up in the air

you will NEVER guess where i am writing this from.. my air plane!! free wifi!? so cool.

i'm very sorry to anyone who reads this blog regularly (aka my mom) that i have not been posting anything. school and life have been inane, and now i am on my way home for a wonderful wonderful 6 days.

1. i made it through this past week, which was full of things due and commitments and exhaustion. and a lot of baking? for classes. weird.

2. i have a really wonderful week ahead of me including: seeing my friends and family, hp 7, thanksgiving!!, date day with my mum and grandma on friday, canucks game, and family christmas dinner with my ADORABLE cousins. this also means max is meeting my grandparents twice in one week, and i'm quite looking forward to it :)

3. my fantastic week starts in just a few short hours!!!

4. there is going to be snow at home.. kind of a big deal.

love love love,

halee

8 days 17 hours 50 minutes

1. harry potter comes out soon, and i'm especially stoked because there was a marathon of all the movies this weekend which i obviously watched. so now i'm definitely in the hp mood. i'm hoping to see the new one with my family and/or max when i'm home.

2. i'm watching "Sarah Palin's Alaska" ... it is HIILARIOUS. and so fascinating. she tries to tie everything back to her political ideals and policies. for instance, a man writing a book about her just moved in next door to her house so her husband put up a 14 foot fence. she explained that the fence was representative of america protecting its borders... so very interesting to watch. it basically seems like a tourism promo for Alaska. but it's working, my lifelong dream of traveling to Alaska has been renewed. so beautiful.

3. i am home in less than 9 days!! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MY MOTHER!!!!

love,

halee :)

the mountain goats

1. a couple months ago i found a beautiful dress at urban outfitters that i reaaally wanted, but it was $68. due to my profound bargain hunting skills, i got it today for $15. so thrilling.

2. i have fantastic roommates. they are so much fun to be around, and i love spending time in our home. AND tonight when one of my favourite bands was here and no one else was going, chelsea came with me :)

3. i saw the mountain goats tonight and it was AMAZING. it was just the main singer, and his acoustic guitar. it was a really intimate show, and he told stories and explained a lot of the songs. such a neat experience. and check out these lyrics : "Let me praise You for the good times, let me hold Your banner high until the hills are flattened and the rivers all run dry." so good. the best part? the concert was $8. for some reason my school brought them here to play. i paid $170 to see them this summer at sasquatch!

4. I AM HOME IN 11 DAYS!! AHHHHH :)

love,

halee

it was a blustery day in the hundred acre wood

finally my computer is fixed!! all i had to do was get rid of safari and download google chrome. so it turns out there was actually something wrong with my browser. NOW my internet browser is floral!!! like floral wallpaper patterned. i could die. every time i go on the internet i get excited.

1. last night, my little and i went and painted pottery at a place about 15 minutes away. it was so much fun. i would definitely say that painting pottery is a big hobby of mine and now i want to do it again like next week. i'm so excited to go pick up what i made and see how it turned out. plus, we found a vegan restaurant for her because the school caf has very limited vegan options and it's all deep fried. so she really liked the place we went, which is awesome because it means we can go back lots!

2. i stayed up until 2 reading for my anthro class because we were supposed to have a quiz this morning, arrived at class, quiz is moved to next tuesday. huge bummer! but this means i wont have to cram next monday because i've already read the book. also, once this day is over no more exams until finals. i have an exam in a couple hours, and then a paper due tonight and then freedom!! i can't wait to sleep tonight. so exciting.

3. i am home in 12 days!! and i have the best ever visit planned out. lots of family time, obviously lots of max time (sorry mom, i promise you'll see me too), thanksgiving, christmas dinner with my grandparents, and a date day with my mama! so stoked.

4. my grandparents stopped by on tuesday night on their way to palm springs and we had a lovely dinner. also, i cleaned my house all day in anticipation of their arrival so my place is unusually clean :)

it is SO windy here right now, i feel like my garage/house might blow over at any time. oh my.

loveeeeeeee

halee

finally!!

so my computer has basically stopped working which means no blog entries. i'm going insane without a computer. i'm in the library right now and it's so very cold.
1.i’m sleeping at night!! yaay! i have a wonderful counselor who has given me some relaxation tips and deep breathing techniques. my sleep is still a bit restless, but at least i am not having nightmares. it’s progess.
2. my little is sis is amazing and wonderful and hilarious and awesome. we went to a concert last week and got to meet the guitarist of our favourite band. and hold the hand of the lead singer (while he stared into my eyes and sang to me…) once my computer stops hating me i’ll upload photos!!
3. i had a sweet halloween weekend last weekend! i watched NCIS and scary movies all weekend with my roomies, and baked many cookies and other treats. i am OBSESSED with NCIS. i didn’t even like watching tv a week ago and now everytime NCIS is on i must clear my schedule. it’s tragic, but at least i’m content.
4.taylor, my roomate who got in a really bad car accident a couple months ago, is starting to walk!! since Tuesday she is allowed to slowly start putting weight on her foot. she’s been in a wheel chair since the accident, and she still will be in it for a while longer but shes starting to be more mobile which is SO exciting.
5. i have decided i am going to start going to rock harbour regularly. it’s the church that i go to sometimes here. my problem is, i reaally love my church at home, and i’ve been going there on and off since grade 6 so i feel a real attachment to it and it seems no other church is as great (except for st. andrews wesley, which i would go to every Sunday if i could afford the gas money to downtown vancouver. for now i have to settle for midnight mass every christmas.) anyway i have decided that even if it’s not peace portal, rock harbour is still pretty great and i am going to start going again! luckily my roomies go (we actually got our house through someone at the church) so i will always have someone to go with. i’m pretty excited :)
6. midterm grades so far- 84, 91, 93, 94. and a B in anthropology (she didn’t tell me the number grade?). I am kind of upset about anthro but she said i still have an A in the class thank goodness. i have one more midterm to get back so fingers crossed!
7. we started decorating for christmas yesterday. which means my backyard is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. SO magical. (yes, i know it's early to decorate but we were really excited.)
8. in less than 3 weeks i will be home with my family and my boy. i cannot wait. life is so good!
i love everybody!!!
halee :)

ah life!

today was one of the most difficult days i've had in a very long time. i feel like now, when i am the very most busy and stressed, is the most important time to keep remembering what i am grateful for!!

1. i went to the health center this morning to talk to a doctor about my sleeping problems. the nurse recommended going to the counseling center and scheduled an appointment for me for tomorrow to talk to a doctor about getting a mild anti anxiety medication. i freaked out. i went to the counseling center, and they currently have a wait list. so unless it is an emergency i won't be able to talk to anyone for a little while.

of course i came home and sobbed my eyes out. i am feeling really uncomfortable about the thought of being medicated. i don't think i need it, but at the same time i've been getting only a few hours of sleep a night for a month and a half. it's not even just that, it's also the feeling like there's something wrong with me if i am taking some medication. i am having this internal back and forth struggle, and i am reaally upset about it. the part that frustrates me the most is that i've honestly never been happier. i don't understand where all these nightmares and sleepless nights are coming from because i am so stoked on life right now.

then of course i get a voicemail after class from the health center that they're worried about my high blood pressure and will i go back in later this week so they can check that out. aaah.

HOWEVER, as soon as i arrived home my mother comforted me, reminding me that i need to do what i can to try and be happy and healthy. and then max made me feel so much better :) he assured me i am not a crazy freak psycho, and that if it helps me sleep then i should do whatever i can. i am SO thankful for having an amazing support group, i honestly don't know what i would've done without my friends and family today.

2. by the time i was supposed to go to my first class i was a tragic disaster, so i emailed my prof saying i was having a bad day and i wouldn't be able to make it in to class. pretty soon after she responded asking if everything was okay, and was there anything she could do to help. it was so so nice to read! i am so lucky to go to such a great school where i have relationships with my professors. i was so complemented that this amazing woman took the time out of her day to make sure i'm alright.

3. 94% on my social work midterm ! :)

i am now drugged up on nyquil with the hope that i can get a descent nights sleep. just one night, that's all i ask!!

thanks to all my family and friends who tolerate me when i'm going insane, i have never felt so cared for :) LOVE

halee

i'm alive!!

1. i made it through hell week! 2 midterms yesterday and a paper due. that's 3 midterms and about 4 assignments total this week. but i am alive!! and most importantly, i think i did well! i have 2 papers due on monday but other than that the next week or two should be a bit less insane.

2. i didn't make it to the health center today, but it's alright because i slept in! i had an awful sleep last night but from about 7:45am-11 i slept quite nicely. i LOVE not having Friday classes, i am so thankful for this day off. (my big friday plans including baking cookies for myself, and going to the dollar theatre-alone- tonight to watch inception again. to me, this is a perfect friday).

3. somehow in the chaos of this week i have been managing to spoil my little pretty well :) she's happy, i'm happy!

4. max and i are going to the aquarium when i'm back in November. disneyland, the aquarium... we go on the best dates.

happy friday!!

love,

halee :)