.approximately 1,692 km from home.

today, was an ohk day. just an ohk day you might ask? yes. . . just an ohk day. i realized today how discouraging it can be looking for work, and places not hiring. walking into places that haven't advertised their hiring and find out. . . they aren't hiring. i honestly don't know how people "enjoy" not working and sitting around all day doing nothing. i, lauren raine, am not that type of person. i need to be working to enjoy myself. i am a working person. i will always be a working person. i need to be working. i need to be doing something. ahh.. .. ..

so, searching for work, a tedious task. . . text from nick. . . danielle is sick at work and needs to be picked up. . . a good time for me to clear my head and get away from job sites and resume planning out. . .
next thing i know i'm at the fun(funeral) home. . . mapping out law firms downtown van-city to apply to while down there for my interview tomorrow. i figured, i will be dressed up and down town. . . why wouldn't i apply for jobs!?

. . many hours later. .

nick and i had a fantastic dinner together, consisting of asparagus, pork steaks and a garden salad. . .
we then ventured to the mcdonalds parking lot. . . ha-ha creeped out yet? . . . oh settle down. . . we went there to meet a gentleman who sold us our wonderful Rider game tickets

[side note: please notice how i could care less if we are in bc and it's a "bc lions game" . . any game i go to with the Rider's playing will always be considered a RIDERS game]

continuing on. . we returned to nick's house where for some reason, i don't know why, but it hit me. i miss home. i miss my mom, my dad, my brother, larissa, my puppy, grace, suzy, everyone at hillsdale, my work, all the ladies at my work, everything. i missed and still miss it all. deep breaths lauren. . . deep breaths. . . i'm so thankful for nick and his sensitive side. even though i'm sure he would have much rather been sitting watching the canucks play on tv. . . he sat with my giving my hugs and letting my tears soak into his t-shirt. . .
after calming myself down i realized that its less than two months till christmas, and if all goes as planned it will be less than 2 months till i see my family. i think i can handle that, i hope i can that is. for all of you who read my blog, whether you are family and friends in regina, or ontario or down in the states or in bc. please know this. . . i love you all. like actually love you all. i miss you all. . and. . . i love you all.
i am going to try very hard to try and stay committed to this blog, so you all can hear about my roller coaster i'm on!

until next time, keep fit, and have fun!