Did some searching on TED, found this to

Did some searching on TED, found this to be extremely interesting. Thinking of doing one of my thesis on this, thoughts? http://ow.ly/3VEwB

I’m raising money again…

But this time, I’m actually part of the organizing committee, so not only am I’m coming after you for money, I’d really appreciate it if you had any prizes I could use for the silent auction. If you do sponsor the event as a business, you will get a letter of acknowledgment and will receive some print media advertisements as a token of our appreciation!

Please open your wallets and give, if it’s only a little bit!! My personal goal is $500 again, so please lets make this happen guys!!
Go to http://www.cancercarefdn.mb.ca/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=583&frsid=2099 and donate today!

xo

K

*cough*sniff*runny*nose*

Well, I’ve been couch ridden for the last couple days, and its slowly driving me insane. . .

Called in sick for work last night, and haven’t been able to focus on school work for more than 30 seconds…

My computer is driving me insane too. Even just trying to type in a word document it freezes non stop, and just gives me grief. Considering buying a new one come summer. Going to try and see how long this one lasts though. I”m sure its salvageable! I’m just not too smart when it comes to these sort of things.

Ahnywaysss

Things are starting to come together nicely (if only I could get more focused on studying.. and less on my POUNDING sinus headache..)
- went to a dr. last week, and was referred to a Neurologist for my shoulder. ‘BOUT TIME. Wednesday! See fi they can solve my shoulder/neck/arm woes.WIN

- called MPI, just to touch base, and see how things go from here. Its already been like 10 months since the car accident.. eek! Glass is still comin out of my face by the handful.. Its been loverly. I hope its dealt with really fast. But who knows.. right..

- Applying for jobs out west!! I’m pretty sure 99% of the people that know me understand that I hate winnipeg.. So far so good.. I’m hoping that by next year I’ll have the condo and not be in an apartment anymore.

- Putting all-season tires on the car! Yay! Gonna save up for some rims eventually, but I’m happy with the ones i’ve got now..

Graduating at the end of April… 24 days left!   HAPPY NOISES!

I really don’t know what else to write. That’s a mini update. Like I said, concentrating for more than 30 seconds on one thing has been challenging… headaches and children SCREAMING in my building 24/7 is quite annoying. Maybe I’ll go to tyndall.mb.ca tonight. hrmm best idea EVER.

I’m gonna go pack my bags. The brother and the sister-in-law be coming home today. BINGO!!!!!!!!!!

I’ll talk to you guys next week. lots o love!
- k

So..

Epic fail for the daily blog.  It got to be too much work, and time when one is up at 3:30am, to catch the 4:40 bus, to be at the hill for the 6:00 open.

So. I’ve posted most of my pictures on Facebook. I’m still in the process of getting reunited with some of them, phone is hogging some of them, and I’m getting some emailed as well..

The Olympics. I would have never asked for a better time. I was surrounded by the best people, and had an amazing time. I couldn’t have asked for anything better, and I would have never traded it for anything in the world. When all is said and done, coming back, and immediately writing 5 exams (with less than 24 hrs notice) and overcoming some challenges with school.. and work.. the fire in the building (dryer caught on fire the day before I came back.. joy!) ..  I just keep thinking of the smiles on everyone’s faces, the good times at the Shady in Squamish, and GLC in Whistler.. the amazing food (lettuce wraps ftw) and meeting new family.. keeps pushing me to just finish school.. and hopefully get back out there sooner than later. . .

I’m hopefully going to be moving out there. Thinking of staying with some friends for a couple days while I’m out there, look for an apartment, find a job, visit with my awesome cousin and his family.. and take in what was left to be discovered about coastal bc. I regret that I wasn’t able to make it to the island to see my uncle and aunt. It would have been wonderful to see them as well. There were just no days off to make it feasible

What else can I say. Gina.. i miss her like a fat kid misses cake.<3
Ron… *rolls eyes*  i seys pardon!
FYI.. i listened to 16 hours of country music on the drive home. Told you i’d do it! Sirius 60, the highway. Thought it was aptly titled for my driving needs.
Erin.. i’ll be a callin…
Daniel… see you in kiwiland!
Gavin.. so funny.. so young and well travelled.. and unemployed! :p

Anyways… I’ll reminisce all day, and have at least one paper to do…

I had an amazing time. I fell in love with the geography… and life style of the community.. the laid back… country living that you just don’t get here.. the outdoors… the activities.. its.. me!

I’m typing in random thoughts… no real direction..
Hope you had a good weekend everyone. Happy Birthday to the 16 peoples who’s birthday fall in the next week. *Wtf*

Love you, miss you.. xo

K

Seee.. I’m a bad host!

So it’s certainly been an eternity since I’ve posted on here. I’ve used my cell quite a bit for taking on-the-spot pictures and it refuses to acknowledge the exsistance of my computer, or uploading to FB. *boo!*

Oh, and we went for a walk last week, Alice Lake, heaven on earth. Its February. (8th-ish) Wanna go swimming?? The other one is of myself and Kevin, a fellow volunteer here from Revelstoke. Great guy! Super funny!

So .. thoughts on the opening ceremonies? ? I’ve heard some controversial comments on how she “Americanized” the Canadian national anthem.. I thought it was a little dragged out, but on the plus side, at least she’s got a wonderful set of pipes on her.

I still haven’t watched all of the ceremonies yet, but the parts that I did manage to catch were absolutely amazing (and kinda funny; yay technical difficulties!). It was pretty much common knowledge around here that Wayne was going to be lighting the tourch. Betty Fox had carried it the day before, the Rick Hansen the day before that.. and the Gov-ah-nat-or had carried it earlier that day in Stanley Park (apparantly quite the site to see.. why he carried it.. who knows.. he was a steroid junkie when he was in his prime.. anti-doping would have had fun with him!)

K.D. Lang BLEW MY MIND. She’s got a great set of pipes on her (voice, not arms) and woah. I’m still super addicted to it. Then the tribal dancers were fantastic as well.. and had the endurance to dance for the entire time that the athletes were parading throughout the stadium, plus their own entrance. Kudos!!

So at WOP we have four events, Ski Jump, Cross Country, Nordic Combine (such a wierd event) and Biathalon. Watching the ski jumping has been great. Its so cool to watch those guys flying in the air. I’m excited to see the guys jump off of the big jump this week. I’m gonna take pictures, I promice! Cross country was today, I’m gonna try and check them out on my next shift. They’re so close to us.

COW BELLS. It’s all we hear. COWBELLS. They’re on sale at Wallymart in town, and are non-stop. It’s amazing, but brings a whole new meaning to the needing of more cowbell! Eek! There are so many travellers here too! I’ve become really good friends with some of the locals, and am seriously considering moving here post graduation. Its beautiful, and theres so much to do !

Okay. I”m starting to babble.. A lot.

Hopefully the pictures work.

Cousins are going to the Canada v. Norway game tomorrow. I’m sooo excited for them! I get to spend some time with their little one, who is just toooooo cute for words. (for real. she’s gonna be a man eater :p )

Gah. Time is flying by so fast. It sucks! I’m gonna be headed back to Winnipeg soon, and its gonna be the most depressing drive of my life.
BLAH.

SO much I want to say. gonna stop now.

xo
- k

Exciteddd!

So, tomorrow is my first official shift as a VANOC volunteer! I’ve already got all my blues laid out, I’m going to pack my bag tonight, and head to the shuttle first thing in the morning!

Yesterday, I adventured into downtown Vancouver. That was fun! I went to Granville, and saw the countdown clock, some street entertainers, along with other sites! The Lanterns were so cute! If you go to Facebook, I’ve posted some of those pictures there. I found the Lulu Lab where I was able to go and look at some of their rare designs, AND was able to make my own pair of lulus! (They’ll be ready in a week, I’m excited!!!) I also went shopping downtown, saw the Coach store, along with a Bench store, where I bought a super cute pink zip up! Yay! I then came hope and had a delicious supper made by my wonderful hosts (Brussel sprouts… I ate brussel sprouts!!) and then dedicated the remainder of the day to watching TV, and doing EP.

Today so far looks to be an absolutely beautiful day! The sun is shining, it’s just slightly overcast, and I really couldn’t have asked for a better day! It’ll probably go up to about 10 degrees (the average right now, which is high for the norm) today, especially with the sun. Whistler is supposed to just be around 3… which still.. is about 5 million times better than Wpg :p   jk, kinda!

I should probably return my focus to the wonderful world of EP and International Marketing. Its due today. Not sure when. The time difference is definitely proving to be a little bit challenging. At least I’ve got my computer still set to Wpg time, but my celly phone is BC.

SO EXCITED FOR TOMORROW!

Also hoping my cousin Monique a safe flight today! I’ll hopefully be able to see all of my family out here Gonna try!

I’m not the best blogger. I appologize, but at least I’m trying! I’ll take some pictures tomorrow on the site. Athletes are starting to arrive, it should be fun!

xo
Kris

Went for a stroll!

Well, today, day 4.

Thus far, I’ve done all my training at the mountain, and today, I got to pick up my BLUES!

(Pictures to follow)

Also, took a walk through Stanley Park which was fabulous. It started to get a lil rainy (WAY BETTER THAN SNOW… FYI.. in case you were wondering..) alas I just embraced the pacific coast weather, the ocean views, and went for an adventure. I burned my camera out, every picture til the battery died. Most pictures are on Faceboook, but I’ll try to add some pics from the drive and then walk today! Here we go!!

Day… 3? I think..

Well.. I’m going to start this on Day three. I’m hoping I finally get the computer/blackberry/picture thing sorted out tomorrow morning/afternoon hopefully I can post some pretty awesome pics of my to-be-new-snazzy uniform for the games. (squeeeeeee!!) I’m so excited for the blue addition to my ward robe. It’ll be so pretty!

Today I did my venue training, Whistler Olympic Park! It was cool. I got be introduced to my manager who is absolutely fantastic, with amazing stories. I also got a personal tour, because I was the only one from my department who was at my session. *cooool!* The park looks absolutely stunning. I”m so happy I was given the chance to get a whole tour with out spectators. The Ski Jump is located right behind the trailor that I’m working in. It looks amazing in the dark. The lights and all. The biathalon looks cool too! And the cross country ski is to the left of the ski jump. Really cool stuff!! First shift starts on Saturday, when the athletes start arriving. I’m super excited. OMG! I’m not the only Winnipegger here either! GO FIGURE! She’s working with me in my department, so I’m pretty excited to get to know her more. We’re REP-re-SENTIN’!

Anyways. I think its bed time, or at least time to retire to the bedroom, email the teachers, let them know its not all fun and games… that i’m at least thinking about them back in the cold abyss that is winnipeg manitoba.

I’m trying to think of things I can buy for my cousin for letting me stay here for so long. Ideas? And, Winnipeg is expecting gifts.. what do I bring back?!

Happy Sunday! Hope Monday is all rainbows and lollypops!

xo K

ThE aRriVaL

Well hello there!

So its safe to officially say I’ve successfully made it to the west coast. I arrived shortly after 1430 PST. (SOO much fun adding the PST).

I left Winnipeg on Tuesday, went to Calgary, stayed the night and day there.. left for Kelowna on Thursday, and arrived to Squamish today!!

The drive leaving winnipeg was less than desirable, but once I got closer to Swift Current, the stupendous amount of cars in ditches declined, and the amount of vehicles on the road increased (always win!)

Today I spend the day adventuring around the city of Vancouver and West Van, came to my cousin’s place, and had a lovely tour of town, along with delicious pizza for dinner, and watched Inglorious Bastards for the first time (typical Quinten movie, LOVED IT). His family is phenominal, his daughter is the cutest kid EVER with the most adoarble curls and dimples. Shes such a sweetheart.

Tomorrow is the first day of “training”. Really excited. Can’t wait. I’m trying to upload pics from the phone and camera, but neither are co-operating. Typical for me.

Alas, I will talk to you tomorrow at a better hour, when my technology decides that its time to work.

xo
K

OH SNAP!

So!

I’ve been asked by a couple people if I will be creating a blog site so I c an keep everyone updated with my Olympic journey, and going ons that will be happening over the month I’m gone.

SO HERE GOES.

I’ll try to dedicate a page a day, upload pictures, stories, and answer questions, etc of whats going on etc!!

Does that sound like an okay deal?? Hope so. Cause I’m gonna do it anyways :p

xo