Supper

Okay, this is my first attempt at "food porn," I definitely have some work to do lol. This was the corn chowder that we made for dinner tonight; I was really good. I'm kind of wishing that I would have eaten more today though, because now I'm getting ready for bed and I'm HUNGRY! Even worse, I can't seem to settle on what I want to eat...

Our House....

So, I was looking on MLS the other night - I don't know why I'm still obsessed with it now that we've bought a place, but I am. Anyway, there are about half a dozen townhouses in the same area as ours, same specs, but the only difference is the price. These little gems are listed 5 to 15 thousand dollars higher than what we bought ours for. There's one that has a developed basement, which is listed 35 thousand higher than our purchase price...are you starting to see the point behind the cash cow? I hope so.


Even though I was extremely stressed about the whole situation a few weeks ago, I feel great about it now. The main reason for this is because I now realize that we really weren't going to get a better deal if we waited. ahh...sigh :).

New Bedding! Ooooh Ahhhh

We ordered this bedding from Sears last week and it's here. The plan is to use it on our double bed until we move, at which time the double will become our spare bed. Even though it's our spare, we still wanted it to look nice, but at a fraction of the cost of our new king. Hopefully this new bedding looks as good in person as it does in the picture; the price was right anyway, hopefully that doesn't bite me in the ass...

I'm Baaaaaack....

To the world of blogging that is. I've been ignoring my poor little blog for the past couple of weeks, because I've been on a couple of work trips and have just been uber tired. Now it's May long and I'm on holidays until the 29th, so I have no excuse for why I'm not blogging.


Calvin is off for the week too, so we're going to start packing and try to take care of a few more things for the wedding. We still have to meet with the caterer and settle on some kind of centerpiece. We also need to get a quote on flowers; we probably won't need too many, just bouquets and something for the head table.


My Mom and I are going dress hunting on Wednesday to a couple of shops, one in Lacombe and another in Eckville; we're hoping we can find a bargain lol. If we don't, the plan is to hit up the Bridal Center in Calgary on Friday and look for something there. As much as I hate to admit it, I'm actually looking forward to trying on some dresses and *hopefully* finding something that will suit me.


Have a good weekend!

Thinking of Dad

September 11th, 1948 - May 9th, 2000

Since I likely won't be able to blog on Wednesday, I just wanted to post one of may favourite pictures of my Dad - and kitty cat "Lucky"- to help me think of the good ol' days. I've definitely come a long way in the last 7 years, I've:

• finished High School & College
• Worked at 3 different jobs
• had a few different boyfriends
• gotten my driver's licence
• got engaged and soon, married
• bought a house

I think my Dad would be insanely proud of all my accomplishments, and I can't help but think about all of these things as "the day" approaches. Hopefully I will be busy enough on my sales course and the ritzy dinner that ATB is going to buy me, that I won't be able to be sad :).

Forced Move

Calvin took me home on his lunch break today and when he took my suitcase downstairs to my room, his feet got soaked. My room, and the rest of my Mom's basement was full of water. So we spent a few hours this afternoon shop-vacing the carpets so that they can be cleaned tomorrow.





I figure this is mother nature's way of telling me I can't live at home anymore, lol. It's fine though, I was going to move right away anyhow, I just didn't know it was going to be today. On a bright note, Calvin and I redeemed our Airmiles for $325 to Linen's n Things and $150 to Staples, which will allow us to buy some nice new bedding and a new computer desk when we move into the new house.




Here is the bedding:

We're going to get brown comforter/shams/bed skirt and powder blue sheets/pillow cases/throw pillows. I'm excited, it'll look so nice and it's 400 thread count, which will feel freaking amazing.

Here's the "prospective" desk:

Anyhoo, I've had more excitement than I can handle today. I work tomorrow and then we're off to Calgary so that I can attend a sales course. Calvin is doing the driving for me and one of my co-workers/friend because we're both pussies who refuse to drive in the city. Excuse my language, but I just couldn't say it any other way.

Happy Birthday Mom-in-Law!

Portion Control...the key to dieting

Its time for dessert!

Fire? What Fire?

The Cooks

Grandma and I eagerly awaiting dinner

Here's the birthday girl, happily sporting her "crying towel" and "over the hill" shot glass

Okay, so the pictures aren't exactly in order, but they are the best ones :). I had a good time and ate waaaaaaaay more than I should of. Tomorrow is a new day...