my heart is beating fast.

Every once in a while things just fall into place so perfectly that there is no other way to explain it except that there is someone bigger out there – someone who has your path all planned out for you. (for the record I am so thankful for that person and the things he is doing right now.) This past February I made this layout and this past week I was offered a spot on a team that is going to India next summer. I of course, accepted!!

Ever since I first saw pictures of it I have been in love with the country and longed to see it for myself. I am beyond thrilled that this time next year I will have been to India. The team is going for at least three weeks, with the possibility of staying for up to 8 weeks depending on funds etc. While we are there we will be working with a variety of organizations doing health care and increasing awareness about global health as well as some sight seeing (eeee!).

I am still kind of shocked about the whole thing and am so so thankful for this opportunity. The next year is going to be tough. Busy planning our trip as well as trying to raise funds for the trip as well as figuring out how I am going to make ends meet during my last year of school (since I will have at least one, and potentially two months next summer when I am not working). Despite the work that it will be in planning the trip and the following year – the risks far, far outweigh the other factors.

I will keep you regularly updated. On the 13 of November I will find out more about the trip at our first official planning/information session. I want to thank all of you who sent up little prayers when I asked for them over the past couple of weeks – I truly believe in the power of a prayer or a positive thought and therefore of the fact that all of you had an instrumental part in my being a part of this trip. So thank you for that.

xoxo, your very excited friend,

jeremy.

oh. new followers! There has recently been an increase in the number of you and I am flattered. I want to personally welcome you to my little blog and thank you, thank you, thank you for sticking around. You literally mean so much to me.

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tonight.

tonight i want:

a trip to the pumpkin patch

apple cider

sweater party (i have the perfect sweater – i’ve been saving it for just the right occasion)

sushi

to watch where the wild things are

to be a power ranger for halloween (the original kind that i used to watch. i couldn’t find one this year. maybe next year. ps. i’ll have to take a picture of my power rangers lunch box from kindergarten)

to knit pretty things for my friends.

I am looking for some delicious fall soup recipes as well as a delicious veggie chili recipe. If you know of any email me or leave a comment.

Aaaalso, Come back on Monday for big big news. I really wanted to blog about it tonight but I can’t just quite yet. Soooooon though.

jer.

(if you read my blog in safari, or firefox is my right hand sidebar actually a sidebar? or is it more of a bottom column? let me know)

ps. i love you

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October Eye Candy

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I’ve said it before and I’m sure to say it again but Tim Walker is pure genius. This shoot he did for Haper’s Bazaar is so amazing. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a photo of his that I don’t love.  Check out the rest of the shoot by clicking the link above – it is magic!!

Today, I am waiting on news that will potentially change my life. So I was asking last week, but especially tomorrow, your thoughts or prayers or whatever would be  very appreciated. Hopefully I will be able to let you know what has been going on with me over the past couple of weeks very, very soon.

I don’t say it enough, but thank you for taking the time to read my ramblings – for those of you who blog yourselves you know how much it means, and for those of you who don’t blog, you’ll never know how much it means until you start your own blog. So seriously, thank you!

love.love, jeremy.

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Running Through Fields of Hitchikers

Recently, me and my sweet friend Vanessa and I did a little’ol swap-a-roo. I put together a cutie little kit for her including some of my favourite scrappy things. I also made some handmade Sassafras inspired little woodgrain fawns. looove.

Basically, I had the funnest (i know its not a word) putting together the kit – dream job a kit maker. Not a packer per say, but picking the stuff that goes into a kit – that would be so. much. fun.

I also put together a little playlist for her.

I think I had even more fun putting this together than I did putting the kit together. I handpainted the album artwork and then added everything else in photoshop. Aaaah I loove it. I couldn’t wait to share it with all of you, but I needed to wait until V got her package before I could share.

I have listened to this playlist soooo many times. I looove it. And lucky for you here it is!

I hope you like it. I couldn’t get all of the songs, and I made a couple of substitutions/additions. Tell me what song or songs are your favourite. pleeaaaase.

It is good to be blogging again.

xoxo Jer

ps. today there is something very exiting going on for me. something is in the works right now that i can’t talk about at the moment, but if you’re a prayer i could really use some over the next couple of weeks and especially at 4pm today. i hope to share more about this with you in the near. near. future. veeery exciting.

Well I Do Declare

Golly it has been a looong time since I last blogged. Not quite a month, but just about. Ha. Anyways, I’m back (for tonight anyways) with at the very least a few uninteresting things to share with you. I hope however, that some of them will be interesting to you.

First of all, update. (Disclaimer: I feel like most of this will be uninteresting stuff, otherwise I would have blogged  Run for the cure was a couple of weeks ago, our team raised juts over $1000 so yay! I am having a really hard time getting back into the routine of school I’m just not feeling it this year for some reason. I found the most delicious restaurant last week when one of my very best friends came to spend a couple of days with me (ps. she is moving out west and I am going to miss her terribly. for real though). It is called Veg-Out and it is the most delicious vegan restaurant. If you ever come to visit me in London we must go. MUST. (yes, that is an invitation to come and visit me). I scrapped a  simple, fun layout and have had one sitting on my desk for a good two or three weeks just waiting to be finished. Here is said layout: My dear London posted the DT work this week for her lovely buttons, so check that out here. I had a lovely thanksgiving weekend with my family – however i don’t have any pictures since I forgot to take them of the camera.

Speaking of camera’s I need a new one, I really  want a DSLR however I don’t think that is going to be possible right now since I just don’t have the money. So two things:

a- If you have a DSLR that you are trying to sell for a good price hit me up.

b – If you know someone who is selling one or know of a good deal somewhere online link me up.

c- If you have any suggestions of a good, reasonable point and shoot tell me because that is likely what I’m going to have to go with.

OK so that was three things, sue me. Speaking of money etc. here are a few things on my wishlist at the moment:

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with which to make things – like forts

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Ok. That’s all I have today. Tomorrow I will post a fun playlist. yay for being back blogging.

 

xoxo Jer

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Giveaway + A Great Cause

Last year me and my friends participated in the CIBC Run for the Cure. You can read about that here. The run raises money to benefit breast cancer research and you can read all about the run here. The nursing faculty at our school puts together a team every year and this year is no exception. We had such a great time last year and I am super excited to be participating again. Not only do we get to raise money for a great cause, but really, its another excuse to spend time with my friends how awesome is that? Here is where you come in. I am always so floored at the amazing sense of community between members of the blogging/craft world, even moreso with the support that I find from the followers of my blog and my blog bff’s. So naturally, I come to you asking for your assistance with this great cause.

Any amount you can donate will be super appreciated. I set my fundraising goal at $200 and I would be amazed to see that goal blown out of the water. I know it can be done.

To sweeten the pot a little bit I am going to add a little giveaway to this. I am not 100% sure what the giveaway will be, but I can assure you it will be a good one. I am thinking mixtapes, crafty goods, and possibly some etsy love. I will let you know for sure as soon as I know. If you donate (no matter the amount) leave a comment to tell me you donated, and your name will be entered into the drawing for a cutie little prize. If you blog/tweet/facebook/etc. about this giveaway link me up and you will get an extra entry for each time you do it ie. if you blog about it you get an extra entry, if you blog and tweet about it, you get two extra entries, if you blog about it three times, you get three extra entries etc. Just remember you must donate first (before you blog tweet etc) to get any entries. Easy right?How do you donate you ask? Click the donate button up there and you will be taken to my donation page. All you need is the internet and a credit card. Just fill out the form and there you have it, you have just donated to a great cause and put your name into the draw for a fun giveaway.

You can donate up until Sunday Oct 03, 2009 (the date of the run) and I will draw the winner on the Monday after that (Oct 4).

I know that in these times it is hard to find the extra money for things like this however every little bit counts, and I believe that by giving to this cause you will be blessed in addition to the many people that will be blessed by your donation.

Thank you so much in advance. You are all awesome!!

 

i looove youu!!

Dear Blog,

i have not forgotten about you or your followers. I promise. Its not just you either, I have been neglecting other blogs as well, all of the many, many, blogs that I follow. However I have been super busy which explains my absence from the online world. Getting settled back into the apartment, getting back into the routine of school, working on student’s council things you know, the usual. Anyways, I figure within the next week or so I will be back into the routine of things aka blogging.

Here however, is a small list of the things that have been going on lately that have been keeping me from blogging and a few other things, observations etc. 

- for my first class last week i had to read 39 pages from one book, 128 from another, and two studies in preparation. (love how they just me launch right into it)

- i sent out a fun little package to my sweet friend Vanessa. when i receive confirmation that she has the package in her hands i will share it with you. i had so much fun putting it together and there are a few things i want to share with you.

- i am beginning my duties on student’s council (i am VP social for the nursing faculty at my school) so i am responsible for planning all of the fun events that we put on during the year. it is proving to be a lot of work so far, but most of it is fun work and i’m glad to be involved.

-this boy is so stubborn, cute, mischievous, sweet, fun, etc. and i am loving getting to know him. (he is chillin right beside me as i write this lol)

-i need a haircut desperately. it hasn’t been done since may and its getting just a tad too long. i think i’m gonna keep it on the longer side though, but it needs to be touched up. especially since my head is going to be in the books for the next 8 months, it gets a tad annoying hanging in my eyes.

- i have been listening to a lot of these fellows.

-also, this is one of the loveliest things i’ve ever seen. so WATCH IT!

ok i think that is all for tonight. there’s probably more that i have to share with you but it is escaping me at the moment.

i will be back tomorrow with another post about something pretty special. so check back :)

looove jer.