Time to Relax

I went to Canada two weeks ago for Grandma Heggie's funeral and it was really fun to see the family and be up in the beautiful weather. All 9 kids in my mom's family came, as well as their kids. I hadn't seen some of my cousins in like 12 years, so it was a lot of fun. Many fun and tender stories were shared about my grandma, and it was nice to stroll down memory lane for a while. I spent a day in Calgary with Carter before I headed to Claresholm to spend time with the fam. We had lots of fun, and we picked up his new motorbike, so that was exciting!

We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day for the funeral. The weather was perfect, and there wasn't even a Southern Alberta wind blowing! Amazing!

So, I got home from Canada on Monday, and then on Wednesday night my friend's husband called and informed me that my friend, Heather, had passed away. She was my neighbor for my first year and a half at Ricks, and then my roommate for the rest of the time until she got married to my friend, Jason. So, I hopped on a plane and headed to Seattle last weekend. I LOVE Seattle, and I love the rain, but I was happy when the sun was shining and it was almost hot the day of her funeral. Her service was really nice too. She was very mischevious, and lots of fun, so the stories we got to share all weekend were hilarious. I got to help dress her, and that was a difficult, yet special experience for me.

So, needless to say, I felt the need to just chill over the long weekend. My friends went to California, and I stayed home. It was actually really nice to just kind of veg out and get things done that had to be neglected over the past 2 weeks. I basically hung out with my friend Carrian, and her little girl, Peyton, all weekend too. Oh, I made new friends too, and we went longboarding last night, which was fantastic because I haven't been in so long. Unfortch, I hyperextended my thumb while doing a powerslide and it's killing me today! It's all swollen, but I can still move it, so I'm pretty sure it won't fall off or anything! whew! Anyway, so that's basically what I've been up to the last few weeks.

Uncle Darcy's little guy, Dakota, making a cushion fort

Me sitting in a big tire in Claresholm...what else is there to do, really? I went on a couple of nice walks while I was in Canada too. I forgot how beautiful the Spring is up there.

My old roommate Emily's husband, Taylor, waiting for us at the Wal-Mart in Seattle.

Bitter-sweet

Brace yourselves, this one got long. Ok, I had a SUPER fun weekend on Friday and Saturday! Friday night I went to a party with my friends out in Henderson and it was a BLAST! It was pretty much the first party of the summer and tons of people were in town. It was so crowded we could hardly move, let alone dance, but we made it happen. Seriously, so fun. I saw a bunch of people I haven't seen for a while, so it was fantastic.

Saturday I went shopping with my mom, my Aunt Tonya, and my mom's best friend, Nola. It was fun and I found some super sassy green high heels! We played with Jonas, and then took pics of Mitchel's prom group. They had a Huge group and they rented a party bus, so they had a lot of fun...maybe too much! ;) I think Mitchel and Angie were the cutest couple.

After we bombarded Mitchel and his friends with picture-taking, I went over to Missy and Megan's and we had a Cinqo de Mayo dinner. It was delicious, and I had Horchata for the first time, which was actually pretty tasty!

After dinner we headed over to our friend Josh's house for a Cinqo de Mayo party and I'm not gonna lie, it was probably more fun than the party the night before, and not just because we put it on and all our friends were there. :) Or maybe that's exactly why. No, it's because Patrick was in charge of getting the pinata and he did a Kick-A job! It was a boot, filled with little cans of dog food, tiny magic 8 balls, gold medals, little waterguns, and candy, of course. What was even more fantastic than the prizes, if that's possible, was the breaking of the pinata. I had the first go, and people feared for their lives that I was going to hit them, until I choked up on the broomstick a bit! I also may or may not have hit the wall. But don't worry, my little nick in the wall was soon forgotten because Missy was next and she hit the wall with such force that it left 3 marks! Megan was last, and being as Missy and I warmed it up for her, the pinata broke on her turn. She didn't actually break it though. One of the girls tapped it with her foot and goodies came spewing out! So, that was super fun, and the dancing was super fun, and the after-drive with Patrick and our stupidity and confusion when it came to parking was super fun. Oh man!

So, needless to say, the weekend was a success. After Sunday dinner, however, Mom took Dad to the airport and we found out shortly after she left that Grandma Heggie had passed away. So, we're heading to Canada this weekend for the funeral. I'm sad that she's gone because I've never lost a grandparent, but her body was ready to go. She fought as long as she could. We always said she was like a cat because she had 9 lives!

Mom went to Canada on Monday, and Mitchel had his last lacrosse game of his high school career last night, since he'll be out of town for playoffs this weekend. So sad that we don't get to go to any more games. They're so much fun. Oh, and Mitch made a goal at his last game too. Woot, woot! (He's number 18)

We "helped" mom pack before she left. Grandma did this! Matt wasn't thrilled. Why?! :)

Oh Sweet Mercy

So, this last week was actually super crazy for me. Tuesday night my friend Ashley went through the temple for the first time. It was her 3 year anniversary from her baptism, which was pretty cool. Wednesday night my friend Kaitlin went through, which was also very sweet. I love being able to see my friends in the temple! It was awesome! Then, Thursday night it was Ashley's bachelorette dinner, so we went to Agave and it was a blast! We were all supposed to bring a pair of panties for her, wrapped, without a card, and then she was going to choose her favorite pair. Missy and I thought it would be funny to get her a rather large pair. So, Missy went to Wal-Mart and found some big'ens, and bought an iron on bedazzled patch that said LOVE. We also got her some really small Little Mermaid ones. Oh man, her face was priceless when she opened them. She instantly knew it was us, though. Darn it!

Patrick came home Thursday also, so on Friday we went to sushi at a place we hadn't tried before, called Kobe, and it was super good. We also got boba tea before that, so it was a fantastic night! Then to top it off, Joni came in to town for Kaitlin's reception, so I picked her up from the airport and we played all night! Megan, Missy, and Patrick came over and we all played SingStar, which is this super fun karaoke game on PS2. Oh man. It was so funny at times, there were real tears in my eyes! Everybody ended up leaving around 4:30 am, and then Joni and I stayed up until after 6:00 am talking. Sweet mercy! I only got about 2 hours of sleep because Ashley was getting sealed at noon, and Kaitlin was getting sealed at 1:00p.

All I want to say about SingStar is thanks so much for not taking any pictures of me whilst I was singing! Ok, so I went to the sealings, slept for an hour, and then ran errands with Joni. Then I went to the receptions. They were both really nice, and really fun. I saw a lot of old friends, but by the end of the night I was exhausted! I can only imagine how the bride and groom must have felt! Anyway, everyone ended up coming over and hanging out at Joni's again after the receptions, but we were all super tired. Joni and I were still in dresses, so I asked for something a little more comfortable, and this is what she gave me. Nice!

These are definitely the "lucky draw's" that Joni wears when she goes snowboarding - and the shirt is in full support of one of her favorite singers, Josh Groban. All in all, not a bad outfit. I do look pretty hot! Oh, and to top my weekend off, I finally finished Harry Potter Book 6, thus completing the series until July 21, 2007 when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows comes out. I'm not gonna lie, I may have cried at the end of Book 6. Anyone who has read them will understand though!