Jensen House

  This summer, Brody and I were very blessed to see my family way more than we anticipated. We have enjoyed trips to Arizona, Veranda Beach, Salmo and finally Abbotsford again! Though we have seen my family multiple times, we hadn't been back to my hometown since before our wedding in May. Since my longtime friend's wedding fell on the same weekend as my sister Jill's goodbye party, we decided to make the trip out to attend these events.  We flew in on Thursday evening 3 hours earlier than we had anticipated. It was a little stressful rushing to the airport but it turned out to be a fun surprise! We were able to spend the evening with my family (we missed my brother-in-law Ethan for the first night sadly) and visit before heading to bed. The next day we had the opportunity to attend Makenna's wedding. Makenna and her whole family have been apart of our lives for a very long time. We were neighbours in our old neighbourhood that we lived in from the time I was seven unti...

         For about the past year, whenever I expressed to someone my stress, anxiety or really any big feelings I was having, I would often hear the response, "Well look at all the big changes you've had this year!" That's one way of putting it. Although I have been called a "big feeler" for most of my life, I would say it isn't a crazy idea that I have been through many big events and experiences this year that have pushed me to many limits.      I love my husband. I think people could start to tell I loved him when I flew solo to Alberta to meet his mother without him while he was gone on his mission. After being in a long distanced relationship for what felt like forever, I moved to my new home Calgary, Alberta. If you know me, you know that I am an anxious girl. Throughout the course of my life I have struggled with extreme separation anxiety (which at times looked like a fear of floods and hurricanes.. but that's a story for another time.) Le...