Dream BIG

Just the 2 of us

2007-04-02T21:57:00.000-06:00

Scott and I enjoyed a beautiful weekend in Waterton Lakes Provincial Park. We celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. We stayed at the quaint and cozy Kilmore Inn. It was a romantic and relaxing weekend. Its so crazy to think that this is our last anniversary just the two of us. Next year we will be a little family. I’m so excited!!

2007-03-24T17:11:00.000-06:00

I would just like to say that its +18 degrees outside right now!
Bring on summer!

The Japanese are more cleverer then you

2007-03-06T22:12:00.000-07:00

Yee Haw!

2007-03-06T21:24:00.000-07:00

So Scott and I wanted to be a little more creative with our date nights. We still love the classic dinner and movie, but you have to change things up once and a while. Last month we tried some new things like going to a play at the University of Lethbridge. We began March date nights with a good ole fashion rodeo. Well part of a rodeo, the bull riding. This was a first time "rodeo experience" for Scott. We had a blast! We just had to switch the "yo hommie" to "yee haw" for the evening.

Wedding Bells

2007-02-27T18:55:00.000-07:00

So this last weekend I had the pleasure of standing next to my mom on her wedding day. I actually fit into my dress! The dress I wore this weekend was a bridesmaid dress I wore last year. I wanted to leave dressing shopping to the last minute just in case baby Tucker had a sudden growth spurt. To my surprise, the (very expensive, once worn) dress that was gathering dust in my closet actually fit. Bargain! All in all it was a beautiful day. Congrats to you, mom and Tim!

The guys (Scott, Brendan, Tim) The wedding party (My brother, Tim, Mom, me,and my cousin Jenna)

Just call me "mother tucker"

2007-02-04T21:04:00.000-07:00

Hello blogging world, yes I have some news! Scott and I are going to be Daddy and Mommy! It is all very exciting! Little Tucker will be here July 31 (give or take a few days). I will keep you all posted on the progress.

"Black Friday"

2006-11-28T18:49:00.000-07:00

I survived Black Friday! For those of you fellow Canadians who dont know what Black Friday is, here is a definition. The day after American Thanksgiving, stampeding hordes of shoppers trampling people and wrestling one another just to get their mitts on a cable knit sweater that's 70 percent off.

There were 9 of us that travelled down to the States on Thursday. We spent Thursday night at the hotel memorizing flyers and making a list of the stores we wanted to visit. We were up at 4am and waiting in line for the stores doors to open at 5am. Yes we are crazy. I still cant believe we put a full day of shopping in before the sun was even up. I did find some good deals but I found it more amusing to watch people frantically fill there carts with items they probably didn’t need, but hey its a great deal, who doesnt need 10 DVD players? We shopped until 11pm. I wore holes in my socks and now have some nice blisters on my feet. I witnessed pushing, shoving, grabbing out of other peoples hands and exhaustion. It was a day of selfish consumerism, but it was worth the experience.

CRAZY GOLF

2006-11-04T01:15:00.000-07:00

Hiya- A battlecry a ninja yells when the ninja is ready to attack!

2006-11-03T20:41:00.000-07:00

So Scott and I and a couple friends went to some fights last weekend. This was a new experience for me. I had never even seen a boxing ring in real life before. I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy watching sweaty men punch and kick each other until their noses bled or were knocked out. Well I did enjoy it, maybe that competitive rage that is hidden deep inside me was coming out.....ha, ya right. We watched 11 different matches of Kickboxing, thia..something (sorry obviously I wasn't paying that much attention), and mixed martial arts. The mixed fights were the ones that made my stomach a bit queazy, lets just say I don't think beating someone up in any way you want to is a sport. There were a couple of the worlds top fighters there and even a few fighters from spain. The best part of the evening was listening to the announcer before each fight say in his deep boxing ring announcer voice "its go time"!

Jack-O-Lantern

2006-10-27T19:52:00.000-06:00

We decided to do self-portraits..Kidding

Hello again!

2006-10-27T18:56:00.000-06:00

I apologise for my blogging apathy. It's been a crazy summer! I know that posting here and there does not take that long but........ ok, so there is no excuse. Now that summer is done I'm going to dedicate myself to the blogging world again.

Ouch! That's cold!

2006-06-22T21:56:00.000-06:00

So today I found out that I need a root canal. Sick isn't it? But it's a small price to pay to enjoy my icy cold slurpees painfree again. Actually its not a small price to pay, its unbelievably expensive! Thank you health benefits!

2006-06-15T22:33:00.000-06:00

mmm chocolate

2006-06-15T21:07:00.000-06:00

So we had a baby shower for Lori last week. I would have to say that it was pretty unique.

We had a chocolate fountain fondue. I dont know how many of you have ever had to start a chocolate fountain, its pretty messy, chocolate pouring down the counter and chunks of hard chocolate clogging up the insides. Regardless of the mess, chocolate is still yummy.

We also had Lori identify chocolaty surprises in diapers. You can see by the picture above that if you did not know that was edible you definitely would have a turned stomach.
No night would be complete without a good old fashion prank. Since we were celebrating Tobys birth, we thought it was only fair that he should be involved in the fun too.

So we went to the Watsons house (dont worry they werent strangers), dropped Toby off on the front door step with a note saying something along these lines 'dear nice people, I cant take care of my baby anymore, please watch over him, his name is Jason'. We all hid in vehicles lined along the street, while we watched natasha drop the baby off, ring the door bell and run. In the mean time we were trying to reassure Lori that her baby would be ok. Mrs. Watson comes to the door, takes one look at the baby, brings him in and shuts the door behind her. Margaret then ran to the door to let them in on the prank before they called 911 or social services. The funniest part about it was than Mrs. Watson seemed slightly disappointed that she didnt get to keep the baby. Thanks Lori for being the coolest mom in the world for letting us crazy Gate chicks, be crazy Gate chicks.

Crazy Hat Frisbee Golf

2006-06-04T16:27:00.000-06:00

Well we were going to go Crazy Hat Fishing, but we realized when we got the lake that we probably should have a fishing license. Im sure we would never catch anything anyway, but we didnt want to take the chance of getting caught, which we probably would have because of all the extra attention we drew from our crazy hats. So we played a round of Frisbee golf, well it was actually about 1 / 4 of a game of Frisbee golf. A par 3 was more like a par 30 for us. We had an old, dog chewed Frisbee and it as windy out, so thats my excuse. We also got showed up by some pros. They had fancy Frisbee golf discs and 1 of their throws was equal to 5 of ours. So we did what any girl would do in that situation, have fun, be crazy and then go for ice cream.

Happy Birthday Shauna!!

2006-05-26T20:35:00.000-06:00

I would like to dedicate this blog to my best friend Shauna. Ive known Shauna for a long time, probably around 13 years. I thought since it was her birthday today, I would let you all know how great she is. Most of you know her, so its not a surprise to you that she is the BEST! And for those of you that dont know her, your missing out. She is a great person, and I would have to say is one of the most influential people in my life. Here are a few pictures to show the different colors of Shauna.

The athletic Shauna,can you find us?

The caring, good listening and encouraging Shauna

The musically talented Shauna

The intelligent Shauna

The little bit psycho Shauna

The super cute Shauna

The crazy Shauna

The fun Shauna

I love ya girl, hope you have a great B-day!

May long, too short

2006-05-22T20:52:00.000-06:00

Well the long weekend has come to an end. Even though we had nothing planned this weekend, our schedule quickly filled up and went by too fast. I do have to say that it was an amazing May long, the weather was beautiful!! My long weekend fun started Thursday night when we had a BBQ at Russ and Loris house (saw the baby again, so cute).

After that chilled and relaxed out on the Boston pizza patio, it was around 25 above at midnight, craziness. Matt and Charmaine were visiting from Manitoba, it was so great to see them. Lethbridge is not the same without them.

Unfortunately I had to get up early for work the next day, but the workday went by fast and the official long weekend started. On Friday night we went to the Tongue and Groove to listen to Beth and her jazz band play. I had to buy a CD, it was that good. http://www.betharrison.com

It was a strange night because there were many old friends that showed up. D-Rae, Brent, Shaun and Stuart were there, I seriously havent seen Stuart or Shawn since youth group. It was great to catch up with everyone.
On Saturday, Scott passed his class 6 driving test. Good job hun!! So we spent some time cruising around Lethbridge on Saturday afternoon.
We went to the Gate on Saturday night, the drama and music was sooo good! Im really looking forward to the new format for Saturday nights. We went to the Boston Pizzas patio with some Gate peeps and enjoyed the beautiful evening. Sunday morning at the Gate, was awesome! (when are Gate services not awesome?). Scott W, you rock! That was an amazing message; it challenged me to really think about my character and motives. God doesnt want a leafy life. Sunday afternoon we visiting my mom and Tim and did some more cruising around town.

In the evening we took the pups to the dog run with Steve and Nicole and their 2 dogs. Its pretty crazy when you get 4 big dogs together.

It was such a beautiful evening. Sometimes I wish I could put every aspect of a summer evening into a jar and open it whenever I want to experience it again. Yeah for summer nights! Monday was my gardening day. Scott took me to Dans Greenhouse and I picked out some flowers, and my mom also brought me some herbs. I really enjoy gardening, I find it relaxing (and you get a nice tan).

So Ive come to the end of my long weekend. It went by fast, but it definitely was enjoyable.

Walk with me

2006-05-15T18:03:00.000-06:00

Isnt it great to be able to spend one on one time with God? Life gets so hectic sometimes and I need to rest in Him. God and I went for a walk yesterday afternoon, just the 2 of us. He pointed out all the beautiful things He had made. Because He made all creation, there is something about Him in everything He created. He whispered a few personal to me, I took pictures of some and I will share them with you.

See the beauty in all things, even the small and seemingly insignificant
HE is all knowing, think of how many stems of grass there are, HE knows how many, HE created each one and each stem stands tall to praise HIM
HIS fragrance is sweet, breath HIM in
He paints beautiful paintings, HE is the ultimate artist

Trust HIM always, in HIM we will not be shaken, we will not be moved

Brain Freeze

2006-05-10T20:14:00.000-06:00

Whats with all the dandelions? I spent Sunday afternoon on my hands and knees picking out each dandelion one by one. Now 3 days later, new ones are popping up. Ahh they are taking over!! Oh well, at least they are kind of pretty, like a flower, sort of.

Well I think I have a problem, an addiction problem, to slurpees. Now that summer is just around the corner, the excuse 'it just too cold out' doesnt convict me anymore. How can one resist a transparent dome cup full of multi colored frozen sugar? I know that doesnt sound very good, but it is. Personally my favorite is half coke and half grape. The consistency has to be just perfect, not too runny. Im sure the 7-Eleven cashiers love it when I pull all the slurpee levers to see the consistency of each flavor. I can also tell when a slurpee flavor has been on tap too long. I can taste the oldness.

Am I starting to scare anyone? Yes I love my slurpees! All this talk is making me thirsty. Brain freeze here I come.

Baby on the brain

2006-05-05T19:00:00.000-06:00

When you're young and been married a few years, the pressure starts to rise with going to the next phase in life. Some phases in my life are:
phase 1. Bible college
phase 2. Getting married
phase 3. Seeing some of the world
phase 4. Buying a house
phase 5. Plants (if I'm capable of caring for and not killing a plant then I can move onto the dogs. Its taken a few tries with a few different species of plants, but I think I got it! Its only bamboo, I know, but its alive and I do water it every month or so...)
phase 6. Dogs (our dogs are loved, alive and well, I passed phase 6 with flying colors)
phase 7. Baby
I guess we have reached phase 7, (stop freaking out!) no I'm not pregnant! But it is an exciting, yet terrifying thought. I just got a call from a friend 2 hours ago, telling me that they just had their baby. Congrats Russ and Lori! I guess that is the reason I'm writing this blog, I have baby on the brain. My boss Rita would have a panic attack if she read this, which she might, so Rita don't worry, no babies quite yet.

Lord willing, phase 7 will be a new exciting adventure just around the corner.

obsession

2006-05-01T21:57:00.000-06:00

Obsession

What can I do with my obsession? With the things I can not see?
Is there madness in my being? Is it wind that blows the trees?
Sometimes Youre further than the moon
Sometimes Youre closer than my skin
And You surround me like a winter fog
Youve come and burned me with a kiss

And my heart burns for You
And my heart burns for You

And Im so filthy with my sin, I carry pride like a disease
You know Im stubborn God and Im longing to be close
You burn me deeper than I know
I feel lonely without hope, I feel desperate without vision
You wrap around me like a winter coat
You come and free me like a bird

Obsession
Words & Music by Martin Smith. © 1995 Curious? Music

I love summer

2006-04-26T13:37:00.000-06:00

With all this beautiful weather we've been having, I'm reminded that summer is just around the corner. Here are a few of my favorite summer things.

Comments now working

2006-04-23T16:27:00.000-06:00

Today, Erin and Dara both let me know that they were unable to comment on my blog. I was starting to think that my blogs were either really boring or no one looked at them. So I fixed the problem and the comments popped up! Now I can actually have communication. Yeah! So comment away……..

God is AWESOME

2006-04-20T19:27:00.000-06:00

I was hanging out with a good friend today and she asked me how God speaks to me. I explained that He uses pictures and analogies. I am a visual learner and He knows that. I love how personal God is. He speaks personally to each one of us. I also love that He allows us to worship Him uniquely and creatively. God does not put the way He speaks to us in a box, so we shouldn’t put the way we worship Him in a box either. Today my medium for worship was photography. Catching Gods blessings. We serve an awesome God! Be free to worship with the gifting and creativity that He has given you to worship with.

If I were a tourist

2006-04-06T20:09:00.000-06:00

So our anniversary weekend was superb. Scott took me to Waterton. There were a few surprises in the room for me when we got there, like flowers, candle, smelly stuff (lotion and bubble bath). I also had breakfast in bed. The weather was beautiful, so we could sit and read outside and go for hikes. I give this anniversary a 10/10.

The in-laws are coming to Canada this next weekend. They have been to Canada a few times, so we are running out of stuff to do here in Southern Alberta. We have done the Banff, riding on stone, head buffalo smash thing…and a few others. I think next time they come, we should meet in Vancouver or Toronto. There would definitely be more to see there than forts and pictures of miners. So if anyone has some interesting, fun ideas for us to do, let me know.

Time goes by so fast..

2006-03-29T20:07:00.000-07:00

Time goes by so fast. I can't believe that me and scott have been married for 4 years already. Scott is planning a weekend away, I'm so pumped. There is something about packing a suitcase, staring out the window on a road trip, singing along to some old favorites, and not having to make your own bed in the hotel room that makes me happy!

Good day!

2006-03-26T08:31:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone

Well I finally have a blog, its taken a while but I'm now up and running. It will be great to keep in touch with everyone and let you all know whats been going on in my life. Well got to run and get ready to go to church.