It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas...

So in a month I'll be in Ontario.
And a week after that I'll be in Auckland.
My how time flies.

There has been a lot of talk about Christmas around here recently, and a lot of talk particularly about Christmas food and Christmas movies.
Now I've never really thought intentionally about the "Christmas movie" but it appears that that has been a rather large oversight on my part.
Apparently there are loads of Christmas themed theatrical experiences that I have been missing out on, and my life is apparently not complete without.
So this Christmas, under the careful tutelage of my dear Mark I will be educated in the art of Christmas film. In preparation for that I am having an afternoon time out watching 'Love Actually' which now, given that we are classifying everything all the time, is my favourite Christmas movie. Amen

Also, I'm going to look for a recipe for Brandy snaps... mmmmmmm Christmas will be complete.

Life is going really well here at the moment, and while I wish I had new pictures to chow you, I sadly have not taken any. Again, oversight. We are going out tonight though, so I will try and remedy the situation and get some good pics for you to see.

Also, while we didn't win the most recent competition we entered we did make a really good video, and you can watch it on:

www.becausewecan.tv

I did a whole morning of filming today, helping on of the families on base with making a video letter to send to their supporters for Christmas, and it was really fun to be behind the camera again. I know I have been doing video stuff a lot in the last few months with because we can stuff, but at the same time, it's different (not better or worse, just different) to be doing a project by myself, and making something for someone, my way, with my skills. I love working with Mark and Leigh and Wade, and I really enjoy learning from them and doing what we do, being creative and being 'the girl' on the shoots, it can be a lot to take in and take on. So yeah, tired as I am right now, it's been a good day...plus I get to go on a date today so that makes it even better!

Ok, will follow up with pictures soon.

Love you

Once a month... and tagged!

So I'm again posting once a month (does anyone even read this anymore....?) and Angela 'tagged' me, and since I've never been 'tagged' before, I figure I'll play along......

As many of you who know me know, I have 2 last names, so I took the easiest route and went with Rose... (much less letters to think of than the chinese name, which technically isn't letters at all......) so here goes...

R - Romantic - and I mean that in the fullest sense of that loaded word. Check it out on http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/romantic
I want to live a full and creative life, willing to "subordinate form to content" to emphasise emotion, capture the imagination, sing, laugh, live musically, create, bring life and colour, celebrate in the ordinary, to be fabulous, and love extravagantly.

O - Original and Open - Well at least that's what I'm shooting for.... I think I choose these words because I want to be original and open. I know God made me unique and special and without baggage and insecurity and fear, but sometimes I am scared that I'm really just a bit ordinary and quite a bit closed. And I'm scared that that will lead to boring. But as someone wise once said to me, I can choose not to let that happen. So here's to my best shot :)

S - Senses - I like to see, hear, taste, touch and smell my world, and I'm often driven by my reactions to those things, occasionally to my detriment ,when I'm overwhelmed with a feeling and don't think my reactions through entirely. But sometimes there's so much art and life and colour and love in a smell or a touch or a taste or a look that I can't resist it. And some senses surprise you, communication in sign instead of words or hearing someone come into a room by their scent, or tasting a memory in a foreign land.

E - Emotional - Again, not in a throw away 'oh you're so emotional' way, but more to say that I think I get through a lot of this life by feeling my way out, rather than always thinking the problem through or following a map. There's good and bad points to it, people have always said I have a big heart, and while to love deeply means to have the best memories and laughs and beautiful, I know it means that I've hurt deeply and cried much, and some days just felt sad or so angry I could knee cap someone (I'm sorry that I did that once, you know who you are, thank you for forgiving me...) But I'm learning that it's ok, and I'm incredibly blessed to have a lot of people around me who have cried with me, laughed with me, tickled me when I needed it and said that I didn't, write me amazing and beautiful words and who I know, even when I have my doubts, give me and take my love. Thank you.

So, four words and 30 minutes later it's time for bed.
I tag......Rebecca Joy, Krista Ann, Jacqui Brooke and Laura Rosalind.......

Love you much