Dear Dad

Dear Dad,
Happy Birthday! I wish I could be there to spend the day with you, but it guess that won't be happening for sometime. Perhaps next year! That'd be exciting. I couldn't stop laughing at the photo of you in the giant BBQ chair. It's a really good photo, might have to get it printed off and put it up in my room.
How did the rest of your day go? Did you get a green egg BBQ? Mom said you were looking at them.  They seem kind of big though. Perhaps not the best for camping.
Life's been ok here in Toronto. I move into my room tomorrow after church and will finally be all settled in. I'm getting used to transit and figuring out my way around. I'm so glad you guys came for a week. I can't wait for you to come back and have more adventures. Maybe you and mom can come down to see one of Nevada's shows! I'm excited to live close enough that I can go see. It'll be fun.
Well I won't keep you long. Hopefully you have a party planned for tonight with all your friends.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Becca

Dear Becca,
Expect a lettering the mail soon!
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Cavesister

Dear Cavesister,
Expect a letter in the mail soon.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Tobi

Dear Tobi,
I hope my written letter was sufficient for the letter I promised you.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Mom & Dad

Dear Mom & Dad,
This is a bit late, but I'm so glad that I got to have you guys here when I moved and settled into my new place. It really helps a lot, and I'm so privileged to have parents that would come so far and pay a lot to help me out. I don't think there a lot of parents who would do that for their 23-year-old.
I know you guys are probably worried about me moving to a new city with all my issues, but I do feel quite calm about it as of right now. I know I will struggle with a lot of things here and it will be difficult at times. However, I know God has a plan for me here and he has something prepared for me. It may not be as big and outgoing as my friends back in Newfoundland, but it will be something. I'm excited for the new adventures and all the things I'll experience here.
So please don't worry, and it won't be long before I'm home anyways to visit. Maybe I'll even be able to visit a few times more than I did when I lived in Newfoundland. 
I love you both very much and miss you already.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Vulgar Man

Dear Vulgar Man,
Today you yelled at my father. It pissed me off. I don't think you realize that you were sitting in the middle of a very large tourist attraction. I hope someone actually stood up for themselves and fought back against you. I couldn't have taken you and my father luckily didn't hear or care for what you said. You're lucky I'm small. It takes a lot to anger me, but as soon as you insult one of my relatives or friends my claws come out. I leave you to God and forgive you for your insults.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Toronto

Dear Toronto,
You're kind of big. And you're kind of scary. Can you please be nice and spit some nice people out towards me? 
Thanks.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Becca

Dear Becca,
How are you finding Kingston?! I'm so sorry I wasn't around today when you were in Toronto, I would've loved to see your beautiful face. I hope your day was ok and that you found something to do. I'm going to church tomorrow and praying God has everything planned out for me and I'll know whether or not I'm supposed to be there.
I'm very very happy God brought you into my life. I know I write that in a lot of letters, but I really am thrilled to know you. I'm having so much trouble with anxiety right now the last few days Tobi and my parents are here and knowing you moved to a large city and were also alone makes me feel a bit better. I know it'll all work out, but it's just so overwhelming in such a large city. I guess if I think of it as a city of only a million not including the surrounding area it's not so bad. Hopefully I learn where to stay away from and where is okay.
Are you feeling alright in the new city? It sounds like you have quite a few friends! Are you excited for school? I'm kind of getting excited, but nervous too. I have no clue what to expect! Man look where we are in life! Go us!
Anyway I should go to bed.
Love you!
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Josh

Dear Josh,
You may have felt left out with the flood of NL letters I've written the past few days, but I had only so much time on the plane to write. I'm glad I was able to get some done as I've been super busy running around with my family and Tobi. It's slowly starting to settle in that I'm actually going to be living here, which is crazy because it's such a big city.
I bet you'll miss your sister even though you say you won't. My sister and I aren't even that close and I miss seeing her. At least you'll have Julia around to bug and Tobi will eventually come as well. I can't believe we're all splitting up slowly. Do you think you and Julia will head off somewhere else other than NL after you're done school and married? I think you guys should come here :)
I'm glad God brought you into my life and I got to be friends with you the past three years. Your silliness and jokes have made my feel more at home than you can imagine. So thank you for that. Keep strong ties with your siblings as it's a great model for others to see and strive too have with their siblings. Keep Julia sane while most of girls are gone!
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Britney

Dear Britney,
Happy birthday lovely! I hope the letter I wrote will suffice for my letter today. I also hope you had a fabulous day. I miss you a ton.
Love you so so much.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Karen

Dear Karen,
I started writing letters to everyone back in NL and I'm realizing that I'll probably finish this year of letters off just by writing to everyone back there. I miss everyone so much already, but I know that I'll see you sometime and a year won't be super long. Hopefully I'll see you at the wedding next year!
I am so happy your parents invited us into their home, and despite you were super busy all the time with school I'm happy we were able to get to know each other and hang out as much we did.
I hope all goes well for you in school and life. You have an exciting year ahead of you and I'm sure you'll have a lot of memories and new things occur.
Good luck in everything and I can't wait to see you again,
Love,
Yvette

Dear Justin

Dear Justin,
Oh man what a time we've had these past few years. I'm so glad you started hanging out with us more and we all got to know each other so well. It's truly been a blessing. You and your family have been amazing and I don't know what I would've done without any of you. I've felt more at home this year than I ever have living away from home. I can't get over how nice Newfoundlanders are and how they just seem to sweep you up into their family without a second thought. Thank you for that, I think of you as a brother and it makes me happy to know I'd be able to come back to NL and nothing would change between us.
I pray that your studies will continue to go well and that you'll enjoy your next work term. Remember to take some time and just relax, do something fun and spend time with friends and family. The enemy likes to distract and keep us busy so be wary of that. I get caught up in it all the time.
Keep in close touch with Brad! You guys have such a great relationship and he's grown so much, no doubt with help from you and the other guys. I'm sure there'll be other young men coming to the group and you'll soon find yourself in a bigger role of helping them out. Trust in God and know he will help you in all you need.
Thank you so much Justin and I can't wait to see you again.
God bless!
Love,
Yvette

Dear Jason

Dear Jason,
I hope people don't think that I just pumped out a ton of letters on the plane ride to Toronto and didn't think about them. I haven't written any blog letters in quite some time because I've been so busy, and I wanted to get hard copy letters to everyone, but I ran out of time. So trust me when I say I put thought into all of these as I thought about what to write to each of you as I packed.
I can't even begin to write everything down in a letter and I hope that God works through me in getting the thankfulness and gracefulness I feel for the friends I have had in NL across to them. You are all amazing in your own individual ways and I can't get over how much God has changed each and every one of us. I believe that these changes have worked within others around us as well and helped mood everyone into new people. It's amazing to see God working within our brothers and sisters.
So many times you have surprised me with your quirkiness and wisdom. Now you're probably chuckling at that, but I do think you are quite wise and mature in your decisions. It's obvious to me when I look at you and my other Brothers in Christ compared to my guy friends who don't know Christ and are even older than you. You really seem to have it all together and I'm glad that God has give you opportunities to do things you enjoy, such as take fun courses like firearms safety and the motorcycle course. You're ambitious and that's really great for a young guy. So many doors will be opened to you.
Let me know if you're in Toronto, I'd be thrilled to catch up!
God Bless!
Love,
Yvette

Dear Keegan

Dear Keegan,
Where do I even begin? You were probably my initial friend in St. John's and I couldn't even begin to thank you for everything you've done and helped me out with. Thank you just doesn't seem to be good enough, however it's all I can say. I can't thank God enough for you and all the things you've done, not only in my life, but many others at the chapels. You've been a true blessing to us all and I'm so glad we have someone like you around.
Now that I've moved off the island don't expect my theological questions to stop. You're the only theologian I know really and feel comfortable talking with about the tough questions.
I'll be praying for the youth and other ministries you'll be involved in this coming year. I know God will provide you guys people to help out and it'll all work out well. I hope youth is as great as last year and if you ever need any ideas just give me a text and I'll help out from a distance! I'm definitely going to miss it, but have been praying that God will provide other opportunities for me to help out wherever he needs it. I want to be involved as much in my new church as I was at Faith.
To say I'm going to miss you is an understatement but for some reason I'm at peace with leaving. I know God will provide opportunities for me to see y'all, and I'll see you and the others at the wedding next year.
Thank you so much Keegan for everything. You're an amazing Brother in Christ And I've seen him work through and in you to a point where you've become this crazy mature believer. Tobi and I often talked about how much you've changed and grown up (not that you weren't grown up before). It's really cool to see God work in people.
Good luck with the shroom hunting and fishing as well!
God bless!
Love,
Yvette

Dear Irra

Dear Irra,
I wanted to write hardcopy letters to everyone before I left, but I ran out of time and this is the best I'll get to do because I know how busy I'll be setting things up in Toronto. I can't believe I'm moving onto such a big city, a place I said I'd never consider for school. I guess when I said that though I didn't plan on doing my master's degree.
I just want to say thank you for all the help you've given me. I've enjoyed getting to know you and will surely miss you. Let me know where God takes you and I'll be sure to keep in contact with you. I hope school turns out well for you and will continue to pray for you. Good luck in finding a new roommate and I hope your cat stays healthy, as well as you! Keep up the puns and jokes and stay strong in faith. You're truly and amazing and beautiful woman that I'm so happy God brought into my life.
God bless.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Leah

Dear Leah,
I wish I'd had time to write a hard copy of a letter to you before I left, but things just got really crazy at the end and the next best thing I can do is write one to you via email or Facebook. I'm sitting on the plane right now to Toronto and it doesn't even feel like I've left. At the most it feels like I'm just going on a long trip and will be heading back to NL in a month or so. I imagine it'll sink in more in a week when I move into my new place and my parents and Tobi leave.
I'm so glad God put you in my life. I know we didn't get a lot of time to hang out and get to know one another, but I thank him for the time we did get. It was such a blessing and I hope we can continue to stay in touch. I know I've been saying it to everyone, but is really mean it when I say call me if you're ever in Toronto or out west. I can definitely hook you up with places to stay if you're ever in Alberta or even Saskatchewan. Probably BC too.
I can't get over the fact I've been in NL three years and finished my degree and am moving on. It's nuts how fast time goes by. I hope our study goes well in the fall and we're able to get the google hangouts or skype to work, I really enjoyed captivating and think it's beneficial for us ladies to get to know one another a bit better. I just listened to a sermon on the plane by Francis Chan and it was really powerful. Got me pumped about our life after this one and how much more amazing and painless it's going to be. I can't wait to spend eternity with The Lord, as well as so many of those I met in NL. It's really going to be a blast.
It's funny that I started this off with saying it doesn't feel real, but now that I've written a letter I feel a piece of me being left behind. I imagine each letter I write will become harder and harder the more I realize the awesome people I call brothers and sisters are in a place far away now.
Good luck with your future and may God guide you in everything.
Love,
Yvette

Dear Nicole

Dear. Nicole,
I pray for a safe trip for you tomorrow and the next week or two. I hope you got my hand written letter!
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Julia

Dear Julia,
I hope Keegan gave you the hard copy of your letter.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Everybody Day 7

Dear Everybody Day 7,
It was an early start to the day. I rolled out of bed to the sound of cheerios hitting a bowl outside on the picnic table and decided it was time to get rolling. I always find the last day of camping the absolute worst. You have to pack up and leave such a beautiful place and return to busy life in the city. Who wants to go back to that? And on top of that there was the fact that I was leaving in less then a week looming over my head.
We were quick to get on the road, piling everything as neatly as we could into the car before driving off towards St. John's. 8.5 hours later we arrived with little to delay us. We stopped at a small gift shop that offered over 24 flavors of soft ice cream, but that was about it for pit stops. We were happy that our flat tire (that had been flat yesterday and we had to get fixed, at the same shop we borrowed air from) stayed nice and round and got us all the way home.
As soon as we let Sophie out she was on the ground wagging her tail and enjoying belly rubs and the attention we gave her. Within a few hours we had a bearded dragon brought over, the one the people we house sit for own but have another family looking after for them. Her name is Rosie and she's absolutely the most fantastic thing I've seen in a long time. I love holding her and letting her cling to my shoulder as I sit and talk on the phone or read. I think we're going to get along quite well the next week before I go.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Everybody Day 6

Dear Everybody Day 6,
Getting up the next morning we were determined to do a bit of hiking. We'd figured we'd climb up the Tablelands as well as walk up to the fjord that everyone seemed to rave about.
Upon walking out to the fjord in jeans and flipflops, we determined it was quite warm with the sun beating down on us. Slightly sweaty we came upon the large rock formations that created a large canyon in which a lake (pond in Newfie terms) cut its way through. What it looked like from the inside? I do not know. I doubt I'll ever know in real life as I doubt I'll ever return, but it was nice to look at...I guess.
Getting back to camp we made lunch and decided we could do better things with our time than trek around a desert-like rocky area and looked up sand beaches. Finding them we jumped in the car and sped off. Shallow Bay greeted us just outside the town Cow Head, and to our delight had kilometers of sandy beaches along a shallow bay of the ocean. It was beautiful.
Spending the afternoon there we went back to camp where we began to clean up and make supper. Heading down the beach we watched our last sunset in Gros Morne, the colours dancing across the rocks surrounding us. The stars that night shone down, reminding me that my time enjoying the wilderness was limited and I wasn't sure when the next time I'd get to do such a thing would come. A shooting star shot across the sky to our delight and we laughed, both secretly thanking the Lord for the beauty he has created.

Dear Everybody Day 5

Dear Everybody Day 5,
I apologize for the late writing of this post, however it was difficult to get wifi at the campground we were staying at and I was less worried about technology than I was enjoying myself in the wilderness.
We awoke the next day after a good rest and crawled out of our tent. Making a quick breakfast, in anticipation and eagerness to go to the museum, we discovered our tire looked slightly flat. Hoping for the best and that it had just lost some air due to the thousands of kilometers we'd put on it, along with all the craters we had to drive through in St. Anthony, we headed off to a gas station. Finding no air or ice (for the cooler that had become an ocean rather than the ice shelves of Antarctica) we went up the street to a busy little shop and stole some air there.
Finally we were able to head off to the museum. Walking in with the skull in a bag we approached the counter where an older woman stood eyeing us suspiciously. Asking if this was the museum we were told it was the gift shop and it cost $8 to go into the museum. Scoffing I shook my head and asked for an interpreter. She informed me that they had not come in and offered her own assistance. I shrugged and put the skull on the counter, slightly concerned for what she was going to say. Her eyes grew slightly bigger as she eyed the artifact. She confirmed my fears and informed us to take it back where we found it and put it there because apparently there were cameras everywhere and you never knew when you were being watched.
Disappointed we headed back to camp and decided we'd head down to the beach to replace the skull. As we went down the rocks towards the ocean where we planned on hucking it into the water as far as we could so no one else would make the same mistake we did, we stumbled upon a large skeleton with what I can only guess was flesh, left on it. The ribs were exposed as was part of the spine and ridge along the top of the spine. Amazed we laughed as we headed towards it, absolutely surprised at the find. Deciding not to throw the skull in the ocean we left it right by the skeleton for others to discover and look at.
Being warded off by the stench we continued along the beach towards a long stretch of inviting grassy cliffs. Our eyes searched the small pool we came upon and soon we walked upon small pebbles that were moving with spiders. A few hours later we were back in camp and decided to go on a drive.
Now I can say with confidence I have seen all the communities within Gros Morne National Park, as well as all the communities on the Northern Peninsula. We came across the Tablelands and the Earth's exposed Mantle and were fascinated before continuing on to the end of the road.
Returning to camp we had a nice supper and sat down at the fire. That night the moon shone brightly (the super moon) and we pulled my ipad out to try the Starlight app. It was fascinating and by the time we went to bed our necks were sore from being cranked back to look up at the wonders of the universe.

Dear Everybody Day 4

Dear Everybody day 4,
The mist drew around the harbour as I slowly pulled my head from my pillow ten minutes before my alarm was set to go off. Tobi lay in the twin bed across the small, comfortable room from me looking at messages on her phone, having awakened earlier as usual. Yawning I sat up and rubbed my sleepy eyes hearing voices downstairs around a set breakfast table. I took a deep breath in, the smell of coffee and toast swirling through my nostrils.
Getting up we got ready for the day, packing our things in hopes to hit less wet weather down south in the national park of Gros Morne. After a quick breakfast of oatmeal and toast, as well as a nice conversation with a couple from BC, another from Quebec, and another from Ontario we packed our things into the car and got onto the highway. The mist didn't let up and as we winded our way through coastal villages fog began to sweep in over the dark waves of the Atlantic. We pushed on though hoping for the best. Listening to a sermon got our minds off the weather and before long the fog lifted as we came into the Long Range Mountains of Newfoundland.
Soon enough we reached our destination of Green Point campground just on the north end of the park. It was quaint, but nicely kept and self registered. It didn't take too long before we strung everything up to dry out and made lunch around a fire. After some time we headed down a small path to a rocky beach and pushed closer to the water. To our delight as we came closer to the water's edge we discovered thousands of snails upon the large rocks. Carefully we made our way around the tidal pools smelling the salty air and pushing our hands into cool water to touch starfish that clung to rock walls.
Finding a red crab only brought more delight as we attempted to reach down and pick it up. The palm sized creature resisted and scuttled away, startling a small eel-like fish. Grinning we climbed upon a massive slab of rock and watched the horizon in hopes of seeing whale's puffing air out. To our dismay we saw none and decided to continue onwards. Heading out onto more slippery rocks we came upon a white object just on the edge where the tide was beginning to sweep over the rocks.
Dodging snails and slippery rocks we made it out, looking down at what we were sure was a bone of some sort. Excited, Tobi moved onto another rock, sitting to try and get closer to it. In the process her foot slipped into the waves below and in an attempt to get her foot up she braced her left foot on a slimy rock, that foot diving into the depths as well. Laughter jolted through me as she fumbled, dunking her other foot in again. Controlling our laughter we brain stormed as to how to get to the bone without getting into the water. Bare feet were just as slippery as shoes. I lay on my stomach over a large rock and reached down, just barely able to brush my finger tips across the smooth surface of bone. Excitement filled my veins as I reached further, wrapping fingers around the long part of the bone and tried to pull. Just as it moved the slightest a wave splashed towards us and into my head. I let out a yelp of surprise and frowned at the salty water dripping down my forehead, realizing how karma slapped me in the face in the form of a wave for laughing st Tobi's misfortune. Lying down again I reached down and pulled harder, lifting each time Tobi warned me about a wave. With a sharp tug the bone came free and I lifted it from the depths.
Our eyes widened as we stared at a skull of some sort. A small sea star had wedged its way into one of the nostrils and I handed it to Tobi so I could stand. As she took it there was a clatter and suddenly a large crab fell from the brain cavity. We both let out surprised yells and looked down the hole the crab had fallen into, myself thinking it a giant starfish, but Tobi insisting it was a crab and thinking it best not retrieved.
After our amazement wore off we headed back to camp determined to call mother Andi and attempt to identify what we imagined could be a prehistoric creature. However mother Andi agreed it was probably a whale, perhaps dolphin, of some sort and we decided it best to take to the whale and wildlife museum first thing in the morning.
Upon returning to camp, as this update was being typed out by crackling fire side, Tobi lifted the hotdog buns and frowned. Little bits had been chewed off of them as we had left them in our excitement. Laughing I figured a squirrel had got to them and left fuller than he imagined possible.
I believe tonight will end with two lying in a dry tent under a clear sky dreaming of dinosaurs and the fortunes they might be paid in the morning.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Everybody day 3

Dear Everybody day 3,
The rain hadn't stopped by the morning when Tobi and I awoke. We went downstairs to have toast and oatmeal with the other guests of the B&B, meeting a couple from Calgary and a man from Corner Brook, before heading out to go back to our campsite and assess the damage. Finding a lake still pooled in our tent we packed up what we could dry and headed to the comfort station to throw some things in the dryer. 
While waiting we sat in a picnic shelter and played crib, visiting with a couple from Oshawa before sprawling the rest of our wet things, such as the tent, fly and matts all over the shelter. A few houris later and after a warm meal of pasta we headed out to Lanse Aux Meadows. Thrilled at the idea of Vikings we cruised on up to Norstead, where the Viking village was. Unfortunately we were greeted by tourism. The area cost $10 to tour around, which involved going into the grass houses and seeing people dressed in costumes acting as though they were Vikings. It was a bit childish for me, and I kind of wish I could have gone through without the acting and just an explanation of the history.
However, we did get to see a cargo ship that was a replica of what the Vikings would've used, as well as many crafts and ironwork that was all completed on the site. Luckily for us with the cool rainy weather it wasn't that busy. We only spent about an hour there before heading off to all the surrounding communities to take pictures of the coast line and explore. For such a rainy day I think we did good for keeping ourselves occupied.
I've determined I love the landscape up here. It's like a cross between tundra, shield and bush along with the ocean and beautiful cliffs. Later we stopped by camp and got the rest of our things before packing back to the bed and breakfast in st. Anthony where we lay in our room playing Blokus and reading. 
Tomorrow we head off to Gros morne and hopefully better weather. I doubt I'll be able to update there.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Everyone Day 2

Dear Everyone Day 2,
We awoke to a puddle under Tobi's mattress which had soaked up the bottom of her sleeping bag and onto the top of her mattress. Grumpy we showered and got ready for the day, figuring it was just easiest to get breakfast in town rather than get rained on. So we headed off...in the wrong direction. Halfway to Lanse aux meadows we deterimined our issue and headed off the other direction, finally reaching the long awaited town of St. Anthony. And I can't say it was anything like I expected. A town of no traffic lights and two single men doing construction on their main road, I'm surprised the town even manages to run. 
Travelling along the main road we discovered our lacking choice of food and turned into the new Jungle Jim's five minutes before they stopped serving breakfast. Having a quick meal we decided to do some driving and ended up going about the coves surrounding the area. Eventually we came upon a small house in Ship cove that had a small inviting sign saying "tea coffee art". We climbed the stairs and found the porch set with soaked tables and chairs. Just as I was saying it looks closed a misses opened the front door and invited us in for coffee and to view the art.
Needless to say we spent two and a half hours speaking to a woman who had traveled the world, spoke some Russian to me as soon as I mentioned my degree and showed us some beautiful photographs of clothes lines around the island. We eventually said our farewells and headed back to camp praying our tent had dried.
Upon our arrival we found a pool of water in the bottom of our tent. Scrambling we grabbed our things and threw them into the car unsure of what to do with our limited supply of three towels. We headed in towards town and called mother Andi in distress. Hanging up five minutes later with her laughing at our state we called a B&B and reserved a room. We went into town and lugged our wet stuff into the room before heading to a nice restaurant in a hotel and had a home cooked meal with an amazingly thick crust pie. And now I sit happily warm on a comfortable bed after having a bath in brownish hued water. Tonight shall be restful. 
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Everyone

Dear Everyone,
I thought it'd be good to write letters that described Tobi and my road trip across the province of Newfoundland as I thought it would be less eventful than it has been. Day one we made it to a small provincial park, Notre-Dame provincial park, a ways past Gander. It was beautiful and I was shocked at the fact they had open garbage cans in each campsite. So much for bears here. We unpacked and had a restful night of sleep before heading on the road again to St. Anthony.
It was a faster drive than we had imagined, but it was just as beautiful as everyone had said. Large rocky hills rose up as we climbed through Gros Morne, similar to the foothills close to the mountains. The ocean appeared on one side of the road with the hills looming nearby on the other side. I cruised along while Tobi napped. By 5:30 we'd come to our next camping site, another beautifully maintained provincial park, Pistolet Bay. We unpacked and set up a tarp as rain had been in hither forecast.
Exhausted we made dinner and made a small fire. It wasn't long before we had to call it a night, exhausted from our drive. I was surprised at how much I actually thought I might be able to survive in the tiny towns dotting the rugged coastline.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear God

Dear God,
Thank you for the chance to go camping with one of the most wonderful people on my life. I pray we'll have an amazing time and that we enjoy the experiences you provide us. Also please keep us safe and the moose off the road. Thank you so much for this.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear MUN

Dear MUN,
Well I spent my last time walking around your campus. And because my phone keeps deleting everything I type or say to put into this blog I shall just say this… That I will miss you. Thanks for the memories and good times MUN.
Sincerely,
Yvette

An apology

An apology to everyone who thinks to glance at my blog,
I apologize for the next week as I will be gone away. I finally will have time to myself and to share an amazing experience of traveling Newfoundland with my best friend. I doubt I will have service and ask for your patience in me writing letters the next seven days. I shall try and write a few extra before I leave so I'm not far behind on my timetable!
Take care.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Tiff

Dear Tiff,
How goes the new house? I'm sure you just want everything to be put in place and every thing unpacked, but don't worry soon you'll be settled in and comfortable. Moving and packing and unpacking is always a huge ordeal. I'm so excited and happy for you guys, you should see me running around here showing everyone pictures and telling them that you guys bought a house. I can't Wait to see it at Christmas, hopefully I'll be able to stay over a day or two.
I'm leading a book club, I guess you could call it, at our place every Monday and we're reading the book captivating. I don't know if you've read it, and if you haven't I think you should, but this week was on daughters, mothers, and sisters. I have Read the book before, however I was disappointed that they didn't touch a lot on sisters and our relationship. Chapter focus mainly on mothers and daughters, however I think the relationship between sisters is something special, and different than any other relationship you have. Unfortunately I don't think I have the best relationship with you, and I kind of blame myself. I would not say we have a bad relationship, but I would like to get to know you better and I wish I had grown closer to you when we had still lived closer together. I see others with there siblings here and I wish I was at home and going to school there and that we had grown just as close as them. I guess you could say I was jealous. But I'm learning to cope with it and I hope one day that we can live close together and build a really strong relationship like mom and Aunty Lou. I do want to get to know you better, I don't think I know very much about you when it comes to your past. Through this book I've realized that it's important to know what people went through in the past even if you lived with them and spent a lot of time with them. I should know what happened, but I don't know your thoughts or what you struggled with. I think it's the same with me not telling anyone much about my past and what I felt through those years we were so distant. It wasn't just you I didn't talk to. It was everybody.
I know it's hard to have an honest conversation. I know it's not something you just sit down on the phone with someone and start talking about. Usually something brings about the conversation, however one of these days I will build up the courage to tell you my testimony and why I left after high school and what changed me during high school, a change that happened and is the only reason I'm still alive today.
Needless to say I do miss you and Greg and I wish I could be there to welcome you into your new home. Expect a home warming gift at the latest by Christmas if not before.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Rebecca

Dear Rebecca,
As part of the newer people that have become friends and acquainted with our friend group here, I wish you the most wonderful experience. I have had such a wonderful past three years with the friends I have made here. The group that you have been welcomed into is absolutely fantastic. I pray that their hospitality and helpfulness will be everything you seek in a group of friends.
It saddens me that I must be leaving this year, as I love to get to know new people and invite them out to all the events that we plan. You have come at a very changing time for our group of friends as many of us are leaving. However I imagine people will also come in the fall for school and hopefully join and come out. 
I pray your studies will go well, and that you enjoy University. It's so much different than high school, and I absolutely love it. I hope you find this love for it as well. Remember to keep going even when it gets tough. You'll have a great support group here.
God bless,
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear Francis Chan

Dear Francis Chan,
I just want to write and say thank you. I Have been listening to some of your sermons over the past few days and I've really enjoyed what you said. I've come to realize that I need to change some things in my life and I'm very glad for that. I think a reminder every once and again is good idea. A different perspective is always helpful.
I pray God will continue to bless you and your family and that he will continue to work through you to touch other people's lives as you have touched mine. Perhaps one day I will be able to sit in your audience and listen to what you have say.
God bless.
Sincerely,
Yvette

Dear J. R. R. Tolkien

Dear J. R. R. Tolkien,
I have begun to reread the Lord of the rings trilogy. I found an audiobook that is fabulously spoken and I'm enjoying it for a second time. I have not read it since fifth grade and can't believe how simple it is to listen to, but so much longer when you read it. I am Thoroughly enjoying it needless to say.
I don't know much about you. I do know that you were good friends with CS Lewis, but that's about it. I've read your other books, and I would like to read more, as soon as I find more time. I Am thoroughly excited to meet you in heaven and talk with you, it'll be so glorious to be in heaven together worshiping the Lord. 
As a writer I want to thank you for the beautiful world you crafted, and how much your books have sparked my imagination and help me in my writing. I hope one day that maybe I can even just touch on the magnificent world that I have created similar to what you did as a writer.
God bless.
Sincerely,
Yvette