Summa Thyme Blues

Okay, okay... I guess it has been four months since the last entry. Did you miss me? I just haven't been around a computer and the right mind set to type out everything that has went on in the last few months. As far as my health goes...Everything has been up to par. I have only been to the doctor four times in the time period since. Unfortunately, added up, treatment of cancer and the after effects have given me problems. That problem would be my hip. After the use of prednisone for so many months my body has come out with a not so nice after effects; decreased bone density. But a hip problem is not very fun. Hopefully it will be able to be corrected with some non-invasive protocol. Surgery may be the only option though. I will see an Orthopedic surgeon in the middle of the month and again in September if nothing has been worked out. Sadly it is a little hard to be active outside with a bummed hip. Even if it is this way; it's hard to swallow, but a bad hip is much better than cancer. Hopefully it will get better in time.

On to the rest of my life: April went along, classes finished...I studied when I felt it was necessary and I came out in good shape in the end. I was glad. I was done school for four whole months (I am headed back for more this September for Engineering at Mount Royal). So as April came to an end...and I turned 20... I had finally become an adult, none of this teen stuff anymore. I decided to head to Quebec for seven weeks. Well, using the bursary I headed over to do my French Immersion and have a good time. I met up with some friends from before and then headed to Riviere du Loup which was my home for the next month and a half. Those six weeks were the most fun I had had in a very long time. I met a lot of new friends as well as spoke in french the whole time(well of course I cheated a bit..but you know.) I will definitely be doing the trip again, it is a great experience!

After Quebec, which was so fun I was disappointed to leave and leave all my new found friends behind, I headed back to Calgary for a week and saw the doc. When all checked out fine, I hit the highway to the sunny Okanagan, which was blazing with heat(ALRIGHT! Perfect timing!) I hung out with my cousins and Granny and other family around the area and met up with my mom. We spent most of the time on the lake as it was too hot for anything else. Finally after getting my tan on... Headed North.

Home has been good. You expect everything to change, but it never really does, its funny that was. At the same time nothing is the same. I started work...At LP: I am a Summer Student, so I get al the crap jobs, but it pays pretty good, and as long as my hip can hold up a couple more weeks, I will be laughin'. I have met up with some friends, who seem to be the same people I left, way back when. I am staying with my Nan so I am geting fed well, and it is easier to get to work. My sister picks me up everyday for work. Life just keeps going on, and it never stops. Sometimes we get all caught up and wound around, and never stop to see what we have. But I got what I need, and just keep pluggin' along!

Sweet Summer! Justin:)