On Our Way

Well the trip has begun!  Shay can't change his mind anymore. (Well, actually he probably could until we step onto that airplane. But he's through security so chances are he won't)

I had a fabulous week in Mission with Shay and his family. We helped his mom prepare for her wedding and I was so blessed to be included in their celebration. It was a beautiful wedding in the most amazing setting. Heritage Park in Mission is home to the Blackberry Kitchen. Shay's mom and her new husband are running the restaurant. I'm sure they won't mind this shameless plug... because their place is amazing. Not only amazing food but a beautiful setting in the park and a fabulous view!  It was an amazing venue for their wedding.  

Shay also treated me to a day out to Lynn Canyon and with their help it included a picnic basket that he produced quite to my surprise.  They actually do that at the restaurant: call ahead and order a picnic basket for you and your sweetheart, family, or even a group of friends to enjoy in the park. Shay got special permission to leave the park, but there has to be some perks to being the son!  

Anyways, I was totally surprised and overwhelmed that he actually put that much effort in to make sure I didn't know that they had snuck it into his Jeep that morning.  And of course Lynn Canyon is beautiful. It was nice to get to see the mountains and ocean before we left Canada for 8 months.

So now there is 10 mins till boarding... EXCITING!  Keep checking back for the next bit of news!

Three days

Three days from right now I'll be in Mission, BC.  That is the first leg of my trip to Slovakia, and I'm so excited.  I've been packing and preparing for a while already, but now it is getting so so close!

I expect that many new people will be checking out my blog in the next few days, so I want to give you a couple pointers on how to comment on my blog.  I LOVE hearing from people who are reading. It is especially good to be commenting on things you read on my blog because it encourages me to keep posting. So if you want something else to read about my trip, tell me what you think about the posts you do read!  It also helps me see who my audience is.  I've told an awful lot of people about this blog. I want to know who exactly I'm writing too. And if you don't know me and just stumble upon my thoughts, please join the conversation. I'd love to know someone I haven't even met is reading!  

So to comment click the little comment link at the bottom of the post (# comments). Write what you want to say.  Choose anonymous under the "Comment as" section.  (Unless you have a gmail ID and want to use it). If you do choose anonymous, I would love it if you would include your name in the post so I know who you are and reply accordingly.  

If you feel self conscious commenting and know my email, please email me!  I love hearing from Canada.  It really is a great surprise to see an email I'm not expecting.  

Thanks for reading, and there will be brand new pictures from Europe real soon!

Canada

I definitely stopped blogging when I got back to Canada, and I recently realized that it isn't okay for a couple reasons:

1. How will I share everything I've been doing with my friends all over the globe if I'm not blogging?
2. I want to stay in the habit of blogging in case I go back to YWAM in the fall (which is still a possibility).
3. I needed to fix some formatting problems on my blog to make it more readable.

And I have fixed those problems (no more funny font!). I also enabled the "mobile version" of my blog so if you read it on an ipod or blackberry or whatever, it will be much more user friendly than trying to read the normal web version on an itsy, bitsy screen.

As for having more things to talk about?  I can't think of anything right now. But I'll start thinking and hopefully have something interesting to say soon!