the name of my blog should probably be changed to: It's Been a While...

I know... I'm terrible at keeping this thing going...

But instead of pictures of the house today, I have an experience to share.

I had to drive Nicholas to work this morning, and it was earlier than I normally get up, so I was a little tired. I dropped him off, then proceeded to reward myself with a "I got up early today" treat... Starbucks... (I know, sad hey?) haha....

Anyway, the Safeway on Fermor and St. Annes is always a great little stop on the way to GNF (I'm filling in for Pam this week), and I really like that nobody is at Safeway or the little internal Starbucks that early in the morning. I often go there. Anyway, I wasn't really in the best of moods, being tired and all, and the fact that it was warmer outside at 7:45am than it was in the grocery store... I was looking forward to my Grande Vanilla Soy Latte very much.

So, I stepped up to the counter and while another customer was being served, I looked down to see a piece of paper with drink orders written on it. I thought someone may have left their garbage behind, but then quickly realized all the drinks were written in different handwritting. So I studied the Starbucks worker behind the counter, and she was quietly going about her business. She was a little bit different looking, but really pretty and sweet too.

Anyway, when she did come to serve me, she just sweetly smiled and pushed the paper and a pen to write down my drink order, and it pretty much took me until then to realize that she was deaf. And as we communicated silently, she did her thing and I watched and waited. And I couldn't help but think, me being a person of many words, how nice it was just to smile and gesture to a stranger and share the silence together. I didn't really feel like talking anyway, and the fact that she was so sweet made it very easy to enjoy being around her.

I realize that maybe being her friend, or family would be a very different story, but as a girl serving coffee, it was by far the best experience at Starbucks that I've ever had. And I didn't even catch her name, but Starbucks girl, you will never guess that you made my day today!
Thank you.

Fun-day Monday on Wednesday!!

So Becky and I (about a week and a half ago) had a fun-day monday. Anyone can have them, but they have to be recorded and shared much like this one, or they don't count! HA! Just kidding.
But seriously, how would you know if we had fun if we didn't show you?

So here it is! Enjoy:

New Pictures of the house!

Thanks to all those who care enough to read this blog... sorry I'm not more bloggy...

Anyway, here is the latest (and I mean the latest) pictures of the house. Things are going well and we might be in in less than a month!! Yay!! (fingers crossed...)

Okay, faithful readers...

So the reason why I haven't updated my house pictures is because it's been pretty slow. We are starting to rebuild now and the house is starting to look more like, well, a house.
So here's a little picture collection to show where things are at.
Enjoy!

Happy New Year!! And as I promised, more of the house...

Sorry it took so long, but here are the pictures from DEMOLITION DAY!!!

We had a lot of fun, and our house is getting closer and closer to being done! Though it doesn't look like it from this video...

The House!!

For those of you who dont' know, Nicholas and I bought a little house in Winnipeg!! YAy! And it needs a lot of work, and we were planning on fixing it up so it's like new, and it will be. (with our fathers on the job, it will probably be better than I think it's gonna be... : )

Anyway, here's a little video... the house as it was...

(tune in next time for Demolition day!!)

I forGOT about BLOGGING!!!

haha... wow.

I'm really not a great blogger. I signed up on Facebook recently, and between that and mine and Nick's 4 combined emails... I keep myself too busy on the computer... so sorry.

Well life is much the same as I left off. I have recently joined Don Amero as a back-up singer. I guess that is new. We toured western Canada, showcased at a couple of festivals. That was pretty fun, but tiring. I'm glad to be home, with Nick and doing silly mundane things like cleaning. I really like to clean, when I get into it. But it's something I can just get into and not think about. So usually there isn't that much of a mess. (this is not always true, I have my moments!)

So that's it. I'm really happy right now, and busy, and fighting a cold, but that's life.

I keep forgetting to tell people...

I'M AN AUNTY!!!!!!
and I am very happy. VERY happy : )

this is my new nephew Samuel Owen Van Aertselaer

(I'll have better pictures later!!)

Kim Van-wait a second!

HA ha... no.... My name is not Kim Vanwaitasecond... silly me.

I AM NOW KIMBERLY OOST!!!! BUT NOT LEGALLY YET!!! I CAN'T EVEN GO TO THE DENTIST YET!!! AND I NEED TO!

Holy cow! What a couple of weeks!

For those of you who weren't there, the wedding was awesome, kind of bitter sweet (if you know what I mean) but better than I thought it would ever be. I guess I should stop being so general and just get it out; okay. Nick and I planned an out door wedding. It would have been beautiful, but as it turned out, it rained the whole day before, like, A LOT or rain, we're talking puddles over the ankle kind of rain.... Then it rained all night long and into the morning and in the process flooded out the Oost's back yard where the wedding was to be held... So sad... : (

BUT THEN! After I cried, and mourned all the work and thought that had gone into the wedding, I got up, got dressed and went to get my hair done and tried not to cry again. And I didn't! Until I saw Oma Oost, twenty minutes later, and then I cried a little, but then I stopped.

wow. that was a great story.... it was even better in real life...

But seriously, Nick and I were so amazed by how things turned out, we wouldn't have done it any other way, and I mean that. And we got to stay at the Fort Garry Hotel the night of our wedding and had LOTs of GREAT

sleep. Those pillows are amazing!

So that's it. We are married, and I think we've learned that we can only plan so much in life, but when God wants something else for us He'll let us know, and give us the love and support to enjoy it. Thanks to everyone who helped us with our wonderful day. Love you all.

5 DAYS!!!!

I woke with a start this morning with OH MY GOSH! WE ONLY HAVE FIVE DAYS!?!

IS there something I'm forgetting about? I Feel like I'm going to forget something...

Anyway, as soon as my sleepiness wore off, I was okay again. I keep experiencing little bits of anxiousness and it stresses me out. But what ever. It was expected.

Nick and I are actually really happy right now. I thought that I would be stressed out and then he would be less patient with me because I was stressed out, but it's the opposite. He's been a real sweetheart lately, which puts my anxiousness at peace. I love him....

okay enough sappiness, I know...

Well, that's about how I've been feeling all week, so hopefully it continues. This will probably be my last post before the wedding. This is my only slack day this week; tomorrow it's my Grandma's birthday and Becky's Dinner and Dance for Grad, then Wednesday is Bec's convication, and then Thursday we start with the wedding prep. The week will fly by, I'm sure.

So, for those of you travelling to our wedding, I'm praying for safety and looking forward to seeing everyone! I'm really excited, and the weather this week looks amazing! Bring your sunscreen! and see you all IN FIVE DAYS!!! (or sooner :)

This painting was painted by a turtle. It's called "New Beginnings". And seeing as I'm about to have a 'new beginning' I can relate to it.... (ya right..)