This was Quebec City!

This is a little peek at our anniversary trip to Quebec City. It was cold, but absolutely magical and just as we remembered it from our honeymoon! We ate in the same restaurant and it was fabulous. Maybe it was the snowy weather, but the chocolat chaud was the best!

I'm Back!

I know I've been MIA, but I'm back and I'll try to be better about posting! Lauren and I are furiously wedding planning. We're a little freaked out; the decisions seem endless. But in all the madness, we are having fun. Lauren now has a wedding blog and a wedsite which she will fill with all kinds of useful tidbits about the big day. I sure appreciate all the work that goes into making a wedding happen now!

This was Christmas!

Graduation Day

Lauren's convocation from Brock University was held yesterday morning... it was a great day!

Here she is with some fellow master's students.

We're so proud of our girl...

and so is Matt!

Way to go Lauren!

The Great Dress Hunt

Lauren and I have been having a lot of fun on our search for the perfect wedding dress.
Some of them are just crazy!!! Seriously, a PINK wedding dress? What are they thinking?

This gown was a real Little Mermaid goes Bridal!
It's work climbing in and out of these gowns...wedding dress shopping is a real expediton, let me tell you.

We're really having a lot of fun with it:)
The church is booked (St. Andrew's Presbyterian in Guelph) and Lauren and Matt have had a meeting with the minister...Lauren says they like him and he has a great sense of humour. The reception is booked for Creelman Hall at the University of Guelph and they have a short list of photographers, cake people and D.J.'s. Let the fun begin! Save the date: July 11th, 2009

Mom

This is a quick post to keep you all up to date on mom's progress.  She is one plucky lady, that's for sure!  We brought her to my house from the hospital last Friday and she's been resting and enjoying a bit of fresh air on the deck everyday.  Her favourite napping place is the sunroom; Milo and mom curl up on the sofa every afternoon.  Yesterday Patricia left and we were a little lost in the afternoon, but mom folded laundry and swiffered the living room.  She's getting tired of being waited on, she says.  She talked to her friend Pheny last night and I'm going to encourage her to call more of her friends today and we might take a ride into town later.  She wants to go back to her house on Thursday so she's really trying to get stronger.  So far, she's handling the new chemo drug really well.  As she says, "So far, so good!"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAUREN

That was then...

This is a picture of Lauren on her 1st birthday...

...and this is now!

I woke up around 4 o'clock this morning and I remembered waking up around that time 23 years ago on the day you were born. Our journey began early that morning as your dad and I drove across the Lion's Gate Bridge to get to the hospital. It was clear and quiet; the stars were still out and we were breathless with excitement as we looked at each other and said, today we're having a baby! It's been a wonder to journey this far with you and we are excited for your future!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY

ps: remember, we'll love you for always and as long as we're living, our baby you'll be:)