Christmas 2011

I gotta say, I’m loving this holiday season without any snow so far! Just this past weekend we went for a long bike ride down the Galloping Goose Trail into downtown (almost) Victoria with the kids. It was a great day to be outside and we had plenty of fine company along the trail with many other people walking, jogging, and cycling. It’s looking like we won’t get any snow here at all this year, of course it’s only December so we’ll see what January brings.

Last year we did have snow a couple of times, but it didn’t stick around long. This year we’re off to Fernie to visit my brother Wren, his wife and their little one. My parents will join us there as well. I’m pretty sure there will be plenty of snow in Fernie, which will satisfy this year’s white Christmas urges!

This has been a long and challenging year. Erick has been swamped with his MBA studies, while I started a full time job (finally) in June. The kids are growing up fast (thank goodness!) and starting to play together, sometimes without fighting! I suspect that being in separate classrooms for daycare is helping on that front.

Erick will be starting a co-op job in January, so we’ll have to figure out how to juggle dropping off and picking up the kids for daycare. My work term has been extended until July 1st so I don’t have to start the year frantically looking for another job quite yet.

We are really looking forward to this next phase of life – no more school for either of us for awhile – as we start to settle into our new city and make it our home.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Robin