Major Update!

Wow! Its been like almost 2 months since I've posted! I've been so occupied with things!
Well, I've started grade 12, and its a heck a lot easier than I thought it would be! I mean, I'm already doing January work! My life went from one extreme to another, 2 years of nothing really except school, and then this year, anything but almost no school. Its ridiculous! I mean I don't mind lacking school to do, its a nice change, but I've been so bored! =P The past week or so, I literally was out of school to do because I was waiting for my book "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain, to come in the mail. But I'm still busy.

I'm started my driving lessons with Valley Driving School! I really like it! My instructor is awesome, and even with just one lesson, I was already driving on the main roads! =D It was awesome! Except, I do need work on some stuff, such as stopping at the stop signs (I tend to stop to suddenly, so I end up jolting the car, which isn't much fun.), then I was getting to comfortable with the speed =P, so I was kinda going to fast around the corners (I was a little freaked out.), and then when he got me to drive home, I got to the drive way and almost went through the garage door =P. BUT! I didn't! I stopped and parked just fine. =P So I'm looking forward to my next lesson on Tuesday, he said he's gonna get me to start driving on harder roads.

I'm on two worship teams this year at church. I was accepted as a synth player on the Sunday morning worship team, and then I'm a singer and keyboardist on one of the youth worship teams. Unfortunately though, I was put on a different team that before. I was so looking forward to my last year playing/worshiping with my old worship leader and the team before I graduate, but it seems God has a different plan for me. I'm still getting used to being on the other team though. I miss my old team, and I feel like I'm not getting the leadership I need or anything I had before. The first week was a bit chaotic, I personally was anxious and stressed out just because I felt like the stage was too crowded, and we didn't pray before we started which would have made a huge difference... But I think I'm just going to have to lay off for a while and let the new worship leader get comfortable in his position, and so on. I'm just still trying to figure out why God chose this for me..... But I know God has a good reason for this.

I'm really enjoying youth this year though! I feel like I'm sorta fitting in better, and I feel (I guess) more wanted? I dunno, but I feel like I have new confidence and attitude towards it. I guess the fact that I have time for it, makes a huge difference too. I'm enjoying the people there, and the events and everything. =) I dunno, I guess I feel more comfortable than I used to.

Sunday school was amazing this week! I don't usually go to Sunday school, but this week I kind of had to since I had to be at the church for an early meeting. If you have time look up the video "How Great is Our God" by Louis Giglio! Its absolutely mind blowing! And the worship and the sermon for the Sunday morning service was great too! It was just a great morning of sermons, prayer, and worship! =)

I got to see my awesome Wejefumas again today! It was great seeing them! Unfortunately though, 2 1/2 hours is not very long... So we didn't get to do too much together. But we'll have to get together again soon anyways!

OH! And my Thanksgiving was good too! I got to visit with my grandma, uncle mark, and my older cousin stephanie whom I do not get to see very often. It was great see them all again! We had lots of food, and I got to have a nice walk/talk with my cousin in the beautiful fall weather.

On Thanksgiving day though. I went to my youth group's traditional Thanksgiving football game! It was awesome! I started off with the fun, touch football game with the girls. Then once they decided they were done, I went over and tried playing some tackle football with the guys and some of the girls. It was great! But it was raining a lot, so the grass was really wet and slippery. So I didn't managed to tackle anyone, but I managed to catch the ball once! =D It was hard though, because since the grass was so slippery, I'd try running, and I'd be sliding or slipping everywhere. But it was still lots of fun!

Anyways, I better go.... Gotta run my chinchilla and do some other stuff.

Hope whoever reads this had a great Thanksgiving and is enjoying the fall weather!

God Bless! <3

           Kat

Summer Has Begun! (For me ;) )

So the last few weeks have been crazy busy, but I finally get to have a bit of a summer =D! Yays!

I can't remember what I said in the last post, but I finished Bio11 =D! YEEEHA! I finished with a 74%? I think thats what it was. Anyway, I finished math 11 as well =D! After all those stressful days of math, I'm officially done, and passed with a 64%!!! =O =D

Also, a few weeks ago, I got my L, and I went driving for the first time =D!!!! I might be going driving tomorrow as well =).

OO, and on Tuesday, the guy I'm working with, with my music, we finally got some work done together! I'm stoked about it, we managed to record 2 songs, they aren't completely finished yet, but they sound amazing =D!

Then one of my besties Rachel, came over, as well as another friend Kym. It was great, we had the best time ever! =P

Jesse's back as well =), its nice seeing him back again, but in some ways he has changed =(, kind of makes me sad. But I guess its just part of him growing up. Kinda makes me hate change even more, I kind of miss our old friendship. I guess we all have to grow up some time though.

Anyways, hope you all are enjoying whats left of summer =). I sure am gonna make the most of whats left =P.

God Bless!
          Kat

Wow! Summer's Been Crazy!

Hello! Sorry for not posting in like a month! I've been so busy with summer school and all the other activities that come and go.
I finished Bio 11 a few weeks ago! FINALLY! Now I just have Math 11, its been a LONG rough journey with it. I'm quite close to being done! I am supposed to be finished and take my exam (not a provincial) on the 19th, and I'm FREAKING OUT! Not that bad, but I'm quite nervous about it. I just hope that I pass the course! I just want to be DONE, forever!
I GOT MY L, on Wednesday. I went for it on Tuesday, but I unfortunately failed by one question, so they told me to come back the next day, so I did, and I PASSED =D!!!!! YAYs! Now I'm legally allowed to drive, with an adult 25 years of age, and with their full license ;). I'm excited but nervous about starting to drive, its gonna be quite the experience, getting behind that wheel. But I'll be a pro at it in no time =P.
I've been working on my music as well. So far this summer I have written 4 good songs. I'm not gonna speak further out it, as I don't want to say I'm gonna be doing something and then it not happening, so I'm gonna keep this info to myself until/if it happens.
Mady, my little sister, comes home tomorrow! I'm excited, I've been needing a movie buddy =P. Unfortunately though, I will not have my room to myself after tomorrow though =/... Kinda sucks, but it'll be nice to have a room mate again. Except.... I need to clean up before she comes home, its a little bit of a mess. My family will be leaving tomorrow to pick her up, but I'll be staying home, as I don't want to overwhelm her with so many people, it'll be quite the transition from being independant and living on an island for 6 weeks, and then coming back home to the old life she had before. I'd also like to just clean my room and myself up a bit, before she comes home. I don't really want her coming home to a messy room. Anyways, yeah... I'll have plenty to do. =)
I'm excited cause in two weeks or so, one of my besties is sleeping over for 2 nights! =D It'll be nice! I haven't seen her for like 3 weeks =P, HAHHA... you gotta keep in touch with your friends, even if its only been 3 weeks! =P But she says she has lots of stories to tell me, so I'm looking forward to that.

Anyways... I should go! Once I have more interesting stories or exciting news, I'll be sure to post about it eventually. But as for right now, I have nothing else to say... So before I start rambling, I better go!

Hope your all have a great summer!

God Bless!
          Kat

Summer at the Moment

Wow, I haven't posted in like 2 weeks... HAHA, thats not that bad. It sounds worse if I say, I HAVEN'T POSTED SINCE LAST MONTH! But either way its true =P.
Anyways, summer at the moment is kind of a downer for me. I have Bio 11 and Math 11 to complete. I'm very close to being done Bio 11, only 4 tests and 3 labs left! YAHOO! But math is just taking forever! I have only about a module and a half left, but even then I still have 1 module test, and a final exam which I'm definitely not ready for. I don't know if I'll ever be ready for it. So yeah, I've been super busy with those. Other than that, I have made some trips out for sleep overs at my grandparents house, which was nice, and relaxing for the most part. Anytime I got a little bored and didn't know what to do with myself, I would do some Bio 11. Hopefully I will have it done within the next week, or week and a half. Prayer would be appreciated!

Thursday was fun though. I got to hang out with one of my friends that I haven't seen in a while (Sunday was actually the first time in months that I saw her, but she phone cause she wanted to hang out again), and we had a sleep over. During the day we spent a few hours at the horse ranch she rides at, and we groomed, I watched her ride a little, mucked out stalls, etc. I even found a little, sick mouse =(. Knowing it wouldn't live too much longer, I didn't want the dogs getting at it, so I quickly grabbed some gloves (not wanting to get sick), picked it up, and found a nice place under a large tree surrounded in weeds and long grass, and placed a large leaf in a little hidden place, and placed the little mouse on it, and hid the area with the weeds and grass. I hope it passed away peacefully, and without suffering....

Anyways... Other than that, I am just trying to find a part-time job, and working on finishing up a little studying for my L written test, which I should hopefully be writing next week or so. Wish me luck! =)

Thats all for now, I post something else, hopefully soon if I have time and remember.

Hope you all are having a great summer!

God Bless! <3

            Kat

A Day with a Brother...

Yesterday was a wonderful day! It turned out a lot different than I had hope or expected, but it was definitely a day I will not forget.Since my brother (in Christ), Jesse, is leaving for Edminton within the next few days/ or week, I wanted to spend a day with him. I tried desperately to get some people together to visit with him, but nobody could make it. So I went by myself, and had an incredible day with him. =)
First off I was told to meet him at the skytrain station, I got my ticket and everything. I just stood there waiting, while skytrains took off, and people passed by. Eventually, if felt this little bit of a breeze beside me, and I looked to my left, and there was Jesse just standing beside me waiting =P. After that I realized I didn't need my ticket because he had brought his car, but that was ok =). On our way back to his house, we just talked, and caught up with each others' lives. Once we got the house, Jesse just ran upstairs and brought Luke down, and then we all walked to Newens Cafe (I think thats what its all, anyways), they had managed to order incredibly fast, and even ordered for me. However, it was WAY too much for me to eat that morning, especially after getting up so early. They had ordered me a egg bennedict. But I couldn't get it down, cause I wasn't really hungry, and I started to feel a little sick. So I eventually had to take it to go. One of the funny moments during our time at the Cafe, was when Jesse and I were just talking, and Luke red in the face from laughing, kept pouring more cream into Jesse's coffee. Eventually we noticed, and were laughing, but we kept on talking, and Luke managed to finish off all the creams (putting them into Jesse's coffee). Then we were debating whether it was the cream or sugar that made his coffee so sweet (pretty sure it was the sugar). Just like all Darby boys, they wouldn't let me pay for myself. After that we walked back to their house. I woke up Rachel, HAHA, that was fun! =P I just jumped on her bed,making her gasp, and then she looked at me, and turned over. Then I just rubbed her back for a sec, and she got up and was like "I need to go shower", and "your hear early!" =P. Then when she woke up, I gave he $2 to put in Jesse's room as pay back for the meal that I later discovered Luke payed for. After that I went with Jesse to the church to drop off some things, and then he drove me to the harbour where he used to go with his friend Harry before he died, he was telling me all about his dream to find and buy Harry's boat.
After that we got back to the house, I played with Kaitlyn and Norma, and Jesse comes around with his camera and decides to take a bunch of pictures, it was fun. HAHA, and went I was bouncing Norma, Jesse taps her mouth with his hand, making her do that Indian-like noise =P. While the rest were cleaning the house, I took Kaitlyn downstairs to play some piano pieces with her. While we were playing some pieces, Jesse comes around and decides to use some of his medical stuff on me, testing my blood pressure (that was uncomfortable), and he was using his stethoscope on me, listing to my heart beat and such, and Kaitlyn wanted to try, and so she was using me as her "patient" for a little bit. However, after that we got back to the piano, and Jesse wanted to try the song, so I showed him what notes. After he started playing, I started playing with him, HAHA, but then I sped ahead of him and he was like "thats not fair. You cut me off." =P, so I let him try again, and then I played slowly with him. =P Fun memories they were =). When we went back upstairs, Jesse and I watched the "Andy Griffith show", but unfortunately, Kaitlyn wouldn't stop talking to me, so I couldn't really watch the show. If was funny though cause Kaitlyn touched my face and was "wow, your face is so soft", and she was like "your face is so soft and fuzzy!". When I started laughing, Jesse was like "why are you laughing? Its not even a funny part in the show." Then I told him what Kaitlyn said, and he was like "yeah, she has a beard". HAHA, but then Kaitlyn just draw lots of pictures for me =). Then we had to go sit at the table for lunch, so while we were eating lunch we played this game Jesse won, called "Bang". It was fun! =P I won! I used a dynamite on Jesse, and completely killed his guy, and then I decided to procrastinate a little with killing Luke, and he was like "Alright, just put down the card! You killed me!", HAHAH. Then Jesse decided to get a little dramatic as was like "take my hand!" (trying all his siblings first, and none of them would do it, then he did it to me, so I did, and he was like "Tell my mother I love her....(some other stuff =P)". Then we had to clean up, but they did that rather quickly, and Jesse decided he wanted to fight me, so we did. HAHA, and while he wasn't looking, I punched him right in the gut ;), so thats when the fighting started =P. Then eventually he was like "k, we're gonna take this outside where there is more space". (it was kind of wet though) We fought, but he kept circling me, so I had to run at him a couple of times, but every time I did that he would have me on the ground =P (I gotta learn some new moves!), but eventually Jesse had me stuck on the ground (me squirming, trying to kick him and get out), but he was like "your done!" =P. So I just lay on the grass for a while trying to catch my breath, and Kaitlyn started yelling at me "get up!" and eventually she got Elijah to get me up, so he came down with a mop =P. Anyways, once I got back inside, I just said with the younger siblings, and we just bugged each other, talked and such until Jesse got off the phone. Then we played "Bang" again. Then we watched some more of the "Andy Griffith show", and then about an hour and a half before I had to be back at my dad's work office, Jesse took me out for Starbucks, again not letting me pay, so the $2 I left in his room should pay for that =P.  Once we got our drinks, we looked around Starbucks, unsuccessfully finding a place to sit, so he decided to take me to the dike closer to my dad's work. So we walked, talked, drank our Starbucks around there, through beautiful forested areas, lots of lovely flowers there, out to a train track. Then we headed back to the car so that Jesse could get rid of his jacket. Then we walked a different trail, in the same area, following the train track. Then Jesse found some old mustangs, his dream car making him go crazy =P. Once he laid down on the train track as was like "I'm just gonna lie here, and hopefully a train will not hit me.", then I was like "Its kind of wet", then Jesse said "yeah, and kind of dirty", then he stood up, and I was like "ha, your pants are wet" =P. Then we kept walking, Jesse decided to walk on the wall, and me just getting shorter and short, then Jesse decided to get goofy as was like "ha, your just keep getting shorter. This is how life should be. Everyone looking up at me." =P, haha, then while we kept walking, I suddenly didn't hear him walking anymore, so I turned around and he was gone. So I walked back a few paces and jumped up on the wall, looking down, seeing Jesse sitting up against the other side of the wall. Him looking up at me, "what? I'm cuddling!" Me: "with your mug?" Jesse: "its comfortable!" =P. HAHAH, oh, those good times. Eventually we started walking back, then we were talking about my Irish grandparents, and about how my grandma likes him, and he just loved that =P. Once we got back to the car, Jesse had to turn the car around, and decided to make the car circle, with the front end of the car, spinning. Then we look behind us, and there are some people in another car scowling at us. So we drive off, and once we get to my dad's office, I give him a hug, and I told him I'll see him when he gets back. Him in reply to that “what if I’m dead, and you see me in the newspaper….” Me: “you won’t die” Jesse: “how do you know?” Me: “you won’t die”. I reminded him that the letter I gave him (wrapped around a hand-made, silk cross, made my a Miao lady in China), he isn't allowed to read it until he gets on his plane, then he said "did you write it?" me: "yes" Jesse: "now I want to read it even more" me: "well, you can't until you get on the plane". Jesse: "ok…" In the midst of it, I accidently hit my head against the door frame, making him laugh. But then I thanked him for the nice day, and we said goodbye, he drove off, and I went into my dad's office.



Even though, the day didn't turn out at all as I had originally planned, I don't think I would have wanted it any other way. I let God take control of that day, and that is how He planned for the day to turn out, and I'm very thankful for that.


Thanks for the great day Jesse! Love you bro, and I can't wait until you come back! =) See you soon! <3

Crazy Last Few Weeks.... And yet, I still have a provincial exam, and bio and math 11 to finish. Pray for me!

Hello! Well, this has been quite an eventful week ;). I finished my socials quizzes in time! =D Now I just have my provincial exam tomorrow =S, pray for me please!

Also, on Wednesday, Vancouver B.C. had a riot for the first one since 1994. Thankfully, I wasn't in Vancouver, so I was in quite the safe place. However, I did watch what happened on the news, and WHAT IDIOTS! Seriously! What made them think it would be a good idea to destroy that beautiful city? I was actually ashamed to be Canadian that night because that is NOT how Canadians are. It was just some were just stupid and were trashing our reputation, as well as Vancouver, with the excuse of the Canucks losing the Stanley Cup to the Boston. Anyways.... Sorry for rambling.

Saturday, I was finally able to clean my room. The last few weeks have been so hectic that I wasn't able to do anything else except do school, it was exhausting, but thankfully most of it is done now.
This week, I have also been working on a new song, and I'm pleased to say.... ITS ALMOST DONE! =D

Oh, and Father's day was yesterday. My church was having a baptism, but unfortunately I wasn't able to go and support the people take that step in their faith. But Congratz to them! I pray many blessings over you all! Anyways, that day we had our Chinese side of the family over. It was fun as always =)! Good cousin bonding time, and let me just say.... Are family is... Special =P. HAHA, in a good way though, it what makes our family unique. We like to get competitive with Dutch Blitz ;), and there is still so much more. But yeah, that was fun. I even met my, I think it is our great aunt Emily, and uncle Isaac? I dunno... They are my dad's cousins' parents.

This week, I will be staying with my grandparents from Monday- Thursday. I have my socials provincial Tuesday, which I'm surprisingly not even worried about. I just hope I do well on it, thats all I ask =P.

Anyways, I'll hopefully poste again soon, but I can tell you now, that it might be a while before I blog again =P.

I hope you all have a great week! Good luck to all who are still yet to take their provincials!

God Bless! <3

             Kat

Just pics and such...

Hey, so today is the deadline for my school. But I'm pretty much done already. I mean, I'm going to be finishing math 11 and bio 11 during the summer, and hopefully it will be done by the end of July. Then I have my Socials 11 provincial next Tuesday, GAH! Kind of nervious, but eh, it'll be fine =).

I'm SO excited for my grade 12 year though =D! Its gonna be awesome, if what I plan comes true, school will be a sinch =P. But I'll let you know further, when the time comes ;).

Anyways, I can't afford to post a huge entry today. So I'll post a picture of my sisters and I all dressed up for my sister's grad, just before we are about to leave the house. =) Me on the my sister's left, or for you it would be me on the far right ;).

Hmm... I didn't get to post any pictures from Tulameen last year, August 2010. So I guess I'll post one of my favourite pictures we took there =).

This next one is of us girls giving Jesse (My amazing big brother in Christ <3) a massage because he was kind of sore. HAHA, what a goof =P.

This last one is of me in Tulameen, my sister just did my hair =P.

And just for old times sakes. This pictures is one of my all time favourites =) because its one of the first pictures I had taken of Jesse, Rachel, and I together. This was at the practise hike for the JDF hike last year. Awww, man, I love them SO much! Hopefully I'll get to see them again soon.

Oh yeah, and Jesse will be leaving for, I think its Edminton, on July 1? I can't remember, but he was called there since he is in the military now. He doesn't know when he's coming back, and I really have no idea when I'll see him again. I hope to at least see him one more time before he goes, and I hope he'll be back for my grad, but I'm not going to bet on it. However, put him in your prayers please =).

Anyways, thats all for today. I may start posting more pictures and such soon =P. In my opinion, they are a lot more fun to look at than reading posts. So yeah....

I hope you all have a great week! If your taking a provincial (or a few) I wish you all the best! You'll do great don't worry! Just study hard, get lots of sleep the night before it, and eat something before you take, and KILL THE PROVINCIAL EXAM! =P Many Blessings!

God Bless! <3

           Kat