Boy is it ever windy and stormy on Vancouver Island right now. I can't even believe how stormy it is. For those of you who remember the mild climate of the island, especially Victoria, the weather right now is definitely contradicting that. In Port Alberni there was 119 mm of rain today, and in Cathedral Grove trees are falling over so that no one can drive to or from Port Alberni. This is unfortunate because Mike and I are planning on heading there for the weekend. Hopefully the storm will have passed by then. On the news they showed a tree crashing right into a house in Vancouver and then apparently a condo building under construction collapsed from the heavy wind and rain. It's really remarkable. I tried going to the mall and I could barely get the door to my car open when I left it's so windy. The north of the island apparently has winds of up to 100km an hour. Pretty crazy.
That said, the weather is obviously keeping me indoors. I'm trying to get a lot of homework done, but being inside all day while Mike is at work and I'm on reading break is hard. I keep getting really sleepy for no reason other than that there's nothing to do but homework. I wish reading break wasn't already more than half way over. I feel like I need a month off to accomplish everything I need to do.
On Friday I'm going to stop at my sister's though for her birthday. So, that should be fun. Plus, I have done other fun things so far on reading break:
1) I went to Matt and Sarah's for a games night (Scattegories--hence the title of this post, The Bean game, and Cranium) and got to play with Matt's daughter Ainslie who drooled on me a lot as she is teething.
2) I went out for lunch and shopping with my friend Myana and we went in three of my favourite stores--Out of Ireland, Munro's, and The Christmas Store.
3) Mike and I went to see Stranger than Fiction, which I really enjoyed because it's about writing and it was funny but also sad. Good movie all around.
So, it has been a good reading break. I'm also reading a great non-fiction book my teacher lent me called Truth and Beauty, by Ann Patchett. So far it is excellent. I didn't want to read it at first because I have so many other books on my list that are half read or waiting to be begun, but I figured if I wanted to read this one, it has to be during reading break so I can give it back to my teacher. It's all about friendship between these two women who are writers and grad students together. I definitely recommend it so far.
Well, more news to come, if anything exciting happens...
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2 comments:
Yo,
Did you get to make the trip to PA? Hope you got to see your family. Have you visited Melissa's blog yet? It's crazy how fast that kid is growing... I feel like it's a bit of a preview of what's to come...wow.
Hope all is well, hug to Mike
Jenn
Ya, we did make it there. Thankfully no trees fell on us in Cathedral grove. And yes, I did visit Melissa's blog yesterday. Both your babes are growing fast, from the pov of someone who is watching the pictures change:)
Love ya
Sabrina
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