Red Deer Christmas, check! Calgary Christmas, check!

Cory and I drove up to Red Deer to celebrate C-mas Eve and Eve's eve. A few rum and eggnogs, the best steak dinner, and a turkey dinner later, and it was back to Calgary. A short but great visit, filled with tunes, rum and trifle.

We did stockings, I made waffles for breakfast (v. successful) and we opened more presents. Annabelle fell in love with her little kitchen and really liked the Sesame street Maracas and the Fraggle Rock DVD we got her. I scored two Stuart McLean books(!!), Werewolves the game, a ton of chocolate, and two cook books. Happy happy! We just finished playing werewolves for about two hours: Me, Cory, Wayne, Jason (Cory's other brother) and Emily and her family (two sisters and her mom).

One more Christmas to go! Home in three days!!

I will wash the dishes, while you go have a beer

There was a cowboy in the lounge tonight, he hit on me big time when I went in for drinks (for a table). With an actual full body scan, a "How's your night going honey?" and a "I'll see you later".

And that's my night.

'cause nooothing compares

Last night was most successful. I'm in the fourth day of my 5 day working spree: all nights, all the time. The upside of this is that I am making a killing in tips, and because there is only NINE days left until I go home, this is a very good thing! I want to eat at Cedars and Thai Food and get some Moonsnail soap and unfortunately all of this requires the monies.

I told Kathleen last night that I got a new job but she was totally cool about it and she might even give me the shifts I want in order to stay on (a shift a week, no closing, definitely no working Sunday evenings..) because at my other job I will be working 7am - 4, basically the complete opposite of what I've got going on right now. That was definitely a run on sentence.

Basically, to sum things up:
I am so happy to come home!
I am freaking busy until then with awesome things to do!
I am excited for my new job!
Life is pretty ok!

with scarves of red tied 'round their throats

A most productive morning:

I woke up early (ish) and did an hour of yoga, then had breakfast and made some banana chocolate chip muffins. I've been working on sock monkeys for a solid hour listening to Fleet Foxes, getting into the Christmas spirit, and Cory and I are wrapping up the recording for our Christmas album.

Later I will take some crafty sock monkey pictures.. next Christmas I think I'll do a sock monkey calender, and hopefully anyone that reads this will forget about it before then because that's what you'll all be getting.

I think this is the 6th day in a row that it's been below -25. Tomorrow's supposed to be even worse. I can barely breathe the air is so dry.

Woo Alberta!

We've been stuck inside, playing Settlers and drinking a fantastic amount of hot chocolate and baileys. It's not actually that bad but I can't bring myself to believe there's 4 more months of this.

I don't think that this is totally just a woman's suit. At the very least it's bisexual.

I'm officially done of my Christmas shopping and wrapping. Only a few sock monkeys to go, and I need to print some pictures off for some holiday calendars. I rule at this season. Everything even fits in my suitcase! I checked last night.

Cory has decided not to visit PEI after all, and we have to cancel his ticket. This sucks because I will have to fly across Canada alone again, but he's broke and he thinks he will just worry about that instead of having a good time. Oh well, looks like we will be moving home pretty soon anyway.

However, nothing will stop me from coming home so look out PEI! I mean, look out in a fun way, you know, not like I'm gonna hurt you.

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sock monkey season

a) holy crap, it's the second week of December

b) shoveled snow AND walked to the mall in -29! I hate Alberta!

short form post

This morning I had a dream I had a beard! It was SO GROSS

Date night tonight: Cory and I are going to see Pirate Radio and going for supper at Open Sesame.

It snowed all day yesterday and it's still around this morning!
Related: Mom still has not sent my boots or winter jacket.

My Christmas shopping is almost done, and everything that I have bought is wrapped already! We're wrapping things in flyers this year (environment friendly.) I did wimp out and buy ribbon though. I suppose it is reusable.

It's the first of december and it's less than a month until I visit home. Life is good.