A New Challenge for the New Year

I have decided to join Melita ( a fellow blogger) and participate in a 21 day yoga challenge.



For more information on the challenge, check out the Yoga Journal website.

Have a great day everyone! Back to studying :)

Last Weekend Recap

We had a great weekend and I have a few pictures to share with you.


Friday.
Well, since Katelyn had a long nap that day we ended up starting some Christmas shopping in the mid afternoon. Can I say that Toys R Us was crazy at 3:30 pm? Maybe it was the new flyer with some great deals...I don't know. Or is everyone really shopping this early. I was real proud of myself that I started a week ago.


Saturday.
Katelyn and Daddy had her swimming lesson. That morning it was snowing, well maybe just some fluff. But she looked amazed. 
In the afternoon we had our family portrait done for Christmas.
And that night we had a Christmas party at S&J's.


Sunday.
We headed downtown for the Whole Life Expo. Then we hit Smokie's Poutinerie for some poutine. Queen St. for some baby shopping. And then the Distillery District to meet up with some friends over coffee at Balzac's and then a brew at Mill Street Brewery. I sampled the Lemon Tea and Vanilla Portland and they were both yummy!

And this weekend is almost done. Where is the time going???

What made me smile this month ... (November)

Realizing that raw beets taste good!

Sitting on Haliewa Beach in North Shore with an old dear friend, my hubby and daughter and watching the Triple Crown Surf Competition (checked off my bucket list)

Spending an awesome day with an old friend and roommate - beautiful drive, beach, shopping and sushi.

My daughter's second tooth

Introducing Katelyn to her Hawaiian relatives

Katelyn in her bikini

Our daughter hanging out at the beach with her grandparents

Island tour of Oahu

Coming home and sleeping in our bed after the vacation

Decorating the Christmas tree and listening to Charlie Brown Christmas music

Eating warm chestnuts

Getting a pedi and facial

Attending Hannah's baptismal and watching her sleep through most of the event

Eating at at a "new" All U Can Eat Sushi spot

Eating shaved ice

Buying new "slippas" at HIC

Hearing my friend tell a stranger that my daughter was 2 years old....this was more of a laugh with lots of smiles

Pineapple ice cream at the Dole Plantation

My daughter in her jumper after being away 2 weeks

First snow

Going to the distillery district to meet up with old and new friends and taking pictures with the beautiful and large Christmas Tree.

Seeing new pictures of Hailey

Katelyn taking a group photo with the CPK gang at the S&J Christmas party. And meeting a new CPK friend "Oscar"

Fill in the Blank Friday

Again, I am running late on my blogs and definitely have to catch up. Here are the fill in the blanks for the week. Enjoy the rest of the weekend and hopefully I'll be posting more soon!

{photo from weheartit via this tumblr}

1.   Holiday spirit       is the warm fuzzy feeling when you are baking something yummy, spending time with relatives and the anticipation for the holidays! 

2.  The holidays are incomplete without   Santa, gift wrapping, Christmas tree ornaments and TV movies! 

3.  My favorite things to do around the holidays is     wrapping gifts, spoiling my niece and nephew, watching my favourite holiday movies (The Grinch that Stole Christmas, Love Actually, Family Man, White Christmas)

4.  A holiday tradition my family and I have is   having a big dinner usually, with turkey and all the fixings and then waiting until midnight to open gifts. 

5.  Holiday music is     the best for getting you into the holiday spirit. I love Charlie Brown Soundtrack, Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, Glee....this list goes on and on.

6.  This year, I'll be spending the holidays       ...well this is currently being figured out. It will probably be hubby's good friend for dinner and then his parents' group christmas party with friends. And then breakfast at his parents and then lunch at my sisters ...and dinner...yes, it goes on and on. It is usually a marathon of seeing dear friends and family and EATING!!!

7.  Holiday wish list       Dressy scarf, Dark jeggings, fun jewellery, spa certificates, gluten/dairy free cookbooks, slipper socks, hoodies, new kicks (pumas), new wallet, gift cert for new shoes :)

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Hope you all have a great weekend and are not getting snowed in with this weather!!!

XOX

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