Tuesday, June 28, 2011

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

Monday, June 20, 2011

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

Monday, June 13, 2011

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

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

School, Grad, so on...

Hey, just another quick update... I don't reall have time to do this, but I felt like I needed to blog again.

So Grad was awesome! Longs ceremony, danced, then at around 12:30am or so we went to the beach and some of my friends went swimming. COLD! =P After that we went back to my Darby family's house and went straight to bed. Then at 8 or so (some earlier), everyone started getting up, and we made pancakes. After that we (not including me) were planning on going to a swimming pool, but Luke got the time wrong, so we ended up walking all over downtown New Westminster. Fun times! Two great days full of fun, but sadly it had to come to an end. I hope to see them all soon again- Luke, Rachel, Zach, and Adrienne.

School is a little frustrating at the moment. Deadline is coming up in about 13 days, and I still have quite a bit to do still. But oddly, I'm not getting anxious about it or anything. Please pray that I finish my courses in time! =S

Worship... I had my audition, I'm not sure if I talked about it in my last post, but I had an audition for one of the big, Sunday morning worship teams. It went well I'd say, I just bombed the hymn, but other than that, I think it went alright. Then that same night, I had a music recital, and from what I've heard, I did really good. So I'll take their words for it =P.

Today, I spent the day at my dad's work, a pipe and steel company. I paid to prune, weed some planters, and plant new flowers. It was good, outdoor work that I like. =) I think it turned out pretty good. I'm just exhausted now.

But anyways, I need to go.... Time to eat and do other stuff.

God Bless!

            Kat