Wednesday, December 12, 2007

"is da beach dat way?"

I can't beleive how quickly Christmas has come! On Monday it will be 1 year since Matt and I tied the knot... WOW! It has been a year full of huge laughter and, at times, huge challenges. My wonderful hubby is amazing. I am so lucky because he treats me like a princess and keeps me giggling. Matt's done really well with school this past year, he got to drive a huge truck for the summer and got some kicks out of that and he's also landed himself a job with KPMG - Abbotsford here he comes (NO we're not moving to Abbotsford in answer to the inevitable question that everyone asks). I was telling a friend the other day about how marriage sometimes brings out the worst in you and it's true. But while it brings out the worst in me int those moments where I am irrationally flipping out about something very very lame, its also has brough out the best in us and I love that about marriage. Matt has consitently challenged me in my areas of weakness and I know I DEFINETLY wouldnt be who I am today without him. I'm looking forward now to year 2 because someone told me that's the magic number for when husbands stop leaving dirty underwear on the floor... right???



On to other news - we leave for Hawaii in 2 DAYS!!!! Holy hannah - you can bet how much excitement fills the Splinter house these days! Matt's parents are SO wonderfully taking us and the girls and Andrew to Hawaii and we CANNOT WAIT! Last night I raided Shannon's summer clothes and now I have a whole new wardrobe and am good to go! I have this continuos image in my head though of Stefan (my cousin) in Point Roberts, in front of his giant sand castle, imitating Schwarsenager - "Is da beach dat way?" (while flexing his arms all manly like) I CANT WAIT!



Speaking of the Julien clan - we also cant wait to spend Christmas with the fam in Summerland - bring on the Talent show! I will share some of our antics after!

Merry Christmas!