Fun in Penticton

Hi all,
now before i forget, i HAVE to say hi to aunty Rebecca. im SO sorry for not replying to your comments, i am very slow at realising they are there, and then remembering at the right time to say hi, (usually i think of it when im in bed late that night!!). anyway, i agree that your dog catching a mouse is pretty grose, and i thought that was a cat thing anyway!! thanks heaps for talking to me as well :)

ok, last saturday arvo i did some washing, then Tanys and i picked up Janaye and Crystal, two young sisters in the congs, then went to Kelowna. It's about 30-45mins away i think, and a bit bigger town than Penticton. They have a place called Value Village, which is a huge second hand thrift type store, with clothes and a few kitchen and other bits and pieces. Everythig is REALLY cheap, coz its pre-loved, but most things are in really good condition, and are all clean. We ended up spending 2 1/2hrs in there trying on heaps of really hideous and then really cool clothes!!! To start with we were taking photo's all dressed up, so much embarassing fun, then one of the grumpy shop assistants told us off coz apparently your not allowed to take photo's. Anyway, we stopped taking them, but kept trying on!! We were planing to go horse riding on sunday too, and were going to get all dressed up, so we made sure we got outfits to look the part. By the time we walked out i had spent around $70, but had one pair of pants, one really nice blue sweater, three button up collered tops, an old leather purse, a huge pillar candle, a pack of over 10 assorted candles, a white peasant type top, three ties, a really cute suit jacket, and thats about it. Good value hey, i couldnt leave any of it there!! There was heaps more stuff i could have got too, but money is an issue as always, oops :P Then we went to Boston Pizza for a late dinner, we were almost falling over from hunger, coz it was now about 8:30pm! The pizza was VERY good though, well worth the wait. tanys and i shared a half half chicken pizza, with i cant remember what on it, but one side had ranch dressing, which made it SO GOOD. One thing i have fallen i love with, RANCH DRESSING!!!! And Tim Hortons! then we wen to Maccas on the way home, Janaye's brother is the manager, so we got free sunday's!! then we just went home and i did my wt for the next day. then, after we were all in bed, about 11, i har people walking around outside, with flashlights. feeling really creeped out i lay as stiff as a stick in bed,(i had the room right next to wear they we walking around looking). then, bang bang bang on the door!!Tanys got up and answered, and it was the police! the next door neighbour had called in saying they saw people snooping around in our shed n stuff, so two police came in separate cars to investigate. All of the cars except Tanys' had the keys in the ignition as well, and one of the trucks had a wallet on the front seat with money and all of Lisa'a cards in it. to top it off, the inside light was on in the truck, but nothing was taken at all!!! how unreal is that?? Anyway, we both took out the keys and locked the cars/trucks, thanked the officers, and went back to bed about 12.
The next day we got up at 7 to do our WT for that day, but we didnt allow enough time, coz it was the one with HEAPS of scriptures in it, and we looked them all up. We raced through the last couple of paragraphs to finish at 8:50, then RACED around to have showers, get ready, eat and leave by 9:30. Believe it or not, we made it. We picked up Janaye, and went to the 10:00 meeting so that we could go horse riding that arvo. Tanys and i went out in service at 12:30 for 45mins after the meeting, then raced home, got changed, picked up Janaye again, and met everyone at the Home Harware carpark at 1:45. Coz we were al dressed up like cowgirls, we had one of Tanys' songs, "I wanna Be A Cowboys Sweetheart" CRANKED UP as we were pulling in, and everyone just laughed and laughed when they heard it, and then saw us. I had my cowgirl bootes, with my jeans, front tied shirt and cowgirl hat on, and the girls had all but the bootes on. Then, we pig-taled our hair in two as well!!!! Then we grouped in cars and went up to Apex Mountain Guest Ranch for a ride. They even had cowboy boots for you to use if you didnt have any, so everyone looked the part which was nice. we split up into two groups, coz there were about 16 of us, and off we went. i was in the first group, which was nice. we went for an hour, just walking through the bus, which was really nice. i would have liked to do a bit of cantering or even trotting, but not everyone was good at riding, so we didnt. wen we got back, the other group went and Janaye Tanys and i played catch with baseball gear across the road in a park. it was fun until i caught my hand in the barb wire going through the fence! it only got me a little, so i washe it off in one of the troughs, coz there was no bathroom or anything. Then, coz it was after 3:30, close to 4, and we hadnt all had lunch yet, we went back into town to grab a bite while the other group was finishing. We went to a place called "Jose's Resturant & Cocktail Bar" in town, and i got a well earned burger. It had a cool ambience to the place, with some cool artwork, and a glass lift to get up to it!! finally the other group joined up with us when we had already finished eating, and were about to go. we quickly raced home to get changed, then went to Tim H's for the guys to get something, then went with Janaye, Tanys, Sean and Robin to the beach 10mins away to meet up with Tom and Terry on the boat. we were going to go wake boarding and swimming and stuff, but by the time we met up with T&T, they were heading back to the marina to go home, so we just caught a ride with them, and Curtis( Tanys' brother inlaw) took Sean's car back for us. It was super fun in the boat, no, not a sail boat dad, but a speed boat, so we went REALLY fast!!!!its a pretty blue colour as well :P when we got near the shore it was still enough for Sean to try wakeboarding. he hadnt done it before, and Tom wanted me to watch someone before i tried, so we sent him out first. it is REALLY hard the firsttime to get standing up, and it was getting dark, so he couldnt get the hang of it in time, and it got too dark for me to try :( it was fun tho, Janaye, Tanys Robin and i wereall up the very front of the boat!! then we went home to get changed, and went back to sean and robins for a bit, then went to the shops with crystal, then back to her app and played cards, which was really nice. she is SO SWEET. then we went home and to bed, late again.
monday we slept in, quite nice, then Tanys took me into town to a job agency to help me do a resume and find work. for those of you who dont know, i have been thinking seriously about not coming home yet, but extending my ticket for another 9months and living and working in Penticton. Not that i dont love you all, but i fit in really well here, and am enjoying my stay, and the cong so much i want to live here for a while. So, i went to an agency and got that done, then tanys picked me up and i dropped my CV in at a few places, chatted with some really nice employers, and went to find out about a working visa. i was told i would have to go to the US/canada border, and they could pretty much give me one either straight away, or within a few weeks. that was sweet, the borders only an hr or so away. so we planned to do that today, saturday. when we got home i called AUbrey for a bit, so that was nice, and then we went out to dinner with a really sweet couple of couple's from the cong to the Pasta Factory. REALLY awsome food, and they had a deal where you pick the pasta, and the sauce, and it was only $6, for a HUGE plate, and u got bread to start with to. very nice food, and the company was really awsome, a young couple, and a mature couple, and us two. when we got home i watched a little bit of a football game, very cool, then we went out again to R & S's with Janaye and Jason, and played a guitar game on the playstation or something, it was really fun. then we played more cards.

tuesday we went out in service for the morning and early arvo, and i met another really nice person who im calling back on next week. in the arvo, tanys and i did pilate's, and man was it hard for me. we did the abs and legs/but one, and i have NO balance or cor strength at all!! anyway, it was heaps of fun, and good for me :) that night was the bookstudy, so we didt do much other than that andlook on the net about work visa'a still.

wed morning i went in service again, with 3 REALLY sweet older sisters, who were SO MUCH fun. we had a ball. i met another nice person too, a man this time, who i will try next wek before i leave. ten i went to the mall that arvo, and dropped off my CV at a few places and looked around. i found a really cute poka dot dress for $15, so HAD to buy it!! then some brothers and sisters who were witnessing dropped me back home when they stopped for a coffey break, so sweet. that night we went to Janaye's with Levi (girl) and Adriel and watched "She's the Man" and played a really cool dance pad playstation type game. heaps of fun.
Thursday i slept in again, creekping out of bed at 10, and having breakfast around 12!! it was meant to be a wet day, so Tom and the boys and Crystal were doing some reno work on his house, instead of concreteing, so i talked with Crystal a bit. then the roof the guys were making higher fell down, almost taking them with it. it was a bit tense for a while then, but we were glad everyone was ok. then Crystal and i went to Kelowna to pick up her new retainer, and did some retail therapy too!! i got some black meeting shoes, (i have black cltohes but no shoes), a watch, and some singlet tops (i have lost some of mine??). it was a really nice arvo. then we raced back home, just in time for me to get changed and go to the meeting. we went to Boston pizza agian aftr the meeting, with a group of people, but we i got home i had some dinner, really late! i also wrote down the pro's and con's with staying in canada now, or coming back in a yr or so, which has helped me in my thinking.

yesterday we had a big day in service again, but i didnt meet anyone nice, oh well. i talked with a young sister who i would live with here, and got a few things sorted out that way. that night we had a couple of people over to watch a sign language video, and play Balderdash, so that was heaps of fun. it was a really quiet "party"!!!!

then today we went in service again, and had a rest this arvo. then tonight we had Jeana and Janaye over for a girls night, and watched 7 brides 4 7 brothers, and i had icecream cake for the first time!!!! we were going to go to the border, and get my visa, but a brother in the cong said you can only get a working visa in janurary, and have to be in your home country. his kids have both married people from NZ, which is app pretty much the same as oz. so, i will be coming home as planned, and proly coming back in a yr, 4 a yr.
ok, now its 1:45am, so i really have to get to bed.

love you heaps, not home sick yet!! hope you like my blog :P