Our Little Christmas

Michael and I did our Christmas on the 23 this year. Between work, and other family events it was the only way to fit it in.
We enjoyed a nice Supper Central meal and then headed off to go ice skating for the first time of the season.



I enjoyed the community centre, it was snowing lightly and the weather was mild.
When we got back, we made hot chocolate. Yum!



I was still working on Christmas presents that I was sewing, so our upstairs was a total disaster. We also didn't put up a tree this year, I just didn't have the time or inclination to do it. So, we borrowed the tree downstairs!

Presents under the tree.

Unwrapping the gifts.

Gifts from my parents:

I had a really wonderful Christmas this year!

Ice Cream Maker!

date ideas

I posted a while ago looking for date ideas. I actually have some readers that shared some ideas...

skating or biking. I love to go to London and ride through the bicyle paths because you see the city in a whole new way. Stopping for a latte or a wrap is of course part of the bike ride. My favorite place to go skating is outdoors, or to an arena that plays the old time rock and roll--just for the nostalgia

from Betty

One of my favorite dates is a night hike...tho it's getting colder there I'm sure, exploring at night with a couple of headlamps can be super fun. Also, taking a drive and getting a disposable camera and take all the pictures that night of random things...you in random places and whatnot...that's always fun too. Then maybe get it developed the following month and look at them while enjoying dinner or something

from aimee

ice skatting, walk in the park with a starbucks, bookstore, read a comic book together. Randy and I really enjoy the Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley and of couse the classics calvin and hobbs and good old Garfield. tv disc sets are great for quiet evenings we like how i met your mother, and big bang theory.

from Michelle

Thanks guys! We actually did go skating on an outdoor rink just recently. It was snowing just a little and reasonably warm. It was magical!

sleep

ace!

michael got some marks back from his night classes.

assignments, all A+

mid term, A

michael = awesome!

I'm so PROUD of him!

anniversary adventures

Michael and I celebrated 6 years of being married this year. We had a little downtown gettaway, stayed on the 20th floor of the Place Louis Riel. Michael plays basketball with someone who works there, so he got us one of the nicer suites for a great deal.

Those are shots of the view.

We also went to see the Bodies Exhibit. Had dinner at Resto Gare.

In the morning we had breakfast at a place called The Don. I had this thing called quak, it's some kind of cottage cheese patty seasoned with dill or caraway. It looks like a hash brown patty, it was pretty unique.

It was a great little time away from home.

i haven't had a sleepover in ages!

cate & angela come to spend the night!

Cate & I both had echinacea drops to take...so we did it together.

A trip to the MacDonald's Play Place. I'm not sure how parents do this, it was crazy in there.

Building a train with Uncle Michael.

ferns & leaves finished!

this is minutes off the needles, before i wove in ends or blocked it.

again pre-blocked, but i couldn't wait.

i forgot to take pictures of the blocking in progress, and keep wanting to take pictures of it on my neck, post blocking, but for some reason I only imagine that I do it and the pictures never seem to be on my camera, or downloaded onto the computer.

I give up.

Maybe one day I'll get lucky and there will just happen to be a picture of me wearing it and you'll get to see.

where do mixers go when they die?

my beloved kitchenaid mixer went to the repair shop a few weeks ago. i feel kinda lost with out it.

the saddest part is that it's not coming home. it needs so much repair work that it's not worth fixing. sniff.

the only good thing about it (and really there isn't much) is that it is going to make a trip to the states worth it, so we're going in december! the mixer you see above is on loan from my winnipeg parents, who thankfully have two, so they could spare it. so, at least i can do some baking in the mean time. i was getting tired of haystacks and puffed wheat squares...

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