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Thursday, July 21, 2011

one year from today...

we have picked the venue.
we have picked the church.
we have our photographer.
AND
i have my dress.

our colours are almost set.
dj's are in the works.
our friends and family have wonderful ideas.
AND 
this bridal thing kind of works for me...now!

one year from today we will be married.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

who runs the world?

my half marathon running song right now. so simple but love it! ;)



love

Saturday, July 16, 2011

summer so far

thus far my summer has been pretty fantastic. i really enjoy my "student" summers. it is a bit different than being in a permanent job as i know it is temporary and i know books and classes are waiting for me in september. SO i really try to appreciate everything that i so and sit down and soak in the relaxation! :)
thus far i have:
  • watched 5 summer blockbusters starting with the hangover II and ending with harry potter and the deathly hallows part II (which by the way was very fantastic but bittersweet as the books and now the movies have concluded).
  • gone on a canoe ride down the north saskatchewan seeing plenty of wildlife on a beautiful day.
  • experiencing new dates with mark like visiting the devonian gardens, the clifford e. lee bird sanctuary, the highland games, and the muttart conservatory. love new and exciting things especially with the one you love
  • have a very special mom (aka MY MOM) visit and vacation with me at the beginning of may...lots of shopping and visiting.
  • continue to train for my half marathon...coming soon in august
  • attend a very special graduation for a very special graduate!
  • go to a fabulously fun concert with a dear friend!
  • attend the street festival twice and have a sampling of the green onion cakes...drool and yum!
  • attend a wedding (our only one this year...very shocking!)
  • plan some wedding details...that is a whole other post!
  • go out with my brother and practice our yoga and attend movies!
  • see wonderful friends on those other days off.
so far summer has been good to me. AND it shall continue to be wonderful as our vacation is coming up in a week today. although i am unsure what to expect i know i will be happy if we accomplish it!
hope you are enjoying our sunny skies!
love

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

they came, they sang, they danced, they left.

okay. i am going to be a complete dork here and talk about this once again but (hopefully) it will be my last time.

the backstreet boys were to me what others had with elvis, the beatles, the monkees, new kids on the block...i could go on. they will not go down in history as a remarkable band but one that in my teenage years i loved. they were the one band that jeaninne and i would figured out the choreography and re-enacted it (i may still know some moves). their hits were playing during pivotal times in our teenage lives like learning to drive, traveling to foreign cities, graduation dances, or those serious talks you have with your girlfriends.

new kids on the block were a different kind of trend for me. i was eleven when my parents bought me one of their cassette tapes. i played them over and over for quite some time. yet i don't think i held them at the same threshold that other girls did at that time. one memory of them sticks out. jeaninne had a new kids tape and when we were in grade 11 she brought it over to a sleepover and we (once again) re-enacted the dances (much more simpler moves during that era).

cut to yesterday. the reunion tour uniting those two bands together. really what can i say? it was pure cheese but in such a delightful way. the bedazzled costumes, the dancing (as they kept the original moves), the sing-offs, the trademark pelvic thrusts...he he he. 

making it all the better was being with the girl that loved them along side me all these years as we could relive everything. we spent more time over the course of the evening remembering and laughing over our memories.  if a concert can do that to you it really has to be the best concert.

thanks for bringing back the memories!
love

Thursday, July 07, 2011

check your phone!

checked my phone. 7 missed calls.
checked my voicemail. 2 missed messages.
anita comes by. one missed call on her phone
one missed voicemail too.
message one: mark, "hi tracey, i may need you to come pick me. i hit my head, and i may have a concussion"
message two: mark, "hi tracey, its okay. i am fine. i can drive. i went to the medicenter. see you when i get home".

wonder what i saw....take a look!


diagnosis: twelve stitches
one tetanus shot
one headache
some blood loss
one bald patch
tons of paperwork
but no concussion!

love
 
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