OH Canada!

So,
Here I am in Canada. Didn't have any trouble getting across the border and I thought I might, since I used my old passport in my maiden name and just booked my tickey in my maiden name too :) hee hee. sneaky.
Don't have much time to chat, but I wanted to give you an update. It's really pretty here this time of year, but the past two days have been the beginning of the plague of flys. Yep, last time I was here the first week of September, they had so many flies, my father in law would sit with a fly swatter and smack them all over the walls, tables, chairs, floors, etc. It was quite a sight. So, it's beginning again. I went to take a shower this morning and I picked up my clothes and oula! a fly in my underwear. My underwear was clean mind you, so needless to say I had to go commando to my room and get another pair! Seriously, I took a shower with about 3-5 flies! And that's just the bathroom!
We had a big bar-b-que last night and I couldn't get over all the flies! I'm talking like about a hundred flies, on the deck, waiting for us to uncover the grill, the food, or put our food down. They are rediculous!
I've been taking a lot of pictures of this grand country and I will get them uploaded as soon as I can. Hopefully on my next entry.

Miss you chelsee !

dissapointment and excitement all wrapped into one.

yes, fellow bloggers, yesterday was supposed to be the day that my favorite little man(my baby brother Brandon) came out to visit me for the week. Well, it all happened so fast. First I was looking for a flight for myself to go to O CANADA with my hubby and in doing so found out that children under the age of 15 cannot fly alone without an escort if the flight has a layover. Well, after a moment of panic, my father getting angry, and my mom acting like a b-i-t-...you know the rest, and little Beester man crying, we found out for sure. N. O. There was no way around it, after his flight was booked and he was supposed to leave the next morning, they informed us they wouldn't let him on the plane if he went to the airport.

Big time bummer. I think I am possibly more dissapointed than the little guy as this was to be the highlight of his (and my) summer.

However, I was able to return more than half of the groceries I purchased at good ol' Kroger and got 60 bucks back :) food is very expensive these days!

And for the excitement part, I was now able to schedule my flight the same day as my hunny bunny and meet him in the air, the canadian air that is. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get across the border, but oula! I put the ticket in my maiden name :) (haven't changed my passport to reflect my married name yet) After talking to some airlines and checking the passport website, I found, that since I didn't need any other form of id, it would work!

So now I am SOOOO excited! I will be in Canada for two weeks, so forgive me if I don't blog for a while. Where I am going, there is NOTHING. But it will be fun!

SO now instead of not seeing Mark for 6 weeks, I'll only not see him for 4! That still sucks, but hey! It's better!

Well, here goes a second blog

I have really been enjoying these last two weeks! Mark(my husband) has informed me that he doesn't ever want me going back to work for someone again! WOO HOO! I am really enjoying cooking and planning healthy menus. I've been travelling with him to Springdale last week. The hockey camp had 47 kids! It was a great camp...a LOT of work! I have been selling t-shirts and hats, chatting it up with the parents and helping Mark's other coaches with the off ice training. (this consists of circuit training, agility ladders and games like dodgeball). It's a lot of fun, but a lot of work too. The kids were calling me sergeant Summer. Surprising, right?

So, Mark is on the road again this week. He just left and I cried. Again. You would think I would be used to it by now, but apparently not. I cry EVERY time he leaves! I am excited however for tonight. I am going to church to find out what my spiritual shape is! I have filled out all these questions about personality and then someone looks over them and tells me where I'd be best suited to serve in the church. I'm excited b/c I have wanted to get involved, but I don't want to do something I don't enjoy. Then it's not really serving, it's just obligation.

Also, my little brother Brandon is coming out to see me on Tuesday of this week. I'm SO excited! I've got all sorts of fun things planned for him and I to do! I may need to cut his visit short and send him home early though, b/c Mark needs me in Canada for two weeks and he's leaving the 8th. I also have to find out if I can still use my passport with my maiden name on it. Chelsee, you may know the answer to this! Let me know!

My cleaning business has received one call so far, but the lady wanted me to clean her 3000sq. ft. home for 70 bucks! No can do! I'm only charging 5c a square foot and I think that's very reasonable! Anyway, that's it for now!