Saturday, 31 December 2011

the last day of the year

Well, I am up making cinnamon raisin bread for my dear husband.. giving him a chance to sleep in as long as he possibly can. Before we got married, he was really good at sleeping in. I would anxiously wait until we could hang out on Saturday mornings. Then, we got married and I was really wiggly and restless in the mornings. I did get better at sleeping in. But late pregnancy is conducive to restlessness, and my mind is in overdrive and I'm thinking about lots of things. So I got up early this morning, and Brian can sleep in as much as he can. This will probably be a very rare occasion for a while... a quiet house in the mornings.

It is December 31 and the baby is not here yet. Sometimes, I think it's funny when people ask me that question' "No baby yet?". Mmm, well I did give birth at least a week ago, but we decided to keep/him or her an absolute secret from everyone and I prefer to walk around with a basketball under my shirt because I can't handle not feeling big and lumbering! We didn't really feel like telling anyone that the little person we have been waiting for for so long is finally here. Ha. No, I do appreciate people's kind concern... and what else do you say to a 9 month pregnant lady?

2011 is almost over. What a year! There has been so much that happened. I was pregnant for 9/12 months of it, so that of course was a big event. We went on an amazing holiday this summer and covered many miles. Had both sets of parents come and visit us. I visited Ontario for 3 weeks and one of my best friends got married. We moved to a new house. All sorts of things. Maybe I should do one of those year in pictures posts... hmmmm.

I am thankful for many, many blessings in 2011 and so excited for 2012. And what better way to start a new year than with a new baby?!

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This is what I'm making, with a few adaptations.. we'll see how it turns out (www.thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/08/homemade-cinnamon-bread)



Wednesday, 28 December 2011

Holidays continued....

Pippy Park on a gorgeous December 27




Cape Spear






Took advantage of this today! Only the 3rd time I've done so this pregnancy.. figure that being almost 40 weeks means I'm allowed ;)

Monday, 26 December 2011

East Coast Christmas Part 2: Christmas Day!

Here is the second installment of pictures from our holiday weekend!! Enjoy...

Christmas morning breakfast! 

Mmm, whipped cream!

Pear gratin-- pears with hazelnut crumble on top

The view out our dining room window

with crepes!

Some colourful candy for a gingerbread house

Concentrating very hard...


The finished product!

Christmas Dinner with Andrew and Nissa in the Nest! They have a very cozy little spot :)




All ready to eat!


Gingerbread cake for dessert!

As you can see, there was a lot of good food to be had (food also happens to be fun to take pictures of I guess!).

It was a different type of Christmas for us this year... staying in Newfoundland, just the two of us. But we really enjoyed it. It gave us a chance to start some traditions for our own little family! It's fun to see what we each bring from our childhoods-- luckily a lot of things are very similar so there wasn't a lot of adjustment to make. We got to talk to all of our family members in Ontario, BC and Alberta so that was really nice as well. Also, St. John's was just beautiful-- cold, clear and snowy- very Christmasy. We are now settling into a couple days of relaxing and waiting for a baby!

Sunday, 25 December 2011

East Coast Christmas Part 1: Christmas Eve

Here are some pictures of our celebrations so far...

Our authentic Newfoundland spruce and berry garland 

Goat cheese and green onion souffles on Christmas Eve Morning

A walk downtown at dusk on Christmas Eve

Water Street



Rocket Cafe and Bakery (through the window)





Down on the docks

the bows... don't they look like whales?







Christmas Eve church service

Our goodies for Christmas Eve

Part of the package from Mom and Dad Claus


                                                           
Merry Christmas!