Thanksgiving 2011

Well the weekend has nearly finished, and with it our family festivitites. Yesterday we had the chance to get out of town for a while and enjoy family time at my Aunt Louella's family farm. We had about ten or thirteen people there, all enjoying food and one another... Zee's favorite part was the horses, and of course playing with the toy trains :)
Today we had the pleasure of hosting Thanksgiving dinner to not only our family, but also to our new friends from the United States: The Booker's! We were all able to eat some great food together, and talk, visit, laugh... Kaylin and Stephen brought along their little kidlet Oliver to play with Zee and his cousin Cael!
We did family photo's this afternoon too, including Martin's grandparents. Which was nice to catch up with them. Sometimes life just gets so busy that you forget to stop and chat once in a while. Martin and I have some news to share with everyone.... But are waiting until Tuesday before the official word goes out! Hold on to your socks, everyone!
I got to spend some time with my favorite Sis in law this afternoon too, cooking, prepping, and pampering. I love that we get to connect over a pedicure. More so, I love getting the chance to serve Shanna in such a show of love.
Tomorrow we will be going to visit my brother and his girlfriend, and their new arrival Celeste. We will drop some things off to the new family, and enjoy some conversation before heading home for naptime. Maybe we will nap too!
All in all, what a wonderful day. I start my new job on Wednesday, my grandma comes into town for a night on Tuesday, and yet somewhere in the middle we have to also get out pup's paw checked out from an accidental sprain today.
Well, that's what it is like when you live the life of a busy bee momma!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Changes

I have finally found a new place to call my work home. This upcoming Friday will be my final day with the team at Kaya Loma here in Edmonton, and after a great Thanksgiving weekend I will finally begin my new job at Headlines Spa in the downtown core. So excited! Everything about Headlines excites me, the team members, the rooms, the energy... I still get to work with AVEDA (my choice line), and will be in charge of the spa! Ahhh, it will be perfect. Can't wait for the 12th of October!
Today though I had a rough time finding some ergonomic shoes for work. As we are waiting to concieve baby number two (when God finds us ready), I decided it would be best to get shoes that would keep me comfortable and stylish throughout the day and stages of pregnancy. A hard task, though it seemed easy to start. Ten stores later, and four hours into shopping I have my shoes, and a new labcoat. Note to self: Tint does not bleach out of a white labcoat. Just buy a new one when you see tint on white...
Second note: Watch our mouths around the little guy. He may be 22 months old, but his vocabulary is expanding rapidly. Saying something like "dog piss" and hearing it repeated? Not good! Also not good? Laughing about it.