post number 2 today

A while ago I noticed I was getting spider bites... twice in one week!!! And that scares me a lot because I HATE spiders, and I hated knowing there was one hanging out in my room.

Then I started to notice these guys! RED ants. That's what has been biting me.

I started out by just killing them when I saw them because I had only seen a few in my room. Then on my computer desk in the living room another day, then on the living room floor after that. Phew... only on the west side of our house. "I can control this situation by killing them off with my foot" I kept thinking to myself....

Then more in our second bedroom, and out came the vacuum... vacuum those little suckers up...

Sadly, today I found a bunch in our kitchen near our entry. We live in a basement!! How the heck are they getting in?? I think it's time for some ant traps. As for now, I'll tell ya, I'm not thinking of these ants as this cute little guy here.

Cool Old Men

We went out to my dads in Magrath for Father's Day! Grandpa Parker came over and it was a lot of fun. If us Parkers get together there is definately some card playing! 

Okay so no evidence of cards here, but I promise... we played cover your butt.

Michael learned how to ride a motorbike... My dad has had it for years and finally got it fixed up to run again. Michael was very excited. He still says he needs lots of practice but I thought he did pretty good. 

So Breanne and Becky took the Mini Bike out (I didn't get a picture of it) but it was Beckys first time and she took a corner a bit to fast and they wiped out... here's a picture of some of the damage. Her knees were pretty gross. Breanne only scratched her elbow and hand so we were bugging her saying that she robe Becky on the ground after the wipeout.

 

My dad and I! I look terrible but he's just so cute!

Breanne and Dad... He's gonna be a super cute old man!

We move August 7th! Anyone want to help us move? heh.

Move #4

We are moving!!

It's official. After our landlord told us our rent was going up to $1100 for our small basement suite we said "That's it". We started our search for a new place to live. We have settled on another basement suite about 5 minutes from where we are now for $800!! We move in in August. Although the bathroom and kitchen are historic, the 2 bedrooms are almost double the size we have now, and the living area is so spacious!

I'm finally able to have this in my house.... It's been 2 years!

We got this when we first got married and we are both IN LOVE. We used it for 8 months in Lethbridge and when we moved to Edmonton we had to stash it in storage and it's been there since~due to incredibly small living space.

You have nooo idea how excited I am! Finally we can have company over without offering them our nasty furniture! 

So if you need a place to stay in Calgary-call us! We love visitors! (But you're not sleeping on my couch-haha!!)

looking through old photos

This photo was taken right after we were engaged. (And camera died shortly after) We were backcountry-ing it in Montana. It's not a fabulous photo, but it was a beautiful day in September with a gorgeous view!

As beautiful as the day and moment were, we faced some interesting stuff that I think most people would pass on moments after their engagment.

After driving our old man car back over bumps and turns, we discovered oil leaking ... Hole in the oil pan ...

We hung out in Babb for about 3 hours before we could get someone to look at it, and luckily he was able to patch it up for us to make the ride to Lethbridge back.

Who wants to be stuck in BABB moments after engagement? I wanted to tell everyone but had to wait until that night.

How about we add an extra $300 to the cost of the engagement ring-haha.

Welcome

Welcome to the blogging world... Cassandra!!! She's my sister and I'm excited she has joined us all. How about you all visit her new blog and give her a little love(comment)!! You can see her blog HERE 


Alsoo, my mother has been blogging for a while (about 4 posts in a year). But she had started back up and she's looking for followers. If you don't know her, then no worries, but I have a lot of family who blogs so you can find her HERE


Michael is now contributing to the blog!! YES! His contribution can be found on the left side where you will find a poll. haha. I feel like it's just my blog (I guess it kind of is) and he just creeps on it from time to time, so its nice to have him doing something. Maybe one day he can do a post... we'll see.

Getting impatient for summer, and a tan....

pictures

DELISH!!! Underneath that heap of fruit is quinoa, milk, and sunflower seeds. Probably our favorite breakfast ever.

At my mom's work party Luau. Good food, fruit drinks, entertainment, prizes, hula hooping, limbo... probably as close to Hawaii as we'll get for some time.

Me and my hun!

These "Hawaiian Donuts" were AMAZING. The white stuff is a coconut sauce. Here's Breanne and Bryan. I'm sure he'll love that he's featured on my blog.

This guy and his wife and 6 kids were our entertainment. Different outfits, dancing, singing... we all loved it. (And after all this when it got dark there was a dance, but we only stayed for a few minutes)

Remember that one weekend recently when it was beautiful out? I'm sure you know when I am talking about because it's the only time it's been nice in months. Well after sunday dinner at our place with Devin, we went to Princes Island Park and enjoyed HEAT and these friendly little birds.

Feeding the birds.

I hadn't posted pictures in a while so I thought I would update you all.. And I usually update my photos to facebook, but I'm off all week. So far so good. A lot of you were saying you wanted to try it. I actually got the idea from a good friend of mine who went on a facebook diet. Challenge yourself! It's really not THAT hard, but it's nice to get away from it, and find other things to do. 

facebook fast

Michael and I are not going on facebook this week.
Reasons:
1.We want to see if we can.
2.A serious waste of time.
3.We want to get some other stuff done around the house.
4.Find ways to better use our time/be creative.


I'm finding its not so hard and it's actually a nice challenge. It has given me a chance to knit a lot more. My little sister taught me how to knit last weekend and now I'm just knitting away.


Work is SOO busy this week! I loveee it. I have so many clients who come see me a lot and it feels so good to have a clientele, though it is small.


I'm looking forward to enjoying SUMMER, if it comes. We have July 1,2,3 and 4th off, however, we have nothing planned yet. Except to possibly go to Raymond for the parade and family BBQ. So if anyone has any suggestions for our looong weekend, let's hear them!

she's so lucky

I'm not sure what it is but I'm pretty lucky. Over the past 4 years Michael and I have been together I just haven't been able to control my winnings. Here's a list of them...

-David Usher concert tickets and CD (This might not sound awesome to you, but it is. Michael's first concert when he was 13, which he went alone to, was Moist. David Usher was the lead singer of Moist. Seeing David again was so fun for him and Michael was such a kid. It was pretty cute to watch him so happy)

-Nintendo Wii and Wii Fit with extra game and controller. (This was very exciting to win)

-Christmas Card template. So this isn't a huge thing. But it still was fun to have super cute Christmas cards!

-50/50 draw. (about $65)

-Couple Photo Shoot with Meghan Maxwell (Our shoot is next month!!!!)

-Last weekend I won a cuuuute apron with cupcakes on it from my new favorite home decor store Twisted Goods.

-And this weekend we went to a Luau for my mom's work party and they had prizes. After a few draws, Michaels ticket didn't win, so he gave up and handed it to me... I then proceeded to WIN! haha. I won a Magic Bullet Deluxe and a really extensive Emergency First Aid kit for our car.

I think there was another prize, but can't put my finger on it, so I'll just post it when I remember.

We have been entering for a trip to Switzerland for the past month and a half... My mother-in-law won't like to hear that when she reads this because she's been entering too, haha, but I'm realllllly hoping I win this prize!! The winner is annouced sometime in August I think.

Have you ever won something??