Going to Catholic School!

School has started and has it ever been busy!! I feel like I've already been in classes and doing assignments and tests for over a month, not 3 weeks! Everything is condensed since I do some student teaching this semester and I just found out today where I've been placed. I'm going to Archbishop Jordan Catholic High School. Exciting! I didn't request a Catholic school, but I think it will be a good experience. Here in Alberta anyone can go to Catholic schools and there aren't extra charges. I have heard lots of good things about Catholic schools and the programs they offer. Now that I have my placement I am such much more nervous. I don't know yet what grade I will be teaching and exactly what subject, but mostly like health education, foods, and maybe career and life management. I'll keep you posted!

Baking Woes

I'm 24 years old and married and I can't even make chocolate chip cookies!!! Everytime I make them something goes wrong. Lately they have been very flat and seem to just melt into one large cookie. They taste fine enough, but the desired texture of a home baked cookie just isn't there. I think at one time I could make them, in between figuring out there is a difference between baking soda and baking powder and getting married. Ever since I've been married I haven't quite been able to get them down. What if I have to student teach in a foods class and we do baking?!? So anyways, any tips or sure-fire recipes (though I have tried a couple of those) would be appreciated!!

Royalty

I just finished watching the movie "The Queen" (I borrowed it from the library for free). I found it very interesting and well made. I don't recommend movies, but I'm just saying that I enjoyed it. That's all.

Aaah, technology

We have taken advantage of some new technology in one my university classes this term. Now it may just be new to us, I don't know if Caleb's high tech school already has this, it could be. Anyway, I (and all the other students) have these 'iclickers'. The teacher can ask a question in mulitiple choice, or True/False, and then on my iclicker I submit my answer, or my vote. It's pretty much like polling the audiance on "Who wants to be a millionire?" Then what everyone answers come up on a chart, showing how many answered a, or b. It's pretty cool. The prof's then know if everyone is understanding and you know where you sit in the class. So yeah, pretty cool I think!

Lots to Do

We had a pretty full weekend that in a way could be my 'Last Weekend' since school has started and things are going to get pretty busy pretty quick. Unfourtunately for all our weekend excursions I forgot my camera, so no pictures with this update.

On Friday we went to the Edmonton Eskimos football game. They were playing the Calgary Stampeders. It was part II of the labor day rival and though we won the first part, unfourtunately we lost Friday nights game. It was still fun to go. We got these general admission tickets at Sobey's/IGA where the ticket is only $17.00 and you sit in a family area where there is no alcohol, which was really nice. It was a cold night, but we were prepared and bundled up. On Saturday the Institute had part of their 'Welcome Week' activities where they rented out the waterpark, so we got to go for just $5.oo a piece. It was good, but too many people, the lines were long! Today we went over to some friends for dinner. We had carrot soup (doesn't really sound good, but very tasty) and homemade buns with brownies and ice cream for dessert. It was a nice evening. Oh, and today I got a new calling and was set apart. I used to be on the Compassionate Service Committee, and now I am the new Relief Society Secretary. I love to be in the relief society, but I already have two meetings this week!! But I'm still looking forward to it, we have a great presidency. Now its back to school...I'd better start acting like a student again!

Labour Day Camping

Over the September long weekend Chris and I went camping at Wizard Lake. As compared to our May Long Weekend camping adventure this one was fabulous. We had such a nicer and bigger site, and we didn't have any neighbours. It did get pretty cold at night, but such is the camping experience.

Chris keeping warm in his mummy sleeping bag. We mostly stayed warm, except for my feet, they froze.

Our site.

Enjoying a warm drink in the morning. I think this is the last day cause my hair is getting pretty disgusting.

Chris cooking pancakes over the campfire.

I guess the camping stove in the background kind of gives us away. We did use that for the pancakes, but I forgot a frying pan and spatula, so we used the pot and I just flipped the pancakes by throwing them up in the air. We did turn the stove off too soon on the last pancake, so this one was actually cooked over the fire.

More Adventures

I have today and tomorrow off, so it's time to catch up on some blogging.

Let's not forget the real reason we went to Minneapolis...to meet Eden. It was so fun holding and playing with her since she's such a good baby, Julie is not exaggerating! It was great to be there for her blessing, and the delicious meal to follow (I believe I told Tom I would comment on the meal, so here goes..) we had grilled chicken that Tom cooked, it was so tasty, corn on the cob, salad, fruit salad, and these really yummy butter rolls (notice I used rolls--seeing as I was in the states they weren't really buns). For dessert was a chocolate bunt cake. Everything was so good together and I definitly over ate!

Meeting Eden for the first time.

It's fun having nieces and nephews...all play and no diaper changes!

Chillin' in the stroller at Valley Fair.

The other great part of the trip was hitting up Mall of America. Mom and I spent most of the day and had a lot of fun and got a lot of goods (well mostly I got goods, but so did mom). We didn't even hit close to half of the stores, but we were both tired when we were done.

The shopping girls!

Me and all my goodies.

Mom infront of Camp Snoopie, which I think now is actually a Nickelodean park or something like that.

Chris definitly in his element at the Lego Park in Mall of America. It was too bad he didn't get to stay longer, he was in heaven!

Admiring the general splendor!