as I get my computer online I will be posting up some great pics of the beautiful couple, party and day! It was a VERY late night...haha or early depending how you look at it...4AM was about the last time I saw before crashing. Darcie and I drove home to oshawa the next day and thought we beat the traffic but were quickly iniciated into the not Toronto traffic but the suburbia traffic...it was unreal, what is normally a 20 min drive on the 401 took us over an hour!!! Thankfully though we found the bus station in time and the bus was even running behind so Miss Darc didn't miss her ride to Ottawa! We had a great, and much needed, catch up time driving back. I'm looking forward to another visit in Ottawa in a couple weeks...some ultimate is definatly going to be a must!

Well that about somes up this past week....except for yesterday night when I got to take to the apple tree in the back my moms alagator chainsaw. How fun was that...its a pretty slick little rig...who knew you could cut off branches while actually being in the tree! Sadly no pictures were taken..so you get to imagine your own. note no one was hurt!

While the rest of this week holds some shopping, hair cut, chiropractor all the essential visits. Rollerbades were broken in again yesterday....got a good blade in as its cheaper on gas right now lol! and I'm feeling lazy with no physical activity!

alrighty well thats all for now...hoping pictures will get posted soon. I'll let you know.
love you all and SOOOOO glad to be home!
Heidi 8)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY POST

This is a HAPPY BIRTHDAY shout out to my most favourite GRAMPA IN THE WORLD!!! I love you soo much and wish I could be there to give you a HUGE hug....but that will have to wait for just another couple weeks!! I hope you have a very special day, make sure to get out to Giovanni's!! for me too! Love you lots


Also another HAPPY BIRTHDAY shout out goes to Kyle. I hope you enjoy your present and put it to good use!! We love you and appreciate everything you do for us. I hope you felt our love and support on your special day :)

one week today I will be home!!!!! oh soo soon...
miss you all
Heidi 8)

The Super Fantastic Teacher Family Friend Fun Day Extravaganza!!

Well we are offically done with classes...and boy does it feel good. We finished friday off and then commenced onto sat. with the best day of activities EVER! Kyle wanted a sport day for his birthday celebration and boy did he get one. We started off the day with 2 on 2 floor hockey, which consisted of Amy and Dan beating Kyle and Ben. Then as Krystal was arrive Kyle and I tried a little 1 on 1 challenge to 3 points....I won hands down :) A few more people started trickling in (Matt, Missy, Jeff, and Bethany). We decided our next game would be indoor soccer, as it was still pooring outside (like it has been for the past week!! side note...it was SUPER SUNNY and hot today). Soccer went over really well and in the middle of the game Paul showed up with some of his embassy friends. Sadly just as we got through introductions he got an emergency call from the embassy so he had to run off for a couple hours. As he left Clinton and Tara arrived (friends from International School).

They jumped right into the soccer game. We continued soccer for another little bit and then it was time to move outside to start our super wet and muddy Ultimate Frisbee game. By this time people were changing into shorts and clothes they didn't mind getting dirty...b/c keep in mind the field is pretty much a pond at this point, and yes you are looking at the epitomy of the PERFECT squamish field!! (see pictures from 2 days earlier).














Brian and joseph joined us for ultimate and we played Pinares verses everyone else. It was a great game...lots of wipeouts, dives and MUD! (see pictures)















After Ultimate the boys took to work getting the BBQ brought down so that we could enjoy the cooking of Henry Laparra...man can that man work a grill!! It is truely an art with him. The kids ate first so that they could watched a movie, while the adults played Human Dutch Blitz.














What a riot that was...serious competition that was...even on concrete. Melissa trout gets an A++ for her 110% A-game. There were a lot of other people that came for the food and to watch or play dutch blitz. After blitz the final event was watching King Kong on the big screen in the gym. Personally I dont know what all the hype was for that movie...I think it was WAY too long, kinda like titanic(just get to the point already) but Kyle enjoyed it and thats what counts b/c it was HIS day. We finished off the night by catching a real live and somewhat large Tarantula, found in my classroom ...oh how truely distrubing. (see pictures)


















So that was yesterday in a nutshell....look at me beating amy to the post whoo hooo...hehehe love it...gotta live it up b/c prolly the only time that will happen!

We only have 5 days of work left...and no students to teach..but I will be having some in tomorrow i'm sure asking for their study sheets as they will be recuping my class b/c they failed the year...ohhh don't get me started on RECUPS!! its like these kids can't fail even if they TRY!
arrrggg...neways soo close to the finish line...and I am 100% ready to get home. I miss my family and friends so much, espeically when they are all together and you aren't there :(
Ok well I'll end for now but here are some pictures from the last couple days. Oh and one of trina's birthday cake too.
love you and miss you all
Heidi8)

ps more pictures to come...internet is SLOW!!! here you go

2 and half days left!!

How fast time goes by....the ever looking forward to LAST DAY OF SCHOOL has come around again, which means that I get to go home for the summer once again!!! oh how I am sooo looking forward to going home! I am ready for a break and to see family and friends!

Life is busy here as we get ready for the favourite time of year...REPORT CARDS!!! arrrgg...dreaded time for teachers, espeically since it means that we are going to have a NEVER ending 8-5pm day to hand them out! (more time for parents to come in and protest their son or daughters grade) . Neways I'm not bitter that its a 8-5 day at all....maybe i'll get another post done to tell you how it goes...seeing I probably won't have a whole lot else to do seeing its our last day too.

Alrighty well here are some pictures from the last little bit. Hope you like them.

miss you all
love
Heidi 8)



Me at the Villa diving (from the side of the pool not a diving board :( sniff sniff)




















Betsy, Amy and I going to the Gatsby party.















Amy, Katie and I after the concert. We are going to miss katie next year!! She is the cutest ever!




My Juv. volleyball team after we came 3rd in the ABSH tournament!

Here is our whole team, including my assistant coach Jen Arnold...we had a great time coaching together...looking forward to next year!

Chris and I at the Gatsby party.

Our family pride stickers...so fun.