I have changed the location of my Blog to flutterandflash.blogspot.ca !! My new blog Flutter & Flash is an extension of this blog and includes my first four posts! Please redirect yourself to that blog as there's new posts on there! This blog will be deleted within a few weeks.
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Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Sunday, 10 June 2012
Weddings All Around!
This past weekend has been much anticipated between my friends and I for months and months! It was my bestie Jenna's Bridal Shower and Bachelorette weekend!! Sally (the MOH) planned the shower for the most part and Stephanie and I (the other bridesmaid) took care of most of the Bachelorette details! Since Sally is living in Ottawa currently (with her wonderful husband and childhood friend of mine Bryan - being a big time chef and whatnot!) this seemed like the easier root to take!
I will say it was an AMAZING weekend and I think that Jenna had an incredible time, felt special and loved and got to spend lots of time with the girls so I chalk that up as a success! We had a beautiful and very pinteresty shower at Sally's beautiful Shediac cottage on Friday evening! Sally did an amazing job and really went all out, especially with the food!
Saturday we started the day with brunch, had some primping time with the ladies then got things going with some punch, games, limo, scavenger hunt and VIP table for the evening! We couldn't be happier with how things went, and Jenna deserves all of it and more!
My friend Jenna is one of the just absolutely kindest and sweetest people you can find and definitely the best friend a girl could ask for! Her and her fiance Jesse have been together for TEN years, (since we were 14) and they are just perfect for each other. They are such a beautiful couple and I can't wait for their wedding and to continue to watch their amazing relationship and be a part of their lives! The wedding is in July and a wedding means a honeymoon, and a honeymoon means I get to babysit my best buddy JUDE for the week! So excited!
.JPG)
Not only is Jenna's wedding this summer but my friend from University is getting married the same exact day (Sorry Martha to have to miss it!) and I have the pleasure of MCing the nuptials of my good friend and former roommate Kim and her fiance James' wedding to wrap up the summer on Labor day weekend! So many weddings, so much Love!
Congratulations to all you love birds out there!
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| The Bride Jenna and the MOH Sally |
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Saturday we started the day with brunch, had some primping time with the ladies then got things going with some punch, games, limo, scavenger hunt and VIP table for the evening! We couldn't be happier with how things went, and Jenna deserves all of it and more!
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| Photo Cred to Ms Hartlen |
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| Guests wore all black and fascinators (the head things) and Jenna was all sparkly and white! |
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| Morning After Mug Shots |
My friend Jenna is one of the just absolutely kindest and sweetest people you can find and definitely the best friend a girl could ask for! Her and her fiance Jesse have been together for TEN years, (since we were 14) and they are just perfect for each other. They are such a beautiful couple and I can't wait for their wedding and to continue to watch their amazing relationship and be a part of their lives! The wedding is in July and a wedding means a honeymoon, and a honeymoon means I get to babysit my best buddy JUDE for the week! So excited!
.JPG)
Not only is Jenna's wedding this summer but my friend from University is getting married the same exact day (Sorry Martha to have to miss it!) and I have the pleasure of MCing the nuptials of my good friend and former roommate Kim and her fiance James' wedding to wrap up the summer on Labor day weekend! So many weddings, so much Love!
Congratulations to all you love birds out there!
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So Let's Try This Blogging Thing Again...
Well, I started the blog in February. I felt ambitious. Then I felt I had nothing worth while to say. So I'm going to jump back into it again and just post anyway, and we'll see if anything interesting turns up!
Many exciting things have been happening lately! It's been a busy few months. I finally got a job. Well I got two jobs in the same week actually. So it's proved to be very busy since about mid-march but after being unemployed for so long it was much appreciated for a few different reasons. Two jobs meant I wasn't bored out of my mind anymore, which was nice for me but also very nice for my fantastic boyfriend who I think I was driving a bit nuts with my waiting for him to get home everyday and being WAY too excited and starved for attention by that time. And because let's face it, I'm supposed to be a grown up and grown ups need money for things like food, cars, loan payments, rent and so on.
So since March I have gotten two jobs, one as an Education Assistant and one serving at a great gastropub downtown, I have moved in with that fantastic boyfriend I was just telling you about, I've played some serious ultimate frisbee, I've planned a bachelorette, and I've decided that I am not going to be heading to London for the year in September.
Now, I've decided not to go to London for many different reasons, financial issues for one thing, the serious grown up career teaching job search is extremely tough right now and taking a year away from the district could be more harmful then helpful, and my relationship situation has changed dramatically. When I decided to go I was a single lady, fresh off a breakup and looking for an adventure and new outlook. Which is much different from being extremely happy in a relationship and knowing that I'll be sharing adventures with this man for a long time to come. So bottom line is I'm not going for the year but I will be getting to Europe, and hopefully soon. I'm extremely confident in my decision and I can't wait for what is to come over the next year.
So I'm back to the blog and I can't wait to continue to update it much more regularly from now on. So stay tuned!
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Many exciting things have been happening lately! It's been a busy few months. I finally got a job. Well I got two jobs in the same week actually. So it's proved to be very busy since about mid-march but after being unemployed for so long it was much appreciated for a few different reasons. Two jobs meant I wasn't bored out of my mind anymore, which was nice for me but also very nice for my fantastic boyfriend who I think I was driving a bit nuts with my waiting for him to get home everyday and being WAY too excited and starved for attention by that time. And because let's face it, I'm supposed to be a grown up and grown ups need money for things like food, cars, loan payments, rent and so on.
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| The fantastic boyfriend, and my first capture of sun beams. |
So since March I have gotten two jobs, one as an Education Assistant and one serving at a great gastropub downtown, I have moved in with that fantastic boyfriend I was just telling you about, I've played some serious ultimate frisbee, I've planned a bachelorette, and I've decided that I am not going to be heading to London for the year in September.
Now, I've decided not to go to London for many different reasons, financial issues for one thing, the serious grown up career teaching job search is extremely tough right now and taking a year away from the district could be more harmful then helpful, and my relationship situation has changed dramatically. When I decided to go I was a single lady, fresh off a breakup and looking for an adventure and new outlook. Which is much different from being extremely happy in a relationship and knowing that I'll be sharing adventures with this man for a long time to come. So bottom line is I'm not going for the year but I will be getting to Europe, and hopefully soon. I'm extremely confident in my decision and I can't wait for what is to come over the next year.
So I'm back to the blog and I can't wait to continue to update it much more regularly from now on. So stay tuned!
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Tuesday, 28 February 2012
First Photo Ventures...
I purchased a Canon Rebel T3 during Boxing Day sales as I've always wanted one and I especially wanted one before my potential move to London next fall.
I quickly went out and purchases a Canon Rebel T3 for Dummies book (I'll admit I am a "Dummie") as well and have been working my way through it and learning A LOT! It will be a slow and most likely life-long process to learn how to use it and experimenting as much as possible but it's fun and I'm loving it so far! I've always loved painting and thought this might be a way to take amateur photos for artwork purposes and for painting example purposes!
So I'll share a few of the shots I've taken that I felt were successes so far - it's okay if you don't agree but here's where I'm at so far with my skills and I hope to show you some more photos soon!
I've realized that snow is difficult to photograph and I haven't figured out the ideal settings just yet..
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I quickly went out and purchases a Canon Rebel T3 for Dummies book (I'll admit I am a "Dummie") as well and have been working my way through it and learning A LOT! It will be a slow and most likely life-long process to learn how to use it and experimenting as much as possible but it's fun and I'm loving it so far! I've always loved painting and thought this might be a way to take amateur photos for artwork purposes and for painting example purposes!
So I'll share a few of the shots I've taken that I felt were successes so far - it's okay if you don't agree but here's where I'm at so far with my skills and I hope to show you some more photos soon!
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| Scrabble Night - No Flash, Over Head Lighting |
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| Scrabble Night - No Flash, Over Head Lighting, Focus on Wine Glass |
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| Winter Walk |
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| Focus on Pine Cone |
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| Neighbors Backyard After an Ice Storm |
I've realized that snow is difficult to photograph and I haven't figured out the ideal settings just yet..
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Welcome!
Well hello to you all.. or to myself - as I'm most likely the only person who will read this blog. This is my first venture into blogging and I've decided to start one for a few reasons:
1 - I am currently unemployed and looking for something to fill my time and motivate me to do something, anything...
2 - I enjoy cooking and eating and would love to share my adventures and failures in both of these areas..
3 - I just purchased a new Canon Rebel T3 and would love to share the extremely slow process of actually learning how to use it..
4 - I am hopefully moving to London, England next September and would love to use this as a way to share my adventures in the UK with friends and family...
5 - My life is changing dramatically and I'm trying to figure out where I fit and what direction I'm going in! And what better way to do that but on a blog! It'll be great to share all the new and exciting things that are happening around me such as weddings and houses and jobs etc!
So I hope you enjoy this and if you don't well it's an outlet for me none-the-less! : )
xo *A
1 - I am currently unemployed and looking for something to fill my time and motivate me to do something, anything...
2 - I enjoy cooking and eating and would love to share my adventures and failures in both of these areas..
3 - I just purchased a new Canon Rebel T3 and would love to share the extremely slow process of actually learning how to use it..
4 - I am hopefully moving to London, England next September and would love to use this as a way to share my adventures in the UK with friends and family...
5 - My life is changing dramatically and I'm trying to figure out where I fit and what direction I'm going in! And what better way to do that but on a blog! It'll be great to share all the new and exciting things that are happening around me such as weddings and houses and jobs etc!
So I hope you enjoy this and if you don't well it's an outlet for me none-the-less! : )
xo *A
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