Roadtrip Through the Mountains

Finally a camping trip!!! 

I was soooo looking forward to this weekend away. 

A weekend surrounded by God's beautiful creations - isolated from technology and busy life. 

Had my husband, my best friend, and my puppies with me. 

What more could you ask for?

Here are some pictures from our 7 hour roadtrip from Grande Prairie to Lake Louise.  

(Banff will come later!)

Mandatory stop in Jasper for breakfast with our cousin and a stop at the Bear Paw bakery :)

On the road again... 

We took a little walk by a stream to let the dogs free for a few minutes.

And off we go to continue our adventure :) Stay tuned for pictures from Lake Louise and Banff!

{xoxo}

Scrapbooking Again!

Sorry that I haven't been posting much lately! Now I'm in the middle of packing and moving, and absolute chaos. But here are some photos of scrapbooking pages that I did recently :) 

This is the spot where we got engaged :)

Here's some pics of us and our family at the beaches in White Rock. 

Here are the results of our epic go karting adventure. Notice I'm on the top of the girl podium! 

And here are some pics of Russ and I at various locations during our road trip down to BC. 

I think I'm getting better and better at this! 

Un-Wallowing

In case you couldn't tell, I recently needed to unwallow. So, my friend, PJ, went with the puppy and me on a little roadtrip. We intended to make it out to a friend's cottage, but got a little sidetracked. First on purpose, then by accident.

We first went to Dunvegan cause it was sort of on the way, and because I had heard it was beautiful (PJ confirmed this). It was so nice there, and the day was so perfect that I swore to go again soon! The pictures below are from there (all taken by PJ!).

Then, we attempted to find my friend's cottage (which for all you Ontarians, does

not mean the same thing here!). We got a little lost... well actually a lot lost. Somewhere in our roadtrip we saw a moose! That was a definite highlight for me. First wild moose. Eventually my friend managed to see us driving around aimlessly and called us to meet her at the main road and follow her in, lol.

The wandering was worth it. I had such a great time out in the wilderness. Just hanging out outdoors without the noises of the city. I also got to experience a truly albertan hobby. Quading. Yes friends, I learned to drive a quad this weekend. It was wicked. Turned out to be an awesome day. I'll definitely need some more adventures this summer :)

Aren't these pictures awesome! Who knew this was so close to home! Thanks PJ for helping me un-wallow :)

Bull Riding Mayhem

Most people that know me are aware that I have a sense of adventure. This in turn leads to my love of roadtrips! The problem with having a real job is that you can't just take off a bunch of time and go on trips. I have to save my precious days for important things like weddings and birthdays. So I got to thinking, "where can I go near Grande Prairie that won't break the bank?" Then I found out about a Bull Riding event in Dawson Creek (yeah... its a real place)!! Fun is implied.

Next step was rounding up my friend J-Dawg, getting our plaid shirts on and heading out of the province. I was a super fun time. We ended up with totally awesome seats, and bull-riding experts near-by to provide explanations. If we didn't wanna ask we just looked it up on my iPhone, haha. There is a lot to learn about this Albertan rodeo culture! Many more lessons to come! Here's a few pics from the day - sorry there aren't any good bull ones; I was too focused on the people getting flipped around to take pictures!

Here I am leaving the province!

An uncontrolled bill and a full audience enjoying the fun!

A bull charging at the helper-guys (sorry I don't know the lingo, lol)

All the cowboys waiting for the fun to begin

J-Dawg and me in front of the giant beaver in Beaverlodge (yay, it's a real place). True story. Adventure complete.

Here's a video of one of the bull riders. I don't know if it'll work, but we'll give it a try! (He had to stay on for 8 seconds to get the points) This bull was pretty tame compared to the rest!

ps - unfortunately, I did not see Pacey there :(