My Birthday

Another year, another birthday. This year I turned the big 28!! Can't believe how fast time is going. Brandon surprised me and took me to Banff for the weekend. Those that have not been there should definitely make a point in going. One of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. Banff is about two hours from our house. We woke up Friday morning and Brandon had two dozen roses sitting on the counter for me. It was the first snow fall of the year (how fitting on my birthday). We got in the car and headed to Banff. We stayed in the Banff Fairmount Hotel. It was a rather large hotel. The perk was they have a small hotel within the big hotel. We were on a private floor with our own concierge, etc. It was breathtaking. We spent the day walking around, and just admiring the beautiful mountains. That night Brandon made reservations at an Italian restaurant. We had a wonderful dinner. It was such an amazing experience and I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful husband who loves me unconditionally and spoils me. Truth is it would have been the best birthday no matter what because I got to spend the day with Brandon.

Thanksgiving in Canada

Happy Thanksgiving. This was the first year we did not spend Thanksgiving with family. It was very different, but we decided since we couldn't go home we would celebrate in Canada. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October (hence everyone having Christmas decorations already done). Brandon was in Arizona during Canadian Thanksgiving so instead I spent the day with Angie ( a friend of ours that moved up here from Kentucky. Her husband Allen coaches with Brandon as well). We decided to make breakfast and had lots of yummy food. We knew we could not celebrate American Thanksgiving on the actual day as I had to work. So we decided to throw a party on Saturday November 26th. We made invitations and invited 25 people not sure who would come. Everyone decided to come and check out what American Thanksgiving was all about. We decided to split the cooking with The Cox family (Angie, Allen, and their two kids Payton and Koby). We made a menu and split it in half. On our side we had Turkey, Stuffing, Gravy, Cranberry, Mashed Potatoes, dinner rolls, green bean casserole, corn, salad, and desert. We got up Saturday morning and started the cooking. We spent the day cooking, setting up the tables and chairs, and preparing for a fun night. Around 5pm everyone showed up ready to eat!! We had so much food we were running out of room to set stuff. All together there was Turkey, Ham, Gravy, Cranberry, Green Bean Casserole, Stuffing, Sweet Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes, Home made mac and cheese, corn, fruit salad, salad, dinner rolls. And to top it all off we had 4 different deserts and ice cream. We all set down at the table to eat and Brandon started the meal with a  toast thanking everyone for coming and wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. It was the start to a wonderul evening with friends, good food, laughs, and lots of memories.