So, Tyler was trying to upload a video of a helicopter that landed on the spit by our house. It was very cool but it didn't work. Tyler would like to apologize for that.

Last night was a pretty horrible. I wasn't feeling great at all and went to bed at 7:30ish. I fell asleep pretty much as soon as my head hit the pillow. I had a huge headache and I was so tired. I woke up for some reason as soon as Tyler came into the room. He was super quiet so I think I was too hot or something.

And then I couldn't sleep. I basically took a nap that made me feel a little better and made me a little more rested. It felt like I was awake all night long, even though I know I wasn't. I kept rolling over, checking the time, and it was only half an hour later then the last time. It also didn't help that Kitten was being a huge brat. She would scratch at the bed, walk all over me. She gave me a message. It would have felt awesome if she wasn't using her claws.

Needless to say, the alarm rang way to early for me. I reluctantly got out of bed and showered. Tyler stayed in bed for a little while later. I ate some breakfast and waited to go to work, all trying to stay awake.

Work was alright. Right off the bat, I had to photocopy a giant chart. I worked moderately hard all day. I finished all my work before lunch and really didn't do much afterwards. I texted with Amy, which is always great. I also got to go home early, even though I just got back from a 10 day vacation.

I went to the band store to pick up a few things we were lacking in our fridge. After getting home, I played DDR and then cooked dinner. Tyler came home and helped me. We had classy chicken. It's become a staple in our house because it is so good. The last few times we made it, it has been really soupy at the bottom. It wasn't as soupy as it usually is, so that was nice.

We cleaned up a little and went outside to sit on the hammock. We watched a blue heron for a while and just relaxed.

No plans for tonight, as usual. We are just going to enjoy the night together. Today is our 4 month anniversary. I can't believe how fast it has gone, but I am so blessed to be married to such a guy. Tyler is so great to me. I love you babe.

Let's hope tonight is better then last night...

Kitty has been a little different since I've been home. I think Tyler was teaching her some bad things. She just seems different then when I left.

Son

Well today was a super slow day. I only dealt with three patients for the whole day. So therefore I don't have anything to write about tonight. We came home at five and started to make supper. We had a chicken chef salad. It was really good. Lettuce, tomato, cheese and chicken. After supper we did the dishes and I made some popcorn for some more sustenance. Sonja had a headache and wasn't feeling very good so I told her she should go lie down. That was about half an hour ago. Then we heard a loud sound outside, that sounded like a helicopter. So we went outside to see what it was. I actually was a helicopter and we stood out there and watched for a little bit. I took a video of it and will try to put it up tonight. No plans now for the rest of the night. Just watch TV and go to bed.

Tyler

Tyler just called me a dork because I made a funny joke. He was saying how the cat always sits on his computer when he was watching movies and pause it. So, I said, "She paws it?" And then he called me a dork and we laughed. It's good to be home again!

Lets start with yesterday, the day of Penny's wedding. It was a good day. It was fun. The ceremony was at Bethel Church. It was really beautiful. Nice fun music. Penny looked amazing in her dress and it was so good to see everyone smiling and laughing and having so much fun.

I also got to see my family and friends again. After the ceremony was over, we all went over to Amy and Aaron's house to eat and hang out. That was also a great time. We all sat on their kitchen floor, eating crackers and brea. Again, there was a lot of laughing. That's what I love about getting together - It's all about laughing and having a great time.

We all drove over to the hall, which was also beautifully decorated. We found our seats. Luckily I was sitting with Ranita, brother Tyler and Tabitha. Amy, Aaron, Eva and Dan sat at another table with some of our cousins. There were 2 other guys at our table and one of them looked like Maxim something from Dancing with the Stars. I can't remember his last name, but it was an almost exact replica.

It was a great wedding, everyone having fun, great food, great speeches. It's always great to see people enjoy their big day and they were. It was so great to see it all unfold so nicely.

I danced a lot. Probably 3 hours, and it was great. It was awesome to dance with Joni and Ranita.

It was a little sad because I didn't get to dance with Tyler. Also, I had to hug my parents good bye. It's never actually good bye, but its still sad. I was holding it together but then I hugged Dad and I lost it. It wasn't the best part of the night, but I just kept on dancing and was able to have a great rest of the night. The hall was cleaned up and the music was shut off. And we were all kicked out.

When we got home, Aaron and I watched a funny movie. I didn't get to bed until 2:30am. Then I had to wake up at 8 to be ready to go to the airport for my flight back to Tyler today.

And that takes us to today. I was praying that the flight didn't end up like the other one I had. I would have cried. And it went perfectly. It was pretty cloudy in Vancouver, so there were a lot of delayed flights that were trying to take off at the same time as us. It was pretty cool to see huge planes taking off.

And now I am finally home again. When I saw Tyler, I cried because I was so happy. I don't ever want to spend that much time away from Tyler again.

While I was unpacking, Tyler made us some din din. He also made some tasty dessert which was so good. He made something we loved on our honeymoon. And it was so good.

The rest of the night we just relaxed. We watched a movie called, "Kick-Ass" and it was alright. We aren't doing anything now. I'm a little tired and will probably go to bed right away.

Oh yeah, I have kind of been lying to everyone for the past 2 months. Remember when I use to cross-stitch?? Well, there is a reason I haven't been blogging about that. I have been pretending to not cross-stitch, when really, I have been making a baby quilt for Amy and Aaron's kid. I finished it and gave it to them last week when I came home. It's a pretty sweet blanket.

Any way, going to bed now. Good night!!

Sonja

1 More Day

Well it is finally Saturday which means that Sonja comes home to me tomorrow. I am excited because it is pretty boring here by yourself for 10 days. You can only play so much Mario Kart by yourself. Today started super early, and no it wasn't from a call back, but instead a super annoying and needy cat. She was relentless this morning, from 4 until sometime after 5 when she finally got lost. She kept meowing and walking back and forth above my head between both sides of the bed. It was the most frustrated I have ever been with this cat. I would say she is lucky to still be alive, because it was that close. I don't like being licked and clawed when I am trying to sleep. Even when I would toss her and lay her at the bottom of the bed she would still make her way back to my face to bug me. However I am not sure if this was a dream because I also was talking about it in a dream I had after she let me get back to sleep. Who knows. It was probably real because I usually don't get annoyed in my dreams.

After getting back to sleep I slept until 8:30 when my alarm went off and went to work. The doctor told me yesterday that he had some blood work to do so I went to get it done and to enjoy the rest of my day. I was back in half an hour or so. It's nice when what you go back for is quick and painless like that. I came home and watched some TV and got the grocery list ready for this week. After that I went to the store and bought food. It is a lot harder shopping by yourself for a few reasons, A) I don't take a cart when I shop. This is because then if I load up a cart how am I to know for sure if I can carry everything myself, so shopping without means if I can carry it to the till, then it will make it home with me. Its also cheaper and resists impulse shopping more, since I also usually go hungry. B) It is tough to know what the other person who will be eating the food with you wants to eat, so its really just a guessing game. I came home from shopping and discovered I missed stuff in the list making process, so I guess its back to the store tomorrow, another downside to not using a cart because most of the time everything is precariously perched and you want to get to the till quickly. Anyway I came home and put the groceries away and did the dishes. After they were done I went to relax with some more TV, when the phone rang, so it was back to work for me. I don't mind this because its good money, broke up my day by myself and keeps me busy. However nothing happened since then. I made supper which was a grilled buffalo chicken sandwich, and yes it was as good as it sounds. But that is the summary of my day. No real plans for the rest of the night.

Oh yesterday it poured most of the day. It was real foggy and when the ferry went by at 12:30 it felt the need to blow its horn. It was real cool. It sounded like i guess you would imagine a fog horn sounding but after it was done being blown, it still echoed all the way down the channel for another twenty seconds. There was also a heron fishing at the edge of the water just down from the deck. It was cool to see him so close because he has been hanging around the waterfront for a week and a half now and this was the closest I have seen him.

Tyler

Good day!!!

Today was a very good day.

I woke up after having a very nice sleep and had some lucky charms for breakfast. I didn't know what the day held for me but I was ready to face it. I watched a bit of tv before Amy woke up and also had breakfast.

The plan for the day consisted of preparing their house for all the guests who are coming over tomorrow. My cousin Penny is getting married and the church is really close to Amy and Aaron's house, so our family is having a little get together.

While we were planning what to do first, Eva called and asked if I wanted to help her spend her birthday money. I did want to. We haven't had much time together since I've been back, so this would be perfect.

Before I left, I started the lawn mower for Amy and vaccumed their house. Then Amy dropped me off at the LRT and I was on my way to South Gate mall. On a side note, I think it's stupid that the price to ride the train is $5.50. That's not a nice round amount that you can pay with just one bill.

Any way, as I climbed the stairs at the LRT by South Gate, I ran into a familiar face. A family friend, Tim Vandenbrink was walking down the stairs as I was walking up. I haven't seen him in so long. We stopped and chatted for a while. We were standing on the stairs and these 2 old men walk down the stairs. Here is the exact quote one of them said to us - "What a stupid place to have a conversation. How dumb can you be?" I had no choice but to laugh at him for being a grumpy old man. We weren't blocking any stair traffic and he got down just fine. We wrapped up our conversation and I met up with Eva.

We had a great day together. It's always great to hang out with sisters. We did basic mall stuff - walked around a lot, looked at items to buy. I treated Eva to lunch, which consisted of a small blizzard and a mango julius. Both were so good. We talked about sister things and it was really awesome to catch up. Living far away inhibits good conversation with people, so it felt so great to actually talk with her. She spent her birthday money and we laughed some more. There is nothing better then sisters...I have 2 great sisters.

The plan for the evening involved going to Red Robins with Amy's friends. We were all meeting at 6:30 and I got to the Clairview LRT station at 5. I figured that instead of someone picking me up from the very place we are eating din din is silly. I had a quest for a DDR mat and the mall didn't have any. I was told Walmart should have them so I walked there and since a bunch of teenaged hooligans were "helping" me, I didn't find what I needed. I did buy cooling trays though. I searched high and low for a DDR mat and was disappointed at all turns. Apparently I could only have a mat if I bought another game. But it was the same game Tyler bought me and that idea was just silly.

I took a chance on the last store I could. EB games. It turns out that they are the largest distributor of products in the district so of course they had the mats. The guy who was helping me almost tore off his thumb trying to get out from behind his desk, but he turned out ok. I got the mat and went to reserve seats at Red Robins.

We all eventually met up and had a really great time together. There was a 10 weeks old baby who joined us and I think he is the cutest baby I have ever seen. I didn't know how the evening would go, seeing that these were Amy's friends and not mine. It was a great time though. We all ate way to much and talked and laughed a lot.

We are at home now, bellies full. There is talk of watching a movie. I am going to call Tyler once I am done typing this out.

I super excited about Penny's wedding tomorrow. It's almost been 4 months since our wedding, which is crazy. It's funny how the day takes so long to get here, and then everything just zooms right on by. I also can't believe we have been living out in Bella Bella for almost 3 months. It's just crazy.

I miss Tyler. It's been to long and I don't like it. I get to see him in 2 days.

I love you babe. I miss you and I can't wait to see you again!!!!!

Son

Home finally

Well its Thursday and Sonja will be home in a few days. I am excited to have her back here. It has been pretty boring without her. But it helps that I have been on call. It makes things go a little bit quicker. I woke up and went to work. It was busy with a few x-rays in the ER. So that started things off with a bang. It was nice to get right into something like that. Suddenly it was coffee time, which isn't saying to much because I started at 8:48 and coffee is at 10, but regardless it is a nice milestone to see pass. It slowed down a little bit after that. Lunch finally came and I had a sandwich. After lunch I went back to work and it continued to be slow until 4:20. A patient came in for blood work and so I did that. Then the doctor wanted some blood work on a patient in the ER, an inpatient and an x-ray. So everything kinda broke loose at once. The x-ray was interesting because they had given him some pain killers, so he was feeling pretty good. It was tough for him to stand and he was overly helpful when I was trying to position him. So it took a while, but I got it done. I went back to the lab and found more blood work waiting for me to do. When all was said and done I wasn't out of there until 6. I came home and changed and started to make some supper as I was pretty hungry. I sat on the couch and talked to Sonja for a little bit. After hanging up with her, I got a call from the hospital wanting an x-ray. So I went over there and saw the air ambulance flight crew prepping the patient for the flight. The doctor wanted an x-ray to check for a tube placement as they had just intubated him for the trip. Then they added blood work. So I just stood back and waited for the flight paramedics to get him ready to take off. When they were done I did the x-ray and blood work. I came home around 7:30 and finished making supper. It was a fortunate thing that I turned the oven off before leaving because other wise I wouldn't have had supper or possibly a place to live. I had a a chicken burger and corn on the cob. It was pretty good.

The forecast was predicting a thunderstorm this afternoon, so I was pretty excited for it. But of course the forecast was wrong again. It hasn't rained for probably 2 weeks, so I was really hoping for the storm. It was just cloudy and pretty warm. But that was my day. Hopefully no call backs late tonight so I can sleep through.

Thats all for now.

Tyler

Another day with family...it's really awesome to see my family again, but I still miss Tyler so much. There were so many times tonight that I wish he could have been a part of...but this is our life for right now.

Today was a good day. I slept over at my parents house last night. Yesterday night I got to see my best friends and that was the best thing ever. I met up with Ranita and we talked and laughed so so much. Then Joni came after she was done work and that was equally as fun. It was so great to catch up with them. They are 2 pretty sweet people and I love them so much. What was funny was that they both said that it was like I never moved away. I suppoes thats a good thing.

Any way, today I woke up and tried to find something to eat at my mom and dad's home. I guess when it's just 2 people you don't eat as much because there wasn't a lot of selection. I had blueberries for breakfast. They were very tasty.

I then waited for Amy to come over. I watched some tv and really did nothing else. I watched a show about wedding dresses, and it doesn't have to same appeal any more now that I am past that part. It's funny how weddings make people always think about dresses, cakes, venues and all that stuff, and then the day after, you forget it all. It's all so much fun, but I'm so glad to have Tyler as my husband already. It's pretty great!!!

Amy showed up and we hung around the parents home some more. Then we gained the energy to get up and actually go out shopping. Amy needed some more baby stuff and I needed a new pair of shoes. We went to the Sherwood Park mall and in no time, we had all the stuff we needed.

We then went to the bank and Sherwood Park Registries to officially change my last name. I am now proud to say I can legally sign my name Jarrett. It's already hard to remember to do that. I usually start the G but can always manage to make it look like I meant to make it look like that. I have some skill.

After all that excitment, we went back to my parents home as the whole family (minus Brother Tyler and my Tyler) was getting together for din din. Eva had to work late so we didn't end up eating until late. We had a very tasty steak and potatoe meal with a blueberry cobbler dessert. I was so full as I never eat a big meal that late.

We then hung out in the living room, laughing and talking and it was so much fun. I love that we can just sit around for hours and enjoy each others company like that. I love my family and I'm a little afraid of how I will react to going back to Bella Bella. Of course I am excited to see Tyler (There is no doubt about that!!!) but it's hard for me to be away from family. I don't like missing out on things. I am lucky because I got to feel Amy's baby move. It kicked me, so I don't know what that means...but its things like that that make me want to move back to Alberta. Tyler informed me that August 13 will be 3 months of living in BC. I think that's a little crazy. We will no longer be Alberta residents, but from BC. I don't really like that as I will always be an Alberta girl.

We are now back home and I am the only one awake. It was my turn to write the blog tonight so there you have it.

I also talked with Tyler today. That was a great part of today. I miss him so much. I just want a hug from him. I love you Tyler so much and I miss you a ton. Only 4 more days. It will be a great reunion...but I am going to miss family...It's a crazy thing that way.

I am getting tired and I will probably read a book tonight. It's my favorite book and I finally bought myself a copy.

Ty, I love you. I can't wait to talk to you again tomorrow. I can't wait to see you too. I wish you were here. Love you. Have a great sleep my love!

Son