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Wow. I really cannot do this whole blog thing. Not too sure how people do it once a week. Nothing exciting happens in my life and I can’t really seem to find the time or the drive to write. Things have certainty changed since my last post in Calgary. I have reached my destination in BC. The drive through the mountains where very beautiful. I love driving through the mountains. It’s one of my favorite things about Canada. I love the water that runs though them and looking up at the majestic views. What a gift God gave to the world. Although the one down side is that Aubrey does not share my feelings on the mountains and she spent most of the trip pretending were weren’t in them. But we made it and it was fabulous.

I was very excited once we had reached Vancouver. I had never seen the BC Ferry and was excited to get onto the island. Just wanted to get there! I had been on a large ferry before but that was from Dublin to Wales. The ferry was neat, I think I spent most of it on the top deck with the wind in my hair. It may have been cold but it was wonderful. I love the cold! The café in the ferry was very neat. All different kinds of food. I ate very good Sushi and munched on some of the kids fries. I did get lost too. You think you’re all grown up and you can take care of yourself, and then you lose the family your traveling with. I went below deck to where we were parked and we eventually met up. I tell you, I had never felt so much like a 3 year old, but I didn’t panic and try to think logically. It all worked out.


After the ferry ride, we had finally reached Aunty Berta’s. We didn’t have a place to live or call our own and we were exhausted, but we had finally reached our destination. We stayed in Aunty Berta’s basement for a while. It fit us alright, but one thing I was not expecting was the size of the spiders here. Oh my goodness. While we were there I hit the books and began to start my school work while Aubrey and Koos worked on getting the kids into school and trying to find a place to stay.

About 3 weeks into living at Aunty Berta’s, we had finally found a place to live in Duncan. A very neat duplex. It was nice to move in and finally get into a place we could call home. Things are finally settling down and we are getting back into a routine. Across our house is a park and a very neat backyard with a little pond. All in all, it’s a great place and I’m glad to be here.

Calgary and Colds.

Sick. sick sick sick sick!

Bloody Colds! I tell yah.

This cold decides to hit me in Edmonton. Thanks a lot

While in Edmonton, I fought the cold and did some lovely hanging out with my older sister. Stayed at her place and watched Big Bang Theory. Tried Bubble Tea and did some window shopping. Then went for dinner with my younger sister for her birthday and then had dessert with my Uncle. All in all it was good.

Then I headed to the hotel where the crew was. Still sick. Friday morning we headed out to go hang with Aubrey's brother, his wife, and new baby! We are leaving on Monday morning and this cold better be gone or there will be some serious hell to pay.

On another note. I know that this is something I think I have bitched about for over 5 years and have never done anything about it. I am overweight. Very overweight. But I have been nothing but lazy and procrastinating and not ever really trying to lose weight. I really want to start trying but I'm fairly convinced that I'm going to fail myself like I always do. But I am hoping with this move to Duncan I will find a good gym and lots of opportunities to change my eating habits. I realized that I need to be more positive about it and I'm trying but mostly I feel like a very literal big fat failure. The goal I think is once it hits Oct 1, we should be in Duncan and that's when I'm going to start the plan. The goal is to lose 50 pounds by May 15. My 19th Birthday. Target weight 190. Thats still a big number, but its better than what I'm at.


Good luck to me I guess?

Duncan or BUST.

-Koos (Head of them Reintjes)
-Aubrey (the real of head of the Reintjes)
-The kids!



Well, It's been a few days since me and the Reintjes family have headed out of Hay River. We left Friday at around 1 o'clock. It was a hard drive out, lots of tears and goodbyes. It was hard for me to finally leave my home-town.

The adventure started out sad, but the first night was awesome. We pulled in to High Level that night and checked in to the new Best Western. It was great because first thing we did was head to the pool. It was so neat. There was a kids area and a great hot tub. Then dinner and bed.

The next day we have a great breakfast, went back to the pool and then hung out for a little longer. At around 1 we headed out to Fairveiw to hang out with the kid's Muma.(Aubrey's Mum) We got there around 6pm and she got in and we headed straight to Dunvegan.

Dunvegan is a little place by a river where they have a mini golf and ice cream and a little store. It was decked out head to toe in Christmas stuff. It was awesome, but it also made me feel a little homesick.

Now we are hanging at Muma's and I'm going to meet lots of family on Aubrey's side. Then on Tuesday it is off to Edmonton.

I wish this made....bunny!

I don't know if you noticed,(who ever you are..... and why are you reading my blog??) but I cannot stay on one thought, I go every which way possible. But gosh darn it I am going to try!

Friday, this Friday, my life is going to change! Not in the marriage or give birth way, heavens no.... or am I allowed to swear on my blog? It's more of a f*** no.

I am moving. Now this doesn't exactly seem like a huge change, especially since I have only been living in the house I am in now for about 2 months. BUT I am moving far away from the place I have always live. From birth till now I have been a proud resident of the NWT. The NWT will always be my home in my heart but it's time for a nice new change. Hopefully BC will welcome me with their mountains and gross HST.

I'm excited and scared all at the same time.

and now I think I am going to change the subject.

Anime, yes that often said weird Japanese animation. I love it, but that's not the point. I have recently finished watching a new series. It was really good. I liked it, but I'm hitting that bored feeling, so whatever I thinking about..... which I am not sure of that that even is, I will write about later....maybe.

Dah!

ok ok.... I'm not good at this blog thing.
No dedication...frick.

Well, things have improved since my last post, but not without plenty of garbage. The night my cat died, a close friend of mine's father was killed in a bar fight. It was really hard because me and this friend have a.... let's call it a history. I was very sad for him, but he worked through it.

After that sad week I thought maybe I was gunna catch a break, but God doesn't hand out breaks like free candy so I was wrong. He made me go and do my learners test. For the third freaking time. Now I have little to no confidence, and I was sure that I was going to fail. I mean come on!

But I passed! I was very happy, and it did help me a little bit. I'm not a total failure. And then I almost killed Koos, he the dad of the crazy family I live with. But we survived cause he grabbed the wheel in time.

Then, this house I live in that we have been trying to sell got sold, So I'm moving.

and now I'm too bored to finish this blog,

but seriously who cares?

May 10 2003 - August 13, 2010

Good Bye Suki

My cat, my little knight, the one who heard every hurt, and saw every tear and heard every secret. My hero.

She is gone today, 7:00pm, my cat closed her eyes and that was it. I'm so sad. I can't really put into words how sad I am. I am not broken or devastated but I am so sad. I wish that I could have one more hug. I remember the days I would hold her and wonder when I would have to let go. She is gone. I wish she could understand how I loved her, or how she saved me so many times. She was my angel the very first time I held her in my arms. She was so much more than a cat, she was a soul mate and a constant companion. She understood and was there. If I was sad or simply sick, she would not leave my side. This time, I could not be by her side. Nor will she ever be there for me again.

I know, somewhere deep down, that as a cat, she was never meant to be this close to me, but she was. I feel the need to honor her. She wasn't a cat. She was Suki, she was my baby, and she will always be.

Goodnight baby girl. I'm sorry. I miss you. Fly away home.

Life Change much?

Well, crap.

Currently, my life is spinning around like a big crazy mess!
Tomorrow I go and take a learner's test. I know it's a little late at 18, but that's the way it goes, then on Friday I have to put my cat of 7 years, Suki down.

Which, by the way, sucks.

She has been there for me, for the hardest of times, whenever my heart was broken, when my older sister left for college, when my parents broke up, and whenever I was sick. Now, she is sick and there is nothing I can do, but wish her a goodbye. Which is sad.

But that's not all folks!!

My whole life, I have been overweight. ALWAYS. So finally now, at 18, at 240 pounds and have tried everything, a doctor has given me a new change. Since I could be pre-diabetic, I am now not allowed to eat carbs. For the rest of my life. New life change people! No bread, potatoes, pasta. I also learned that my pancreas is now so messed up that no matter what kind of sugar I put into my body, weather it is white sugar or from a fruit, my body can't tell the difference. So I can only eat berries.

And more exercise,which I knew I should be doing, but it's hard to get exercise when you live in a town of 8 months of winter. Meh, I guess I gotta find ways of getting it. I'm kinda sick of this gaining 10 pounds a week when I don't eat different than everyone else, small portions and no snacking and no fried foods, should NOT cause weight gain. So this (cross your fingers) I hope works!!

Obsession.

Now, I am unsure of when this all started, but I have had unhealthy feeling for things I become a fan of. It may of started with Archie Comics, I collected them with a when I was about 10 and one day my mother believed it was an obsession, and threw them all out. I cried.

Fast forward a few years later and I am watching TV. I come across a episode of Beast Wars. Now I am FREAKING out because this was a favorite show as a child, but we had got rid of cable so it had been years. To my horror, this was an episode where a main character dies. I proceed to cry for a whole night, as if he was a personal friend.

I wish I could say, now at 18 I have grown out of this, but no I have not. When I read a story or enjoy a good anime, I somehow bond with it. I have this feeling of stupidity. Come on Caitlind, it isn't real. However there isn't anything I can do. I still hold some characters close to my heart as if they are real. This is just a small part of just how.....weird I am.

I'm trying to embrace it though. I am me, and well, I think I got a good handle on who I am, and I kinda like my strangeness. It gets lonely some times, we would all like to have someone who understands us fully. Then again that what God is for I guess.

Once again I feel like I need to end this post with something fantastic, however I am not fantastic in any way, so as a favor to this un-fantastical person, I leave you with a song that I hope you look up and enjoy.

Dearly Beloved - Yoko Shimomura

Blogs?

So I guess that didn't work huh?
So much for me blogging, but since one of my best friends is a blogger and she has asked me to follow her, maybe I'll start up again.

Things sure have changed since I wrote in this blog last, I didn't graduate when I was supposed to, I moved out of home, and I might be moving across the country and completely starting a new life. I feel like I'm standing on the edge of a cliff, but it is a good one. I am excited for this new life.

Well, I'm not to sure on how to end a post? I don't really have any witty comments, so I think I'll end it with a God Bless.