Happy Holidays!!!

I haven't written in a while because as usual things have been so busy, especially with the holidays! BUT it has been awesome and a bit sad at the same time. Usually we go home to Winnipeg for Christmas but this year we decided to stay here and spend our first Christmas with just the three of us. As nice as it was to have just our little family, it was kind of sad not being with my family. Also, it is my brother-in-law's birthday ON Christmas so I'm sad I missed that too. And of course, I miss my neice Emelia like crazy!!! AND, we missed out on Ukrainian Christmas this year too, which is always fun with Dan's side of the family. It's always fun picking on Dan with his cousins :) Anyway, we had a great time here at home. Here it is for ya, a long holiday, shortened into blurbs...

~Dan's dad left us on Christmas day to fly to Halifax to be with the other half of the family.

~We opened up presents and emptied stockings right away! All I can say is, boy did Dan do good this year!!! He got me so many awesome gifts... I'm so lucky!!!

~Lucas was showered with gifts from his Aunts, Uncles and Grandparents. What a spoiled kid!!! He loved everything and couldn't wait to get into it all!

~Our Christmas dinner consisted of anything but traditional things... we had slow roasted ribs and fried chicken! I know, decadent, right? Well, it IS the holidays right?? Then Dan made us homemade Creme Brulee! Again, how lucky am I??

The rest of our holiday has been filled with ridiculously delicious food, relaxation and good ol' family time. Dan is off for a few days and we've been keeping Lucas home too so it really does feel like the holidays! Our dear friends Kevin and Megan are coming to visit us in 4 days (yes, i've been counting down!!) and I can't wait for them to come!!! It will be nice to have visitors from home.

Well, I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and has indulged in as many treats as us :)

Family

It's December and you know what that means... busy, busy, busy! We have been having fun getting ready for Christmas and preparing for our first Christmas together at home as a family. I am sad that we won't be going back to Winnipeg this year, but I guess that's just the reality of living so far from one another.

In other news, Dan's parents are moving here from Italy! His dad is already here, but is working a few hours out of Edmonton. Dan's mom will be arriving in January. Everything seemed to have happened so fast, but we are happy and excited to have them near us. It will be nice for Lucas to have some grandparents close by who he can finally get to know!

On December 18th, we are having a Christmas party with our friends, but not just any Christmas party. It's going to be a Mexican themed party. We figured since everyone is going to have the typical turkey dinner back at home with their families, we would do something totally different. The girls and I have been constructing a pinata for the party which looks hilarious! Anyway, it should be an interesting Christmas for sure!

Other than that, things are busy as usual with work and getting ready for Christmas. We can't wait to wake up with Lucas on Christmas morning!!!