Christmas Time

My house didn't look much like Christmas because I was waiting....and waiting was hard but it was worth it.  Ron had two weeks of training in Edmonton which is a long time but my good friend from Ontario came for a week to help pass the time and make things feel a little bit more like Christmas.

Cheryl arrived on the Saturday and immediately discovered the winds of Pincher Creek.  On Sunday, we went to church and then started then the decorating began.  By the end of the day, we were feeling a lot like Christmas.

On Tuesday, we checked out the stores in Pincher Creek, walked along the creek and enjoyed a tea and some treats at the local coffee house.

We spent lots of time cooking and baking and enjoyed sampling.

We took time to play pool and darts.  Cheryl was catching on and we had lots of laughs and shared the wins.

At the end of each day, we would enjoy our dinner and watch a Christmas movie. 

On Wednesday, we set aside the baking and decorating and went to Frank to go through the museum and walk the hike. 

We drove along Crowsnest and made it into British Columbia before turning around.  Cheryl found a bear and got a nice hug.

We stopped at a falls on the way back to enjoy some more views.



On Thursday, we headed to Waterton and were very adventurous in going on a hike. 

It was the first time that I was actually ahead of someone on a hike.  We had a great walk through ice and snow and were proud of ourselves when we finished.

On Friday, we did a little bit more baking, watched another Christmas movie and headed down town to watch the Christmas parade.

On Saturday morning, we packed up the truck and headed to Calgary with snowy roads for part of the way.  We arrived at Spruce Meadows and shopped the best Christmas Market ever.

After wandering through lots of booths, we went to the Crossiron mall to shop the stores there.

Our theme for the week was Christmas, getting 10,000 steps, tea and friendship!.

It was a great Christmas week with a wonderful friend.