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So as much as I LOVE living here...today I am feeling awefully homesick. It is incredibly hard not seeing my family and friends from back home on a regular basis. Especially my mom (K, I'm gonna tear up for a sec). I don't know how many of you have met my mom, but she is one pretty awesome lady. She is possibly one of the most dynamic people I have in my life. She is faithful to her family, her friends, but most importantly her God. She has taught me what it means to be a Christian young lady. I love her so much, and I can only hope to become a portion of the Christian lady she is today. I love you mom!

1.YOUR REAL NAME: Lisa-Rosanne May Osterbeck

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first 3 letters of real name plus izzle.) Lisizzle...

3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color and favorite animal) Red Tiger...umm....

4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (your middle name and street you live on/or neighborhood if it's a number) May Roselawn

5. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name) Ostli

6. YOUR SUPERHERO/CRIMINAL NAME: (Your 2nd favorite color, and favorite drink)Purple Tea

7. YOUR MID-EASTERN NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, 1st letter of your last name, 2nd letter of your moms maiden name, 3rd letter of your dads name, 1st letter of a siblings first name, and last letter of your moms first name). Itlmnch...Pronunciation please!

8. YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (parents middle names). Rosanne Jacob

9. YOUR GOTH NAME: (black, and the name of one of your pets, past or present). Black Shadow

....stolen from someone else's blok...aka....bored at work...

5 years already...WOW!!!!

So Rememberance Day holds another meaning for me (Yes, I know this posting is a couple of days late)....November 11, 2003 is when I made the treck from Beautiful British Columbia to Calgary....and I don't regret a second. Moving here has been the best decision of my life. God has brought me so far! I can't believe the changes that HE has made in my life since I've moved here....like...I can drive..lol...Just Kidding. Anyway, like I was saying...Life has been such a journey for me since I've been here...from my first traumatising (did I spell that right?) week to these most hectic, busy, crazy, kooky days that I have been living lately. I thank God for the wonderful pastor that He has given me, the wonderful youth pastor and wife, and my wonderful wonderful friends...although I'm almost a million years older than all of you (we folks from BC tend to have a largely exagerated immaginations)that God has placed in my life. Well...since I was only going to stay for one year and well...it's been five, here to another great one year (or five)...Love you all!

Three of my fav pals......

Guess what we had today at work making a training video....not a bad day I'd say...

Tag..I'm it...

1) There are 23 letters in my name
2) I have one sister and three brothers
3) I was blinded when I was four because of a nice little trip I took down the stairs on a toy dog with wheels
4) I have a gap in my tooth to which everyones INSISTS I have something in my teeth. Drives me bonkers!!!!!
5) I love my job as a paralegal and one day I'm going to law school to become the real deal
6) One day I plan to travel in an RV across Australia!!!

Rules:
1. Link the person that tagged you.
2. Mention the rules on your own blog
3. List 6 unspectacular things about you or your group.
4. Taggify 6 other bloggers.

Thara Miracle Walker tagged me:)

I tag...
1)Amy
2)Drea
3)Angel
4)Jael
5)Matt D
6)Angie

September 29, 2008

The other day (see above), I looked out the window at work (we are on the 4th floor). To my surprise, I noticed that the street was blocked off with police tape, and standing around, were approximately 10 police officers speaking with the surrounding neighbours. One of the girls that I work with, went downstairs to see what the commotion was about. She came back up with some pretty distrubing news. In one of the houses around our building, shots had been fired and the police and K9 unit had been called to control the situation. A tear gas bomb had been thrown into the house, which then shook the windows of our building. We were told that we couldn't leave work until the situation was under control. Not only us but surrounding schools and streets were in lock down until they could control the situation. Shortly after 5:00, we were told we could leave. Not long after, we found at that, unfortunately, the man had shot himself. What started out as an exciting experience, definately ended somberly. I ask that you keep this man's family in your prayers.