Soon to be Christmas!

We went to Mike's work's Christmas party the other night. It was fun, after having a few drinks ofcourse lol. Here are some photos...

Us before the party....

Us at the party...

Mike opening his gift, (not a great photo)...

Mike with his cherished gift, (see the child like glow to his face, with his beloved chocolates)

At the party, the rule with the gifts is, they draw names and you pick a wrapped gift. Mike new that the box looked like a box of chocolates, so he chose that one! lol ... Low and behold it was indeed chocolates! Yet another rule of the gift game is, anyone can TAKE your gift if they want it.. (I know kinda weird huh)... so this woman that Mike works with, knew that he's 'watching his weight', and comes up and says "I want those chocolates", snatches them away and exchanges her gift with his cherished chocolates. Her gift being a mini fondu set, I was happy with end result, as I didn't need any extra calories in the house, and we don't have a fondu set! LOL Mike on the other hand was absolutely DEVASTATED! CRUSHED! BEATEN with a stick and hung out to dry, betrayed by a co-worker... lol. Pathetic, huh? Kinda funny too though.

Our new fondu set...

Anyway... as I was saying we ended up having a good time, had a few drinks and a few laughs. Christmas is on it's way! Hope you all have a Merry Christmas! More pics to come, once it arrives!

My Excitement is Growing!

As the snow falls multiple times here in Vernon BC, I get giddy like a child waiting to jump in a pile of snow and build a snowman; although I have yet to do this, as it's been too bloody cold. It is warming up, so maybe next time it snows, I can throw on a pair of my boyfriends fleece lined pants, a pair of boots, a toque , scarf, and mitts, and go play in the snow like a worry free child... Or maybe I don't jump in like a clumsy kid because I am indeed an adult now, and I'm usually stuck working when it's snowing, and by the time I get home from work it's late, I'm achy and tired, and just want to go to bed..lol. It's yet to snow when I've got the chance to get out and 'play'...'play' like I want to.

It sure is pretty to watch from the window though, then again that makes me feel like a senior citizen; at the rocking chair with a cup of hot cocoa watching the snowfall...good lord! Not that there's anything wrong with that! With the exception of this winter, I would not get this pleasure in Victoria BC (where I just moved from), as normally it rarely snows there. So, as of presently, I am not sick of the snow, I'm loving it. Every time it snows I still get giddy like an 8 year old on Christmas Eve.

Speaking of Christmas and feeling giddy... (giggle giggle)... I'm starting to feel my own inner 8 year old getting excited for Christmas. I think no matter how old we are Christmas is fun. Unless we don't get to be together with our families, than it can be rather unexciting... but fortunately this year I get to go home! I've wrapped all my presents, they're waiting patiently under my 4.5 foot "eyesore-of-a-tree", to be opened... maybe even by YOU, (giggle giggle)!

Ok I admit that I too am slightly excited for my own presents.. but hey I'm only human man! You can't blame me! That's what society and the media has done to our children... (me included lol)... the children are the future, and obviously I'm slightly screwed in the head, so the future children are DOOMED!!!!! Not that there's anything wrong with that...

in Seinfeld's words...