Derek: A diehard leafs fan...or is he?!

I found this pic hanging around... lol... check out the hat!

How City/Country Are You??

HOW CITY ARE YOU?
[ ] I've been to Starbucks more than once in my life-
[ ] I link arms whenever I walk with someone
[] I shop at AE, A&F, or HCO
[x] I own 2 or more polo shirts
[] I will never be caught without my cellphone
[ ] I gel or blow dry my hair on a daily basis
TOTAL: 1

[ ] I wear flipflops no matter what the weather
[] I own an oversized pair of sunglasses
[ ] I own 1 or more pairs of ripped jeans
[x] I layer my shirts
[ ] I will do anything to get the best Myspace pic
[ ] I had a "Myspace mirror pic"
TOTAL: 1

[ ] When I'm not drinking starbucks I prefer water
[ ] I get annoyed with tom-boys
[ ] I own an oversized bag or purse
[ ] I have seen every episode of Laguna Beach
[ ] My new addiction is 8th & Ocean or the Hills
[ ] I say "lol" in every sentence of every online conversation
[ ] I own tight jeans
TOTAL: 0

[ ] I wear large necklaces
[ ] I own an iPod/mp3 player
[x] The internet = survival
[ x] One of the sports I play/played is football,Baseball,Basketball
[] I have more than 1 AIM screen name
TOTAL: 2

[ ] I have said "lol" or "OMG!" in a real conversation
[x ] I love shopping
[ ] I shop whenever I have a chance
[ ] I own a bathing suit that cost 100 dollars or more
[ ] I have watched the Simple Life
TOTAL: 1

City = 4 X 3

I'm 12% city
***add x's & Multiply By 3 & Put "I'm % City***------------------------------------------------------------------------

HOW COUNTRY ARE YOU?HAVE YOU...
[] ridden a horse
[ ] owned a horse
[ ] owned land
[X] been 4wheelin
[] said "ain't"
[ ] been cow-tipping
[ ] been deer hunting
[X] been swimming in a lake..
[X] caught a fish
[] seen a deer get skinned
Total: 3
You ...
[X] have worked on a ranch or on land
[X] have lived in a house in the middle of nowhere
[ ] have been duck hunting
[X] have went swimming in a river
[X] driven or have owned a truck
[] own/ed a rebel flag
[x ] like to fish
[ ] have a funny accent... or thats what people tell you
[ ] own/owned a pair of cowboy boots
[] own/owned a cowboy hat
[x ] own/have owned a big dog..
[X] sometimes say "y'all
[] have gotten made fun of for sayin "y'all"
Total: 7

You also...
[] cuss when you're mad
[ ] dipped/ chewed
[X] go to church on sunday (going to church makes you country??)
[ ] owned/own a hunting dog
[ ] have riddin a horse to somewhere in town
[X] have gone on a field trip to a farm/ranch
[x ] have eaten deer/elk meat
[] have shot a gun
[ ] own a gun
[X] park your vehicles in the yard
Total: 4

You...
[] have gone shopping...for a gun
[ ] get the kids in your family a toy gun for christmas
[ ] wear long sleeves even in the summer
[X] know what stirrups are
[ ] have fed the deer.
[ ] had dog named Bociefus.
Total: 1

Total it up and multiply by 3...
15x3


45% Country... (and PROUD of it!)

Summer . . .

I'm at Mel's house right now, so I'm going to take advantage of the high speed internet! Here are some pics from August... We (Me, Lyd, Jen, Derek, Tim and Aaron) went Up North with my family this past summer to a camping ground near North Bay. With my family, it takes us like 6-7 hours to get there, but with Tim driving, it took us only 5 hours (mind you, that is straight driving...not even a bathroom break!!). We left at 5 a.m. and were there around 10 a.m. We spent 90% of our time there on the boat. . . it was a BLAST!
(btw, all of these pics are courtesy of Jen VDW, thanx jen!)

woohoo...go jen!

hey derek...skiing without a boat?? wow...you're talented!

me...

Tim knee boarding.

Lyd knee boarding!

and of course... washing our hair!!

I didn't get any pics of Aaron doing anything... thats b/c he pretty much drove the boat the entire time...but he definately enjoyed it!

No...we didn't color cordinate on purpose!

A Couple of Riddles...

(1)
The person who made it doesn't want it...
The person who bought it doesn't need it...
The person who is using it, doesn't know they're using it...


(2)
What is more powerful than God;
More evil than the Devil;
The poor have it, but the rich don't;
If you eat it, you'll die.

New Years Eve/Day

So New Years Eve was a BLAST! We ended up hanging around the church instead of going to Joel’s because there were so many people, and it worked out really well. I think there were around 40 people there…wow. The guys brought in a bunch of couches and stuff, so comfortable seating was not a problem… Before our party, we sang at the old age home…where several of the people there reminded us not to get drunk . . . lol. We had good food and played a bunch of really fun games, and before we knew it, it was midnight… woohoo. . . hugs all around. A few people slept over at my house that night… we actually were asleep before 4:00. . . so that was good! The next morning rolled along and with it came church… at 10:00! We were almost late for church, but they started a few minutes late, so we were ok! After church, we all went to scotty’s for lunch…well, as soon as lunch started, we realized that we had to leave already to set up the gym, so I skipped lunch… we got to the gym and set up, waiting for people to arrive… and boy, did they ever arrive! We had over 170 people at the gym and probably over 200 at the skating rink! At the gym, a bunch of people played volleyball and hockey… I think there was even some lacrosse going on… great fun. After the gym, we went out for supper… we were going to go to Boston Pizza… but it a little bit full, so we ran across the road to a ‘lesser-known’ restaurant and got served promptly… great service! After supper, we had an hour to kill, so we went to my house to play some pool and uno extreme… yeah! We then left for skating and I think its fair to say that everyone had an amazing time there… the ice got bad very quickly, but I guess that’s what you can expect with 200+ people skating on the ice. The caretaker of the ice was saying that we are the biggest crowd that comes out on the ice there every year… which is no surprise really! Anyway, now I am at work (yes, yes, I know…get back to work) and I have very sore muscles and am extremely tired and have that ‘I didn’t get enough sleep this week’ tummy ache… and I am very bored with nothing to do here, and 3 more hours to go until I can go home…for a couple of hours and then go to other work…yay. Anyway… I think it’s fair to end this post saying that it is amazing that we can attend youth group outings like this… meeting so many new people, strengthening relationships with old friends, making new friends… wow, we are blessed in many ways!
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.