on the road

Early the morning of the 26th, Michael headed off on a trip to Arizona. It was great for him to get the chance to be behind the wheel again. Here's a few shots from along the way.

It's been a while since we spent that much time apart, so it was great to see him again when he got home on the 31st.

Schultz Christmas

We had a wonderful time with Michael's family. It was short, but oh so sweet. We spent the day together on the 25th. One the 26th most of us had places to be, so we all headed out first thing in the morning. Michael on a trip to Arizona, his parents on a trip to Ontario, and me to Winnipeg for work.

first piece of furniture!

Michael made a chair just for Cate!

Winnipeg Family Christmas

Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of this, but on the 24th we had supper with Henry & Shirley, and went to a carol service with them at their church. We enjoyed a wonderful prime rib roast, and cheesecake for dessert.

replacement

Remember how sad I was over my broken mixer? Well, the new one is finally here! It's pretty sweet too, bigger bowl, and a bigger motor.

I decided to test the motor by baking a full recipe of Shirley's buns (rather than the usual 75%).

It worked beautifully, except for the fact that my yeast didn't quite do it's job.

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!