My philosophy that I live by is, be true. to you. I never have wanted to hide who I am.
I have never wanted to put on a facade. I am me.  I wanted people to get to know the real me.
So here are some quirks about me that not many people know.

** I literally am addicted to chocolate. I told Matt  verbatim  ” I could go without chocolate for 2 weeks! I am not that obsessed’

I tried giving it up, but on day 2 I started tearing up and bundled up in the fetal position on our couch. I had to phone Radelle for strength to get past such a craving.
But even she couldnt help.
Oh hell, I have been eating those words ever since  they slipped off my tounge.

** I am scared to walk down streets at night by myself. If you are at a wedding I am shooting, go take a peek out of the window,
and you will see me, carrying all my camera gear, sprinting across the parking lot to the vehicle. Other times,  I will pretend to talk on my cell phone.
I never think to actually call anyone. I just talk to myself. Scared and alone.

**  I don’t like Bananas. I probably haven eaten one since 1999.

** I love board games. Love them. I want to have the biggest, baddest board game collection around.

** I speed all the time. I really do. Unless I know it is a spot where the po-po usually are. But most times, I rip it.
(if Christine Hayes/Sawatsky is reading this.. close your eyes!) And if Matt is driving, I am a HUGE backseat driver. I think he tunes me out.

** If I find a song that I really really like, I will listen to it on repeat for hours and not get tired of it.
This can last up to months and years.. Dead serious. Beautiful Life by Charlotte Martin one of my all time faves.

** I really try not to read or watch the news. The main reason is because it is so depressing.
I know that this makes me ignorant of my surroundings and rights, but hey, ignorance is bliss.
Plus, I dont think I’d ever leave the house at night if I did know what is out there.

** When doing laundry, I usually put in twice the amount of soap that is needed. I want them realllly clean!

**  Two words. Audrey Hepburn! I have loved her all my life. It isn’t rare for me to sing the songs from
My Fair Lady in an old British accent. (Matt is sooooo lucky that he is married to me!)
“Someone’s ‘ead restin’ on my knee, Warm an’ tender as ‘e can be. ‘ho takes good care of me, Aow, wouldn’t it be loverly?”

** I have naturally curly hair. Oh, and when I go to bed with my hair damp, I wake up looking  like a little monster.  It is wild!

** In a suspenseful/scary part in a movie or show, I plug my ears. Matt doesn’t understand why. And frankly, I don’t either. I just do it.

** I think I am pretty funny, and after I tell a witty joke, or a funny comment,
I ALWAYS ask Matt if I am funny. His answer, Yes. So I choose to believe him.

** I am sooo unbelievably lucky to be married to the man of my dreams, to be surrounded by my friends and family.
I don’t really know why my friends have stuck with me all these years, but I am a lucky girl. And as for family, they have to stick
with me, and I am so grateful for it!

** Click to know more about your curly haired, scared at night, board game fanatic!
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Soulmates. Do you believe in soul mates? I never use to. I use to think many people are compatible with eachother.
That was until I met Matthew.

Now, I 100% believe in soulmates.
I believe in the romantic fairytales. I am a believer. Through and Through.

And in this post I am going to tell you my conversion story. my conversion to believing in soulmates.

We had been only dating for 2 weeks. It was still very new. very fresh. very untested.
Two weeks into dating I still felt a little awkard saying good night at my door- where I would nervously pat him on the
back as he was leaving as if I was one of his guy buddies..
(yes its true. i did. i shake my head in shame as well).

My family was getting together at my brothers house on a Sunday.
I was rather nervous bringing him out there. I knew they would love him, but
it is ALWAYS nerve wracking when ‘The Family’ meets ‘The Newbie’.

We ate food, laughed, played games. It really could not go any better. Life was grand.
Until something I ate was not sitting well in my stomach. I decided to not play the next round of games and just layed on the couch on my back.
Ohhh boy. I was not feeling good.
Matt decided to take me home (back to edmonton),
and while driving I couldnt get comfortable. My stomache ached soo badly.

And then it happened.
I tried to signal to him to pull over ASAP!!! I couldnt hold it anymore…
He reaches over to try to unroll my window (while attempting to pull over)….
I couldn’t ‘control’ it anymore… there it went. all over his arm.
I couldnt let him see me hurl. I mean… how embarrassing… !
so I turn away and hurl on the car door.
We’re finally pulled over on the side of the road. I break away from the car
as soon as possible and hurled like it was nobodies business.
FINALLY my stomache was empty. I walk towards him on the side of the road all shakey.
I told him that I need water because the taste in my mouth
is not very pleasant. He opens the trunk and grabs me a water bottle.
I washed out my mouth and felt some-what human again.
He told me that i may or may not want to take off my pants…. I was shocked…
‘ahem… what did you say?? in this kind of moment that is what….” I was interupted by a pointing hand.
The hand pointing to my pants that were drenched… and i mean drenched in you – know- what.
He also grabs a blanket in from the trunk and  holds up the blanket as I am taking off my pants..
He knew how embarrassing this whole ordeal was for me. and wrapped first in the blanket then his arms.
There we were, on the side of the road..
Headlights were constantly whizzing by. It was so ‘romantic’. I mean- considering the circumstance…
And then he said ‘ oh no…’ . my heart skips a beat… ‘what?? what is it??”
He looks at me with a sincere face and says, ‘ you have vomit in your hair’…
at this point I could barely look at him. My face when bright. BRIGHT. red.
He grabs another water bottle and begins washing out my hair. on the side of the road. at night.

On the drive home, I am still mortified. it had only been 2 weeks of dating…
We had to drive in this contaminated car for another 1/2 hour. Home seemed so far away at this point.
I look at him and I see him slowly unrolling the window…
me: ‘ What are you doing?? Is the smell that awful??(said in a very quiet, embarassed tone.)
matt: ‘ ooh what? ohh no… I was just wanting to catch the temperature outside (windows begins to roll
back up)..Infact, I was just thinking to it smells like roses and summer time in here.’
liar. but a sweet, kind, thoughtful liar.

I was sure he was going to break up with me the next day(heck I would have!).
but he didnt.

Instead,
he brought me my favorite Organic juice.

That is when I knew it. That is when I knew he was in for the long haul.

The moment he picked vomit out of my hair.
The moment he brought the juice.
the moment he said it smelled like summer and roses. and I almost believed him.

That is when I knew.
That is when I believed in soulmates.

… I think that if we all leave a nice comment, and cross our fingers, we could maybe get Kari do to a blog post about the day her car started to go to the ceremony without her. It’s worth a try right? Right?! Comment away & we will see if she will tell us her embarssing story of how super professional she is. (she has no idea im blogging this.. hee hee… ive been trying to get her to blog about it for 2 months….she won’t budge…help a gal out with some peer pressure…)

-Radelle

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