new job

I heard from a lady that the bakery she works at is looking for someone to work the front counter. Having had little luck with getting enough resumes out, finding enough jobs to apply for and having little to fill my time I was up for anything. I took this lady's suggestion and took in my resume at about 1pm. It seemed as though he didn't have a need for someone at the moment but that there was a student working that would go back to school in september leaving an opening. But he sat me down and looked through my resume with me. We chatted a bit and he seemed impressed with me and my resume.

He said "come back at 3:30 and hang out for a couple hours, see what we're about, and get a little work experience" So I did I was there for 2 hours. Cleaned the display cases, washed some dishes and learned some things like how to make coffee. When I arrived he had written down 4 shifts for me for the next four days. I was surprised since he gave the impression that he didn't have many hours available.

This bakery is run by conservative mennonites, very Christian people and people can't say enough good things about the owner and his family.

I hope that this job works out for me. It's something I haven't done before and for some reason I'm not very excited about working there, I'm more nervous. I pray that God will give me what I need to do the very best I can.

Plans

I don't have many plans right now and pretty soon that's really going to get me down. I don't have a job yet. I don't have many things I can do here. Thankfully that came in helpful when my husband needed help with work yesterday and I had lots of time to give him. Hopefully things will fall into place soon. Or if they don't I guess I'll be learning some kind of valuable lesson this year. We'll have to wait and see.

We are supposed to be going camping next week with the church. It's their campout weekend. We have a couple people offering to lend us things like a tent and sleeping bags because the only thing we have that you need when you're camping is a cooler. And that's not much. haha.

Even though we're sort of settled there's a lot that we have to be ready for to do with the church and I feel like we're just scraping by, not really planning ahead for much. Hopefully that will get easier when some of the big things are behind us. It should get better in a few weeks.

Praying that I find a job or something helpful to do, and that everything works out!

Morton Lake

These pictures were taken at a small lake called Morton Lake. It was incredibly peaceful. The water was fairly calm. We swam a little but it was pretty cold. This is a lake that is inland a bit. We actually had to drive about 20 minutes on a logging road to get to this lake, it's off the beaten track. There's a campground at this lake and most of the sites look right onto the lake. We were at the beach part which was really sandy. It was a lovely day, enjoying nature, peace and quiet, and good company!

pictures

My last post was about Seymore Narrows and the hike I took up to a bluff looking down on the narrows. here are a few pictures.







This last picture is of logs being stored in the water. I saw this as we were part way up the trail. Since I hadn't seen this before I took a picture. They dump the logs in the water and then tie them together. They probably go to a mill from here. Sadly the mill in Campbell River just shut down.

Ripple Rock Trail

A girl I met here took me hiking today on the Ripple Rock Trail. It starts from just off the highway and you end up 8 kms later on top of the ridge looking down on the Seymore Narrows. Seymore Narrows is a stretch of water where the water runs quickly and you see whirlpools. Cruise ships, barges and other boats come through this way but they couldn't always get through because there was a reef or a ridge under water that was too close to the surface and so at low tide the boats would run into it and sink. So people in the 1950's dug a tunnel under the water there, filled it with dynamite and blew it up so now the water is deeper and the big boats can get through. Because of making space there are now whirlpools and fast moving water there. The trail was fairly long and the hike was quite a workout. But really great too. We saw how the logging companies store the logs in the water. We were walking in a forest of trees, ferns, and other things growing. The trail was shady for most of the time. We saw a garden snake, a shrew, lots of slugs and a bird or two.

All in all a good morning of hiking and enjoying the great outdoors!

the internet

Today I've been pondering just how dependent and reliant we are on the internet. Having been without internet access for over a week it's like this vast electronic world that is the internet has just been opened up to me once more. I don't know what to do first, wade through 20+ emails, search for that much needed job, or the many other things that I can do....like blog. LOL.

Oh the internet what did we ever do without you???

Campbell River - 1 week in

We've been here for one week now. The family have gone home, the house is unpacked and put together, we've met some of the church family, I've found grocery stores, done laundry and even done some sight seeing. Sounds like we're settled eh?

On the surface, yes we're settled in. Tim's started his work as vicar, I've got the house in order and can find almost everything! And I'm getting familiar with the city. I hosted 4 people in my house before being here a week. Once they all left I crashed and had no more energy to spend. Moving sure takes a lot out of you. I've changed my phone number, arranged for cable, and stocked the kitchen.

Under the surface we're still getting comfortable with our life here. I'm wondering what will keep me busy this year. Who will I make friends with? What will enjoy doing? Will I find a job? I already have one job to apply for this week. And I'm waiting until we have internet access to find more job opportunities. Thankfully the internet is being hooked up tomorrow! :)

On a more exciting note I've met some wonderful people at the church! They have really opened up to us right off the bat. Wherever you go in town people say “Hi” to you. The ocean is beautiful. I've been down to the pier twice when the sun was out and the water looked incredibly blue. We saw a crab swimming seals poking their head up for air and blue herons probably looking for food. I saw someone catch a fish off the pier! I walked in a forest where the tree tops were metres above your head.

Campbell River is truly a beautiful place! There is so much to see and do. The other day I said, “This is a place that you come to visit, do all the touristy things and then leave. I don't know how to live here.” But there is more to this place. I can already see that this is a friendly community. Everywhere I've gone people are meeting people they know.

Overall this has been a great beginning to our year here in Campbell River.

Home

Home is where you find the people you love, and where you have memories.
Home is where you have things that you own, where you spend or spent a lot of time.
Home is hopefully a safe place and a positive place to be.
Home is where you belong best and where others there want you to be.

Home is our apartment but we're moving to our new home which doesn't feel like home yet.
Home is my parents house and my in-law's house
Home is so many places over the years that I have lived
and can no longer call home.

Home is not a place, you can't build a home like you can build a house.
Home is created by the people, through love and care of the house you have
and the relationships you share.

Home is a place where you love to be, where you don't want to leave
and where you miss when you're gone.