moving week...

This is what my week looks like.

Soooooooooo many boxes. So much tape, so many garbage bags.

Tomorrow me and my friend Meghan are going to Slave Lake to pick up a truck and trailer from my dad so that I can get all the boxes - and furniture - out of the house and into the new house! Yaaaaaaay.

Everglow Giveaway!

One time Arianne took my family picture and it was so much fun and we loved them and now me and husband need 'family' pictures!! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!

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+ being graduated was supposed to be funner than this. i was supposed to start working right away to help hubby bring in the cash.. yeah, that hasn't happened. i've been sitting at home. AND

+ our second car broke down, which means i'm literally homebound. BUT

+ carter hasn't been working much this week (read: at all) because of all the ran so i kind of have had a car. my old car (hugo) is returning to us this weekend hopefully so carter will have a work vehicle.

+ i love scrapbooking. love. i'm not very good at it, but i love it.

+ packing sucks. a lot. our house is a complete disaster right now which is super embarrassing because our landlord has been doing showings and there is NO possible way for me to get it cleaned up enough to be presentable.

+ this is going to be our last weekend in this tiny apartment!! we're moving out on the 30th, and into our new place on the 1st, which leaves us in 2 days of limbo. how fun.

+ carter wants to be an RCMP! the application process is huge and long, but it's a great career if we can make it work!

+ all these pictures of babies on the internet (facebook, twitter, ellen) are not helping my craving for offspring!! haaaaaahaha. i just know we would have the cutest little baby GIRL and i want her. but i can wait. :)

Mom's Day. :)

Today is a day that so many people talk about and love to talk about. And this year, we have a lot to talk about. Really.

- My mom, Lynette. She birthed me, raised me, spoileds me (we went for pedicures and shopping last weekend!), and supports me in every single thing I do. She is brave, beautiful, and strong. It's taken me way too long to realize this, but she is probably one of my very best friends.

- Carter's mom, Elizabeth. She birthed and raised Carter, sometimes in unideal circumstances, but I think he turned out amazing. She is also very supportive and Carter is very protective of her. She's welcomed me into their little family without hesitation.

- Carter's stepmom, Shawna. She helped Elizabeth and Carter's dad, Cameron, raise him and his brother while also raising their two sisters. She also welcomed me into the family without hesitation. I love both of these women.

- My mom's mom, Grandma Atwood. She is so easy to talk to (some grandmas aren't!) and she loves all of her grandkids - including Carter! - and talks about them all the time. She even has sweaters with our names stitched into them! Such a cute lady. Ahhh I want to name one of my daugher's Penny in her honor. :)

- My dad's dad, Gramma Martin. Gramma has had some health problems, but she still makes time for all of her 40 grandkids (including spouses) and 34 great-grandkids! She's amazing. :)

- Carter's mom's mom, Grandma Bourne. She is an angel. She's so sweet and caring. Her accent is so cute too!

- Carter's stepmom's mom, Grandma Kergan. I've known Mary Kergan since I was little and now she's another one of my grandmothers! Funny how life works. :)

- Carter's dad's mom, Mammy Peterson! She took me in as one of her grandkids before we were even engaged! She is honestly the cutest, strongest 80-year-old lady I've ever known. 

Look at all these women we have to be grateful for! And we are SO grateful. I can't wait until I myself become a mother so my children can know all of these women! So many grandmas and great-grandmas! :) 

Happy mother's day to Mom, Shawna, Elizabeth, Grandma A, Grandma B, Grandma K, Mammy P, and Gramma M!

MAYYYY!

I love the month of May. I graduated, have a sunburn, Carter is finally working more than 40 hours a week (hurrahhhh), and summer is basically here!!

My parentssss!

Dad's an alumni too, ya know!

The fabulous 5 (minus 1 - we never really loved her anyway.)

The Peterson's.

BFF. (ps. rock on.)

Last of April!

The last few weeks have been great. Prepare for photo overload.

Sometimes I put lipstick on and kiss my unsuspecting husband and then he goes around all night unknowing!

We once bought a tent and set it up in our living room. Anyone wanna go real-life camping with us someday?

It snowed on Friday.. :(

We went on a bowling date!

I lost. :(

We went to the science center!!

And we went to spaaace!

I love sticking my head into proxy bodies..

And kissed in weird mirrors.

And we watched my first movie in the 360 degree theater ever!

Did I mention that it was GORGEOUS out on Saturday??

Crosbyyy!!

See? What did I say about the proxy bodies?!

Carter found a motorcycle he wants.

And then we went to church! Aren't we pretty?

Exhausted!!

I am officially done school. No, I haven't graduated yet (May 5!), but I am done classes, and now I'm doing my practicum at the University of Alberta Hospital in the Department of Anatomical Pathology. I know, I know.. 'What?!' I felt the same way. But now that I'm two days into it I've discovered a few things.

1. I really do like dong 100% transcription. I didn't think I would. I thought I would get bored of typing and typing and typing all day. But I don't! In fact, when I get home, after typing for 8 hours, I get on my computer and blog! AKA I type some more! Some of my friends are doing their practicums right now and not so much enjoying it because they're not doing 100% transcription! So now I'm even more glad I am!

2. I didn't like being a housewife... But now I miss it. I miss having dinner ready for my husband when he gets home from work and I miss being able to paint my nails whenever I want and getting caught up on my tv shows (like Teen Mom and Dance Moms!) and doing laundry and baking. Now I leave the house by 6:45 and I'm not home until 5:00 or later.. Which brings me to..

3. I have learned the LRT and ETS way better than I ever thought I would.

4. There is nothing wrong with going to bed at 9.

5. Working is way more strenuous on my brain than school was. Maybe it's because I don't have all my reference material with me so I'm not looking up stuff all the time. I just have to listen and do!

6. Loralie chooses hard dictators for school. Ones in the real word are super easy. hahah :)

All in all, I am tired. I am exhausted. But this is my liiiife!!!

Pictures!

If, for some reason, you didn't see my wedding pictures.... Here's your chance!!

Photobomb. What a weiner. Anyways, these are my sisters. :)

These are my brothers!

This is my Meghan.

Carter and Elizabeth. :)

Super classy shoes.

Kaiti is my favoritest cousin ever.

Handsome family I have!

He's a goof.

Everyone who came to support us at the temple!

I think this is the picture I love. Maybe not. I'll find the right one.

The Wedding Party!

They were so good; it was freezing!

Mom, daughter, grandmother. :) 

All my new familyyyy.

My GORGEOUS bridesmaids!

My two longtime friends that were able to come. The others were on missions. Whatever.

So cute!

Good thing the cake was delicious.

First dance

All the little girls at the wedding!

Carter and his Mammy!

The Petersons (minus Mason)

BCharmed bracelet!

Kids table! This was a HUGE hit! We just pulled a table and chairs out of the nursery and covered the table with paper and crayons!