Ages ago I wrote a blog post on Edmonton that alluded to a big switch up for us come October. The fated event has come, and we are now a family of four. It’s mind boggling. I’ve been on maternity leave since the start of October. Part of that time was just the wait for…
Life has kept us busy. With work and extracurriculars, busy weekends and, of course, a toddler, our one year out here snuck past without much fanfare. In many ways we haven’t sat back and reflected on actually being in Edmonton. (Well…until the Raptors kick butt and ‘Jurassic Park’ has taken over an area of Toronto…
I think it is safe to say that food is one of my favorite things – whether I’m noshing with friends or having family comfort food; experimenting with new recipes or enjoying a meal at a unique restaurant. In the past, we had started a mini-series of “Local Eats” posts highlighting restaurants we enjoyed in…
Growing up in a small town, it was pretty much a rite of passage to get your driver’s licence as soon as you turned 16. This was true for me, and I was lucky to inherit our family’s old sedan. I went on to get other hand-me-down cars from grandparents, and was always thankful to…
It has been almost 4 months since we started habitating in Edmonton. We screamed in after kissing away our hip lives in Toronto, by way of a stop-over in Mexico for a dear friend’s wedding. Ewan’s work kicked off right away and I was lucky to land a fantastic gig without too long of a…
Well, while it isn’t (too) late to get into the change from 2017 to 2018, I thought I would share some thoughts from a very life-changing year: my year on maternity leave which is ending soon as I go back to work next week!! In the early days of 2017, I finished work, giving myself…
It’s that time of year for ghosts, ghouls and goblins and the costumes come out. We’ve never been super rabid Halloween folk, though we aren’t anti-October 31st either. If there is a gathering that encourages dressing up – we are game; so I guess our Halloween participation is dependent on if we are doing anything.…
Canadian Thanksgiving just passed and we had the opportunity to head up to Ottawa for some family time. Not only did we get to see the Ottawa arm of my family – but my parents and brother also flew in from Calgary. While it hadn’t been that long since we’d seen them out west, it…
How is it that Summer almost always seems to fly by?? Well this year for us August flew by for a particular reason – we were on a travelling roadshow. In fact, I was away from Toronto for 5 weeks! The blitz started off with a short stint in Ottawa to visit family, but most…
So…it’s been awhile. Geez…you’d think we’d had a baby or something. Well, in fact we have. In the early days of a gloomy and drizzly February we welcomed a little man to our family. And now, well, now I can’t remember life before him. Ewan and I have been together for 17 years and yet…