Happy New Year!

Well, two more days left of holidays and then back to work. Mike and I really enjoyed our time off and actually got time to relax. I feel well rested and ready to go back to work. I am sure I will feel differently Monday morning :) We hosted our first Christmas dinner and it turned out great! We had a few friends over to enjoy a huge dinner and play some games. Mike and I bought the Kinect for XBox and I have been addicted to the dance central game...so much fun! We are looking forward to having my parents come visit in 46 days! LOL This will be the first time they are coming down together. I can't wait!!

We hope everyone had a great holiday and enjoyed time with family. Wishing everyone all the best in 2011!

Mike and Mel
xxx ooo

Time to Relax!

I cannot believe how fast the last month went by. Today was our first day of holidays. We are looking forward to a very relaxing next two weeks! This will be our first Christmas in Calgary. We received packages from our parents yesterday. I cannot believe how much stuff we got. I guess I don't have to do any baking now. Mike is absolutely loving having a huge selection to choose from.
Today Mike and I went to buy a few more decorations for the house and ended up buying a Christmas tree. It was on sale and with our cats we decided to go with a fake tree, since they like to eat the needles. It is my first ever fake tree, so it is very strange. I will most likely go back to real next year. It feels a lot more like Christmas now though. Our cats have been good with it so far :)
We will post more pictures of the house once we get a few more of our decorations up. Next year we will have to start decorating a little sooner.
Happy Holidays!

December is Here!

Hello,

It is finally December and our winter holidays are just around the corner :) Two more weeks of work and then two weeks of vacation. This will be the first year we don't go back to Thunder Bay for Christmas. It was time for us to start our own traditions. It will also be nice to relax for the entire time, instead of worrying about getting to the airport, a 4 hour flight and rushing back and forth between visits. With all the busyness of going home, it is difficult to actually feel rested when holidays are over.

This year we will be having Christmas dinner at our house with a few other couples. Christmas Eve will be spent at a friends' house for appetizers. We also have a day of Christmas baking planned! Other than that, we have decided to just spend time at home and maybe a night or two in Banff.

My parents just booked a flight to come visit us in February. I am so excited since it has been over a year since they have been out. This summer we plan to drive back to Thunder Bay and spend a few weeks there visiting. We already have plans to book a camp. I am hoping that Thunder Bay has fabulous weather like this past summer.

I will upload some pictures of the house decorated for Christmas and post soon! Happy Holidays everyone :)

Mel