What was I thinking?

I have been thinking about what to write all day at work today, and now I dont know where to start. I pretty much have come up with a thousand theories and ideas ect... you know me. I'll just fill you in on my last few days then... that should do the trick for now.

Sunday was good, Did some grocery shopping, changed some parts on my car there were well overdue, she purrs now. I cant remember what I did all evening, but I did something. Dang, that is going to bother me now.. I cant stand it when I cant remember things. I hope it wasnt important.

Monday, I was on call.. and there ended up being no work for me. I cant complain, it was crappy weather and I got SO much work done at home. I love it when I get organized... and I am about 2 papers away from being a few weeks ahead in my classes!!! Thats good too (wont take me too long to get behind again.. prob about 2.5 weeks) Last night I went to the pool with Heather and realized that I am not fit (literally) to be a lifeguard! haha. I chilled in the sauna and hottub most of the time. it was really nice.

Today I worked in Tswwassen at the Boundary Bay Airport. It was a freakin sweet day! First off.. the excavator operator was so cute! And he was really nice too, so I ended up talking with him most of the day (cuz i was flagging for his machine on the road).. and the boss man was awesome too! We had some funyn dumptruck drivers.. one of them blew me a kiss near the end of the day! Such a gong show. So the first "what was i thinking moment" was when I realized that the cute excavator operator was not 22/23, he was acutally 28! So not only is he a little too old for me, he also has a daughter! haha. Oh geeze. As I listened to him talk today, I kept kicking myself... some guys just dont look their age. Be careful out there ladies!

There were a few more of those stupid moments today that I will restrain myself from telling you! One thing that really struck me today was how much the excavator looked like a puppy with Giant paws! That sounds silly, I know.. but thats what I thought about when I saw it! Then it dawned on me how amazing God is while I was watching the planes take off across the field... God didnt create us with wings to fly, or giant buckets for hands to dig up dirt.. haha but instead He created us to be inventors so that we could fly and dig, and pretty much do anything! That is way cooler than anything I know of!!! God blessed me today with this one guy who, after talking to for awhile, told me that he was a Christian... it was encouraging because I dont meet a lot if christians on the worksite, nice to have a brother around!

Funniest part of my day was the three dump truck drivers. Imagine with me. They were all East Indian guys, one really old with a white beard, one middle age with a black beard, and one just below middle age with no beard and a track suit! Now the older guys did not speak english so it made it complicated when we were trying to tell them where to go! haha I really didnt have to be responsible, so I laughed at the other guys trying to talk to them. But they were really nice drivers! one of them had a shoe tied to the front bumper of his truck.. please explain that to me if you know why!?! But yea, they were such funny guys - and the foreman was so frustrated (but in a non angry way). Yea I laughed a lot today.

Well that about does it. Im going to go eat before I go to class for the evening. Today I learned two things about myself: 1) Sneezing is dangerous (ladies might understand this a bit better, but if not.. ill explain later) and 2) Apparently I like older men :P (not married ones tho.. unlike a certain someone we all know!)

Good Day.

The Clampets Go to Maui

Just to warn you before you begin this read that during the making of this post, I was listening to a full hour of Jeff Foxwerthy.

I honestly felt like a bouncer yesterday. My job was to block off a road for a waterservice that was being done in Delta. The only stipulation was that I was to let the people who lived on that street through. It was nuts. Every time someone pulled up, I had to ask them questions to see if they were "eligable" to enter the construction site! I worked with a new crew too again! These guys were a big younger than what I am used to, but it wasnt as bad as I thought it would be... They were only a little crude.

The big challenge for this weekend was trying to get my car AirCared. You see, I am a procrastinator and therefore, I didnt take into consideration the things that I would need to do to my car before the AirCare ran out (Sunday). But I did some 'latenight repairs' last night and it passed today! UNFORTUNATELY... When my mother took the car to the AirCare place, the trunk had some issues.. and long story short, my trunk doesnt close anymore. Dang. I spent an hour today trying to fix it in the rain so my subs wouldnt get ruined. I didnt fix it though, unless you count tying it down with string.

I think that my IQ loses points every day that I work on a construction site. Maybe its not my IQ that is the problem.. perhaps I am just getting to know my way around dirt a little more. I acutally see a new machine every day too! Yesterday it wasnt too impressive or anything. But it was an gas engined broom! It was amazing... I watched it for about an hour as the guys were cleaning the gravel off the road they'd dug up.

Okay so Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck test is awesome... Heres a little taste for ya!

• If you own a home that is mobile and 14 cars that arent... You might be a redneck!
• If you've been married 3 times and still have the same inlaws... You might be a redneck
• If your underwear doubles as your bathing suit... You might be a redneck
• If you own a wafflehouse credit card.. You might be a redneck
• If you've ever been accused of lying through your TOOTH.. You migh tbe a redneck
• If you wear a dress that is strapless and a bra that isnt.. You might be a redneck
• If your front porch collapses and kills more than three dogs... You might be a redneck!
• If your richest relatives buy a new home and you have to help take the wheels off it... YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK!

Okay, thats enough for now. There are tons tho... and ive grown up listening to Mr. Foxworthy! My favourite is the Here's your Sign one... oh man, thats good. Okay well enough about rednecks.

ONE MORE CLASS OF PAYROLL LEFT! Final Exam next Saturday! Slowly I am getting my time back. Hope ya'll aren't studying too much over reading break! Sorry it was a short blog.. Im going to go play some cards!

Suspicious

Today I figured out what the problem with our world is... Its Aldergrove drivers. I am not sure if it was because I was flagging across from a Seniors Home, or if it was just a bad day for driving.. I dont know. But I have to say that it was enough to almost put me to tears today. I just got to a point (in my 10.5 hour day at work) where I wanted to hit every car with my paddle! Later on this evening, I came up with a great parallel to help you understand why these people were such terrible drivers.

You know when you are trying to train a puppy to stay. So you hold your hand out and motion for them to stay there, while you slowly walk away or turn away from the pup. Then as soon as you arent looking, they creep right up behind you! Silly Dogs. But in all seriousness. I was flagging alone today, and single-laning traffic. So I would wave my wonderful stop sign at people far in advance so they would stop.. then once they stopped, I would put the paddle in my other hand, and hold out my hand to motion to the stopped people to stay (just like a dog), then I would hold the stop sign up to the other side too so that they would all stop. That way the backhoe could actually turn around or the crane could lift the 20000 lb pipes safely. Well everytime I would turn from the stopped traffic, they would start creeping ahead. Then I would have to turn quickly and ge thtem to stop again! This happened EVERY TIME!! OH my goodness. Like commonsense people. Do you want a 20000lb pipe to fall on top of you?!? Do you want the backhoe to hit your car? Probably not! So why the heck wont you stay!?!?

Ive said my peace. Please listen to flaggers. And if you dont know whether you should move or not, then DONT!!! Wait for them to start frantically waving their arm to motion you to go in their direction!... Gosh.

I would just like to say that I both watched the sun come up AND down at work today! haha. After work, I frantically rushed home and got ready - showed up late to Youth Alpha. Then After that night of fun, I went to Carly's and had some ice cream and talked a bit! Havent done that in awhile. (I miss you carly!). Twas a good night. I am flippin sore and definately ready for some sleep soon.

Random Event: Yesterday, I got a random, suspicious parking ticket in the CBC parking lot. Apparently I violated EVERY parking violation possible in ONE day! Haha. And then the biggest fine was changed from $50 to $120. Interesting eh? I didnt know That it was possible to be parked in a fire truck lane, a handicapp parking spot and the visitors parking lot at the same time! (plus i was acutally in the student parking lot). AND I apparently didnt have my parking pass visible, and the parking pass (that was visible) was invalid! So crazy!

Remember the puppy drivers next time you are in Aldergrove.

PS: If You, or you know the person who wrote me the parking ticket, please feel free to let me know. Twas a good joke.

Cut Loose, Footloose

I woke up this morning to my bedroom light turned on. The first thought that went through my head was that I was late for work and I slept through my alarm. (nobody is usually up before me!). But, it was only 5am and I didnt have to drive to Delta today - that meant that I still had 50 more minutes to sleep. I do love those mornings when I get to go back to sleep; unfortunately, they usually happen at least every other day, which takes away from the novelty of it all. But my wonderful sister had gotten up to get ready for work and felt that the light needed to stay on until she left for work. This was where my nifty eye mask saved the day! Them things are pretty much amazing. Just some fabric, and an elastic... keeps all the light out!

So when I finally did wake up, I realized that it was raining. For the love of cheeseburgers! That meant that I had to really suit up properly this time for work. From head to toe I had at least two - five layers on. Then I headed to my car and found my rain gear, which was to be the next layer. I havent really had to use my rain gear yet, except this one time that it sprinkled a bit and I was being cautious. When I finally got to the worksite, I was early as usual and so I sat and read my devotion for the morning.

Working in the rain sucks. Bottom line. I was cold and wet and a little grump. But I wasnt alone! Today I had a partner to work with, and we were only in the rain for a few hours, then we got to sit in the work truck for a few hours and wait for the guys to do the second part of the job. Waiting was nice - had the heat cranked and I tried my best to dry out my supposedly 'waterproof' boots! haha After the guys were ready to go again, we set out on the road and stopped traffic, as per usual.

Those couple hours this afternoon were the worst, it rained three times as hard, and there was a strong wind. I kept getting hit in the head with my own sign! But the job didnt last forever, and I thought I would have an early day. Nope. Thankfully I got some more hours in to move the company truck back to the yard! yes! What a beautiful drive that was. Its one of the new trucks 2007 Ford F150... smoothe ride. Much nicer than my Tercell, and I was paid to do it. The only way this job could get better was if It didnt rain!

Before I went home, my partner gave me a pair of orange overalls to wear at work! im pretty stoked for them cuz they are very reflective and probably the hottest [said with sarcasm] pants ive ever worn! haha (Pictures will come when I get around to it). Im sure you've seen people wearing them on work sites before. But they are awesome. I wore them on the way home from Langley cuz my clothes were all soaked from my raingear that apparently leaks!

Tonight I slept for a few hours and it cost me 11 big ones!.. Apparently I like to talk when im half asleep (and yes I remember it).. and I asked my older sister if she watned me to buy her ice cream when I went to pick up my little sister from church. HAHA oh geeze, I remembered talking about ice cream when I woke up, so I asked her about it, and well I cant take it back after I offered. So I bought ice cream for everyone. That was worth 1/3 of a tank of gas... dang.

Well Im gonna go sleep again, cuz that is all I ever acutally do! My final thoughts are this: I cant believe you acutally sit hear and spend precious minutes of your life reading my thoughts!

On A Second Note.

I would just like to add to my last story a little by letting you know that later that night, the construction worker's dog ran away, and we broke up.

Still Single.

I have had a lot of thinking time today and it really bit the big one. Today I woke up at 0445 and left for work at 0525. I wasnt sure how long it would take to get to Delta, but I was an hour and a bit early... So that gave me a whole lot of time to sit and do nothing. I opened by glove compartment to find one of my journals.. so I wrote all morning. Then after a long morning of work, I wrote all lunch break. I have never written in my Journal so much in such a short span of time (I should add in that last night I wrote for over an hour in my journal too). Who the heck has that much to say to themselves?!? I guess I just have all this alone time at work where all I hear is what I am thinking because the outside noises are muffled by ear plugs (Pink and Yellow ones).

Im sure that its not a bad thing to be thinking, but when I think, I get sad. Its not that a ton of bad things have happened to me that I need to complain about, its just that I get to thinking about where I am at in life and im unsure about myself. I have this overwhelming desire to get out and be a real adult, ya know? But then I dont want to screw it up and waste years of my life. One thing that I want so bad, and God willing, its gonna happen... is that I would be working full time in Camp ministry. I would be quite content with that job - really! But I just cant see myself doing that alone. Its silly, I know, cuz I am still pretty young. But dang. I dont know many guys who are willing to give up their lives to serve in camp ministry. Its a special calling.

I dont want to dwell on the fact that I am alone.. and in no way am I trying to offend anyone by sayign this, but I am struggling a lot with the fact that my friends are all starting to date eachother. I dont quite know how to take it all - seeing as its happening so fast. I keep telling myself, "Kara, you are 18 years old... you've got lots of time to meet someone"... and I do. And I would like to say, for the record, if single is what God is calling me to be, then I will do it because God is good and He knows whats going on WAY more than I do.

To end this on a louder note... I am no longer arriving in Hilo, Hawaii in June from sailing; but instead, I will be going to MAUI! Apparently there are better beaches there. But what do I know? Ive never been farther than Washington! IM STOKED!

May your day be filled with Sunshine tomorrow (While I am taking a MIDTERM all day!)

Valentines Day: Country Style

I was at work the other day when I met this good-looking construction worker. We talked a little bit and seemed to really hit it off. When quittin time rolled around, he met me at my truck (well car) and asked me out for Valentines Day. I was so nervous inside, but I managed to accept. He asked me to pick him up (because his truck broke down last week) at 7 o'clock, then gave me his address and phone number so that I could contact him.

Valentines day (today) finally rolled around and I started getting ready at 4 o'clock! Two hours later, I had all my makeup and hair done... outfit on and I was ready to go. Then I realized that I had no idea where his address went!!! I frantically searched my pockets of all my jeans to find that dang piece of paper! I found five bucks.. but thats about all. So I rand up to my computer and entered his phone number into the canada 411 page. There I found his address and I was good to go! Hopped in my car and turned the key, only to realize that my car wouldnt start. (its a good think i can fix cars!) I popped the hood and fiddled and tinkered with some parts, then tried the key again. It started!

I headed down the road to my destination. 20 minutes later, I found myself on a dirt road off in the boonies! I had no idea where the heck I was, but I kept following the directions that I wrote down off MapQuest. It was raining pretty hard, and the dirt road got a little muddy. And wouldnt'ya know, I got my car stuck in the mud. "Of all the things that could possibly happen on valentines day," I thought to myself. I pulled out a few peices of ply wood and some gravel (because I keep those in my trunk just in case) and I tried my hardest get some traction. A Half hour later, I gave up and tried to call someone because not only was my car stuck, the key wouldnt turn anymore. I had to walk 15 minutes down the road to get reception on my cell phone.. and, just my luck, I dropped the phone in the mud... it was soaked and most definately not going to work anymore!

I felt like giving up - but then I though about how much fun I could still have with my construction guy, even though my clothes were covered in mud and my hair was soaked and flat. I left my car where it was and walked... and walked.. and walked some more (finally leaving my high heel shoes on the side of the road). Then I came across a rough-looking driveway! I was estatic!!! I ran down the driveway (dodging the pot holes) and found an old, well used cottege just sitting there. I opened the screen door and knocked on the door. Anxiously waiting for some old redneck with no teeth to answer. To my dismay, there was no answer. I saw a light on inside, and so I opened the door and went in thinking, "Maybe there is a phone I can use to call someone?" There was... but it didnt work.

That was the last straw. I was wet, muddy, lost and definately alone! I found some old plaid shirts in the closet of one of the rooms and put them on. I figured that it was better to be dry and alone, than sitting there all night in my wet clothes. Then I proceeded to help myself to a beer from the refridgerator.

It was approximately 9:30 and I couldnt wait for Valentines day to be over! THEN! I heard the screen door creak... someone was home! "Oh no!" I said as I tried to prevent getting found. I peeked around the corner, only to find out that it was the good-looking construction guy! I was so embarrassed that I was in his house, wearing his clothes and drinking his beer... when I should have been there 3 hours earlier all prettied up for our date! He found me in the living room but didnt seem too suprised to see me! I thought for sure that it was over between us because I stood him up and I defineatly did not know where to begin about why I was the way I was. He looked at me and smiled, then I smiled back (because girls just do that when we get smiled at!) and the rest is history...

I hope you realize that that was not how my Valentines Day acutally was! I really just sat at home all day and read... then went to Youth Alpha. My car still runs.. and I am still single. But its alright beacuse there is only 2 hours left of this silly day! Hope you enjoyed your day!

Kara

An Earful

This past weekend had to have been one of the SLOWEST weekends in a very long time. Usually time flies because it is the only time I have off, but due to my day off Friday, it was extended. Friday evening I watched a horrific movie at Heather's house. Now the movie wasnt really that horrific, but the ending made me so upset! It was "The Guardian" (with Ashton Kutcher). Yep, I dont reccomend that pain to any of you out there.

Saturday was a gong show. Rachel and I got to the Chilliwack Campus (UCFV) And found that the doors were locked. Our entire class stood outside for 45 minutes until the security guard finally showed up to let us in. I was very thankful that it was decent weather! The class went super long, and I am pretty sure Rachel and I were the only ones who took a lunch break. There was so much work to be done! We acutally were kicked out at 3:45 cuz the class had been over for 15 minutes and the prof wanted to go home. Yah.. then the real excitement came. Rachel wanted to check out the Express Tim Hortons in Esso down the street to see if they have cookies. (Rachel is a cookie monster... much like myself) and I was certain that they wouldnt have ANY cookies at all - my reasoning was that the timmies at my old gas station never had any. We made a bet, and you all know how it ends. I lost. I had to buy! Who can complain tho? I mean, I got to ride home eating cookies and listening to country music in the sun... nothin better. Haha.

I went to see Nelson's play on Saturday night with my lil sister. It was Fabulous... "Annie Get Your Gun". Who'd of thought that it was a western themed musical?!? I thought it would take place in the city and what not... I was thrilled to say the least.

Sunday was the longest day out of all the weekend. I went to church with my fam and then had hours to kill before the worship service at CBC that evening. I wanted to go shopping for a truck (if you are selling a small truck, please let me know!), but that didnt happen due to some unforseen circumstances of a friend not coming with me! I went for a drive by myself and that was nice. I like drives because they give me time to ponder life, while doing something at the same time. The worship service was flippin amazing! And after hearing some fanstatic music, Leanne, Ryley and I went out to Timmies for some fun before retiring to our own homes for the evening. (Always good fellowship at timmies).

I worked on Monday... right beside good ole Delair park! I only got sworn at once and that suprised me... most people arent too happy when being stopped for 10-15 minutes on their way to work/school/whatever. I worked with a new crew too. They werent as talkative as the last companies I have worked with.. but they were nice. I'd work with them again if the opportunity came. After work, I went home, had a GREAT shower and then spent the entire evening working on payroll assignments. It was a late night.

Today has been alright. I love my drives to school in the morning because I have become a morning person again and I am just happy to be awake! I crank up the tunes and dance my way to school.. teehee. Then in OT survey, I am learning so much! I never realized how relevant the Old Testament stories are to our lives!!! I have to say that I have probably grown more spiritually this semester than last because I am acutally starting to understand what is being taught around me! You cant know the NT until you know the OT!

Thats all for today Folks. I need to be doing something productive.. and then perhaps go to class. Tonight is gonna be full of bookkeeping! I'll possibly need some sanity for that... (i'll look for some on my way to class) Maybe pray for me that I will find sanity somewhere... plz!

Kara

Country Girl Seeks Redneck Mate

The title has absolutely nothing to do with the post.

So I had the day off work today... it was fabulous! I had no idea (well acutally i kind of did) how easy it is to waste hours of a day on meaningless things. I woke up at 0700, which is acutally as late as i can sanely sleep in till. Then I drove my little sister to school after I racked my brain trying to remember how to make graphs on Excel for my little sisters assignment. Then I came back home and I pretty much played around on the computer for a few hours until i decided to be productive and finish my Pines application. Got'r done... then I headed right for the shower so that I could begin my day.

I busted out the tunes afterwards, and decided to experiment with my hair a little. I pretty much pulled out a box of hair streaking dye and streaked my hair. It acutally turned out well considering I have never streaked anyones hair before, and it was my own! (the back was a bit challenging). Then I realized that it was noon and I hadnt done many productive things. So I headed out to gas up the Tercel and do some banking. That all done.. I went home and wrote a short paper, which brings me to now... I am wasting my time writing this thing when I could be catching up on my OT reading.

So this week has been pretty cool. I had a good chat with God yesterday and things are back on track. I realized that I was packing way too many things into my week, and it was time to take a break and relax! (Hence why I did nothing all day). After I relaxed today, I realized that there is nothing to worry about because as long as God is in control of things, im good to go. I dont need to stress over how much time I have in a day.. God wouldn't give me more than I can handle, which means that it is okay if I say no to a few things. What would be the point in trying to please everyone, when it will just exhaust me until I drop? How can God use me if I am exhausted?

Anywhoo.. Im gonna keep this short, but I do have to tell you about the random stupid thing I did this week. You see, I had to write this paper for my youth work class, and I read the book in time, but didnt write the paper. The book was nicely highlighted and ready to be quoted for the book review... but I lent it to the guy sitting beside me because he forgot to read it and write the paper and because it was already highlighted, it would make it easier for him to write his paper. Duh.. Kara, you should have wrote the paper before you gave him the book!... And dang it, he didnt come to class on Thursday either.. So I still havent written my paper! And I hopehe comes to class on Tuesday so I can hand my paper in at least by Thursday! haha... Word to all you students.. dont lend out your text books UNTIL you are finished with them! And especially to someone whom you have no phone number for.

Thats all for today folks,

Shalom

Im Sorry!

I have really been slacking off on my postings... For that I apologize. This new job of mine has kept me needing sleep like a mad woman! Its all I ever want to do. Last night, I decided to finally get around to reading for my Intro to Youth Work class, and I fell asleep after the first chapter - at 6:30pm!!! Woke up at 8:30pm and thought i had missed my morning class, then I realized that it was PM and not AM, so I went back to sleep and slept until 5, then slept again till 6:30! What a grand Night of sleep! I didnt get much reading done, but I sure felt rested when I woke up. I feel like an old woman; going to bed early every night and not out visiting friends like I usually do! (not that I have many friends, I just recycle the same ones every night!) Im sure they dont mind a break from me :P

Incase you havent heard the lastest and greatest news lately (its about me! dontya know?) I will be departing for Hilo, Hawaii on May 31st of 2007! Yep, Im going sailing. It wil be a short, 1 month trip, then I will head back to Grand Forks for a summer of great times and Gospel spreadin! I am utterly stoked for this spring!!! Cant wait to get school over with! Not that I am not enjoying school, its just that I am tired of it for awhile - maybe even forever, we'll see. I have one more month left of my Payroll and Bookkeeping classes! and then 2 months left at CBC. Its amazing how fast this semsester has been going, and I am acutally lovin it this semseter. God has been so good to me!!!

That being said, Work has been pretty much fabulous. All that I have to complain about is the cold, damp weather! That will end soon I hope. I absolutely love lookin like a nut in my brigh orange reflective gear, holding out my stop/slow sign for all the world to see! I have mostly been working in Delta, with a short day in Chilliwack. Tomorrow I will be headed to Aldergrove to stop traffic all on my own! I would have to say the best part of my job is our motto: "Traffic King: Our Girls Stop Traffic." Isnt that great? it works on so many awesome levels! And if you are wondering - we are all girls that work for this company. If you are wondering why,I will explain it very simply to you: Flagging is part of construction and therefore, its more of the 'girls side' of the job because it does not involve so much heavy lifting and what not. Now if a guy was a flagger (which there are some) it just makes them look lazy cuz they dont want to do real mans work! Haha... Sorry to all those male flaggers out there, im sure you have your reasons for what you do.

Well besides work and school, and sleep, I dont do much. I have been known to eat the occasional meal, but that is rare! (im over exaggerating... I do eat, dont worry). I am couting down the days until I high-tail it out of Abbotsford! Its going to be grand. I just want wait for the sun to come out so I can start tanning for Hawaii! Oh beautiful sun! Well off to bed...

Shalom