Hi, Amy, it's mom.

Well, by the time you see this, I won't be here anymore, and I know how much that sucks, for both of us. So seeing as how I won't be around to thoroughly annoy you, I thought I would give you a little list of the things that I wish for you. Well, there's the obvious. An education. Family. Friends. And a life that is full of the ( Read more... )

to be updated...

I've always been taught to remember things read.  Things in textbooks.  Things in newspapers.  Things of substance.

I say all that is false when you have weak moments and you reach for those things of substance to substantiate the situation you're in.

The truth, for me anyway, is that those things don't keep me warm at night.  They don't bring a ( Read more... )

My friend Susanna e-mailed me today

She thanked me for my inspirational words to her.

"A life well lived involves moments of true joy and sadness alike"

Since my time in Australia, I've had moments of true joy and true sadness.  I have no regrets coming here.

True, I've been terribly homesick.  Which also goes to show, my life in Canada was filled ( Read more... )

Majorly.

Why is it only May?  I want to fast forward to September.  A lot!

Ew... not looking forward to tomorrow's 12hr+ day.

So wrong.

The worst.  The worst is that I'm still crying over him. 

I wish that this entry ended on a happy note... but as the subject suggests, all good things come to an end.

Thursday, April 24, 2008
- packed for Tasmania!
- Steven came over and we played Taboo and fell asleep watching Jerry Maguire

Friday, April 25, 2008
- fly to Launceston
- first time driving in Australia!
- it is true, you will automatically turn on ( Read more... )

So, I technically should be finalizing the return so it can be reviewed properly tomorrow.  Part of me feels like I'll get it wrong anyway, so I should just give up since I charged three times as much time as I should have anyway.   Oh well, I guess life goes on ( Read more... )

Saturday April 5, 2008
- woke up early again to go to airport
- Leanne picked me up and we went to walk around town a bit
- went to Queen Elizabeth market
- had hot chocolate at max brennan.... so yum!
- more walking around town to check out arcades and cafes
- dim sum lunch at shark fin restaurant
- flower and garden show - very creative!
- rest back at ( Read more... )

Again, to jot down points before I forget ( Read more... )

Too much to write at this point.  Most of where I went and what I saw can be found in pictures ( Read more... )