Thank you Thank you Thank you to everyone who was able to make it out to share in our wedding, and to all those who were there in spirit. We had such a wonderful, fun, exciting and memorable day. There will be plenty of photos published soon!
In the meantime, I realized that I was going to dedicate Alicia Key's Superwoman to all of the fabulous women in my life (my mom, sister, grandma, grannie, aunts, cousins, friends) as well as the wonderful women in Matt's life who have embraced me over the years and who are truly superwomen themselves (Anne, Rachel, Meredith and relatives I'm only beginning to meet but hope to get to know well in the future - Nan, Oma, Connie, Frietzen, Martha, Sarah ...the list goes on!)
So, a few days too late, but published on the internet for all time, I send out the fabulous Alicia Key's Superwoman to you all!
I also wanted to post, well, I guess what Matt and I can call "our song" - Michael Buble's Everything. It very much sums up our relationship ...
All right, so you're off to a wedding in a small Manitoba town called Bruxelles and you go "wait a minute, this place isn't on most maps, how am I supposed to get there???"
No need to fret my friends, we're here to save the day!
So, let's assume that you know how to get to McGillvary Blvd off of Pembina. You're heading WEST down McGillvary ...
... You get to Route 90 (always best to go by route #'s, this street changes names like 5 times in the next 7 miles!!)
... Head straight through Route 90, staying on McGillvary past the giant Cosco and giant Cinema City (why does everything have to be giant sized in this part of town?)
... You reach Oak Bluff. There's a Humpty's on your left (very good breakfasts) and you're at the Perimeter Hwy. Go straight through that light without turning!
... You're heading outside of Oak Bluff and there's a corner coming up for HWY 2. (There's a place to dump car garbage in a blue bin. Remember not to litter!)
... Take the yield lane heading WEST onto HWY 2. Merge safely, check for cars!
... Cruise down Hwy 2 for a little over an hour ...
... You've gone through Treherne (Some of you may have booked rooms here, enjoy!) Otherwise, keep driving!
... You're coming up to Holland (MB). At the first intersection (closed down gas station on your right) you want to turn left and head SOUTH on 34. If you go right you'll get to Austin. If you reach Austin, you've gone the wrong way. Please turn around and re-read this last point.
... You're now driving over some hilly terrain. Keep on the HWY. You'll pass the Monestary (see side bar) around the Notre Dame turn off, than you'll pass my uncle John's farm with the lake behind the house (my dad grew up there!) and on the right is my friend Karla's place. Wave.
... Once you've gone around 2 curves the hwy will start to straighten out. You're approaching the Bruxelles turn off sign, which is green. Keep your eyes peeled!
... Turn right (WEST) and go up that big hill. My mom runs on this hill often. She just got first place in her age group this past weekend in the Treherne "Run for the Hills!" half marathon AND did it in under 2 hours. Go mom!!
... Keep driving until you hit Bruxelles. It's small, but since the road is so curvy you shouldn't miss it. My parent's place is at Marginet's Grocery and Hardware. Park and ring the bell. If you're running a little late Saturday and are going to go right to the Bru ...
... Keep driving out of town, the road turn to gravel. Careful! You'll go a few more miles and turn at the road to go to the Bru. This is tricky, so there will be signage/balloons.
... Turn right (NORTH) until you reach the lane for the Bru. See you inside!!
Sincerely,
MEL P.S. If you think you might get lost, give our cell a call before Saturday and I'll give you my parents' number.
A big, in fact HUGE, thanks to everyone who helped make this past weekend a huge success. And a big thanks and hug to all who attended the wedding shower and our crazy social on Saturday!
The 20th is coming amazingly fast. But, I've finished the first draft of the seating plan, and we're going to get our marriage license (sort of important) tomorrow. Other than that I'm sure all the chips will fall into place ... right?
