Everyone's Getting Married!

The last few weeks have found Matt and I attending a few stag and stagette parties. On March 17th, Matt went out to Golden, BC as he was invited to his brother Michael's stag. They all went out on Friday night to celebrate St. Patrick's day, and I'm sure they must have found a few pints of Guiness at the nieghbourhood pub. The weather was fantastic on Saturday, so everyone grabbed their snowboards and went to Kicking Horse. It had snowed overnight and throughout the day, so the powder was excellent. Unfortunately the views were not as good because of the snow, but they had a great day of riding anyway. Saturday night found the guys eating a gourmet meal prepared at the cabin. Jim brought up a tenderloin, and a few of the guys said that they were the best steaks of their lives. They also had a Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournamnet that night. Caroline's brother won both tournaments and good times were had by all. Matt and his dad drove home Sunday afternoon, and Matt was a very tired boy!

On March 24th, it was Caroline's turn! This time all the girls piled into their cars and went out to Banff. We all met at the Magpie and Stump for Mexican food and marguritas and then went shopping in Banff. The only store that everyone actually found was the candy store! We all stopped and got some wine and then went back to the cabin that we had rented at the Juniper. There was wine, stories, many laughs, and a pinata that we will never talk about again! We topped the night off at Aurora, before going back to the cabin. Caroline's sister Angela made a wonderful breakfast for everyone before heading back to Calgary. This time it was my turn to come home a very tired girl. I spent all day Sunday sleeping while Matt was at work.

'Tis the season for weddings! Weddings are a great time, and even getting prepared to go to one is fun. Mike and Caroline are getting married on May 20th here in Calgary, and Devin and Angie are getting married on August 7th in Saskatoon. Matt and I are getting married the first week of January, 2007 in Mexico. It seems like alot of weddings in the next year, it's going to be great. Matt is standing up for his brother in May, and I will be a bridesmaid for Angie in August. Matt and I will be heading to Edmonton soon to get fitted for the suit he will be wearing to Mike's wedding. We sent out our 'Save the Date' cards last week and got our first phone call yesterday saying that it had arrived. Some of them were hand delivered to friends last weekend, but I'm glad to hear that the mailed ones are starting to arrive. They were my make-busy project the weekend Matthew was away, and I'm glad they're done! Planning a wedding can be alot of work, but it's alot of fun too!

My mom and dad are in Raleigh, North Carolina right now visiting my mom's sister, Shelley and her family. They have had the chance to see 4 NHL games, as well as Taylor's dance recital. Matt is hoping that his name is on some of the paraphonelia that they're bring back, especially the game puck signed by Ovetchkin, who Matt thinks is the ringer for Rookie of the Year. I would like to have the signed jersey we have now sealed and properly framed, maybe that's what Matt will get for his birthday, but I think he has his eye on a PlayStation 2. It would be nice to properly preserve our hockey memoribilia in a collection for the office.

This weekend we are watching Kristin and Tony's little boys, Simon and Jonah. I am hoping the weather will cooporate so that we can go to the Calgary Zoo on Saturday afternoon, but we might have to make indoor plans. Unfortunately, Matt and I are not very current when it comes to kids activities! We were thinking maybe the Science Centre, but I'm sure they would rather go to the zoo. We deinately want to have something planned before we get out there. They are such good little boys, but they are very active. I hope that Matt and I can keep up...I'm sure we'll be fine.

I hope this finds everyone doing well, and I hope everyone gets their invitations soon! Wish us luck on the weekend...I think we might need it!

Miss you all,
Jenn