It sure is starting to look like Christmas here in Vancouver with a beautiful dusting of snow on the ground already. Like many of you, Christmas is my favourite holiday and it’s no secret that I love winter (although Fall is still my favourite season).

I’m so incredibly backed up on blog posts that I thought I’d give you a little mini preview of what is coming down the pipes on my blog this holiday season, complete with some seasonal photos!

VANCITYALLIE.COM HOLIDAY SEASON 2009 BLOG POST PREVIEW:

Many cooking and baking related blog posts (Christmas cookies hello!), especially as we get closer and closer to Christmas… including *gasp* a fateful attempt at making homemade croissants…

Winter wonderland photos of Vancouver and around our beautiful province…

A gear and gift guide for snowboarding just in time for last minute Christmas shopping… plus lots of snowboarding posts including our upcoming Sun Peaks and Mount Washington trips.

Family, friends, parties for Christmas and New Year’s related posts…

How Allan and I attempted making a 5-course fine dining meal for both our sets of parents when they met for the very first time…

And of course, our last blog post to highlight our time in Kicking Horse and Golden… plus the HD video of the trip!

Hope everyone is enjoying getting ready for Christmas and the holiday season! I know I am!

Thanks to everyone for entering the contest for the Westbeach Outerwear… we ended up having 142 entries!

Last night Allan and I drew a random winner from the contest on video… watch the video to find out if you won! Please excuse our silliness… it was late at night

Congratulations to the winner! This $420 value of Westbeach Lady Racer Jacket and Rendezvous Pants will be mailed to you. Please e-mail me at allie@vancityallie.com to claim your prize. If the prize is not claimed within 7 days, another winner will be drawn.

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In other news, every year we organize a group ski and snowboard trip through Canadian Outback Adventures… this year we are going to Big White. Leave Friday night on January 29th and come back Sunday night on January 31st so you don’t miss any work.You get 2 nights accommodations in luxury condos with full kitchens, vaulted ceilings, and private hot tubs on the deck… also included is round trip bus transportation from Vancouver, 2 days of lift tickets to Big White, and an apres ski party with free appies.

Last year we sold out our trip, and this year promises to as well. There are a few popular Vancouver bloggers going, not to mention tons of rad people in the Vancouver video game industry, tech industry, and cool guys and girls from all over the world who are flying in for this.

If you are interested, please e-mail allie@vancityallie.com and I’ll send you details.

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I’ve got a few posts to catch up on… coming up on the blog… some photos from our dinner party on the weekend with the parents meeting the parents (Eeek!), a Christmas party with our friends, and an outerwear round-up post with some reviews and recommendations for snowboard gear this winter. Not to mention our upcoming trip this weekend to Kicking Horse in Golden, BC and Sunshine Village in Banff and Lake Louise, Alberta!