TWO blogs in one day. Lucky you! And, I didn't even have to write it :)
Courtesy of Kirsten*:
*This actually happened. She was an eye witness.
*fireworks heard outside, about 6 consecutively*
Ha! Again, kidding, although I could use a plum...not implying anything for those of you willing to take that comment too far. Since our budget is about the same size as above said crumb, that is not the case. I did, however, purchase all my tree trimmings, along with matching wrapping paper, ribbon, lights, stockings, tea towels, and of course, Mrs. Clause's apron. Obviously, with all that Christmas baking I plan on doing, I can't do it in any ordinary apron (beside the 'Mrs' one I got from Katie :D ). Plus, I did all this shopping for under $20! Thank you, wedding gift cards!
Ryan is still trying to make me wait until December 1st before anything goes up, but I think that is absolutely unfair, seeing that we will be traveling to Florida, then returning to FSJ for the latter part of December and beginning third of January. I would only be able to marvel in my Christmas splendor for two weeks! Did you hear me, people! TWO WEEKS. Excluding sleep time, shower time, cooking time, peeing time, and homework, that's like 30 seconds. With an extra two weeks under my belt, I can chalk that up to an entire minute. Need I say more?
Abbotsford rain has hit, people. Needless to day, I'm unenthusiastic about the whole idea. Therefore, I must find other ways of coping, like staring out the window in hopes strike down to stupid, rainy cloud with my evil glare. (Pretend that I have laser eyes like Superman)...
It's not working, if you're interested.
However, I managed to stumble upon a not-so-long ago way of easing the mind: Elaine dancing.
Please, click here before I explain any further.
Now, wasn't that just the most incredible choreography?! I dare you to try. I guarantee that you're brain will rattle enough to forget all about the rain. Just be sure you use enough thrust when you kick to achieve the overall goal of shaking your skull. Without that extra horsepower, you'll probably just end up with another headache. For that, I recommend a dark room and a couple of Tylenol.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some dancing to do for the next 4 months or so.
Ever since I can remember, Vicks always seemed to do the trick and cure the cold, and this week, it still proves true...thus far.
Let me explore the ways of how my parents have used Vicks in the past to cure their whiny, ill, sleepless children from the yearly cold virus.
1) The classic: Smear the goop across my neck, tickling the crap out of me all the while. Then folding a tea towel in thirds (yes, it MUST be thirds), wrapping it loosely around my neck to create more heat...therefore, more fumes...therefore, clean nasal passages.
2) My personal LEAST favourite: the smear under the nose. If this method proved ineffective of congestive relief, it would be issued as one of the most effective interrogation tactics for the Special Ops. No joke.
3) The Vicks Tent: If you don't know what I'm talking about, you've missed out on a huge part of life. It was the one legitimate reason I had to build a fort in my room WHILE skipping school. After boiling a pot-full of water, add a glob of Vicks, shove it into your child's 'fort' and Viola! Potent Steam Tent!
After doing a bit of research on Vicks, I found myself reading the warning label. It reads as follows:
1) For external use only. Do not place in nostrils. What if my mom accidentally grazed the inside of my nostril!? I could have died from that little bit of penetration. They would have had to call Poison Control!....I repeat, POISON. CONTROL.
2) To avoid possibility of fire, never place VapoRub in boiling water or expose to an open flame. Umm...hello? Never place in boiling water? All this time I was risking the possibility of FIRE containing the most potent goop on the planet. Awesome.
So thanks, Mom and Dad, for risking my life. I hope to one day follow suit and cure my children's colds with these methods.
To be clear: I will still make forts in my room and create Vicks Tents. I like to live on the edge.
For all of you who weren't at my wedding, I wanted to share the most amazing Maid-of-Honour speech that has ever graced this earth. :) So kudos, Carissa.
I would now like to encourage all of you to take a pee break, as this speech may induce involuntary bladder leakage. If you don't have to pee now, I insist you click the title of the post which will bring you to a web page filled with wondrous sounds of trickling water. :)
Now, on to the speech!!
I have known Whitney for probably about 11 years, although we have not been close friends for that long. Whitney and I did not get off to the greatest start necessarily but over the years we developed a close friendship, especially in the last four years. When Whitney first told me that I would be writing a speech, I was trying to think of all the embarrassing stories that I could think of to include, but I realized that most of those embarrassing stories that I have about her also include me! So don’t worry Whitney this shouldn’t be too embarrassing.
I decided write my toast as an acrostic that includes a trait or an item that I associate with Whitney for each letter of her name.
W is for weeds. Most of you probably know that Whitney works in the summer for her dad’s spraying company so she has grown very fond of weeds over the last couple of summers. So when you travel with her, you learn all about the weeds on the side of the road while you are driving. A few weeks ago we went to Grande Prairie and while we were driving 100 km/hour down the highway she’s pointing out weeds on the side of the road!
H is for honesty. Whitney is a very honest person and will tell you how she feels. I appreciate Whitney’s honesty because you know what Whitney thinks and you know that what she says is how she feels.
I is for intelligence. Whitney is an incredibly smart person. I was in many of her classes in high school and college and I saw this first hand. To prove this, Whitney is going to University taking Sociology and English.
T is tenacious. Whitney is very determined and when she wants something and it means something for her she will go for it.
Never a dull moment. Life with Whitney is never dull especially when Whitney and I are together. I definitely enjoy our laughing and loud times that we have together. You could probably put Whitney and I in an empty room and we would find something fun to do.
E is escapade. Whitney might not remember this story, but quite a few years ago I slept over at Whitney’s house and the next morning we decided to go on a quad ride since me being the city girl I didn’t ride quads very often. So we rode through one of their fields and as we were driving we noticed a truck that was slowing down and a guy was poking his head out the window and staring. Whitney decided that we should hide so we parked the quad right there in the middle and ducked in behind some “bushes.” The problem was that this was October and the particular bush that we chose did not have many leaves left on it. Also we happened to have left our huge purple and white helmets on. So there we were peering through the sticks at this guy as he drove down the road. After he finally left, we got out of the bush, hopped on the quad and drove away laughing like nothing had happened.
And finally y is for yarn and not yarn as in knitting. The yarn I am thinking of is to tell a tale or a story. For those of you who don’t know Whitney very well she is very creative and has great story telling abilities, or should I say story writing abilities. I think Whitney could publish some of her stories, and yes Whitney I am thinking of the Bob the Buffalo story we created but don’t worry I won’t say anything more about that.
Whitney I am incredibly proud and honoured to be able to stand up here for you today on your special day and I’m also proud to call you my friend. I wish you and Ryan the best as you start your new life together. Congratulations .
I decided write my toast as an acrostic that includes a trait or an item that I associate with Whitney for each letter of her name.
W is for weeds. Most of you probably know that Whitney works in the summer for her dad’s spraying company so she has grown very fond of weeds over the last couple of summers. So when you travel with her, you learn all about the weeds on the side of the road while you are driving. A few weeks ago we went to Grande Prairie and while we were driving 100 km/hour down the highway she’s pointing out weeds on the side of the road!
H is for honesty. Whitney is a very honest person and will tell you how she feels. I appreciate Whitney’s honesty because you know what Whitney thinks and you know that what she says is how she feels.
I is for intelligence. Whitney is an incredibly smart person. I was in many of her classes in high school and college and I saw this first hand. To prove this, Whitney is going to University taking Sociology and English.
T is tenacious. Whitney is very determined and when she wants something and it means something for her she will go for it.
Never a dull moment. Life with Whitney is never dull especially when Whitney and I are together. I definitely enjoy our laughing and loud times that we have together. You could probably put Whitney and I in an empty room and we would find something fun to do.
E is escapade. Whitney might not remember this story, but quite a few years ago I slept over at Whitney’s house and the next morning we decided to go on a quad ride since me being the city girl I didn’t ride quads very often. So we rode through one of their fields and as we were driving we noticed a truck that was slowing down and a guy was poking his head out the window and staring. Whitney decided that we should hide so we parked the quad right there in the middle and ducked in behind some “bushes.” The problem was that this was October and the particular bush that we chose did not have many leaves left on it. Also we happened to have left our huge purple and white helmets on. So there we were peering through the sticks at this guy as he drove down the road. After he finally left, we got out of the bush, hopped on the quad and drove away laughing like nothing had happened.
And finally y is for yarn and not yarn as in knitting. The yarn I am thinking of is to tell a tale or a story. For those of you who don’t know Whitney very well she is very creative and has great story telling abilities, or should I say story writing abilities. I think Whitney could publish some of her stories, and yes Whitney I am thinking of the Bob the Buffalo story we created but don’t worry I won’t say anything more about that.
Whitney I am incredibly proud and honoured to be able to stand up here for you today on your special day and I’m also proud to call you my friend. I wish you and Ryan the best as you start your new life together. Congratulations .
Ok, so I could have warned you to bring some Kleenex too. My bad.
Hey, all! Since obviously you're all dying to see which pumpkin idea I chose, here's a picture of it:
This last weekend, I FINALLY got all of my wedding edits :D So I'll share a few with you! Don't be shy with your compliments ha ha ha
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the colours of this picture! I just can't seem to get over the scenery in the background. I was so glad I chose our farm as the location for the photo shoot.
You may not know it, but I'm a huge fan of stain glass windows. Therefore, I love this photo :D
So basically, these are a few of Fort St John's best looking men. Also, they hire out under the name 'A-Team', if you're into that sort of thing. Just sayin'.
Can you believe that my dad wanted to burn this shed before the wedding so our yard wouldn't be so ugly? Me neither! The photographer actually said he wanted to buy it for future weddings. Ha! Take that future brides of FSJ!
This is my FANTASTIC cake made by none other than Krista Reimer :) (Krista, you owe me for this plug :P)
My 'guest canvas' turned out awesome. I loved that even the kids signed it! Especially, Dayna's signature: the GIANT sun below the R.
Props, Wayne. May I also mention Carissa's line: "W is for Weeds" Thank you for that.
Think it. Feel it. Catch it.
My home girls! Woot! Woot!
I need your help, folks!! Every year I do a different pumpkin carving in October, usually showcased in my mama-in-law's classroom. However, I haven't actually asked her about this year yet. Ha ha. Anyways, not sure what to carve this year. So....you pick!! I'll give you a few options and you can let me know which one you would like. Most votes gets the pumpkin!
Option 1: Mario
Option 2: Despicable Me
Option 3: Despicable Me Mignon
OR Option 4: Transformers
So if you happen to hate all of these ideas, please give me more. I'm completely open to them, as I have been looking for cool ideas for over an hour and no longer want to carve a pumpkin...
