This Guy

I've officially decided that I miss my Eddie.

 He's so sweet and cute... To me anyways, to 

everyone else, he's an asshole. But I love him

anyways and miss him dearly.

As much as I'm looking forward to Mexico next

week, I'm even more excited to get back 

to the farm and see my munchkins.

Bring on 32

I can't believe that this guy is 32. It seriously 

feels like yesterday that he was 27 and we were 

heading out on dates. Man time

flies.

Retreating to YYJ

Being mortgage free has also given us a 

ton of extra cash to be able to have fun

 with! We were finally able 

to go to Victoria, which 

is something we've talked about 

forever but always had somewhere else 

our extra money "should" go to. 

Between fences, and decks, and normal

 household expenses, quick weekend 

trips to the coast were never on the

 top of the "to-do" list. 

Our trip was 

AMAZING. 

AMAZING. 

AMAZING. 

We splurged on the hotel which paid off 

big time. We stayed at the Magnolia on the top 

floor which couldn't have given us better 

location, we had a harbor view and the 

bathroom was to die for. Now 

remember, we've been using 

campground loonie showers for a month 

so having a private bathroom where

 you didn't have to walk 400m to, 

was quite the luxury! I may or may not 

have had 5 baths in 3 days! We did all the 

tourist things- Empress, Royal BC museum, 

water taxi, whale watching, fishermans wharf, 

Butchart gardens, Beaconhill park. It was the

 best trip and I can't wait to go back 

and do it again. I also realized it would

 live there in an instant. It has all the amenities 

of a big city but it's not. Plus it's green all year

 around. Definitely food for thought. It's not part of any 

plan but something I'm keeping in the maybe pile!

Sweet Sweet Summertime

 August 1st came and went and Rhys and I

 mostly went our separate ways- 

I split my time between my mom and 

dad's farm and camping at 

Koocanusa and Rhys spent the work week 

at his parents and then joined me on the 

weekends wherever we were. 

We golfed a ton in August! Although 

August had some major drawbacks it also gave

 me new perspective. I no longer feel the desire 

to move back to Lethbridge. This is

 something I've struggled with for years. 

I have always wanted to move back

 but between a new relationship 

{Rhys and I just started dating when I finished school}, 

finding a job, Rhys finding a job, 

and having steady employment in Calgary, things 

just never seemed to line up. 

What I realized moving back is that, 

Lethbridge is no longer "home". 

Of course it would be nice to have family around 

on a daily or even weekly basis, but Rhys

 and I have made our little life and we 

are doing okay on our own. Maybe that 

realization will change again when

 we have babies and no support system here in

 Calgary, but for now Calgary is home 

until we figure the next move. September 

hit and we needed a place to 

crash until we figured out the next move so off we

 went with my parents fifth wheel in

 tow, and ended up in Okotoks! 

We are currently camping until we sort out 

the next house move. Overall it's been an

 adventure. It's not been without its drawbacks 

but it certainly has it's perks. We are

 learning to live with less, getting used to

 sharing space again, and being more

 patient with the lack of personal space. 

It's only been 5 weeks so I don't want 

to jump the gun, but I really feel like this might 

have been the best thing that's happened to us.

Bye Bye 8 Autumn View

When we got back from Mexico, Rhys 

and I decided to out our house 

on the market. We want to  build a 

new home with a better floor plan so that we could

put a basement suite in. Well our house sold in 7 days...

 And now we are waiting for a big 

pie lot to be released. In the meantime-

We are glamping!

The year of Cotton

In March we went back to Emerald Lake Lodge  
for our Anniversary. 
 It is such a magical little resort 
tucked away in the middle of nowhere. 
It was snowy, and cosy, and the food was unreal. 
 I can't wait to go 
back for our third anniversary this year. 
But no, neither of us bought each
 other something "cotton".
Time flies!

Mexico

April seemed like it went by so quickly!

 My parents spoiled our whole family and took us 

on a dream holiday to the Mayan Riviera. 

We stayed at Royal Club @ Occidental Grand Xcaret and let 

me tell you, we were treated like royalty. 

We had a big crew 8 adults, 3 kids, and an infant.

 Luckily there was only one starvation

 induced major meltdown after a full day of travel! 

The resort itself is huge! The Royal Club is a separate area 

that has a ton of extra perks- 

it has it's own restaurant, private pool, private cabanas, 

servers that bring drinks and food to wherever you're perched,

 plus reserved seating at the beach.

 Not to mention it's attached to a Eco park that 

was amazing. Definitely a holiday of your dreams and being able

 to get away with both my sisters, their families, 

and my parents was unforgettable.  Luckily

Rhys and I are escaping the Calgary cold

in Novemeber and returning. Already 

counting down the days.

M.I.A

Food, Inc

Last night I watched a documentary called Food, Inc 

and let's just say there will be a few changes made 

around our home. The film was horrifying and

left me feeling a bit helpless in my lack of sleep state of

mind by the end of my shift. Needless to say I dreamt

about ways we could grocery shop.... 4 hours

of sleep later and I'm wide awake! 

The good thing about having such a long day being 

awake is that I've been able to do quite a bit

of research on how to buy more locally than we have been.

I've always tried to buy organic where possible but

I think it's time to step it up a bit. 

We are very fortunate that we both have good jobs

that afford us to be a bit more flexible when it comes

to having disposable income. Lucky for us we also

live in a big city that has a lot to offer. It might take a few

days to implement some change but I'm hopeful that by 

next weekend I will have a game plan made up 

and good changes will be heading our way!

For all those who haven't seen it. Please do. 

It's actually a really important message with a ton of 

information about where our food comes from and 

the way WE CAN change the way 

our food is processed.

Baby Bear

My sister Kristin had her FOURTH baby in

January. Little Andy joined the "Woolf" pack and he is so 

dang cute. I always wanted girls and only girls when we

have a family, but seeing this chunky little man may have

changed my mind on the "throw back" plan.

His three big sisters adore him and he is def

gonna have 3 bossy little mama's to keep him in line.