Ville de Quebec

Here are a couple of photos from last weekend. Danny and I had a great time. By the way... Danny's a hilarious English "bloke". And I think we found him a new car! I'll post some pictures of the actual city later. LOL!

Danny's New Car

Hat Shopping

My Jason Statham Impression

More Hat Shopping

THANK YOU MOM!!!!!

Mom, you gave me Julie's contact information, and told me that she was a very nice girl. I was hesitant to contact her at first, because I am here in Montreal, and she is in Lincoln. I didn't quite see the point is setting myself up for more heartache. But...I am so glad that I did contact her. Quite honestly, all I did was invite her as a contact on Facebook, and Skype. I didn't actually try calling her. Wouldn't you know that Julie actually contacted me a couple of days later.

We finally first spoke on August 10th. And I can tell you that she's far more than just a very nice girl. She is an absolutely amazing woman. We've spoken on Skype every day and night since we met (thank the Maker for free Skype!!).

I have so much to say about Julie...She loves Christ, she's absolutely gorgeous (woohoo!), she's intelligent, funny, witty, charming, ambitious, athletic, and most of all, she understands my sense of humor! Needless to say, I've had a heavy case of the butterflies for more than a week now!

Both Julie and I understand the realities of our situation. But we see it as the perfect opportunity to get to know each other more intimately than if we were both in the same city. And we are both extremely excited about the possibilities of what God has in store for us.  

So...a big shout out goes to the mom who orchestrated all of this. Thanks, Mom!!!!!

***Stay tuned for an update from Quebec City!***

Going Home

So last week was my first 'week' vacation. I didn't really want to take the time off so soon after starting my new job. But the entire industry was off of work; including my office. So I was a bit obliged to follow suit. Anyways, I'm not complaining. Only after 2 months, I was extremely homesick. I was so excited to see everyone. I cannot believe how much I missed the little ones. 

Even the...un-mentionable family members...

I really loved, loved, loved our family camp out. I knew Justin would come around some time and start enjoying the camping experience! I loved having everyone together. It reminded me how important family is. I just have a tough time understanding the American sense of humor...Ha ha! Just kidding. Canadians are a bore! No..I kid there too. I have met some great people so far.

I also had such a wonderful time seeing my best friend and partner in crime, Edouardo El Poofterino Serre. I love how Edouard is not worried about what other people think of him. I can learn a little something from such an attitude towards life. Luke, Edouard's friend is a great guy too. Edouard and I were supposed to camp for 2 nights. But after the first morning of being absolutely drenched by summer rains, we decided to tough it out in the comfort of Luke's house. Good food, good wine, good good memories, great friends.

The week after my vacation was a very long one. But things slowly fell into place. Thursday, I took a client golfing to a tournament for the city's architects. She had never played before, and wasn't excited about it. But by the end of the day, she said that she enjoyed her time with me, and that I was a great teacher. She had to leave early, so she gave me her raffle ticket (every architect received one at the start of the day). Well, it turns out that that ticket was chosen for a $500 gift card. I was ever so slightly tempted to keep it since my client left early... But that temptation faded rather quickly, and I ended up surprising her today with the gift. She was very grateful for it. Let's hope I earned some brownie points there!  

There is one person in particular at work that I'd like to give a shout out to. His name is Stephane LaVoie. For some reason, him and I just understand each other. It's comforting really. I don't have to explain myself much. And he is always ready to explain things to me. He's a really neat guy. It's too bad I am too lazy to take a photo of him...