And speaking of cats. . . - Laura

This is Jack. He's my buddy.

It is me again. Thanks Lauren for fixing my photo and for adding a great update - although it does sound like you party a lot!!!

In terms of work. I am still unemployed but actively looking. In the meantime, this is how Licorice and I spend our days. (For those who don't know Licorice is one of our cats who is the daughter of Gwen and Magda's cat.)

Just in case you are interested...

Hello All,
As I have yet to post anything on this blog... here is my contribution..
This is a photo of myself and one of my girlfriends (Tara) who is my going out to bars companion here in Ottawa...


Also myself and Tara.. This is from an Ottawa site where they have camera men go out to bars and take photos of people and post them online so you don't have to bring a camera out with you. Both these two photos are very recent, however the going out has slowed down with my return to school.
This is Sierra and I at a horseshow this summer. It was her first ever experience leaving the stable grounds since she has come to Ironwood. She was as well behaved as she could be, although we didn't place in any of our classes.
This is from my birthday. Twenty-one on the 21st of July. It was one of the best birthdays yet! This is Magda, my friend Jenn and myself at the Keg (where I work). We went out to dinner (8 of us in total) before I had a group of girls over and we all headed downtown.
My friends who joined family for dinner

Apparently... this may be the maximum number of photos I am alloted per post... Anyhow, as you can see I had a nice summer, filled with meeting lots of new people at my new job at the Keg. The Keg staff are very into partying and having fun so I fit in quite nicely. My birthday went off without a hitch and I managed to find time for my horse while working and partying... - Lauren

Update on Ryan and Stewart and other fine stuff

Hey Family

Many of you tried to follow Ryan and Stewart in their quest to seek world domination in beach volleyball on the courts in Poland. Unfortunately it was over so quickly as they did not make it through the qualification round. The team that knocked them out went on to win the bronze medal and Ryan and Stewart's match against them was very close - going to a nailbiting third game. What an experience and an opportunity to meet people from around the world. The Kiwis and Aussies were particularly fun. Anyway as you can see from the picture they were certainy two very happy campers at the end of the day. Ryan like Laura is now back at school and I hope to travel to Winnipeg between now and Christmas to at least see him once.

Also for good measure here is a family shot taken at Cirque de Soleil when it was here in Ottawa. What a great show!!

Hi family!

So, I'm back in Guelph for my fourth year of university (hoorah!). While this should be my last, I will be returning for a 'victory lap' next year so I can't quite get excited about graduation yet. Here's a photo of my friend Anna and I taken last week. She goes to school at Guelph as well and this was us on our first day reunited.

ttfn,
Laura