Monday, February 28, 2011

.26 on the 26th

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7:30am... out of bed, in the shower.

9am... arrive at the church for "Project Noah". An awesome ward party where Air was teaching a First Aid class and we learned about food storage and emergency preparedness. Included a delicious breakfast!

12:30pm... meet up with Tam and Jadey in Fort Saskatchewan to look at the new model homes! Yes, we do this for fun!

4:30pm... meet the rest of the family at the Olive Garden for dinner! Where most of us ordered chicken parmesan and they bestowed upon me this lovely birthday ribbon:
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7pm... over to the family's house for fluffy angel food cake and ice cream!

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9:30pm... back home. Birthday cuddles and back rubs from Air.

11:30pm... sleep.


This all equals a very "golden" birthday. Loved it!



Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Ellis for the generous gift we got in the mail!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Mom and Dad for the awesome Zumba game for Kinect!!!!!!!!!!

and Thank you Gusa’s for my favorite dessert, crème brûlée!!!!!!!!!!

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

.you say it's my Birthday?

You're right, it is.

And for the first time I'm starting to regret allowing the years to pass.

26 is too old for me.

I'll go with people's most common guess at my age and say I'm basically 18.


Wednesday, February 23, 2011

.Today

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Oh not much, just seminary then work from 9 to 5. I talked to a lady with cancer during my lunch break. We talked about cancer... and life... and the losing of one's life to cancer.

Air picked me up at 5:12 on his way home from work.

He told me he might be getting a promotion soon?? We are hopeful, but unsure… and careful of getting our hopes shattered at the same time.

We drove straight to the bishop's storehouse to pick up the food storage canner for a demonstration at a ward party this weekend. A little old man showed us how to use the canner, and then he gave us a free can! SWEET! I watched some ladies pack up boxes of flour to give to the poor.

My church is full of service and generosity. I'm extremely happy to be a part of it.

We stopped at the new Five Guys: Burgers and Fries on the way home... dinner. My burger was pink. Like really pink. I didn't want to be that customer. The one who complains and makes everyone uncomfortable, but Air was so sweet and took my burger up to the counter and exchanged it for a fresh one. He even managed to make all of the employees smile while doing it.

My Air is multi-talented.

Then we went home and Air said, "I think I'll shave tonight". I felt shocked since that hasn't happened for a few months.

I documented.

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Then Air ate his mustache:

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After looking at the clock in these pictures we figured out it took him approx 20 minutes to shave a full beard.

And the sink looked like this:

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Monday, February 21, 2011

.after all

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Take one guess what I ended up doing this weekend.

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That's right! I ran off to Cherry Grove with the family after all. Lucky me!

Sure, I may have put a huge target on my forehead at work... but I guess I just don’t care that much?
(and for the record, I did get “permission” from my boss. So I shouldn’t be getting fired quite yet)

Family is important! And so is getting away from town now and then. It was soooo nice to be up there with everyone having fun!

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We went to the baptism, ate lots of food, played volleyball all night, went to church on Sunday, went to see Kevin’s cabin, admired the beautiful countryside, visited friends, and had lots of fun on the road there and back.

As we were driving through the country we saw this:
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So we zoomed in to see what was up:
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LOOK, MOOSE! MEESE! MOOSEN! THOSE! Looking right at us!

Oh, the beauty of the world…

Friday, February 18, 2011

.The Chubbs


I've got a bad case of the post V-Day chubbies.

I'm also kinda gloomy this week since I haven't been able to get work off for this coming Saturday ...when we were planning on going up to Cherry Grove to stay with family for Air's cousin's baptism.

Air is going up without me for the whole weekend just because of this dang shift that nobody could cover.

I think my manager hates me.

I think my manager is evil and hates everyone.

She "wrote me up" THREE TIMES this week for dumb dumb things.

I know that we should love everyone, and that has been pretty easy for me to do so far in my life. But gosh! This lady?? I may be wanting a new job soon if I have to keep dealing with her. She could be the death of me.


Monday, February 14, 2011

.V Day III (updated!)

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I love it when Valentine's Day is connected to a weekend.

Especially this year, since Air is working 9am-10pm shifts every day!

We celebrated on Saturday and Sunday instead. That is, if you consider relaxing at home and hanging out with friends “celebrating”. It was actually SO nice after a long, dreadful week!

Air made heart shaped food for breakfast:

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I made cookies for seminary students:

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And for us:

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I was pretty satisfied with our Valentine’s Day weekend, but when I got home from seminary this morning I saw this:

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My sneaky Air-bear surprised me with a cute new cake tray and lots of heart shaped boxes of chocolates!!

One of my most favorite things about Valentine’s Day.

Oh, and a love note with an equation:

A.G. + A.G. = A.A.G2

Ambs,

I know my math is wrong

but love has a way of

giving you more than you

put in! Thanks for being

part of my equation.

Air

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Who knew I married such a romantic man! He even took all of these pictures for me before I got home.

I love you Sweetheart!

But I don’t think you ever doubted that.


Happy Valentine's Day!


UPDATE!!

I got a phone call from Air at work at about 5:30 today, he told me that one of the workers from upstairs called him and needed me to go help them with something in the driveway... shoveling or pushing a car? I went upstairs to see what was going on and they said they didn't need anything. I went back downstairs confused when the doorbell started ringing, I went upstairs and nobody was there. Then I saw the garage door open and I got scared... until I saw Air walk out!! He got off work early!! YAY!!

We went to dinner and watched a cheesy movie at home. Love!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

.To my Dearest Darling!!!!

Ambs,

In response to your post I have hijacked your blog to leave you this letter.... publicly.

You have been a blessing to me as a wife, friend , chef, photo-editor, interior designer, and most of all my turkish delight?

You may feel like you are in the coal stage but I disagree and you know that, BUT if you insist on being coal well to me you still heat up my life and keep me alive!! See what I did there?

I am sure someone is thinking that I am the mountain putting all the pressure on you just because you make me sleep on the wall side of the bed and I enjoy the odd "STEAMROLLER!!" now and then.

I am glad I'm not.

If anything I feel like I am the miner (not minor) that found you and excitedly yelped, "'Er-EEKA! A DIE-MunD!" (I swear that's how I imagine miners speak).

I'm lucky. You make me lucky.

I'm happy. You make me happy.

I'm in love. You make me in love.

I'm smiling. You make me smiling.

I'm fat. You make me fat.

.... where was I going with this?

Ambs you ARE a diamond because you've brought wealth into my life. You've supported my good character while simultaneously scolded my bad. You've motivated me to seek cures to my illnesses and make me laugh.
You ARE a diamond because when I hold you under the light you sparkle (maybe you're a vampire, apparently they do that). You love me so much it's really confusing.
You ARE a diamond because I wouldn't trade you for anything because I would always be the one being ripped off.
You ARE a diamond because you don't break when I drop you from tall buildings.

You are NOT coal because when I hug you my hands do NOT get dirty. You are NOT coal because when I kiss you I do NOT want to throw up (it is just because I am sick...). You are NOT coal because when you talk with me you are NOT rough around the edges. You are a LITTLE coal because you make a mean BBQ!

Bottom line Ambs, to me you are the most valuable diamond I've ever come in contact with and for those who can't recognize that:

Cannot tell the difference between a diamond and a pocketful of poo-pee.

All my Love,

Air





.What doesn't kill me


I want to be a stronger person.

I'm learning that whenever I get questioned or criticized I usually relinquish and just surrender and start to question myself too. I fall apart thinking that I am stupid and that I'm not doing good enough.

I'm doing the best I can.

I don't know why anyone insists on finding fault in me or anyone other than themselves, but I need to stop listening to people who tell me that I'm not good enough. I know that I am small and faulty, but "by small and simple things are great things brought to pass" (Alma 37:6-7). That scripture can be about me. I can do a lot of great things with my small life.

But first, I need to strengthen myself.

Lately I have been under some pressure (in every part of my life) and feeling a bit stressed trying to make the right decisions and to do the best I can at what I've been asked to do. I've been trying and hoping that whatever I do doesn't hurt or offend anyone.

I failed at that this week and it was a big eye opener for me.

But just because other people aren't happy with what I do doesn't mean I did something wrong. I am confident that as long as I make choices prayerfully and follow what the Spirit prompts me to do, it will always be the best choice.
And if nay-sayers want to disagree and argue about those choices they can talk to someone else about it from now on. It dampens my spirit and I don't need to hear it.

Sometimes life gets serious whether I like it or not.

And let me just assure you--I do not like seriousness. At least not the type I've been dealing with over these last few days.


There's a dirty, ugly old lump of coal in a mountain somewhere, and when that 'small thing' is put under a lot of pressure and heat for a long time it can become something new. A diamond. And who wouldn't think that diamond is beautiful and of worth? Nobody. Not a single body.
Unfortunately it wouldn't have become anything without going through the heat and pressure first.

And so it is.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

.Bridal Shower/Snowed In

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It's happening! Tam is getting married next month!

Tara threw her a bridal shower on Saturday.

It was a blast. and it was beautiful.

A beautiful blast.

If you’re female I don’t have to tell you what showers involve. But I will anyway.


loads of FRIENDS:
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GIFTS, presents, goodies, contributions, donations, offerings:
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(embarrassing) GAMES:
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and FOOD, delicious food:
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The shower was so much fun, but the severely crazy blizzardy snow storm outside didn’t allow us to drive home that night, so us and all of the cousins ended up staying for the night!

Extended party!!

When we drove home this morning we were shocked to see how many cars had been crashed and stranded on the side of the road from the night before. More than I have ever seen in my life.

We dodged a bullet.

Life is great.

Friday, February 4, 2011

.Love Month

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Some things that I love.

On this, the loveiest month of all.


1.

This beautiful framed mirror we picked up a few months ago at Jysk for $20!!

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2.

These ceramic trees were a Christmas gift from Air’s Grandma this year. I loved them so much I couldn’t bring myself to put them away with the Christmas decorations, so we’re pretending they’re ‘winter decorations’.

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3.

This little acorn we found in Nauvoo last summer.

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4.

Seminary students who love me. Even when they are eating cake during mutual the night before class.

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I don’t think they call it “mutual” anymore. Do they?

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5.

One last thing--I love my Air. Although I’ve been telling him lately that I don’t love him anymore because I “more than love him”. Maybe that’s where charity starts? I charity you Air-bear!


ooxxooXoXXx

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

.The Weekend of a 27 Year Old

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This weekend we celebrated Air's birthday for three days straight!

It was amazing.

On Sunday Air spoke in sacrament meeting. I love to hear Air speak, he’s so very good at it. He received a lot of compliments from our ward members.

I can’t get over how amazing and talented my Goose-man is!

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I made him probably the ugliest cake in history, but at least it tasted good!

Air picked lemon cake with white chocolate pudding filling and cream cheese frosting.

As you can see, the frosting melted off the sides…

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Gifts were next.

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He got one in the mail from my parents! (Air says, “THANK YOU Mom and Dad!”) (I say, “Biblequest? Really?? hahahaha!”)

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This next gift has a whole story behind it that I won’t go into detail about now, but basically I surprised Air with the gift that he had been dreaming about for months and thought we wouldn’t be getting for a while.

His family all pitched in and helped me get it for him.

They seriously rock!

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Kinect for our XBOX!!!

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Later, we hung up a sheet, hooked up the projector and watched movies all night!

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And of course, what’s a projector for, if not shadow puppets??

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Monday was Air’s official birthday and we had planned to go to the brand new Canadian IHOP!! (in case you didn’t know, IHOP is new to Canada… so this was pretty exciting! and CROWDED!)

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Then we went home, hooked up the Kinect, and cooked a big dinner for the whole family to come over and enjoy.

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Tuesday it was back to real life again and we started a whole new month!

Have I mentioned that I love February? I do.

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