Travis and Becky Fletcher

Is 5 months really that bad?

2008-04-24T19:21:00.006-06:00

Hi guys! So I've kind of given up on blogging, if you haven't already guessed... facebook stole me, plus I'm not much of a writer. But I think I owe it to the internet to show some updates of our house.

This is taken from the landing on the stairs, looking down into the living room, and you an see the front door there.

Our Plants, Tom (on the right, he came with the house in a pot that had "Tom" written on it) and his wife, Betty. The one with the braid.

And this is how Chloe spends her days. Guarding the street, protecting our family from people walking down the street. Another view of the family room. I still need some artwork for this room, I'm thinking some funky mirrors. Our dining room.View from the family room (at the back of the house) looking into the kitchen/dining room. You can see Tom and Betty way at the front of the house. Family Room. Where I am sitting now with my laptop. I love this new couch! And I made that artwork on the wall, with help from my friend Steph. Guest Bath.
Our Bedroom, with the lovely Duvet Cover that Christy sewed for us as a wedding present. I still love it.
Master bath/ Ensuite. Its always this messy. But I love having it. Guest room with single bed/ future Nursery. Don't get too excited, not the near future... think 5 year timeline, like Travis. This used to be the navy blue room. And lastly, guest room, with new double bed. The walls used to be purple, way brighter than the duvet cover is.

So thats our house!

I hope you all enjoyed your tour.

P.S. We are probably getting another Yorkie! (Thats our idea of expanding our family.) Do you have any name ideas?? Chloe needs a sister!

House Update

2007-12-09T22:19:00.000-07:00

We got internet back!!! I know you are all anxiously awaiting pictures of the inside of our house(yah right).... But here's a small taste for the few of you who do:

So this is the view from the landing looking at the front door, with the siiting room to the left. There are 2 different white balances so the walls look like they are different colours, but that are all the green colour in reality. We are going to paint pretty much every wall in the house come January, after all the festivities. I'd like a colour similar to what the walls look like in this pictures, a nice neutral taupe. We now have our tree set up in the front window in this room. I need to take more recent pictures.

This is looking from beside the front door towards the back of the house.
And this is taken from the living room looking at Chloe, and the kitchen/dining room. These boxes are now all gone! This was taken only 2 days after moving in. We now only have boxes in the basement.
Living room, all unpacked. Much better. I can breathe now.

Main floor half bath.
Guest room. Like the purple? Its very bright in real life.... I can't wait to neutralize. although I do have a purple duvet cover to go into here.... but it would be oerwhelming with the walls AND curtains AND bed. We also need to buy a double bed in here, although so far the air mattress works well.
2nd bedroom. Its a nice navy, but much too dark and depressing for my liking. Our Bedside tables are in here because there is not quite enough room in our room. We also need to get a bed in here. A crib, perhaps?? Just KIDDING!!
2nd Floor Main bath. This red makes me feel angry. It will be spa-like after a nice blue paint job.
OUR bedroom! The red curtains have been replaced with a blue to match the duvet cover.... Love them! And our ensuite is through that door.

The basement! The stairs are to the left, and behind the stairs is Travis' office, which we will drywall and paint in January as well.. pictures to follow. Travis has big plans for the basement, he says it is his favorite part of the house. He wants a theater room. We need money!

I know I talked a lot about the changes we want to make, but we feel SO BLESSED every day to be in this house, and are just loving homeownership, and being able to make these plans for future changes. God is so Good.

1 day left!!

2007-11-26T19:07:00.000-07:00

I am so excited!!! We move in on Wednesday! That is 1 day and 4 hours from now. Can you beleive it? We are going to be HOMEOWNERS!! That is just crazy. My arms are already super sore, and all we have loaded into the horse trailer (after shoveling POOP out of it, thanks Dad!), is a couch and our tv cabinet. These are the biggest things we have, but my arms are sore!! After I type this we are going to load some more boxes in there. Booo. I want to be UNpacking!! Our plan at first was to paint before moving in, but we don't want to rush it... we want to do it once, and do it right. It's easy enough to move furniture into the center of the room and paint. We just wont hang any artwork quite yet. Here is a little teaser of what is to come:

YAAAYY!!!

P.S. I changed my comment moderation because of some anonymous commenter who decided to try and ruin my happy news. You know who you are. Anyway, your comments won't show up until I approve them now.

Wish us luck!!

P.P.S. Since we moved into the basement of this house, wooden caps have been put on the stairs, which make them stick out 2 inches longer. Because of this, we can not fit our boxspring back up the stairs!! So it is stuck here forever:( Anyone have a spare??? Actually I think I'll be able to scrounge up a mismatched boxspring at the Brick or something for cheap. I hope this is our one thing that goes wrong. But I doubt that.

A day at the (dog) park

2007-11-09T20:56:00.000-07:00

Hi guys! Miss me?

Travis and I get asked a lot how life in Calgary is. The answer? Great. We really like it here. We are so so excited to finally move into our own house, after a year and a half of marriage, and a year and a half wasting our money paying other people's mortgages. We both hate the feeling of that money just disappearing at the end of the month. We are excited to start paying into something that will appreciate in value, and be ours. 18 more days!! (and 2 hours, 55 minutes, 08 seconds) but who's counting?? I'm excited to make a house into our home. And we are so grateful for friends and family who are so encouraging and helpful.

As I was saying... Calgary is a great place. We love the friends we have been making here, and moving will also help keep those friendships in place, as they live on that side of town, too. We love the off-leash parks, and shopping (although our tight budget won't allow for much of that) and that its still close to my family. Please pray for us as we take on these changes and big life steps.

New House!

2007-10-13T20:59:00.001-06:00

Travis and I are very pleased to announce that we bought our very first house today!! We are so so excited to move in and for this new chapter in our lives.

2007-09-12T14:41:00.000-06:00

I'm risking looking pretty high on myself by posting this. But I am excited about it. Jenny styled me and did my hair and makeup, and Arlynd took some pictures of me. I am normally the one behind the camera so it was a rare treat to be able to have some pictures taken of me. We took SO MANY, and I like a lot of them, but I will post just my favorite one... for now. Who knows, maybe after some editing I might post a couple more. Here it is:

Yeah, Yeah... I suck

2007-08-23T18:10:00.000-06:00

Get over it. I have succumbed to facebook. It's easier, and I don't have to think of witty things to say. I was never a big fan of writing or English class. I sound like a pessimist today.
Wanna see some pictures from camping? The family pictures are courtesy of Amanda, and Christy took the group pic of the kidlets.

In other news, I'm taking pictures at my friend Anali's wedding this weekend.. wish me luck!

Update

2007-06-25T19:47:00.000-06:00

We just found out on friday that Travis got the job at Captaris!! Yay! It was a good thing, because he spent almost a whole month going through the interview process, only working (building playgrounds) for about a week of that. So he starts next Tuesday. Captaris is actually really close to my work, so, depending on what time he works, we might be able to carpool! And it will really help with eventually buying a house, rather than having jobs on opposite ends of the city and deciding who gets to drive longer to work.

I am so anxious for the next stage in our lives.... Homeownership. We just need to get Travis' student line of credit payed off and save some money. Hopefully that will be motivation enough to live cheaper! I heard on the radio that Calgary is starting to become a buyers market! The houses are still very expensive, but there are enough on the market now that the houses are actually worth their selling price, and people can't just charge any rediculous price. Let's hope this trend continues for a few months!

Travis' meez

2007-06-07T20:58:00.001-06:00

Seven Random Facts

2007-06-07T19:28:00.000-06:00

Since I was tagged by Susan, it's now my turn to share 7 random facts.

Here are the rules… Each person tagged gives 7 random facts about themselves. Those tagged need to write in their blogs the 7 facts, as well as the rules of the game. You need to tag seven others and list their names on your blog.

My big toe is ABNORMALLY bigger than all the rest of them, and the rest of them are all curled (hammer toes). This creates some problems for shoe purchasing, and I wear a hole into socks within days of buying them where my big toe goes. You can see a picture of them here.
I'm not a neat person. I really wish I was, and I could be if I wanted to. But... lets face it, I like a good sit on my rear after work.
When I was little I was SUPER shy. My parents kept trying to get me out of my little world by enrolling me in sports. That didnt ever last too long. I was in figure skating for one year, but didnt want to go back because I WAVED TO MY DAD during our final performance, which we were strictly told not to do. I was in gymnastics for a year, but I broke my arm, and of course didn't go back. I got out of Volleyball camp before it even started.
Also when I was younger I was very fragile emotionally. You could make me cry at the drop of a hat, just ask my brothers. My catch phrase was "you hurt my feeeeeelings". Physical pain, however, was a different situation. When I broke my arm in gymnastics my parents didnt believe me, and it took a couple of days before I got a cast on it.
I fell (actually was accidentally pushed) out of the back of a truck at my cousin Dianna's house when we were little, and I stayed in the Coaldale Hospital with a big goose egg for a night.
I have no will power when it comes to fries or Starbucks. No diet will ever hold me back. Travis calls me a "fry monster".
I have not found my passion. I like interior design, but I am not passionate about it. I wish I had that. I thought it might be photography, and dont get me wrong, I looove taking pictures, and love my D50, but I'm not passionate about that either.

I tag Lisa, Christy, Amanda, Courtney, Robyn, Meghan, and Janice.

My Meez character

2007-06-03T21:25:00.000-06:00

I should be practicing my AutoCAD for work tomorrow, but I discovered a website (www.meez.com) that lets you create a character for yourself. Here's me, and Chloe as a white dog. Make one and post it!

We made it!

2007-05-29T14:41:00.001-06:00

Well Travis and I made it here to Calgary in one piece... Unfortunately, I can't say the same for our Brand Spanking New couches. There was some miscommunication which led to Travis believing they were tied down properly and.. well, the loveseat bounced out of the truck on the Lethbridge hill. I was following (not too close, thankfully), and it all happened in slow motion. On a teeny tiny bump the loveseat just bounced out and landed on its arm, and flipped over onto the the bottom, and slid. I slammed on the brakes and honked, hoping Travis would hear me (which he didn't).. and I pulled onto the shoulder, partially blocking the couch, whipped on my hazards, and called Travis, shaking like I've never shaked before. This is how the conversation went:
Me: "THE COUCH FELL OFF THE TRUCK!!!!'
Travis: "ARE YOU OK??" (So concerned it had hit me, good hubby)
Me: "Yeah but turn around!!! It's in the middle of the road!"

I won't tell you the rest, I was shaken up and scared, and used some choice words.. Not a whole lot, but lets just say I wasn't very patient with Travis. So then I ran out and pulled the loveseat onto the Shoulder as well, and the traffic was getting a little heavier (I broke a nail! the nerve). And then I saw the big tear/road burn on the very front of the arm. Then I cried. So when Travis arrived again we loaded it back up, drove about 30km/h to the farm, and strapped them up REAL GOOD. I guess we won't be returning them after all... But we called Visa and are trying to get them to cover us for the damage, as they have a 90 day accidental damage policy.. But they were cranky on the phone. But anyway, they are sending a form and we'll see what happens.

The move has gone really well. Mom & dad moved seriously almost ALL of our stuff in as we had to stay for part of Derek's grad Saturday night. And if you know my dad, you know that he can't wait to start stuff, things should be done YESTERDAY. There was still a bit of construction to be done, so we set up our bed on the floor and put all our stuff and boxes in the center of the rooms. The painter came in yesterday and finished, so we could put all of our furniture into place. We didn't have a working shower yet, so went and showered at Trav's sister Tanya's house. But this morning they finished the upstairs shower so it will be ready to use by tonight! We will just have to intrude on Arlynd and Jen's space a little bit until the shower down here is done. It is a bit more complicated, with about 7 heads and steam and a very programmable thingy.. which is the problem right now I think. But it will come in time.. and then they will be using this shower.

Living with Travis' cousins definately has its perks... Travis got a 2 hour long massage last night, from Arlynd, and he feels so much better. Mine had better be coming up soon! The only crappy thing so far is Chloe's bathroom situation. She is used to the large backyard full of grass, but this backyard has no grass, and it has a pond which she jumped in by accident the first night thinking it was ground! So now she is scared of the backyard, and very distracted by cars and people in the front yard. It is getting better, though. She also jumped into the glass door, thinking it was open. Now THAT was funny. She was embarrassed though, poor girl.

Pictures to come soon. My laptop crashed again so I have to try and get everything back on here.

Problem Possibly Solved

2007-05-21T21:10:00.000-06:00

So Trav and I went to the Brick, and looked at the couches again. In the store, they do NOT look pink! So I think it might just be the lighting in this house. So we talked to the lovely saleslady (and the annoying salesman from the first trip who wouldn't leave us alone) and we got them to extend the 7-day return period to 14 days for us. So we will be able to see if they look better in the new house when we move (on SATURDAY.... YIKES!!). So the problem is at least put on hold for a while. So I hope they look great in the new place!

Speaking of moving, packing SUCKS BUTT. And we are going to need to find storage (hopefully at the parents' houses) for the stuff that may not fit yet, or is too much work to move at this time. (Like Trav's HUGE tool chest) But things are coming along nicely. I would say we are about 70% packed. But I'm sure there is probably more lurking around somewhere. Wish us luck!!

Big Fat Jerk

2007-05-19T22:17:00.000-06:00

SOoooooo the sofa saga continues. Now that we have the new new ones in our house... well.... I don't know if I'm being too picky or what but.... They look pink. When we were in the store I thought it was the fluorescent lights, but they look kinda dusty rose in our house in certain lights. This is tearing me up on the inside. Horribly. Am I being too picky??? Or should I be picky when spending about $2000??? I want to love these forever. And it really isn't too bad, but the designer in me wants them to be perfect. We have to decide by Thursday, the brick gives a week long period to change your mind. But this is getting rediculous. Mom, I am SO SORRY. I'm having Tiff over right away to help me decide whether they are too pink or not. Or maybe we should just go to the Brick tomorrow and do it while my parents are camping. And not even tell them. I feel sick about this though... I mean... 3 sofas???? Please tell me I'm not crazy. I really need any advice I can get. Should I be picky?? Or should I just suck it up and learn to love these ones. I mean, they look good with no sunlight!

I had better get 20 comments.

New couches, new place to live!

2007-05-16T11:47:00.000-06:00

Last week, my mom so nicely bought us some fancy schmancy bi-cast leather couches for my birthday/moving/trav's grad/etc!! We both LOVED the look of them and were so happy. This is what they looked like:

Nice, eh? We were so proud. I spent an hour conditioning the leather and admiring our amazing find. And then about 30 minutes passed and we realised that the pets nicely jumping up was pretty much GOUGING the leather. Crap. We tried to keep them off, but they were both so sad from being yelled at and not knowing what they were doing wrong. Plus, whats the point of having such a cute puppy if you are not able to cuddle on the couch?? So in two days they looked like crap. I mean, nothing should scratch that easily. We were nervous just sitting on them because any seam of button on your pants can scratch them. I didn't want to tell mom that we wanted to return them, because it was such a nice gift, but it had to be done. So yesterday we went to the brick and had a HECK OF A TIME trying to return them. I mean we bought a 5 year warranty on them, and etc etc.... They weren't budging, because we got them on sale. Retarded. But finally with mom almost crying, me arguing with the guy at mach(sp) speed, and Travis standing firm, the guy finally budged. YAY!! So Travis and I spent a little extra, a lot of time, and picked out these microfiber babies:

Well, not exactly these, we were SO TEMPTED to get the aqua colour. I LOVE LOVE the colour, and Travis does too. But we both know that it is a trendy colour and that in a few years we would regret that choice. So we got the couch and loveseat and a nice taupe colour! And we will accent with this aqua. So we promised the nice lady at the Brick that we would spread the word that they did us well. We pick them up tomorrow! And bring these peices of ..... back.

On Monday Travis and I went to Calgary to look for a place to live. A few tears later, we found a place!!! The first place we went to see was a small basement suite for $1000..... I got depressed really fast because it was A HOLE.... A the whole drive to Calgary I had been calling place after place after place and they were either already rented, no pets allowed, or not able to show us that day, or just plain too expensive. Travis called up his cousin, who has a house in Calgary that he is renovating, and we asked him if we could rent his place. Good idea, he thought, since they are rarely there, and not making any money on it now, but he would check with his wife. She loved the idea! So we drove over there and had a look. It's still under construstion but very close to being finished. The contractor said he would have it all cleaned up in two weeks when we want to move in. Its very lovely and fancy. And affordable. A real answer to prayer. So we move in two weeks! Lots of packing to come.

My Birthday!

2007-05-07T20:59:00.000-06:00

It's my birthday today! It has been wonderful. I woke up to breakfast in bed (golden grahams!! yum!), and a dvd game of "Deal of no Deal", and perfume!! I also got cake at work today. Travis took me to the Keg tonight and we had a wonderful, delicious meal. I am still stuffed. The new Keg is AMAZING. Gorgeous, great food as always. I have such a great hubby.

I am getting really excited about my new job. Everyone at my current work has been so supportive and helpful. But I'm still excited to not work there. I would also like to say congratulations to my brother, Dan, who got his dream job as a fireman/EMR in Sherwood Park! I'm so excited to be able to live close to them again, and see them more. Christy and Dustin, its time you gave Alberta another shot!

This is me

2007-05-02T11:43:00.000-06:00

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I got a job!!

2007-05-01T21:58:00.000-06:00

Yesterday mom & I went to Calgary for me to go to an interview at McCrums. (www.mccrums.ab.ca ) The interview went really well, both ladies (HR and Design dept. leader) were super nice. They said I probably wouldn't hear back until next week sometime. But I got a message on my cell today asking me to call them back about being offered a position with them! So I'm calling in the morning. Yay! The showrooms (they have FIVE showrooms) were SO FANCY, ant it sounds like I would really enjoy the job. So I am so excited. I have been so done with retail and Linens N Things for.... well, FOREVER.

I am also very nervous. The start date is June 1st (I think), so we have only a month to find somewhere to live. I'd love to buy a townhouse and be done moving for a while, but we might need to scrounge up some financing... We will see what happens I guess. Worse comes to worse we can rent somewhere (which is hard with pets) or stay at some relatives for a short time until we find something. Anyone renting out or selling a place in Calgary??

Daddy's little girl

2007-04-23T11:19:00.000-06:00

Big news... well actually little news. Chloe is "in season"! My little girl is all grown up! She is too young yet to breed her, so we are keeping a very watchful eye on her and any male dog around. Maybe next heat cycle, or in six months or so.

In other news, we STILL have no idea where we are going to live. NO IDEA. I got a couple calls for interviews in Calgary, which I have to call and schedule like right now (very nervous). But Travis hasn't heard anything back yet so I have no idea what to tell them. This is very frustrating to me. But Travis is done school this Wednesday!!! Forever!!! Can we hear an "Amen"??

So here are the choices:

Stay here in Lethbridge, I would get a better job, Travis would ask for a raise at his job which he loves, but just doesn't get paid quite enough, and A: buy a fixer-upper and flip it, or B: buy a small lot and built a cute house, or
Find jobs in Calgary, buy a rediculously expensive house (which they all are), and try to fix it up and maybe flip it.

So you tell us what we should do. (We might not listen, it will probably just fall into place, but I would still like to see what you think)

Silly silly puppy...

2007-03-30T22:16:00.000-06:00

When the weather is as nice as it has been the last couple of days, we like to take Chloe for walks, especially around Henderson Lake, since it is so close. So last night we did just that. We have Nikita right now since mom is visiting Dan, Amanda, Joshua, Cadence and, NEW BABY JOSEPH!!! YAY! Congrats Dan & Amanda! And dad is gone to Edmonton for "family meetings". The fact that we have Nikita is kind of beside the point, but she was on the walk too. Right now, there are SO MANY CANADA GEESE, especially around the lake. Chloe is SO outgoing, and was pulling on the leash the whole time trying to go meet and play with them and all the people and other dogs. I was getting kind of sick of all this pulling to we went onto the little "island", which is more of a peninsula, on the lake where there were no people so I thought I could let go of the leash for a minute and let her walk around on there for a bit. Well, I thought wrong. She saw 2 geese out of the corner of her eye, and before I could stop her she LUNGED INTO THE LAKE! (for those of you who do not live in Lethbridge, Henderson Lake is a small, man made lake which usually has a bit of a greenish hue to it)... And she started swimming after these two geese! She hates baths so I never would have figured she would run so easily into the lake.. let alone know how to swim... luckily this comes naturally to dogs. Anyway, I yelled at her to come, and a few feet into the water she realised what she was doing and turned around and swam back to me. Turns out these 2 geese were about to be mommy and daddy geese and were protecting a nest because the were hissing at her (and us), and looked about ready to kill us. So I snatched her out of the icky water and we ran away. And then laughed the entire way home, saying, "Can you beleive she did that???" She just really caught us off guard. But now that she didn't die, we love the story. Serves her right to walk all the way home wet. Trouble is that she is even more intrigued by the geese now and wants to see them more....

I would post a picture of her, but my laptop's hard drive crashed and ate all my pictures of her:( sure wish I had backed up recently!

Estrogen Overdose

2007-03-24T14:48:00.000-06:00

I called Travis on the way home from work yesterday and he told me that Chloe had gotten into my BIRTH CONTROL PILLS! I accidentally left them on the bathroom counter, and then Toby jumped up and knocked them down, and Chloe proceeded to chew on the package and eat about a week's worth of pills. Great. I hate it when they work as a team like that! So when I got home I called the Vet, and she gave me the # for the pet poison center, but it would have cost a $35 consultation fee. So I took my chances and called the regular poison center, and they were very helpful. They said that since estrogen is normally in her system it wouldn't do her any harm. YAY!
Here's the evidence:

Thank you, home buyers seminar!

2007-03-22T22:39:00.000-06:00

Travis and I went to a first time home buyers seminar tonight, and it cost us $5 each. That $5 was a donation to Rehoboth Ministries, which was matched by the wonderful people who put it on. The seminar was SO informative, something we really needed to learn. And the best part is, as door prizes we got $100 dollars in gift certificates! Thats right, folks! We learned about investing, and we got $50 bucks to spend at The Wooden Shoe, a wonderful bakery that just happened to be my first job, and $50 bucks to spend at Coco Pazzo, the best Italian restaurant in Lethbridge. How sweet is that?? I'm very excited to eat well. Oh and also we got pizza there, and we got to take 1/2 a leftover pizza home! No more cookin for this tired wife! For a couple of days, anyway.

P.S. I posted more Disneyland pictures on our flickr site. They are from Trav's parents' camera. Enjoy!

Things that go bump in the night

2007-03-18T19:02:00.000-06:00

So I was fast asleep last night, and it was about 12:30. I felt something jump down (Toby, he sleeps on our headboard), and my head got pushed into the pillow. Ouch. That kinda hurt, he usually jumps beside my head. Oh well, too tired to get mad at him. I'll try to go back to sleep. Why do I taste blood? And why does my cheek hurt so bad? I'll just suck on my lip for a while, he must have hit it with his claws jumping down. Blood tastes gross. And my cheek feels cut too. Roll over groggily, turn on bedside light. Try to adjust my eyes, look at my face in the mirror. Yikes. Toby really cut my face and lip! So I jump out of bed to show Travis (who was playing WOW at the time) and he laughs. Histerically. I cleaned out the cuts with hydrogen peroxide and went back to bed. It doesn't look too bad today, but there was some explaining to do.

That story sounded pretty dramatic, and I know I kinda jumped around from first person to past and future tense, but I don't really feel like fixing it. I'm too hungry and grumpy today. I was going to post a picture of the damage but my camera died. Maybe I'll update later. I remember now what it was like to have Gismo, the scratch-happy kitty of my childhood. (I admit it, I was definately an Elvira, from looney toones)

Before & After

2007-03-14T18:37:00.000-06:00

I cut my hair today! I was feeling a little tired of my hair, and it grew so fast since the last time, so I went and got the change I needed. Here's the before: And here is the after!!

I think this is the shortest I have had my hair since maybe grade 8 when I wanted the "Jenna Elfman" cut from Dharma & Greg - which was not a good look for me, by the way. Travis specified that I stayed under shoulder length, so I went as close as I could to that! He likes it, and I like it too.

In other news, we went for our first rollerblade of the year today! Chloe sure had fun, and she sure is sleeping well right now. Although she needs to learn not to run right in front of the wheels. Leetle scary sometimes. And she is just so social she wants to run across the street to greet every person she sees! Its a little harder to stop on wheels.

My little baby... puppy that is.

2007-03-12T20:37:00.000-06:00

Just now I was sitting on the couch on my laptop, looking for houses in Calgary and Lethbridge, discovering facebook (if you are on it, add me), checking blogs, and watching some design shows and Chloe did the cutest thing. Trying to do about ten things at once caused me to be a little distracted. So I didn't really notice what she was doing until just now. I noticed she was jumping up and sitting on the arm of the couch behind my back like she always does, jumping back down every once in a while. This is what we do every night for a bit so I didn't take notice. Until I took my eyes away from my screens and looked around a bit. There was not one, not two, but three teddy bears surrounding me. This whole time she was trying to play with me but I completely ignored her! Needless to say I am now paying a little attention to my baby girl. She does the cutest things. Sleeps on our pillow or even sometimes snuggled under the blankets right next to me. She loves other animals and will play with them relentlessly. Even while being humped my my friend's brother's Chihuahua, she kept just trying to play with him and thought he was trying to chase her. She cried when mom took Nikita away this weekend after we had been watching her.

Travis and I talk every day about what the future will bring us. The past month we had only really talked about jobs in Calgary, so I had been looking online at houses non-stop. It is rediculous. I don't know if there is any way we can afford a house there, even if it is a 100 square foot dump. So today we started talking about staying here in Lethbridge for a couple years, buy a small house, fix it up, and when we have some money saved, then move to Calgary. I already have a great jon waiting for me here should we decide to stay, so all we need is for Travis to find a good job. Keep us in your prayers! No matter where we go.

A little about our trip.

2007-03-02T19:45:00.000-07:00

Well, I think I have said this already, but we had a great time. Most of my pictures are of the scenery along the drive, because my camera was handy and we saw some amazing sights. I didnt take my camera to Disneyland since it is a little bulky and I didnt want to risk damaging it or losing it. That would make me cry.

On the way down we stopped at Bryce Canyon, which was gorgeous. Kind of like the hoodoos at Writing on Stone. We also saw the Grand Canyon at sunrise. This was a highlight for me. Although freezing, it was still amazing to see God's amazing creation at its finest. I felt a little hopeless behind the lense. There was no way to even begin to capture that beauty. But I tried anyway. Us girls in the van were pretty much gassed out by the guys. Seriously, I have never smelled so much gas. Except for maybe chili night at Golden. Take that and spread iy over 3 days and confine it in a minivan. Yeah. Not so nice. Travis and Derek were pretty rowdy sometimes. I was surprised that there were so few fights. It was so enjoyable and I really felt like family. Not that I didn't already.

L.A. is huge. We stayed at the LemonTree. It's a cute hotel in Anaheim, about a 5 minute drive from Disneyland. We spent three days at Disneyland/ California Adventure with hopper passes. I didn't remember too much from when I was 3, but it was so nice to start new memories with Trav. I was a little hesitant at first, because I have gotten sick on fair rides and wasn't too sure what to expect. (I puked just walking off the gravatron once a few years ago) But the rides at Disneyland do not even compare. I loved the Tower of Terror and California Screamin'. But they were all good. We also went to Knotts Berry Farm one day. I loved the skit, and most of the rides. Although they have one wooden style roller coaster..... It was little rough. Actually A LOT ROUGH. Our brains were rattled out of our ears. They should have Advil dispensers as you come off the ride.

We left for Deal or No Deal with an hour and a half to spare. With the L.A. traffic it took us 2 hours to get there. Our tickets said we had to arrive an hour before the show. A long line-up waited outside the gates and we proceeded to the back of the line. Tanya marched right up to the cecurity guards at the front and showed them our tickets and they ushered us right in. Howie Mandel is hilarious. He is not prompted for any of his jokes. But no, he does not know all of the model's names. Those are on the prompter. We were at the taping of an episode where they finish with one contestant and start with another. The first lady was doing so well (Debbie Montgomery), but then she got greedy and went one too far and walked away with 1/4 of the money she was last offered. The second guy was pretty funny. I forget his name but he was like a big kid, a chubby black teddy bear of a guy who danced it up. Quite hilarious, you have to watch. It will probably air on the first wednesday in April. SO keep your eyes peeled for us!! We are in the first row above the entrance where howie and the contestants walk in.

The rest of the trip was uneventful. We stopped in Vegas for a total of about a 1/2 hour on the way back. We stayed at the same hotel south of Salt Lake City that we had on the way down, and the Hotel manager remembered us. In fact he asked the two boys to keep the noise down. Brothers.

Check out the pictures!!! ------------>

Spam Blog???

2007-03-01T22:13:00.000-07:00

As I write this, there is a message above this notepad and it reads as follows:

WARNING
This blog has been locked by Blogger's spam-prevention robots. You will not be able to publish your posts, but you will be able to save them as drafts.
Save your post as a draft or click here for more about what's going on and how to get your blog unlocked.

What??? How am I a spam blog?? Thats pretty retarded. So I guess I will have to save this and I will post this when my blog is unlocked. This is pretty dumb. Old news by the time you read this.

What I wanted to say is that I put up some pictures on our Flickr site. So check them out. And maybe by the time blogger realizes I am not a computer (a blogger person has to actually read my blog to check it out) I will have thought of some good stories to tell you about our trip.

P.S. My favorite ride was Tower of Terror.

L.A.

2007-02-27T00:20:00.000-07:00

We are home safe, and we had a wonderful time. I will soon show you many pictures and tell you stories about our great time. But I have a lot of pictures to go through, plus many of them are on Tanya's or Trav's mom's camera, so we need to get them all together. Anyway, here is one picture of Trav and I killing of the bad guys on the Buzz Light Year ride!! (we rode it only once on the last day when it was slow and it was great) You'll notice the scare..... Yeah I lost, but I was beating him at first for a while! Until he learned you could aim.

My wonderful hubby

2007-02-14T19:26:00.000-07:00

It's Valentine's Day, as we all know. I'd just like to tell you how much I love my hubby. One of my favorite parts of the day is when I partially open my eyes in the morning, sleepy and groggy, and I roll over and snuggle with Travis. It's crazy how it still seems to kind of surprise me that he's in my bed. I mean our bed. I love the little things he does for me, and how he is so grounded. He reminds me all the time of what we can and can't afford, which is a good thing. I love him most in groups settings, when his face lights up when talking to a friend, and especially when there is no computer around to distract him. Then I can have his undivided attention, which is much appreciated, and very valuable. Because I just love spending time with him!

Happy Valentine's Day, Hubby!!! I love more now than ever!

Christmas in February

2007-02-10T16:22:00.000-07:00

It was so nice to spend a few days with our whole family all together. The cabin was nice and big, there was good food, enough beds for everyone, and the kids were well behaved. Most of the time. The guys, on the other hand, were filled with gas most of the time. I think I did pretty good skiing with mom, and Travis had a wonderful time going hardcore snowboarding with the guys. I took some pictures of the kids sledding, and also some pictures of some bighorn sheep! We saw two on the side of the road in the ditch, so we pulled over and saw about 50 more in the woods!! They ran right past us, and I could almost reach out and touch them. That was the first time I was so close to big wildlife. I was glad my big strong hunter dad was right there. So CHECK THEM OUT!

I'm going to Disneyland!!!!

2007-01-28T23:27:00.000-07:00

That's right, folks! I'm going to Disneyland compliments of my wonderful in-laws!! In honour of Derek's birthday (today) and of all 3 kids graduating from High School or University this year, they are treating us all to a trip to the happiest place on earth! And we're going in under a month! Reading week is where it's at! No long line-ups from the Americans on Spring break. So glad they are giving me something to actually blog about. Too bad for my work! I'm taking this weekend off and a bit over a week for that just 2 weeks afterwards! I'm using a lot of exclamation marks. I have been to Disneyland once before, but I was only 3 so I don't remember too much.
P.S. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures for all of you!

You better bring your appetite

2007-01-27T18:02:00.000-07:00

We (the Vriend clan) are going to Golden in6 sleeps!! I was put in charge of baking, so I started that today. I made some Yummy Oatmeal Toffee Crunchies that I told you about back in November, and some frozen peanut butter cheesecakes. These definately in my top ten favorite snacks/ desserts. I'm so excited to see all of my family again, all together. It's becoming quite rare to get us all in one room now.

And for those Anonymous commenters on my last post, here is a bit about our wedding:

My dress is a Maggie Sottero design, although it is now discontinued. I got it in Calgary.
I was very blessed with photography at our wedding. My Uncle Arie and my Brother-in-law Dustin took beautiful candid shots, and Shutterbug Photography took our professional shots. Although she now moved to Kelowna and someone else has taken over her business here in Lethbridge.
I was in love with my flowers. Flare'N Flowers in Picture Butte did them, and I would DEFINATELY reccomend them to anyone in the Lethbridge area. I just wish I had remembered to ask someone to hang and dry them while I was on our Honeymoon... I miss them.
As for thank-you cards, my Maid of Honour recorded all the gifts we received at our showers, and who gave them, and we did the same when we opened our wedding gifts. I had a list of addresses of everyone who was invited to our wedding online with our account at www.weddingchannel.com.
Speaking of www.weddingchannel.com , I would definately reccomend getting an account there. It was so useful for getting ideas, And most of all for setting and keeping a budget with their budget calculator. And also for keeping track of the guest list, and invitations and thank-you's sent. Oh and also the Planning Checklist. It's nice to be sure you are on track and are not missing any of the big things.

And Susan, I don't know if I have any design tips. I don't think design can really be generalized, I think each space is unique and needs different treatment. I am really inspired by the show "Design Inc". I personally prefer lighter, more neutral walls and open, airy spaces. But I also appreciate dark colour schemes... Its just not what I would use in my house. I can't wait until I can design and build (not personally build of course) our own house someday. After school I wasn't too sure if I had picked the right career for me.... I guess I was just kinda sick of all the school assignments. But now I can't wait to get into the real workforce.. Retail will do that to you, I guess.

Blogging topics

2007-01-24T21:14:00.000-07:00

I've never been that creative. English was my most loathed subject. I'm a math-science person. With my boring life, I have nothing to blog about. So I'm stealing Elizabeth deVries' idea and asking my readers for topics. Is there anything about me that you would like to know? Stories you would like to read? Anything. This is for you, folks.

Nothing Happening

2007-01-22T18:12:00.000-07:00

We have settled into a new routine, Travis' new semester and me back at work. I must say, Trav has a pretty slack semester. It kinda sucks working all day knowing that he only has one class, and then gets to do whatever he wants. Days off are pretty busy, running errands and cleaning and all sorts of stuff. I mish we didn't need money, but then, who doesn't?? I have nothing to complain about.

A friend of mine from work got Chloe a t-shirt! Here she is wearing it, and playing with Toby.

Good 'Ol Sunfire

2007-01-09T21:14:00.000-07:00

I GOT MY CAR BACK!!! After 2 months + (I can't even remember exactly how long anymore) in the shop, my car is finally fixed! AND they only charged us for like 4 hours of work, even though it took that long! Turns out that a sensor they had put in in the beginning was already damaged, so they finally tried anouther one, and some wiring was messed up. But I have it back now!!! No more minivan for us!

I'm watching season 1 of Grey Anatomy.. a friend from work lent me seasons 1 & 2, and it's great seeing the episodes I had missed!

If you haven't seen The Pursuit of Happyness, DO IT. DO IT NOW. Travis and I saw it on Sunday, along with his mom, I mean our mom, and his brother. It was seriously amazing. And I don't even get that hyped up about movies. But I don't want to hype it up too much, either. I just loved it. And I cried. But that could be because I'm hormonal. Go watch it, or at least rent it when it comes out. And bring kleenex.

Winterland

2007-01-04T17:49:00.000-07:00

Travis and I just got back from a wonderful trip to Summerland... or Winterland because of all the snow.. Here are some of our highlights:
1. Meeting sweet baby Olivia. She is SO snuggly, cute, chubby and just a wonderful baby. I hogged her and showered her with kisses and snuggles. I didn't take many pictures while there, so I don't have many good ones of Ben or Megan, but they were also SO cute, and I love being their Aunty Becky. They kept us busy and entertained.

2. Spending time as married couples with Dustin & Christy. It's great how the dynamic changes now that we are all married. 3. Being reminded how alike my sister and I are. It was so fun goofing around with her. Travis kept laughing when Christy would do something exactly the way I would do it. It's great that we still share that after not living under the same roof for over 6 years.

4. Sledding. Travis and Dustin built the "Death Ski".... 'nuf said. Looked fun. I had fun going down a couple times and taking pictures. Travis and I almost died on the kneeboard.... good times.

5. Meeting some fellow bloggers in Summerland. Amanda and Steph, you girls are great. Maybe we can hang out more when Travis and I retire there.... maybe.

The last picture is of a bit of a "lowlight" if you will. The trip home was filled with an hour long lineup west of Golden waiting for the highway to re-open. Not so fun.

A Leetle Bloated

2006-12-27T19:38:00.000-07:00

So Travis and I had not one, not two, but FIVE Christmas dinners this Holiday season!!! It was busy but very very fun. Chloe lost all four of her top front teeth in two days. I don't know what else to say, I'm kind of pooped from running from place to place eating everyone out of house and home. SO I will tell our Christmas story through pictures. More to come on Flickr .

As usual, blogger won't upload my pictures, so they will all be on flickr.

Christmas

2006-12-15T19:44:00.000-07:00

So Travis has a final exam at 9 am tomorrow, and he is only about 60-70% done studying (in his own words), and he is busy playing his game right now. There is nothing I can do about this procrastination. Yesterday he asked me if I was working today, and when I said yes, he said, "Crap! I study so much better when you are home!!" I just had to laugh. If this is studying well when I am home, I'm scared to see what crappy studying is like! All I have to say is that I am SO GLAD I'm done school. I'm not saying I had the best study habits either, but this is rediculous.

Right after Trav's test tomorrow we are heading off to Medicine Hat.. a.k.a. "the Hat" for the Telke (Trav's mom's side) Christmas. I'm excited. We got some really cool $10 gifts for the gift exchange. Actually they are worth a bit more because I bought them with my discount at Linens N Things. Score. I'm really excited to see that side of my new family.

I'm watching Ellen, and she just gave away tickets to Cancun, Mexico, with Hotel Accomodations too. I want to go somewhere warm! Actually, anywhere thats not windy would be nice. It has been brutal lately. So I think I will really enjoy my trip to the SUMMERland!! I hope to see all you bloggers out there!

April

2006-12-12T21:51:00.000-07:00

A few posts back I mentioned that in April our lives will change forever. I got some comments back from people wondering what is happening then.. and a couple people ask if I am pregnant. No, I'm not pregnant, or trying to get pregnant. In April Travis is done school forever and big changes and moves will be coming very shortly thereafter. Just a clarification.

Travis and I have been married 6 months as of Sunday!! SIX months! It feels like yesterday, yet it feels like this is how it has always been. ba da ba ba ba...(cue McDonald's tune) I'm lovin' it. We went out for supper yesterday and it was nice. I even ordered desert. What a novelty! And ordered a yummy fruity drink! It was a good day. We watched the first half of our honeymoon video yesterday, too. That was so fun. I wish I was still there:(. Here's a picture of me in Rome, and of the two of us in the Stardust Theatre on THE ship. I miss you, Meditteranean!

Professional Wedding Pictures!

2006-12-06T22:16:00.000-07:00

So we bought & finally received a DVD of all our pro wedding pictures, so I have put a whole bunch of them up on our flickr site. Take a look! I love how they turned out. And now they are really ours.

Christmas comes early...

2006-12-03T15:50:00.000-07:00

So the keyboard Travis wanted for Christmas was on sale, and we decided to go get it for him, and he was too excited about it to wait until the big day. So I caved and let him start using it. He's telling me to talk about it's assets: programmable LCD screen, backlit keys, programmable keys, USB inputs, and all sorts of other goodies that "gamers" just love. Including my hubby. I was happy to oblige because.....
I got some clippers! So I gave Chloe a haircut so she looks small again. Take a look:
And since I did such a good job on Chloe, Travis let me cut his hair, too!
I think I did a pretty good job, too. He even said I could do it again. We've already made the money back from the clippers. Yay!

I'm a wuss.

2006-11-27T19:03:00.000-07:00

So I took Chloe in to the Vet to get her 3rd set of boosters. This was the first time I have taken her in. She was SO GOOD!! She didn't make a peep once when they took her temperature with a thermometer that probably went halfway up her body, from the back end of course. She sat nice and still while they looked in her eyes, ears, and felt her intestines. She didn't even flinch when they gave her 2 big needles. I am a very sympathetic person. If anyone is in any pain or if I even think they are in pain, I feel for them. So it got real hot in that exam room. I did have my winter coat on, but it kept getting hotter. So when we got back to the waiting room I had to sit with my head between my legs. I almost fainted. I am SO GLAD that I decided against becoming a nurse. I can't even watch my puppy get shots! So after a bit of sitting I felt better (although very embarrased in front of the whole waiting room) and all was fine. Its funny, I have come thisclose to fainting so many times, but I always catch myself in time to sit and let the feeling pass. SUCH a wuss. They offered to take her in without me next time. Next time will be in a year so maybe I'll have toughened up by then. We could take her in in a month or two to get her spayed, but we are planning to breed her so thats out. Lots of research on that to come.

P.S. She's 5 lbs 15 ounces. I think she'll grow to be about 8 lbs.
P.P.S. I just put her in that pink sweater, and its pretty tight.. but still oh-so cute.

The Best Cookies In The World

2006-11-25T20:53:00.000-07:00

Oatmeal Toffee Crunchies

1 Cup Butter
3/4 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup White Sugar
1 Egg
2 tsp Vanilla
1 3/4 Cup Flour
1 Cup Rolled Oats
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 pkg Skor Bits
3/4 Cup Butterscotch Chips
1/4 Cup Chocolate Chips
3/4 Cup Sliced Almonds (optional)

Cream butter and sugars. Add egg and vanilla. Mix in remaining ingredients. Roll into balls and place on baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 8-12 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

Soft, Chewy and Sweet. And the edges get a bit of a crunch. Soo soo good. I doubled the recipe, and made almost 7 dozen cookies for the two of us. I guess three now, since Derek is here. Also the best dough I have ever tasted. Anyone who has a recipe blog is welcome to post this recipe. Trav said they are the best cookies I have ever made. Baking schools cooking any day. Can we just have cookies for dinner?

How lucky am I?

2006-11-24T23:20:00.000-07:00

Tonight when I was done work (waay later than extected, Christmas shoppers are CRAZY), I walked out to Travis waiting patiently in the van with Chloe and Kita. Why a VAN? Well, this is the not so lucky portion of this post. For over a month now, the starter has been going on my car. As in, sometimes I sit there for about 10 minutes trying to start my car. So, about a week ago we took it to the farm for Trav and his dad to replace the starter. Sounds relatively simple, right? So they took out the old one, put in a new one, and then...... Nothing. It sounded like the starter was working.. but something else had gone wrong. So they worked on it for hours trying to figure out what the heck happened. Nothing. So Trav's dad took it to a mechanic and they worked on it this whole week, and NOTHING... Nobody can figure out what the heck is wrong. So now it's at a dealership. Can you say $$$$? But I feel bad for Trav's dad. He spent days trying to get it to work. And I know its nothing he did, because he knows his stuff. So if you are reading this, THANKS, DAD! I really appreciate all that. But now they (Mom & Dad in-law) are on their way to New York and then on a cruise!!! To the Western Carribean, I think. And my parents are coming home from Hawaii tomorrow! They are so lucky.

As I was saying..... I am so lucky to have the husband that I have! Trav is so understanding, and patient, and giving, and so many other things. It's been amazing, even if I haven't said it that often. I have a great life, even with a car in the shop and a job in retail. Speaking of which, I do like my job, for a retail job. But as far as that goes, I still feel embarrased when people ask me how work is going, or when they see me at work. I can just sense them thinking.. "doesn't she have a diploma?" And I know I shouldn't care what they think, or maybe its just because that is what I think sometimes too. But its temporary. Come April life as we know it will change forever.

Life is Good.

Extreme Makeover: Guest Room Edition

2006-11-19T18:00:00.000-07:00

So I finally have our house in a state where I like all of the rooms. Well, except for the office, but that's Trav's room. Anyway, I am super happy with how it turned out. We got rid of all the boxes and extra gifts (poor us, I know), and I got a really pretty purple Duvet Cover! I don't know how Derek will feel about the purple when he comes on friday to stay with us for 2 weeks, but thats O.K. We will have other people staying. Anyway, here's the before & after!

You likey??? Come and stay!!

Christmas

2006-11-16T21:22:00.000-07:00

To say that we are gung-ho about Christmas would be a very correct statement. Travis and I put up our tree this holiday Monday. It's amazing how good a little tree can make you feel. It just makes our house feel warm, festive, and calm. Travis is going to put up the lights outside tomorrow. Here's for being the first on the block!

Travis was sad that I rarely write about him anymore. So, in honour of being married for 5 months and 6 days, I'd like to tell you a bit about how good of a husband he has been. Travis has really put a lot of effort into spending time with me. He helps me around the house (when I ask him to, but you take what you can get), he gives me hugs and encourages me to give lots back. Lately we've been having a competition, whoever gives the most hugs wins. I'm not sure where we are at. Trav makes me feel good, and tells me I look pretty. Actually he tells me I look sexy, but I asked him to say pretty or beautiful more often. He just makes me feel good. Even when I seem to be grumpy most of the time. There is a lot more I could say, but that's for another day.

Chloe's ears are staying up! That girl's got great cartilage. Toby keeps tackling her and then tries to groom her, while she's fighting him. They are so cute.

Olivia Faith Heigh

2006-11-09T21:16:00.000-07:00

It's true!! Christy and Dustin had their baby girl!!! Yesterday, November 9, at 1:37, Christy pushed 7 lb baby Olivia into the world. I am so happy for them! I just talked to proud papa on the phone. Christy and baby are still in hospital. It's pretty weird to me that they have a newborn. I don't know why, I'm just used to them running after two young blondies, not breastfeeding and diaper changing and midnight feeding.

P.S. Doesn't Christy look amazing???
P.P.S. Thanks, Amanda, for the picture, and some info.

Clarification

2006-11-07T23:11:00.000-07:00

Some people were wondering why we are taping Chloe's ears. Well, we want them to stand up, like a Yorkie's ears should. Not all do, and they are cute when they flop over, but I really want Chloe to look like a real Yorkie, and she looks even cuter with her ears standing. If that was at all possible. So by taping her ears up for a few days, it helps strengthen the cartiledge in her ears and trains them to stand. After 3 days we take the tape off and see if they stay standing, and tape the drooping ears for 24 hours, until they stand. Could take just the three days, could take 3 weeks. They seem pretty strong already, though! Hopefully it will be closer to the 3 day mark.

And guess what! Christy's water broke tonight!!! So we will be meeting baby girl Heigh very shortly! I'm so excited to be an aunty yet again!

New Template

2006-11-06T23:40:00.000-07:00

My wonderful hubby helped me create this new background. Me Likey. Photoshop has once again impressed me. Travis tells me I need to tell you all about his website, http://people.uleth.ca/~travis.fletcher/. He also told me not to tell you that its lame. WARNING: for computer geeks only.

Flickr Slideshow

2006-11-06T21:52:00.000-07:00

Flash Slideshow

Tape and Cookies

2006-11-04T16:24:00.000-07:00

Tell me I'm not an awful parent..... We taped Chloe's ears today. Is it so bad that I want her to look like a show-quality Yorkie??
She looks kinda funny, we try not to laugh in her face as to not embarras her. But she really doesn't seem to mind too much. I've had to re-tape them 3 times already. And then, while the cookies I made were baking, I decided to have a little self-photo shoot.

But, unfortunately, I got a little too involved trying to look "soultry", and I forgot about the cookies. They got a little burnt.I had made these shortbread cookies at Travis' request. I asked if he wanted sugar cookies or shortbread cookies, and he said, very enthusiastically, "SHORTBREAD!!!" So I made them, gave one to him, and he has the gall to say... "There's not enough sugar in these...... And I'm used to having them with icing on them." So I said "THAT'S SUGAR COOKIES!!!" He has since apologized and said they are good... for shortbread cookies. But isn't he so cute?

P.S. I heart photoshop.

Old News

2006-11-02T17:27:00.000-07:00

We got our wedding print a while ago, but neglected to hang it for a while, so we hung it and I took a picture:
I love it! It may not be as nice as the print that was my favorite, but what can I say, I'm a compromiser. Once we buy the CD I am going to make a print of my favorite. Before the snow came I took this uber cute picture of Chloe:And then it snowed and I took this one:
And some more that are up on flickr . I know I said I would talk about things other than Chloe. But its so hard. Tiff came over last night to watch ANTM (America's Next Top Model), and brought her teacup Chihuahua, Tate. Chloe and Tate played the whole time, and were so cute together. It's too bad Tate's neutered, or he would have made a good husband for Chloe. He can be her friend, though. I was pleasantly surprised to see she wasn't as rough with him as she is with our cat, Toby. She is always after him and grabbing his ear. I want to go get some fake poop and put it on Trav's pillow. He would freak out. And I would laugh. Hard. Such a healthy relationship. I love that guy so much. Thats a good note to end on. Tricking my poor hubby with fake poop.... To Be Continued.............

OUR Story

2006-10-26T19:39:00.000-06:00

I'm hopping on the bandwagon. That, and I figured you would all love to hear about something other than our darling Chloe.

In the summer between grade 11 and 12, I worked at a Banquet Hall, Country Kitchens Catering. One day, I think it was a friday night, my friend Kristin and I decided to go cruising after work. This was a very popular activity for young Lethbridge-ites. We stopped at IGA, the hottest spot to stop, and saw a group of people we knew, so we talked to them. And guess who was there.... you guessed it, Travis. I had known of him from Youth Group, but, since he's about 3 years older than me, we had never really hung out or connected before then. Neither of us can figure this out. We knew a lot of the same people. Moving on. Travis ha just been asked by a friend of his to be on a float in the Lethbridge parade the next day. So, Travis asked Kristin and I, and we said yes. Kristin chickened out so I so bravely went by myself, a big step for a shy girl like me! I also gave him my "number", which, at the time, was my mom's cell phone number. The float we were on was for a hot tub company, so... I was in a Bikini. No wonder he fell for me!! I knew right away that Travis was something special. I remember getting on the float and not wanting the other girl who was with us to sit by him, so I stuck myself right in the middle. We talked the whole time. Again, a big step for a shy girl. Travis told me that he was moving to Edmonton the next week to study Computer Science at the U of A.

The float finally came back to its starting point in the parking lot at the mall. As we were walking back to our cars, as cheesy as it sounds, I knew I couldn't let him get away. So I called back at him, "Travis.... do you want to do something later?" and we both say that our hearts skipped a beat. He of course said yes, and we went on our first date that night, a movie, Blue Crush.

Travis moved to Edmonton, and attended University. Luckily, Christy and Dustin were in Edmonton, and were expecting little Benjamin. So mom and I went up to Edmonton a few times in expectation of Benny and when he was actually born. Travis so nicely hung out with my family and newborn baby Ben. OK this part of the story is getting really long. We are only about two weeks into "meeting" each other. Speeding it up now. One weekend when Travis was down in Lethbridge, we watched Monsters Inc at his parent's house. During that fateful night, we held hands for the first time, after much flirting, friendship, emails and phone calls. When I went home that night he asked me on their driveway, "So do you want to try the long distance thing?" So romantic. And try we did.

Travis and I racked up HUGE phone bills, which truely amazed my mom as she could hardly get 2 words out of me. We talked almost every day from 10 until who knows when, sometimes 3 or 4 in the morning.

I convinced Trav to transfer to U of L here in Lethbridge, and we continued our relationship. I think it was about right after I graduated from High School that I started asking Travis when we were getting married.

2 WHOLE years after that, on April 30th, 2005, it finally happened. Travis asked me in a wonderful, romantic way in beautiful waterton. It was filled with scooter rides, yummy meal, and a treasure hunt around Waterton, ending on a hillside, with lots of rose petals, some of them spelling out "Will You Marry Me?" on a BIG rock.

The next year was one of the hardest, AND most wonderful years in my life. It was SO hard being away from Travis for so long, but it was also wonderful knowing that we would be married soon, and I was planning the wedding of my dreams.

We were married just four and a half months ago, on June 10, 2006. It was a beautiful day, and my dreams came true. And now we are Married. And on August 8 Chloe was born!! (you knew I couldn't leave her out!)

Does this sweater make my butt look big??

2006-10-21T21:37:00.000-06:00

Yes, Chloe. That cute little argyle sweater does make your bum look a little bit big, but it's just your hair. You have fat hair, like the mammoth on Ice Age. BUT, with its pink and purple colour, and little hearts, it also makes you look 10 times cuter, if that was at all possible. You shall wear said argyle sweater until it cuts off your circulation to your derierre.

Potty Training

2006-10-20T22:51:00.000-06:00

So, as you might guess from the title, we are in the midst of potty training Chloe. It has been, well, trying. We thought it would be nice to have her sleep on our bed, which it is very nice, until we wake up in the morning to find her on the floor, and about six runny poops in the kitchen. I don't know why that lasted over a week. So now we are putting her in her little caged off area with her kennel, potty pads and food. There is a lot less poops around the house, but she wakes up every two hours whining. It may not sound like it, but I really do love her. And she is getting a lot better. We all have to learn, I guess. And she is ever so cute and fun. I wouldn't trade her for all the potty trained dogs in the world.

The BEST little Yorkie in the world.

2006-10-14T21:52:00.000-06:00

I'm a proud mama. Chloe has been so good and she gets cuter every day as we get to know her personality. She gets along really well with Toby. they run around chasing each other and fighting, and she loves the cat, even though he bites her too hard sometimes. We have Nikita now since mom is in BC with Christy, and Dad is going hunting tomorrow. She is so mad at me for replacing her. She is pouting and hiding in the corner. All the time. I feel bad for her.

I had the priveledge of taking my friends' engagement pictures this week, and they turned out pretty well, if I do say so myself. I was pretty worried about them, but Anali seems to like them, so I am happy! I put a couple of them on our flickr site, so feel free to have a look! I think I am going to be SUPER nervous to take their wedding photos, because we can do retakes on engagement pictures another day, but its pretty hard to do wedding retakes! I have until August to practice. Christy sure has taught me a lot, talking one-on-one sure beats reading a manual a few times! Maybe she can come down for a visit and be my back-up photographer??

Is Chloe not the cutest? I gush about her at work. I know I'm pathetic, no need to tell me. She is my way of waiting a few years for a real baby. So let me baby her. It's weird to think that she may never grow to be the size of a newborn baby. Oh and does anyone have an un-neutered male Yorkie that wants to stud him out in 2 years? Chloe needs a boyfriend.

My life is richly blessed

2006-10-09T19:41:00.000-06:00

This weekend, I have eaten like a king, gotten a shwack load of wicked furniture that looks AMAZING in our house (the only pictures I have were taken in sucky lighting just now so I will wait until I have better ones to show you), and lets not forget our new puppy!! We have been trying a few names on for size, first she was Carly, then she was Daisy, and right now we are trying Chloe. The other names just didn't feel right coming out, you had to think of it, you know? And Chloe just kept coming to my head when I was trying to call her.. so thats what she is for the time being.. I think she is getting very confused, which I hope is the reason she pooped on the floor. Why does she think we keep bringing her out every half hour? Just to play so that she can come inside to do her business? I don't think so. The breeders said she knows how to use a doggy door, but I don't think it would be a good idea to have a doggy door out to the front yard, into the street. I have to leave her tomorrow while I go to work, and its going to be so sad! It was hard enough leaving for an hour to go to church!! But, with Trav's schedule, she will only be home alone for about 4 hours. She's a little angel.

So, as you can see, I have so much to be thankful for. Family, food, health, a WONDERFUL hubby, a puppy, new furniture.... what a great week.

Blogger won't upload photos, (surprise surprise) so check our flickr site!

WE GOT A PUPPY!!!!!

2006-10-08T14:07:00.000-06:00

YAY!!! Christy, Trav and I went to Calgary yesterday to finally load up on MY stuff at Ikea.. well I guess Trav's and my stuff, but anyway... And Christy had to come too to exchange Megans sheets for the right size. We had an awesome drive together, I realised how much I really am like my sister, even though we rarely see each other. We kept saying the same thing at the same time etc. etc. I love her. And on the way back we looked at some puppies!! The first place we stopped at had some Bijon Frise cross Yorkies, and they were pretty cute, but they looked pretty Mutt-ish, and skragly(sp), and I just didnt like the idea of not knowing what they would look like when they grew up. Travis was SO SURPRISED that I was able to say no to some cheap puppies! He thought they were pretty cute. So then further down the road, in Clareholm we stopped and saw some Yorkies. And I saw them before we even stepped in the door and just KNEW that it was the right one for me. I knew I would have that feeling. Like meeting Travis for the first time... You just know, you know? So we fell in love with this little girl:

Hard to believe, but she is EVEN CUTER in person. She has been the best puppy EVER, even though we have only had her for a day. She slept so quietly and nicely on our bed last night, didnt even make a peep. And I was greeted with puppy kisses this morning. We left her in the bathroom while we were in church, but she somehow climbed on her kennel and then into the bathtub and couldn't get out! So she was cold and wet when we got home! I felt so bad. So we went to Petland and got her a little fence thing to keep her somewhat contained while we are gone to work. My cousin Angella got us an amazing discount!

Anyway, we need your help. We can't think of a name!! We had kinda called her Carly yesterday, but as I was falling asleep last night I just wasn't feeling it. Sounds too much like Carl. Some other options are Emma, Bailey (except then we would be copying April), oh, and Christy put in a suggestion that Travis loves and I HATE.... Puddin'.... as in Yorkshire Puddin'... As in PUD for short.. YUCK!! So we are really at a loss... Any suggestions?? I want something girly, not too long, and Trav seems to prefer the names that end in a Y. And the reward if you suggest the best name?? Satisfaction and pride. And having our little girl named that name. Name away!!

Updates

2006-10-03T23:09:00.000-06:00

I know, I know.. I should really post the pictures I promised. I haven't gotten many good pictures of either my hair or the bed, but here is what I have:

I love them both so much!! Although I must admit that the shade of brown on the throw at the end of the bed is looking a little purple in this picture... whatever, you get the idea, the duvet cover is gorgeous! Thanks Chris! More pictures coming on the flickr site!

New Bed and New Hair

2006-09-27T22:17:00.000-06:00

Not much to tell you, but some pictures of some very exciting changes are coming soon!! Christy finished my wonderful wedding gift while she has been down, a beautiful microsuede duvet cover AND bedskirt AND Euro Shams!! I love it all so much, and I will post somepictures of it as soon as I am done crocheting some shams for some more lucious texture. AND I am getting my hair dyed tomorrow, and cut on Saturday, and all for free! I think this might be one of the bigger changes I will get in my hair. Not so much the colour, but the cut. I'm getting it about shoulder length, which is very short for me. A big, brave step. And also a brave step for Trav, since he loves my long hair. But I am so excited!!

I caught the sickness that all the girls who have been in the Vriend household lately have gotten. I have a sore throat, and some hot and cold sweats. Also, it feels a little like the floor in this room is slanted. I hope this doesn't get too much worse, but it is bareable at the moment, no matter how much I complain. I must say that helping watch 4 active children is a very good form of birth control. I love them so much, and they know that, but I realised I am just not ready. Yet.

The leaves on the trees are turning. Pretty, but so sad.

Time for bed! Gotta work at 7 am tomorrow:(

A Snowy Weekend

2006-09-18T19:30:00.000-06:00

You read right! We saw SNOW on the weekend!! Trav's cousin Cher (Cheralyn) and her now hubby Reshad were married at Rafter Six Ranch this weekend. There was a bit of snow, but it wasn't too cold, and it made for a beautiful day. Cher was so gorgeous as a bride, and her wedding suited her perfectly. We had an awesome time catching up with Trav's side of the family, and meeting Reshad for the first time! Cher met him in Austalia on a missions trip, and they will be returning there late December or early next year, when she gets her spousal Visa.

Check out my flickr site for more pictures.

Day Off = Good Wife

2006-09-11T21:57:00.000-06:00

So I finally had a day off today, and I finally did some wifey duties, like cleaning. Since we went camping on my last 2 days off, I haven't had a day at home in almost three weeks, which means the house hasn't been cleaned in almost 3 weeks. It felt SO GOOD to actually clean. (I never thought I would say that) I know a lot of people come home from an 8 hour day of work and actually clean up after themselves and their husbands so the mess doesn't pile up, but I haven't mastered that yet. I prefer to binge-clean. That way you are really motivated and it makes a big difference! So I did about 2 loads of dishes (well the dishwasher did), vaccumed, mopped, cleaned the bathroom, laundry, and wiped almost every surface in our house, getting rid of inches of cat hair. I even checked Trav's pockets this time doing the laundry. Apparently boys stash all sorts of things in their pockets like receipts and stuff. New to me.

So there was an ad in the paper today for Chihuahua puppies, which isn't our first choice, but close, so I phoned the lady to get some information, I asked the price, and then I asked what size they were, toy, teacup or regular, and she had NO IDEA what I was talking about! She didn't know they came in different sizes!! I think these may be the same people I saw selling Chihuahuas on the side of the road a couple months ago. They are Mexican Mennonites (nothing against them) and they import these dogs from Mexico.... So I nicely told her that I would have to think about it and call her back later. Now I know $650 is a good deal for Chihuahuas, but not if you have no idea what you are getting!! So the search continues.

We bought an accordian filing thingy today, which also helped cut down the piles of crap in our house. Now our bills are organized and not in random piles on our dining table and office.

I can't wait to get our wedding print back! Should be under 2 weeks now! And for you guys who were in our wedding party, your gift should be done soon! We really shouldn't have picked out gifts that need to be assembled after the wedding, with both of us being the biggest procrastinators ever.

The Man on the Moon

2006-09-10T23:07:00.000-06:00

The moon has been very full and bright the last couple days, and I made a comment to Travis about the man on the moon. He didn't know what that was! I had to point out the face to him a few times, and he still doesn't completely believe me. You know, for someone who almost has their degree, he sure can be a little naive sometimes. He also didn't believe me that everyone knows what the man on the moon is. Silly boy.

Life is great over here, especially married life. I have been working a lot at Linen's N Things, and Travis has started his last year of school! It will be so nice when he's done and we can finally figure out what we will be doing with the next few years of our lives. We still don't have a rentor for the basement, so hopefully something or someone will come up soon. And by someone, I mean someone who doesn't ask "what do you mean by no parties?" as some college guy did.

Check it Out!!

2006-09-08T21:40:00.000-06:00

I saw this in the Lethbridge Living Magazine today during my break!! So I ripped it out and showed it to everyone. I am so proud of my nephews. They were both SO good and SO cute in their little tuxes and bouteniers(sp). So this is an ad for our photographer, if you haven't already figured it out.

Birthdays and Camping

2006-09-04T17:40:00.000-06:00

I didn't write anything about Travis on his birthday because I was too busy spending time with him. Travis and I went camping with some friends of ours for the long weekend and had an awesome time. It was my first camping trip without parents! It was really fun camping as newlyweds. We went to Cataract Creek, south of Banff and Peter Lougheed Park. Since it was mostly boys there we went for bike rides, hikes, and Geo-caching. And, since it was mostly boys, our fires were usually over our heads and spilling over the tiny fire pit. Check our flickr site for pictures. The nights were cold, but my hubby did a wonderful job cuddling me and keeping me warm at night, especially last night when I had to keep venturing out into the cold since I was sick. Dumb IBS.
I could write a long, wordy post about how great my husband is, because he really is amazing, but he doesn't read this anyway so I will tell him in person instead. I'll save that post for another day when I'm feeling particularly talkative. He loves his new birthday cell phone.
In other news, we are on the lookout for a puppy!! I'm not sure what kind yet, you all know my dream in a Yorkshire Terrier, but we are too poor for that one. Someday. But we are going to keep checking the Pet Stores for a small baby girl! And I got slip-covers for our couches!! Here's the Before and After: (remember, the slipcovers still need to be ironed.)

Birthday Gifts!

2006-08-30T23:29:00.000-06:00

So I finally figured out what to get Travis for his birthday, and we went and got it yesterday at future shop. And it is... a new cell phone!! I don't know why I didn't figure it out before, since his was broken. So here is the new shiny baby!
Our first priority was to get him one with an internal antena, since that is always the first thing that breaks, with his phone always in his pocket. It's fancy-schmancy and he loves it. Yay! And since I didn't spend as money as I had expected, I helped mom get his this:

Its a tent, obviously, and we got some other camping gear as well, like a blow-up mattress, a camping stove, and all that fun stuff. This stuff will definately come in handy since we are going camping this weekend!! We are leaaving on Friday, his birthday, and staying until monday for the long weekend. And since we are all slackers and just decided recently that we are going camping, we have no spots reserved for the big long weekend. Wish us luck finding a spot? We are going to need it. We are going with Trav's friends Justin and Eric, and Justin's girlfriend Mandy. And we are very excited.

In other exciting news, Travis FINALLY got a haircut!! Yes, it was almost a month ago that I blogged about him needing a haircut (I think), and yes, it just finally happened yesterday. He waited so long that it was no londer just a trim, so I didn't feel like I could tackle it, so he went to an actual hairdresser. It almost turned out disastrous though! We went to a cheap place that tries to put through as many customers in a day to make more money, so the hairdresser was in a big rush. (Even though it was a slow day and there were no customers waiting, and the other 5 hairdressers were sitting in their chairs yacking to each other.) So he gets his hair washed, and when he just tilted his head up for a second to look at me she said "I'm not done yet!" He was like.... ok?! and leaned his head back down.. No friendly chatting or anything, all business. Then when he sat in the chair she grabbed the buzzer and went to town on his head!!! It was the fastest buzzing job on the sides and back I have ever seen!! She wasn't even looking where she was going, it was rediculous! At that moment I was ready to get mad and walk out, but he had a bit of a mushroom cut at the time. Not nice. Anyway she finally relaxed and made a bit of small talk and actually took her time finishing up his head so it turned out alright. Not the best haircut, but alright. Better than it was before, anyway. Not nearly as nice as when Vic does it. Speaking of Vic, I get a free cut and colour!! I'm going to be a hair model for her in October, so I get to have a free cut and colour! Yay! I need it so bad, and I am so sick of my hair right now. I'm going to go really dark, but not black, just dark brown. I always love my hair for way longer when it is dark. When I have blonde streaks in it, like now, I get sick of it really fast. Like now. And I'm getting it shorter than I have in quite some time, to just below my shoulders. I don't think I can wait another 2 months!!

I have been looking at dogs online all week, and it turns out I have really expensive taste. I wasnt a Yorkshire Terrier sooo bad, but they are all about $1500-$2000 and up. I just might have to give up on that dream. And barely any of them sell with breeding rights, which is what I would like to do in a few years when we have kids. And the ones that do sell them for extra, and you have to make them Champions first, and take them to a whole bunch of shows and stuff. I guess we will have to see what comes up. I think we are just too poor to have a fancy purebred dog right now. But they are sooo sooo soo cute, and have awesome temperments. It may take me a while to give up on that dream.

We finally ordered our wedding print, we have been taking over 2 months deciding, and walking into our photographers studio, we were still undecided. We asked her proffessional opinion, and she liked both picks too. We both had our hearts set on a particular photo, and wouldn't budge. My choice was a bit more artistic, it was one where we were walking away from the camera down a path, and there are huge trees towering over us. It is just such a nice shot, and it looks so romantic, we are holding hands and looking at each other smiling. Walking into our future as husband and wife. Trav's choice is one along a pickett fence, we are kinda leaning against it, me leaning into him, and looking at the camera. I liked how the fence faded into the background, and at least you can see my whole dress. It is a nice shot too, none of them were bad. It was my second choice, but not a close second. Travis couldn't even understand why I would want the one I did. So I finally caved and we got his choice.. What the heck is with that?? I'm the bride, by the way. I have been dreaming of this day since i was in diapers.... You just showed up! I mean.. I'm not resentful at all. But Travis said he would get me my choice someday.. AND HE WILL.

I'm buying slipcovers for our sofas tomorrow at work, and I am excited. They are going on sale, and they are so cheap that even if we only use them for 6 months and then get new furniture, they will have served their purpose. Speaking of work, I better get to sleep so I won't be too tired tomorrow.

Basement Reno's

2006-08-23T22:52:00.000-06:00

The basement!! Since we forgot to take before pictures, just imagine the ugliest, darkest dungeon of an 80's basement imaginable. Dark wood panelling, fake brick, and bare bulb lighting. Got that image?? Ok now look on.

This is the living room. We chose white and what I like to call "contemporary white", which is basically off-white. It may be a little boring sounding, but it is just what the doctor (or designer in this case... me) prescribed(sp?). I think it is very fresh, bright, and airy.
This is the kitchen, well a corner in the kitchen. I didn't take a picture of the cupboards and appliances because we didn't change them. Still avacado green appliances and 80's dark oak cupboards. Can you hear the dissapointment in my voice? Oh and also the tiles in the kitchen which you can see are kinda sucky. But I can live with them, or rather, or rentor can live with them.
This is the bedroom, which has also been painted in the contemporary white and white. You can't really see them for the light, but there are new sconces on the wall which I really like. I love the pattern of light they cast on the wall. I think this room could use a bit of colour with a new bedspread... Thats my 2 cents.
And this is a work in progress. the bathroom. Mom here is just finishing removing the crazy blue wallpaper. We discovered mold under the lino and up the walls so dad is fixing that.

So how does this compare with the picture you had in your head??

Our House

2006-08-23T13:25:00.000-06:00

As promised to Christy, here are some pictures of our house... Well technically Darren's and Dad's house.. but you know, the house we are renting.

This is the front of our house, Darren's car in the driveway, if you look closely, you will see Nikita in the living room window.

This is our living room, complete with couches from Trav's parents.

Our lovely Kitchen and Dining room.

The Master Bedroom! Lots of mirrors, as you can see. Take from that statement whatever you would like.

Our Bathroom.
Trav's office. The one room he can do almost whatever he wants to in. Notice all of his yet unpacked boxes.
Lastly, the Guest room. Come and stay!

It just keeps getting better...

2006-08-20T18:07:00.000-06:00

To quote myself from a month or two ago, when people asked me how married life was, I answered, "Great! It doesn't seem like that big of an adjustment!" This is a true statement, but I think we were doing more adjusting than we realised. We had stupid little fights about towels, and whatever else was bugging us that day. But I am pleased to tell you all that we have brought the fun back into our marriage. We are fully adjusted, and really really enjoying married life. More than ever.

Right now we are renovating the basement (well mostly mom & dad actually), and soon we will have a renter! Unfortunately we forgot to take before pictures, but after pictures should come shortly! As for before, just imagine the darkest, dingiest hole of an eighties basement, complete with tonnes of wood panelling, fake brick panelling, and orange carpet.. Oh an a moldy bathroom floor and walls. Just lovely. The reno's are getting close to being done, and it is looking very bright and cheery down there!!

What to do....

2006-08-15T12:27:00.000-06:00

Well, I know this is early, but it is my dear husbands birthday on September 1st. I have NO IDEA what to get him. Last year he got about 7 dress shirts from all of us, so I think clothes is out. He has basically all the computer crap.. err.. stuff that he needsl, and he asked for TIRES from his parents.. How boring is that?? I would never ask for tires! So that just shows you how even he doesn't know what to get himself. So have any of you wives gotten your husband something he really liked?? He got me part of my beloved camera for my last birthday, so I think I should get something pretty good, also seeing as this is his first birthday as my husband!! Oh and he never reads this so don't worry about him seeing any potential gift ideas. HELP ME!!!

My Parents

2006-08-08T22:39:00.000-06:00

Yesterday was my parents' 30th Wedding Anniversary! So I just wanted to take the opportunity to say congratulations to them. My parents have been wonderful examples to me. They have shown me the meaning of marriage, and how important those vows I said 2 months ago are. I felt so secure growing up, and was rest assured that my parents would always be together, no matter what trials we faced as a family, or what bumps we hit along the way. I know that with them as our example, Travis and I will be able to navigate our lives and our marriage along that same path of security and love. I just wanted to thank mom and dad for that. Dad's strong, silent nature has taught me the power of leading my life as an example for others. He is one of the most generous people I have ever met. Mom's just a little more vocal, and has she lives her life for God. I have never seen her falter in that sense. She has an inability to say no to helping the church, which means she keeps busy with VBS, she leads a women's bible study group, and helps with Library and many other tasks at church. She is just so giving. There are so many other things I could say about both mom and dad, but I could me writing forever. I am just so thankful for them.

I would also like to take this opportunity to say that we are really sucky kids. With parents that giving and generous, its surprising how ungrateful we act. Mom and Dad invited us out to dinner, reminding us of the occasion. Not to say that the intent wasn't there. We were planning on having a party for them, or buying a big gift all together, or at least remembering their day, but we all failed miserably. When we didn't plan anything for their 25th anniversary, we said we would do something extra special for their 30th. Well here's hoping their 31st or at least 40th isn't a bust! Sorry mom & dad for being sucks jerks! I love you!

The Weather

2006-07-30T14:16:00.000-06:00

A lot of people have been blogging about the weather, and how HOT it is. I'm about to jump on that bandwagon. The only difference is, I have picture proof! Amanda and her 2 kids, Josh and Candence, stayed at our house thurs night to sat morning. Amanda checked on Josh Friday night and this is what she found:

Yes, that is a PUDDLE of sweat around Joshua. The poor guy was soo hot! So we stripped him of his PJ's and brought a fan in the room and I think he felt a little better. We need our air conditioning fixed!!

My Husband Needs a Haircut

2006-07-24T20:08:00.000-06:00

I've never cut a guy's hair before, so I'm just wondering.. For those of you who have, is it very hard? Is it something I should attempt on my dear hubby's head?? I mean, if it doesn't turn out, we can just go to the hairdresser and she can fix it for the same amount of getting it cut in the first place. If it does turn out, we just saved ourselves 20 bucks! Here's a picture of Trav a couple weeks before our wedding when his hair was SUPER long.

More Pictures

2006-07-21T23:21:00.000-06:00

I went a little crazy and posted a whole bunch more pictures of the wedding on flickr, so if you haven't been checking regularly, DO SO NOW! I finally scanned some pictures that Uncle Arie took, so theres a bunch more, plus some older pictures that I took when I first got the new Camera. Enjoy!!

See more Flickr wedding pictures!

Some Days It Just Hits you..

2006-07-19T21:36:00.000-06:00

I know it may sounds crazy, but some days, more than others, I feel like a WIFE. Some days, being married doesn't feel any different than before we were married. I think that this is just the way that Trav and I were meant to be. It sure took long enough, but here we are. Married.

Today Trav and I went to the grocery store, and we have to try and budget to save money, and make all sorts of compromises to get food that we both like and will both eat. When we were driving home, it hit me that I am never going to live with my parents again. I spent 21 years, 1 month and 3 days living at home with them, having my groceries bought for me, laundry done for me, a mommy to talk to every day. I was so blessed to spend that time with them, and the years before with my siblings.

Now Travis and I are starting our OWN family! No no no, not babies kind of family, but we are both separated from our parents and making a life of our own. I love it! Travis has turned out to be quite the hubby. It is so awesome to come home, and 10 minutes later have him come home and give me a big hug, and then for us to decide what to make for dinner. Our married life has been pretty laid back so far, other than work. It has been so nice to just relax with the two of us at night and adjust. I love that guy.

SOOO, How's Married Life??

2006-07-11T13:41:00.000-06:00

Travis and I hear this question from almost every person we see. So far, it's not annoying.. yet. But it's hard to come up with different answers after a while. So I will sum up what it's been like being married to my best friend.

Married life is amazing. We had an awesome honeymoon, and since coming back I have had 2 weeks to set up our house before I start my new job (tomorrow) at Linens N Things. Travis wasn't too happy about my not earning any money for those 2 weeks, but it has been so worth it. There is so much to do around this house to keep it clean and set it up. I finally got everything in order, and then our fridge broke. Luckily mom and dad had an extra in their basement (which is bigger and nicer than the one we had.. yay!), but it caused a bit of chaos in our house and subsequent mess. I need to go grocery shopping today to replace the things that went bad. I have really gotten used to not working though, I quite enjoy it! Too bad we are poor. Anyways, back to married life. It hasn't really felt like a HUGE adjustment for either of us, since we spent so much time together when we were dating. There is a lot less driving and the best thing is that we don't have to say goodbye at night. Both of us already feel like guests in our parents homes, they already don't feel like home to us, which is a good thing. Home is here with my hubby. We both love not having to answer to our parents all the time, and not living with them, as much as we do love them.

The second most asked question is "when are you guys having kids?"... And while getting pregnant now and not having to work anymore sounds like a great idea, it is not what either of us want. We both want to enjoy married life without kids first for a while. Once you have kids, you can't give them away or have a break. We have our whole lives for that. Travis and I would love to first of all, be done school, and second of all, be in a place where we are both ready. So, in answer to that question, in a few years.

Happy Birthday, Dustin!

2006-07-06T16:23:00.000-06:00

One month ago I could have said that Dustin is the best brother-in-law that I have. But now that I am married, I inherited another one so that just wouldn't be fair. In all honesty, Dustin is one of the greatest guys I have gotten to know. Besides my husband, that is. Since I met Dustin, he has always encouraged me in my walk of faith, and teaching me by example how a person of God lives. When Travis and I were reading our wedding cards, I wasn't surprised to find that the longest, most heartfelt letter in all of the cards was from Dustin. He is so good with words, and he has continued to encourage Travis and I in our marriage. As Christy wrote about him, he is so full of love and life, and it all emerges through his eyes. I'm sure I don't get the same kind of looks that she gets, but you can read all through those kind eyes. Dustin is an amazing photographer, and he took some amazing shots of us on our wedding day. He is a talented artist and writer, but he has put his dream career on hold to support his wonderful family. Dustin, I love you, and I just wanted to wish you a HAPPY 26th BIRTHDAY!!! (We don't have a long distance plan so we may not be able to call) LOVE YOU!!

More about our honeymoon...

2006-07-01T17:14:00.000-06:00

Contrary to my sister's beliefs, Travis and I did not fight on our honeymoon. We had an amazing time.

In Barcelona we took a bus tour that took as to all the main sites around the city, and we could get off at any stop to get a closer look and catch the next bus. We had a couple of beach days and relaxed and soaked up the sun. We stayed in a cute B&B that was just a short walk from the beach and the Metro Station.

This is the kitchen in our B&B where we made a couple meals and ate breakfast... Surprisingly milk is still pretty good in the Meditteranean!

We made good use of one of the stops on the bus tour.

Me as the Metro is pulling up.

We left early to get to the port to get onto our Cruise ship, The Norweigian Jewel, just in case the taxi driver couldn't find the port, as no one we asked during the week really knew where it was. We got there in record time, and since Travis is a "latitudes" member from his previous cruise, we were the first ones on the ship! We spent lots of time eating, it was a competition to see who would gain the most weight... I won with 2.4 lbs, Travis was sick so he only gained like 1 lb. SUCKA!! We explored Messina, Sicily on our own, and took bus tours to Pompeii and Rome. We both loved Rome because it is so beautiful, and because of it's history. It was cool to see the Pompeiian ruins, just to think that it hasn't been changed much since Jesus' time. After those long tours on HOT days, we didn't get off at the next stop, and then at the last port, Travis was sick so we missed that one too. But we were most excited for Rome and Pompeii so we don't regret a thing.. There is so much to do on the ship anyway!

Apparently I can't put any more pictures on... Maybe I'll try again later...

Since we were always so busy at all the ports we didn't get a chance to do any shopping.. So in our day in London I MADE Travis take me shopping amongst all the site-seeing.. So he figured he would take me to the biggest, fanciest mall in London! Sounded good to me, except when we got to Harrods, it was only big. famous, EXPENSIVE designers in that mall! I was so sad I couldn't find anything under, oh, about $1000.00, that I didn't even enjoy this fancy mall. So we rushed out of there and found some stores on the street that were more reasonable. So in all of our travels around Europe, I bought ONE SHIRT from United Colors of Bennetton. Yippee!! (It is a pretty cool shirt, though.)

More Pictures!!

2006-06-28T20:15:00.000-06:00

Blogger was being annoying so it drove me to create a flickr account... So check out our wedding photos, and soon our honeymoon photos at www.flickr.com/photos/travisandbecky/ !!! GO NOW!!

Our Wedding day!!

2006-06-28T18:15:00.000-06:00

So it's official.. I am now Mrs. Fletcher!! Here are a few pictures of our wonderful day. There are soo many, but here are a few that Dustin took. Yes, it rained all day. Thankfully the rain held off a bit and spat a bit while we had our pictures taken at an acreage.. and ten minutes after we finished it started POURING! So we are pretty thankful for that. I really tried to soak up the whole day and enjoy it.. It felt like I was playing dress-up all day. I actually expected the day to go a whole lot faster than it did. Nothing that I noticed went terribly wrong! Although I didn't notice much... all the decorations we spend the day before on went unnoticed by me... my eyes were on only one thing.. Travis! I'll try to get a good variety for you all! (in no particular order)

Getting my Make-up done.How many girls does it take to do up one dress?
Presenting.... Mr and Mrs Fletcher!
One of my last moments with my daddy before walking up the aisle.

A group prayer before we began.

Honeymoon!!!

2006-06-28T17:04:00.000-06:00

We're baaaaaack!!! I'll try to post as many pictures as possible today as I am at mom's house... We don't have internet at our house yet, much to Trav's dismay.. He's on the phone with Shaw as I write this. Anyway, we got back last night from our wonderful Honeymoon to Barcelona, our Meditteranean Cruise, and short stop in London. Here's some pictures for you all to enjoy, if you even bothered to read this before looking at them;)

Today is the day!!

2006-06-10T07:22:00.000-06:00

It's raining outside... Great. Oh well. It doesn't matter because I'M GETTING MARRIED TODAY!!!! Of course it would be really nice if the rain let up for pictures, so I'm definately praying for that. Anyway I gotta go because I have a billion things to do! I'll post pictures once I'm back from my wonderful honeymoon!! See you in a few weeks!!!

I'm getting married this saturday!!!

2006-06-04T16:10:00.000-06:00

So I thought I would finally post some of the pictures from my beautiful new Nikon D50. These are some of my favorites. The first is part of a worn fence by the farm, the second of Nikita (I love that dad is making a silly face in the background), and the third is my jeans. I love this thing! I took a whole bunch of pictures at Trav's cousin Chantelle's wedding last weekend, but haven't put them on my computer yet. I think when we get back from our honeymoon I will get a flickr account so I can put up a schwack load of pictures of the wedding and honeymoon.

But guess what!! I'm getting married in 5 days, and 20 hours!! Everything seems to be falling into place, and it doesn't seem like this week will be TOO busy, if all goes as planned, that is!! A week from now, I will be MRS. FLETCHER!! and just over a week from now, I'll be in Barcelona! So much to look forward to!

Crazy Bride Dreams

2006-05-19T18:59:00.000-06:00

Last night I dreamt that it was the wedding day, and I was only as prepared as I am now! Which is pretty prepared, but not near prepared enough for getting married today. It was so scary! I don't remember the ceremony, but we were setting up for the reception so late, and nobody was helping us and I wasn't even dressed when it was time to start! Somehow the Lodge was attatched to our house so I told mom that we had to leave so I could get dressed, because almost everybody was there! so we went into our attatched house and went to get dressed. Then some person rang the doorbell, and we thought it was someone coming to the reception, so I answered it, but it was some HUGE, SCARY guy and he asked us if we wanted to buy his BUFFALO! And this cartoonish buffalo showed up behind him and we said no and I tried to shut the door, but he pushed his way through with his buffalo, and kept insisting that we buy his buffalo. He was like chasing us all around our house, and I was screaming at him to "GET OUT OF OUR HOUSE I NEED TO GET READY FOR MY WEDDING!!" and he wouldn't and it was realy scary.. I was screaming at the absolute top of my lungs! Did I mention he was really scary? And had a huge buffalo? So anyways, I think eventually I managed to get kinda dressed, but with no make-up on, my hair in a greasy ponytail, and no hoop under my dress so it looked like crap and dragged on the floor. We showed up at the reception FINALLY, and it was 11:00 PM, and they were waiting for me to start the dinner, and the night was almost over! No time for the dance! All because of that scary man and his FREEKING BUFFALO!!!

So I hope you all enjoyed my crazy dream. If my wedding turns out better than that, I'll be a happy bride.

One Month!

2006-05-10T12:18:00.000-06:00

The day has arrived! It is one month until I become a Mrs!! Its so crazy to me to think that in a month Travis and I will be united. I'm going to live with a boy! Yes, I am really excited for it. That is the question I am asked at least twice a day now. We get start moving into the house next week! Yesterday Mom and I finished off about half of the brownie favors. They are so cute. But we ran out of the sticker labels!! Why in the world did we order 100 and not 200?? Oh well, more will be here on friday.

Big news, Yesterday I got a job!!! I am now an employee of Carefree Kitchens and Lighting! It seems like they will be quite flexible, and let me go on my wonderful honeymoon, and work full time after that. The people seem nice.

I also have 2 wedding showers this week, one tomorrow and a lingerie shower on saturday! I think I could get used to this.

Here's a small preview of the pictures to come. My computer is getting re-imaged on friday so I don't want to put to many pictures and programs onto it, just to have them erased in a few days. I have taken hundreds of pictures in just 3 days. LOVE IT!

Today's the day!

2006-05-07T20:44:00.000-06:00

It's my birthday today! It's been really great. Mom woke me up with a yummy breakfast of french toast (my favorite). Make that 2 french toasts sandwiched with Nutella in between! So yummy! After church, Travis, my mom, his parents, his brother and I all went out for Lunch to celebrate. Trav's mom and dad got me beautiful roses and an album, and mom and Travis gave me money to put toward my dream of a camera! After lunch we finally got Travis' wedding band, and then we searched for said camera.. and got one!! I jumped on the SLR boat, and got the Nikon D50!! AND I LOVE IT!! It is absolutely frickin amazing! haha Travis and I have been playing aalllll night. I wonder how long I will go before I go and get more lenses?? I've only had the camera for 4 hours.. only working for 2 because of the battery charge, and I have almost 100 pictures... after deleting probably half of them! So I think its safe to say we have gone a little crazy, and it will be hard to pick the best, but here goes!

Ok what a day for blogger to not want to upload pictures.... But take my word for it, it has been taking amazing pictures and they will be up.. and soon!!

Another Countdown.. but a short one!

2006-05-05T13:26:00.000-06:00

Just a quick note to let you all know that its 2 days until my birthday!!! Yup, May 7 is the day! I'll be 21, just in time for the BIG day! (which is in 35 days, by the way)! Mom has been keeping me VERY busy! It's pretty stressful for a procrastinator like myself! But, yes mom, I am thankful for that, and for all the work you have been doing for me! I've been keeping busy with that and looking for jobs! I'll let you all know how that search goes.

So I think I've gotten used to having Travis home again. It was weird at first, as mentioned before, but it has gotten so good! We start moving stuff into our place (Darren's House) on May 16th! Travis will probably move in then too, and help with the renovations. Lots of stuff coming up!!

Show Yourselves

2006-05-01T19:41:00.000-06:00

I know I am not the first person to experience a rude comment. I think I speak for everyone when I say that they are cowards. Why are they always "anonymous"?? I mean, if you are going to be rude, at least show who you are. WEIRD, isn't it? Surprising how spelling a word wrong can bring out a really ugly side in someone. Do you know how annoying spell-check is in blogger? I am writing this all for the second time because I tried it, just to be safe for any "anonymous" people who I am sure are double-checking my every word, because they have nothing better to do with their time. Isn't blogging supposed to be an enjoyable thing? And not a school lesson where your every word and your grammar is double checked?

I forgot

2006-04-28T14:04:00.000-06:00

I forgot to tell you about my dress fitting! It went really really well. I didn't need anything done to it other than the bustle. But the bustle is gorgeous!! I almost like it better when it is bustled. It is so free. There is only one problem... Since going on the pill, lets just say my cup "runneth over"... There is a bit of an issue with "muffin tops". So, the diet starts today! The goal is 5 pounds.. and all from under my shirt.... We'll see how well that goes.

Boys are dirty

2006-04-28T13:46:00.000-06:00

So much to do, so little time. So I'm here at Travis' apartment. I have come to the conclusion that boys are just plain gross. haha. So Travis told me that he had cleaned up for me to come, but when I came, it was a complete mess! So when Travis was at work yesterday, I mopped the floors, vaccuumed, and cleaned up all the garbage and dirt. I'm going to be such a good wifey! haha So there, mom, I DO know how to clean! Other than the cleanliness, this trip has been really good. It's so nice to play house with Travis and Toby. It's wierd to be with Travis again, but a really good wierd. I'm so glad this year is over. Only 6 weeks until the wedding! Thats crazy!!

So I was looking for a picture to put on, and since I'm on Trav's computer, there is so much to choose from! This is from 2 years ago, and it makes me miss my bangs.

Hooray for being done!

All done!!

2006-04-25T23:38:00.000-06:00

So this is just to let you all know that two of my many countdowns are officially over!!! I am completely done school!! I never have to walk into a classroom again in my life if I don't want to! AAANNDDD.. I go to Fort McMurray tomorrow and I never have to leave him again!! t's kinda wierd because it doesn't feel like either of these are over, even though I've been counting down for a year. I feel like I am going to class tomorrow, like normal. I do not want to drive 10 hours tomorrow!! Silly Travis... why did you have to move so far away?

I have my first dressfitting tomorrow! One more thing to cross off of my overdue list. YAY! Then we have to find Travis a ball and chain.. I mean ring! and a billion other things. At least I dont have to worry about projects or school anymore!! Thats all I got for tonight, folks. I'm sure Travis won't be packing his computer until the very last second so I should be able to update you on the condition of his apartment and how the treacherous drive went.

First Shower and First Place!

2006-04-21T19:52:00.000-06:00

So lets start from the most recent of events.. Today we had our interior design showcase, in which we show our final projects from this year (spa and office), and industry professionals are invited to come and see our work. Not many professionals showed up (we sat around and talked the whole time, it was pretty quiet), so it was kind of a bust in that sense. But we were judged on our work, and guess what... I GOT FIRST PLACE for my office!! yay! I was totally not expecting that, but I am very pleased (of course!) So I got a nice frame for my diploma, and a certificate for winning! And I can put that on my resumee! It was kind of a sad day, because I won't see one of my best friends from the program (Lisa) again until the wedding! And I will only see the other girls briefly next monday and tuesday.. I'll really miss them all. Especially Lisa and Carolyn. The first picture is of most of the girls, and the second is of me with my winning project!

I haven't really blogged about it, but a couple weeks ago my Auntie Marg threw me my first wedding shower! She did an amazing job, she had tasty treats there, and we played fun games. Lots of my mom's sisters came out, and some of my friends. It was an amazing first shower. Thanks guys! Below is my maid of honour, Tiff and I... She's such a sweetie.

It's been a while...

2006-04-18T08:23:00.000-06:00

So it's been a while since I have blogged.. Sorry. I have been really busy with final projects and stuff. But good news! I am fully done in exactly a week! I am done my retail project, half done my office, and fully done my Viz rendering. Take a look! This took me all semester, so you had better be impressed! And I had to stay up almost all night last night supervising the computer rendering on this.. it took 11 hours!
Video Hosting - Upload Video - Photo Sharing So I have a lot to look forward to, and a lot coming up! This friday is the interior design showcase where we will have all our projects on display at the school for industry people and family and friends to have a look at our work. Next Tuesday I have my last test, and Wednesday I have my first dress fitting in Calgary, and I'm off to Fort McSucky which won't be so sucky anymore... Because I get to take Travis home with me.. FOREVER!! Then showers and a wedding not so long after that!! Only 52 more days!

Gord and Courtney Sittin' in a Tree...

2006-04-03T23:40:00.000-06:00

First comes love, then comes MARRIAGE!!

As promised, here are the pictures from Gord & Courtney Janzen's wedding. It was absolutely beautiful!! We had a great time. Mom got me a new dress for the occasion and everything! Can't wait another 67 days until our big day. I just hope it will be as enjoyable as theirs was.

I love the look on their faces in this last picture. Gord had just raised his right leg.. not like a dog peeing, but like a giddy little girl.. to make a joke. I missed that shot because of the slow camera, but the looks on their faces are so typical of Gord and Courtney. He's goofing off, making her laugh.

Now With 50% More Becky!

2006-04-01T23:02:00.000-07:00

So it seems I blog the most when I have exceptionally big deadlines coming up. I guess I work so hard I really need these breaks. I was just on a website that gives you slogans (hence my name), and it is hilarious! http://www.thesurrealist.co.uk/slogan.cgi You should go, its really fun. Here are some of the highlights:

Only Travis Can Prevent Forest Fires.
You'll Wonder Where the Yellow Went, When You Brush Your Teeth with Becky.
Men Can't Help Acting On Travis.
Break Me Off a Piece of That Travis.
We Don't Make Nikita. We Make Nikita Better.

Well that was fun. I needed some mind-numbing entertainment.

You know what's really fun? Getting RSVP's! And replying to them. I check for them almost obsessively, at least 3 times a day. about 1/5 have done so already. Fun fun! I can't wait for school to be done so I can actually catch up on all this planning!

It's pretty quiet over here. Mom AND Dad are now in Summerland, and I am left here with Nikita. It does really help to at least have something in the house that moves and breathes and is just so darn cute! Anyway, its really 12:15, not 11:15, because of the time change, so I better go.

Bridge That Gap with Nikita.

Time goes by.. so slowly

2006-03-31T22:33:00.000-07:00

No offense Madonna, but time has gone by so QUICKLY! I know I whine and whine about Travis being gone and how hard it is to live here all alone without him, blah blablah.. But guess what! He has been gone for 11 months!! And there is less than a month to go! I only have three weeks of school left, then one test during exam week on the monday, a dress fitting in Calgary on wednesday, then I am up to Fort McFaraway to help Travis pack up! Then, thursday the 27th is his last day at Suncor!!! On the 29th, Amanda is so nicely planning a wedding shower for me in Edmonton, which is halfway between Fort McMurray and Lethbridge, so that will nicely break up our drive on the way back. Then, he is HOME FOR GOOD!!! Things are looking up! I hope Toby likes the drive down. I "called him", since we are taking separate vehicles home most likely, and I don't have the priveledge of living with our kitty cat. Although a 10 hour drive with a cat is most likely not the best way to get to know and love one. He has not enjoyed the car in the past.. OK maybe I'm having second thoughts. What do you think, Amanda? (long story short, Gizmo peed on Manda's lap right in the beginning of a long drive = big stench all the way. awww, the howler)

So I was nicely arranging my material samples on my bed for my project, and Nikita felt the need to walk across them about 20 times! Why do they always lay or walk right in what you are doing? She loves to sleep on my homework. But when I want to cuddle, she is nowhere to be found.

Oh yeah.. back to the countdown.. after Travis and I get back to Lethbridge, there is only a short month and a bit left before the BIG day!! Wish us luck!

P.S. Mom did take the camera to the land of summer, so no pics of the wedding yet.

One Hundreth Post!!!

2006-03-27T10:39:00.000-07:00

Well, it's been a while. It's been a crazy little while. I have really been trying to focus my attention on schoolwork since I have only one month left! its official, only 4 weeks! Our business professor just informed us that we only have 2.5 weeks left of this class, because of holidays and what-not! I'm not sure what the what-not is, because, to tell you the truth, I rarely listen in this class.. Just write down the notes that are on the board. That is awesome that there's only 2.5 weeks left because I hate this class!

Travis came down this past weekend! We had a really good time. It was a super short weekend, since he got the friday morning flight, not the thrusday night one, and he left on Sunday in the afternoon instead of Monday morning. But guess what! That was the last time he ever has to fly down!! Can you beleive it?? There is only one month left of his stay in Fort McSucky! He might drive down in two weeks to pick up the family van to he can move all his stuff down, but if he doesn't, I have to bring it up when I'm done school. I really hope he comes to pick it up, not just so I can see him again, but because if he doesn't, I have to drive it all the way up instead of flying, and we would have to drive back down for 10 hours separately! How dumb is that?? Anyway, I think this was the first time I didn't cry when he left, I was actually happy because the end is in sight!

If you haven't already read my sister's blog, I would like to share some exciting news that she is pregnant!! YAY Christy! The only bad thing is that her bridesmaid dress is made already, but we bought lots of material, so if we need to, we can make her a new one. Who needs Dupioni Silk table runners anyway? Baby Heigh comes first!

So back to this weekend, our good friends, Gord and Courtney got married this Saturday! It was a gorgeous wedding and we really enjoyed ourselves. I'll put some pictures up soon. Unless mom has the camera in Summerland... We'll see I guess.

I guess blogger hasn't been much of a priority in my life at the moment, but I thought I'd give you all an update. Hope you enjoyed it. Only 74 more days until the BIG day, and 27 days until all my classes and tests are over and I can go up to Fort McMurray and help Travis move back HOME FOR GOOD!

In dire need of a break...

2006-03-15T15:46:00.000-07:00

Office Studio is soooo draining! I'm trying to get the floor plan of my office done, but it is taking forever, and I am not really into it. I actually haven't been into any of my classes lately. All I want is to be done, and have Travis back home, and GET MARRIED ALREADY! haha. This year has reall gone by really fast. I can't believe Travis has already been gone for almost 11 months! Only 1 more month to go!! (plus a week and a half..) It's so unfair.. all these couples who have gotten engaged after us are getting married before us! No fair! I wanna be married now! On the 25th, Gord and Courtney are getting married, so expect some pictures soon after that. It may be the baby boom in Summerland, but it is definately the wedding boom here. I think we know of at least 13 couples getting married this year! We are not going to all of them, mind you, but we know a lot of people getting married! Anyway, I think I'll go waste some more time by checking other people's blogs.. Sorry I'm boring!

Template changes upcoming

2006-03-14T20:21:00.000-07:00

3 months!

2006-03-10T13:12:00.000-07:00

So, this is my 97th post, and there are 3 months until the big day! 41 days until classes are over, 91 days until the wedding, and 94 days until the Honeymoon! So much to look forward to. Can you believe that in just 3 short months I am going to be a MRS??? AAAND only a month and a half until I'm done school and Travis comes home!! For GOOD! weee! He actually said yesterday that he's kinda sad that he only has 1.5 more months to play WOW uninterrupted. He doesn't want to cut back when he's back. He's going to set up his computer at my mom's house since it has cable and play there! I guess that could mean that he will be around me a whole bunch more, but it also could mean that whenever he comes to my house he is going to be pre-occupied. Oh dear. What am I getting myself into? No I'm kidding. Im super excited to live with my computer obsessed husband. notice no exclamation mark. YAY!

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