Movie Night

Happy 30th Birthday Aimee!

This week has been another busy one for Keith. It looks like the coming weeks will be the same. Since they've been so busy at work and putting in long days, we haven't been able to do movie night. Today they actually got home at a decent hour so Rach and Speedy came over and we watched 'Fly Boys'. Speedy you're not going to live this bad choice down. It could have been a good movie, but it was a bit disappointing.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! Keith and I decided a few days ago we would have a big Thanksgiving dinner. We have never cooked one as we've always been home with our families, but this year it was time to do our own. Mostly since we couldn't be home for it. We spent all day cooking the turkey and preparing the fixings. We invited Rachel, Speedy, and Dave over as we wanted to share it with friends and also to show the Brits how we celebrate Thanksgiving, as they don't have such a holiday. Dave was unable to make it due to his sleeping on the bathroom floor last night. Hehe. Rachel and Speedy came over and we had a great feast. I made apple crisp for dessert and then we sat and gabbed for awhile It was the perfect day.

Birthday Dinner

Keith and I went out tonight to celebrate my birthday. We went to Portminster Cafe in St. Ives. It had been recommended to me by the guys at work. It was fantastic. It is literally right on one of the beaches in St. Ives and has a really nice atmosphere. It is a bit pricey but it was well worth it because the food was so good. Next time we go I want to sit out on their patio. They have it set up so cozy with large heaters and a basket of blankets so you can wrap up and keep warm on cool nights while overlooking the beach and ocean. Not a bad deal!

After dinner we went to Dave's as he was having a gathering to celebrate his new place. I didn't really know anyone as it was all the guys on his course which is the course ahead of Keith's. Keith knows them all. I was quite surprised when we went in and everyone is hanging out in the livingroom and Keith stands me in front of them all and announces 'this is my wife Mandy' and then he introduces me to everyone. I'm sure I turned several shades of red. I felt so shy with all these strange people. I was expecting an individual intro to each of them not a whole announcement! Haha. We stayed there until about 1:30am and then drove a few of them home. I didn't drink. The others got a bit messy as Dave brought out 3 bottles of vodka for them to shoot during a drinking game. What a bad idea! Dave was on the bathroom floor when we left! That's what he gets!

TGIF for Keith

I had to spend the morning at home as a guy was coming to do a survey on the house & property and another was coming to fix our over. And to make things even better, Southwest Water was doing work on the water mains so the Helston residents were asked not to turn on their taps between 10am-4pm. Oh well, I was able to accomplish some things I planned for today.

Keith arrived home early at 2:30pm with Speedy. Speedy had to come in for a beer before he went home. Well deserved after the week they had. Keith and laid pretty low and relaxed for the rest of the day and evening. We cooked up a feast of nachos for supper, the Keith attempted a batch of Mushroom Soup. It also turned out pretty good. To finish off the evening we crashed on the couch and watched Die Hard on TV.

Work, Work, Work

Happy Birthday Norma!

Today the guys at work found out yesterday was my birthday so they got me a card and chocolate for everyone. It was very nice. It was such a beautiful day today, it almost felt like summer. I grabbed some lunch and sat in the park and had to peel myself away to go back to work.

Keith was in at work at 6:30pm this morning, home at 7pm and worked until 11:30pm for his flight tomorrow! And he has to be back in at the same time as has a really early brief. This week he may as well be living at the base. He has been working 10-12 hour days, with early starts every day. He is very anxious for the weekend to come.

Happy Birthday to Me!

I can't believe I turned 31 today. I would swear I just turned 29! I don't know where the last 2 years have gone but my grandmothers are right, time passes quicker as you get older. I also realized last night/today that I turn 31 4 hours sooner here than if I was home in Nova Scotia! Damn time difference is making me older quicker!

Keith's week so far has been as painful as he expected and they are inundated with loads of work again. He wasn't sure what time he'd be home tonight or if he'd even be able to pick me up a cake. I ended up being at work until 6pm instead of 5:30pm as we were preparing a tender that had to be sent tonight. It worked out really well as Keith had enough time to get to the grocery store (via Speedy), grab a cake and flowers and get home and have it all set up when I arrived. It was great! It made it all the better because I didn't think he'd be able to get anything and then when he was able to, I was so surprised and happy.

We decided not to go out tonight for dinner as it would be too rushed so he went out and picked up Indian takeout. After we ate, Rachel and Speedy came over for some cake. We actually had cake and tea. Haha. I'm so old! Well, they had tea, I had milk. It was quite funny to see the 4 of us sitting around the table eating cake and drinking tea. They brought me a card and novel, The Color Purple. It was so sweet.

I talked to most of the family and received a ton of emails and birthday wishes. A few cards have made it but the others that are on their way will be a bit delayed due to Royal Mail striking tomorrow until next Wednesday. No rush though, it'll just feel like my birthday all over again! Thanks everyone for the cards, gifts, emails, and phone calls! It was a perfect day thanks to everyone, especially Keith.

6 Month Mark

It's October! Holy cow! 6 months today since we left Canada. Guess I should stop counting the days/months now.

Work was again more enjoyable as it was busier and I was entertained for the day. Keith has another very busy week ahead of him that he's not looking forward to.

2 more days until I'm 31...YIKES!!