a few recent pics of Maigan Elizabeth Bezooyen

allow me to introduce my new niece...
yes, NIECE...
SHE is here...
SHE was supposed to be a HE...at least that's what the parents were told... :)



a name has not been picked as of yet, being as every one is still shocked and well, we were expecting a boy...
she weighed 7 lb 4 oz...
don't know length or time born :)

i had a dream last night...
it was my wedding day...
it was so beautiful...the lights and how everything was set up...
i had my hair all done up...beautiful long hair done in loose curls just hanging down with a bit pulled up on top...
my tiara, my veil...
and i got to get into my dress...
the dress that was lost for my wedding a few months back...
the dress that i spent countless nights crying over because it was lost...
the veil that was lost...the tiara that was lost...
and i felt so beautiful...
i felt beautiful...the way i feel when i am with will...something i lose when he is not here with me...
he always makes me feel so beautiful...and i am grateful for that :)
i love you, will

who wants to BOYCOTT McDONALD'S with kari-lynn, me and aubryn???

let me set the scene...
thursday night...i need to take my bike into the shop so i can get the brakes adjusted so i can start riding into work...now, to get there, i need the aid of the van...so, i ask kl and abby if they want to go for a ride...we were still much in need of dinner, so i offered to buy mcdonald's if they came with me...
so, we go to the bike shop, get mt bike ready, go outside to find someone had tried to steal our licence plate...no jokes, true story...one bolt was literally pulled out of the van, and the licence plate was bent all to heck...we were stunned!!!
so, after an attempt to straighten the plate, which was successful (i am so strong), we went on our merry little way to mcd's...
we choose the drive-thru...we place our order...a simple order...nothing fancy, only one 'substitution'...
a cheeseburger kid's meal, 2 chicken fajitas, a mcchicken combo (with salad instead of fries...the 'substitution'), and a strawberry sundae...see, SIMPLE!!!
the oder comes to $17.02
so, i give the girl $22.02
that means, $5 change...
she gives us $3...no big deal, we tell her...and she looks around like she doesn't quite know what to do...then, she disappears...she just leaves her till...for 8 minutes...we weren't sure where she went...figured she must have gone to get the manager, but is the manager in another city???
a guy comes to the window and asks if we have been helped and we state we had been, but we were waiting for our correct change...
so, she comes back (by now, there is someone in line behind us), explains that it is really busy up front, and that if we just pull ahead to the next window, she will bring the remaining $2 to us...so, we give her back the $3, so we can just get a $5 bill...makes sense, right???
so, we go to the next window...
out come 2 sundaes...we tell them we only ordered one strawberry, so we took it :)
a couple minutes pass...we receive mcchicken, 2 fajitas, and fries...they apparently thought that was our entire order cause they left the window...so, we waited, and waited some more...then the girl from the first window comes back and gives us our $5...
now we have 1 more item off our list of things to get from mcdonald's...
somebody else comes back...SUPER!!!
and asks us what we are still waiting for???
well, the rest of our order...
oh, what are you missing???
so we tell them, a salad, a cheeseburger kid's meal (with root beer) and a fruitopia (for my meal)...
well, we don't have any salads right now...so, the manager comes to the window states also they don't have any salads, and that she could whip one together for me, but it would not be right...would i like that???
well, i can't help but wonder, how could the salad not be right???
so, whatever, i just take fries...
so, she comes with fries a couple minutes later...and once again, seems to think our order is done...
but, it's not!!!
so, original 2nd window girl comes back, and we tell her AGAIN what we are waiting for...cheeseburger kid's meal (with rootbeer) and a fruitopia...
so, she comes back with a kid's size fruitopia...
do you not have to have a brain to work at mcdonald's???
meanwhile man behind us is still waiting for 2 sundaes...lol (poor guy)
so, we give her back the child fruitopia and get a rootbeer and a regular size fruitopia...
well, we are near having all of our order...just a kid's meal...
we sat, i can't even tell you for how much longer...when the manager comes to the window and asks what part of our order don't we have???
now understand that we have been REALLY REALLY nice...we laughed throughout almost of this cause it is so retarded...
we tell her, a cheeseburger kid's meal...that's all we're waiting for...kid's meal...
so she gives it to us...it had been sitting by the till...how long did we wait for this meal that was sitting right by the till???
then she asks us, are you sure that's all you need???
YES!!! that really is all we are waiting for...
you have your fajitas???
YES!!! we have it all...just waiting for the kid's meal...
well, i have a double order here...so, we have it all sitting here and need to make sure you got everything...
we have it all...we insist :)
and drive away, 20 minutes later, completely frazzled at the experience...
i hope the man behind us did not have as difficult of a time getting his two sundaes...
so, that was our experience at mcdonald's...

likes and dislikes...
so, yesterday i discovered a like and dislike of the baby...
let me tell you a story...
i was sitting in church...and i was restless, a little tired, not really bored, and uncomfortable...well, when i get this way, i tend to bounce my left leg...you know, for something to do...to move a bit without being disruptive...or so i though...
i'm bouncing my leg and this *thump* in my stomach...by far the most intense kick i have felt so far...i keep bouncing my leg...15 seconds later, approx... *thump*...well, now this is kinda funny...so, whatever, no biggie, i keep bouncing my leg...probably another 15 seconds later *thump*...this kid is apparently trying to tell me something...
and that something is that i am disturbing it...they always say third time's a charm...
so, the likes and dislikes...
dislikes it when i bounce my leg and disturb him/her...
likes it when i stop :)
see, you learn something new every day...

this is the life...sort of
i have today, monday and tuesday off work this week...(last week i had tues, wed and i thought that was great)
but, nope....not compared to this week...3 whole glorious days off work (and of course i had a dream last night of being called in early sunday morning)...but it was only a dream...
will is due to arrive sometime 2nite...i am guessing between 8pm and 12am...i am hoping it's closer to 8pm, cause i have issues with staying up late...i'm no good at it :)
i have been feeling the baby kicking a lot lately...i only feel it when i am sitting or laying down relaxing...not when i am up moving around...it's still too soft of a kick to notice then :)
my friend nicole and i work great together at work...we are in the process of doing some merchandising of the store...we got paired together on friday to remerchandise the tool section...and it looked hot!!! it took us probably about 6 hours...longer than spencer to do the applianc aisle (but ours looked way better...seriously...ask anyone)
then yesterday, cause we did a good job friday, he put us together again to do the 'relaxation'/baby aisle...that's what i'll call it...candles, massagers, pillows...that kinda thing...
spencer even told us that he was jealous that our aisles looked better than his...it really did look good :)
michelle and tony and madisyn are coming up this week, too...they come on wednesday and then have to leave monday...so, a kinda short visit...then we will get to see our new niece...
well, i guess that is all for now...
doing laundry and hanging out for now...
til next time :)

first...
so, last night i was laying on my bed talking on the phone, and rubbing my tummy when i felt what felt like a bubble hit the inside of my stomach...
it was the baby kicking...it was so neat to feel...
it wasn't by any stratch of the imagination strong, and my hand didn't feel it, but i felt it on my belly and it was cool...
so, that is my cool story for the day...
i got to feel the baby kick last night for the first time :)
last...
today was kari-lynn's last day of work...fits of jealous rage are going on here right now :)

CANADA DAY FIREWORKS...July 1,2006...Sherwood Park, AB





we decided to go to sherwood park and watch the fireworks with nikki, russ and kia...
i am so glad we did...they were awesome this year :)
i love the fireworks and always have and i am sure i always will...


O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise
the True North strong and free
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land
Glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!