birthday again....

Well, it was my son's 7th birthday yesterday. It was truly an enjoyable day for everyone. We just had a family day, as his party is next weekend, and it was perfect. But, you know what the nicest thing was? We went out to White Spot (BC family dining icon...) for dinner, just the four of us. And we sat down, order our drinks. 2 Nat Baily lagers for us, and ginger ale for the boys ( ginger ale is a treat for them, only served on special occassions) Then, as we made our toast, C said "Thank you to everyone for my presents and I had an excellent day, you are the best family in the world"...then he quietly went back to his colouring....What a "parent moment"...we must be doing something right.
Speaking of doing something right...we also continued our tradition of having bubbly on the boys birthdays once they go to bed. This celebrates M and I for getting another year under our belts and doing a pretty good job most of the time. March is a good month for us as R has his birthday on the 31st, so 2 bottles of bubbly in 4 weeks....EXCELLENT.

4 things...

4 jobs I have had..
-bartender
-waitress
-purchasing manager
-hotel manager

4 movies I watch over and over
-it's a wonderful life
-about a boy
-snatch
-billy elliot

4 shows I watch
-24
-canucks hockey
-the biggest loser
-anything on BBC

4 places I have been
- south africa
-new zealand
-australia
-fiji

4 people who email me regularly
-Paul
-my sister
-the library to remind me to return my books
-joe

4 places I have lived
-Edinburgh
-Wolfville, Nova Scotia
-Waterloo
-Toronto

4 favourite things to eat
-pizza
-alaskan king crab
-Indian food...any kind
-olives

4 places I would rather be
-Tofino
-Edinburgh
-The Three Tonnes pub in Ashwell, England having lunch and a pint of cider
-Aukland, NZ visiting my goods friends that I have not seen in ages

4 things I look forward to this year
-going to Aukland????
-my sons' birthday parties
-halloween - I LOVE HALLOWE'EN
-visitors from the UK

my weekend...

We got snow here...hurray!!! Being from Ontario and living out West, it is such a treat for me to see snow on the ground. The boys had a blast playing Starwars with their lightsabers at the beach yesterday. Such simple pleasures, and they loved it.
C went to birthday party on saturday at the local climbing wall. He had never done that before, and he did really well. All I have to do now is lower my body weight so that I can do it with him. It looked very difficult...for an adult. A 45lb 7 year old is a different story...
M and I had an Indian meal on Friday night. Wow, it was amazing. It just reminded me of living in the UK, as it is such a popular take away there. We had samosas, butter chicken, potato/cauliflower, and pilau rice. Only problem is I was too full by the end of it. I have a great Indian cookbook...M is away this week in Toronto, perhaps I will pull it out and try to make something for him when he returns. I think Indian cooking just takes lots of ingredients, lots of marinating time, but it is basically straightforward.
Wish me luck

oooops

Sorry...MOLTON BROWN!!!!! I type too fast for my own good.

Faves....

here goes my list for 2007...

My favorite....

drink - lager and lime or strongbow cider
meal - Alaskan king crab legs. had them over chirstmas and forgot how much I loved them
jeans - tough one.. the ones I feel best in at the moment are Joe jeans from Superstore.,,they are very cheap but slimming.
hair product - Preference by Loreal hair colour...I would be lost without it
body product - ANYTHING by Morton Brown
book - anything by Ian Rankin. I just finished his very last Rebus novel a couple days ago.
comfort shoe - gotta be my Blundstones - "best #^^$&%$ boot in the world" an Australian once told me....
outerwear - anything MEC
bakery - Richlea
Coffee - Melita International for home, Tim hortons for out and about
Store - Superstore
Car - Audi TT - but I will never own one. Or maybe an Alfa Ramero. We used to have one in the UK and I loved it. don't think they sell them here...
TV - I love 24 for some strange reason
Move - Long Way Round - fantastic movie / autobiography about Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman travelling on motorbikes around the world. Hilarious, inspiring, absolutely fabulous!!!

AHHHHHH...

OK, I just experienced my first christmas concert for my son. I could tell that I was viewed by all as the novice parent, as I arrived only 15 minutes before the performance. Everyone else arrived at least 30 minutes early. Needless to say, there were not seats left and very little standing room...I will know better next year. My son was the second class to perform, and boy, the emotion just swelled up in my heart. I cried. Yes, I had tears streaming down my face. I just felt so....I cannot even put it into words. I love every second of it. I even had a lump in my throat for ALL the other classes. They were just so amazing.
I am not mushy, overly emotional in most things in life....but these things just GET me everytime....
1. weddings
2. singing / hearing the national anthem
3. Rememberance day
4. any stepping stone that my children reach....christmas concert was definately one of them.

So, I am still glowing. What a way to get into the christmas spirit.
So Merry christmas to anyone who reads this!!!!!!

ahhhhh

Ahhhh, no school today. My eldest has had a five day weekend, but I honestly think that he needed a wee break. Heck, we all needed a break. The boys are upstairs, engrossed in a Harry Potter DVD, so I thought I would seize the moment. By the way, I cannot wait for the new Harry Potter to come out on DVD next week. I am telling my husband that we are buying it for the kids for xmas, but who am I kidding...it is for me.
Our company is coming from the UK on saturday and I cannot wait. Nothing like a full house at Christmas to lift your spirits. Both my boys are still "believers" in Santa, so that makes it all the more special. M is off work between xmas and new year, I have stocked the freezer with Presients Choice nibblies to have with bubbly, the house is somewhat clean...I am feeling good. Speaking of President's Choice, does anyone love it as much as I do. I only go there about once every 6 weeks, but I love it. Their seafood filo appetizer selection is amazing. It is great to have a stash in the freezer for when unexpected company drop by...which I am hoping will happen often over the next few weeks.
Enjoy the run up to Christmas everyone!!!