Under a Star Spangled Sky

Once upon a time in a small country land not so far away lived a fair Maiden Rahella.

Although she loved her small land, she dreamed of mansions and castles but mostly she dreamed about her Knight in shining armor who would one day sweep her off her feet and carry her away.

When she came of age, she traveled the world from sea to sea, in search of her Knight. After 3 years of searching, unbeknownst to her she finally met her Knight, Sir Mattias. As the years went by Maiden Rahella and Sir Mattias went on all sorts of adventures together but it wasn’t until after 3 years of valiant battles, braving the wilds and slaying dragons that Maiden Rahella finally knew that she had found her Knight.

Sir Mattias carried her off to her small home land for the very special Christmas holidays and on Christmas day, in the very same spot where it had all began, under a star spangled sky, a cool crisp temperature of -26, and their handsome black steed, Arlow, he pulled out a diamond spangled ring and proposed his undying love for her.

And they lived happily ever after.

The End!

For more pictures of our Christmas holidays, check out this link.

http://picasaweb.google.com/matt.schipper/ChristmasInTheCountry?authkey=pVyLva-us7o&feat=directlink

A Few Steps Behind

So just in case you missed it, Matt and I are engaged. Below are pictures from our 2

engagement parties. I have been meaning to update the blog with

the story of how all this happened
and the details that I know

you girls want so badly to hear. Unfortunately my practice
partner was put on bedrest shortly after New Year's and I am
running the show along with my wonderful student. It has made

for many long days....and nights and
blogging time is a rare commodity.
But I thought I'd share some pics and let
them tell some parts of the story. While
you read, don't forget to mark Aug. 1 on

your calender as the big day! That's all for now because I'm off to another birth!

Kris and Laura, the wonderful party hosts.

Trying to place the 10 steps to milking a cow in the correct order. And just in case you were wondering...that is a cow milking competition picture at the top!

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Snoeshoeing on Mt. Seymour in the "pouring snow." We found a cliff edge/drift to jump off of into 5 feet of powder and an igloo. What a fun day!