Christmas Pictures!!

My Grandma and my Mom!! Aren't they cute!!


My brother Kevin and sister-in-law Laura


Kaitlin and Kerry, her boyfriend


My Dad!!!!


Me and my cousin, Aaron

Merry Christmas To All!

I can't believe Christmas is here already!! Does anyone else feel like this whole season has crept up on us so much faster than usual? It's insane!! It might have a bit to do with the fact that I didn't get back until mid October, then there was Halloween, finiding a job, learning the job, then suddenly it's Christmas and I'm frantically running around trying to get presents and a tree. It doesn't help either that Kaylee and I decided to paint our entire place 2 weeks before Christmas, but it does look fantastic. Now I just need to organize my room (it's a disaster!!!!!) and scrub down the house. It won't be that bad actually, it's just trying to fit it in with the buying, making, wrapping, and decorating presents that a;so need to be done. Sorry if this seems like a bitter blog, I'm actually really excited for Christmas.... i just wish I had another week before it's here.

On another wonderful note, LAUREN'S BACK IN TOWN!!!!!! Now it's been 6 months since I've seen her!! It doesn't feel like that much as we've talked a lot since then, but when I actually count the months it seems like forever. I haven't seen her since we said goodbye back on June 18th, the day before I left and 2 days before she left. I pretty much wore the necklace she gave me for my entire trip. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU LAURZIE POO!!!!!! I'm going to squeeze your frickin face off!!!!

This week has been pretty good. Kaylee and I got the living room painted and it looks pretty sweet, if I do say so myself. It's very purple, but it suits us wonderfully.

I'm happy to report that I've jumped on the Bailey's and Hot Chocolate band wagon... and does it ever feel good. I stopped off at the Liquor store on my way home yesterday to pick my sister up some wine and decided to get a little something for Kaylee and I. I don't normally ever buy alcohol as it's so expensive and I'm not a big drinker, but I figued I'd go a little crazy. Obviously this whole Bailey's train is huge as they were completely sold out of the regular stuff and had a back order out for the caramel one. They did, however, have a couple bottles left of the mint chocolate one.... mmmmmmm. Soooo yummy.

Tim came home from his trip yesterday and regaled us with his stories. It sounded like he had a fantastic time and it just makes me want to get out there and explore some more. It was interesting to listen to him talk about someplace that I've never been. I'm sure that the way I was picturing the places he was describing wasn't the way thry looked like at all. It makes me wonder what everyone else pictures when I describe things that I've seen. Which makes me realize that I've gone through some of Kait and my pics and I've picked out a few of my favourites which I can post.


Kait and I on the beach in Lagos, Portugal. This was such a beautiful place!


At the Moulin Rouge in Paris


Right before we saw "Avenue Q" in London


In the Catacombes in Paris with an actual human skull...she isn't acting grossed out

Wicked!!!


Preparing for Paragliding in Interlaken, Switzerland

Decorating Diva's

So Kaylee and I mad a fantastic trip to IKEA today to get some sweet stuff for our living room. We bought pillows and amazing pillow cases, candles, a coffee table, curtains and a throw. I think we might take the throw back though as the colour of our couch actually doesn't look too bad with what we got. The coffee table is pretty sweet and it wa sonly $30. Then we went to Home Depot, picked our paint colours, and bought our paint!!! It's so exciting!! I don't really like paining, but I know it's going to look so good after. Our house is going to be decorated to match our personality so well. we're going for an Indian stlye theme in the living room with red, orange, purple, green, and gold. The walls are going to be a deep rich purple and there are candles everywhere. I'm actually writing this right now siting on the couch with the sweet pillows in the candlelight. I know, I know.... every guy that comes over here is probably going to puke a little, but we love it!

We also got yellow paint for the kitchen, hallway, and entrance. If anyone has free time this week and feels like painting, let us know as we'd love the help.

I don't really have anything in depth to write about right now. I'm just kind of floating through this holiday season so far. I love getting gifts for people and am actually a little depressed that I won't be able to get as much for eveyone. The good part is that I've become more creative with what I will get (or make) and I find that it can often be more appreciated than the bought stuff. that's all for now.

Our first adventure

Kaylee and I managed to explode our dishwasher yesterday. Well not explode, but there was water EVERYWHERE. See, the thing is that it doesn't like liquid soap.... I don't know why, but my dad told me not to put in liquid soap. Kaylee didn't know this. Our dishwasher is portable as my dad fashioned it out of one from a motorhome so that it would fit into our kitchen. In order to hook it up, you have to plug it in and attach the hose to the faucet. I hadn't shown Kaylee how to do that yet as we don't have many dishes so we've been doing most of them by hand. Now, she couldn't get it started, so I turned it on last night. The only thing is I added more soap (powder this time) not fully understanding how much she had already put in it. We turned it on and then went and chatted in my room. When we came back out, the floor was flooded. We turned the dishwasher off and threw every towel we own on the ground to clean it up. I asked my dad what we should do and he said to take as much soap out of it as possible and then just start it again. We tried scooping the water out with a cup, but the cup was too big to get it. We ended up using a ladle. It was actually quite funny. Kaylee and I had different tactics to the ladle routine. I transfered the water quickly from the dishwasher to the cup with the ladle while Kaylee took her time. Mine was twice as fast, but half as effective, so they ended up being pretty close as her's was half as fast, but twice as effective. You understand? That's all I have to say for now.