Jesus is the reason for the season!

Merry Christmas, Dad and Grandma!
Hope you guys had a wonderful day. Lots of love from me and George. And a big wet sloppy lick from chin to eyebrow from both Lola and Cierra!

See you soon.

Puppy puke

Our puppy Cierra hasn't been doing too well lately. About six days ago she simply stopped eating. Just like that. And for a dog that needs roughly 6-7 cups a day, to stop eating is a big deal.

So after work on the second day I ran out and bought a different kind of dog food thinking that maybe she has discriminating tastes. But no... she took a couple of nibbles, turned around and rolled up in a ball and fell asleep.

Same thing the next day.

On the fourth day we reverted back to a previous dog food we know she liked. But no luck. So, off to the vet we went. $250 later, nothing. They took some blood tests but as of last night everything was negative. The one suggestion our vet had was to try wet food.

So last night we went out and bought a few cans of wet food. To our amazement, she loved it! A huge sigh of relief, until about an hour ago. She has thrown up all of it, and more i'm sure.

I'm now waiting to hear back from the vet.

Needless to say, George and I are both worried.

Winter is here

Someone mentioned yesterday that technically, it's still autumn. Sure hasn't felt like it! Even before this past weekend's snowfall, we have had quite a bit of snow.

We woke up this Sunday morning and this is what the cars looked like in front of our house. Luckily, we have a driveway on the back and a snowplough did a terrific job. Just a little bit of shoveling on our end. But still, it was fun watching George pull out this morning at 6am.

This year's best movie

Rarely have I ever walked out of a movie and said to myself, "What the fuck?"

But I did (and so did George) after seeing the Coen brothers' latest movie "No Country for Old Men". But it was a "What the fuck," in the good sense of the phrase. It's so not Hollywood, which is such a relief.

Go see it Michelle and Gary! you guys will love it.

Oh, to be a Tree!

Saturday was spent creating more Christmas memories.

We woke up (kinda) early and drove out to a tree farm NEAR GUELPH with the dogs and spent about 30 minutes strolling rows and rows of trees, looking for that one perfect tree. We found it standing near the back of the farm.

Surprisingly, it didn't take much to saw the thing down. George looked very manly.

After throwing it atop the car, we made our way back to Toronto discussing what it must be like for a christmas tree. Just 30 minutes prior to that moment, our tree was minding its own business, doing what trees do. Then, out of nowhere, some guy appears with a saw and cuts it down. The pain it must have felt. Then it got dragged to a machine that basically tied it up (sorry, leather was not used). For the next hour it was forced to endure cold wind at 100km/h along the 401. The final insult? Being dressed with glass bulbs and white lights.

But damn, our place looks fine!

Our trip.

We recently got back from a lovely little vacation with George's parents, my Mom and a friend of George's parents.

Our 4-day cruise with Carnival began in Los Angeles and took us to Catalina Islands and Ensenda Mexico. Weather was terrific, although the smog is disgusting. Some highlights:
- 2-hour trip through Target to buy hangers, backyard lanterns and an ipod. Obviously, things you can't buy in Toronto.
- Me throwing up behind a rental car. And again on the side of a Los Angeles highway. Thanks Harveys!
- Incredible cruise food! A certain someone was known to ask for 2 dinners. No names.
- Arguing with security
- Meeting a really dumb, blonde Canadian Carnival employee who told us to basically accept the things you can't change. She has.
- Watching George win money on the 2-cent slots. Watching my money on the 2 cent slots disappear.
- Sitting in the jacuzzi with Mama Silva
- Watching Mama Newman get harassed by the Mexican merchants. Just say no!
- Walking to the "Casino" in Catalina Islands only to find out that the "casino" is actually a movie theatre. Damn beautiful theatre!
- Driving to Kitchener 3 times.

Important Update!

Apparently i'm not blogging enough.

So you'll be very interested to know that this morning I had corn flakes with... wait for it... a banana! It was delicious!