May and such.

So school has started, and I have to say that I am thoroughly happy I decided to transfer schools. The wait was well worth it. I enjoy my classmates, although the beginning was quite rocky between me and a girl. But now that feeling is over and friendships are flowering! I am particularly happy to say that I have found a friend in a few more than many. I have become a study partner for Denise, and after we studied she got quite a high mark. I am very happy for her, and am glad I can be a boost of encouragement and such. We will be studying together for the Anatomy exam coming next week, because sometimes things just stick better when you bounce thoughts and ideas back and forth between one another. I am just glad I can help :) Another two friends of mine are DawnRaye and Angel. What goofs we can be! DawnRaye has a little girl who is soon to be six, her name is Amaya. I have seen pictures, but await eagerly the day I can meet this little princess in person. Angel also has a lot of character and is wonderful to work with. I think sometime soon the three of us will go out dancing together. These girls keep my day light and fun, and I am laughing between moments of seriousness :) My teacher Sanja (pronounced Sonya) is also amazing! She is very into the holistic side of life, and is a Rieki master. She has so much knowledge about reflexology, aromatherapy, and many more holistic practices that I am excited to learn about. I plan on learning more of a holistic approach to esthetics. She says to not refer to ourselves as estheticians because people always say "oh, you do nails?!". Which is not true at all. So now we are referring to ourselves as nail and skin wellness therapists. Sounds fancy, but really my job is all about the wellness of body and its areas of function. I am also happy to report that I have had three exams already (as well as almost a whole textbook finished) and have passed them all with 100%. I am hoping to get another 100 on my anatomy exam, but we will see. I didn't think I would pass the last one with such a good mark, because I was having difficulty remembering the difference between the nail diseases and disorders... The medical names of them were all so similar! But thankfully I came through. Why aim for lower than the best mark? But I will just have to study hard and review for the upcoming exam like always, and the rest is up to Him. I have also become quite good at french nail art, as well as painting... I just really don't like nail painting. It is sooooo tedious :S I much prefer facials, massage, aromatherapy, and waxing.

Martin seems to be doing well with Zee alone at home while I am at school. I feel bad sometimes still though, because he won't eat as much when I am not there. Martin has said that the little guy looks around for me when he wants to eat, and then gets upset. This statement tore at my heart. But I have been keeping my head up regardless of the hurt, because I know this is what I am supposed to do. At the end of the course, when I walk across that stage, it will all have been worth it. I am sure of it in my heart of hearts. Besides, now when I come home and spend that fleeting hour with Zacharie before he goes to bed, those moments are even more precious now. But I still pray for strength for Martin while I am away. I am jealous too, though, because he gets to see him more than myself. I am thankful he gets this opportunity. How many dads can say they got to do this at least once with their children? Martin is excited to start school, I can tell. He is already looking into what type of laptop would suite his course at NAIT best. He will be taking Marketing their in September, a two year course. For the two of us, things have been so busy. We had been forgetting to be a little romantic, but now that the stress of the first school week is done I can feel it coming back. I had forgotten on one occasion or two as well, so now we are spending a little more fun time and snuggle time. Our relationship is always thriving and that makes me happiest of all. He is such a wonderful friend, husband, and father... I couldn't be more blessed <3



My parents just moved into their new home in the west end of the city at the beginning of the month. We will be going to visit them tonight for a bit. My mom and I are doing very well in our relationship too, compared to a year or two ago. For this, I am happy. My father's parents also visited this month too, and I was glad they got a chance to see Zacharie :) I miss them the most in Saskatoon.
Zacharie has been growing so fast since my last post. On May 3rd he was sitting up on his own (that's two days before he turned five months). He can now also roll over both ways on his back, but still not from his front since he first did it in March. I think that is because we cheered so loud that we scared him. I don't blame him... On May 17th he started to body scoot around. Now he sort of does the worm (belly flopping) to get around. He has the leg movements but not the arms quite yet. He is so very close to crawling! And at five and a half months, it just feels so early. I guess all those moments of sickness during the whole pregnancy were worth it, he is just so smart :) But I guess every parent thinks their baby is smart. He enjoys reading and snuggling during the day, and loves to walk around while you hold his hands. He bounces and dances in his jumperoo, but loves to see the dog Sammy walk by. Once he gets thoroughly mobile, Sammy better watch out. He is so fascinated by him, that once he gets moving he will be chasing him about the house :) Zacharie loves animals. When we had our kittens, he would pet them and squeal, and all dogs he loves to pat. I am looking into taking him to the next petting zoo. Even books about animals make him squeal!

Our kittens Tesla & Tiki were adopted to a bigger home earlier this month as well. It was a better fit for them as we will be here in the basement for another two years and it wasn't fair to them to have to stay in one room. I am happy to say they now have a large house to roam around, and a little girl is very happy to have them as her own. The woman who came was very nice, and I am happy they have such a loving new home. We still miss them very much though, and Halo too. We are thinking that maybe after the summer we will get a bunny. But we will see. For sure when we move though, we will be getting a dog. We won't get one until then though, as Sammy is not fond of other dogs on his areas. But we will be loving Sammy regardless. We will be taking him camping with us this summer. And hopefully once the sun comes back after this week of rain we can start going on evening walks with him again!