Snapshots of My Past

I write to remember

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Celebrity-lookalike

I think it may be because I also just finished reading “Allegiant’. Anyhow, the bakery I work at recently hired a new baker. And get this, he looks like Theo James, except that he’s not as tall and not as tan. Oh and did I mention he also has an accent? I can’t seem to place it, but he has one. I’m thinking he could be polish or german? I’ve got not a clue. 

And now for the million-dollar question, is he available? 

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No Way ...

I was sitting with two girls (one of which just got a new horse) and we were talking. And then one of them “R” asks what grade I'm in, I reply "4th year" and then she's like okay, where? I reply, "St. Marks" then she's like okay. And then halfway through our conversation, she turns to me and asks, "Wait, so how old are you?" I reply, "in my 20s" She goes, "WHAT? NOO WAY! You're 20? You look so YOUNG THOUGH!"

Her friend, “S” then says, "DO you have ID?"

I reply, "didn't' bring it with me today." Then she asks, "You don't bring ID?" LOL I take transit why do i need id? soooo funny they thought I just started high school hahahaha soooooo funnnnnyyyy

I’m so amused! 

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In the Flesh

I must really be the only girl who calls the vocations office. haha. Well then. I remember a year prior when I was in contact-a-spiritual-director mode. Let’s just say that it was quite a bit of a challenge - scheduling-fun!

I finally got the meet the secretary (who takes my calls) in person. I’ve always known his name cause it’s protocol when he answers the phone. I was chatting with a friend who was at the vocations booth one day after the USM. It clicked. So I asked the guy at the booth, “You’re the guy who answers the phone at the vocations office right?”

And he answers, “Sure am. Have we spoken recently?”

I reply, “Yep, we have!”

He then asks, “What’s your name?”

I say, “V…..”

He then says, “Ohhhhh you’re V…..! I’m D…… We meet in the flesh!”

But now whenever I call, D…. knows it’s me who’s calling. How convenient! :) Makes me wonder if that’s a good thing or the latter. Hmmm. 

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Beccabear love

Funny story today at the stables & farm. While I was brushing Beccabear's face, Bette was trying to pick Beccabear's hooves. And that's when Beccabear bit Betty in the butt. haha. 

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It’s Rubbing Off

You know when you've spent too much time with D when you answer "Can you not?" to someone calling you by your full name … 

So C has this thing for calling people by their full names. Seriously? He sounds like my mother!

After I said, "Can you not?" C replies, "Are you like/Should I call you D.P. now?"

*facepalm*

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Repeat Entry

I’m terrible with keeping track in my journal. I guess it’s thus why I ended up repeating a day. I lost track of the days – my journal entries go backwards and forwards, and then well, let’s just say I come to a dead end. Calendars help a lot as they map out what I’ve done. Without it, I wouldn’t know what would become of my lived days.

So now May 27th is a repeat, but I added some bits to it so it’s now more whole, just in two separate entries … oooooh dear.

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Cuteness Overload

I love them children in my class. One of them asked me today before lunch, "How many days are you here?" I answer, "One to two days usually." Then she asks me, "Why don't you come every day?" I answer, "Well, cause I just do." Then she asks me, "Are you coming with us on our field trip to the beach?" I answer, "Sorry, I won't be able to be there." She asks, "Why?" I answer, "Well because there are enough helpers." And then she returns to the carpet and sits down.

And then another girl asks me after school and asks, "Will I see you tomorrow?" I answer, "I'll see you next week!" She replies, "Awwww, how come?" And I say, "I'm not here on Tuesdays." She says, "Okay."

And then outside when the kids were dismissed, two of the girls came up to me and says, "I like your dress." I say, "thank you." Then one of the girls go on saying, "I like your bag too." And then both of them say, "It's special. Just like you. You're special!" And I answer, "Awwwwww thanks!!"

Aren't they just the cutest?

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Photocopier Drama

I was photocopying booklets for religion and then the printer ran out of paper. But I didn't' know that. So I clicked "new job" and punched in 30 more copies. Still didn't work, that's when I saw the red light. Asked the VP how to put paper into the machine and then it started printing. I didn't know how to delete the other 30, so then the machine kept printing and printing and it wouldn't' stop!!! I was panicking at that point, so then I asked the VP again how to stop it from printing overboard. hahaha. Yeah, so instead of 30 copies, I ended up with 57? Enough for the year after! LOL. Not so keen on using the photocopier for a while …

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God’s Love <3

You see, I had planned on going to March for Life since the event was posted (ubc/corpus group trip). I guess something came out of not being able to go (lack of rides to catch the 8:30am ferry). 

On Thursday, May 14th, my alarm clock decided to flip out and go an hour behind schedule. It rang at 5:50am (what looked like 5:50am). I woke up and walked out of my bedroom and was hit with a burned scent. I thought it strange that my dad was already up making breakfast. Anyway, so by the time I changed into my internship outfit and went downstairs, my dad was getting ready to leave for work. I was confused so I asked him what time it was. Turns out, it was actually 7am!! I was gonna be late (I still had to eat breakfast and cook my lunch). 

I ended up leaving the house at around 7:35pm. The thing is, if I hadn’t gotten on that bus, I wouldn’t have bumped in Slyvia, my friend’s cousin. We had a good chat. After we parted ways upon reaching UBC, I missed the 99. It left before I caught up to the stop. You see, it was a good thing I missed that bus. A few minutes later another one came. And a friend I hadn’t seen since high school got on the bus. I was a tad worried about her and really wanted to reach out to her. The Lord gave me the opportunity to get to know how she’s been doing and where she’s headed to. We also had a good and well needed chat. 

I got off my stop at Sasamat and got on the 14 to my internship school. I ended up getting into the classroom one minute before the school bell rang @ 8:45am. I was soooooo happy I made it there on time! It was definitely something to be happy about. Thank the Lord! All I knew was that I had no control over anything. I only had control of what I had - myself. I had no control over when the bus would come or who I’d see on the bus. The Lord organized all of that. I don’t believe in coincidences, but that things happened for a reason. The Lord put those people in my path for a reason AND my alarm clock skipping off and going an hour behind schedule was probably His way of showing me that anything is possible with Him, that I didn’t miss M4L for nothing. He had something better planned for me. 

The school day went well. Kids will be kids. They were quite a handful at gym, gave the sub quite a headache for sure. But they were pretty well behaved for most of the day. 

I decided to take a stroll along 4th Ave after my shift and dropped by the library to take out a few books for the long weekend. I was looking for a mystery series author, but I couldn't remember who she was! I only knew the gist of the names of two characters in the series (Ann, Annie, Anna & Matt). I asked the Lord to help me. I had already scanned the mystery book shelves and spinning bookshelves. I thought of asking the librarian, then decided to have another look. I looked through the spinning bookshelves again and my eyes zoned in on a novel on the middle side shelf. I FOUND IT! The author was Carolyn Hart! I remember now! The Lord can work in amazing ways!! In addition to that book, I also took out three others. 

If anyone were to ask if I ever felt the love of God, I must say that I have. In small ways and in big ones. This was definitely a big one - made up of little ones. I’ve never felt so happy and glad and blessed all at once! 

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On Staff

Funny story, I was talking to a group of girls from SFU yesterday at the CCO Spring Banquet and one of them asked me, “You’re on CCO staff right? I see you all the time!” You know, she’s not the first one to have asked. I guess I’ll add CCO Staff to my potential careers list. :)  

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Mini Hamburgers

There was this cute kid at the bakery today with her mom and she says, “Mom, look at those mini hamburgers!” She was referring to the macarons. haha. SO ADORBS!

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On Tolmie St.

I went to the Starbucks at Tolmie St. and was having a hard time choosing what pastry/treat to get and the guy working there was like, “Since it’s so quiet now, I can help you with that.” And then when I finally decided on a cookie, he says, “You seem pretty sweet, that works out just fine!”

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Humor me Please!

My little sister has the cutest sense of humour. She was saying how I should be dating by now and I said that the Lord will find me one. And she asked, “Has the Lord found you one yet?” I replied, “Nope, he’s still looking”

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*blushing*

I was on the bus with one of my guy friends on Tuesday and we were on our way home from school. I saw a girl with really pretty silvery purple ombre hair. I leaned into him and whispered, “I like her hair.” He looks at her, then says to me, “It doesn’t look that good to be honest.” He then looks at me and then replies, “I think it’d look better on you.”

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Hallmark Cat

There used to be a Hallmark store near the bakery I work at and the owners had a cat that would wander around the shelves. Her name was Gummi. I'd visit her every time I worked. And one day I got to work an hour early (got dropped off an hour early), so I sat down in one corner and started reading a novel. Gummi decided to curl up in my lap. smile emoticon (ahhh those good ol' days). The Hallmark store has since closed down. Haven't seen my Gummi feline friend for a long time.