Merry Christmas Everyone!

Here are just a few pictures from our Christmas festivities!

As you can see, Santa gave our Katie Cat a bicycle! She excitedly sat on it, unable to understand the peddling system, while showcasing her new Dora pyjamas and robe. Santa was good to us as well as we received many items from our wedding registry :-)

Ctik is on vacation!

I'm on vacation!!!!! Yeah!!!! To celebrate, Scott and I took to the town. We started our evening in Gastown, had a drink at a pub, and then headed to the Blarney Stone to hear a live band and to cut some tile! The highlight of the night, which will seem baffling to most, was when the band played one of my favourite songs of all time, Loch Lomond. This song takes me back to many a céilidh.

On Saturday we headed into Vancouver again so that Scott could do some surveying and I could shop! After that we bought food for our Christmas Eve get together at our house and then headed to Rogers Video where we rented An Inconvenient Truth. This documentary unveils the truth about how humans are systematically and very successfully increasing the size of our ecological footprint. The problem is that politicians and business people have been madly trying to avoid this issue because, as Al Gore stated, once they acknowledge the issue, addressing it will become a moral imperative. Scott and I were alarmed at the statistics presented during this piece and sat in shock at the fact that Gore actually lost the presidential election to a intellectual simpleton by the name of George Bush. Listening to Al Gore present intelligent, reasoned, and compassionate dialogue really highlighted the difference between the two men, and forces us to wonder how the world would be different today had the Florida re-count been allowed to proceed. We highly recommend renting this documentary and sharing its message with anyone who will listen.

Our Annual Christmas Pot Luck Dinner!

Mr. and Mrs. Mackey were the kind hosts of this year's annual Christmas pot luck dinner! It was fun to finally see their newly renovated townhouse. They've done a really fantastic job picking out paint colours and decor items. I especially loved their choice of flooring.

During the course of the evening we got caught up on all of the happenings of our lives, enjoyed yummy food, and reflected on the changes since last year's pot luck. Katarina was born this year, and Chris and Cindy will be parents shortly into the new year :-) I can't wait to meet their little boy.

My wish is that we can continue to stay connected and enjoy our Christmas pot luck dinner for many more years to come!

Thanks for being such great friends everyone!

Christmas at Ctik's...

Over the weekend Scott and I were busy decorating our home, drinking egg nog, as well as buying and wrapping Christmas gifts.

After several placements were considered, we decided that the tree should be positioned just before the entrance to the kitchen. Once we finished adding our decorative touches, I sat back and wondered why it is that I have a tree in my living room! It is an interesting tradition that I have never questioned and I undertake this ritual with delight every December. I'm especially excited to have our Katie Cat come over and see all of our decorations!