HAPPY CHRISTMAS

well the holiday season has descended upon us ... the time to fill our days with visiting, feasting and kinds of festive merriment ... it is nice to be back in canada to have a white christmas ... the next few days will be busy so i leave you with some pics from europe with all the streets decked out in lights and all sparkly for the season

oxford and their famous bicycles

the parisians know how to deck the champs elysees in style

grafton street in dublin

happy christmas to all

i have a few more travel posts to catch up on from our european adventure ... i've been so busy writing my 2 papers, prepping for my new job and getting back into our routine at home that i've saved the posts in the past months but still need to write them ... if you are interested please check back on the blog and travel back in time to the archives and you'll be able to catch up on all the fun we had

cheers ~n ... until the new year

POSTCARDS OF CHRISTMAS

the gifts of entertainment

the gifts of golf

the gifts of cooking

the gifts of things n likes

the gifts of fitness

the gift of style

the gifts of warmth

cheers ~n

A LITTLE CHRISTMAS CHEER

wishing all a merry and happy christmas and hope the time spent gathering with family and friends is enjoyable ... off to our festivities ... be back soon

our christmas shrub this year ...

we had no room to put one up with all of the renos happening right now

cheers ~n

WAY TOO SPOILED

well i finished off the first part of my fabulous school year and the christmas vacation season is upon me ... time will be spent visiting with family and friends, consuming copious amounts of food and drink, watching movies, playing cards and games, gifting presents ...

twas the last day of school and i had such a great time with my two kindergarten classes ... we decorated christmas trees, gingerbread houses, watched the nutcracker movie, ate popcorn and had a great time of excitement and merriment ... it's no secret that i know i have the greatest job in the world and yesterday i couldn't believe how spoiled i was from my students ... i received about 40 presents!!! ... lots of chocolates, homemade baking, candles, lotions and bath stuff, gift cards to movies, coffee shops, and christmas ornaments ... i could go on but i will let the pictures do the talking

i had to bring home all the loot in big black garbage bags!

way too much

so spoiled

cheers ~from a relaxing and cheerful n

DREAMING OF AN UNTRADITIONAL BEACHY CHRISTMAS

for j and n one of our favorite times of the year is the christmas season ... for the past 3 christmases we have been super spoiled to ditch the cold canadian winter and trade it for the warm weather, beaches, waves and laid back hawaiian culture ... this has quickly become one of our favorite christmas untraditional traditions ... it was nice to spend the time unwinding and relaxing by the sand and surf with family and friends

this year we are trading our flip flops and bathing suits for our snow suits and boots and celebrating with a more traditional white christmas ... exchanging presents, having a christmas tree, sitting by the fire, watching cheesy christmas movies, playing games and partaking in canadian winter activities like skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing ...

the ghosts of christmases past

the ghost of christmas present

the hopeful ghosts of christmas future

cheers ~n