The Birthday Celebrations...

So yesterday was a pretty laid back kind of day. Seeing as how Tim's birthday was the middle of the week (and he has those issues with being the center of attention), I didn't plan anything elaborate.

I did plan a birthday dinner with a few friends and family. Tim picked Montana's Cookhouse which has awesome food. Ribs, steak, burgers, salmon; you name it, they've got it. Our party (using the term loosely) consisted of Tim and I, my parent's, Carolyn and Lavern, my brother Gary, Tim's best friend Nigel and of course Andrea who is staying with us. We had a blast! Put Tim and Nigel together and there is always laughter.

Joking around

Tim making it look like he's picking Nigel's nose. Boys will be Boys!

Mom and Dad

Gary

Me

The best part of having your birthday at Montana's is the come out and sing their own version of happy birthday. Of course, this includes you standing up and wearing a huge set of horns which are attached to what looks like an old football helmet. Tim thinks this is hilarious! My Mom however, had talked to our waitress and told her that Andrea was new here from South Africa, so not only did they have a pair of horns for Tim, they brought out a pair for Andrea as well. Poor Andrea, the horns were so heavy Nigel had to prop them up from behind while we took pictures.

This would be us laughing at poor Andrea


Tim and Andrea enjoying their horns

Tim had fun opening presents. He got mostly movies and dress shirts, which has primarily what he wanted. We're going shopping this weekend for a new washer and dryer, which was his big pick.

Tim got a little carried away unwrapping his presents

The additions of the movie collection

Happy Birthday Honey!!!

Twenty-eight years ago today, my wonderful, adorable husband was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho. With three boys already, the youngest being 6, my mother-in-law Caroline, as well as the three previous boys, were hoping for a little girl. Well, fortunately for me, it was another boy. I'm sure Tim is grateful I don't really know any of the details, because I do know he would be mortified if I posted them. Needless to say Timothy Andrus Mackay was born and I am so blessed that he is my husband today and I am grateful to be able to celebrate this special day with him today. I love you honey!!!

New Beginnings...

After considering creating a blog for a long time, I finally took the plunge. I had actually decided last week, but we have satellite internet. This means our internet is either wonderful, or it is non-existent. Well, it has been non-existent since last Wednesday when I decided to start my blog. Obviously though, we finally got our internet back, so here we go. I have had a blast today learning the in's and out's of beginner blogging and I'm sure I will quickly find myself addicted.

For those of you who don't know, my Dad, Lavern, trains horses and my family lives on an acreage outside of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. For the past two years I've worked with my Dad training horses, but I've come to the realization that, while I love horses, training them is not my forte. My parent's have been looking for someone to take over as assistant trainer for awhile now and I am sooooo excited to announce that Andrea Gie is finally here. Andrea is from Cape Town, South Africa and is an accomplished dressage, jumping and eventing rider. Although she is only here for three months, I am beyond excited that she's here. Not only is there someone to take over for me, she is living with Tim and I and it's like having a sister (PS- My brother is eleven years older than I am, so I'm basically an only child!). She arrived last Wednesday evening after 36 hours in-transit, a rescheduled connecting flight due to mechanical problems, arriving 6 hours later then originally expected and her luggage didn't show up until the next day. At least the airline delivered her luggage to our place. Since she's arrived though, everything has gone smoothly and we already love having her. Welcome Andrea!!!

This week is shaping up to be a busy one. Tim's birthday is on Tuesday. We're going out for dinner as a family, but Tim is pretty horrible about dealing with being the center of attention, so we're keeping things fairly low key. Thursday I get to spend the day with a friend I haven't been able to spend any time with in the last couple of months and we both need a girl's day. Friday night our friend's, Geoff and Colleen have invited us over for their daughter Arianne's first birthday. I'm really excited about this, because I love little people birthdays. I realize she's to young to understand what's going on, but I love watching how fascinated they are with everything. And let's face it, babies eating birthday cake is hilarious! On a sad note, my aunt passed away this morning from her battle with lung cancer. Her funeral will be this week, but I'm not sure when. Our prayers and love are with my uncle Ray and cousins, Jennifer and Micheal. Lastly (so far), Tim has decided he wants a new washer and dryer as his birthday present, so we'll probably go shopping for one on Saturday.

With everything going on, I'm sure I'll have no shortage of things to blog.