Our Fabulous Life

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We're Having A Baby!

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We are expecting our first baby within the next month and a half.

Here are some pictures from when James put together the crib and the change table. The pictures of the belly are from July 1st. I was 33 weeks along which is 7.5 months or into my 8th month. Confusing...I just know I have a total of 6 more weeks as of Friday, when I complete my 34 weeks. Enjoy the pictures.

Valentine's Day Trip to Vancouver!!!

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We stayed in Robson which is a shopping district. It was a nice place to stay because everything was on the block we stayed on. We even went to blockbuster and rented a couple of movies to watch back at our hotel. We were very impressed with Robson.

The ferry to Victoria was really nice, very scenic, but super windy and chilly!

James and I were both pretty impressed with Vancouver, a beautiful city we would definitely live in. You have both mountains and ocean, you can't beat that.

We also went to the Vancouver Aquarium in Stanley Park and that was nice to take some time to visit the belugas and otters and crazy big fish!

As a dog owner I was super impressed with how dog friendly Vancouver and area is. The feel was totally different people were happier, people walked more, and there were cute dogs everywhere. People in Vancouver love to interact with their dogs! We wished we would have taken Rex and Bear, next time!

As we were driving down Denman Street I looked up and saw this "Yoshi on Denman" sign and had to take a picture of it. For those of you who don't know Yoshi was my nickname growing up so that's why the picture... Speaking of things japanese... you won't be hard pressed to find a japanese restaurant in Vancouver... we finally found a mediterranean one because I'm staying away from fish right now because of the pregnancy.

We decided to go to Vancouver for the long weekend to get away from the daily grind and we had a fabulous time. On the way there I saw a bunch of road signs that said "Super, Natural British Colombia.." and I was like okay, BC is full of itself but...it is super, freakin' beautiful and natural looking.. Enjoy some photos! In the last picture you can see that James did not want to come back, I think he left his heart back in Vancouver. We had a great time and who knows what impact this trip had on my crazy husband who often quotes to me what his grandfather did when they decided to move to New Brunswick from Ontario. Grandpa called his wife up while he was on a trip to NB and said "I bought a farm in NB, we're moving"!!

Been a long time!

2009-02-13T14:17:00.002-07:00

It's been months since I last posted. We've been really busy and it's been so cold I don't know what that has to do with anything except that it's so cold right now. Anyway lots of new stuff happening right now. The most important is that James and I will be having a baby in August. I'm at the beginning of the 4 month mark and counting. Its amazing how those news can change everything we've been buying things to get the house ready for baby. Life is great. We're spending the Valentine's Day long weekend in Vancouver. We'll be driving 11 hours over two days and maybe heading over to Victoria Island. We're so overdue for a road trip so we're looking forward to it. I'll post pictures from the trip when we're back next week.

Amanda comes to Alberta!

2008-10-15T18:40:00.005-06:00

James' sister Amanda came to Alberta to visit her boyfriend in Calgary and her brother in Edmonton. We had a great time at my family's house for Thanksgiving and then here are pictures of yesterday (Tuesday, Oct 14) in Banff. Here are pictures of us going on the Banff Gondola up Sulphur Mountain which is 7492 feet above sea level. We started at 5400 ft at the base of the Gondola and we went all the way up. Always worth the ride up! After our time in Banff we left her in Calgary and made our way back to Edmonton. It was great seeing her again!

More August Long Weekend

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August Long Weekend with the Boys

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I forgot to post our pictures from the last weekend the boys spent here this summer. We went to Calgary to visit our friends Levi & Wilma. There we went to the zoo, went swimming and then the boys and James went back to New Brunswick. Here are some pictures.

Swimming Lessons

2008-07-26T20:38:00.003-06:00

Here are some pictures from the boys swimming lessons this summer. They both have learned so much that Brogan has passed Red Cross Level 1 and is ready to go into Level 2. Isaak is so close to passing that we're sure he'll pass next summer. At least they are both more comfortable with the water and can swim in shallow pools.

Camping on Canada Day

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More Party Pictures!

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There were a lot of kids at the party and lots of games. My dad set up my brother's foosball table and pool table outside which was put to good use.

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Welcome Party for the Boys

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My parents decided to throw the boys a Welcome Home Party/Birthday Party for Brogan since his birthday was a couple of weeks ago. The theme as you can see was SOCCER! I'm happy to say I had very little to do with it my parents completely took care of everything, inviting our friends with kids, etc. It was nice, the boys loved it.

Last year after going to a kid's birthday party, Brogan made the mistake of telling my mom that he wished he could have a 'Spanish' party one year with a piñata and dancing, etc. Their party was great, they had a bunch of kids there and they were dancing like crazy and had latin music playing and just having a good time. Here are pictures of some dancing.

All the Boys

2008-06-27T16:10:00.003-06:00

My goal this summer is to keep up with the blogging. I missed our camping trip on the May Long Weekend but we can start fresh now.

As I'm waiting for the car to get loaded up for camping I will make 1 entry to the blog for the people wanting to see how the boys are doing out here. We wake up every day and take out the dog's. The boys usually come out unless they want to start the Wii worship early. Luckily the boys are great with our little dogs and they've been having a blast running around the apartment. Needless to say there are a lot of 'boys' in this house this summer. We'll have pictures from this weekend. We're camping out in Camrose, about 45 mins South East of Edmonton.

Happy Canada Day everyone!

Josh's High School Grad

2008-06-24T20:11:00.002-06:00

First Wedding Anniversary!

2008-06-17T11:13:00.004-06:00

Yesterday, June 16 was our first wedding anniversary. James and I both had the day off so we spent it together. We had lunch at That's Aroma (new restaurant to us) and then took our dogs to our friend's house about an hour west of Edmonton. We had such a great day, relaxing and just enjoying each other, our dogs and our friends. We had greetings from our closest friends and family. We also came in about 10 o'clock last night to find a big balloon arrangement and gifts in the middle of our living room floor from my parents and brothers. That was a great end of day surprise. So, we survived our first year! Here's to year #2.

Jasper, Alberta

2008-04-05T15:51:00.006-06:00

This is bear on the back seat during our almost 4 hour drive to Jasper.

My brothers Cesar & Josh came with us. We had planned to do a short (4 km hike) to get into it before the summer. We climbed uphill for 2 hours it was pretty hard for me since I had never hiked before. James and the dogs just ran up while I was trying to pace myself because I had no idea how long we'd have to climb for.

The dogs loved the hike and the height. We overlooked the town of Jasper. I have no idea how high up it was but the town looked like a lego land.

Rex turned 1 year old on March 18!

Rex and Bear were really tired on the ride home so they pretty much slept most of the way. We were all pretty tired. We left Edmonton at 8 in the morning and got home close the midnight.

Here's Rex just lying down on our couch at home.

We went to Jasper for the day on Good Friday, March 21, 2008. Here are the pictures. James told me we'd be doing a little hike so I thought it would be a mostly walking around hike (no up hill) but yah let's say I got a good workout that day. My legs hurt in places I never felt before.

Happy 30th James!

2008-03-07T16:33:00.004-07:00

This year for James' 30th Birthday I threw him a surprise party with our family and some friends. Since I had been planning it in secret the day of the party my brother & cousin blindfolded & kidnapped him and drove him around Edmonton for a couple of hours until they finally showed up at my parent's house. James was really surprised because we had our friend's Levi & Wilma come up from Calgary and a coworker of his came eventhough they weren't on the same job site anymore. We had a great night eating, playing guitar hero, and just hanging out. I can't find any pictures of the decorations I put up but my mom and I bought a whole bunch of stuff with the numbers 30 on it and put it all around the house. James even got a "Birthday Boy" hat. The party went so late that we did the cake the next day at our place with Levi & Wilma who spent the night. Then my family came over to have cake too. It was a big cake we still have some!

James said he got so car sick because he was blindfolded for so long, poor guy!

His coworker Dave & his wife Kayla and my friend Leanne who I met when I worked at the Y.

My dad for some reason has a set of like 30 Leis (those hawaiian flower things you put on your neck!) and he brought them out and made everyone wear them :)

James got some really funny cards for his birthday. I tried to get him one of those "To My Husband" cards but they were soooo lame and corny that I couldn't read them without making a face ;P

The Birthday Boy with his hat & necklace on. Does he even look 30?!

Levi was this... close to trying Guitar Hero. It was really fun but hard I thought...maybe I'm not Guitar Hero material.

James got some really great gifts, a Danny Heatley collectible action figure which he really liked and is making me decorate our place with! I found a board game he'd been looking for since we played it at someone's house last year (Stock Ticker), my brother's & cousin got him a big dart board for again, our living room! My house is starting to look like a pool hall! Then he got another dart board, an electronic one that we can let the boys play! There were some other gifts that I get to enjoy too like gift cards, an awesome Scrabble board!

Miscellaneous

2008-03-06T17:04:00.002-07:00

My dogs are posers. As soon as I bring out the camera they strike a pose.

Rex and I both yawn really big, he's almost 11 months so he's got all his big boy teeth!

My dad has been coming over to walk the dogs on his lunch hour, he's a real life saver.

Our First Christmas!

2008-02-18T09:42:00.003-07:00

We spent Christmas Eve at my parents house and opened presents there but on Christmas Day we opened gifts with Rex and Bear. It was our first Christmas married and also our first Christmas with the puppies.

Happy 26th Yumi!

2008-01-24T16:03:00.000-07:00

Levi & James at "our spot".

James brought me here the first month we were dating (Nov 05). We took a picture in this very spot and now out of nostalgia we took a picture there now that we're married. It's actually our first married trip to the mountains...awwww.

Here are the girls gallavanting down main street in Banff. For my birthday James and Levi let Wilma and I shop in all the little stores. Now, that's a birthday day! We heard no complaining and they just followed us in and out of all those cool little stores in Banff. It was fantastic.

Levi & Wilma Smoker. What a pair!

We went to Calgary to spend my 26th birthday weekend and we spent the day in Banff with our friend's Levi & Wilma Smoker. (Oh yeah, you know them too...we know, everyone knows them!) Here are some pictures from the weekend!

All for now

2008-01-12T12:25:00.000-07:00

We still have to post my birthday in Banff, Christmas, New Years, and of course the puppies update! Going for lunch. YUMI

November

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More in October

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October

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Garage

2008-01-12T09:12:00.000-07:00

The garage was started in July once the boys went home because we didn't want to take away from being with them so the garage started a bit later than planned. Here are a series of pictures from July up until November. They took a little break since it's been darker earlier and James has been busier at work.

Updates

2008-01-12T08:51:00.000-07:00

We haven't done an update since October 27!! Today I'm home with my babies, doing laundry and James is working until 4. Let the update begin. Let me do a recap of my dad's garage. James has been heading that project up with my dad, Cesar, Josh and a few other people.

It's been awhile

2007-10-27T08:22:00.000-06:00

We named him Bear because he looks like a little teddy bear.

The boys get along well and like to fight but also like to curl up against each other when they are together.

James has been great with training the new dog. I admit I messed up the first dog because I totally babied him. He's just so darn cute in real life...pictures don't do Rex justice.

It's been awhile. Well let's see what's new... James and I are attending a new church, Holyrood Mennonite. I have a new job at the YMCA, I'm the Member Relations Coordinator which is great so far. And most recent, we have another new pup! Meet Bear, he is a pom cockapoo and will be 3 months on Oct 28!

On YouTube

2007-09-22T11:27:00.000-06:00

You recognize these guys?

Rexie's New Digs

2007-08-28T18:43:00.000-06:00

I went to a store on Whyte today called The Urban Dog. I got Rex a baby blue vest, some booties, a winter camo jacket and a bunch of spa items! He is such a spoiled little boy!

This is just a picture from the other day when I was taking pictures of Rex for our wall. He's such a playful boy.

Here's our happy pup!

Meet our new little bundle... Rex Davis

2007-08-21T16:43:00.000-06:00

We brought Rex home on Thursday August 16, 2007. He is a Pomeranian Maltese but I see Daschund in there somewhere.

He is a very happy little puppy. He's got lots of spunk and has att-i-tu-de... (he fits well in our family)

Here he is getting his first bath. He is a really good puppy, he doesn't bite and doesn't bark unless (we later found out) he wants to go tinkle or do the other thing.

James says I baby him too much but would you look at that face?! It's so hard not too. He loves to lay and watch movies with us.

When we were buying him they told us that we couldn't return him if he didn't go with our cupboards or something silly like that... ironically he totally goes with not only the cupboards but the hardwood!

REX DAVIS

End of the Summer

2007-08-21T16:31:00.000-06:00

So the boys have gone home. They left on August 5th and James and I ended up taking them back. We just couldn't bear to send them alone. So now it's just James and I in our little condo.

The Wedding Gifts continue...

2007-07-28T09:50:00.000-06:00

My dad called me up the other day and said "your mom and I are coming over for a BBQ at your place". So I told them that we didn't have a BBQ and he said "I know, we're bringing one too so get everything ready". I was like OKAY... we ate 'supper' at 10 pm because it took 2 hours to build that thing!

Random Pics

2007-07-23T22:50:00.000-06:00

So I married David Suzuki... James spent like 20 minutes taking pictures of dragon flies at the Lake.

Brogan all of a sudden started making these gangster poses so I took the pictures but I regret to say you can thank my darling husband for teaching him that.

Some of the guys decided to build an Aztec Temple on the beach. Now that's talent. The boys of course helped with the flooding of the ancient temple.

Isaak & Brogan made a friend

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Paseo (Church Day at the Lake)

2007-07-23T22:40:00.000-06:00

We went to Gull Lake with our church this past Saturday. It was a gorgeous day and the water was clean and refreshing. The boys had a blast. Here are some pictures in no particular order.

Canada Day

2007-07-23T22:20:00.001-06:00

My parents took the boys to Hawerlak Park for the day on Sunday, July 1st to feed the ducks, eat ice cream, go on a paddle boat and do lots of kids activities. They had fun wearing those Canada Day umbrella hats my mom got them.

Fun times

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We also had lots of manly bonding happening all weekend. My dad also came to visit one day and bought his "nietos" a boat so they could hang out all weekend. We used the boat this past weekend while we were on the church day at the lake and it comfortably held James, myself and the boys.

Battling the hot temperatures

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Super Soaked!

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Ultimate Water Fight!

2007-07-23T21:47:00.001-06:00

We had a three part water fight over the weekend we were camping. At first we couldn't believe the boys soaked us but it was so hot that it kept us cool in the really hot sun. I guess we have to thank my mom for buying them those super soakers!

You can run...

But you can't hide!

Day 1

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2nd Annual Davis Camping Trip 07

2007-07-23T20:47:00.000-06:00

Last year when the boys came out for the summer we decided that we'd have one annual family camping trip in the summer. This is the second annual camping trip. We went to Jubilee Park on Wizard Lake near Calmar.

Life in the Davis home

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One day Brogan surprised me by making breakfast for Isaak, he and I before Daycamp and he said that the next day he wanted to make daddy breakfast in bed because he missed the cereal that day. So here are the pictures from the breakfast in bed and the little chefs that prepared it.

Around the house

2007-07-17T23:44:00.000-06:00

I call this picture chaos because that's exactly what a messy house is to me...pure and utter chaos. However the boys made the best of it and we were able to eat our meals and hang out around the clutter.

These boys are just soo silly sometimes and I am happy I have the camera handy when they decide to bust a move.

Moving Day

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Leaving on a jet plane

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We left Moncton at 4:30 pm on June 21.

The bride gets ready

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Before the wedding

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Everyone who's gotten married knows that at first you foolishly think you can do all the wedding planning yourself but truth be told there were many people responsible for our wedding weekend.

Wedding pictures

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Okay a few more...

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Here are some from our outdoor pictures done by James' Uncle Brian.

At last...

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It's too late for me to do all the posting i need to so I'll leave you with some randomly selected pictures for now.. Enjoy.

Back in Town

2007-06-27T08:54:00.001-06:00

Yes, we're back in Edmonton with the boys and we finally got to move into our new condo. No pictures yet because our computer isn't hooked up. Things are going well, we LOOOOOOVVVVEEE our new place, it's close to everything. We'll try to put posts up soon because we know our friends want to see the new place and the boys. All for now.

3rd time's the charm!

2007-06-08T15:57:00.001-06:00

You know where this is heading! Mr. James Davis and I are FINALLY, THIS TIME FOR REAL, getting married. We are having a small, intimate family wedding in New Brunswick at James' family's house. Our family's have been great with helping us plan all this craziness. It's Friday and we're leaving for NB on Monday night on the red eye.... WOO HOO!

First Camping Trip of 2007

2007-05-24T12:12:00.000-06:00

Last weekend James and I went on our first camping trip of the summer! We had a blast even though it was rather chilly the first night! I'll post pictures as soon as I get home but I'm on my lunch break and I thought I should post while I'm inspired. ;) Last year we bought all of "our camping gear" and took the boys when they came out. This year near Edmonton we found a great new campground where we're hoping to take the boys when they come out in the middle of June. Let's see, we arrived at Wizard Lake on Friday night around 8 pm and set up our tent. Then we sat by the fire and cooked some sandwiches in our 'camp cooker', which by the way, is one of the most useful camping accesories we've bought.

I DIDN'T POST THIS ON THIS DATE I'M POSTING ON JUNE 8, 2007. OUR VERY DUMB MEMORY CARD DECIDED TO HAVE AN ERROR SO WE LOST OVER 100 PICTURES FROM OUR CAMPING TRIP!!

American Idol last night!

2007-05-17T12:43:00.000-06:00

What the heck happened last night?!! Seriously, they got rid of the best singer they've had in years. Kelly Clarkson of course was great and very marketable but seriously. I mean, they kept pitchy Blake and fakey Jordin! I tried to call in from here but of course I'm not allowed to vote because I'm in Canada!!! I was in such disbelief last night when they said goodbye to Melinda Doolittle. I think I may not watch anymore... okay, who am I kidding of course I'll watch! I mean did American Idol not learn anything last year when Taylor Hicks won, I mean is the guy dead or something? Katherine McPhee made a career out of her eating disorder.

Anyway, at least Grey's Anatomy is on tonight. We'll see what's up in skanksville. I love that show.

More from our trip

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I couldn't get over how beautiful the mountains looked this past weekend. The colours were outstanding. Here are some more pictures... I'm taking most of the pictures so I'm not in them as much ;)

Kananaskis trip photos

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As always we have over 100 pictures from the weekend but here are some special ones..

Kananaskis Day Trip

2007-05-07T23:24:00.000-06:00

James and I took a day trip into Kananaskis Country this past Saturday... the day was gorgeous and we were able to have a genuine Rocky Mountain experience...we spotted a great big Grizzly bear! Of course I was perfectly content to watch this magnificient creature from the car but my darling nut bar of a fiance decided he wanted some really REALLY close up pictures and jumped out of the truck. He must have been 10 to 15 feet away from this Grizzly while he was taking these pictures. I must say he got some really priceless shots...

Love is all around...

2007-05-03T00:13:00.000-06:00

At the moment, James is living in Calgary and I'm here in Edmonton. He's come up the last two weekends and we've had a great time just hanging out with my family and being together.

These pictures are from Sunday, April 29 when James was heading back to Calgary. James is standing next to my new SUV. We're parked in downtown Edmonton. Doesn't James look handsome? He's just looking better and better to me. This weekend I'm heading south to Calgary to visit and we'll be taking a trip up to the mountains...stay tuned for new pictures!

Aren't we cute?!

Happy 29th James!

2007-05-02T23:54:00.000-06:00

James gets a special rendition of Happy Birthday from his future brother in law.

A cheesecake all to himself...

I've been slacking with posting so here's an attempt at getting back on track. James' birthday (February 27) celebrated the weekend of March 2, 2007.

Yumi's Update

2007-04-19T21:08:00.000-06:00

Today was my first day at my new job in Edmonton. I'm working as an Office Administrator for a Plastics Company. The atmosphere is good, the people are helpful and professional. There is a hectic pace but it's nice because each person has their duties and so the day goes on.

I also bought a new vehicle. I got an SUV, Honda CR-V 2007. I sold my Civic to my daddy since he needed to buy a car and of course he didn't gouge me for the price. All is well in Edmonton.

I'm excited because James is coming up this weekend! I haven't seen him in a month, we talk everyday but it's not the same. I'm just happy he's coming up. We gave each other some time after we decided to call off our wedding and we still love each other and want to be together. Stay tuned to hear about what wonderful blessings come our way!

I found a place to live

2007-04-02T15:43:00.000-06:00

I moved to calgary rather quickly and was looking for a house.... well The lord has just found one for me. I am moving into a house that is close enough to work I can walk there. I am working hard to adjust to being on my own and I am focusing on getting ready for my boys coming out. I am also taking the time to restablish my relationship with god. Thank you for all your prayers and stay tuned you just never know what is next in Our Fabulous Life.

Life now...

2007-03-28T17:22:00.000-06:00

I'm all moved into my parents house. Possession date for my condo is in 2 days. Wow, I'm really done now...

James and I decided to call off the wedding for April. We agree more now than we ever did... it's funny. We don't have a label for what we are right now, engaged, dating, single... we want to just "be" right now. James is back in Calgary for a time while he has some things to take care of and prepare for his boys to come out for the summer and I am here looking for a job and going back to school.

It's amazing how things change in the blink of an eye... All is well though... no need to worry. Life has its challenges and excitement at each stage, so it's time to embrace the challenges to come!

Wedding Registry

2007-03-14T13:01:00.000-06:00

James and I have registered at Linens 'n' Things & The Bay.

I sold my baby

2007-02-26T14:00:00.000-07:00

Yes, I sold my condo this weekend! I can't believe it. I sold my beautiful home....Now James and I are off to Edmonton to find a nice house. It's official, I'm moving to Edmonton!

Being happy

2007-02-14T12:48:00.000-07:00

My wonderful fiance made a point yesterday when we were out for dinner that finally made something click in my brain. My whole life people have told me that I look angry or unimpressed all the time. So yesterday he gives me this analogy with the half full, half empty glass thing. He drank half of his drink and asked me if it was half empty or half full and I said well it's more full than empty and then he said, it's always full. Just because there isn't juice in it doesn't mean there isn't filled with oxygen. For some reason it totally clicked with me that our fullness depends on what we fill up on, love, joy, God, sadness, disappointment... Like I said, the penny just dropped. I love James, he's so fabulous!

Enjoying things...

2007-02-07T14:19:00.000-07:00

So, if you've talked to me in the past few months you'll know that I've been complaining and stressing about the wedding and all the planning. Well, I felt the need to post how I'm feeling today.

We hired a wedding coordinator who is fabulous and helps with every question and thing that may come up and that in itself has totally made things easier. However today, James and I met over lunch with the MC and let me tell you, coming out of our meeting I felt so relieved and excited. He is so incredibly helpful and creative.

I'm happy and totally enjoying things. I need to send that message out into the universe instead of always focusing on the negative stuff.

Anyways, things are moving along with our preparation for the wedding and oh, James has a new job (fabulous), I'm listing my condo next week and James and I will be looking for a house in Edmonton! Life is good.

I did not post all of our pictures and someone asked for more so here are a couple others... You can probably tell why these didn't make the cut...enjoy :)

Our Engagement Photos

2007-01-29T12:13:00.000-07:00

We had a photo shoot last week with our wedding photographer so we have some pictures before the wedding and so she can see what she's working with. Here are some of the best ones. Enjoy:)

Wedding News!

2007-01-16T10:01:00.000-07:00

James and I have finally set a date for our wedding. We will be getting married in Edmonton on April 21, 2007. We have also decided that we would like to start our married life in Edmonton so we'll be moving at the end of March. We want to be closer to my family and the church that we've been attending regularly for the last months. We are very happy and excited! So much to do but luckily, we hired a wonderful wedding coordinator who is making this whole process easier. More details to come!

Christmas with the boys!

2007-01-05T11:10:00.000-07:00

Christmas with the boys was so great. We did Christmas with the boys on the 26th and they opened all their gifts and took their first pictures by themselves. The first one is Brogan's which I would say it close to perfect and then Isaak tried taking his first picture but poor guy, our camera is pretty heavy!

It's Midnight!

2007-01-05T11:01:00.000-07:00

My mom and Josh really liked the scarves I knitted them, James loves his Stanley Cup cup on the complete history of the Stanley Cup and I got some awesome gifts too like this Carafe from my hubby who loves to have hot tea while we're watching movies or eating supper. Then there's our Sibling Christmas Portrait! Yes, we're all in there.

Christmas in Edmonton

2007-01-05T10:48:00.000-07:00

We spent our Christmas holidays basically traveling from my family's house to New Brunswick to visit family there. One of our guests at my parents house showed up in a Santa suit so he totally livened up the night. We usually cook in the evening and eat a little before 11 and then wait until midnight and open our gifts. James being the good son-in-law he is (he has my mom eating out of the palm of his hand)prepared the stuffing and he organized some helpers as well. Then after the food was made we all were waiting around for midnight!

Rocky Returns

2006-12-21T15:43:00.000-07:00

Let me start by saying that Rocky is the man. The Rocky series was my favorite growing up among the Godfather, Die Hard, and Lethal Weapon. I didn't believe James when he told me that he is so pumped to see Rocky Balboa because he watched the trailers the other day but it's true. I just watched them on Rotten Tomatoes and we are watching that movie tonight! I will write up a review tomorrow but until then get psyched!

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rocky_balboa

Josh turns 16!

2006-12-21T10:54:00.000-07:00

My baby brother turns 16 today but we had a surprise birthday party for him last Sunday in Edmonton. Enjoy the pictures. My mom 'cooked' her specialty...take out. James was playing with my mom's glass pears...and the punch fountain was the highlight of the party. Everyone enjoyed drinking delicious punch from the 3 tier fountain.

Almost Christmas

2006-12-14T09:26:00.000-07:00

It's almost Christmas! We have most of our shopping done, we're excited about going to New Brunswick for a week to see the boys and James' family. I have to admit that I have to hold myself back from buying the boys so much stuff. But how can I resist the cute kids clothes at Old Navy?? Really, it's hard to walk in there and not walk out with kids clothes. The little girl clothes are sooo cute and those are the times I feel my biological clock ticking. ;) Last night we watched "The Devil Wears Prada" and it was pretty good. I don't have my quilt ready yet!!! I have to get serious and finish already. Next week will be an intensive sewing week.

The weather in Calgary is beautiful... the snows melting it must be 4 degrees celsius. I just wore a sweater today. My baby brother is 16 next Thursday! Look out Edmonton drivers. I have no idea what to get him and I guess he's not a baby anymore. It's just hard to see him as anything but the baby. Until next time...

A Night With Dr. Phil

2006-12-08T15:32:00.000-07:00

For our Christmas party this year we had a comedian come in and film the Dr. Phil show live from a "special studio in Calgary". We had such a good time. The party was on my birthday so it was the most animated birthday I've ever had. My family was there along with Levi & Wilma and James. We had a good evening. We were on the floor laughing for a lot of the night. My coworkers had set it up so that Dr. Phil would be dealing with some emails that had been sent to him with Dear Abby type problems. James and I were put on the spot for having postponed our wedding. It was funny because he spun it so it seemed like I was destroyed about my fiance's commitment issues. It was hilarious, we had to act on the spot! We got 'therapy' on the spot on how to communicate with each other. Funny stuff! Then another guest on the show was Richard Simmons and he made us work out...

Surprise!

2006-12-08T14:31:00.000-07:00

All day(Dec 7)I was expecting a birthday call from my mom like she usually does every year since I went away to college. Anyway, I didn't get one. the first person to call me for my birthday was Wilma, then Joelle and then James who had completely forgotten until about noon! He was going to take me out for lunch to my favourite Vietnamese restaurant so I called him to say that maybe I should just stay at work but he was pretty insistent that he wanted to pick me up for lunch. Anyways, little did I know that he and my parents had talked last week while we were visiting in Edmonton. They had planned to come to Calgary to surprise me and give me these beautiful roses, a Happy Birthday balloon and a nice silver bracelet.

Here we are before the MCC Christmas Party which was coincidentally that night. My family was invited to join us for a night with Dr. Phil...

A few other things

2006-12-06T13:55:00.000-07:00

I finally got this framed last week. Jame's grandfather made this beautiful cross-stitch lighthouse and it's now displayed in my living room.

I treated myself to another early birthday present! I got this new shelf from my airmiles, I just love it!

Last night, Levi and Wilma had a birthday dinner for me and besides a great evening, I got this awesome pampered chef apple wedger! I love this thing, so far I've gotten some fantastically useful gifts!

Happy Birthday to me, tomorrow!

The Crew

2006-12-06T13:47:00.000-07:00

Last week I had the day off so I went to James' job site and brought them some coffees and doughnuts (or donuts?). These guys have a good time on the site, so much that sometimes it moves them to dance! I didn't catch the two Maritimers doing a 'jig' but Jared showed us his breakdancing... James can take some really funny pictures kind of like he's on a commercial. Here is his Mr. Carhart pose.

Updates, updates...

2006-12-06T13:23:00.000-07:00

I've really slacked with the blogging this past month because I was away in Winnipeg at work meetings and I had a group come to Calgary and so I was working long days. Now, December should be a breeze...

Here are some pictures from the last little while:

James gave me a great early birthday gift, a new sewing machine!! I was so pumped about quilting since I took a class in September and then my 18 year old machine which was passed down to me by my mom started to get hungry for fabric! It sure tore up a few squares! What's nice is that now I can sew and James can cut. His math and my sewing skills have been working really well together. So far my top is not far from being done, just 60 squares to go!

Cuteness

2006-11-10T09:59:00.000-07:00

That cute black haired boy is my fiance, James. These pictures were courtesy of his dad, Ray.

You need to get one...

2006-11-02T13:21:00.000-07:00

Okay, on Monday night James and I went grocery shopping and we decided to stop holding out until we get married to get a crock-pot and blender. We haven't used the blender yet but the Crock-Pot is FABULOUS!! Oh my goodness, it is a rare thing that has me raving for days but my slow cooker is so worthy of it. My first meal was on the following day (Tuesday)and I made pulled beef on a bun and I had James and his two coworkers over for that. I think for a first try and from someone who is not a cooking type, it was darn good! I wanted to take a picture but I felt like that would be silly with these three guys there. Then yesterday I did a Winter Borscht from the "Simply in Season" Cookbook through MCC. I just had it for lunch and it was sooooo good. Thought I'd share and say that if you don't have a slow cooker nad you work all day, you may want to think about getting one. Superstore has some very reasonable and competitive prices on RIVAL Crock-pots and other brands. Like I said, so worth the money! Be sure to share recipes if you got em!
~Yumi

Another picture

2006-10-25T09:44:00.000-06:00

To the top!

2006-10-25T09:39:00.000-06:00

More pictures

2006-10-25T09:33:00.000-06:00

Don't go chasing waterfalls...

2006-10-24T14:19:00.000-06:00

Columbia Icefields part 2

2006-10-24T14:05:00.000-06:00

Here James is getting some water from the glacier. We're on top of 60 or 600 feet of ice? I should have been listening during the tour.

We climbed up to the top of this waterfall which was on the side of the road. It was pretty high up for me so James climbed up and I couldn't get a good picture because he was so high up so before I knew it I was climbing up this waterfall and made it to the top. The problem came when I turned around and saw how high up we were! This is at Tangle Creek.

Columbia Icefields & Jasper part 1

2006-10-24T10:35:00.000-06:00

Last weekend on October 15, 2006 James and I went to the Columbia Icefields since the 15th was the last day of the season. Here are some pictures...

Extreme Monopoly

2006-10-23T14:02:00.000-06:00

October 8, between my mom's birthday and Thanksgiving we decided to have a games night. It just so happened that we had the most competitive people on the planet playing! We played till the death... to the very last mortgaged property.

Edmonton...

2006-10-23T13:38:00.000-06:00

Top picture: James, me & my cousin Erick.
Middle picture: James and I at my mom's birthday celebration.
Bottom picture: My brothers at my mom's b-day.

My hubby is sweet!

2006-10-11T16:15:00.000-06:00

James is soooo sweet! He brought me some Az...something to work yesterday. He even got a really cool vase for me. Just a quick update and I'll post Thanksgiving/Mom's Birthday pictures soon.

Happy Family

2006-10-06T10:29:00.000-06:00

James & Cesar top picture. My mom and dad afterwards. We're at some new Mongolian Restaurant my mom wanted to try. It was good, spicy, but good. We'll have more pictures from Edmonton this weekend.