All of my cute boys-- in one blog post!

We were watching football tonight (Go Packers)--and it was what I considered to be a pretty exciting game. I was sitting in the chair, and things got pretty quiet. I turned around, and this is what I found:

Awww, isn't he so cute? He works so hard every day that he really is this tired by 9:30 on most nights. :)

Speaking of cute, we went home for Thanksgiving last week. Overall, it was a great trip--we got to see lots of people, including my adorable future nephew, Joel. He's getting so big already! Here he is with Uncle Gary, giving me one of his lady-killer looks.

And I even got to see my wonderful god-dog, the famous Frankie. I know most people probably can't believe that I have a god-dog, but that's what happens when you can't have your own dog. Here he is. He was so excited to see me that he kinda peed on me in three spots. But I haven't seen him for quite a while, and he missed me sooooo much, so it wasn't his fault. I still love him. I mean, seriously, how can you resist that cute face and those big brown eyes?

Ok, I must go. I'm getting really excited because the Co-Ex-Tec annual Happy Holidays party is this Saturday. We're getting all dressed up and going out to the banquet hall for what should be a great time. I'm going to try and take my camera....but there's not really anywhere for me to keep it in a halter dress. I'll try to get some pics, though.

P.S.: It snowed yesterday. It snowed today. Boo Winter.

Home again, home again!

I'm all excited because Gary is on his way home from a six day hunting trip to the cabin. He didn't get a deer, but two of his friends did, so hopefully soon we'll have some deer jerky to show for it. Unfortunately, he didn't take my camera with him, so I don't have any pictures yet, but hopefully someone will send me some and I can post them. I guess the weather was good, it snowed a bit, but not enough to be annoying, and they saw a lot of deer. While he was off hunting and having a good time, I stayed up here and worked all week! It was a bit lonely at times, but I had enough things to do to keep me busy. I pulled off what I consider to be a pretty good surprise, but Gary's not home yet, so I'm not sure if he will like it or not. When my parents were up visiting, we went to IKEA and Gary saw this drafting table that he liked. He mentioned that he though it would look good in our room, and if he had it, he would have a place to draw because he wants to get back into it, since he's really good and he enjoys doing it. Well, while he was gone, I went to IKEA and got the table, got it into our room, and started to set it up. I had some issues getting the screws all the way in, so I had to borrow some power tools from a friend since I couldn't find ours, but I got everything all done yesterday, put a pretty bow on it, and hopefully he will be surprised when he gets home to see it today.

Here's my handywork:

My day yesterday was pretty fun. I wasn't really planning on doing much besides hanging out around the house and maybe watching some college football and working on the shawl I'm knitting at the moment. Instead, I got invited to go shopping with Emma (her husband works with us at Co-Ex-Tec and we went to their house for dinner last Saturday--they're from England) at Yorkdale Mall, which I'd never been to. She was looking for a Christmas party dress, but she didn't find anything. However, I found a new pair of jeans and a cute new dress. At night, her husband, Mat, had a gig with his band, Runs with Scissors, at a little pub about a half hour north of our house. He invited me to go, and since I love live bands, it was an easy decision to say yes. There were some other people from work there, too, including Kristen, who left about a month ago. It was nice to see her again. The band was great! Mat is the drummer, Louise is the singer, and Sarah is the bass player. They do lots of different stuff, but mostly songs from female artists like Jewel, Sarah Maclachlan, and the Dixie Chicks. They also write some of their own stuff, and Mat wrote a really cool song a few weeks ago when he was on business called "Gonna Come Home Soon." It was really neat to watch, because it was the first time that Emma had heard it, and since he wrote it for her, she got all teary eyed at the end. How cute! They did four sets, and I ended up being the only person that stayed for all of them, but it was totally fun. I'll be excited when they play again so that Gary can go with me! I'm such a groupie....here are some pictures!

Runs with Scissors

Mat in action I really love it here. It's nice to feel like I'm finally making some friends! All of you "staters" need to come and visit us after the winter is over! Until next time!

Busy as a Bee

Hello!

It's hard to believe it's been a month since I've posted on here! Our lives have become so busy now that we're finally starting to settle in up here. All of our stuff is slowly but surely getting put away, and it really feels like home here. I am settling into my job, getting more and more responsibility, and meeting everyone at work. I love my job--in face, I love it here! Here's why. In the past two or three months, I have meant people from so many different countries and cultural backgrounds. I've learned about so many different backgrounds. I've eaten so many different ethnic foods. This is exposure that I would not get anywhere else in the world. Everyone that works at our company is so nice and helpful to each other. I really feel accepted. The one thing I sort of regret is that we have responsibilities at home, and I feel like we haven't had as much time as I would like to explore the area. There are so many different things to do here! I don't know how long we're going to be here, and I want to experience as much as I can in the time we do have. I just hope that we get some visitors! It's a great place, unlike anywhere I've ever been. I feel like many of our friends and family think it's too far to travel. Yes, it can be a haul, but it's SO WORTH IT! Coming here would be an experience you'll never forget. Here are some pictures from the past few weeks. My parents came up to visit and we took them to the CN Tower and exploring downtown. We were on a platform on the tower that's 1100 feet or so in the air. You can see the whole city and beyond from up there! The best part was the glass floor--you can look straight down to the ground! It was awesome!

Taken from the base of the tower

Looking out on Toronto Island and the airport

Looking north, towards where we live

Me, laying on the glass floor of the CN TowerFor those of you who don't know, I have a statue fetish.....

I got to dress up as a wizard for work on Halloween!

I have more pics to share, but I'm going to save them for the next post. Gary is off hunting this week, so I hope that my next post will include news of a big deer that we will be having made into jerky!!!