Does anyone still read me??

Sorry I havent posted in FOREVER! My computer totally crapped out, so I have been without internet for the last month or so, and without all my pictures!!:(

But any day now, my new computer will be arriving,

I am so excited!! I have never owned a mac, but my mom has one, and loves it!

So, in the next few weeks, I promise not to be a blogging slacker anymore!

Life in Nova Scotia.

Sorry I havent posted in forever! Life has just been too busy, and my laptop is toast, so its hard to fight for the family computer.
We made it to NS safely a few months ago now. Although we didnt sell our car, or get everything I wanted to get done before leaving Alberta, I got the important stuff like packing done just in time.
The day before we left Alberta, Norm called the military one last time, to get them to send his files to Halifax, and make sure things were still good. They said it was all good, and that he should be leaving for training sometime soon. So the day after we got here, Norm went downtown to figure things out here, and guess what?! His position is closed for the year!! The Halifax recruiter was surprised that Calgary hadnt told him. He's on the national waiting list, so as soon as it opens up, he'll get a training date. They've told him that most likely the earliest he'll get a training date now is April! My poor husband, he was devastated! He just wants to start this career, and not sit around in Nova Scotia..lol
I've been back at work, and loving it! I had very mixed feelings about going back. I always planned on being a stay at home mom. I was fine doing business out of my house, but working outside of the home wasnt something I had planned on. Im lucky enough that my old job here took me back. It was less scary going back where I already knew a lot of the girls. I found the first few days a bit hard being away from Becca, but now I enjoy a bit of a break ( is that bad to say??) I love my daughter so much, but going to work is almost relaxing...especially since I work at a spa..haha. Its definitely a lot harder working and being a mom though, but thankfully Norm has stepped up to being super dad. He's even done laundry! lol
I have to be totally honest though, and I never thought i'd say this, but...I miss Alberta. I know, I know, the whole time I was out there, I kept going on about how much I missed Nova Scotia. But, its hard being back here. I donno why, but I just expected things to be the same as when I left. Its hard accepting that they'll never be the same. I guess getting married and having a baby does that. Its hard that a lot of my close friends from here aren't in the same situation as me. They're still single, and doing fun single stuff. So its hard to hang out with them, with Norm and Becca, if that makes sense. I miss all our married friends from out west. When I was out there, I almost tried not to make too many friends, and focused on how I wanted my "old friends" back. Im also finding it really hard not having our own space. I want to make new friends here, and invite them over for dinner parties and whatnot, but cant since we live in my parents basement. Anyhow, before I start having a pity party..lol..here's what we've been up to the last few months!!
October
We were here for the last few days of October. We got to carve pumpkins. Norm did Sponge bob (him and Becca's favorite show!) and I carved a knight helmet. They turned out pretty good. We got the most comments on Norms:) We dressed our little one up as a bumblebee. She was so cute! We took her trick or treating, so had to bundle her up. She enjoyed going door to door, and was all smiles.

November

Rebecca learned to play piano..well not really..but she sure looks cute trying:)

Rebecca went swimming for the first time in a pool, and loved it!!! She didnt want to get out, even though her lips were turning blue!

We said goodbye to my cousin and his kids, the only family close to Becca's age:( They moved to, get this, Calgary!

Rebecca discovered her love for Nova Scotia apples, ones as big as her head! And her love of sharing.

Rebecca met Santa for the first time, and sat on his lap, but wasnt too sure about it.

Rebecca's hair was finally long enough for pigtails! Norm thinks she looks like Boo from Monsters Inc.

December

December was a blur for me, mostly cause I worked so much. But here's what I remember.

• We built our first family gingerbread house. It lasted a few hours before it fell apart..lol. But eating it fresh was so much better than when its old and hard!







• We took lots of cute pics of Becca in her many Christmas dresses.







• We saw Santa come down the road on the firetruck Christmas eve. Becca was a bit confused by it..lol





• Rebecca loved opening her stocking, it was so cute!

January

Its so hard to believe that its now 2010!!! Where did the last year/decade go!

• We enjoyed playing in the snow new years weekend! We got over 40cms of snow here! We were snowed in for a few days. Becca wasnt excited to get dressed to go out, but had fun once she was out in the snow. Norm build a big igloo thing, taller than him, which I forgot to take a pic of.

I fell down the stairs the other day, while carrying Becca. Its weird how your instincts kick in so fast, once I realized that I couldnt catch myself, I did everything I could to protect Becca. She only ended up with a small mark on her leg, while im pretty bruised up all down my back and leg. No fun!
If you've made it all the way to the end of this post, congrats! I'll try my best to update more often.

moving in a week!!

Ok, I'm trying to post from my phone, so I'm hoping this works!
So we booked our tickets yesterday, to fly to Nova Scotia next Tuesday!! Norm called the military and they still don't have his training date, and said it could be a while. So we decided to go and live with my parents. At least there I have a job. I don't know why I thought we could get everything done in a week though! I'm going crazy trying to pack up our house, rent it, sell our car, pack for the next 7 or 8 months...ahhhhhhh!!!so norm will be there with me for at least a month or 2. If anyones husbands love football, paintball, action movies, working out and all that other guy stuff, Norm would love to make some new friends! Lol. Gotta get back to packing, which is really hard with a baby I might add! See most of you soon!!!

For Kristi!

Kristi,
I want you to know that I feel your pain!!
Look what I woke up to this morning!!

And the bad news is, its afternoon, and its not gone!!! Its still snowing!!!

Winter makes me so depressed. I miss Nova Scotia winters. At least there you can do something with the snow. The snow we get here isnt snowman snow! And it stays around, im okay with it turning to rain, and melting. So since im trying to still be in denial, here are some of my favorite pics from the summer:)

" Here fishy fishy fishy"

Laura and Norms cousin Chris got engaged in Nova Scotia! And asked me to take their engagement photos, here's one of my favorites.

"mom, im gonna fly outta here"

Big Changes!!! and Summer Update!

Since I last updated..ok....this is gonna be long!! But if you make it to the end, you'll find out my big news....
Becca celebrated her first birthday!! On her actual birthday Norm and I left her with our friends, and went out to a Stampeders game. I figured we should celebrate what I went through the year before..lol Then on Sunday we had a party with family and a few friends. I cant believe how fast this past year went. It seems like just yesterday she was born! I made her a health apple cake, with banana icing. She didn't make much of a mess with it though.

The day after her party was a holiday, so we went to the Calgary Military Museum. Norm hadnt been there since he was a kid. We invited his brothers and their kids to come with us. It was interesting. Not my idea of fun, but Norm enjoyed it.

Hannah came out the first week of August, and brought the rain with her! I had so many plans of what we were gonna do, mostly outdoors stuff, and of course it had to rain! We went to see the Lion King Broadway production though, which was awesome!! If you ever have the chance to go, I highly recommend it! We went to Calaway park on the weekend she was here to. I had never been, so it was fun. Im not much of a rides person, but Hannah and Norm are, so it was nice they were able to go together. Have I mentioned that my sister is an amazing artist?? For our 2nd wedding anniversary she painted us a picture of the Cardston temple! I almost cried, ok well maybe cried a little, when I opened it.

The second weekend of August our niece Ella was blessed, she looked so cute!!

It was Rebeccas 5th time flying, and the first time I found out that if the plane is not full, they will book you a seat, for free, so you can bring your car seat. It made such a difference!! Its tiring to hold a wiggly baby for 5 hours. With her car seat she was able to watch treehouse, and then sleep, which meant that I was able sleep!:)
When we got there, we went right to my grandparents summer place, down by Cape Breton. I hadnt been there for 3 years. Almost all my dads siblings, and their kids were down there too. It was awesome to see everyone! Norm joined us 4 days later, and it was nice for him to meet all my dads family. We had a few nice beach days, mostly before Norm got there though..lol. In total there were 21 of us staying in a 3 br home with 1 bathroom. We had a few tents, and a trailer, but when the hurricane came, it was pretty cramped! It was nice to be with family though! We celebrated Hannahs 16th birthday in the middle of the hurricane. My grandfather,who passed away last year, was named Bill, same as the hurricane, so everyone joked that he just wanted to be there for the party!

We got to enjoy some good old Cape Breton fiddle music. I never really cared for it when I lived here, but now that im not around it, I appreciate my Nova Scotian heritage. Norm thought every song sounded the same..lol.
We went to Fort Lousisburg one day. It was one of the things Norm wanted to do while we were back. Since its a french fort, they give you a hard time if you're English. I speak french though, and told them that Norm was a spy, so they gave him a hard time. It was fun:)

I got mom to take some family pictures for us while we were there. We waited till one of the last nights Norm was there though, and it was soooo cold at the beach that night!! We were trying to look warm and happy..lol Here are a few of my favorites.

Norms been after me all summer to let him shave his head. So since we had some nice pictures ( and the fact that I wouldnt see him for 2 weeks..lol) I decided to give in and let him. My dad is balding, and so is his brother, so Norm thought it would be funny to shave the “Ehler” hairdo in first.

Now for the BIG CHANGES!! Are you ready for it??? OK!
My sexy husband has joined the military. We've kinda kept it hush hush, since everyone we have told has freaked out. But well, it was a long time coming, it wasnt an overnight decision. We've been thinking and praying about it for a long time. Norm's signed up to be an Armoured Soldier, so he'll be working with tanks. I feel good about it. Its weird cause my head tells me that I should be freaking out right now, that I should be screaming at him not to do this. But my heart is telling me that this is the right thing, and that he'll be ok. So we're almost ready to set out on this new adventure. We're just waiting on a few paperwork things to be finished, and he'll be off to basic training. Then the fun starts for me, cause guess what that means?? I'll be moving back to Nova Scotia! His first 3 months of training is in Quebec, and the next 3 is in NB, so why would I stay all the way out west? Im gonna move back in with my family while he's in training. I might even go back to work, since mom's offered to watch Becca, but i'll take one big change at a time.

I think thats enough for now, i'll update soon with my favorite pics from my trip, and the rest of my vacation.