Dear Canada,

Ohhhh Canada! So two weekends ago I got to spend the weekend in Canada (Calgary and Cardston) celebrating the wedding of these two.

It was so fun to be in Canada with my best friends celebrating the first wedding of many this summer. I felt so lucky to be there with Steph on her special day and to be in the temple to see her sealed for eternity to her now husband.

Cassidy and I flew in around midnight on Thursday. Sam was supposed to get in then too, but her plane got delayed and she ended up sleeping in Denver. We chatted and went to bed pretty quickly because we had to get up early the next morning. When we woke up we headed down the street to breakfast at a neighbors house with all the bridesmaids and then had this beauty pick us up!

A limo!? What!? How fun. I had never rode in a limo (beside junior prom and I don't count that because I want that erased from my memory) so it was a thrill. We went downtown... I think it was downtown at least... for pedicures at a spa, a little shopping, and a fun lunch.

So happy Sam finally got to Canada! Long flights but she looked like a babe, as always.

After our girls afternoon out we headed home to make the bouquets and pack up for the drive to Cardston.

The new Canadian 50 dollar bill is made of plastic. So fancy!

And we stopped for some penny treats at the seven eleven.

The wedding was BEAUTIFUL. All white and cream and nuetrals. I cannot even begin to tell you how happy I was to be there for Steph's wedding. And... I will be honest, I love Canada. Their candies are way better. I ate my weight in Aero bars and Kinder treats. As I think about her wedding I am getting way excited for my wedding! SEVEN DAYS! I am getting married in one week. Some interesting facts about 7?

• There are seven fundamental types of catastrophes
• There are Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove in China
• There are seven basic swaras [saptaswaras] in Indian Carnatic music
• In high school baseball, a regulation game lasts seven innings
• The Seven Virtues are chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, kindness, patience, and humility
• The number of skies in Islamic religion is seven

Steph and her mother are coming down for my wedding, can't wait to see them in 7 days!

Love,
Deidre

Dear Seven Q'S,

I really wish it were 7 days until I get married and 7 questions on the same day. But it isn't. It is 8 days until I get married and 7 questions. So first I will tell you interesting things about 8 and then I will tell you 7 facts about me. Deal? Deal. Actually... first I will show you a funny picture of myself. This is from the time we went to the midnight showing of HP7 and of course you have to dress up. Can you guess who I was? And my friend was a golden snitch. And I caught her. ONE HUNDRED FIFTY POINTS TO ME! I could tell you a lot of funny stories about that night if you want... go ahead, ask me.

Okay, let's do this!

I GET MARRIED IN 8 DAYS PEOPLE!

The Eight Immortals are Chinese demigods.

There are eight Beatitudes.

 Property with the number eight may be valued greatly by Chinese

Caledonians is a square dance for eight, resembling the quadrille.

There are eight cervical nerves on each side in man and most mammals.

A cube has eight vertices.

Hanukkah is a Jewish festival holiday that lasts eight days and eight nights.

Okay. Now let us really do this. 7 facts. And away we go!

1. The Olympics are awesome! What's your favorite Summer Olympic event to watch?
The usual like swimming, gymnastics, and diving... but... this is going to sound really weird. I don't have a sport that I LOVE to watch to much because I really just enjoy watching all of them. I love America and I love any opportunity to cheer for the good ol' USA! So I just look forward to the Olympics and general because I love to cheer for my country. Is that weird? I hope not. You should love America too.

2. If you could compete in an Olympic event (either season), which would it be?
Easy. Think synch. Synchronized swimming.

3. Would you rather be tickled to death or poked (by finger) constantly for the rest of your life?
That is tough. I don't care to die. Is it a sharp poke? Or a dull constant? I will go with the poke. I can handle some constant poking. I got a lot of living to do!

4. Do you keep your nails long or short? Square or round?
I keep my nails fairly short and round. That way I don't poky myself in the eye when I am taking out my contacts.

5. Do you think you're funny?
Yes. I am a high-ten-larious! (queue pity laughs)

6. When you have something you're looking forward to SO much, but it's still a ways off, what do you do to keep yourself distracted?
Well... lets talk about how I am going through that RIGHT now. My wedding has been in the works for months now. It is now just ONE week away and time has flown getting to this point. To keep myself distracted until now I have been entertaining myself with different crafts and things, finding a new TV show to watch, and just keepings busy in general. When I am busy things seem to go a lot faster!

7. You've just won an Olympic Gold Medal! What are you going to do next?!?!
Clearly the answer is, I AM GOING TO DISNEYWORLD!

Love,
Deidre