the last couple days...

The last two days have been packed with things to do!
Sat
After watching the girls soccer game(which they won against NAIT, and yes, I watched an entire outdoor soccer game, I've seen a few of them actually. Weird? Ya. I think so too), I return to my apartment to see I have a voicemail from my dad(Hi daddy). So, I call him back to tell him that ARE YOU KIDDING!? YEAH I'LL GO TO THE OILERS GAME!!! Well, just as I am talking to my dad and working out when we would meet, I get a text from Jack(ie) saying she was going to the game with her dad to! I was pumped and told Brit(another roommate and a HUGE Oilers fan) that Jack and I were going to the game and she was really jealous so she convinces Jodi(another roommate) to go to the game. Long story short, we all ended up going and managed to meet up During the second intermission. So despite the sad finish, it was fun to meet up with the girls, and afterwards we went to the clubhouse and got some pics with some of the Oilers rookies. These pictures, the first one is the Calgary fan standing alone, and the second is showing the friends that we are(for those who don't know, thats me with 3 of my 5 roommates. yep, 6 of us in total). The other three are with Bergeron, Stortini, and Jacques. Sweet!





















Sun
We had plans for a BBQ for lunch and were meeting at one, so I headed to a new church with some roommates and was ready to go by one. One o'clock comes around, seven of us jump in a minivan and it was off to Jack's potato farm for a BBQ! The hamburgers were awesome and we were all thrilled to be in a real home. It is amazing how quickly you can grow to miss a house.
After lunch we got a tour of the farm. I really love those tours. We rode a piler (don't ask), climbed in a potato truck, and just goofed off. It was super fun. The pics, first there is us in the van on the way to the farm. Jack is driving and I am riding shot gun. Then there is us eating our delicious burgers. To the left is a pic of Jennie and Amber on the scoop. It, as I am sure you'd guess, scoops potatos and runs them down conveyor belts into trucks.




Next we have the pictures from the 'bin', where they store the potatos. We are climbing onto a piler(the green thing. And you guessed it, it 'piles' potato's!) We would be in big trouble I am sure if her parents found out, but we rode the piler to the top of the pile of potatos (See the other picture). It was awesome! We had so much fun and if was technologically advanced enough, I would post the videos of it. It was super fun!! Next there is a picture of the seven of us and Jack's little sister. We are tucked in between the boards between bins. Following that one is the fork lift. When you see a piece of machinery, you play on it! Or we do. So of course, we had to take a moment for another photo op. After the fork lift we moved on to faster machines, the quad! Now, I'll be honest, it is broken and w=we are just sitting in the shop on it, but the second quad picture sure makes it look like we are driving fast, doesn't it?

Finally, as any trip to the farm should, we finished our visit playing the the trucks. Inside the back of the potato trucks and pretending to drive other large trucks that were sitting around the barn yard.

Finally, with a visit to the headless tractor man(Jennie is posing behind it) and a 50lb bag of potatos in the trunk(way to go Amber!), we returned home to rest and relax from a busy couple of days. See ya!

and the next one married is...

Ok. So I know in my last post, I wrote half a sentence that my brother got engaged but that is hardly enough. So let me announce it properly.
My brother got engaged! He has been dating his girlfriend(nay, fiance) for about a year and a half and once we figured out what her name was(which no joke he made us guess) and got to know her, we all loved her and couldn't figure out what she was doing with my brother. But, they are happy and in love, and are fixing up a house together and have set a wedding date. On April 28, 2007 I will get another sister!
I am super excited for this wedding because not only am I getting an awesome sister(who has no sisters of her own) but I get to be a bridesmaid again! Just a bridesmaid this time, which is sweet(not that I didn't have a good time at Shelly's, just nice to experience something a little different). And, Shelly and I are going to be singing while they sign the marrige license!!! Since I love to sing this is awesome, and that means I have been the entertainment while all of my siblings sign the license- First I played the flute, than I sang in Spanish, and now I get to sing again! Wow, I am super excited and can't wait!
Congrats Dale and Mar!!!

i can't believe thats all it has been!

I moved in two weeks ago. Classes started a week and a half ago. I can't believe that it hasn't been longer than that. It feels like we have been in this apartment for ages and like I have been in class for years. Most of the time I mean that in a good way.
Classes are going awesome. I think that it is going to be a really good semester so long as I keep putting in the time and effort. And the apartment, I love it! The girls are wicked and I can't wait for the end of the month for Jack(ie) to move in completely too. The last couple weeks have been such a blast and I am still grateful for the decision I made 8 months ago to move into the residence. It had to of been one of the best choices of my life!
On a more somber note, my sister-in-law is temporairly in the Denver Hospital. She hasn't been feeling well as of late and it finally got to the point where she had to be admitted to the hospital and hooked up to an IV. If you could keep her in your thoughts, I would really apperciate it. We have absolutely no idea what might be wrong.
Finally, to finish on a more humorus note, my friends and I were talking the other day about weddings and stuff and decided to each guess what order our group of eight would get married. Nine of us did lists, without discussing them, and when the results were read, two people were in the top three on every list. I just happened to be one of those people. Apparently with my sister just getting married, my brother getting engaged(oh ya. Did I mention my brother got engaged?), and my personality they are all convinced I'll be one of the first ones married. Scary thought says I. Very scary!
But off I go, we are in the process of figuring out what to do this rainy Friday evening, so have a good one. I'll catch you soon!

I know its been two weeks... but here are some pics

Ok. So after much harrassment from my honorary roommate in Abbotsford, I have finally got pictures from my sisters wedding. There is a large number of pictures, so I am just going to post a few highlights, save you all the trouble of looking at tons of pics! So here goes...

The Happy Couple

The morning before their wedding and I think they were ready to get it over with. The next 36 hours were busy, hectic, emotional, joyful, fun, entertaining, loving, and perfect... What more can a couple ask for on the weekend of their wedding?
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The Bride
This is our lovely bride, my sister, the day before her wedding. We spent a large part of Friday setting up the hall, but despite the time it took, it looked absolutely beautiful afterwards and was worth every minute!
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The bridal party
The whole group of us met on Friday. Here we are at the rehersal, waiting for our turn to goof off down the aisle. Honestly, if all bridal parties were that much fun, the world would be a better place to live. Everyone just clicked, and acted completely natural around one another, despite being relative strangers. It was awesome!
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The bride and her bridesmaids

So. It is the morning of your wedding. What do you do? Well, if you are my sister, you have about a dozen girls sleep over, make a big breakfast, do hair and makeup, and enjoy your last bit of single girl time. It was a really fun morning!

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In bed with...

Enjoying some last time in bed together before her bestfriends would have to give her up to a man. Good thing it is a guy like that, makes it easier to give her up I would say.

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First man to see her?

Daddy of course! I took this one right as she came around the corner and he saw her for the first time.

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I promise, moving on to a couple ceremony pictures now...

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Walking with her proud pappa

There she is. She looked absolutely beautiful!

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The celebrated couple

If you have got good eyes you can see the smiles on their faces. A wonderful ceremony and no it isn't just cause I was involved:)

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Finally, what you have all been waiting for...

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A picture of me:)

Now, because I already posted so many, there will be none of the reception. If you want to see some, let me know, I'll do another post, but for now, lets leave it at that. It was an awesome day and I was proud to be a part of it. There will likely be a larger number of photos on my msn spaces within the next few days. Take care. Congrats, Ian and Shelly!

here i am!

In honor of my first morning waking up in the apartments, I thought I would post a hello. I am moved in, and mostly unpacked. By 4 am this morning, 4 fo my 5 roommates were moved in and the 5th one is in thee process of it. So excited to be living with these girls!
Last night, as we were trying to wait up for the 5th girl to arrive, we decided at 1 in the morning to go to a park here in Edmonton. I had been the night before and the view from this place is just magnificent. So, we throw on our pajamas, grabbed a few blankets and away we went. Well, the view didn't disappoint and the girls stopped complaining about being dragged out there, but while we are there, a cop pulls into the parking lot behind us, drives onto the field, slowly drives around a nearby school, and then drove up behind us. Do you have any idea how bright the lights on a cop car are???
So the cops get out, bang, one, bang, the other. They walk up on either side of our bench(although we didn't notice one of them) and starts talking. "Have you girls been drinking?" "No" "What are you doing here" "Just looking at the view, we are waiting for a friend to get into town and figured this was a good way to pass some time" "Its a good thing there is four of you" "Why is that?" "Well, this is just off the river valley, and I sure wouldn't want to be here alone at this time of night. What with the drug deals that go on around here. Have a good night girls, be careful"
Well, to say we were a little freaked out would be an understatement. We definitely didn't stay too much longer!
But ya. On that note, its off to Safeway and Walmart to better stock our cupboards, so I'll catch you later. Here's to cops scaring the snickers out of you!
(ps. wedding post coming soon, I need to get my pictures first)

Here I go!

Ok. I promise to write about the wedding, but for now I don't have time. Here I go. Moving out. My car is loaded, I did one trip yesterday and this one (plus a couple large items in my moms mini van). My room here at my parents looks barren, and most people would probably still figure it was full, and I am actually excited to get to set up home base somewhere else for the next 8 months.
Hung out with some of my roommates yesterday and it was awesome! I didn't want to leave for my last night at home, and am now more excited than ever to be there officially, full time! SO...
Here I go. Off to my new place!
(I'll write on the wedding later)
WHOOT. Here's to an exciting year!!!!!