Start of Summer!!

Summer is kind of almost here. Well as here as it can be in the climate of calgary, alberta, canada! Here are just a few pictures I wanted to post of what Tim and I have been doing lately.

Tim bought a M1 grand. If you didn't know... it is the gun that won the war. He is extremely proud of it. I am glad he got it and he had better enjoy it because he won't be getting another one for a very long time.

We enjoyed the day at the shooting range... I most just soaked up the sun and literally burnt! Curses to my pale white skin.

I definitely hit my target!!!

Here is our sweet little puppy! He is just so wonderful and yes, he did destroy that plastic bag in seconds. He has all of his shots and we are going to the dog park regularly!

We are excited and looking forward to summer fun!

Year 2

This year for our second anniversary we went low key and got all dressed up and went out to a restaraunt named The Lounge (for year 1 we went bungee jumping!). We were a bit overwhelmed by the fanciness of the place but figured it out and for the first course we had cheese fondue. It was divine. To dip in the cheese we had meat, asparagus, tortellini and a mountain of bread. We then had chocolate fondue for dessert!!! That was incredible and I was stuffed after. The chocolate fondue came with a loads of fresh fruit which after dipping in the chocolate could be dipped in the praline nutty stuff. Seriously so good! It was really fun to enjoy a fancy night out.

Tim is chowing down on the fruit and chocolate.

To commemorate each anniversary and watch how we grow I found inspiration on pinterest to take a picture of the last picture each anniversary to show what you were doing. Here is what this looks like:

This is the link to pinterest to show how it will continue to grow. http://pinterest.com/pin/239324167668445395/

We then went to Crescent Heights which overlooks to downtown and is where Tim proposed to me.

What I have learned during year 2:
-Tim is an absolute trooper. He loves me through ALL of my craziness. He will seriously do anything for me.
-We bought a dog and learned that we parent very very differently. Don't fret we will have children one day.
-Resident managing... where to begin... we learned what we really want of life and how to set goals and even though we have some set backs that we just have to re-plan and figure it out together. We have already achieved our goals of getting a dog and Tim got a M1 grand!
-Friends are soooo awesome! They helped us move twice! I am so grateful for the amazing friends in our life. Watching the bachelor is always fun for a girls night and Tim never misses a night to play axis and allies!
-Having during year 2 was fantastic. It was a steep learning curve but it felt sooo good to be out on my own. Tim was such a support when I was frustrated and having rough days at work.
-Tim's grandpa passed away and it was the first real sadness in our marriage. It showed me an entire new side of Tim that I had never really known before. I am so grateful to both of our families for always being there and just supporting us and helping us in everything we do. We appreciate all phone calls, texts and e-mails.

All in all it was a successful year! I love being married to Tim. He is wonderful and I am excited to see what year three has to offer!

conGRADulations!

Tim has finally written his last final and is officially completed his undergrad!!! He will walk the stage on June 5th but I am so proud of him that I couldn't wait that long to blog about it. He double majored in political science and history. I know, I am married to such a smarty pants! He started off his school with quite a bang but then he met me... and his grades slightly suffered. Obviously he doesn't regret the year we dated and were married but it meant that he had to work extra hard for the next two years to improve his grades. He studied his pants off and literally worked for at least a week or more on each of the papers he had to write. In this last year of school he even managed to resident manage and still do well and as previously posted our resident managing was quite a crazy experience! 

When Tim got done his final I had this little surprise waiting for him!

I honestly blew up 50 balloons! My lungs hurt after. I think I enjoyed that more than Tim.

To continue the celebrations we got together with Trevor and Breanna because Trevor also finished his last exam for engineering on the same day as Tim. (Congrats Trevor and good luck with your new job)

Our date was supposed to be a surprise but I forgot and told Tim so then I back tracked and told him that Breanna and I changed our minds. I think he bought it!

The boys were blindfolded and were driven in all sorts of directions because they were trying to keep track so they would know where we were going. They were such good sports! We went to the sushi boat for dinner. It was super fun and we hope to hang out again soon!

So now what?? Tim has been accepted into the UofC for a Masters in Military and Strategic studies. Your thought is most likely similiar to mine.... What?? It slightly shocked me so Tim dilligantly looked into it and sat down with multiple professors to get information on what to do next. He made sure that there are many different jobs and doors available to him through this program. My smarty pants was also accepted into a Masters of History but after much consideration turned it down.

This is directly from the UofC website:
The Centre for Military and Strategic Studies is a research centre at the University of Calgary. Established in 1999, CMSS is a part of the Security and Defence Forum, a valuable network specializing in defence and security studies across Canada.
The Centre has distinctive ties to the Canadian Forces and the Department of National Defence, and the teaching and research undertaken at CMSS have an impact that exceeds its size with regard to defence and security issues in Canada and internationally.
CMSS is one of the leading centres of Excellence in Military and Strategic Studies in North America.

So there you have it folks... this is what we will be doing for the next two years. Wish us luck!