Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Heartbeat and a Kick
Friday, September 25, 2009
Human Baby Revealed
Baby waving
Sunday, September 20, 2009
First Bike
Our friend Candice went for a browse at the thrift store the other day and stumbled upon this. She was going to bring it home and fix it up and thought that it would look great in her garden. On her way back to the office she thought that it would look even cuter with a baby Short riding it around and gave it to us. It's the most perfect first bike! Christien is going to fix it up, get some new wheels, new pedals and new grips, with a little bit of fresh paint and it'll look brand new! I can't wait to take a cruiser ride with the little one. We've still got quite a few years to go... Thanks Candice! We love it!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Big Purchase
It's cute. Kind of made me want to throw up a little bit once we paid for it and put it in the car. I guess it just kind of makes things seem a bit more real. I'm sure I'll feel that way more and more as we get closer and closer to actually becoming parents.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Office Closed
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Telus+cuts+call+centre+workers/1982558/story.html
I am, fortunately, one of the very few (I think that there are two of us) who was able to be placed somewhere else in the company. A few agents had a end date of yesterday to vacate the office, whereas the majority of the agents will be leaving at the end of September. The most senior agents will be staying on until the end of October to finish up the closure of the call center. I'm very glad that I was able to be placed so that I will still get my maternity leave in February. However, my heart goes out to all these agents who were simply let go. There is no attempt at all by TELUS to try to place any of these agents. That, unfortunately makes sense, due to the fact that they were term employees, and therefore considered contract employees. However, it's been even harder for these agents to have to deal with the loss of their jobs plus the reports that TELUS is trying to place them somewhere else within the company, when that is not happening at all.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Alana's Stagette
The Ranche in Calgary
Both of the weddings that I attended at the Ranche were at different times of the year and therefore quite different. The first wedding I went to at the Ranche was Christine and Brian's in late August of 2006. They were married outside on the side steps and had the reception in the restaurant. It was a very beautiful wedding. The second time was for Christien's friends Mike and Christina in October of 2008. They had the ceremony inside in front of the fireplace, followed by the reception in the dining room. What a difference a couple of months makes. Not only in the atmosphere, (Christine's being mostly outside and Christina's, more indoors), the menus were completly different. Alana and Mike's wedding will be at the beginning of October, however the one big difference for me at this wedding will be that they are getting married in a church. I haven't been to a wedding in a church since Barb and Mike's (different Mike) in 2004.
Back to Alana's stagette. She went into this night blind. Had no idea what we were doing, who was coming or where we were going. We were all told to wear something white for her "Like a Virgin" stagette. Which I must say, turned out quite well. All the ladies looked wonderful. We all met at Alana's at the beginning of the night for martinis and snacks. We just hung out and chatted for a bit. We played one little game where we got to take a piece of toilet paper and make some sort of accessory to complement Alana's lovely outfit for the night. The deal was that for every item that she removed, she would have to do a shot for. Amber and I colaborated on her headpiece, which I think turned out quite lovely. There were a few pieces removed before we headed down for dinner, and I don't believe that I saw Alana take any shots that night. Apparently the rules changed and it was either shots or drinks to make up for what was taken off. So I guess I can deal with that but I still think she's a cheater (wink, wink). We then walked down to stop #1, which was dinner at Wildwood. We had a set menu where we could choose our starter and dinner. It was delish! I overdosed on Bison. Surprised I didn't get the meat sweats. It was a really nice time hanging out, Alana getting a bit emotional, and having lots and lots of laughs. After dinner the girls decided to take Alana to Ducky's, which is basically a dive karaoke bar. I headed home just before they went into Ducky's, but heard that they stayed until they got Alana to sing "White Wedding". They went off to BLVD for some dancing and drinks and then to the ... Yardhouse. Sounds like she was doing okay the next day. A bit sluggish, but okay. I can't wait for book club so that I can get more dirt on the festivities of the evening. I am just very much looking forward to her wedding on October 3!
Friday, September 4, 2009
February Festivities
February family birthdays on my side:
- February 12th ~ Grandpa Nestor (little Grandpa)
- February 13th ~ Grandpa Langis (big Grandpa)
- February 19th ~ cousin Nicole's birthday
- February 29th ~ Grandma Langis
Looking like a great month!! And an even better year!!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Neutral Neutral
I love, love, love it so much. It will be doubling as my purse for a long while as well.
Other then that, we're still looking around, seeing what we like. We're planning a trip to Montana for Thanksgiving. Thought that we could look for some cheap baby stuff down there, and bring back what we can fit into the car. Do they have a Gap Maternity??
We've had some wonderful things given to us from friends whose kids have outgrown them. Thank you Jasmine and Curtis (and baby Davis for growing up so quickly). Jasmine has been a great source of information to me over the last few weeks, and for that I am very grateful. It's a bit scary when it's your first time and you are going in blind.