The Honeymoon Adventure - Day One

Let us begin our new journey with a telling of our honeymoon adventure.

After driving home the night of the wedding and sleeping in our own comfy bed for one final time before going away on our trip, we got up nice and early and finished packing so we could head on our way to the wondrous land of Calgary, Alberta. So began our drive away from our home in a direction we had never travelled before, what a fantastic time this wou--wait... forgot my wallet... Okay! And off we go again!

So we ended up leaving a little bit later than we had previously planned because we chose to be lazy and not finish packing until the day of the trip... and I forgot my wallet which was needed for ID and whatnot SO WE COULD ACTUALLY CHECK INTO THE HOTEL. It wasn't such a big deal, we still made it with plenty of time to spare before the end of the day and I really enjoyed seeing all the new sights I hadn't seen before on the drive. Carley was wonderful and drove up until Medicine Hat where we picked up a little bit of groceries to eat at the hotel; I drove the rest of the way.

I didn't realize it at the time, but driving through Medicine Hat on the way to Calgary is actually driving through three different little cities that are right next to one another, how cool is that? I can't even begin to describe the sights on the way. Around here I'm used to seeing fields upon fields of farming space and not much else. Once we got into Alberta though... it became fields upon fields of grazing land for HUGE flocks of cows. Also there were lots of trees and hills and... ugh... my words just don't do this justice.

If I could take good pictures and drive at the same time, that would be super helpful in this instance, BUT that's illegal and dangerous... and the pictures wouldn't turn out great anyways. So I guess you'll just have to take my word for it that the sights are much different than around Saskatchewan and if you get the chance, you should totally go on a trip to see for yourself. I should also mention how awesome the Alberta highways are compared to ours; the roads seem to be in better condition than in Saskatchewan and every few kilometers there are spots to pull over and dump your garbage, recycling, and sometimes even compost in bins on the side of the road with actual road space to pull over safely... kind of like when race car drivers go off the track into the little sidelane thinger to get their tires changed and whatnot.

The drive wasn't the only amazing thing though; as awed as I was by Medicine Hat with the two cities on either side which were all connected... the size of Calgary compared to the cities here is insane. Once we hit Calgary, it was still another half hour drive for like 25 km THROUGH THE CITY! Let me tell you, Carley didn't drive anywhere the entire time we were there because the amount of traffic and the size of the city was a little bit scary compared to what we're used to around here. I didn't mind the driving though because it was always an adventure to every place we went during our trip... but those are more stories for next time.

Stay tuned for more stories of our honeymoon adventure! ^_^


~ Kyle Welykholowa

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We're Back And In Full Swing!

Hello everybody, we're back and in full swing! The wedding went great and so did the honeymoon; I can't wait to tell you all about the adventures we went on for a week.

First thing's first, to anybody who was able to come to the wedding, thank you so much for coming and enjoying the event with us; it truly was a spectacular time. It was so nice to see all our family and friends and surprisingly everything seemed to go without any hitch other than our little Isabelle getting somewhat distracted... which was totally adorable! I just can't express enough how thankful I am that so many people were able to come and especially our wedding party for being so awesome.

Speaking of the wedding party, how amazing did Carley look in that dress? I honestly wasn't sure if Carley would really wear a dress or if it was all an elaborate scheme to hide that she was going to walk in wearing jeans or something... but she really did wear a dress and she was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Surprisingly I wasn't nervous or worried at all about the event... probably something to do with us already living together with a child for quite some time. Carley on the other hand... seemed like a nervous wreck up on the altar. TO BE FAIR, not all of it was due to nerves; she is unmedicated with ADHD after all. Though... in saying that, she was also a little bit nervous.

Now that everything is all official, I see Carley being super excited all the time to tell people her new last name. She visibly gets excited to tell people and even to spell it out; it's really cute. At this point all we have left to do is to get all her ID changed over. It really is something special that this all happened. I'm so lucky to have someone like Carley in my life. I mean, yeah, sure... we have our fights, but honestly I think we compliment each other very well. She can be a little quick to anger and sometimes has troubles focusing on things, and I'm usually very calm and able to focus on things like driving the whole trip we're on.

The last thing I would like to mention right now: now that we're back, I should be a little bit more regular in my posts and things. I now have scheduled time for work and for leisure so hopefully we can put that time to good use by getting on a regular schedule with things. Coming up in the near future should be some stories about our adventurous honeymoon filled in with some reviews on the food in Calgary as well as some locations, so if you ever plan to head out there for some time, keep an eye out for my reviews on a couple really great places to go.

That's all for now folks! Let everyone know what you think of my blog and share share share with everyone! :D

~ Kyle Welykholowa

Let's Make It Official

Honestly, I find it kind of hard to believe that the day for us to make everything official and finally get married to my love is coming up so quickly.official I'm getting married to my love. I'm sure it was just yesterday that we still had a month to go before this big day. Now I find the big day is tomorrow!

Will this change anything? Of course it shows that we're committed, but I don't think it will change too much. I could be wrong, but other than a change of name and signed paperwork... I think we're pretty much already a married couple. Does that make it any easier and less nerve-wracking to go through with such a big event? Not really. This will be on display in front of our closest friends and family of our commitment to our relationship. We can't just go through with something like this then give up on it at the first sign of trouble. This is the real deal.

This is is no longer a recording with all the mistakes edited out of it. This is a livestream with all the technical difficulties you didn't expect. I have great confidence that together we won't be just another show cancelled after the first season. We will be an ongoing series right up until the end when there's nothing left for us to do... At which point they'll make spin offs of the other characters in our show going on to do their own things as they get older. Now, if all goes as planned... Or unplanned... we will have a long time with many adventures to go on about for quite some time.

Seriously though, I think we compliment each other so well it's almost scary. She's excited, I'm content. She's loud, I'm quiet (usually). She's clean, I'm dirty. She's wants things done right away no matter what, I want to take a little bit more time to think about it first. The real tough part seems to be learning to communicate together. We're absolutely getting better at it each and every day, but it's certainly an ongoing process to learn about one another and how to coexist together under the same roof while raising children.

Let me just take a moment to thank family for being so helpful and supportive even at the worst of times, and friends for giving us people to socialize with and talk to besides each other. Most of all, I should thank Carley for continuing to put up with me no matter how silly or stupid I may be on any given day. I mean heck, even though we have a child doesn't mean we have to make things work; though I am glad that thing's do in fact work between us.

Here's to a wonderful future with many years to come. I love you Carley. <3

~ Kyle Welykholowa