Remembrance day

Now i realize that today is 11/11/11 however it's also remembrance day and I feel as if it's important to really look at this day for what it is and to not get distracted by 11/11/11. Remembrance day dates back to the first world war. The war ended in 1918. The Armistice Treaty was signed on November 11th 1918 and the war ended. This is why on November 11th we remember our amazingly brave soldiers who fought for our freedom. At first, we just remembered and honored soldiers from world war 1, then we added world war 2, the cold war, Korean war, the vietnam war and we no longer honor men only, women are now important parts in our troops. The point is that by remembering it's showing our canadian heroes that we not only respect them but remember and thank them. In flanders field is one of the greatest war poems ever, made famous by John McCrae. Who wrote this during the first world war battle in Ypres, Belgium. I'm not gonna bore you with facts about this battle, but us Canadians were creamed. And I mean that almost very literally because the Germans attacked us with mustard gas. Completely unprepared for this soldiers ran from the approaching dark cloud, those who didn't run most likely died because of the poisonous gas.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow.
 In Flanders Field.

Happy Thanksgiving

So this is a really exciting day for me....I got an iPod touch...FINALLY!!!! Just sayin. It's pretty awesome. I got a purple zebra stripped case, purple headphones, and a purple charging cord. Yes, you could say that I'm obsessed with purple but there's nothing wrong with that...I mean it's better than drugs or something. So anyways I'm now gonna talk about something productive. Thanksgiving...the Canadian way... So here we go!! let's start with how it began. Our very first thanksgiving was in Newfoundland in 1578 when English explorer Martin Frobisher arrived there and wanted to give thanks for his safe arrival. So this means our thanksgiving happened even before the pilgrims arrived in the us. Thanksgiving was declared an official holiday in 1879 and was originally celebrated in late October or early November, it was then changed in 1957 because it always fell too close to rememberance day. And finally the only reason for the different dates between the canadian and American thanksgiving is because the holiday is about giving thanks for the harvests they had throughout the season. And since Canada is located more north the seasons change faster so thanksgiving comes sooner. So I believe that will be all for me.....happy thanksgiving!

I'm too lazy to think of a real title so I'll just write this....

Wow. 2 months and a day. That't crazy. It's been way, way, way too long. Life's just been so crazy, and sometimes that's not really a good thing. With friends, school, my horse, work and homework it's just hard to sit back and find time for myself. To do some things that I wanna do, things that I enjoy. But tonight that's changing. Things are truly crazy and it feels so good to just be able to sit back and write about it; the only way I can truly get everything out in the open. I'm not gonna sit here and talk about everything that happened. I could write that in two sentences since, nothing's really happened. My life is lame. Instead I'm gonna sit here and talk about things that have changed, cause personally, I think that it's important to think about the past cause really, it's what brought you to the present. If you think about it.

School's pretty weird, in the sense of walking around and hearing my friends point to some random kids and call them niners. I don't say it out loud. I say it in my head though; I'll totally admit to that. I just feel kinda bad for them cause I was there last year, I know what it's like. Plus I spent about 90% of my ninth grade year being depressed. Shit was going down and the last thing I wanted to deal with was school. So depressed or not, I know how hard it is to start high school, and in the end, it's still important to respect them cause they're people too, niners or not.

So I'm sure that you don't wanna sit there and hear me talk about school. or work or anything like that. So I'll get to the "interesting stuff."

I think I've finally found myself. I feel more connected to me and who I am. And I think that's an important thing, especially if I want to survive in today's society. I think that dabbling in the religion/science/art of Wicca has really helped. People frown upon Wicca and witchcraft. They shouldn't. If it's done right and used for the right purposes, it's really all about being connected to nature (I know that sounds lame but w.e.) and to yourself. You don't gain the power, it's already in and around you, you just have to find it. And a lot of people haven't. That's why there's so many people who don't truly understand what the spells and all that is about. It's all about making yourself be the best that you can be, the spells are kinda like a bra, they support you along the way.

And last, but not least. There's this guy that I kinda, sorta, might like just a little....but I can't. For a few reasons. He's older than me, which is never good. Him and my best friend are connected, so I can't really talk about him cause if I say too much, the friend in question will know that it's her. She won't do anything about it, I know. She already thinks it would be cool if this guy and I went out, but I dunno, I think it would just be weird. And he will never notice me. I think that that last part should be every teenage girl's catch phrase, cause it's so true. Or so you think until he finally asks you out. But see that will never happen to me because no matter how much I might, and I repeat might cause I'm really trying not to fall for him, dream of him ever asking me out. It simply won't happen. And I'm trying so, so, so hard to remind myself that guys are complete idiots, I can't help but wonder if he might be different. Which deep down, I know he's not, cause guys are all the same. I guess I'm still waiting for one of them to at least try to prove me wrong. 

Horse Talk

Grady is now officially half mine :) I went over and rode him on Friday but only for like half an hour, and I'm actually sore! I'm heading over after supper tonight to do some ring work. Hopefully my near and dear friend Keith will be there to school me over some jumps cause I'm pretty sure I'm not allowed to jump unless there's someone there. Tomorrow morning, I'm thinking eight thirty-ish, nine-ish Grady and I will hit the trails. I've never been in those trails before, but Grady has so I'm confident that if we get lost he'll bring me back safely. Plus the whole adventure part of it is going into the unknown. And for anyone going "well that's not very safe". Yea I know it's not all that safe, but when did life become safe? And going on a nice trail ride is a great way to form a bond, which is important for any horse/rider relationship because stepping up to a horse is the beginning of an adventure whereby we stand poised on the brink of personal discovery. For all you non horse people out there, have you ever wondered what it was like to be on the back of a horse and fly over a jump; whether it be a vertical or a fallen log? Well I'm here to tell you as best as I can what it's like because it's an amazing feeling that should be shared with everyone. So I'll start with what it's like to just be on a horse's back. The energetic sensation of riding a horse has no comparison; when we feel as one, it's the most magical connection ever. I know how cliché that sounds, but it's true. Now think about jumping. It's two completely different animals coming together as one. For a few seconds you and your horse are defying gravity, you're flying together in perfect synchronization. So if that's not enough to make you at least crack a smile, then I don't know what is. 

Horse Crazy

Alright, it's been a while so here's an update. My aunt is safe and sound in Alberta as of 8:30 last night -her time- or 10:30 last night - our time-. I haven't had a chance to talk to her yet, but from what my grandma tells me she had a good trip. As for the picture, well my computer's still being stupid, so any pictures that I don't already have on it won't be on it. Here is some news though, as of Friday I will be leasing a horse...FINALLY! After an extremely long winter of being kept away from them, due to the fact that it's just too cold for my coach to stand there and do nothing for a whole hour and that the ring in inhabited by snow. Then spring came and things got complicated. Meaning my coach and her husband of I'm not sure how many years got separated leaving her with almost no money and forcing her to sell her gorgeous house and move into the city. She's also trying to sell her horse, saddle and well basically everything horse-like since she can no longer afford a horse. Since she's now in the city, she's no longer giving lessons out here in the middle of nowhere. So I had to borrow my friend's horse a few times just to keep my muscles from becoming jello, since that's never good. And since I now have a job, I can pay to lease a horse! I got an awesome deal from a girl at the barn where I used to get lessons, I can ride her horse for 100$  a month and I can ride him 4 times a week. It gets better too. I already know the girl, and everyone else there, plus I already rode her horse so it's nothing new, which I love cause quite honestly new things scare me. So I bet your sitting there going that's great but I wanna know the name of the horse, or what it looks like. So I'll tell you. His name is Grady and here's a picture (or two). He's one of the sweetest horses ever and would do anything to make you happy but still gives you a little bit of a challenge, which is totally my kind of horse :). 

Family Fun

Hi there! I haven't had a chance to post much lately, due to the fact that my aunt arrived from Alberta, and I wanted to spend as much time with her as possible. She's leaving tomorrow, I'm very sad to see her go, but I know that I can call her any time so that makes me feel better. We did so many things....ok well maybe not that many we mostly just hung out here, but it was so much fun. And since she is a member of my family, she had her share of blonde moments such as trying to make toast when the toaster wasn't even plugged in. Last Saturday night my aunt Evelyn-the one from Alberta-, my aunt Rita-who lives three houses down from me-, my aunt Carole and my uncle Ted-who own a bakery in town- all went to the Caruso Club for the Italian festival in town to watch my cousin Jessica-Carole and Ted's daughter-sing. It was a pretty awesome night. Then last night everyone went over to my aunt Rita's house....well almost everyone. There were some people missing; obviously. I ended up going after work at 4ish. It was alot of fun. My cousin Adele, her boyfriend Matt, my cousin Jessica and I all ended up playing volleyball; with Adele's dog Cooper trying to join the mix. Me and Matt lost....kinda. We weren't really keeping score, but we know we lost cause we sucked....I blame it on him :) . So I'll leave you now because I'm really hungry.  P.S. I was going to upload a pic of all my aunts and uncles, minus one aunt who's still in Alberta, but my computer's being stupid so I'll try and fix it!

Wonderland trip

Wonderland, was amazing, as predicted. According to my friends, we managed to hit 28 rides, from 10 am to 8:30 pm. We also snuck in some shopping and eating, and of course: BATHROOM BRAKES! The first ride my 3 friends hit was Behemoth, I refuse to go on that ride. My first ride was Sledge Hammer. It was awesome. The last ride that we did all together was The Fly. Haha, i know, but its just an awesome ride. We also did psyclone. To anyone out there who's scared to go on it, don't be, it's amazing. So here are my top 5 in no particular order:
-dragon fire
-psyclone
-nightmares
-backlot stunt coaster
-sledge hammer
I spent the whole day on an hour and a half of sleep, now I know I can function like that, and I didn't even need any coffee! It was a fun day.

Annoying Adult Friends

Do you have any annoying adult friends? I have one. He came to see me at work today, and he knows my boss so she lets him bug me. Anyway he ordered a small poutine and pogo, which is really besides the point, it's just that he always orders that. But yea, ok so he likes to bug me and there were a few people around and he was like, "If you don't give her a tip, she spits in  your food." so this poor innocent guy gave me a tip. I want to hit my friend, he does that to me all the time, and he always has to give me a hard time. Ok now that that's off my chest, I just had to talk about it, oh and let me know if you do have any people in your life who do that, leave me your stories too. Don't you just love talking to friends that you haven't talked to in years? I know I do. I'm talking to a friend that I haven't talked to since March, it's amazing how much time goes by before you realize that you haven't talked to someone. And it seems as though this week is a week for lost friends, just the other day at work I saw two of my friends that I haven't seen in YEARS! It was great. Since it seems as though we're on the topic of friends, I'll keep talking about mine. So I also love when a friend feels that they can trust you enough to tell you a secret, not those stupid, I like him secrets but secrets that actually mean something. It just makes you feel that much closer to them. 

Canada day :)

I would like to start off by saying Happy Canada Day! Today our country turns 144 years old.....or something like that. So anyways, today I found this really awesome song. Ok well I already knew that it existed but I found a really awesome video of it. Now before I give you the link, I'm gonna warn you that it's country....very old country. The video was taken in 1981, and the song became a hit way before that, if I'm right. So the reason that I love this video so much better than all the other videos that were taken to this song is because, it's just so much more special. The singer (the late and great Conway Twitty) is singing this song to the amazing Loretta Lynn. These people are country music ICONS! They basically made country music. They're sooo cute together, I love them. They're voices compliment each other so nicely and although no one's said anything, I'm sure there was something a little more than friendship going on there, even though both of them were married. Before I give you the link I just wanna tell you that the man sitting behind or beside Loretta is NOT her husband, it's Ernest Tubb, not too long before his unfortunate death (he was another country music great.). And you have to watch Conway and Loretta's facial expressions from 1:16 to 1:38 and listen to the lyrics too. It's obvious that they're both remembering something that happened. Also if you listen closely at the end you hear Conway say "I love you Loretta." then they hug and if you listen it sounds as if she says "I love you too baby.".  Ok so now you've waited long enough, here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ej9Dqhe5p4  . I hope you enjoy this song the way I did. Now if you really really liked it (the way I do) you can go check out Loretta's version, here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOQmbBLOs4c&feature=related / . Alright so if you didn't go check out the videos, then your probably like ok well there's nothing for me here. Well probably not because quite honestly, I'm very tired and have to get up at 6:15 tomorrow morning since I have to babysit, which I really don't want to....but anyways, hope you enjoyed the videos and keep checking back here for some new stuff.

Lost My Password....For Ever!

OK so maybe I didn't lose it FOREVER, but it's pretty damned close. I think that google just hates me in general cause every time I try to sign in to this thing, it tells me that I have the wrong user name or password. Well! I think I know what my own email is, and I use the same password for EVERYTHING!....well almost everything. But still, like come on! It gets very irritating. Alright so, now that some steam has been removed, I can actually type what I wanted to initially type in the first place. I'm sure that some of you are wondering why I decided to call this "The Stars In My Sky" and if you're not, then you're in the wrong place. Something that most of you who know me don't know is that I really like astronomy. The stars have always mesmerized me. I've always been amazed by the moon and the sun and the planets, and of course the stars. I've always wondered what's beyond our universe. So the title in itself is really about my fascination, but there's a deeper meaning than that. Think about the sky; there's birds, planes, clouds. It's blue for a certain reason, the rain falls from it (not technically but whatever) and so does the snow. We look up at the sky in desperation, and it's also where we're supposed to be able to find God. The sky is everywhere. So now compare it to life. Your life is everything, its the air you breath, the thoughts you have, the places you go. It's the essence of you, it's what makes you living. Your life depends on the choices you make and the consequences you deal with. Your life is all around you, every minute of every day it's there, just like the sky. So now think about the stars. Stars are like snowflakes, other than the fact that they're hot balls of gaz and snowflakes and cold and wet. But that's not my point. You see every star is different, so is every day of your life. Even if you try to make 2 days the same, they won't be. Like snowflakes, or raindrops or some other things that are always different. Stars are often found in groups, or constellations. The constellations represent my connections in life, such as my beloved family, my awesome friends (some times not so), my school, my work, my play. They're all different, but it's all connected because it's a part of my life. Just like the constellations, they're different and connected as one, but yet connected to each other as well. So now you have the meaning of my blog "The Stars In My Sky."

So, this is where you'll be reading all about my life. No pressure huh? Haha, kidding. Ok so I really don't know what to say, starting something is hard, you should try it some time. Well I guess I could start by saying that my aunt is coming over tomorrow. Which normally wouldn't be very exciting, but she's coming over all the way from Alberta and I haven't seen her in like 5 years, so I'm very excited. Maybe I should mention that in all my entries, I'm never gonna actually name someone. My friends' names won't appear on here, for various reasons, although I will probably talk about them quite abit. So that's about it for tonight, I'm off to attend a game of 20 questions with my beloved (sometimes not so) friends. Although, it always ends up being more than 20 questions!