Road Trip!!!!

[Lindsey]

I'm leaving this morning to go see my best friend in Red Deer, Alberta. I've never been there before but she absolultely loves it so I'm excited to go According to my GPS it will be about a 5.5 hour drive.
The big reason for going is bridesmaid dress shopping for her wedding. Oh my gosh, my best friend AND shopping on one weekend? It's going to be the best weekend ever!
She and her fiance just moved into a new townhouse so they're also having a housewarming party tomorrow night while we're all there. I'm a little worried about what to get them though... They've both lived on their own for at least 6 years and have everything they need (as far as I know). Plus I've never seen the place. Do you think a couple bottles of wine would be good enough? Last time I saw her we polished off a bottle of wine before her fiance joined us, and he was bugging us about how he didn't get any So I thnk I'll need more than one!
If anyone has any ideas please let me know soon! I'm going to finish packing and leave to go to the store for some last-minute things in about an hour

[Tiramisu]

You can never go wrong with a good bottle of wine OR TWO OR THREE. Have fun and stay safe.

[Janet]

Have a great weekend Lindsey! Stay safe.

[Shada]

Item/Gift Significance
Bread: So you will never go hungry
Broom: Sweep away the evil; Your house will always be clean
Candle: So you will always have light
Coin: Bring good fortune for the year
Honey: Represents the sweetness of life
Knife: Protect against intruders
Olive Oil: Health, Light and believe it or not, keep your husband faithful
Penny: Keep the friend from ever being at the end of the knife
Plant: You will always have life
Rice: Sign of fertility
Salt: Represents life's tears; You can also place a pinch of salt at the threshold of each door and window for good luck; Mend all wounds
Wine: So you may never go thirsty; Your home brings you happiness and joy
Wood: Your life/home will always have stability, harmony and peace

A few suggestions, I went to a housewarming party and I made a note alone with the items I picked out.

Have fun and a safe trip!

[DianaB]

I hope that you're having a great time, Lindsey!!!

[Lindsey]

I had an AWESOME time in Red Deer It's really a pretty city. The drive took me almost 6 hours (... okay and I was speeding a bit). I'm used to driving over flat land, because that's all Saskatchewan is But about an hour and a half past the Alberta border, all of a sudden the road just dropped off and for about 5 minutes it was a windy road through some pretty cool landscape. I took some pictures through my windshield while I was driving. Then it went right back uip to flat land for the rest of the drive. It wasn't too hard to find Cherelle and Scott's house, and when I got there the other bridesmaid Jeni was there already.
We went out for supper and Scott insisted on paying. Then he took us girls shopping I bought a fabulous pair of Steve Madden heels. Later that night a few of Scott's friends came over and we all went out to this night club, and between Scott and his friends, our drinks were paid for all night. I couldn't even refuse, because they'd notice one of our drinks getting low and they'd be right back with another round!
The next morning Scott's sister came in from Edmonton with her husband and new baby and all of us girls went shopping for bridesmaid dresses. We found the dress within 10 minutes. It's such a cute dress and it will look good on everyone. While we were there, Cherelle put on her wedding dress for us and it is absolutely gorgeous, she looked stunning, and I honestly felt like crying! I love seeing her so glowing and happy, she totally deserves it. Then we kind of went shopping for the rest of the day When we got back to Cherelle and Scott's house, we popped in the last season of Sex and the City and drank cosmopolitans
People started showing up for the housewarming and Scott started barbequing. I got to meet the best man for the wedding, and they definitely weren't kidding about his size. He's a good 5 inches shorter than me! And since our bridesmaid dresses are shorter, we've decided to all wear the same shoes. For my sake, we're only going with a 1-inch heel I told the best man to please wear platforms with fish swimming in them. He was a really fun guy, everyone I met was really nice and fun!
Anyways, this morning Scott took us all out for breakfast and then I was on my way home. It was a long weekend and a lot of driving but it was totally worth it!
I'll add pictures right away... Oh yeah and I went with two bottles of wine for a housewarming gift. I'm glad I didn't do anything too extravagant because only one other person brought a gift at all, and it was a gift certificate for a housewares store When I gave them the wine Cherelle said "Oh you didn't have to get anything! Just coming all the way here is good enough for me!"

[Lindsey]

Here are the crazy landscape pictures.... excuse all the bug splatters on my window

[Lindsey]

1. Out on Friday night - Cherelle, Jeni, me
2. The happy couple, Scott and Cherelle
3. Jeni modeling the dress... the ones we are getting will be light pink, with a light green sash to match the green ties the guys will be wearing

[Janet]

I'm so glad you had a great time and made it home safely. You didn't have too many bugs on the windshield...LOL..but the landscaping pictures are really nice. I love the ones with people in them and Lindsey you are really a beautiful young lady. Jeni reminds me of one of the professional dancers on Dancing With The Stars. The dress is gorgeous.

[Lindsey]

Awww thanks Janet!! Jeni is seriously the skinniest person I've ever known, and all through high school I was so jealous of how perfect her body was. When we got measurements for our dresses it turns out we're the same size!!! Lol I was pleasantly surprised. Turns out we also weigh exactly the same, right down to the 10th of a pound. Now I don't have to be jealous anymore and I can feel good about myself too