Saturday, May 14, 2005
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Three year anniversary
Yup, that's right. Three years ago today, Josh and I got engaged. What a full day that was! We narrowly missed our 15 seconds of fame while we were at the mall shopping for rings. Whew! To make a long story short, after we had declined our chance to be front and center on a local TV show, we happened to pass by the make-shift studio again. To our great relief, we were *not* among the gyrating JLo lovers who were happily beebopping to the top ten countdown of that particular week. Imagine for a moment. Josh. haha Nuff said. :)
Honey, if you're reading this, thank-you for asking me to be your wife. I love you soooo much!
Honey, if you're reading this, thank-you for asking me to be your wife. I love you soooo much!
Monday, May 02, 2005
Its a BOY!!!
I am pleased as punch to announce to the world that Jord and Dor are the proud parents of one little Amos Gavin. He was born at 4:30 this morning and weighed in at 7lbs 15 oz. Photos will no doubt be popping up here, shortly. :D
Saturday, April 30, 2005
Friday, April 29, 2005
The Album is done...well almost
Well I spent a good part of the day putting up an album for Ed and Hannah here. Lord willing, I'll be able to add a few engagement photos tomorrow. I leave you with our latest family photo. Good night!
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Sneak Peek
I was going to head to bed an hour ago but Emily woke up so now you have two options for your sneak peek. I finally downloaded hello properly, as you see. There are also some different shots here. It's members only, so you'll have to sign in and then click on the link to the Albany photos.
More to come tomorrow. Stay tuned!
More to come tomorrow. Stay tuned!
The Wedding
My day began at 6AM. I was greeted by fog and rain and thought, "Well there goes the photo shoot at the Capital building!" Camilla, Hannah, Ann, Emily, and I headed out about 20 minutes late, which was my fault since I forgot to get the blowdryer the night before. When we got to Tam's they were just starting to move around. We had four objectives: fruit platters, flowers, photos, and fixing Hannah's and her sister Rachel's hair. Camilla, Hannah E., Ann, and Tam went right to work on the fruit and they did an outstanding job with the presentation. Unfortunately, I didn't get a single photo of the spread when they were done! I think Hannah P's mom did though. Maybe she'll share? *batts eyelashes
I was supposed to take photos of the bride getting ready too, but there just wasn't time for many. She wanted live roses, so they had to be done up that morning and I was the only one with experience in that area, so the lot fell to me. Lonna, HELP!!! I had to rush, rush, rush, but I was able to get them all done before the wedding. Whew! I discovered that live flowers are actually a little easier to do up than silk ones. The only drawback was the thorns. *wince*
Kathryn came down and did a fabulous job on the girls' hair. Hannah wore her hair down in ringlets. She looked beautiful. Good choice. :)
Hannah P. finished up the bouquets with satin ribbon, pearl pins, and tool. I'd never seen the tool idea before, but it turned out just lovely.
At 1PM, we were off and running...late. We had intended to assemble at the hotel for photos at 12:30. I wanted to get all of the shots of Ed and Hannah out of the way so the post wedding pics wouldn't take so long. With all of the rushing to decorate and get dressed, we ran out of time, but I was able to take some of Hannah and her sister, Rachel, who was the Maid of Honour, as well as the adorable flower girls, Abigail and Maggie. Hannah was radiant in the gown that she made herself (!!) with the help of Tam and her mom. Kathryn had given her a french manicure too, which elegantly finished the look. As it was still rainy out, I was thrilled to see some big windows in their suite. Natural light is always very flattering.
As quite as a blink, the hour was upon us. I had wanted to hook Ed's camera up to Josh's laptop so I could upload full memory sticks without putting my camera out of commission for 3 minutes every time. Alot can happen in three minutes. However, once I got the laptop set up, I couldn't find Ed's camera. :-O I had shoved it amongst the blankets in my diaper bag on the way out of Tam's house and then promptly forgotten where I'd put it. No time to fret. On with the show!
I kept thinking, "Why do I do this? Why do I do this? I'm gonna wreck their wedding!" My hands were shaking so badly that I could hardly hold the camera. :)
Thank-you Hannah E. for helping everybody to get up the aisle at the appropriate moments. Since several people were unable to make it to the rehearsal, it could have been a little tricky without your able assistance.
The wedding was a mixture of sweet and hilarious. Camilla delighted us with some lovely piano playing and the wedding party all looked smashing. Abigail decided at the last second that she was NOT coming down the aisle in front of all of those people! Holly was like, "YES, you ARE!" haha I should have told her that it was ok to stay back and let Maggie go it alone, but I was too busy snapping away. It was a classic wedding moment. How could I resist? :) It was good too because some people (I won't mention any names ;) ) needed some comic relief to ease their tension.
I'm afraid I hardly heard one word of the ceremony. I kept looking at my stick space nervously. I knew I was going to run out of space before the end of the ceremony. ACK! Ed had loaned me extra memory sticks, but they were with his missing camera, so I was left with a 32 MB (15 pics or so). I missed a few shots, but it worked out ok, and I found Ed's right after the ceremony.
We were supposed to get pics of the families, wedding party (Shawn and Ben were both Best Men btw), and Bride and Groom immediately after the wedding, but it seemed like everybody and their mother had a camera out snapping away, so their wasn't much time for that. We managed to squeak in a few, but I wish I'd been more assertive 'cause they could have been better. Everybody was getting pretty hungry, so we cut things short and dug into the wonderful fruit platters and punch. I took a much needed break to spend some time with my family. My wonderful husband rode herd on Joshy for most of the day inspite of his corneal scratch (he wasn't just trying to be cool), and Emily was a peach. I was so afraid she'd start wailing in the middle of the ceremony and my milk would let down, making it embarassingly obvious that I'm a nursing Mommy. eheh :)
The reception was really low-key. We ate, we talked, they cut the cake, and then it was over. I took a few more pics of Ed and Hannah upstairs in their suite, which was niiiiice, let me tell you, and finally called it a day.
Well I'm off to town to do some fun things with Tam. We're going to give Holly some painting ideas for their new house and then going fabric shopping for Uncle Dave's quilt. Should be interesting considering that Joshy is determined to get up after only sleeping for a half hour.
I was supposed to take photos of the bride getting ready too, but there just wasn't time for many. She wanted live roses, so they had to be done up that morning and I was the only one with experience in that area, so the lot fell to me. Lonna, HELP!!! I had to rush, rush, rush, but I was able to get them all done before the wedding. Whew! I discovered that live flowers are actually a little easier to do up than silk ones. The only drawback was the thorns. *wince*
Kathryn came down and did a fabulous job on the girls' hair. Hannah wore her hair down in ringlets. She looked beautiful. Good choice. :)
Hannah P. finished up the bouquets with satin ribbon, pearl pins, and tool. I'd never seen the tool idea before, but it turned out just lovely.
At 1PM, we were off and running...late. We had intended to assemble at the hotel for photos at 12:30. I wanted to get all of the shots of Ed and Hannah out of the way so the post wedding pics wouldn't take so long. With all of the rushing to decorate and get dressed, we ran out of time, but I was able to take some of Hannah and her sister, Rachel, who was the Maid of Honour, as well as the adorable flower girls, Abigail and Maggie. Hannah was radiant in the gown that she made herself (!!) with the help of Tam and her mom. Kathryn had given her a french manicure too, which elegantly finished the look. As it was still rainy out, I was thrilled to see some big windows in their suite. Natural light is always very flattering.
As quite as a blink, the hour was upon us. I had wanted to hook Ed's camera up to Josh's laptop so I could upload full memory sticks without putting my camera out of commission for 3 minutes every time. Alot can happen in three minutes. However, once I got the laptop set up, I couldn't find Ed's camera. :-O I had shoved it amongst the blankets in my diaper bag on the way out of Tam's house and then promptly forgotten where I'd put it. No time to fret. On with the show!
I kept thinking, "Why do I do this? Why do I do this? I'm gonna wreck their wedding!" My hands were shaking so badly that I could hardly hold the camera. :)
Thank-you Hannah E. for helping everybody to get up the aisle at the appropriate moments. Since several people were unable to make it to the rehearsal, it could have been a little tricky without your able assistance.
The wedding was a mixture of sweet and hilarious. Camilla delighted us with some lovely piano playing and the wedding party all looked smashing. Abigail decided at the last second that she was NOT coming down the aisle in front of all of those people! Holly was like, "YES, you ARE!" haha I should have told her that it was ok to stay back and let Maggie go it alone, but I was too busy snapping away. It was a classic wedding moment. How could I resist? :) It was good too because some people (I won't mention any names ;) ) needed some comic relief to ease their tension.
I'm afraid I hardly heard one word of the ceremony. I kept looking at my stick space nervously. I knew I was going to run out of space before the end of the ceremony. ACK! Ed had loaned me extra memory sticks, but they were with his missing camera, so I was left with a 32 MB (15 pics or so). I missed a few shots, but it worked out ok, and I found Ed's right after the ceremony.
We were supposed to get pics of the families, wedding party (Shawn and Ben were both Best Men btw), and Bride and Groom immediately after the wedding, but it seemed like everybody and their mother had a camera out snapping away, so their wasn't much time for that. We managed to squeak in a few, but I wish I'd been more assertive 'cause they could have been better. Everybody was getting pretty hungry, so we cut things short and dug into the wonderful fruit platters and punch. I took a much needed break to spend some time with my family. My wonderful husband rode herd on Joshy for most of the day inspite of his corneal scratch (he wasn't just trying to be cool), and Emily was a peach. I was so afraid she'd start wailing in the middle of the ceremony and my milk would let down, making it embarassingly obvious that I'm a nursing Mommy. eheh :)
The reception was really low-key. We ate, we talked, they cut the cake, and then it was over. I took a few more pics of Ed and Hannah upstairs in their suite, which was niiiiice, let me tell you, and finally called it a day.
Well I'm off to town to do some fun things with Tam. We're going to give Holly some painting ideas for their new house and then going fabric shopping for Uncle Dave's quilt. Should be interesting considering that Joshy is determined to get up after only sleeping for a half hour.
Monday, April 25, 2005
Hold Your Horses
They are wed! The day was a little hectic but we all survived. We're heading out the door to go assist Larry and Jen with their move, so you'll have to patiently wait for the scoop and photos. TTFN!
Saturday, April 23, 2005
Good Morning!
Well here I am again. So many things have happened since my last entry but there's no time to write about them this morning. Today, you see, is the day that Ed will wed the adorable Hannah. :) I'm their official fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants photographer, so I got up early to get ready to head over to Tam's to shoot some "bridal preparation" pics and help out with the flowers if need be. I figured if I got up at 6 I could be ready to go before the rest of the house is even stirring, but alas, I'm a blowdryer short of a do. I forgot to take it out of G&L's room last night.
It looks like it's going to be an overcast day which is great for outdoor photos as long as the rain holds off, so yay! I'm beginning to get queasy again. It's that old dog show feeling. haha Pray for me; I'm so nervous!
Ed and Hannah, have a blessed wedding! I love you guys!
It looks like it's going to be an overcast day which is great for outdoor photos as long as the rain holds off, so yay! I'm beginning to get queasy again. It's that old dog show feeling. haha Pray for me; I'm so nervous!
Ed and Hannah, have a blessed wedding! I love you guys!
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Save Toby!!!
Ok, I'm not sure if I should be repulsed or amused by this. One things for sure, the guy behind it is a shrewd entrepreneur!
Positive thoughts, anyone?
Alrighty, I'm back. I've been spending all of my allotted blogging time keeping up with the debate about homosexuality that's been going on at John's blog. It's not really surprising why our society is on a downward spiral. The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, no?
I promised to flesh out my thoughts about positive thinking awhile back. Believe it or not, knowing that I haven't done it yet has been burdening me. Enslaved to my own blog. ACK! :) So here goes. I *do* believe that what we allow ourselves to think upon and the words we let out of our mouths have a big impact on our character; who we become. Pro 23:7a . For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he... Pro 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life. If we are continually murmuring on the inside, it won't be long before we'll spew it forth out of our mouths and make manifest what unthankful, discontent people we are. Likewise, if we're prone to worry and don't check ourselves, we will become depressed and begin to self-destruct spiritually, emotionally, and physically.
On the other hand, if we consciously focus on all of the good gifts we've been given by the Lord, it's very hard to grumble. If we meditate on God's promises until they are hidden in our hearts and sing God's praises with our lips, how can we help but be positive people? Notice I didn't say "believe in yourself" or "dig deep within and find the hidden strength and joy that you didn't know you had"! True happiness can only be found in Christ. What I'm advocating is merely cheerful(although I grant that it's easier said than done) obedience when God says, "rejoice everymore" and "in everything give thanks", and the clinging to His promises in faith.
1Pe 3:10
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
There are many more aspects that I've been pondering, but Joshy has just konked out in my arms, so I'd best put him to bed and get back to work.
Please hit me with any thoughts you have on this subject!
I promised to flesh out my thoughts about positive thinking awhile back. Believe it or not, knowing that I haven't done it yet has been burdening me. Enslaved to my own blog. ACK! :) So here goes. I *do* believe that what we allow ourselves to think upon and the words we let out of our mouths have a big impact on our character; who we become. Pro 23:7a . For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he... Pro 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life. If we are continually murmuring on the inside, it won't be long before we'll spew it forth out of our mouths and make manifest what unthankful, discontent people we are. Likewise, if we're prone to worry and don't check ourselves, we will become depressed and begin to self-destruct spiritually, emotionally, and physically.
On the other hand, if we consciously focus on all of the good gifts we've been given by the Lord, it's very hard to grumble. If we meditate on God's promises until they are hidden in our hearts and sing God's praises with our lips, how can we help but be positive people? Notice I didn't say "believe in yourself" or "dig deep within and find the hidden strength and joy that you didn't know you had"! True happiness can only be found in Christ. What I'm advocating is merely cheerful(although I grant that it's easier said than done) obedience when God says, "rejoice everymore" and "in everything give thanks", and the clinging to His promises in faith.
1Pe 3:10
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
There are many more aspects that I've been pondering, but Joshy has just konked out in my arms, so I'd best put him to bed and get back to work.
Please hit me with any thoughts you have on this subject!
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Blogs, blogs, and more blogs!
I had a rather relaxing evening tonight. I had planned to do more with myself, but Joshy crashed early so I sat down at the laptop for a 5 minute break (ha!) and that was the end of it. Whoosh! Hours. Gone. I played connect the blogs and ran the emotional gauntlet. Some were funny, some thought-provoking, and some gave me a sick feeling; a desperate desire to reach out and rescue. It seems that the cool thing for today's young people is to be as depressed and suicidal as possible. There's no such thing as a "freak" anymore unless you're the kid who is respectful to your parents and pretty clean cut. Being as outrageous as possible in looks and action is the new normal. Homosexuality is embraced--bisexuality is hot! There's so much emptiness and searching. God help us to shine some light and make our feeble attempts to minister effectual!
I'm still a bit stiff at expressing myself this way. I sit down to type and my self-consciousness freezes my brain. I aspire to boldly blog like Amy or Cheryl, with the same clarity of thought and engaging wit. Maybe one day. In the meantime, check out Ben and John's blogs too. Edifying thoughts abound. :)
I'm still a bit stiff at expressing myself this way. I sit down to type and my self-consciousness freezes my brain. I aspire to boldly blog like Amy or Cheryl, with the same clarity of thought and engaging wit. Maybe one day. In the meantime, check out Ben and John's blogs too. Edifying thoughts abound. :)
Saturday, February 12, 2005
So much for that!
I tried to paste in some html from a quiz I took but it doesn't seem to have worked. No biggy. I also found out that I am both linguistically and artistically intelligent. Have any of you other quiz-takers been given two, or has there been a glitch?
I'm up late again. My body would really love to go to bed, but I've commited myself to trimming S's hair and so I wait. She's got nice wavy hair which would be a nightmare to trim dry, so she's going to give it a wash. I really enjoy cutting hair. I wish I were more skilled in that area. I could use a few guinea pigs to practice on. Any volunteers? :)
I was going to share my thoughts on the subject I mentioned a couple of days ago, but alas, coherant thought escapes me at this hour. I suppose I need to begin blogging earlier in the day.
I'm up late again. My body would really love to go to bed, but I've commited myself to trimming S's hair and so I wait. She's got nice wavy hair which would be a nightmare to trim dry, so she's going to give it a wash. I really enjoy cutting hair. I wish I were more skilled in that area. I could use a few guinea pigs to practice on. Any volunteers? :)
I was going to share my thoughts on the subject I mentioned a couple of days ago, but alas, coherant thought escapes me at this hour. I suppose I need to begin blogging earlier in the day.
Hmm...
| AMANDA | ||
|---|---|---|
| A | is for | Alluring |
| M | is for | Mystical |
| A | is for | Active |
| N | is for | Normal |
| D | is for | Dramatic |
| A | is for | Arty |
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
...at the end of the day, you just have to say, "It's alright".
Well another great day! Nothing spectacular happened but I've been trying to discipline myself to meditate on the promises of God rather than letting my mind wander off in worry about all of things that are not in my control. Someone once said something like: "Be careful what you think and say. What you tell yourself will have a profound effect on who you become." True or false? I'll reserve my opinion for the next post.
I've gotta get to bed. I have a midwife appointment in the morning. Just the usual blood pressure/pee in this cup stuff. I knew I had a reason to live!
I've gotta get to bed. I have a midwife appointment in the morning. Just the usual blood pressure/pee in this cup stuff. I knew I had a reason to live!
Monday, February 07, 2005
Wow, it's late!
Well here I am again at the request of one of my favorite people in the whole world; my sister Jode. If I knew how to hyperlink, I would send you over to her blog for your personal edification. She is truly a testament to God's wondrous grace and I am blessed beyond measure to call her my friend.
I'm up late tonight because I just got off the phone with an old friend of mine. The one. The only. Chris Bruce. Toothless, coffee-drinking, chain-smoking, comedian/horse farrier, I can't-believe-he's-still-alive, Chris Bruce. My mom wanted me to tell him about glyconutrients because he suffers from chronic pain due to old (being hit and drug by a Kenworth) and new (having his femur snapped and head almost knocked in by two different horses) injuries. Let me put it this way, Chris shouldn't think about flying...ever. First of all, he's half titanium. Second, high-pitched noises cause acute pain in his head. Just imagine him trying to get through a metal detector. hehe Anyway, he wants to start taking better care of himself so he's gonna give it a go. Yay!
I am *attempting* to begin potty-training my son, Joshy. I personally don't think he's quite ready, but my husband thinks I should start getting him used to the idea before the baby arrives, so we got some pull-ups and I've been perching him up on the big potty as often as I can remember. So far, the only success we've had is three drops. Break out the streamers and party hats! Joshy is loving it because he gets to "fwush" and then wash his hands; the more soap the better. He'll tell me he's "weh" or "poo-poo" after the fact just so we can run through the routine...again. It's a start, right?
Well, I'm sure I could ramble on about all of the mundane things that go on in my daily life, but I have come to value sleep. Cheerio!
I'm up late tonight because I just got off the phone with an old friend of mine. The one. The only. Chris Bruce. Toothless, coffee-drinking, chain-smoking, comedian/horse farrier, I can't-believe-he's-still-alive, Chris Bruce. My mom wanted me to tell him about glyconutrients because he suffers from chronic pain due to old (being hit and drug by a Kenworth) and new (having his femur snapped and head almost knocked in by two different horses) injuries. Let me put it this way, Chris shouldn't think about flying...ever. First of all, he's half titanium. Second, high-pitched noises cause acute pain in his head. Just imagine him trying to get through a metal detector. hehe Anyway, he wants to start taking better care of himself so he's gonna give it a go. Yay!
I am *attempting* to begin potty-training my son, Joshy. I personally don't think he's quite ready, but my husband thinks I should start getting him used to the idea before the baby arrives, so we got some pull-ups and I've been perching him up on the big potty as often as I can remember. So far, the only success we've had is three drops. Break out the streamers and party hats! Joshy is loving it because he gets to "fwush" and then wash his hands; the more soap the better. He'll tell me he's "weh" or "poo-poo" after the fact just so we can run through the routine...again. It's a start, right?
Well, I'm sure I could ramble on about all of the mundane things that go on in my daily life, but I have come to value sleep. Cheerio!
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