Tuesday, July 26, 2005

I've Been Tagged to Blog

10 Years Ago - I had just graduated from high school and I believe that I was working full time at the Petro-Can in my home town of Grunthal. We are actually having a ten year reunion with my graduating class this year but I will not be going to that. My goal was to be married by then and well I just made it thanks to Geoff. I love that guy.

5 Years Ago - That would put me at 23, which would mean that I would be on summer vacation from my last year of university. I was living in Winnipeg and working at Applebee's on Pembina. It was a summer of being single and loving it. Spending time with good friends and going places.

1 Year Ago - Still living in Winnipeg, still single, working for Enterprise Rent a Car and seriously debating the decision to move to Edmonton. I was going to spend the long weekend with my parents and trying to find a way to break the news to them.

Yesterday - A full day of work followed by making lasagna for supper which turned out really good. I also made some banana chocolate chip muffins and then cleaned up all of the dishes. We had Family Home Evening and then rented Matchstick Men, which is really good, and Geoff hadn't seen it yet. We went to sleep and talked till about 1130pm before we actually fell asleep.

Tomorrow - Another day of work and then I have activity days with the girls. We are going to have a scavenger hunt at a park along with a lesson on something. Not sure on what yet.

5 favorite snacks - Microwave popcorn light butter Act II, Old Dutch ripple chips with sour cream and onion soup mix dip, Bryers Heavenly Hash ice cream, BBQ Old Dutch chips, and brownies with milk.

5 favorite adult drinks - virgin strawberry margarita from Olive Garden, clamato juice on the rocks, a tall glass of skim milk, A&W rootbeer at the restaurant in a frosted mug, and lemonade homemade slurpees.

5 bands that I know the lyrics to - U2, Coldplay, Lonestar, Sum 41, and Sarah McLaughan.

5 things I would do with a $100 000 000 - buy a house and some land in the country, help both of our parents out with whatever they need, go on amazing vacations, invest some of it, and make sure that we wouldn't have to worry about money ever again.

5 locations that I would visit - Europe, France, Hawaii, Italy and Australia.

5 bad habits that I have - biting my nails, tone issues when I say things, controlling, very bad back seat driver in the front seat passenger position, and slacking off at work.

5 things that I love doing - taking a bubble bath, eating my favorite foods, spending time with my family, being on vacation with Geoff, and reading a good book.

5 things that I would never wear - a mini skirt, a dental floss bikini, high heels, MC Hammer type pants, and capris pants.

5 of my favorite TV shows - Dawson's Creek, ER, CSI Las Vegas, Friends, and One Tree Hill.

5 of my favorite movies - There are so many though. Classics, Dirty Dancing and Pretty Woman. Sixth Sense for the best got ya ending, Batman Begins for the most recent, and Notting Hill for romantic comedy but there are so many more.

5 famous people that I would like to meet - Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Joshua Jackson, President Monson and Jesus Christ.

5 of my biggest joys - my wedding, being with my husband, my family, my love for the Lord, and going to the temple.

5 of my favorite toys - my car (Acura 3.2 TL), our video camera, our king size bed, our BBQ, and our TV.

5 people to tag - Lee Howe

Friday, July 22, 2005

Nose Plugs

Last night we headed out to the Salter's and then to the lake to do some boating. I wanted to go swimming instead of sitting in the boat the entire time per usual watching Geoff and his brother wake board. The water was warm but there was this green stuff in the water that wasn't very appealing. After about an hour of watching them I was anxious to get in so I said my turn next. Surprising myself with that statement, Geoff was all for it. What gave me the courage to get in the water and give this a try? A pair of nose plugs that I had bought awhile back. If you remember the last time I tried and how much water I swallowed, I was really not wanting to swallow any of this green stuff.

So Geoff got into the water to help me out and to coach me. With my nose plugs on and feeling like I could do anything, I gave it a try and failed miserably. I couldn't even hold on to the rope. Geoff kept on coaching and telling me that I could do it. He even held me in the water to make sure that I was doing okay and in proper position. Two more times and two more times back in the water. Then I got up!! I was standing on the wake board, on top of the water, it was great!! But then I didn't know what to do!? I was so shocked that I had actually gotten up that I yelled out to Geoff's parents in the boat, What do I do now? So I let go of the rope and sunk into the water. Geoff swam to the boat and I got ready to do it again. He told me to just do what I do when I snow board. Oh okay, so fall every thirty seconds and hope to land right so that I don't get any bruises. Got ya. I felt confident with my very attractive nose plugs on that I could continue to try and no water would be consumed. I got up two more times and Geoff coached from the boat. I managed to wake board over the wake and back but then fell. With more practice I'm sure that I can get the hang of it and it is so much easier than snow boarding.

Thanks to some nose plugs and a wonderful husband I have tried something new again. Too bad the nose plugs can't get rid of the pain in my body that I feel today. Because trust me, if they could I would be wearing them at work right now.

Friday, July 15, 2005

Our Second Reception

It turned out to be a beautiful sunny day, a little humid but who's complaining. My mom cooked a wonderful breakfast and then we set off to get our hair done by Melissa Zarecki. Everyone got dressed up and we were off to take pictures at the golf course. Somehow though, when I got out of the car I managed to brush up against something that had grease and dirt in it which transferred to my beautiful wedding dress. What a disaster. Luckily Geoff's dad got some brake cleaner and we got all of the stains out of the dress so that we could resume pictures. They gave us all golf carts so that we could find places where we wanted to take pictures and we all had a great time.

Guests started to arrive early, which shocked me that people were already there, so we got into our line up so that we could greet everyone. The reception started and a side from one outburst by a crazy family relation it all went really well. The food was amazing, the speeches were fun, the slide show a real hit and the band finished it off with some great numbers. We danced and had fun with everyone. We were under a really nice tent and then the lightening and thunder hit with a great down pour and some people decided that it was time to go home. Oh well, the tent held up so the rest of us just kept on dancing!!

I must thank my parents though for doing such a wonderful job of finding an amazing place to have the reception that I have always dreamed about. It couldn't have been more perfect and I love them so much. And all of the people who came to support us and enjoy in our celebration were much appreciated. I love my family, including the extended family on both sides and like my dad says, Family is the most important thing. It is because they are the ones that are always there for you and they will always love you. So remember to enjoy yours!!