yay for ward potlucks.

Today was pretty uneventful...I still don't have a job. I dropped off a few resumes yesterday, but no ones called me yet. I've just been working today on the house. I built a bookshelf today! and started to organize all Norms books.

I went to a ward potluck last night. It was my first time visiting the ward. The church we're going to is about 20 mins away in a small town called Champion. I think im gonna like it there. The ward reminds me a lot of back home. Everyone knows everyone, and they're really friendly. I found when I was in Calgary no one really made an effort to get to know you. I think that if I wasn't dating Norm I probably wouldn't have liked it. There arent many young people in our ward though..haha. Kinda like this town though! There are a few younger couples in their 30's with kids, and then the rest are over 60! I love old people though, so it will be okay..haha My future Aunt in law got up and announced that im moving into the ward. I hate being the center of attention at new places..haha..or in general really..haha I donno how im gonna make it through our wedding day..hahaha.

I cant wait till this weekend!! My sister in law, and her husband and daughter are coming to stay with me!! We're gonna go to the lake, and just do some outdoor stuff. We have a fire pit in our backyard, so we'll have some bonfires. Im just excited to share my house with someone! I also cant wait for Norm to move here! I miss him sooooooo much!!! Its crazy! I didnt think I would miss him this much. I love how no matter what he can make me laugh. I was upset the other night about just being out here by myself, and missing home, and well I started crying. And he gave me a wet willie with my tears to make me laugh, who does that?!! haha. I cant wait to spend eternity with him!!! Only 38 days to go!!

Im looking for a good professional wedding photographer in Halifax for when I go back there, if anyone has any suggestions!!

Im off to bed. Its crazy how much sleep I get out here! Its just cause there's nothing else to do..haha.

All moved in!

Its been a while since I last wrote. And its honestly just cause i've been so crazy busy!!

Im all moved into our new house now...it's crazy!! I never ever expected to be living in my OWN house within 3 months of moving here! Its all kinda surreal still..haha. I cant wait till I get married though, it still creeps me out sleeping here alone at night. Im a big baby..haha. Norm is still working in Calgary right now, so that sucks. He's moving out here on the weekend though, and is going to stay with relatives till we get married. He got a good job out here, and starts on Monday. I love how things with work have just been working out. This week will be the longest i've gone not seeing him since we met.

So I've decided that I need to find a part time job. I really dont have to, cause Norm can support me..haha. But it is SOOOOOOOOO boring out here!!! Honestly, the days seem soooooo much slower. It is a much slower pace though, which I guess I wanted. I havent seen anyone under 60 in this town though either. There are soooo many old people. And it such a small town that everyone knows everyone. I was at the grocery store the other day and there were these old ladies talking, and I could hear them say, wow there are so many new people moving in, look. I was thinking I can totally hear you! haha Everyones really friendly though, so thats good. They all dress like they're from the country though..haha. its funny:)

All the wedding plans are coming together nicely. There are just a few little things we need to get done now. Im so excited for my family to come visit!!! And to go back to NS..even if its just for a week. Im really missing the beach!! Its been so hot here lately!! Norm took me to the lake the other day, and its just not the same!! We have an outdoor pool across the street from us here though, so thats nice.


I went to the movies with Norms mom and sisters yesterday, while he was at work..haha. We saw Hairspray. I really liked it! I love his family. They're so awesome! And have made a real effort to make me feel like part of the family, which is great!!

I should go get a shower and find a job. Its cute, Norm keeps getting after me to go out and do something. He's scared that the longer I just stay in the house, the more im gonna want kids right away..haha.

Bought my wedding dress!

Im just on my way back from my new home town. In 3 weeks Norm and I offically own our first home. Its so exciting!! I cant wait to be in my own house. To know that where im at is where i'll be staying for a while! And to know that the money im paying is going somewhere, not just being thrown away like rent. Vulcan a cute town. We can pretty much walk anywhere we want to go. Im gonna be working at a small salon there, its nice cause a lot of the services that I offer arent already offered in Vulcan. I look forward to a slower pase of life again. Dont get me wrong, I do love Calgary, its just go go go all the time! I can use a break! haha

The wedding plans are all slowly falling into place. I never realized how much planning it takes to plan everything. Especially since im planning 2 receptions! Its crazy!! 2 months isnt much time at all! But at the same time seems forever away! I'll be glad when everythings over with, and its just me and my husband starting a life together. Right now we have so many people in our lives telling us what they think we should do its kinda getting to me!

I bought my wedding dress last week!! It was kinda a bittersweet moment. All my life I planned on going wedding dress shopping with my mom. But well being out here, that couldnt happen. So I went with my future mother in law instead! One nice thing about living out here though is that they have modest weddin dress stores!! So I didnt have to get my dress altered or anything. I choose the 2nd one I tried on. I walked out of the dressing room, and my mother in law started crying, which made me start crying!! haha. It fit perfectly, I dont need to do any alterations! So thats a plus. Now I just have to make sure I dont gain or lose too much weight..haha

We did our invitation pics yesterday at a waterfall where norm proposed to me! Im really happy with how they turned out!! I cant wait to send them out!

Have I mentioned how much I love my future husband?!!! AHHH it drives me crazy! haha. He's so sweet. The other night he came home from work with a big cute pink daisy!! I was like awww whats this for? And he said just cause he knows i've been stressed lately, and he just wants me to be happy. I love him sooooooo much!!!

ENGAGED!!!!...and bought a house!

I've been meaning to start a blog ever since I moved away from NS...just to keep family and friends updated. But well I never got around to it...till now!!
So I moved to Calgary a little over a month ago now...and Im LOVING it!! I have to be honest..my first day here sucked..I didnt know anyone, all my roomates were at work..and I was homesick..but since then I've hardly been home at all! There always seems to be something going on! Its awesome!!

Finding a job here wasnt hard at all either..I had 3 job offers in 2 days! Im working at Eveline Charles for now. I really like it.

I guess the most exciting part though about moving here is that i've met the love of my life!! and im marrying him on September 1st!! He's so amazing!! I met him 2 days after I moved here...but honestly my first impression of him...I figured that he one of those stuck up buff guys..haha. So I was kinda just like whatever..haha. Then he picked me up the next day to take me to my friends place, who is his sister in law. And we ended up hanging out after that..and well have seen eachother almost every single day since then!! He took me on a date to Banff my first week here, which was amazing! It was so weird to see the mountains up close!! It almost didnt seem real. They're so big!!

I always thought people were crazy getting married after a few months. I thought, how can they know?!!! Thats not enough time!! But well now..i've become a hypocrite!! haha Norm and I were offically dating for 3 weeks when we got engaged! Its so true that when you know you know!! We were talking about marriage 2 days into our relationship, and that normally would have scared me! But with him, it scared me that it didnt scare me! So over the last few weeks..I fell totally head over heals in love with him!! But I wasnt gonna be the first one to say it..haha. And one day in the car he said something like even though I dont say it, I dont want you to doubt how I feel ok..there's just a right time for everything. So I was okay with that..haha.

So I knew we were gonna get married..just didnt know when. I was totally surprised when he proposed!!! My future sister in law told me Saturday that she thought he was gonna do it Canada Day weekend..so that I wouldnt suspect anything..and I didnt. So Saturday night he took me to Lake Bonivista! It was so pretty there..we went for a walk along the lake..and then we got to the top of a hill...overlooking the lake, city and you could see the mountains in the distance, which he pointed out! So then he took me in his arms and looked me in the eyes, and told me that when he looks in my eyes he feels complete, and that when im not with him, he feels like part of him is missing. and that he loves being with me!! And then he said it for the first time, that he loves me sooooooo much!! So I was like aww I love you too!! He was kinda shaking a bit, but I figured he must just be nervous telling me that he loves me! So I kissed him, and while I was kissing him, he pulled my ring out of his pocket, and got down on one knee, and asked me to marry him!!! He told me that he wants to be there for me through everything, he wants me to have his children, he wants to grow old and wrinkly with me..haa he wants to be there when im sick and sad, and just take care of me!! I was in SOOOOOOOOO much shock that I couldnt talk for a min!! I just said...mmmmhhhmm!...and then.." I mean YES!!" Ahhhhhh....its just so exciting..and it was definitly the perfect proposal!! The best part is that my future sister in law was hiding in the bushes taking pics the whole time!! hahaha. I honestly cant wait to be sealed to him for time and all eternity!!

So once the shock of being engaged wore off, we decided to buy a house!! haha. We bought a house in Vulcan..which is about an hour south of Calgary! Its so cute!! I never in a million years thought I would have gotten engaged and bought a house in a month being here!

In other exciting news...one of my good friends got baptized tonight!!! It was sooooo exciting!! I've known her since I was 4...we grew up and went to school together!! She moved out here a bit before me, and started meeting with the missionaries through my roommate. Im just sooo happy for her!! That makes it 3 of my friends from high school who have joined the church since high school...it just makes me so happy!!

Anyhow..im off to bed..I have to work a long day tomorrow..and try to plan a wedding at the same time. They should have wedding leave from work..cause you need it!! haha. Hope this was alright for my first blog entry! haha.