My Future Husband, My Hero

Travis was "savin' lives and breakin' hearts" all over the place on Sunday. There was a big fire in Canmore. A house near completion in the Three Sisters, worth $1.8 million went up in flames. No one was hurt, except for some minor heat exhaustion in one of the firefighters. When Travis gets a fire page and runs out of the house I always turn on his radio and listen to what happening for a bit just so I know he's ok. On Sunday I was listening to his radio when they said there was a firefighter down. I swear my heart stopped for a second then panic set in. It was the worst feeling ever. They were pretty quick to say that their status was "green" meaning they were stable and not badly injured but I wasn't totally at ease until Travis called a few hours later. Every time he goes out to play with fire I'm naturally a little worried but confident that he'll be ok. This was the first time someone was hurt and it's changed everything for me. It's going to take a little while for me to feel at ease again when he leaves the house. Here's a few pics from his exciting day.

The Zoo!

We went to the zoo in Calgary last Saturday and it was awesome. I love the zoo! We felt a little out of place since we were one of the few couples without a stroller or small children running around but it also looked like we were having way more fun than those poor parents. We saw lots of children on leashes or harnesses which made them look like they were supposed to be actually IN the zoo. I'll never understand, and hopefully never feel the need to put a child on a leash. Weird. Anyways, the zoo was awesome. It was really hot so a lot of the animals were sleeping in the shade. The tigers weren't out so we didn't get to see them and I was really disappointed cause they're my favorite. We did get to see the hippos though and they're my favorite too. The monkeys were entertaining as usual and there was a little baby monkey too that was so cute. We walked right past a wedding ceremony in the gardens. How cool would it be to get married at the zoo!
We also arranged tuxedo's for Travis and the boys so that's another thing we can cross off our to do list. They're going to look so good. I wish my dress would hurry up and get here. It's so easy for Travis we were in and out in an hour and everything was done. I have to wait 5 months for my dress to even get here, then have fittings and alterations (hopefully not) and find shoes and decide what I'm going to wear under my dress and find jewelery.... It's fun I just wish it was a little easier and I didn't have to wait so long to see my dress again! It should be here within the month!

Bridal Shower

I can't believe it was already two weeks ago! I was a great day. Susan, Mom, Niki and Ryan did so much work and everything turned out beautiful. Mom and Sue spent all day Friday prepping the food and games and then they were all off early on Saturday morning to set up. I slept in and had a lazy morning at home and then made my grand entrance to the party. The morning had started out cool and cloudy and was threatening to rain but as soon as the party started the sun came out and it was hot, hot, hot. We started out playing a game. Everyone was divided into teams and had to designate one person to be the 'bride' and then we got a roll of toilet paper and had to make them a wedding dress.



After the game we had some fantastic lunch and then opened gifts. Mom got her chance to dress me up since the theme of the shower was that everyone had to bring me their favorite cleaning tip to help me in my new life of domestication.



It's a good look for me but the hat isn't too comfortable, imaginative but not made for comfort. Good work mom, it was fun!

Gift opening took forever. Everyone was so generous and we got alot of really great stuff. Thank you everyone!!
When I finally finished we mingled for a bit and spied on the wedding photos being taken around us. It was the most popular day to get married that day, 7/7/7, and two wedding were getting their pictures taken in the park around us. I decided that my dress is definately prettier than the other brides dresses who were there. There was one really cute little flower girl wearing angel wings! I wonder if Leslie would oppose to her girls wearing angel wings at the wedding?? It might be a little over the top for us but she sure looked cute. Once people had gotten enough sun for the day the group started to head home but the day wasn't over yet. After dismantling the tent and getting everything packed away in trucks the real party started. Nine of us girls headed off to Banff for the bachelorette party!
Once again Susan and Niki did a great job. We started at the hotel where all the girls received their matching t-shirts and I got my special "Game Over" t-shirt. My "maids" also got their french maid aprons. I love it!!! We definately stood out in the crowd all wearing pink. We went for dinner at the Elk and Oarsmen, one of my favorite restaurants cause they have yam fries. Then we did a little shopping on our way back to the hotel where we played some games and had a few drinks. My favorite game was pin the hose on the fireman. Once we had all received our 'chores' for the night we headed out on the town.





Susan's chore was to perform I'm a Little Teapot for a tall man. For some reason Susan's chores were the only ones we captured on film.



It was a great night with a great group of girls, we all had a blast.
The whole event has made the wedding seem that much more real and approaching very quickly. I am so excited!!!!! Only 2 months one week and one day away!

excited!

It's going to be a fun weekend! My bridal shower and bachelorette party are tomorrow!!!! Yay! Mom arrived yesterday and Niki arrives today. We're cooking a big dinner tonight and the festivities start tomorrow!! I'll be sure to post some pics on Monday.