18/06/2013

The end of the beginning...


"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." 
~ Winston Churchill

As of now I have one more exam left and then my High School career is officially over, it's definitely a bitter sweet moment. I have always loved school, learning, solving problems, writing etc. it's challenged me and I did my best to compete and reach my highest potential. I'm going to miss that I think -- the pressure and incentives that pushed me to reach new levels. In the real world you aren't necessarily measured on the same criteria as you are in school, you aren't "graded"per se. 
Right now, facing a gap year to work and perhaps travel, I know the thing I will miss most though is the social aspect of school. A typical day at school for me this semester was probably, 40% learning/working, 60% socializing/goofing around! Our teacher's are really cool, most of them anyway haha, I'd say about 30% of that goofing around was initiated by our teachers! It helped that our class was really small and chill, the teachers liked the break from the large and obnoxious freshman/sophomore classes!
I am uncertain about what will happen after this year is over. University has always been something I've wanted to do…I am also toying with the idea of Pastry school…a semester abroad…the possibilities are endless, and quite daunting I must say.

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On another note the sun is finally out! We have had constant rain and overcast days for probably over 2 weeks -- it was starting to feel like winter on the west coast! The boys planted a vegetable garden a couple of weeks ago and Christian has been keeping it in pretty good condition so far! It will be interesting to see what comes out of it this summer. 

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The past two weeks I've been baking on a more summery theme -- light and fresh -- it also looks like blackberries have played a role in executing that as well ;)

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And this is a candid shot of Calder and Christian, messing around with my camera when I was in the grocery store! I think I just got the last laugh…haha

I hope everyone has a great rest of the week,
Bronté xo

5 comments:

  1. Summer is special because we can get our ingredients from our backyard :) And that blackberry tart looks delish. x

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    1. Yes! Unfortunately we will have to wait a little longer before we can eat from our garden -- due to the climate of Alberta and the late growing season -- but it will be well worth the wait I'm sure!

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  2. oh my - your baked treats look amazing. (ps- I'm obsessed w/ your hair in your sidebar photo!!)

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    1. Aww…thank you so much, this (surprisingly perhaps) was during that awkward length before I was due for a hair cut, but it doesn't look half bad :)

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  3. These photographs are absolutely beautiful!! I love this. And your hair? Lovely. I just made the jump from super long to pixie, and I love to see other girls rocking it! :)

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