So... Mike came up late on a friday. On satuarday we kicked off the 9 days together by going out to a fancy dinner with my Nan and Grandad at an Authentic restaurant in Okotoks. It's a small trendy town about 15 mins away from home. The french couple that owned it were absolutely adorable with accents that were difficult to understand. I felt like I was in Ratatouille, you know the cute Disney movie. That afternoon Mike & I made homemade chocolates. They are alot of work, but ever so delicious! We made almond (Mike's favorite), maple and mint (my favorite) flavours. That evening we had to drag Mike to yet another wedding reception, which he does every time he is up. It was a busy but fun first day!!
The next exciting thing was Mike's first NHL Flames Game! It was an early b-day present for both Mike & Joel. We went to Value Village to get our Fan-attict Flames gear. What a riot! We C-trained it to the Saddledome and enjoyed a 6-2 win for Calgary!!! Go Flames Go! We went out to Mimosa, a Vietnamese restaurant for Mike's b-day lunch the next day.
Unfortunately on Thursday, American Thanksgiving, we were all at work, so Mike & my dad watched football and did some running around. We had Thanksgiving celebrations on the Friday as there is no "Black Friday" here to enjoy. It wasn't a traditional meal because Mike is not a big turkey fan so we had a 100% true ALBERTA BEEF Rib Roast with Yorkshire puddings, mashed potatoes, veggies and all the works, with homemade apple pie from scratch. It was great!!! We even had 2 American missionaries over to join us in the celebration, after which we played games. It was great! I don't have any pics of that :(
Saturday was the first day of boarding for all of us this season, and it was good. I was riding a new board, boots & bindings, which was tough, but it was fun to enjoy the view and the fresh air. The conditions were less than desirable but still fun!
Then sunday it was off to the airport, after a delicious meal down at Nan & Grandad's
We had a great time together and there is only 17 more days until I am permanently back in the US with my Mikey, well I guess after our trip to JAPAN!!! Thats right I will be in Boise for a total of 12 hours before we leave for Washington to spend Christmas with Mike's family and then off to Japan on Boxing Day until Jan 17th. I can't wait to be back in my humble abode with my lovely Mike! He sure is ready for his semester to be over, but he is doing a GREAT job in some really tough classes. I am so proud of him. Keep it up hun! As you can see we will be very busy, so there won't be another update until after Japan! Everyone please a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a GREAT START to 2009!!! Love Mike & Eth
Mike's yummy lamb burger!
My salmon was literally smoked on a rock from the river that stayed hot my entire meal. It was so neat!!!
YEAH HOCKEY!!! I sure miss that about living in the US.
Joel & Sonni, we love you guys!
Mike & lanny down at dinner with Nan & Grandad
Cute mom & dad
Dane is hard core...going boarding being sick. Crazy hair not to mention!
What a hot dad I have, and no thats not a gut, just his shirt
looking good Mikey!
Snow drift at the door, yikes, its only 7pm at this point!
This is a good 1/2 meter high pile of snow on the back patio table!
Now onto the big one...we were all doing our own thing and then heard a big bang, snap sound. We all wondered what it was. This is our huge outdoor gazeebo. The strong metal frame collapsed under the weight of the snow. We were outside trying to save things from getting worse. It sure was an adventure and a great workout! It wasd fun family bonding time! We worked great as a team. The next few days are suppose to be -25 degrees celcius. Wow, I hope lola starts ok!
