Ringing in the New Year!

It starts with looking good and going in to Central London.

It continues with standing in line to get into an event, in the rain, and hearing the church bells toll midnight. At least we got to see the fire works!

Then it really begins:

Friends and family get together and boogie! Aisha, Chenelle, Natalie and me turn for a quick pose.

Avia and me laugh and move it to the music.

And then take another quick photo.

And another!

And another!

And another!

It was a very fun evening. By the end, at 4am, Jazz is giving me a piggy back to the train. With a long mission home, a bowl of cereal and a quick shower, we began our new year by going to bed at 5:35am. 

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!!

The Xavier's!

The Xavier's!

The gals at Zulema's birthday! Nothing but jokes there!

Jazz, Zulema, myself and Femi.

Ma sorting the gifts under the tree.

Looking at one of the gifts. (Me, Zulema and Eve)

Jazz and Femi opening a joint gift - a Transformers racetrack. Boys and their toys!

Lover carving the turkey. Yummy!

Zalika looking adorable with Jumaane and Femi.

More to come soon!

Season's Greetings!

Belated Merry Christmas to all and early Happy New Year! I've been meaning to update with the events of England, but you know how it goes when you're with your husband and family enjoying the good times! Besides, I don't like to update without pictures and believe it or not, my husband has been forgetting his camera! I'm waiting on the sisters (in law) to send me the pictures from Christmas...

Here's the quick scoop anyhow:

* Christmas was fabulous. Jazz and I spent our first Christmas morning together and then went to his parent's house for dinner and more gifts. Yum!

* Yesterday we celebrated Jazz's 33rd birthday! We went to see The Golden Compass with his family and then out for a yummy dinner. 

* Tonight we are going ice skating with family!

* Sunday we are going to see the Nutcracker for Zulema's birthday. (Jazz took me to see the Lord of the Rings on Christmas Eve! Lots of theatre this trip!)

* New Year's Eve we are going to a big party with the siblings and cousins!

* January 5-8th we are going to Rome!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will definitely have pictures from now on!

The 80's Party!

Enough said?!

3 CHEERS FOR CANADIAN IMMIGRATION WANTING TO UNITE FAMILIES!

The verdict is in, my husband has met the standards and qualifications for becoming a permanent resident in Canada!

Everyone says, "That was so quick!" and indeed it was. However, it's been a loooonnnngggg time coming!

So the plan is: He spends his last Christmas with his family in England, I go there to join them, and then he makes his grande entrance into Canada for good, in January! HIP HIP HORRAY!

I Hope She Moves Here

October was a fabulous month for out of town guests. After lover/husband left, my fabulous pal Kiely was in town for 3 weeks. It was so much fun hanging out every weekend. Jesika, Kiely and I were reunited like in the old days of university when we dominated the foozeball table and the dance floor!

And believe it or not, even with all this fun every weekend, I still got all my IPP's written and handed in on time! There's nothing like a whole bunch of plans to make you schedule your time wisely and motivated to use it well.

Time for an Update

My lover/husband is flying over Canada as I type this update. We had a wonderful 9 days together. I asked him "What's the highlight of the trip?" and his answer encompassed almost every day. Hehehaha!

Poker night with pals! I almost won but lost to Queen of Heads Up. Good thing we didn't play for money.

Jazz enjoyed his first Thanksgiving -- twice. We had turkey and fun at dad's Sunday night. (Fun meaning a manly "who's stronger?" showdown between brother and husband, some guitar jammin' and a taste of the typically Canadian based humour show, "Trailer Park Boys.")
And then we got to enjoy another turkey dinner at Auntie's house Monday. Yummy!

Dad treated husband and I to the Stamps game. Jazz got a small preview of winter watching of sports. Good thing we brought some towels to protect our bottoms from the freezing metal seats!

Our last night together was spent feasting on crab curry, hangin out with crazy family and then going to see "The Kingdom." We would highly recommend it.

All in all, Jazz and I had a marvelous time together and can't wait to do it again in 63 days when I go to England for Christmas and New Years.