Taking Flight

On Saturday Adam flew into town and my mom and I got to go flying with him! We flew up over SunPeaks, around to Chase, and back to town. It was freaking awesome. I thought I'd be scared in the little plane but it really wasn't bad at all. Adam passed all his tests and is just waiting on graduation and paperwork before he can go off and get a job. I'm really happy for him, he seems to love it. I think it would just be sweet to be able to say, "Yes, I am a pilot."

Moving right along

I was thinking that I would like to have a board game night. I just bought a new one today, which I played at a friends house the other night and enjoyed (it's called sequence). Then I started thinking, hey I enjoyed going to my friends house and playing games, why wouldn't other people like that as well? So it's still in the planning stages, but that's what I'm going to do.

I was about to tell you about sending off my school stuff when I realized, whoa I don't think I've even posted about that yet! What is wrong with me?!

I GOT ACCEPTED TO MY PROGRAM!

I got my letter on Thursday offering me a spot in the TA program at OC! Yay!

*moment for happy dance*

So back to what I was saying. I sent them my acceptance letter & deposit, as well as my updated transcript with my biology mark included. I've also applied to live in residence. I was speaking with my mom and I could rent a place and live by myself in a city where I know no one, or I could live in a place with other students on campus and not become a hermit. So thats the plan for the first semester anyways. Now hopefully I get into that. I also hope that everybody isn't under the age of 20. No better way to feel ancient at 23 than to hang out with 18 year olds! It's like your from a whole other era.

In other news, Adam passed his flight test and now has his private pilots licence! I'm so proud of him! He still has another 6 months (or something) before he's done school because he still needs to get his commerical licence. Then I hope he moves somewhere tropical and flies me around for free.

Just throwing that out there.

Fall in a nutshell

Holy smokes I'm horrible at updating:

School is going okay. I didn't do as well on my midterm as I would have liked so I am trying to make up for it with my assignments and quizzes.

Today I applied for the TA program and signed up for my first aid course. Tomorrow's a holiday so on Thursday I think I will be calling about getting my TB test done as well as my criminal record check. Busy busy busy.

I've started going to the gym. A week in and I already feel better. Except today where I did something to my lower back. I didn't notice anything was wrong until later after my muscles had cooled down. I hurt my back there last year, so I probably just pulled it the wrong way. It's just a little stiff so hopefully with some stretching it will be all good!

Extended-family life is stressful. Not really something I can discuss here, but let me just say I can't wait for it to be over!!!

The sw.ine flu has finally hit here at the McVicar household. It looks like Adam has it. He's home for a week from school (fall reading break?) and picked it up his first day back. I'm staying away from him. I don't even have a cold! *knock on wood* My cousins in Vancouver have it pretty bad. One had to go to the hospital because she couldn't breathe, but she seems to be doing better. Thank goodness.

That's about all I have time for. Off to work I go. No rest for the weary!

Flight School

I am so excited for my brother! We just found out Adam got accepted into flight school! So in about a week he is moving to Penticton! I'm really happy for him since he's always been interested in flying. It will be weird not having him around anymore, but I'm glad he's finally getting out and doing what he wants.