It's A Boy!!!

That's right, Devin & Angie had their much-anticipated baby, a boy named Ashton Andrew Garner on November 18, 2006. He is happy and healthy, with dark hair and eyes. Angie has had a tough time with the recovery, and we hope that things start getting better for her so she can truely enjoy that little guy. Everyone is finally at home and trying to settle in. Matt and I will be flying out there to see the new addition on December 15 for the weekend and celebrate Christmas with my family a little early.

Four weeks until Matt and I leave for Mexico! With the cold weather we're experiencing right now, it will be great to feel the warm sand under our feet. Things for the wedding are coming along as quickly as can be expected. Caroline and Kristin threw a shower for me on November 18, and the next weekend was Matt'a stag. The stag started at 1:00 in the afternoon, with a coach bus picking the group up at 5:00 for a pub crawl. I think everyone had a great time, but the party was cut short due to Matt hitting his head. I think everyone was 'full' at that point anyway. Instead of the girls sitting at their individual homes alone, they all came over to our house where we had martini's. We had a great time. It is really approaching quickly, and now that all the parties are over, we really need to concentrate on completing the remainng tasks. The legal portion of our paperwork is complete, and now we are just waiting for the Consulate of Mexico to Apostille the birth certificates and then we will be done! Yay!

Matt has an interview on Friday for a second job. He will not be taking on any additional hours, but they would like him to help out in anesthesia once per week. This exposure will be great for his career, especially since he is contemplating anesthesia as a specialization. They have contacted him, agter aproaching him and asking him to apply. It is quite a compliment to have the hospital ask him. In other 'job' news, I had my yearly review last week. It went very well, and I even got a raise! Yay! Things at Tristone have been very hectic and stressful, but it seems to be paying off.

We are hoping to see Tony & Kristin & the kids before they leave for Christmas. Family dinner would be nice, but it seems that we have left it too long and everyone is going in different directions. Matt's work Christmas party is on Friday, December 1, but unfortunately, mine is the same weekend we are going to Saskatoon. With parties and Matt trying to finish all of his school work and exmas, this Christmas is proving be just a hectic as ever! We are going to make sure that we see everyone we can before we leave for Mexico.

Hope everyone is staying warm,
Jenn (& Matt)

Winter has Arrived...

Winter has arrived in Calgary. It is cold and snowey...I'm not sure I'm ready for this yet!

Things have gotten very busy for Matt and I, I don't even know where to begin! Amanda came out to visit for the weekend, and we had a great time. She had a job interview in Calgary on Monday, so she came early to visit! We did some shopping and had lots of fun just spending time together. She will be back again soon to try her dress on and get it sized.

We travelled to Saskatoon on October 19 to see my family. Mom & Dad threw a wedding shower for us on the Saturday Night, and I can't remember the last time I had so much fun! The party continued into the wee hours of the morning, withthe last guest leaving at 5am. We received many beautiful gifts, the thoughtfulness and generosity of everyone is amazing. Since then, we have been busy trying to get everything lined up for final payments for our trip, which is due on November 7th. Unfortunately, many of our friends and family have had to drop out at the last minute, but we'll have a good time anyway! All of the girls dresses are in now, so we can head out to get them fitted very soon. Other than that, I think everything for this wedding is completely finished. Now time to get ready for 2 weeks in the sun, I think Matt and I need to get some tanning minutes.

Angie and Devin are going to have their baby any day now. We can hardly wait! They asked Matt and I to be the Godparents, and we are extremely touched and honored. We have never been Godparents before! She better have this baby soon, I dying of excitement over here! I think they are as ready as any set of parents can be, expecially first-time parents! We are very excited to meet the little one...

Matt has been extremely busy with school this year. It seems like he always has a paper due, or an exam to study for. I am really proud of the effort he has been putting into school lately. It has been alot of hard work and late nights for him, but the effort has been showing in his grades, which are extremely high this year!

Matt and I spent last weekend celebrating Rod & Ty's brithdays! Friday night found us at Ty & Candace's beautiful house. They have done so much work, and it really shows. The place looks great! Lots of our friends were there, including Andy and Nat who are expecting their first baby as well. Saturday night everyone went to the Tragically Hip concert and we met up with them afterwards at Moosies. It was great to see everyone again. It seems that we are getting busier and busier, and it is realy hard to get everyone in the same room at the same time!

Christmas is quickly approaching. Kristin, Tony & the boys will be spending the holidays with Tony's family on the east coast, so Mike, Caroline, Matt & I will be going to Cochrane to have Christmas dinner with Jim and Norah. We are going to be really busy since we leave on December 31 for Mexico, and we thought it would be too far to drive all the way to Saskatoon for a couple of days. Maybe next year...

I will try to post more often, especially with so much stuff going on.

Try to stay warm,

Jenn (& Matt)