I'M PLUM CRAZY ABOUT YOU

I've been sick for the past few days. Thankfully this week Husband has been on a course close to home and was home by noon most days, except for yesterday which he took off so that I could get better. He sent me to bed. I slept the entire day and woke to drink the soup or water that he brought me. I really couldn't ask for a better Valentine.

This morning I was feeling 90 percent better when Steve woke me at six to say goodbye.

 He surprised me with a card, chocolates and a dozen roses. He told me he had booked the day off and was taking us to the Wakefield Mill Inn and Spa for a massage and lunch. *tear* I was wondering why he woke up so early if he had the day off - he actually said he was excited- Love this.

When Euan woke we went downstairs and I saw more surprises waiting for us at the table. Steve had bought me a rose bush to plant in the garden and Euan the book Guess How Much I Love You. He really went all out this year- Thank you Sweet!

We often make a big deal of the holidays even the little ones. That doesn't always mean a lot of gifts, it's different each year. Sometimes it's spending time together doing a holiday craft or making quality food. Last year Steve, Connor & I made heart shaped pizzas and watched the cheesy movie Valentine's Day that Steve had bought for me.

I love putting in the extra effort to make everyone feel special and I can see my husband has that quality too. I have the best Valentine in the entire world- Thank you Cupid!

Happy Valentines Day xoxo

MY BABY VALENTINE

You've got my heart on a string.

SHROVE TUESDAY

(Fat Tuesday) is one of the best days of the year. I love pancakes. It’s as simple as that. In other parts of the world the day is known as Carnival or Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday the days of celebration and excess leading up to the beginning of the 40 days of fasting and penance, known as Lent.

Husband is cooking pancakes as I sit here and write this. We got home later this evening after taking Euan to get his pictures done. He's going to be 1 in just a few weeks. My big boy will be joining our pancake feast this evening. 

Happy Pancake Tuesday! xo

ANATOMY OF LOVE

2 more shopping days.... *WINK* * WINK*   I like....

LOVE FOOD

My Hunny & I made a delicious Sunday roast beef sided with spinach, peas and perfect English roasties after our sunny family skate on the Rideau Canal this afternoon. The heavens opened and dumped a whack load of snow on us on Friday but the rest of the weekend was gorgeous and productive.

DID YOU KNOW

Timing significantly influences love. Individuals are more likely to fall in love if they are looking for adventure, craving to leave home, lonely, displaced in a foreign country, passing into a new stage of life or financially and psychologically ready to share themselves or start a family.

THANK YOU HUSBAND

" A real man is a woman's best friend. He will never stand her up and never let her down. He will reassure her when she feels insecure and comfort her after a bad day. He will inspire her to do things she never thought she could do; to live without fear and forget regret. He will enable her to express her deepest emotions and give in to her most intimate desires. He will make sure she always feels as though she's the most beautiful woman in the room and will enable her to be the most confident,  sexy, seductive, and invincible person alive....." 

A VERY MERRY CHRIMBO

 We had a very merry Chrimbo in Victoria, the day was spent with my entire family& we even squeezed in a few of my closest friends. Check out Santa in his new winter scarf- super handsome!

My Brother had everyone ( around 36 of us) over for potluck. The presents were spilling into the living room until the kids  opened most of them making room for the adults to enjoy the secret Santa part of the night... the best present was ski passes to Mt. Washington-what a great idea and a great way to spend family time together.

My favourite gift- this Jane Teething necklace from Hip Baby and since my little bug got his first tooth this week I'm pretty sure I'll be wearing it a lot! He's been so good about it, I expected much worse-he's a tough little boy.

We are spending the night in Vancouver before flying out tomorrow morning. The temperature has been so low in Victoria we are going to be in for a huge shock tomorrow evening!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Happy Christmas Love: The Gillespie's xoxo Check out our ELF DANCE

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

Euan's first Christmas.. Happy Christmas Eve xoxo

CHRISTMAS WEEKEND

What a lovely weekend we had. On Friday evening once Euan was tucked into bed with Nanna watching over him, we met some friends at The Empress Bengal Lounge for some solstice jazz. The Bengal has great atmosphere, and one of the city's best Indian buffets and apparently the most enjoyable whiskey selection in the city.


Saturday my Mom hosted Turkey dinner; she was busy in the kitchen well before we woke up. We made ourselves scarce, as requested, and did a bit of shopping at the new Uptown before we met Murph for Noodle Box - happiness is Noodle Box. Steve and I go every time we are in Victoria. 

Yesterday we relaxed watched Jamie O's Christmas specials,  lunched on leftover turkey and made Euan's his first gingerbread house- We aren't very good at making GB houses yet but have many years of practice ahead of us. ;) 

It's Christmas Eve! Time is running out for us in Victoria- in a few days we will be back in the North Pole ( Ottawa )- but until then we will be spending lot's of time with family and friends. Steve and I are making dinner for one of my Bestie's and her Husband tonight while Mom goes to her friend J's annual Christmas Eve party. Daddy Walker is making breakfast in the morning and my brother is hosting our Christmas Day shindig. YAY CHRISTMAS!!!

HAPPY DAYS!!! xoxox

XMAS DECOR

My Mom has Christmas all over.. the living room, kitchen, the bedrooms, the bathroom, in the track lighting...she even has an ornament hung up in her truck. It's very sweet and festive!

DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW

WRAPPED UP

"The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other."

We've been busy spending time with family and friends and joining in the madness of last minute shopping this week. I knew exactly what I wanted to buy Euan after spending time in Mariah's toy box. I went to find it the other day and they didn't have it in stock anywhere- this was my first taste parental toy disappointment.  Good thing Euan has no idea that he won't be getting Fisher Price's Noah's Ark  this year... *laugh*

My sister made Italian last night for our family-it was awesome. Euan is getting spoiled. He has been learning all about unwrapping of presents, nobody wants to wait until Christmas... we may need to borrow another suitcase just for Euan's haul! I love that it's all about the kid's in our family they really make Christmas special.

My little bug took a ride on his cousin's wooden rocking Harley Davidson. Dylan (Euan's cousin who is 18) also pulled out his time capsule and showed me the Harley Davidson leather coat I bought for him in Turkey when he was four; I tried it on Euan-adorable little biker!

I hope our next move is West so I can enjoy this time with my family on a regular basis. I'm having such a lovely time and the free babysitting has been a huge bonus -Steve paid Daddy Walker with a hug yesterday! *sweet* xoxo

AND MAY ALL YOUR

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend

Deerhurst bound with the Johnson's, Whitfield's & Gillespie's!! Wishing everyone a very safe and Happy Thanksgiving! Xo