Our Journey Up North

Last weekend Chris and I took a road trip up north to Canada! We went to southern Alberta and it was BEAUTIFUL! The drive through Montana was very green and mountainy (is that even a word?? :). We stopped in Great Falls to pick up his brother and uncle at the airport and then drove the rest of the way and arrived in Magrath, Alberta! That's where his sister, grandparents, aunt, uncle, and cousins live. We visited with his family, played at the park, and got a yummy canadian slurpee (they have different soda flavored slurpees with really fine shaved ice that is just amazing!). We were pretty exhausted from the drive so we went to bed early.
The next morning we woke up to an amazing pancake breakfast, got ready for the day, and then drove 20 minutes to Cardston where the wedding reception was going to be that night. We went and helped his cousins decorate the church. Chris and I had to tie bows out of ribbon to put on the walls....Let me tell you, I am NOT a crafty person at all! I could not tie those bows worth nothing! Chris was pretty dang good at it though! So he would get them started for me and I would get them all fluffed up, put the cute little decoration on it and tie them up. We made quite the team! :) We then drove back to Magrath, got all prettied and then went back for the reception!The reception was very nice! They served a delicious roast beef (roast beast?) meal with funeral potatoes (which Chris and I are definitely having at OUR wedding!), salads, jello, rolls, and cake and ice cream! Then were the famous skits that Chris's family likes to do at all their weddings....it's quite a production! All of the cousins reinact different embarrassing stories from the brides and grooms life. It was pretty hilarious! And everyone was turning to me and telling me to get ready for what was going to happen at our wedding! Ahhhh! The rest of the night was spent DANCING! Chris was a good sport and danced with me and stood next to me even when I looked like a fool :) That's why I love him so much! My shoes broke so I had to be barefoot, but that won't stop me from dancing! Haha On our way back to Magrath, Chris and I stopped to see the Cardston temple which was BEAUTIFUL! The gates were closed, but we got a good look at it from the outside. It has such a unique look to it. We thought about getting married there, but I don't think my family would want to come to Canada! :) The next day we drove to Waterton, which is a national park in Canada with beautiful mountains, lake, waterfalls, The Price of Wales Hotel, and yummy ice cream! We did a fun little hike (ok, it wasn't THAT little or THAT fun. It was really intense! And I had to stop like every 5 steps cause it was so steep!) But when we got to the top, the view was perfectly worth it! We got to feed the little chimpmunks some nuts while were up there and just had a great time with each other. When we got to the bottom, we went and looked at the pretty waterfall and then got some ice cream at a nearby shop! I totally deserved that after the workout I had hiking up Bear's Hump! haha

We then drove to Lethbridge to visit A&W for their famous french fries with gravy! Instead of like ketchup or fry sauce, they serve this yummy brown gravy with their fries! It was AWESOME! Their burgers were also awesome, as well as their root beer! Mmmm I wanna go back! :) Saturday night was filled with lots of relaxing, visiting with family, and watching the Best of Mr. Bean! I hadn't watched him in so long and it made me crack up a lot! He is SO FUNNY! Sunday morning we woke up, packed our bags, stopped by the gas station for one last slurpee, and drove back to Idaho Falls! It was a very fast trip, but so much fun and I can't wait to visit again!