Kelly and Al - Sunset Beach Wedding - July 4th

Well!
We've attended two weddings in a row now and have another, for my ex-fiance, on the way! Tis the season for matrimonial bliss!

Nick and I attended his sister's wedding a week ago, Saturday July 4th on the beach in Point Clark. It was a sunset wedding, and just beautifully done in true Kelly n' Al style; simple and classy.

The reception was held in their backyard under a large tent and filled with well over a hundred people. Maybe close to two hundred. I don't know. I was drinking, lol. But there were alot. :)

They had a buffet dinner that consisted of everything from smoked fish and mussels to a wide selection of hors d'œuvres, to shish-kabobs of both chicken and steak, a fruit tray, salads galour, and of course, Champagne that was served by one of the hottie groomsmen who also donned kilts. Mmmhmm...hey, just cause I've already bought my shoes don't mean I can't still window shop! :)

Although the cool air from off the lake was a little breezy at times and caused for me to shiver often (I get cold easily), Nick was ever the gentleman as he offered to me his jacket from his suit.
But the atmosphere around us with all the guests and their smiles and abundance of laughter made the night so warm and comfortable.

And at about 10pm, friends of the Bride and Groom set off fireworks in the adjacent field. Friggin' awesome. I got a good shot of Kelly and Al kissing during the explosions :)

We had a fantastic time and if it wasn't for the fact that Nick had a tee-off time at 7am the next morning (it was a Tournament; he kinda had to be there), we would have saved ourselves the 2.5 hour drive back home that night and crashed somewhere in their yard; picnic table, spot on the grass, wherever. We SO did not want to leave.

But...there's the rest of the summer for us to head up there for a weekend and relax around a campfire as our kids; 2 from us, 2 from them, play. I can't wait for that!

Tammy and Lonny Crick - The Wedding

I attended my close close friend Tammy's wedding yesterday. The weather was just PERFECT (okay so I still froze in 20+ degree weather but that's a downfall I have due to poor circulation or something), everybody in attendance look great and it was just an overall beautiful experience to be a part of her wedding.

Tam's and I go back. I mean way back. Way to-the-back-of-the-bus back. We met in our tweens and teens and have been close ever since. She had one of those personalities that would light up the room and at the same time let you know not to screw with her, lol. She's all about the 'tude ya'll. :)

We've been through lots - mostly great times but some tough times. I think it's enabled us to be as close as we are today. I have got LOTS of partying-with-Tammy stories (none that I will post online because no one needs to know the unreserved side of me, lol) so needless to say I was totally humbled when I got her invite.
Side note: she was given a nice DIY package from her Aunt so that's why I didn't do her invites - I can't really compete with DIY packages, but that's okay, my little business is still cooler! :)

I kinda expected one anyways because we ARE friends, but when I actually got it in the mail it was just solidifying it for me. I was cool enough ;)

So here are some pictures that I took with my handy dandy Canon PowerShot SD700...I'm no professional, but if I might say so myself, some of my pics are perty darn good :)
Enjoy!

P.S.
I got my tattoos done...just waiting for them to heal before I take pictures of them because really, do YOU wanna see scabby flakes of skin? Din't think so.

Gettin' Inked

So guess what?!
I have finally made an appointment with a local tattoo parlour to discuss design options and fonts for a few tats I am going to get.
Yes, I said the word few: one, is existing and the other two will be new. Three equals few doesn't it? :)

What I'm going to do is get both my kids names on my wrists (well, we'll see how much it hurts first) and also enhance and sexify my GiddyUp tattoo. I was quoted about two hundred for all, but that could change depending on how involved in design my tattoos will be.

And of course as a graphic designer I will naturally oversee the design in all stages. I have some preliminary sketches done already, but I would like to work with the tattoo artist to get their take on it because maybe they can suggest something I didn't think about.

But I'm excited!!
I've been wanting to get more tats for years and now I am finally just going to do it! Yay me! And of course I will blog my progress and then soon enough comes the official picture gallery! Hoorah!
Hoorah!

You Knew You Grew Up in the 90's When...

This list made me laugh till I almost peed my pants.
Almost.
What are your memories of the 90's?

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"
2. You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"
3. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"
4. You remember when it was actually worth getting up earlyon a Saturday to watch cartoons.
5. You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
6. You remember reading "Goosebumps"
7. You were there for the Yo-Yo craze and had to have the Bumble Bee
8. You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"
9. You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.
10. You remember the craze then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.
11. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...
12. You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together.
13. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"
14. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates
15. You ever got injured on a Slip 'n' Slide
16. You remember when almost every guy owned a skateboard and the video game tony hawk.
17. You wore socks over leggings scrunched down
18. You safety pinned your jeans and worse Hypercolour shirts.
19. You remember boom boxes vs. cd players
20. You knew what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare"
21. You remember Alf, the little brown alien from Melmac and Vicki the Robot from "Small Wonders"
22. You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool
23. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"
24. You played and or collected "Pogs" and had to have the best "slammer"!
25. You used to pretend to be a MIGHTY MORPHIN Power Ranger and you owned a Skip It
26. You had at least one GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere
27. You watched the original Care Bears, and Ninja Turtles
28. You watched Roseanne and identified with the family functions of that show.
29. You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out.
30. You remember a time before the WB.
31. You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
32. You thought it would be so cool to be Alex Mack.
33. You know the Macarena by heart
34. "Talk to the hand" ... enough said
35. You thought Brain would finally take over the world
36. You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"
37. You remember a time when you didn't own a computer
38. Best of all you remember the computers with black screens and green letters.
39. You made paper scrunchies to see who you'd end up marrying.
40. You wore Exclaimation perfume.

Bridal Show March 1st!

Yes! You read me right, yet another bridal show under my belt! I am really liking them, they prove to be a great way to spend an afternoon, or at least for me anyways!

It started off as a good day. My girlfriend Nicole came to help out for the day to see what all the fuss was about. She was nice enough to bring flowers for the table as well as suckers! And who doesn't like suckers?

We packed up her car and sped off down the country road on our way to the St. Thomas Golf and Country Club, gossiping the whole way about people places and things. There are some things I learned about her and a couple things she learned about me as well. It was great conversation between two great people.

So we get to the venue about 20 minutes before doors opened and I was non-stresed. I had all my gear and time to set up and possibly introduce myself to other vendors before perching myself at my booth. Life was good.

We hauled everything in and began to set up. I reached down to grab my portfolios when my hand went through a space of air.
They.weren't.there!
OMG!
Panick set in immediately as I frantically looked around hoping to God I wasn't stupid enough to forget the ONE thing that I was there to show off!
And I was.

So we left the rest of the set up as it was, half way done. Jumped in her car and sped back to my house. Yes, we were clocking speeds I won't mention but we made it to my house and back, which would have normally took close to 45 minutes in about half an hour. I was freaking out a little (actually, alot) the whole time too, lol!

Upon returning to the club, Nicole looked at me and said "Okay we are only 15 minutes late, all we gotta do is set the portfolios up on the table, are you still stressed because you shouldn't be now."

I let out a sigh of relief and said I was no longer stressed. She cracked up laughing for some strange reason and says to me "Good Lees, because to be honest with you I was freaking out the whole time too but I knew if you knew that it would have made it worse!"

We had a good laugh, ran inside and set up. Done in about 3 minutes. From the looks of things it wasn't too busy and it didn't get busy until about half an hour into it so I was relieved.

But in my defense, even the most organized people have an off day! :) I'm allowed!

Nicole was an amazing help! She came up with little things to put in my schpeel and we had a great time. We met a nice n' super cool photographer named David Irvine who is going to do head shots for me; he's really good, his work speaks for himself. You can check it out at www.jdwiphotography.com.

And we even watched an entertaining game of golf by a long golfer out on the greens mid way through the day!

But for future reference I am now going to incorporate and use a list of items for me to bring.
Silly me.
It won't happen again, that's for sure!

And yes, just so you know, the suckers were a hit!

Something Fun To Do

So I’m sitting here one day thinking that I would love to finally get a handwriting analysis done. I did some quick googling and found a lady in London who’s been doing it professionally for about 30 years. Her name is Diann Vail and she’s got a Bachelor of Arts in the area of document examining; she’s a certified Graphoanalyst. Wow that’s a big word for a small girl like me! I’m going to use that word in conversations in the future so I sound smart in my social circles, lol.

Diann has done work for the police, for court proceedings and for little people like myself. I contacted her after perusing her website (http://www.diannvail.com/) to set up a time that I could come see her. She suggested that since I was from out of town that we could do all correspondence via email. “How convenient!” I thought.

What she requires is for you to submit a page or two about anything that comes off the top of your head in handwritten formation and for a fee she would analyze it and send the summary back to you.

So I did.
I wrote about how I started out as a writer at the tender age of about 12; I was in the 7th grade. I didn’t want to write anything that was too autobiographical because let’s be honest, she could just tell me what I already told her and that’s no fun. I wanted to write something that was important to me but something that didn’t shed too much light onto who I was in general. I mean, that was up to her to tell me, right?

It took a couple of weeks. I waited with baited breath as I was so excited to get something like this done. I’m into these kind of things; psychics, palm readings, etc. If anything, it’s for fun. But it’s also quite shocking to see how close in proximity these total strangers are in telling you about yourself and the world around you.

It was a pretty indepth analysis. She told me some things I already knew about myself and other things that I hadn’t thought about before, but were correct. It was very personal but I can tell you this: according to my handwriting, I am a creative independent soul who lives in the moment and is a people person. Sounds general right?

She goes on to explain other aspects of myself such as I’m the type of person who can show interest in what’s going on around me but yet at the same time, I am able to carefully tend to the details. It’s true!
I’m also mindful of my own needs and abilities before I rush into anything; relationships, jobs, contracts. In other words I'm the type that thinks things through.

Getting this analysis done was a great moment for me, it was like a breath of fresh air. Something fun and engaging. Something that makes you think. And I like to think.

Diann was very polite and easy to deal with. She’s knows her stuff that’s for sure. If you think you would like to get this done for yourself, I mean why not, you can contact her at the abovementioned website address. Tell her I sent ya! :)

le Theatre

Last night I went with my girlfriend Nicole to see a play at our local Community Theatre House called Bedtime Stories. I will try and get a little more descriptive beyond "it was gooood", but no guarantees, lol.

The play was loosely based on the theory "if these walls could talk" or rather, that's what I took from it. It was about several couples and how their lives unfold in a bedroom; from a couple in their mid-fifties who were being paid to have sex on air to increase ratings, to a man dying in his bed who gave forgiveness to an old flame, to a burglary, to a pending divorce. All the stories were connected by characters or happenings and ended quite nicely with the "pending divorce" couple reconnecting where else, but on a bed.

I don't know about you but I don't think I could kiss my fellow actor in front of a crowd like that, lol. Kudos to those who can pull that off!

Anyways, it was a cute play, I really enjoyed it and as I said to my friend as we left, we should come back on a regular basis and dip into our cultural side!