Merry Christmas Everyone!

And have a great 2011!!

Still want this site kept going then?

Hi folks,

Just a quick one to say hello, we are still here and it is geting colder by the day.

Do you want this site kept going then....can't really think of anything else to say?

See ya!

Elaine's New Job

Hi folks,

Just a quick update to let you all know that Elaine has left her day care job after 2 years, where she made lots of friends and and will be sorely missed. Elaine recevied lots of cards from parents who said Elaine was a special person, who touched the hearts of their children.

Well, now Elaine will be working for the City of Kitchener (sort of like working for the council in England) as a part time administrator, working Tuesday to Friday....with Mondays off!!!

It is Elaine's first week and she is loving it...so everything is good!!!

See you next time folks!

Earthquake Hits Ontario!

Hi folks,

Just a quick update:

I (Brian) just experienced my first earthquake about 1 hour ago. People are all talking about it here at work as we all felt the building shake. See below in the link:

http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=current&sub=detail&id=174972

We are all fine, as it was a minor earthquake, but it did worry me, I must admit!

Anyway, take care everyone and speak soon!

The Photographer In Brian

Well folks,

Judging by the comments from some people for the last blog entry, we will keep the blog going.....for now until you say otherwise.

Anyway, a quick update to say that now Brian has a digital SLR camera, he is now of that age where he has to have a 'hobby'.

So, check out Brian's page on a site called Flickr (pronounced Flicker). Flickr is a site where you can upload photographs and get people to comment on them, if you wish. As Brian has only been using this camera (Canon Rebel T2i) for about 2 months, he is still getting used to it and all the features.

So, for those of you that are interested, here is Brian's Flickr page below:

www.flickr.com/photos/photorookie1/

See you soon....or not......

Important Notice

Now that we have got your attention!!

Well, Elaine and I have decided to stop putting updates on here.

We feel (unless you tell us otherwise) that less and less people are reviewing this blog on a regualr basis, and we are repeating ourselves quite a bit in updates, as real life goes on, work, play, etc.

So with that in mind, there will not be a blog update once a month, as we have been doing, but once every 3 months..or even longer...or not at all...as I (Brian) personally think this blog has outgrown its use....

But you, my viewing friends are the ones who can change all this. If you want this blog to keep going, let us know....if you don't, then we assume you don't...no offence taken if you don't want this to keep going....

This blog has been going for over 2 1/2 years, so let us know if you want to see further updates.

We must admit, it is getting more and more difficult trying to be creative with these updates, as we do not want to bore the viewing public!

Maybe this is the last time.....or......until the next time (maybe)

Goodbye

Brian is...40...40...40 Brian is...40...40...40...Brian is....

Did we say 40.....?

Well folks, another fun packed, star struck, world famous updates from the Emery's!

Brian turned a 'certain age' (ok then he turned 40!!!) earlier this month and he held a birthday party at home.

Everyone that was anyone turned up, neighbours...friends....and those in between (?) were there.

Over 70 people turned up, so Brian must pay very well to have sooooo many friends.

A special message from Brian below:

Before we get to the photos, I would like to thank all my friends who were able to make my party. You all have a special place in my heart. I am so lucky to have you all in my life...and Elaine's (hehehehe)

Special thanks to the Dempster and Wright families (my family here!) to helping us with cooking, music and everything else.

And last but by no means least, I would like to thank my wonderful and beautiful wife, Elaine.

Without her, none of this would have happened. Elaine worked tirelessly to make sure that all the party guests were filled with food and drink.

Thank you sweetheart, I love you with all my heart!

Here then are some photos of the proceedings:

Brian blowing out the candles on someone else's 40th birthday cake...it is not his cake...he is not 40!!

Brian trying to show everyone that he has still got 'it'

And finally, the happy couple in a happy pose

Thank you everyone!

At Last.....WE ARE IN.......

ENGLAND!!!!!!

Well folks,

The time has been and gone.....as we were in England for a vacation!!

This trip was a long time in the making, as this was Brian and Elaine's first trip back to England since leaving those shores over 2 years ago...

They had a great time visiting family and friends, but with only a week to see everyone, they did not get to see everyone which was a real shame. They even had a party where 50 people turned up to see them back in the UK.....

PICTURE TIME BELOW!!!

Time to EEEEAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!

Brian 'acting the child like he is' with his nephew, Henry!

All the kids having fun!

Well, as quickly as the vacation started it finished! We would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone to making the time to see us. Some friends and family traveled hundreds of miles and stayed in hotels etc, to see us. It was appreciated!!

Take care folks.

Another Visit From The UK

Hello everyone,

We hope you are all well and in good health!

Well, another visit took place from England...we had visitors from England over a 3 1/2 week period....Clive and Katherine (sorry, no pictures here!!) and Ricky and his family (look below for...)

Anyway. we have an excellent time (well, if we had a bad time, we wouldn't place that on here would we???) with all our visitors, but here are some pictures (yawn, we hear you say) below!

The 'other Emery's plus one the one they call Dan' at Chicopee Tube Park:





And here we have the gang coming down the hill.....






And a little video for your viewing pleasure...spot the guy screaming!!





All in all a great time, great friends.....just....GREAT!!!!

We Shall Return...............

.........for a vacation!!!!

Hello folks!

Well, it is done!

Brian and Elaine will be back in England for one week....those of you that have email will have already received the dates....we won't place them on here for obvious reasons....

We WILL see you soon!

Take care y'all!!!

Visiting England...A Sort Of Update....

Folks,

Now....there has been a lot of speculation about the Emery's visiting England this year 2010.

We are still looking at visiting this year (honest!) but, it seems that our comments of 'we might be back this year' have been taken as 'we will be back this year'. Please....until we confirm we are coming back, this is still not set in stone.

We are just as excited to plan to visit friends and relatives in England....but currently we are searching for the cheapest flights available for us.

You see, flights here are cheap but the taxes are INCREDIBLE!!!

So, in short.....we will let everyone know when we are coming back...we will try and give PLENTY of notice.

We looking at (and again, please do not take this as definite!) around the Easter period, so that people do not have to take off anytime to see us.....make sense??

More details as they emerge folks..stay tuned on this one.....

Adios! (that's not Canadian, eh?)

Fun At The Inn....

Hi ya folks!!!

Another update from us......

Well, we spent a weekend stay at our friend's inn (thank you Bryan and De!!!!) located in Calendon, which is about 1 hour 15 minutes away from Kitchener where we live.

The Caledon Inn is set in 50 acres of land (WOW!!!) and based here is a 200 year old farmhouse. De who is the owner organizes weddings, events and social functions here and it is a beautiful place.

Well...here is a picture (WHAT....you didn't expect this update without a picture did you???!?!) below:





Apologizes for the quality of the picture as this was taken with Brian's cell phone.....

We will definitely be back in the summer time, so watch out for more updates....

A great weekend was had with great food and of course...people.

See you soon, y'all!!!

Two Years In The Making.....

Hello there folks!

This is our first real update of 2010! We hope you are having a good one so far!

Anyway, Monday 11th January 2010, we celebrated two years of emigrating to Canada.

We are still loving it here (no reason not to really!) and enjoying what life has to offer here.

Don't get us wrong, Canada is not Utopia...we still have to go to work, pay the bills and taxes and all that fun stuff!

Have a little look at a 'special' message for you all below:

See you all soon (in the virtual world of the Internet!!)