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Hi guys.
On Friday night we got back from our Winter Course camping trip in Southern Alberta. Well, it turned out to be a Spring, or even Summer Course. For two of the days it was 15 degrees in the shade! We got sunburns and freckles! Only one night did it drop below zero. There was pretty much no snow and the ground was dry. I had an excellent time! Some people (staff and students) were disappointed because much of the challenge that the cold and snow provides was taken away... but I have realized that I am not someone who seeks out challenge. :)
We got back to Camrose, driving through a terrific downpour of rain in Calgary (I said, "I love this" and put my arm out the window to feel the rain, this solicited a comment about it being obvious that I grew up in the Fraser Valley) In Camrose all the snow was gone, and even tulips were coming up in some places. It is just March, and we all knew that spring arriving this early was too good to be true. Sure enough... This morning we woke up to four inches of snow. I just sat on our bed looking out the window and giggling - Alberta is a strange place. I love it.
I have felt very busy lately, not just felt, but have been busy. Yesterday was packed, and yet it was good. I know that I couldn't have made it through well except by God's help. I want to recognize His activity in my life more. He also kept me from being sick on Winter Course. I started getting sick on Monday. We left on Tuesday, I was fine all trip, got home Friday and picked up where I left off with sickness on Saturday. I just laid around and slept all day. I relaxed a lot on Sunday too and now feel pretty good.
Okay, here's a glimpse into my irrational worrying self. I did an errand for my friend Jena. She told me to buy myself a treat like a magazine or something. I was at the drugstore and saw the eyeshadows. Hmmmm. I don't have any but had been thinking about getting a subtle sparkly colour like I see tons of students wearing. So I spent like 5 minutes looking at various ones. I finally chose a three colour combo. Pale pink, pale pale blue and slate. I tried it out when I got home and explained to my friend Bonnie that I really don't know how to wear it and what's "in". She's the same way and we had a good laugh. I applied it again later before Jena came over - it seemed a little too subtle to me. She asked if I bought a treat and I told her about the eyeshadow. She was so excited and said it looked pretty. I told her I didn't really know what I was doing.
She said, "Smoky is in"
The thing is, and I didn't tell her this, I WASN'T GOING FOR SMOKY! What is smoky really anyways? I hardly used any of the slate colour. Melanie had a great laugh when I told her about this.
We went to a worship service together and during the service I catch myself (and this is the irrational worrying part) thinking:
"I shouldn't have bougth this eyeshadow, I should've bought that revlon kind... no that was too expensive. yeah but this is too subtle it's useless. What a waste of money. I shouldn't have bought eyeshadow at all... no but Jena was glad, she wanted me to have a treat"
GOOD GRIEF, IT IS ONLY EYESHADOW, AND I DIDN'T EVEN PAY FOR IT. So I'm over that now and actually like how it looks when I occassionally wear it. Sillyness.
Okay that's all for today. I think I'll go phone my mom.
Hope you are all well.
Aimee |
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