Keith's Birthday

Happy 31st Birthday Keith!

This week ended up being a busy one for both of us. I had a few longer days at work and of course, Keith had even longer than me. We were both glad to see today come. I got up early again and drove Keith to work. Decided again going to Tesco this early was a good idea. Since today is Keith's birthday I wanted to bake him a black forest cake. It's his mom's recipe and the cake she always baked him and Dale for their birthdays. It was quite the adventure I had making this cake. Somedays I just shouldn't be allowed near a stove/oven and this was one of them. But it is all attributed to our lovely oven that a dislike so much. The cake ended up not cooking completely on the bottom so when I went to take it out of the pans, it stuck. This didn't make for a very pretty cake. One layer was so torn, I had to cut both the cakes in half and make a three layer cake instead of 2. The fourth half was mangled so it got tossed. Rachel came over to visit and to have a good laugh watching me put this thing together. It was such a sight for sore eyes. I got the cake together with the layers and the cherry filling. I ended up ruining the first whipping cream so decided to use the spray on stuff I bought, which was really good. Within minutes of putting this on the cake, it turned to liquid! Oh my God! Thank-God Rach was here as she went to Tesco and bought more whipping cream for me. I finally finished the cake and even though it looked funny, it tasted pretty damn good.

Our new couch got delivered today. Yay! And we were able to get rid of the two very uncomfortable military issued blue chairs. There was just no room for our huge couch and those chairs. When I called to have the chairs picked up I asked for a cot to be delivered at the same time. Then we'd have an extra bed when everyone comes for New Years. Little did I know that a cot in the UK is a crib! Very funny! So now we have a crib. We're getting rid of the thing as soon as possible incase it's contagious! Keith and I had quite the laugh. So did Rachel as she was here when I discovered this.

Colonel Neil, the new Air Force Advisor arrived today to meet Keith and Mark and get a tour of the base. We knew weeks ago he was coming and that we had a dinner date with him and his wife tonight. Not the best way for Keith to spend his birthday. We met Doug and Kate at the Falmouth Hotel at 7:30pm. Mark and Laura couldn't come as she's on bed rest for the remaining months of her pregnancy. Keith and I weren't looking forward to this dinner, but it ended up being a great night. The Colonel and his wife are super down to earth people and it was like hanging out with friends. The food was fantastic and it was all on the Canadian governments dime. How nice! We ended up spending the entire evening with them, not arriving home until after midnight. Excellent night.

Yup, My Head Hurts!

Ooooohhhh, this is why I don't drink. We slept the entire morning away then we got up to be ambitious and actually were. Spent the day cleaning and Keith mowed the lawn and trimmed the hedges. It was surprisingly productive considering our state last night. Keith made sausage and peppers for supper - one of our favorites. Then he spent the rest of the evening preparing for tomorrow's flight.

Rugby World Cup

Happy 31st Birthday Angie!

Keith and I spent the afternoon running errands here in Helston. We didn't go far as the taxi was picking us all up at 5:15pm to go into Falmouth to watch the Rugby World Cup final game. I decided I wasn't spending this Saturday night at home, so I went too. There were 7 os us that went - Me, Keith, Holly, Andy, Mike, Ferg, and Barry. Kev and Blue also met us for a bit later on in the evening. We went to Weatherspoons pub and watched the game there. It was quite the experience as the pub was packed with ruby fans, and with England playing it was even more exciting. Unfortunately England lost to South Africa. This was my first rugby game. Wow, what a rough game!

After the game we went to a small pub called Fin McCools (I think). To finish off the night we went to Club International to dance the alcohol away. We had a great time. My head is gonna hurt tomorrow! The pink shirts are the guys' course shirts with their name and a number of the back.

Welcome Lynden Doyon!

Aimee and Kris delivered a beautiful baby boy very early this morning via C-Section as the little guy was breach. They named him Lynden Henry and he weighed 7lbs 5oz. Congratulations Pookie!

I got up and drove Keith to work for 7 this morning. When I dropped him off I figured I may as well get the grocery shopping done since there would be no crowds. When I got home I then started a steak and guinness pie for supper. I completely forgot how long a process this is. While making the pie, I got even more ambitious and made banana muffins. I finally finished it all at lunch time.

Rachel and I have been planning to do a girl's day all week. When I was finally finished being Aunt Jemima, I picked Rach up and we went to Porthleven to the Harbour Inn. What a nice restaurant/pub. We hung out there for a few hours having lunch and a drink. As we were having a girls day, Keith and Speedy went off surfing after they were finished work. After the Harbour Inn, Rach and I decided to go back to Helston. We dropped the car off here and then walked into town. We did some shopping, then went to the Seven Stars pub. It's actually not a bad bar/pub. Once the guys were done surfing they met us at the pub. By then we were feeling no pain. We had another drink with them, then we all came back here to have the steak and guinness pie for supper and watch a movie. We watched 'Scent of a Woman' as Rach and Speedy hadn't seen it before. What a great day!

Dinner with the Padre

The Canadian Detachment in London have a variety of support personnel for the military members and their families posted here. Because we are considered remote families in Cornwall - because we're so far away from the detachment, the Padre decided she would take a few days to visit the remote families. Tonight we went to Mark & Laura's (the other Canadians) for dinner with them and the Padre. It was excellent. We sat around and chatted for awhile then had a fantastic dinner. The Padre is quite the character - mostly because she's a Newfie! I had met her when we did our in clearance in April, and knew immediately she was a hoot. She also brought us down some duty free booze, which was a bonus. It was a good night and it was nice to spend some time with Mark and Laura too.

Really Long Day

Keith was at work this morning at 6:30am and I picked him up at 10pm! He ended up being on duty today and since there was night flying he had to stick around and continue duty. Poor guy.

A Bike Ride

Happy Anniversary Michelle & Ian!

What a beautiful fall day. Mike called early afternoon to see if we wanted to go for a bike ride. Sweet! I finally get to go on the bike. One of Mike's buddies is in town and he wanted to take him out to Sennan Cove. I haven't been yet so this was perfect. Once we arrived at Sennan Cove (about a 30 minute drive) we sat on the outdoor patio of the restaurant on the beach and had hot chocolate. Afterwards we headed back home. It was such a perfect day to be on the bike.

Since Chris was still in town we took him out for supper. He came to Helston to meet us and we tried out an Italian restaurant I didn't realize existed. It was really good. Chris came back here for a bit and hung out, then he was off.