It has been almost two months since our last update and I'm sure people are starting to wonder, "What are Marc and Cari up to these days?"
Rest assured, your wondering will come to an end tonight!
Marc and I continue to face each new day with a sense of adventure. We are now in a new chapter of the "NewlyWeds" called "Let's make some money and QUICK!" Marc had begun September with a job at Petro Canada here is Edmonton, which had it's ups and downs...ups being that we were able to spend each night together and face the morning together, the down being that the pay and hours were not what he was used to. SO, last week, Marc quit his in-town job and took a call to Ft. Mc-Fun to become a Foreman and make some cash...quick.
Working in Ft. McMurray is a challenge in itself, but my dear husband has the ability to shut off his emotions and just 'git 'er done', if you will. I have been left to hold down the basement 'fort' and am making weekend trips to reunite with my hard working hubby.
We are NOT pregnant, but we do have a plan...don't get excited...it's a three year plan, so you'll have to be patient.
Other than the new job for Marc, the rest of life is back to the routine of school, gym, and sleep. My position this year is a LOT nicer than the previous year. I have a whopping 12 kids, who are having a blast! The next two months are going to be a bit nuts with teaching, planning a Christmas concert, Marc being gone, and report cards on the horizon.
With the grace of God, we'll make it through...
C&M
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Three months of marriage and one week of school...
Yesterday was a milestone day for us. Marc and I have made it through the first three months of marriage and I survived my first week of school! Horray!
The past three months have been wonderful. The wedding, the honeymoon, and attempting to get into some sort of NORMAL routine together in our little basement suite. Last weekend, we traded our Mustang GT for a 2005 Dodge Magnum R/T. We were hoping to sell the Mustang without having to trade it in, but we managed to get what we wanted for the convertible and came out with a vehicle that we both have been wanting for some time. Dad (and others) have made comments about our vehicle though; it's black and a larger vehicle, so we're hearing things like... "It's a HURSE!" "This is a baby car...wink, wink." "You should put Letourneau Funeral Homes on the back!" Regardless, it's fast and we life it.
I have a feeling that this year is going to be a good one for me. I have a class of 14 students and there are only some minor problems to work out. My music classes are much more organized and I am teach teaching with the Vice Principal which is a great help!
Marc and I have recieved our pictures from our photographer...and they too 1100 shots in one day. They said that that was the most images they have taken at a wedding ever. I believe it! They are beautiful...and tough to narrow down which ones are going to have put into our album.
We're working on our 'Thank You' letters/cards so you can look forward to recieving an update from us within the next month.
Love to all!
C&M
The past three months have been wonderful. The wedding, the honeymoon, and attempting to get into some sort of NORMAL routine together in our little basement suite. Last weekend, we traded our Mustang GT for a 2005 Dodge Magnum R/T. We were hoping to sell the Mustang without having to trade it in, but we managed to get what we wanted for the convertible and came out with a vehicle that we both have been wanting for some time. Dad (and others) have made comments about our vehicle though; it's black and a larger vehicle, so we're hearing things like... "It's a HURSE!" "This is a baby car...wink, wink." "You should put Letourneau Funeral Homes on the back!" Regardless, it's fast and we life it.
I have a feeling that this year is going to be a good one for me. I have a class of 14 students and there are only some minor problems to work out. My music classes are much more organized and I am teach teaching with the Vice Principal which is a great help!
Marc and I have recieved our pictures from our photographer...and they too 1100 shots in one day. They said that that was the most images they have taken at a wedding ever. I believe it! They are beautiful...and tough to narrow down which ones are going to have put into our album.
We're working on our 'Thank You' letters/cards so you can look forward to recieving an update from us within the next month.
Love to all!
C&M
Saturday, August 18, 2007
FYI...
Marc did some tallying of gas receipts and fuel for the trip cost an approximate total of $900 (combination of Canadian and American funds). We drove a total of 9101km...and ate 12+ eggs benedict meals along the way.
We're slowly getting organized...doing laundry...filling the back of the truck with garbage...fitting two people in a place made comfortably for one. Glad we love eachother!
Marc also got a job at Petro Canada in Edmonton, doing electrical...so his holidays are officially OVER. We're on the hunt for a new pair of steel-toed boots now...
AND, the VW fell trough. We're no longer purchasing it which means that we have a Mustang GT Convertible for sale! If you know anyone who wants to buy our car...CALL/E-MAIL US!
Deb-A special thanks to you Karen and Rick for the wedding gift. What a wonderful keepsake. We are still waiting to see our pictures from the wedding, but when we have a good one, we'll send it your way so that we can add it to the frame. It's already on our wall!
Love C&M
We're slowly getting organized...doing laundry...filling the back of the truck with garbage...fitting two people in a place made comfortably for one. Glad we love eachother!
Marc also got a job at Petro Canada in Edmonton, doing electrical...so his holidays are officially OVER. We're on the hunt for a new pair of steel-toed boots now...
AND, the VW fell trough. We're no longer purchasing it which means that we have a Mustang GT Convertible for sale! If you know anyone who wants to buy our car...CALL/E-MAIL US!
Deb-A special thanks to you Karen and Rick for the wedding gift. What a wonderful keepsake. We are still waiting to see our pictures from the wedding, but when we have a good one, we'll send it your way so that we can add it to the frame. It's already on our wall!
Love C&M
Thursday, August 16, 2007
HOME...safe and sound!
It seems like the "We're Home" part of the trip diary get neglected...but we (I) have not forgotten.
Marc and I had another day of driving (9 hours) since our last post which took us to Medicine Hat. We stopped at Aunty Colette and Uncle Rod's coming into town which has turned into a beautiful spot! Then, we crashed at Aunty Marina's for two nights...
While we were there, we stopped in at Grandpa's for cinnamon buns and hugs, and also at the VW Dealership. Yes, we did do somethign that may or may not shock you. We traded in the Mustang for a VW Jetta TDI Wagon. We still drove the Mustang back to Edmonton, but our new vehicle is going to be driven up to us once it passes a 600 point inspection...funny thing, we haven't even seen it yet!
Aunty Marina made us supper on Wednesday night, then we went for a field trip out to Kevin's new acreage. What a cool place! Marc was totally jealous and would definately not be sad if we were to stumble over a spot like this in the Edmonton area. ;)
Lastnight we arrive HOME, unloaded the Mustang, were bombarded with mail, then head over to my parents place, where everyone was anxiously awaiting our return. Breanne and Vanessa attacked us at the door before we could even enter the house. Goofy girls!
Supper was awesome; corn, sausage, spetzle, ceasar salad, and EGG PIE! (Thanks Marie!)
So the honeymoon is officialy over...now I'm in 'name change' mode and we're organizing our place...full of wedding gifts and such.
Stay tuned for future posts of how we're doing...
Thank you to all of you who read our journey so far. It has been wonderful!
Love
Cari and Marc Letourneau
Marc and I had another day of driving (9 hours) since our last post which took us to Medicine Hat. We stopped at Aunty Colette and Uncle Rod's coming into town which has turned into a beautiful spot! Then, we crashed at Aunty Marina's for two nights...
While we were there, we stopped in at Grandpa's for cinnamon buns and hugs, and also at the VW Dealership. Yes, we did do somethign that may or may not shock you. We traded in the Mustang for a VW Jetta TDI Wagon. We still drove the Mustang back to Edmonton, but our new vehicle is going to be driven up to us once it passes a 600 point inspection...funny thing, we haven't even seen it yet!
Aunty Marina made us supper on Wednesday night, then we went for a field trip out to Kevin's new acreage. What a cool place! Marc was totally jealous and would definately not be sad if we were to stumble over a spot like this in the Edmonton area. ;)
Lastnight we arrive HOME, unloaded the Mustang, were bombarded with mail, then head over to my parents place, where everyone was anxiously awaiting our return. Breanne and Vanessa attacked us at the door before we could even enter the house. Goofy girls!
Supper was awesome; corn, sausage, spetzle, ceasar salad, and EGG PIE! (Thanks Marie!)
So the honeymoon is officialy over...now I'm in 'name change' mode and we're organizing our place...full of wedding gifts and such.
Stay tuned for future posts of how we're doing...
Thank you to all of you who read our journey so far. It has been wonderful!
Love
Cari and Marc Letourneau
Sunday, August 12, 2007
There goes that blog!
So all we did today was drive...about 9 hours in total.
We left Las Vegas this morning at about 10:30am (after grabbing breakfast at McDonalds).
We drove through...
and into...
and then...I didn't have the camera ready, so this is me pouting that I did't get a picture of the "Welcome to Idaho" sign. Ug.
We're at another Super 8 tonight in Idaho Falls, ID...heading out early tomorrow morning to land in Medicine Hat for a quick visit.
Looking forward to being back in Canada!
C&M
We left Las Vegas this morning at about 10:30am (after grabbing breakfast at McDonalds).
We drove through...
and into...
and then...I didn't have the camera ready, so this is me pouting that I did't get a picture of the "Welcome to Idaho" sign. Ug.
We're at another Super 8 tonight in Idaho Falls, ID...heading out early tomorrow morning to land in Medicine Hat for a quick visit.
Looking forward to being back in Canada!
C&M
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Breasts and Black Jack...
This is going to be a different approach to blogging...
We're going to sum up the past 48+/- hours as follows:
"Oh my, it's HOT here!"
"Thank God for air conditioning!"
"Let's go see the Grand Canyon tomorrow!"
"G'night love..."
"Jack in the Box has an all day breakfast."
"You're going to eat two of those?!"
"How could anyone live out here? There is NOTHING!"
"What kind of trees are those? I've never seen them before."
"Oh lovely...gravel roads!"
"Ah, they're Joshua trees!"
"I see helicopter rides...I like it here..."
"I can't justify $75 each to walk over a glass skywalk...which I probably won't be able to handle!"
"Driving out here...to turn around to go back..."
"Going to Vegas to see Celine and not being able to..."
"Do you wanna drive?"
"The Hoover Dam...is a concrete jungle."
"It's HOT here!"
"Look over the edge...all the way down."
"God bless air conditioning!"
"It's 9:00pm and it's dark outside!"
"How many light bulbs do you think are in Las Vegas?"
"MGM Grand isn't actually green?! It's just lights...how disappointing!"
"Let's eat at the Rainforest Cafe."
"It's still hot!"
"G'night..."
"Um...it's almost 2:00pm and we're just leaving the hotel...where are we going to eat?"
"Ya, it's still HOT outside...48 degrees celcius!"
"This might be the hottest weather I've ever experienced."
"Ah, air conditioning!"
"Brunch at the Mesa Cafe in Ceasar's Palace...this better be good!"
"What are grits?"
"I'm going to walk through the Celine Dion store..."
"Let's find a blackjack table..."
"I'm up $60!"
"It's over...should have cashed out."
"Let's go back to the hotel so that I can change."
"We're taking a cab to New York New York for the show...it's too hot to walk!"
"Let's grab a Starbucks."
"Zumanity...the sensual side of Cirque de Soleil."
"You need to be open minded for this one."
"Was there enough breasts for ya?"
We're going to leave the rest of the details for when we come home. Las Vegas has been good and HOT. Could ya tell? The following pictures will link together the above dialogue.
We're planning on making it to Idaho Falls, ID tomorrow...about 9 hours from here. We've got some driving ahead of us...
G'night from Sin City!
C&M
We're going to sum up the past 48+/- hours as follows:
"Oh my, it's HOT here!"
"Thank God for air conditioning!"
"Let's go see the Grand Canyon tomorrow!"
"G'night love..."
"Jack in the Box has an all day breakfast."
"You're going to eat two of those?!"
"How could anyone live out here? There is NOTHING!"
"What kind of trees are those? I've never seen them before."
"Oh lovely...gravel roads!"
"Ah, they're Joshua trees!"
"I see helicopter rides...I like it here..."
"I can't justify $75 each to walk over a glass skywalk...which I probably won't be able to handle!"
"Driving out here...to turn around to go back..."
"Going to Vegas to see Celine and not being able to..."
"Do you wanna drive?"
"The Hoover Dam...is a concrete jungle."
"It's HOT here!"
"Look over the edge...all the way down."
"God bless air conditioning!"
"It's 9:00pm and it's dark outside!"
"How many light bulbs do you think are in Las Vegas?"
"MGM Grand isn't actually green?! It's just lights...how disappointing!"
"Let's eat at the Rainforest Cafe."
"It's still hot!"
"G'night..."
"Um...it's almost 2:00pm and we're just leaving the hotel...where are we going to eat?"
"Ya, it's still HOT outside...48 degrees celcius!"
"This might be the hottest weather I've ever experienced."
"Ah, air conditioning!"
"Brunch at the Mesa Cafe in Ceasar's Palace...this better be good!"
"What are grits?"
"I'm going to walk through the Celine Dion store..."
"Let's find a blackjack table..."
"I'm up $60!"
"It's over...should have cashed out."
"Let's go back to the hotel so that I can change."
"We're taking a cab to New York New York for the show...it's too hot to walk!"
"Let's grab a Starbucks."
"Zumanity...the sensual side of Cirque de Soleil."
"You need to be open minded for this one."
"Was there enough breasts for ya?"
We're going to leave the rest of the details for when we come home. Las Vegas has been good and HOT. Could ya tell? The following pictures will link together the above dialogue.
We're planning on making it to Idaho Falls, ID tomorrow...about 9 hours from here. We've got some driving ahead of us...
G'night from Sin City!
C&M
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Live from Sin City...
Before writing about where we are now, we need to step back and talk more about where we were...
Our visit with Sean was more than anything I could have imagined. I hadn't seen him for such a long time and three days just flew by. He provided us with so many wonderful experiences and was a very generous host.
Yesterday morning, he had us up and ready for a workout at the beach by 8:15am. He had organized a 'bootcamp' which ended up to be a small gathering of willing 'victims' while my lvoing cousin put us through different exercises. We each had a towel on the sand...doing push ups, bicycle crunches, running with a parachute behind us (this was tough), lunges...it was a good sweat at an amazing spot. We would have never have thought that a workout on the beach was going to be a part of our honeymoon. (Notice the picture from our last post to see how Marc felt about this moment) After our 'fun' on the beach, Sean took us to "The Naked Cafe" to get naked! Um, not really...but we had an amazing healthy breakfast together. All of this happened before 10:00am, which has been our average time of waking.
Sean had another treat lined up for us, to relieve our muscle tension from the earlier experience. Friends of his, Marsha and Jason, practise a different type of massage called BodyWork. We have never experienced something like this before. We both recieved 45mins of BodyWork, which consisted of conversation, massage, and deep breathing...with both Marsha and Jason working on you at the same time. The experience of having 4 hands on your body, working together, was amazing. We both needed this moment for different reasons. Needless to say, we're going to investigate BodyWork studios in Edmonton to see if we can continue this type of personal health.
We head back to Sean's after this for food. The night before Marc had me make my 'chicken salad' wraps, which were such a hit that the two boys wanted me to make them again...I miss cooking so I was alright with this. BUT, we also ordered Papa John's Pizza which comes wiht garlic butter dipping sauce...OH MY GOSH! This was heavenly. The funny thing about eating with a personal trainer is that we are constantly analyzing what is going into our body...it was hilarious...Marc's line is, "I'm on my honeymoon, give me a break!" I think he's going to be on his honeymoon for the rest of his life! ;)
We slept well then got up for another beating from Sean. His goal was to have us arrive in Las Vegas, get out of the car and be unable to walk properly. He succeeded. We're hurtin'. He had us on the treadmill, doing bridges, squats...while watching Dog Whisperer (Marc's new favorite show...on TiVo...also a new favorite). All this physical activity prior to a long drive made us tired.
We packed up the car, said our goodbyes and hit the road. (These next couple sentences are for Sean.) I made it about an hour out of San Diego and started to cry. I had just spent three wonderful days with my favorite cousin in the whole world. I had looked up to him for so long and had lost touch...I tracked him down and made it my mission to make it to San Diego to see him. I held myself together when we did our hugs, but leaving him behind was tough. I know that I needed to see him, but now that we have had our reunion, we needed eachother for so many reasons. I have a feeling that he's be coming 'home' soon.
So, we're reporting live, from Las Vegas, Nevada. It's extremely muggy outside...and still hot. We had temperatures of 108degrees en route. We're in the middle of the desert. Ug!
We're sore, we're tired, we're married...
Love
C&M
Our visit with Sean was more than anything I could have imagined. I hadn't seen him for such a long time and three days just flew by. He provided us with so many wonderful experiences and was a very generous host.
Yesterday morning, he had us up and ready for a workout at the beach by 8:15am. He had organized a 'bootcamp' which ended up to be a small gathering of willing 'victims' while my lvoing cousin put us through different exercises. We each had a towel on the sand...doing push ups, bicycle crunches, running with a parachute behind us (this was tough), lunges...it was a good sweat at an amazing spot. We would have never have thought that a workout on the beach was going to be a part of our honeymoon. (Notice the picture from our last post to see how Marc felt about this moment) After our 'fun' on the beach, Sean took us to "The Naked Cafe" to get naked! Um, not really...but we had an amazing healthy breakfast together. All of this happened before 10:00am, which has been our average time of waking.
Sean had another treat lined up for us, to relieve our muscle tension from the earlier experience. Friends of his, Marsha and Jason, practise a different type of massage called BodyWork. We have never experienced something like this before. We both recieved 45mins of BodyWork, which consisted of conversation, massage, and deep breathing...with both Marsha and Jason working on you at the same time. The experience of having 4 hands on your body, working together, was amazing. We both needed this moment for different reasons. Needless to say, we're going to investigate BodyWork studios in Edmonton to see if we can continue this type of personal health.
We head back to Sean's after this for food. The night before Marc had me make my 'chicken salad' wraps, which were such a hit that the two boys wanted me to make them again...I miss cooking so I was alright with this. BUT, we also ordered Papa John's Pizza which comes wiht garlic butter dipping sauce...OH MY GOSH! This was heavenly. The funny thing about eating with a personal trainer is that we are constantly analyzing what is going into our body...it was hilarious...Marc's line is, "I'm on my honeymoon, give me a break!" I think he's going to be on his honeymoon for the rest of his life! ;)
We slept well then got up for another beating from Sean. His goal was to have us arrive in Las Vegas, get out of the car and be unable to walk properly. He succeeded. We're hurtin'. He had us on the treadmill, doing bridges, squats...while watching Dog Whisperer (Marc's new favorite show...on TiVo...also a new favorite). All this physical activity prior to a long drive made us tired.
We packed up the car, said our goodbyes and hit the road. (These next couple sentences are for Sean.) I made it about an hour out of San Diego and started to cry. I had just spent three wonderful days with my favorite cousin in the whole world. I had looked up to him for so long and had lost touch...I tracked him down and made it my mission to make it to San Diego to see him. I held myself together when we did our hugs, but leaving him behind was tough. I know that I needed to see him, but now that we have had our reunion, we needed eachother for so many reasons. I have a feeling that he's be coming 'home' soon.
So, we're reporting live, from Las Vegas, Nevada. It's extremely muggy outside...and still hot. We had temperatures of 108degrees en route. We're in the middle of the desert. Ug!
We're sore, we're tired, we're married...
Love
C&M
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