Blurrrrrr!

January is almost over! How... has... that... happened?? Oy. I swear, the older I'm getting, the faster that time is blasting by. Jeeesh!

It's probably easiest if I describe the past few weeks in pictures. Sadly, we haven't been out skiing yet, but we have been doing some other pretty fun things.... like hiking, and partying....

Beautiful view of Cascade Mountain.

It was a cool stroll along Policeman's Creek!

Nature's artwork!

We ended a super chilly afternoon walk in
Canmore with some beverages.... Yum!

Speaking of the years flying by.... I recently celebrated my 15 year work anniversary with Nova Chemicals. A week ago Friday was the Long Service Award banquet, which honored those of us with milestones of 5 years of service all the way up to 35 years of service! The evening was a first-class event, and I pinch myself every day as a reminder that I am incredibly fortunate to be employed by such an awesome company.

Top shelf affair!

My fabulous co-workers!

More great work peeps!

Such a fantastic night!

2017 is well on its way, and so far it is shaping up to be an exciting year!

Cheers!

The New Year is Here!

The first week of the new year has been super fun! Chris and I have both been on the verge of our annual colds, however we are mostly managing to suck it up and enjoy some socializing. The holidays were awesome, and a short, quiet week back at work was capped off by even more festivities!

Good times with the girlies!

We were treated to a chinook arch over a pink morning sky
while we drove Kristen to the airport.

 

Some friends joined us last Friday for Fight Night - we watched UFC 207 and consumed just a few sociables. Then we had a visitor for the weekend.... Here's Miss Kitty.... what a cutie!

What started out as 'running over to the
neighbors for a quick drink' ended at 5am....

Aaaannnd..... Back to work at this cool plant!

Last night was a birthday blast for another friend, and the evening included a limo ride, the Lock Down Rooms (you NEED to try this!), and yes, glow bowling....

The birthday girl rides in style!

 

Okay... so we ALMOST had it...

The birthday girl kicked our butts!

 

I'll go back just for the shoes! LOL!

2017 is definitely kicking off on a positive note, and I'm certain that this is all setting the tone for what is to come - laughs and love and all-around happiness! Yeah!

Happy New Year!

Cheers!

364 more sleeps.....

Well, another Christmas season has come and gone, and here we are with just five days left in 2016. Can you believe it? Wow.

We did some decorating and wrapping at home before heading south to the Hat for a visit.


Wrapping frenzy!

 

The finished product.

Decorating frenzy!

The finished product.

A rare moment of relaxation in December!

Of course my Mom had some delicious refreshments waiting for us! Best gingerbread cookies EVER by the way.....

Really, what more does a person need??

Hanging with the Parents.

 

Chris had never been to Red Rock Coulee, so we went
for a walk on a beauty winter day to check it out.

This was the highway as we headed south...
note the outside temp - it was +5C!!

Aaaaaand..... this was the same highway four days later.
Only in Alberta!

Round two of Christmas for us with the Cookes.

Happy Holidays!

December has been a month of pretty much non-stop celebrating! I do find the majority of the festive season to be extremely fun - seeing family and friends, attending parties and gatherings, having drinks and turkey dinners.... But a small part of it continues to be incredibly stressful for me - in particular, the shopping for and selecting gifts part. Inevitably, there is always someone that you just can't please, no matter what. Oy.

Anyhow, overall I really can't complain. I don't go back to work for another week and a half, and in that time there will be more festivities and even some skiing! Woot!

I hope everyone is having an amazing holiday season and all the best in 2017!

Cheers.

Party time!

It has officially begun....  The season of eating and drinking and being merry - and staying up waayyy too late - is here! The weekend was kicked off Friday evening with the company Christmas party, and celebrations of some sort or another pretty much continued right up until the wee hours of this morning.

 

Photo booth fun!

Between the party Friday night (and the after-party!), and the Rebels hockey game Saturday night (and a post-game visit with the neighbors!), I'm feeling like a few hours on this blustery Sunday afternoon are not nearly enough time to recuperate.... Oy.... I'm confident I will power through however, because starting Thursday, it is vacation vacation vacation for me until after the New Year! Yeah! Love it.

Cheers!