Based on the fact that I'm supposed to be packing/getting ready right now and we're supposed to start driving across the country in a couple hours, this post will be in point form and will cover in very little detail things that potentially would have had their own post if I had time.
- The Thailand thing: It's not happening. I e-mailed WE and let them know that while I was honoured to have been chosen, it would be better to pick one of the other candidates in my place. $250 is what I would have been given, which would really just have been deducted from the $1570 program fee. On top of that $1320, I would also have to pay a $200 application fee, VISA fees, and airfare cost. So in reality, while I'd love to volunteer in Thailand during August - I didn't really win much of anything.
-Coldplay: Just when I thought I couldn't love them any more... I went to their concert. It was filled with surprises and just blew every other concert I've ever been to out of the water. I honestly don't know if it's possible that I will ever see a show that will top this one. If you can, go see it! We paid an arm an a leg for our 22nd row floor seats (we were very close to Mr. Christopher) - but it was completely worth it!
-The talent show: The talent show I planned for the students was very long because I didn't have the heart in auditions to tell a bunch of primary children that they couldn't participate. I'll sacrifice my patience for their courage to get up there and perform. Despite a considerable amount of technical difficulties, it went okay I think.
-Goodbye to you: After saying goodbye to the students I've come to know and love and a bunch of goodbye suppers with my coworkers/friends, today I will leave Cold Lake. It's a nice place, but I'm okay with leaving the town. It's the people I'll miss! But I've grown accustomed to missing people.
-Michael Jackson: I may eventually write a separate post about this. I know many people are sensationalizing his death. After all - he died at only 50 years of age. So did my Dad. Michael Jackson was a human being just like my Dad, and obviously I feel that the world should be mourning my Dad's death just as much as MJs. Despite feeling a little bit of bitterness that people are so affected by THIS death, I do understand it. I feel sadness about it too. I'm not sure what I believe about all the allegations that were hurled at MJ because I have no way of knowing whether or not those things are true. I do, however, believe that he was a very misunderstood and lonely man. Imagine never having a childhood. Being forced to work at such a young age and never knowing what it's like to not be in the limelight. We see it all the time with celebrities - it affects people. I wish he had more people who would have reached out to him with his best interests at heart. I have a feeling MJs death might have been preventable. My Dad's was not. That is what makes both of these deaths so sad.
-RPLF Golf tournament: The Ray Palmer Legacy Foundation's first golf tournament was yesterday. I am so thankful to my Dad's friends for creating it, and also to everyone who went or donated to this worthy cause. Thank you for the love and support.
-Exciting things: I may have a couple exciting things coming up in the near future. I hope so because I always need at least one thing to look forward to each month. :)
-My bloggy sister: My sister Lesley has just started a blog about her life as a mom. I'm very happy about this. Check her out here: Lesley's Blog
Hopefully my next blog post will be from a different province!
Stay tuned.
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