Attack of the Little Bird!

Okay so yesterday morning Cate and I were at her house...I went into the washroom and when I came out this little bird swooped at my head! I screamed and I ran to get Cate...the bird followed me into the lounge room and it was flying into all the windows trying to get out! So Cate and I were trying to open all the windows (actually mostly Cate was opening the windows as I was busy screaming like a small child!) So finally we could not find the bird anymore and then we saw it sitting right up against the door of the room where I was staying...Anyways Cate finally got it to fly out the door...

But it was a bit of an adventure...and now it really just does not sound as funny as I am writing it out...but Cate and I were killing ourselves laughing after the whole thing was over! It was so funny!

Anyways that's all the excitement...except that I leave for home on Wednesday...I can't believe it is already time for me to leave Australia :(

But I've had a great time and it's been a life changing experience...so that's definately a good thing!

Nothing Interesting...

I just feel that I should blog because I haven't done so in a while...but I have nothing interesting to blog about. Not much new has been going on here...Cate has been sick so that has not been very fun for her. I have been seeing a fair bit of Melbourne. Went to 614 yesterday...it was good fun!

Staying at Cate's house with her and Nathan and Sheridan...They are a fun house. I went with Greg last week to try and have lunch at the restaurant where Sheridan works...we searched for ages and could not find it. So finally we had lunch somewhere else...just as we were eating she rang and showed us where it was. You could literally see it from where we were eating...it was so funny!

Well...that is probably the most exciting story that I have. Not really but I just can't think of anything else to write about!

Later...

In Melbourne....

Well...I arrived safely in Melbourne after my plane was delayed by an hour in the air...So Cate was waiting patiently at the airport for an extra hour. What a good friend she is.

Ok...so there was much turbulance on the plane and the woman sitting next to me was fully crazy. Everytime that the plane would hit some turbulance, she would yell out that "We're going down.." Okay so I hate flying anyways and always sit sort of clutching the seat. So this yelling was definately not helpful. Anyways I just tried to fall asleep and ignore her...which worked quite well. That is until the plane landed in Melbourne and I sat up she turned to me and said "You're hair's all flat at the back from sleeping." I managed to just smile and say thanks...although some other choice words were running through my head! But instead I just smiled and thanked her and proceeded to fix my hair! HOW FUNNY IS THAT!

Anyways...so now I'm just hanging out with Cate and relaxing in Melbourne...for 2 weeks...then in 2 weeks today I head home. I am a bit worried about going home because I am finding Melbourne cold compared to Sydney...so I'm not sure how I'll handle Toronto in December!

GRADUATION

My goodness! I haven't posted in over a week...oh well. Anyways tomorrow is my graduation from SFYL! I am very excited and also just ready to be finished. I will miss some very good friends that I've made in Australia...both at the school and not at the school also! I can't believe that in 3 days I will be in Melbourne with my good friend Cate!

Then in just over 2 weeks I will be back home in Toronto trying to sort through what to do with my life!

Last night at the school we had a great time. We had our graduation dinner and Lorelle cooked us some wonderful food! Then we spent time encouraging the staff! It was really great. Yesterday morning we had encouragement time for all the students...it went really really well and I enjoyed having a chance to tell my fellow students what they had done over the last 9 months that really either encouraged or blessed others and even just how they have changed and grown since we first came to the school. It was really nice to just express how much I'll miss them also!

Anyways...Mom & Dad are up at the school now...they had been in Sydney...So I have to go and try to find some fun and exciting way to entertain them for the day!

Packing...

I hate packing soooooooooo much. It just reminds me that soon I'll be leaving and missing some good friends that I've made here in Australia...but yet I can hardly wait to see everyone back home and have a nice BIG cup of TIM HORTON'S! I am going to drink so much Timmy's on my first night back...I won't be able to sleep I will be so wired.

The problem is that I've accumulated stuff over here...which is something that I vowed I would not do. So now the ultimate plan is to get rid of some of the crap that I've accumulated. So...I'm working on that now.

I think that I am going to cry when I leave...then cry when I get home and see the friends that I have missed so dearly while I've been away! It's totally mixed emotions right now about the whole thing. Really don't want to leave...but also really want to get home and see people whom I love and miss!

More later...

I CAN BE SILENT!

Well...it was actually a really good day. I was able to be silent all day and I was not even the least bit bored. I spent my time journaling and lying in the sun (tanorexic eh Marn?...You'd have been so proud!)

I really enjoyed just listening to what God had to say to me today and just taking the time to spend with Him. It was so great and I had such a peaceful and fun day with God. I can't wait to do it again. I am actually now going to schedule days like that into my schedule where I can just spend the entire day with God.

I have to go now...I'm going downstairs to play RISK with the boys...sad I know...but I have nothing else to do...besides this way I can CONQUER THE WORLD!!!! I always cheat ;) I put on extra players when they are not looking...but somehow I always get caught...maybe it's that I'm just too eager and put like 20 extra guys on...so they notice that!

Must go and play now!

SILENT Retreat Day

Okay so anyone who knows me would know that this is probably going to be THE MOST challenging thing of the entire year for me. Today from 9:30am until 5:30pm we have to be completely silent...spending time with God. I'm not sure if I've ever stopped talking for that long! But I'm sure it will be good and will be a learning experience!

I am sure that I will grow heaps and it will just be really nice to spend all that time with God. I can talk to Him and I plan to write all my thoughts down in my journal and see what God has to show me or to say to me today. I think overall it will be fun...

JUST IMAGINE ME TRYING NOT TO TALK ALL DAY!

Hmmm....interesting...maybe something I should try more sometime!