a trip down memory lane.

the other day, i was out and about and happened into the Dutch Girl Chocolate store on Commercial Drive. every time i go there, i wonder if and wish that they have one of my favorite candies that i used to get from my Beppe's candy drawer when i was a girl: lemon drops.
well, i had never seen them at the DGC store before, but the other day, much to my amazement and joyful discovery, i found out that they did indeed sell them there! so, i promptly bought them.
now, they aren't exactly the same ones that i remember (these ones are round, as you can see in the picture below, not lemon shaped), but they are still delicious and i'm pretty excited to bring this fun little discovery home with me when i go to NS next week. "yay!" for lemon drops.

(i apologize for the poor picture quality. recently, my digital camera display screen broke, so i have had to revert back to taking pictures by actually peeking through the little viewfinder hole. i'm still re-learning, as you can tell.)

my life in photos...

before i begin, i would just like to point out that the last time i posted was only a week ago. i'm getting better at doing this whole blog thing. perhaps a huge factor in this equation is that i finally have my computer in my hands...perhaps.
that said, i am going to forgo the whole typing thing, and use photos instead to fill you in on the goings on of my life thus far this summer.
so, sit back, relax, and prepare your optical organs for the adventure...

i helped plant a community garden with some friends
(this is a older photo, so it is not completely accurate...)

this is at a small group function, complete with some exuberant young men

this is Dez, Jennifer, and myself at the annual and equally delightful Commercial Drive Car-free Festival

speaking of "adventure," this photo depicts a couple of beautiful ladies that were on the Mission Adventure team from Colorado/Wyoming that i hosted in June

i have been drinking copious amounts of water. it is important and essential to do so. (there are no large glasses at the church that we are working at, but they do have measuring cups!)

spending time with small children of the same name
(Rebecca Jane and Rebecca Joy)

me, attending a fantastically fun toga-que (definition: a barbeque that you wear a toga to) hosted by the lovely Laura (pictured) and Radiant Rene (not pictured)

so, it has been a good summer so far, as you can see. i am looking forward to part 2 of this story, and am going into it knowing that i am so blessed to be here, with these people, at this time in my life.

waiting.

this moment is one of waiting.
waiting at the office for Jessa and Hillary, because Jessa forgot me here in her flurry of banking and needing to meet Hill at Superstore. i was supposed to be picked up somewhere in that mix of activity...
waiting for my new laptop (which is, for the moment, dubbed vanilla bean...i know, cheesy) to arrive. right now it's stuck in the "USA Ground Line Haul," whatever that means. it has been "there" (wherever "there" is) for over a week now, and i just want it to come. in some ways, i've been waiting 3 years for it, ever since my parents gave me money towards a computer when i graduated high school. *sigh* i know it's only an earthly treasure, but still...
waiting a couple more weeks to go back to the other side of Canada to be with my family, some who i haven't seen in over a year or more. some who i've never even met. i'm so excited to just be with those people.
waiting for much more. to know what i'm supposed to do in the next few years. for Mr. Right ("true love waits," right?). for life to happen, when i know it already is happening as i wait.
waiting. i'm not even sure if waiting is always a good thing. shouldn't i just carry on as usual? but some things need to be waited for. can i wait and still actively pursue life at the same time? heck, i'll give it a try. at least, i think that's what i've been up to lately.
waiting, oh waiting. maybe God is trying to teach me some patience through these things...