Same Book Different Chapter

Its been awhile

2011-12-19T06:48:00.000-08:00

Well so much has happened since the last time I posted something.. Well the day of my finals when I was done, some friends of mine and myself went driving around.. We ended up getting in an accident that totaled my car.

Should've probably gone to the hospital but I thought I was ohkay. Later that night how ever I started feeling the pain

Still feeling the pain til this day but Eh its kinda getting better. I am now 1 and a half days from my finals!! Then I will be in my core class til I graduate in August!!! I have a 4.0 as of right now, and have had perfect attendance too!

Wow!

2011-10-14T05:53:00.001-07:00

I cant believe that Im already a week away from finals!! Its nuts! For the most part all I've been doing is hanging out with friends and trying new experences. Its been a lot of fun. Ive shot a gun for the first time, I turned 21 while I was here :) Going 4x4ing! Went to a rock concert in Denver
Of course I cant wait to go back home but I dont mind being here.. for the most part :) I have great new friends Kyle, Casey and Chris. They have been the best. Always have something to do with these guys. Ive signed up to volunteer at the Territorial Prison in town (Supposed to be the last place to hold Butch Cassidy) to do Ghost tours in town! Its going to be really fun and really cold lol.

I made it!!

2011-09-02T06:36:00.000-07:00

Well I actually made it in one piece to school. Its been a long trip since I decided to start school again. Ive been in class for 1 week, and have taken 2 tests already and got B's in both. So far I dont have a roommate and probably wont get one until October. I have plans to hangout with a couple people this weekend, but I mainly want to sleep lol. Class starts at 6am and we get out at 12:15... and by that time I pretty much go home and sleep lol and of course do my homework :)

Almost there!!!

2011-07-26T12:16:00.000-07:00

So everything is set for school. All there is to do is wait... And I dont want to wait lol. I leave on the 22nd! Im so excited that my life is about to change for the better! All my relationships will grow stronger from this experience. :) But before I go I get to go spend time with my family in Oregon. Im going to go white water rafting, Im so scared and excited lol. I have promised myself something, I promised myself to do the unexpected. By that I mean I always say I want to do fun things but when I have the opportunity I never take it. So I am going to take advantage of all the fun opportunities that come along while Im away at school.

SOOO EXCITED!!!

2011-05-23T09:39:00.000-07:00

Well I wasn't sure when or how I was going to go to school. And then I found this great school that is the perfect fit for me!!!! I have applied to school, been accepted, and now have one more phone call to get and then I will all set for my upcoming start date!!! I start school August 26th!!!! I'm so excited!!!!!!! Well I probably should tell you what school I'm going to lol. I am going to Wyo-tech. Its located in Laramie, WY. I love my rep she is the greatest. She has helped me so much with deciding if Wyo-Tech was the right school for me, and answering any questions I have had. I knew I shouldn't have forced the UTI thing. I was staying awake nights wondering and worrying how I was going to make going to UTI across country work. But Wyo-Tech makes it sooo easy! UTI said that I would need over 4500 dollars.. Which is a little difficult because I only make 6700 a year.. But Wyo-Tech has on campus housing (UTI told me to I had to find my own apartment that they wouldn't help with that) and its only $450 a month and it will only take $250 (or less) to drive there.. This is just falling into place all by its self i'm so exited that I don't have to worry about this :) It takes a weight off my shoulder I dont know how many times I can say I'm excited. oh well my new chapter is starting and life is looking good :)

Well....

2011-03-14T21:30:00.000-07:00

So things obviously didn't go as planned as last stated in my last post, but plans are in the making. Slowly but surely I'm still working hard to raise the money for not only a down payment on my apartment and rent but to fix my car and travel expenses. But luckily I have a job now so thats makes it a tad easier lol. Car is on the mend then its on to Philly!! I'm not going to get over excited yet but I will later in the year when the light at the end of the tunnel gets bigger! I cant wait but i'm not sure I'm ready to be on my own that far away from family... but its time for me to get out on my own and live my life the way that makes me happy :)

Sooner then Expected!!!

2011-01-04T16:09:00.000-08:00

So my earlier post says that I will be moving to Boston in the fall. Well I am still moving but it will be in the next 2 to 3 months!!!!!!! I'm sooo excited!! Not sure how the apartment hunting will go but I diffidently know that job hunting will be better. I am going to buy a car and drive over! I'm soo excited!!! I cant wait!!! I will need care packages with Tims Cascade Chips and Johnny's Salad Elegance! lol And this is also a Sign. There is an Ikea 15 min from the town School is in!!!! That is the right place for me lol I believe that is the closest one in like the 6 surrounding states! Sign BIG sign lol. I cant believe that my life is changing this much in such a short period of time!!! Im completly nervous.. This is the biggest change ive done! and to the other side of the country! Im leaving all my family and friends (But all are welcome to come visit!). I am starting a New Chapter of my life and Cant wait to start writing it :)

Big Plans!

2010-11-12T17:13:00.000-08:00

Well I just realized that I am not happy working on computers like I have been since May 2010. So I have been looking up UTI, for automotive mechanics. They have 12 campus's across the united states. So I have just recently choosen to attend the school in Boston, MA. I am hopefully going to be moving in Septemeber. Im not sure if I am going to continue with school here for one more quarter. I really need to be working a full time job from now to when I leave and saving to have some cushion if I end up losing my part time job in MA. I am really excited to go on this adventure!!! Its going to be a big step but this is when I need to make mistakes in my life. It will be hard to be away from family but I believe I am ready to start my own life. I will keep this updated as this all progresses!!!!!

I feel an update coming on!

2010-10-26T17:59:00.000-07:00

I think its been awhile since my last update. Since then ive had 2 jobs, I have started college and am now preparing to take my first certification test for my feild. Im sooo excited! and nervous of course. Well as of now that about all thats going on. Ive been with my amazing boyfriend since 2009 and we are about to celebrate our 2 year anniversary :) I love him so much. I am so lucky he is in my life and loves me for me. And he knows everything about me and still wants to stick around :) Now thats what I call love

Prom!

2009-05-13T10:38:00.000-07:00

Prom was on May 9th, 2009. It was loads of fun, the theme was a "touch of Class". Kinda random I know but I had the greatest date to go with. and all of my friends were looking ah-ma-zing!

We all had more fun then we thought, I am so glad I decided to go. I was told all night long that I looked like belle from beauty and the Beast. I loved it :D

Love

Sweet Pea

UpDate!

2009-04-26T19:32:00.000-07:00

Hey!
Well Saturday Mitch, Blaine, Heather, Corey, Casey, Mitchells mom and Coreys mom and I went to the Horse Track for Mitchells Birthday ( oh and for all the people who dont know Mitchell is my boyfriend, and Blaine is my bestfriend and maid of honor :D lol) becuase we can well most of us can bet now... We all had lots of fun and some of us *cough* Blaine *cough* won more money then we showed up with lol. We all started out with 20 dollars and Blaine left with 50... and I left with 14..I was on a Roll for the first three races but then I kinda dropped off til the 8th race, Well I found a horse with a GRRRRREAT! name in the third race it was called Kendallsluckycharm, So OF course I bet on the horse to show ( to show is to place 1st 2nd or 3rd) and my way for pickin a winner is to look at the name and if I think the horse looks cute then I will bet on it lol
Well I was soooo much fun and I dont think I will be going back anytime soon

Love
Sweet Pea

DONE!!!

2009-04-13T13:08:00.000-07:00

So I have been stressing about the presentation I had to do for school for months. But today I presented my portfolio to members of the community. I wasnt bad at all. I was kinda fun. NOW I CAN GRADUATE!!!! lol And The presentation is supposed to be 12 minutes long. Well mine was a wee bit longer, I started at 9:45 and ended at 10:20. So I guess once you get me going its hard to get me to shut up. Well now the only thing left to worry about are finals! And that will be easy!
Love
Sweet Pea

So Intresting week so far

2009-03-11T21:01:00.000-07:00

So yesterday (3/10/09) early morning my car was stolen from my apartment parking lot. And I was freaking out.. I just had my first big experience with the police.. Glad I was on the semi good end of the situation... Any who.. I got a call from the Police today (3/11/09) in my third period (physics) I ran outta the class to answer my phone and my teacher didnt even notice I was gone til a came back in the class room. So... I had my Golf clubs and all my school stuff in my trunk and that was all stolen.. SO I am keeping an eye out at all the pawn shops around home... Well I am just glad I got my car back.. OH WAIT! I bought a car on sunday!! lol and then all of this stuff happend lol. I had it for TWO DAYS! well now I get to have it for a lot longer! and its a stick! So I now know how to drive a manual! WOO HOO! Go me.. Go me.. lol well I doubt anything will happen anytime soon that can out do this moment lol thats all I have for now
Love
Courtney

2009-03-02T08:02:00.000-08:00

So I figured out what day Kendall is coming to "visit". ( visit means that she will be leaving at one point in time... But I wont let her leave.) And It is 78 days and counting :D!!!!!! Cant wait!!!! Well thats all I have for now... But this weekend I am getting my car on Saturday at 10 AM so I will put pictures online

HAIR!!

2009-02-05T17:22:00.000-08:00

Like I promised in earlier posts, here is a picture of my new hair cut. Maybe I should put a before and after

Before

After!

So thats what it looks like to have 6 and a half inches missing from my hair. I love it. Its so much easier to deal with in the morings.

Love

Courtney

Update!

2009-02-03T12:16:00.000-08:00

So we made it home in time for me to watch the Superbowl! well I'm not so excited now that I know the out come. (Sad times for the Cardinals) Oh well there is always next year.
So camping was SO fun! I'm glad I went. It was super cold (the exact opposite of our family in Australia) But we had a fire going pretty much 24/7 ( or 31 as I like to say lol) The beach was gorgeous, and really wet.. Who knew ?? :D

So I cut my hair yesterday. I kinda started having a panic attack as I saw the girl cut the first huge chunk off. I made a noise that apparnetly starttled her, because she asked whats wrong, I just told her it was a little harder then i thought it was going to be. I told her to keep going no matter what I said. And the front desk girl came back and cheered me on. I love it! It looks amazing!!!! I need to find the cord to my camera then I will put them on here. Oh I measured how long it was about 6 1/2 inches!!! Crazy!

So many changes this year. My hair, changing classes, applying to college, and graduating in June. I cant wait!!!

-Courtney Kantola

Camping/ The end of Finals

2009-01-26T11:52:00.000-08:00

This weekend Jessica, Mitchell, Blaine and Jessica are going camping. (Along with Grandpa Steve and Grandma Patti) We are going to West Port. It is going to be a blast. I will update with pictures when we get back. We have a half day on Friday so we will be leaving early Friday afternoon. Also we don't have school on Monday !!!! So extended trip!!! lol well there one down fall to going camping this weekend. There is no TV and the Super Bowl in on Sunday!! Well I was told by Jessica last night that we cant come back to watch it.. :( well she said she will record it for me. And I can listen to the radio. So I guess it will be all good.

So Finals start this week Tuesday is my CWP (Current World Problems) and Physics Final. Wednesday is Senior English Final and Web Design Final (OH! And for everyone who I told I was going to UTI to be a mechanic, I have decided to stay home and go the Bates Technical College for Web design,) Thursday is my Pre Cal final and Civics Final (US Government) Friday is Anatomy and Sociology Finals. THEN ITS CAMPING TO CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!!!
I cant wait for my last and final Semester of high school to begin!! Cant wait to see ya'll for my graduation party!!!!
Love
Courtney
Ps. I will add pictures of me on here cause I am going to get my hair cut friday or monday when I come back

Im Back

2009-01-07T10:40:00.000-08:00

Yesterday night I came back home from my exciting adventure. The flights were ohkay really bumpy. Im sad I had to leave but soon they will be coming to visit me in June for graduation. So I am happy/sad to say Im back.
Love
Courtney

Dun Laoghaire

2009-01-05T10:03:00.000-08:00

Today me kendall and kim went to Dun Laoghaire (pronounced Done Larry) It was super fun. But it was friggin cold. My sniffer stopped working lol (in case you dont know how to speak Courtney the "sniffer" is your nose) And I think Kim just really wanted to be like me today cause her sniffer stopped working too... OH!!! And my left shoe he was very talkative today.

SO I am heading home back to Washington tomorrow. I am looking forward to coming back for another BIG Ireland trip.

Love

Courtney

My first pub experience

2009-01-02T12:47:00.000-08:00

Well today my dad and Kim took me to the pub. Because here in Ireland its legal for me to drink. And the sad thing is even when I ordered mine and Kims drinks they didnt ask for my ID. So if they think you look old enough they wont ID you. Crazy Irish.

This is me going to order my first Guiness

This is me trying my Guniess. It was a little wierd at first but it was ohkay. And if mom your reading this I am not going to be an alcoholic.

And about an hour or so later I finished. Oh and the TV had like this crazy concert on it. We think it was a New Kids on the Block concert but they were singing other peoples songs. Eh... then we walked back home. Kim swears that I was swerving but Mitch, Baline if your reading this you know that I cant walk in a straigh line to save my life. lol So me and kim walked back up to the take out place next to the pub to get chips ( fries) and mushrooms. YUMM!!!!

Love

Courtney

I MET MY TWIN!!!

2008-12-28T10:48:00.000-08:00

So yesterday ( Saturday ) me and Kendall went hiking with her youth group from church. I met sophie. By the way she is like an irish version of me. We both have glasses and braces. We like country music, we are clumsy, and both play sports. Oh and we both can't shop to save our lives lol. So pretty much her parents call her a closet American lol. I told her it really isnt as bad as it sounds lol. So Kendall, her friend Gina, Kim, Sophie and I are going to see Twilight on tuesday :D and probably go to lunch or shopping after or something. But im glad I met sophie. O her nickname is Kansas. Umm by the way thats where I was born how weird is that?? there just seems to alot more in common between us the more we talk.

ME and Sophie in the van going wicklow trail

Today we went to church. It was a normal church service. So for the most part me and kendall have yet to fight at all!!! HA HA in your face dad and kim!! lol they had a bet going that we would fight after two days :D

So tomorrow the plan is to wake up pack a lunch and me and Kendall are spending the day downtown shopping :D I will update ya'll at a later date on what we got and how that went lol

Love

Courtney

Some Christmas Fun

2008-12-26T10:21:00.000-08:00

Well we were about to end our christmas evening, and the fire alarm went off in the apartment. We all thought it was something we did (*cough* Kendall*cough*) jk anyway it would stop for a minute then start again. So we looked off the back pourch and people were going outside so we figured we probably should too. So we left the house ( with out chubbs.. IM SORRY!!!! it was all Kim's fault!!) and when we got down stairs we found out it was because a couple drunk kids broke the glass on the fire alarm thingy and yes that is the technical term for it. Dad the proceded to ask were the camera was. So kim after we found out everything was ohkay to go back home ran upstairs to get the camera. Oh I forgot to mention that the fire department came. And when me and kendall were on the back deck we saw dad and kim taking pictures with the firemen. OH and the firefighters were fixing the glass with tape.. Yea thats what they were really using.

Happy Christmas

2008-12-24T14:02:00.000-08:00

Hey!
IM AN AUNTIE IM AN AUNTIE!! Her is a picture of my adorable nephew Mason!!!

Well we got back from our shoppin adventure!! I have so pictures of downtown Dublin and Graftin St. and for my friends Blaine and Mitch a picture of the Heninekin building! lol oh and a picture of kendall when we were in line for the bathroom at starbucks. One of the really cool buildings ( like most really cool buildings are) is a bank! its nuts!! And we went to trinity College too! it was awesome I loved it.. The shops were rreally cool too... I have yet to see a shop that we have in the states but thats a good thing. OH! I found a favorite shop its called Penny's.. No not like JC penny's its just penny's. They have super super cheap jewlery!! I bought a necklace for 3 euros!!! holy moses!! lol I love it.. I am going to home broke lol.!! well I hope you all have a very happy christmas and I will update you as time goes on
Love
Courtney

PS here are the pictures :D Enjoy

This is Graftin Street all lite up!

This is the Hinekin building as you may have guessed

This is the bank a really cool building

This is the court yard at trinity

Oh and this is the random picture waiting for the starbucks potty

IRELAND!!!

2008-12-24T04:26:00.000-08:00

Hey ya'll,
I finally made it!! My flights were long and well really really long. Yesterday was really hard to stay awake I really thought that Seven would never come lol. That was what time I was told I was alowed to go to bed to be on the Ireland time. When I got here I was greated by Kim taking pictures of me. Then we caught the bus got breakfast and walked downtown for a while. ITs so beautiful here. Dad told me there was a church here that was build 500 years before Chris Columbus sailed to the US thats friggin nuts!! lol oh and their church was built during the civil war. Everything is brick and pretty I will put pictures on later.

Today we are going shopping downtown on Graphtin street ( that is so not how you spell it but whateva) Im told that its the equivalent to Rodeo Drive. Then we are going to have tacos for dinner me and Kendall are going to open our PJ's and going to church and listen to Greg sing in the choir. Then its home to sleep :D the Happy CHRISTMAS!!! I will be back on and put pictures on later.
Love
Courtney

Ello All

2008-12-21T15:40:00.000-08:00

Hey!
Well I decided to update everyone that does not live so close anymore (*cough* Chelsea Travis Dad Kim and Kendall*cough*) wow there must have been something stuck in my throat excuse me :D To let them all know what is going on in their home.

Well today we got more snow. In puyallup we have a grand total of 5 inches of snow. And apparently more to come. A WHITE CHRISTMAS!! but i will not be here for the white christmas I will be with Dad Kim and Kendall!!!!!! Just a day and I will be there. Pray for no delays or cancelations. Well Grandma Kantola told me about this crazy thing your supposed to do when you go on trips. Packing?? ha ha well I have to do that. A little down to the wire. Well more later!