and this is why:
YAY! Stephan is home until Tuesday morning! He has to work Sunday in Canmore, but he leaves in the morning and comes home at dinner so that's ok.
BOO! I'm now sick. Bad time to be sick. Tomorrow is the Halloween party for the kids at the preschool, and Monday is our field trip to a pumpkin patch. I also have a choir practice on Saturday, which I need to be at rain or shine. So body, HEAL UP FAST!
Stephan has put me on bed rest for the night, I'm only allowed out to eat. My request for pizza was denied. I tried to argue that I'm not sick to my stomach, its just a bad head cold. He disagreed. So I lose. Chicken noodle soup for me! It's a good thing I love soup though :)
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
weekend recap - I'm back!
Well, I hated to take the week off but it was much needed. I managed to get my essay done (worth 25% of my grade!), and get my week of planning done for the kids at work.
Stephan also came home from his Ontario vacation this past Tuesday. I knew he had been missing home, so I made a big deal out of his return and baked him a german cheesecake, had stew in the slow cooker and home made butter milk biscuits, and flowers. He got a bit of a cold from the air conditioning on the plane, which turned into a full-scale cold which he still is not 100% from. The poor guy also got stuck going right back to work Wednesday morning, even though he was still on vacation for the rest of the week. The schedule got messed up, some sort of mis-communication. He's facing a long work week this week, working overtime on the weekend and continuing with a normal week next week.
So our weekend was quiet, spent relaxing so Stephan could try to feel better for work this week.
I'm looking forward to catching up on your blogs! How was your weekend?
Stephan also came home from his Ontario vacation this past Tuesday. I knew he had been missing home, so I made a big deal out of his return and baked him a german cheesecake, had stew in the slow cooker and home made butter milk biscuits, and flowers. He got a bit of a cold from the air conditioning on the plane, which turned into a full-scale cold which he still is not 100% from. The poor guy also got stuck going right back to work Wednesday morning, even though he was still on vacation for the rest of the week. The schedule got messed up, some sort of mis-communication. He's facing a long work week this week, working overtime on the weekend and continuing with a normal week next week.
So our weekend was quiet, spent relaxing so Stephan could try to feel better for work this week.
I'm looking forward to catching up on your blogs! How was your weekend?
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
back next week!
I'm taking a blogging break this week! Stephan just got home from vacation, and I have an assignment due, as well as I have to plan next week for work at the pre-school!
Hope you all have a wonderful week, and weekend and I'll see you next week :)
Hope you all have a wonderful week, and weekend and I'll see you next week :)
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Weekend Recap - Thanksgiving Long Weekend
This weekend was Thanksgiving up here in Canada. I was looking for a nice relaxing weekend, being very lazy since Stephan was gone back in Ontario.
Friday was a quiet night, not so lazy. I spent some time working on my course, as I had gotten a little bit behind.
Saturday I got to sleep in for a bit, and then it was off to Chestermere for a youth choir practice for the Christmas program this year. After the choir practice we all headed out to the Calgary corn maze. I had never been, and I hadn't been to a corn maze (in general) in years, so I was excited for a bit of fun. And we had some good weather for it, a bit cool but nice and sunny and a blue sky.
Friday was a quiet night, not so lazy. I spent some time working on my course, as I had gotten a little bit behind.
Saturday I got to sleep in for a bit, and then it was off to Chestermere for a youth choir practice for the Christmas program this year. After the choir practice we all headed out to the Calgary corn maze. I had never been, and I hadn't been to a corn maze (in general) in years, so I was excited for a bit of fun. And we had some good weather for it, a bit cool but nice and sunny and a blue sky.
borrowed from here
This is a maze from a previous year, not the one I did on Saturday.
Pic taken from here.
This is a maze from a previous year, not the one I did on Saturday. Pic taken from here.
After the corn maze I did a little shopping. I bought a nice hunter green sweater for the fall, one I can wear to work as well as a belt and tights/leggings. I want to get into that look. But I bought a size bigger and it was still cutting into my stomach so I need to take them back and do some research on where to get leggings that will fit nice.
Sunday I had church in the morning, and I went back to my old congregation to visit some friends. I was invited to Thanskgiving dinner by someone in the church, and so I spent a wonderful evening there with a turkey dinner.
On Monday I got up and had to prepare some food. I was invited by some other friends from church, along with my cousins, for a Thanksgiving dinner at their house. That's right, 2 turkey dinners for me! :) After I got home, it was more of just working on my course and catching up in front of the tv.
Now I'm trying to drag my butt into work the Tuesday after a long weekend. But, at least its a short week!
How was your weekend?
Sunday I had church in the morning, and I went back to my old congregation to visit some friends. I was invited to Thanskgiving dinner by someone in the church, and so I spent a wonderful evening there with a turkey dinner.
On Monday I got up and had to prepare some food. I was invited by some other friends from church, along with my cousins, for a Thanksgiving dinner at their house. That's right, 2 turkey dinners for me! :) After I got home, it was more of just working on my course and catching up in front of the tv.
Now I'm trying to drag my butt into work the Tuesday after a long weekend. But, at least its a short week!
How was your weekend?
Thursday, October 6, 2011
one nite is better than none
Stephan is home from work tonight :) But, sadly (for me) its just for one night. Tomorrow, bright and early in the morning I have to take him to the airport before work. He is flying back to Ontario until the 18th, to visit his best friends in southern Ontario, and to go back up north to visit our friends Mel and Ben. He's also returning for Oktoberfest, which starts tomorrow.
Stephan is really excited for this trip. He hasn't been back to Ontario since we moved out here, about 1.5 years ago. Which means he hasn't seen his friends since then either. So he's really happy for the time off.
And I'm really happy and excited for him. ....but is it bad that I'm not 100% happy? Because I'm not going with him, so I won't see him for 1.5 weeks. I know its not that long, but he's already gone during the week for work.
But, one night is better than none :) And I'm happy for the time I do have with him.
P.S remind me tomorrow to tell you about my ordeal with the car dealership this past Tuesday. What a story that is!
Stephan is really excited for this trip. He hasn't been back to Ontario since we moved out here, about 1.5 years ago. Which means he hasn't seen his friends since then either. So he's really happy for the time off.
And I'm really happy and excited for him. ....but is it bad that I'm not 100% happy? Because I'm not going with him, so I won't see him for 1.5 weeks. I know its not that long, but he's already gone during the week for work.
But, one night is better than none :) And I'm happy for the time I do have with him.
P.S remind me tomorrow to tell you about my ordeal with the car dealership this past Tuesday. What a story that is!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
How you can tell Stephan is not Canadian
I keep telling Stephan he would fail the citizenship exam (or whatever it is) because of the following that CLEARLY give away he is German, and not Canadian....you can decide for yourself!
1.) He doesn't like maple syrup. Seriously, how else do you eat pancakes?! (he eats them with apple sauce and sugar). This also rules out maple candies and anything maple related.
2.) He doesn't like corn on the cob. He likes corn. Just not on the cob. I on the other hand drool when there is corn on the cob and eat it like its my last meal. Oh how I savor the goodness of corn loaded with butter, and some salt and pepper.
3.) He doesn't like cinnamon. This totally rules out french toast with cinnamon, brown sugar and MAPLE SYRUP. See what he is missing out on?!
4.) He's not a fan of bacon. We Canadians like our bacon. Even me, who doesn't eat pork will scarf down some nice crispy bacon. And you can't go without bacon in a Ceasar salad. Which brings me to my next point....
5.) Stephan doesn't like Ceasar salad! Granted, until several years ago I didn't either, but when I rediscovered it, it was heaven! Now I am making up for lost time (even though I almost stopped eating it when I found out about there being anchovy paste in it....eew. Still delicious though).
6.) He doesn't like anything bbq or smoked/hickory flavour. How else do you eat chicken wings?! mmmmm bbq sauce. The one great thing about this is that I don't have to share my chicken wings, haha! Although...I also have no one to finish them if I get full (I often make Stephan eat my left over food).
7.) He thinks that soccer will take over hockey as the #1 sport in Canada. HA! (or used to, I think maybe he has changed his opinion on this). Granted, its quite possible to become our favourite summer sport, but favourite EVER?! no way! Hockey is ingrained in our blood the way soccer is in his, in Europe. As soon as fall hits out come the road hockey nets, and time to prep the out door hockey rinks! And when the lakes freeze, time for pond hockey! We go a little crazy for it (yes, I am one of the crazies!). Besides, we have way more months of winter than summer. And the reality of indoor soccer arenas in the winter is really only an option for the larger cities and lets face it, we got a lot of small little towns in Canada who wouldn't have access to that (but who DO have access to outdoor rinks and pond hockey) ...you see my point here? I could go on.
I also realize most of my things were about food. ....it was not a good idea to write this in the morning. I'm starving!
Gotta go get some breakfast, have a great day!
1.) He doesn't like maple syrup. Seriously, how else do you eat pancakes?! (he eats them with apple sauce and sugar). This also rules out maple candies and anything maple related.
2.) He doesn't like corn on the cob. He likes corn. Just not on the cob. I on the other hand drool when there is corn on the cob and eat it like its my last meal. Oh how I savor the goodness of corn loaded with butter, and some salt and pepper.
3.) He doesn't like cinnamon. This totally rules out french toast with cinnamon, brown sugar and MAPLE SYRUP. See what he is missing out on?!
4.) He's not a fan of bacon. We Canadians like our bacon. Even me, who doesn't eat pork will scarf down some nice crispy bacon. And you can't go without bacon in a Ceasar salad. Which brings me to my next point....
5.) Stephan doesn't like Ceasar salad! Granted, until several years ago I didn't either, but when I rediscovered it, it was heaven! Now I am making up for lost time (even though I almost stopped eating it when I found out about there being anchovy paste in it....eew. Still delicious though).
6.) He doesn't like anything bbq or smoked/hickory flavour. How else do you eat chicken wings?! mmmmm bbq sauce. The one great thing about this is that I don't have to share my chicken wings, haha! Although...I also have no one to finish them if I get full (I often make Stephan eat my left over food).
7.) He thinks that soccer will take over hockey as the #1 sport in Canada. HA! (or used to, I think maybe he has changed his opinion on this). Granted, its quite possible to become our favourite summer sport, but favourite EVER?! no way! Hockey is ingrained in our blood the way soccer is in his, in Europe. As soon as fall hits out come the road hockey nets, and time to prep the out door hockey rinks! And when the lakes freeze, time for pond hockey! We go a little crazy for it (yes, I am one of the crazies!). Besides, we have way more months of winter than summer. And the reality of indoor soccer arenas in the winter is really only an option for the larger cities and lets face it, we got a lot of small little towns in Canada who wouldn't have access to that (but who DO have access to outdoor rinks and pond hockey) ...you see my point here? I could go on.
I also realize most of my things were about food. ....it was not a good idea to write this in the morning. I'm starving!
Gotta go get some breakfast, have a great day!
Monday, October 3, 2011
weekend recap - weekend 3 of 3 Stephan is home :)
This weekend was the last weekend I had Stephan for. On Friday he leaves to go back to Ontario for 1 1/2 weeks (he hasn't been back since we moved here). He's really excited to see his best friend again. And for Oktoberfest!
Friday wasn't very exciting. We prepared our immigration documents, making sure everything was finalized and watched TV. Woohoo, we lead exciting lives!!!
Saturday morning we had our appointment with our lawyer, to finalize and sign the documents from last week. It took awhile, but we got it done. Than we spent the rest of the afternoon running errands, which included getting me a new winter coat (my current one is about 6/7 years old!). This is the one I got, from Rickis:
I chose this coat because of the hood, which I regretted not having on my last coat. Especially with the wind we can get here in Calgary, sometimes a scarf just does not cut it! What's even better, is that the hood is removable so I can get both looks with this coat! 2 for 1, what's better than that?!
We did some laundry on Saturday (again, very exciting) and had a nice warm dinner of chili, followed by some movies on the couch (which I fell asleep for!).
Sunday was our church thanksgiving. Here in Canada we have our Thanksgiving in October, which falls on this coming weekend (long weekend for us, woohoo!). Our church always celebrates it the weekend before, which I think is smart as people are often travelling and away for thanksgiving. So we had our normal service, which Stephan came to church for, followed by a turkey dinner with all the fixings and lots of german goodies for dessert (Stephan was quite excited about the home-made plum cake, which he now is insisting I learn how to make. Great).
I had a little bit of a nap after church, then spent the afternoon doing some things for work, and working on my course. We watched Pan Am again, and I must say that I quite enjoy it, despite the ratings. I love the dresses they wear, and I want them all! I'm on this huge retro kick right now.
How was your weekend?
Friday wasn't very exciting. We prepared our immigration documents, making sure everything was finalized and watched TV. Woohoo, we lead exciting lives!!!
Saturday morning we had our appointment with our lawyer, to finalize and sign the documents from last week. It took awhile, but we got it done. Than we spent the rest of the afternoon running errands, which included getting me a new winter coat (my current one is about 6/7 years old!). This is the one I got, from Rickis:
I chose this coat because of the hood, which I regretted not having on my last coat. Especially with the wind we can get here in Calgary, sometimes a scarf just does not cut it! What's even better, is that the hood is removable so I can get both looks with this coat! 2 for 1, what's better than that?!
We did some laundry on Saturday (again, very exciting) and had a nice warm dinner of chili, followed by some movies on the couch (which I fell asleep for!).
Sunday was our church thanksgiving. Here in Canada we have our Thanksgiving in October, which falls on this coming weekend (long weekend for us, woohoo!). Our church always celebrates it the weekend before, which I think is smart as people are often travelling and away for thanksgiving. So we had our normal service, which Stephan came to church for, followed by a turkey dinner with all the fixings and lots of german goodies for dessert (Stephan was quite excited about the home-made plum cake, which he now is insisting I learn how to make. Great).
I had a little bit of a nap after church, then spent the afternoon doing some things for work, and working on my course. We watched Pan Am again, and I must say that I quite enjoy it, despite the ratings. I love the dresses they wear, and I want them all! I'm on this huge retro kick right now.
How was your weekend?
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