Christmas - A Year in Review

Dear Family and Friends,

I am finally on Christmas holiday! I thought I’d send a note out to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year. It’s been a busy year and I have a few stories to share.

January brought me another maternity leave with the school board, steady, predictable work until June! I love working with the special needs children.

In April David, my boyfriend, moved to Orangeville to share a home with Oakley and I. It has made our home a warmer place and the dishes and laundry get done more often! David, for anyone who hasn’t yet met him, is a great guy. His family lives in Orangeville and Shelburne, he works in construction (special talents in drywall) and is applying to teachers college for September. Oakley just loves him. In July, the Durham’s (David’s family) had their big family BBQ and our parents finally met each other.

David and I joined Big Tyme Boxing gym in May. I have been learning how to work out, skip and run, while punching the heavy bags. I recently got headgear and bigger gloves to go into the ring and spar against other people. I thought I was in shape until I was trying to duck punches in the ring!

August finally brought my Girl Guide trip to Switzerland. We travelled for 2 weeks in the area of Adelboden. We stayed at the World Guiding center: Our Chalet. During this trip I learned the true meaning of hiking. Hours and hours every day we walked straight uphill or straight downhill to get to our activity! I came home with great memories of laughing and meeting new people, fabulous pictures and great legs!

During October David and I worked toward earning our motorcycle license. We took a course through Humber College and both passed the M2 test. It was so much fun riding those little bikes around the parking lot and weaving through the different obstacles. I can’t wait to buy a bike in the spring to ride around town! Speaking of vehicles, in November we replaced David’s aging truck (it was old enough to drive itself!) with a shiny red Dodge Dakota. That little truck is fun to drive in all our new snow!

So, now it’s time for me to sit back with a festive drink and wait for Santa to show up.

Merry Christmas!
Jacquie, David and Oakley