Let There Be Light...

When we bought our house, we (mainly Nick) did a complete overhaul of our main floor, and once we moved in, we slowed down a bit inside and focused the majority of our energy on the yard and garden. As time went on, the small things we meant to do soon after settling in, moved to the bottom of our largely accumulating list of things to do. Finally, we crossed off an item that had been bothering me for some time. For the 12 months we've already been in our home, we've never had a light cover in our bedroom. We took off the ugly existing one when we re-stippled, and never bought a new one or put the old one back on. We simply had two bulbs protruding from the ceiling, covered in stipple, giving the room an extremely bright speckled hue. This year for Christmas, as part of our gift, my parents bought us a beautiful ceiling fan, and Nick put it up just after Christmas. It makes the room look so much better, and ads a nice touch. Although it's a bit darker than we are used to, I love it!

Finally, A Finished Project...

I've always found crocheting to be an enjoyable pastime, and recently I've been sitting down after supper with a hook and ball of yarn, determined to make something worth keeping. I've been able to crochet for a number of years now, but have never actually succeeded, as following patterns is not my forte. Up until this week, everything I finished was crooked, and to say the very least...heinous. Finally, I'm proud to present my first finished project, a toque and scarf for my friend Dalyn, to keep her warm as she does her paper route each week. Taadaa!

Birthday Weekend...

Yesterday was December 18, and that officially made me 23 years old! I try not to make a big deal out of my own birthday as it comes along every year, but with all honesty, I believe my birthday is extra special. That's because I share it with my Grandpa Dick. Every year we get together and do something small, whether it be have supper at my mom's house, or lunch at Tim Horton's, and it means alot to me. When I was younger we always shared a cake. As I made the pass from 22 to 23, and he from 81 to 82, I came to realize that he won't be around forever, and with his health in the poor shape it's in, its important for me to try and spend time with him more now than ever. Shortly after my wedding, he had a serious accident in his apartment, and after being hospitalized for a couple months he has never been the same. He is still stubborn as ever, and maintains his sense of humor, but as I know his time is limited, I try and let him make his own decisions and finish out the rest of his life as he wants to.....even if that means letting him stuff unwrapped donuts in his winter parka to take home for later :)



Throughout the day I was unnecessarily spoiled as usual. Nick let me sleep in and I woke up to coffee and a breakfast sandwich, my mom took me and my grandpa to Tim Horton's for lunch (as per his request, he wanted Chili) and she gave me a gift card which I used to purchase two tank tops and a pair of jeans. My grandma dropped a gift card in the mailbox while I was out, and Ben and Brenda stopped by in the afternoon with a card and gift as well. Nick took me for a delicious supper at the Akropol, and after that we went to the casino where we both came out winners. We finished off the evening watching my second favorite movie, Despicable Me, and heading to bed early. Today, was a pretty lazy day, although I accomplished all my housecleaning, tried out a new recipe for cinnamon buns, and visited with Darlene as she stopped over after work with a card and gift as well. All in all, I had a wonderful birthday as usual, and am grateful for the people in my life I get to share it with!

Happy Holidays...

Christmas is less than a month away, and for the first time ever, I actually got a head start on shopping! I set the tree up last night, and had 10 presents wrapped already to go under the tree! Happy Holidays!

Happy Birthday Lily!

On November 18, my little friend Lily turned two! Her birthday party was last night, so we headed over to Vince and Shayla's to celebrate with their special little lady. We bought her a little desk and stool with an easel, and got her some construction paper and crayons so she draw lots of pictures. She was thrilled with all of her presents, her cake, and everyone that came to see her. She received lots of super cool presents and said 'tank you' to everyone, and gave out lots of hugs. Being cute as always, when hugging Brett goodbye, he said "Happy Birthday Lily!" and she replied "tank you...Happy Birthday Brett!" She's such an adorable little princess and we love her very much!

Boys With Babushkas...

Halloween...

Previously, we've never been overly concerned with buying candy or expecting kids because we've lived in an apartment. This year was our first Halloween in our house, so we really didn't know what to expect. I was pretty excited about the whole situation, so I camped out on the couch early Sunday afternoon with the front door open in hopes kids would see we were home and decide to stop by. Overall we had 34 trick-or-treaters (including the foreign kids from down the street who came once, went home and switched costumes, and came again).

Below is our neighbor Aiden (the lion) and Broden (the bum). There were lots of great costumes, and it was super fun!