Canadian weather...

Well, here I am in Canada again. I love this place, but I don't need to tell you that; you almost certainly know already. If you didn't know already, then you do now. As ever, it's been pretty manic so far. Bethany is working quite a lot, so we're grabbing every spare minute together, and when she's actually at work, I've been catching up with a lot of friends. It's pretty awesome that my friend Joel is in town this week too, as I never expected to see him. Jacob was at band practice on Monday night, getting ready for Freshwind, so Joel and I went outside, and talked at length about what we've both been up to for the last year, and what the next year holds. He gave me some pretty good advice, too. And there was praying. It was excellent.

I also hooked up with my friend Becky on Sunday night. Becky goes to the same church as me in Leeds, and she's over this side of the Atlantic visiting family. she joined us at TACF central, and that was pretty sweet. It's great to feel at home at that church. Last time I made it down, it was in October, and it was pretty new. I didn't know a lot of people there, and it was in an unfamiliar building. Just before the service, I'd met with Bethany in a coffee shop to try to persuade her that our relationship was worth pursuing. The jury was still out on that one, so I was in a bit of a wierd mood. I said to Andrew G afterwards that I knew that Central would feel like home sometime, but right now, it was a little awkward. As I suspected, this time was a whole new experience. I'm seriously excited to become a member of the church when I move here in January.

I'm stuck inside right now, which is why I finally have time to blog. There's a pretty good thunderstorm going on out there at the moment, and Bethany's at work. Jacob should be over in about an hour, and I'm going to cook up some steak. Then we're going to go meet my wonderful fiancee from work, and catch a movie. Life is so chilled out for me while I'm here, and whilst I'm doing planning for next term at school, there's not an awful lot for me to do that's actually pressing. I've found myself wondering how different life here will feel when it's actually my home, and I have a job, and a WIFE. I'm excited by all of that, but I don't really know what to expect. My only real experience of the country is one of relaxation, and I know that's not always going to be the case when I build a life here. Any thoughts on that?

There's plenty more to report, I just don't have the motivation to type any more right now. I'll get back to you in a couple of days...