tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61869512012-01-10T22:23:41.828-06:00Gabrielle & AlexGab & Alex's BlogGabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comBlogger441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1162396388690426332006-11-01T09:43:00.000-06:002006-11-01T09:53:08.710-06:00O.K. I know it's painful to look up a blog over and over and not see any movement but just in case there is someone that stumbles upon this poor wreck of a blog, here goes.Gab and I have a new son and we love him and are going to keep him! His name is Indiana Gibson Thiessen, He weighed in at 9lbs. 14 oz. and was 22 and 1/4 inches long. Gabrielle did NOT have a c-section, even though with that Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1128462958086090172005-10-04T15:28:00.000-06:002005-10-04T15:55:58.126-06:00Hello all the peoples, I say to myself, "welcome back to blogging". "Thank you", I say to the real me.So anyways, things are going great, Gab and I are happy and healthy, lovin' life and just kinda joyful in general. I don't really have any particular topic to speak of but I thought I might as well blather, yes I said blather, 'bout some random thoughts as that's what I do best maybe sometimesGabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1120585343520948932005-07-05T11:09:00.000-06:002005-07-05T13:26:39.526-06:00again it's been so long that i hardly remember how to post. i doubt this is a come back to blogging, so don't get your hopes up i just have a little extra time today. so, here are the big changes in our lives since our last post in February. No.1 most exictedly, i have graduated! i am just as happy as can be. people have said to me they like me better when i'm out of school. so to that i say i Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1109177449165767892005-02-23T10:32:00.000-06:002005-02-23T10:59:06.236-06:00Hi.....Ya I know, I shouldn't even bother posting cause I know it's gonna be the whole..."they finally post and they don't even have anything interesting to say?!"...dealy, but hey, when have I ever given a rats cute little ears?For all those out there with the patience to wait, I applaude yee (for the patience). For those not interested...... go make some LEGO.Enough intro. I hope everyone is Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1105743232274539832005-01-14T16:42:00.000-06:002005-01-14T16:53:52.276-06:00well don't we suck at keeping our blog going! if there is anybody who still reads this thing i would like to say hello, and happy new year. we had a pretty good christmas break. we went to calgary, had tons of fun with alex's family-everyone was there, kinda felt like old times, just a different house. we stayed in most of the time, which is fine by me as my patience for anything active is Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1100117217928965822004-11-10T13:53:00.000-06:002004-11-10T14:06:57.926-06:00Trip Part Four
after calgary jesse, alex's brother joined us for the rest of our trip.so, after leaving calgary we headed to Abbotsford B.C. this was a long trip however it was fun, good driving in the mountains and probably the most important thing, now we are in the land of starbucks. we made a desicion at the begginning of the trip to stop at all the starbucks we saw. so, our first starbucksGabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1099082895870552312004-10-29T14:35:00.000-06:002004-10-29T14:48:15.870-06:00How Gabrielle Gonyou makes me feel.
Gabrielle is a girl that can take my breath away without even being in my presence. All I have to do is think of her and my heart begins to rush a little faster. This is to say that since I met her my heart has been beating at a higher tempo consistently. I don't believe any other human being could ever even come close to causing me the same amount of joy.Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1098211931562913532004-10-19T13:21:00.000-06:002004-10-19T12:53:33.740-06:00Observations.
I am a man who was born to a lovely Mom and Dad and joined to many amazing siblings; each with their own unique and wonderful gifts. As these people grew up and older they began to know who they were as people and what their place in the world was. In turn these people began attaching themselves to, not only other people, but also to feelings, emotions, states of mind and locationsGabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1097871754651449042004-10-15T14:11:00.000-06:002004-10-15T14:22:34.650-06:00since our last post, we've realized that we've offended quite a few people. please understand that our dislike towards calgary is really only about the city itself. we actually really enjoyed our time in calgary, because it was spent visiting with people we loved. in fact we would be happy to go again if it meant visiting the same people. below is a list of all the fun things we did while we Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1097623907255139092004-10-12T17:15:00.000-06:002004-10-12T17:31:47.256-06:00The Trip Part III
we visited a total of seven cities on our trip, the next one i tell you about is our least favorite. this of course does not mean we didn't enjoy who we visited with, we had plenty of fun with these people, however everytime we looked outside our hearts sank into depresion, the thought of leaving the warm cozy home almost made me sick. the city i am talking about is calgary.Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1097263094651497622004-10-08T13:50:00.000-06:002004-10-08T13:18:14.650-06:00my trip part II
we,ve had a really busy week, but now all the busy stuff is over(at least for me, not so much for alex) and we can think about having a nice weekend. i don't think we are going to have much of a thanksgiving dinner, mainly because i have to make it and i don't want to try buying a turkey today, nor do i know how to cook one. so, i think i will make pizza and pie.
back to my trip.Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1096828742130856262004-10-03T13:11:00.000-06:002004-10-03T12:39:02.130-06:00my trip
so, as i kinda mentioned in my last blog, i went on a cross canada trip this summer. first of all i left my sweet husband at home and went to p.e.i. with my quartet. then i went to b.c. and washington with my husband. the trip was long and sleepless but lots of fun. now that it's over and our lives have gotten boring again, i think i will start a series of blogs that will recap our Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1096661330974439032004-10-01T13:48:00.000-06:002004-10-01T14:08:50.973-06:00The Best Job I Ever Had
I'm not really sure that the above statement is actually true, but apart from the job i have right now, the job i will tell you about is probably the best. up until my big cross-canada trip in august i worked at B&D coffee shop in Virden. I was a waitress/cook. the best thing about the job was the people. mostly old men hung out at the b&d. the same men would come in Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1091566649246173812004-08-03T14:39:00.000-06:002004-08-03T14:57:29.246-06:00lately i've been so thankful for where i live. alex and i live close to a small town called oak lake and close to another small town called virden. now i grew up in the city and always thought i liked it and i never wanted more. but, i tell ya the small town is the place to be. i really like how everybody wants to know my name but more importantly wants to know who my dad is and what my husbandGabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1088477261157685302004-06-28T20:30:00.000-06:002004-06-28T20:47:41.156-06:00Hey yo what's the deeleeoh?
Well, I'm a ryhmin' an' a rappin' and I gots no time for naapin' and if you think that I'm bein' seer.....ee....us, ya can just go ahead and catch.....a.....bus. YES!! I am awsome. Anyways, I like my wife and I think she's a w e s o m e. (Man the cheese must be Limburger....in close proximity!) So, summer's good and I'm working in a heavy machinary mechanics shop. Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1088476206021836902004-06-28T20:29:00.000-06:002004-06-28T20:30:06.020-06:00so, hear we go again. i'm back blogging, my only inspiration to blog is that alex's brother caleb threatened to stop checking our site if we didn't blog soon. so, don't expect much from this post, it was forced. it has been awhile since i have posted, we are no longer in a snow storm. although plenty of time has past, not much has changed in our lives, except for one thing. i have fallen in Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1084474487277692282004-05-13T12:38:00.000-06:002004-05-13T12:54:47.276-06:00well, at 12:00 p.m. we got the news that our prayers have been answered. the highways have been opened. we are no longer confined to our tiny little house with limited music and dvd selection and diminishing food supply. with this news alex and i both eagerly got ready for our day, showering, eating and scheduling work for the afternoon. finally we are set to leave and i open the door and am Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1084463442146330082004-05-13T09:50:00.000-06:002004-05-13T09:50:42.146-06:00Cabin Fever
today is day three of the snow storm. highways are closed yet again. another day of no work. this is may for goodness sake. so, our unexpected vacation fell on our two year anniversary, that's nice. it's also nice that we can't be tempted to go out for supper to celebrate.
so, bordom and lazyness is setting in. yesterday i slept 10 hours at night then woke up, went to the Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1083620460026578002004-05-03T15:41:00.000-06:002004-05-04T08:43:21.436-06:00well, it's been a long time since i've tried this blogging thing. quick update; we are out of school. alex is working pretty much full time doing stuff, i have started a new job at scarlatti's this time as their baker and i also still work one day a week at the restaurant in virden.
so, it's getting to the point in my degree where everyone starts asking "so, what are you going to do when you Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1082471388142456232004-04-20T08:29:00.000-06:002004-04-20T08:33:52.640-06:00Q. What do you get when you mix laziness and selfishness together?
A. Alex
Ya, so I'm becoming increasingly aware of my pride and lack of deep relationship with God. Do I talk to Him? Not very often. Do I give Him praise for the past successes that he has handed to me on a tray as I lay in bed so to speak? No. I don't think I do. Is this a valid reason for becoming deeply pitiful. Maybe. What Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1080756851073854292004-03-31T12:14:00.000-06:002004-03-31T12:17:48.530-06:00The Passion
this is a cool article saw the movie a few weeks ago, very life changing.Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1080330082098234902004-03-26T13:41:00.000-06:002004-03-26T13:44:52.530-06:00So Bored
ever since i finished my recital and essays i have lacked all motivation to do anything. i have other essays to write and a jury to play and a final. however all these things do not start till next weekish. all semester i have felt like there has never been one day that isn't full of crazy stress. today there is no stress and i hate it, well not really, but i hate being unproductful. Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1080147833660324542004-03-24T11:03:00.000-06:002004-03-24T11:08:45.123-06:00Things that make me smile
lately i've been a little on the depressed side, so today i figure i should do something to end this slump. i will make a list of the things that have made me smile today.
1. of course, my cute husband with bed head
2. flowers that we bought at safeway yesterday
3. sleeping in this morning and have only ten minutes to get ready and not having really bad bed head to deal Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1080069283646339492004-03-23T13:14:00.000-06:002004-03-23T13:18:10.140-06:00panic blog
so, i have two major assignments due tomorrow morning. i have them almost done and saved onto disk and i was just going to put the final touches on them. so, i put my trusty little disk in the computer and go to open my file and there was nothing there. where are my essays? we can't find them. alex assures me that they are at home on our hardrive, but really how can he be so sure. Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1079980846914822382004-03-22T12:40:00.000-06:002004-03-22T12:44:25.700-06:00Just wanted to reassure all the people out there that are worried about my musical tastes, I don't love Yanni, in fact I find his music to be of a faintly disgusting smell. Metallica, Megadeth, AFI, and Apocalyptica, these are the bands for me. Yes, their names sound a little harsh, but let me assure you their music is even better. A well, doesn't mean I don't love Gabrielle any less, now that Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1079753747595680742004-03-19T21:35:00.000-06:002004-03-19T21:39:08.796-06:00so, tonight just hanging out at the school wasting time reading other peoples blogs. reading jordon cooper's blog, and i don't actually know him, but i read his blog and his wife wendy's blog almost every day. anyways jordon and i have something in common. we are both yanni fans. well i'm not really a big fan but once i remember watching him on t.v. and goodness did i ever enjoy it. but he is Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1079748124472630692004-03-19T20:02:00.000-06:002004-03-19T20:05:26.043-06:00well we bought the very best of prince as soon as we got into town on monday morning and boy, has it ever changed our lives. never have we enjoyed our 45 min drive into town so much. every morning i long for our car rides, i can't wait to sing along with prince great hits like 'when doves cry' 'purple rain' 'raspberyy barret' and our all time favorite 'kiss.' next on our list is a micheal Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1079290111624525172004-03-14T12:48:00.000-06:002004-03-14T12:51:45.293-06:00THIS WEEKEND MY BROTHER TIM IS OUT VISITING FROM T.O. HE CAME BECAUSE I HAVE A RECITAL TONIGHT, KINDA NERVOUS SO, TO RELIEVE MY STRESS I WILL GIVE YOU MY TOP FIVE FAVORITE MOVIES.
5. THE JAZZ SINGER (NOT EVEN A GOOD MOVIE, BUT NEIL DIAMOND IS IN IT)
4. GREASE 2 ( MICHELLE PIEFFER'S BEST)
3. BREAKFAST CLUB (I GUESS IT'S NOT REALLY MY FAVORITE MOVIE, BUT IT'S ALEX'S AND WE ARE ONE)
2. BETTER OFF Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1079289993867814842004-03-14T12:46:00.000-06:002004-03-14T12:57:56.746-06:00Top Fuive (that's Japanese for five) (actually I just can't type well) things to do with brother Tim on the weekend.
#1. Watch trailer park boys.
#2. Drinking coffee.
#3. Watching Rock and Roll High School.
#4. Reading about the Yanomamo. (a tribe in South America).
#5. Leave Tim at home while I spend an afternoon trying to fix the coal stoker at Mom and Dad's place, dagnab pile o' shifny shab Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1077900122250237682004-02-27T10:42:00.000-06:002004-02-27T10:44:53.920-06:00so, alex and i have a bunch of performances coming up on monday. he is playing the crumb sonata on the monday noon hour and i am play black angels on monday night, also by george crumb. black angels is a work for electric string quartet. that george crumb sure does write some weird stuff. he has us doing all these weird things like whistling while we play, playing crystal glasses, tam tams, Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1077664391045745832004-02-24T17:13:00.000-06:002004-02-24T17:55:17.076-06:00Check it out, I'm blogging.
Favorite things to do lately,
1. Going out for coffee with Gab.
2. Snowboarding.
3. Playing on my 1987 Amiga.
4. Practicing my cello.
5. Cruising the Megadeth forums.
I have to play a piece by George Crumb next week, Monday for a noon hour recital. Kinda nervous.....maybe. Nah.
Exam on wednesday that Prof. Rudoff says will be a piece of cake, I'm not so sure. Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1076600872116381742004-02-12T09:47:00.000-06:002004-02-12T09:52:49.420-06:00http://knack.250free.com/LOOKINGBACK.html
here is another neil diamond website with really funny pictures and good old fashioned midi versions of his greatest hits.Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1076118732165457462004-02-06T19:52:00.000-06:002004-02-12T09:49:04.030-06:00well, we definetly suck at this blog thing. our main goals when we started this was,1. have as many top five lists as possible, 2.post obscure articles about crazy right wing politics and 3. most importantly have a neil diamond tribute day on january 24, his birthday. well that day has gone, we failed, however we can make this month neil diamond month just because it's our blog and we love neilGabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1075674541094369792004-02-01T16:29:00.000-06:002004-02-01T16:31:17.500-06:00we had another snow day yesterday, couldn't go to work, alex missed a bunch of rehersals. this time around i had fun. i cooked alot of food, watched tv, did a bit of homework. i didn't stress out at all the entire day, quite an accomplishment. more happy news. our cousins russ and patti had a baby girl on saturday. everyone is having baby's these days.Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1075475960273980402004-01-30T09:19:00.000-06:002004-01-30T09:21:33.640-06:00i haven't blogged in so long that i forgot my password, but no worries it could only be one of three options, i figured it out eventually. so, i've been reading my favorite blogs today and have noticed a weather theme. everyone is complaining about the stinkin cold weather, so i will too. on wednesday our car would not start, so we couldn't go to school. we phoned all of our teachers and Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1073920449992063562004-01-12T09:14:00.000-06:002004-01-12T09:14:31.030-06:00sorry it's been so long since our last post. we suck at this blogging thing. we just finished our first week back at school and it's really busy and stressful already. a nice break in our oober stressful lives was church yesterday. we went to the baptist church in virden. this is not our regular church. alex and i have never had a regular church our whole married life together. in fact Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1073008344279828592004-01-01T19:52:00.000-06:002004-01-01T19:52:41.953-06:00back home. alex and i just got back from our christmas vacation in ontario. lots of good times seeing family and stuff. i don't really see my extended family much or really keep in touch with them so this was nice, we went to family reunions on both my mom and dad's side. then we spent some good time in toronto shopping and stuff.
highlights of our trip include
1. being entertained by a bandGabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1071888533090972422003-12-19T20:48:00.000-06:002003-12-19T20:49:07.443-06:00O.K. Gab and I just started taking d i g i t a l pictures and we think it's fun. We took pictures of my home town, Griswold M.B. Gab says it's creepy and won't go there by herself, but it's my town so I think it's kinda cozy creepy. When I was little, quite a number of these houses housed people. People used to go to church and even to school there, but now it is close to being a ghost town, say Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1071702666621757242003-12-17T17:11:00.000-06:002003-12-17T17:12:31.416-06:00Well, I'm at the university and am starting to feel pretty crappy. Last night Gab and I went to Drew's house and we watched three movies while consuming large quantities of sugar and salt devices. I think I could use an advil. Probably does'nt help that I'm listening to metal while I write this. Anyways, Just figured I'd try my hand at this bliggity bloggity thingy again. Hi, to all the fans and Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1071535170979895772003-12-15T18:39:00.000-06:002003-12-17T17:13:21.163-06:00Good Days
I've been out of school for a week or something, and boy do i ever feel blessed. i'm having so much relaxing fun. during school i tend to become overly anti-social, but this past week i've been able to hang out with some very special family that i live so close to but never get to see. that makes me happy. yesterday was an especially good day. we tried out a new church in brandon Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1071249352587490092003-12-12T11:15:00.000-06:002003-12-12T11:16:05.500-06:00Washing dishes. Doin' laundry. Gab's making bread. Man, is this day on a roll. Heck this is definately the best... Gab asks me if we are going to do tag-team blogging. That's a really inteligent and expensive idea. Top 5 reasons we live in Oak Lake!
#5 Having landlords with the names Cornie and Thelma. They're very cool people.
#4 Having people know everything about you.
#3 Knowing that when Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1071248145785294592003-12-12T10:55:00.000-06:002003-12-12T10:55:58.890-06:00http://funny.novanix.com/pages/future_girlfriend.htm
This poor chap really needs a girlfriend and a good haircut, but Gabrielle is already married so she won't go out with him. Does anyone have an available girl to hook him up with?Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1071109579325968182003-12-10T20:26:00.000-06:002003-12-10T20:26:31.586-06:00so, i work in this small town called virden, and there is this thing that gets the people of virden all excited this time of year and that's the snowflake draw. you just put your name in the draw at any of the participating businesses in virden and if your name gets picked then you win money that must be spent in virden. now, all of that background has nothing to do with this story. i work in Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186951.post-1071009782289040172003-12-09T16:43:00.000-06:002003-12-09T16:49:55.830-06:00Umm, Hi.
This will work, I have a good feeling about it.
Just got back from work, and boy was it ever an interesting day of work to be sure. I painted... I painted white... I painted shelves, cupboards and fan blades.... White. O.K. so it turned out a lot more boring than I thought it was. Anyways just wanted to see if this thing was going to run the way it's supposed to. This has been Gabrialexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256893528913072173noreply@blogger.com