| Monday, April 23, 2007 |
| Hi Carolyn Epp...! |
So... just the other day, I went out for coffee with one of Tim's relatives... I shant say whom (But their initials might be R.E), and they mentioned that some in the fam have been blog stalking me to find out more about me. Alas, the moment is nigh and I would just like to say a very fun HELLO to anyone that might be blog stalking me to find out just who exactly their Timothy is marrying... I thought it was very wonderful that you thought of it... and I am so very excited to meet you sometime!
These days have been quite wonderful people... as of today there are 60 days, or 2 months until the wedding. I feel so blessed that things are just flying along. It is an interesting journey that we have had, and it is seeming more and more like this is the right decision for us. Obviously, you'd hope I would've known that when I said yes to begin with... and I did. But, with time it is seeming righter on a deeper level... I am truly pumped to become a Baerwald - as weird as it is that my name will no longer be what it always has been. To not be Erica SCAMMELL... isn't that WEIRD?
Anyway; enough wedding talk... on to the real announcement buiz. As of May 1, I am officially a full time employee of Bethany College. I know, I know... LIFER. Spare me the comments; if you don't think I, more than anyone else, am more aware of the number of years I have been involved - you are wrong. I am fully aware, and fully cognizant of the fact that the Lord keeps opening doors for me to be there. The day I feel I shouldn't be, I won't be. You can count on that. Until then, I am so so so very excited to start... I will be half time Youth Advance Director and half time Missions Assistant. Sherry Heidebrecht is directing the new developments, and I am her sidekick... things are so very exciting there people!!!
I'm not too sure what else to say; life is good. I feel content, I feel like I am being challenged. I feel like I am changing; and it's OK. Which is weird, because normally I am afraid of change... so we'll see how this goes... BE BLESSED friends... and don't forget: RSVP if you're supposed to!!! |
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| Wednesday, April 18, 2007 |
| I felt like a fool... and please don't mug me. |
So; here are a couple pics of my ring... "ooohhhh...", "ahhhhh..." I felt like a complete BOOB doing this - however, I have been asked by my audience, and therefore I shall submit. It's kinda fuzzy in the pics... but basically; it's a single "princess cut" (kinda square; cut so it's sparkly) Canadian diamond "in set" (or so I'm told by Tim who actually knows such things...) into a white gold band. I adore the ring; I give thanks that Timothy isn't the kind to make me wear some HEINOUS beast on my finger that I am uncomfortable with. I like my ring, it's been a shift having to wear jewellery for the first time in my life... but I figure the symbolism and all that jazz makes it worth it. Booyeah. Please don't mug me... or take my ring if you are some creepy thief scoping me out on the I-Net. I will give you all the money I possess if I may just keep my ring (and my life...).
I realized after posting this, that I look like I have incredibly UGLY hands. In my own defense; this picture does not do my hands any justice. I love my hands - they are weirdly small, cute and soft. Keep that in mind, and don't judge me for my oddly shaped looking hands in this photo - the angles were all wrong!
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| posted by Erica @ 11:51 a.m. |
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| Thursday, April 12, 2007 |
| Why Timothy is Lucky to be Marrying ME! |
Mainly; because last night I cooked ONE MINX SUPPER. Seriously; Bacon wrapped scallops, grilled steaks, buttery garlic and herb roasted zucchini... I am a genius. Just had to put it out there. Although; I must say, it's a VERY good thing that I'm not one of those girls that is all worried about fitting into a certain dress... or perhaps I should say maybe I SHOULD be one of those girls that worries a bit more... whatev - I am still a genius in the kitchen.
Pertaining to that; I'm sad to say that I won't be heading out to PEI this fall. Given that I'll be newly married and stuff... I have made the decision to not go to culinary school. This is a dream of mine that I am just not sure is to happen now. I've also been re-evaluating where I want to be in life... what I want to do. Do I study culinary arts full time? I'm not sure I want to put that kind of money and time into something that I am not sure is my future.... decisions eh? Oh man. I'm sure I'll be letting you all know soon enough about one last change that is going to be happening in my life that I'm making in my professional career... more to come on that later.
Also... gotta put it out there... Appleby Drive is slowly coming alive again... this week the kids were off of school and the park is alive. ALIVE! I love that the warm weather brings out the chillins... I haven't seen a lot of the Sudanese kids in a while, so to see and hear them in the park is heartwarming. Oh man I love that I love this place! Winter was a bit gross for a while there...
PS: It's + 10 outside. I am in heaven. |
| posted by Erica @ 5:30 p.m. |
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| Monday, April 09, 2007 |
| Fear Not... |
You may all still call me Scams.
Hi guys. Sorry I am sucking at this blogging thing... it's not even like I can blame it on being busy planning the wedding. Virtually everything that needs to be done for now is just that - Done. Guh. I'm boreddddd! But, thankful that everything went so smoothly; some details for the ladies out there who might be interested;
Wedding Ceremony is at Zoar Mennonite in Waldheim
Reception is immediately to follow at Bethany College
Our photographer is Debra Marshall (Seriously; check her out - so good!)
Catering the reception is Oven Scence from Dalmeny
Dana is my Maid of Honour and Jared Brandes is Tim's Best Man
We're not really having "colours" perse; but Dana will be in all black, as will Jared - really it's the flowers that I want to pop.
Flowers are done by Blossoms - I'm having a big bouquet that is a mix of hydrangea's, peonies, freesia, roses, gerbera's, treasure calla's, and greenery... so I'm pumped about that.
Yeah; that's the basics. I am already so excited for the big day; not because I'm all bridezilla and super crazy about my wedding; really we've been very very laid back about everything; but I'm just so excited because it is looking like it is going to be SUCH a FUN FUN day... not to toot my own horn; really it's nothing I have done, but everything that has absolutely fallen into place. Now we just have to decide things like what music we want to walk down the aisle to and what ring Tim is going to decide on and small stuff... the invitations are going out in the mail today... truly; nothing to do right now. Bored bored bored! (In the most excited way!)
In other news; I'm doing fairly well... my emotions of late have been ALLLLL over the map. Somedays I don't even know the source of my upsetness or discontent, but I'm trying. I think it might all be because I'm not a lover of change (by ANY means...) and right now my life is in quite a state of pending upheaval. Dana's moving out; Tim's moving in. I'm going to be married. I'm changing jobs (well - quitting one and going full time in the other)... and maybe too a part of it is all that it is just looming over me. Nothing is RIGHT NOW, it's all in a while. And I find myself trying to be patient and sucking badly at it. Anybody who knows me knows this about me; I am very much a "make it happen" kind of girl. You ask me to plan someething, be somewhere, do something, I will get it done NOW. Which in my personal life sucks because I need to stop pushing things and wanting it to be here already and just enjoy today for what it is worth; correct?
Arg. I strain against life so often instead of just giving myself over to it.
Anyhoo; maybe one of these days I'm gonna grab up a camera and go picture taking... it's been too long this blog of mine without photos. Soon people; soon... |
| posted by Erica @ 8:33 a.m. |
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