Everyday telling of a story

art journal entry

I did this entry for my art journal yesterday in less than 30 minutes. It' s a record for me because I usually agonize over what to do but yesterday I went wit my emotions rather than techniques or what to pick. I was just thinking about my trip to BTL and decided to make a page about it. Nothing fancy.

It felt good to create something. I haven't done that in a while but I've been wanting to. I've been wanting to create in my art journal more than anything and I also want to finally make a mini for our PEI vacations. I want so much but I don't make the time for it. Things are winding down around here so that might be a sign that I will get scrappy again :)

the mid-week post

The wedding in Montreal was fabulous! We drove to the Church and it brought back so many memories since it was around my childhood neighbourhood. It was a beautiful day and my friend looked amazing in her wedding gown. The ceremony was very nice. The couple looked so much in love, it was magical. I regret not taking my DSLR to the wedding (instead I opted for the small portable point & shoot) and the pictures are not great, in fact, they're terrible quality but I'm hoping that soon I get some prints from her, so if you're reading Zory, I'd love to have some pics of you and Joey pretty please :)

The reception was really amazing. The music was great, the decor of the hall was very classy and traditional. I loved her wedding colours, burgundy red and gold. She took those colours into every single little detail. Loved that. The food was spectacular and very copious. They had some traditional folklore Peruvian dancers during the evening, I really liked watching that. I don't get to see that very often anymore. We sat with 3 very interesting couples and had great conversations throughout the evening. The only part I didn't enjoy was the heat! It was so warm in the hall that it was cooler outdoors than in. While we were outside taking in some fresh air, Dan bumped into a childhood friend. They talked for a while and it was totally unexpected. Small world right? 

I didn't get a chance to catch up with my friend as I hoped too but understandably she had a crowd to entertain but next time I'm in Montreal I'd love to get together with her and her new hubby. Oh and I forgot, we played the traditional centre piece giveaway game and guess what? Dan won it! It involved a little twisting on the dance floor. The flowers were gorgeous! A combination of all-white, roses, calla lilies, and lillies. 

This week has been pretty mellow so far. I'm planning Joshua's 4th Birhtday party for next week. It's going to be fun since we are doing it in an indoor playground. Besides that, Danelia and I will have a girl's weekend while Dan and Joshua are going camping alone. We were planning on going all together but Danelia and I opted out of it. We're actually looking forward to some alone girls time.

taking the day off

We got back from Montreal yesterday evening and I'm taking the day off to unpack and get the house back in order. Will be blogging about the beautiful wedding soon :)

a wedding in Montreal

Around Christmas time, a long lost friend, Zoraida or Zory as we affectionately call her,  contacted me and told me she was getting married and wanted me to attend her wedding. Imagine my surprise after over 10 years of losing contact with her that she tracked me down and was able to obtain my phone number. Last time I saw her was at my wedding. We were good friends in High School and we kept in touch after I moved to Toronto but then the long distance friendship faded after I moved a few times.

I'm not even in Facebook or Myspace but somehow she found me. She's Peruvian like me and she's marrying an Italian guy, like Dan, as you can see, we have a lot in common haha. I'm going to Montreal to her wedding this weekend. I'm looking forward to seeing her after all these years. I know we won't be able to catch up too much this Saturday but now that we're back in touch I look forward to double dating with her and her hubby when I visit Montreal and perhaps have my cousin Sandra come along with her Italian hubby. There's something about Italian guys that us Peruvian girls seem to really like ;)

I know this is going to sound lame but for months now I tried to lose weight for the wedding (I know that's a poor motivator but what can I say? lol) because I didn't want Zory to see me in this condition (letting myself go was probably the last thing she would expect from me since I was not fat in High School) Needless to say, I haven't lost any weight and at this point I just want to focus on having fun at the wedding like my friend Heather adviced me.  I'll be wearing some black silk  capri pants with a silvery top and black pearls. I have a black clutch as a handbag and black high heals. I'm getting rid of my highlights this afternoon because it doesn't match the outfit and going back to my original black hair. I might do my nails but I'm not sure yet. I also got some MAC make up yesterday. I LOVE dressing up! :)

We're leaving today after Dan comes back from work and I have packing to do and my hair. I also need to do some laundry. My mom will take care of the kids while in Montreal so we can attend the wedding child-free :)

some things accomplished today

-Went to my doctor's appt

- Had Thai for lunch with Dan

- Returned overdue books at the library

- Dealt with a book order that was way overdue

- Managed to blog a little :)

back & processing

I've been back from Big Trout Lake for over a week now and I've been spending lots of time processing some of the things that have occured while we were there. Most of them tremendous blessings and never before experienced by our team. Some other realities hit me hard this time around and I'm in need of some space to give it some special attention.

It's always hard to leave the children, this time was harder for me for several reasons and I might share them but like I said, I'm still processing a lot of things. Overall, our Bible Camp was a huge success and we experienced the community like never before like going on their local channel and radio as well as attending a community cookout and singing for the crowd.

It was great to see the same children from last year come back for this year's camp and meeting new ones too. I connected more with the older children this time and I got the pleasure to get to know Gloria and Janice a little better this year. Both of them are young mothers and new believers and it encouraged me to know that they have known the Lord for such a short period of time and yet are joyous and so on fire for Him.

This past week here I've been enjoying my mom's company and we've spent quality time together. She's been a huge help and support during this week as I got back into my usual routine. I've been sleeping a lot for some reason, my body needed it for sure. I think all the weeks leading up to the departure took a toll and finally caught up with me.

My cousin was also in town with her little boy Gianluigi and they came for a visit. He's the sweetest little boy ever and is always smiling. Too cute! It was my first time meeting him. I wish I took pictures of him but we were too busy shopping haha. My cousin went back to Montreal but we promised to keep in touch since she's into a lot of the same things I'm into such as Scrapbooking!!! Can you believe my surprise and delight?

Ok, that's it for now, I'll post more over the next few days. I can't wait to hear what's been happening in the scrappy world.

P.S Thanks for reading my bloggy while I was away and writing to me, it felt good to come home to that :)

flickr summer faves

1. Detailed Flip Flops, 2. Untitled, 3. Palm Tree Sunrise, 4. green ones are hard to find, 5. Green Bucket, 6. Summer Lovin', 7. Greek Sunset and a Yacht off Mykonos, 8. Star Fish, 9. Behind the Green Door..., 10. Here comes the summer..., 11. Summer's Here, 12. Summer Berries Red Current01

Sand Sculptures

Before we went to our vacation to Prince Edward Island, we were looking at some touristic brochures and I was circling potential things that I wanted to do and see. Well this exposition of Sand Sculptures really captured my attention. I really wanted to see it so when we were in Charlottetown, we spent a few hours there. I could truly appreciate the art and the beauty of the sculptures but mainly the craftsmanship and skill of those sculptors and artists.

Here's some pictures. The sun was extremely harsh so the pictures reflect that but hopefully you'll be able to look past that and take note of the tremendous attention to detail that went into each and every single one of these masterpieces.

Here's one of the first ones I saw:

Check out the detail on the tree!

There was a water theme for the sculptures.

I love this one and all the windows in the house.

Here they used real shells and I like the contrast with the red sand.

This one was very impressive!

We got to meet two sculptures. One was a man and one was a woman. This gentleman shared his secrets with us and even did a little demo on how to sculpt for us. He showed us his tools and all that. He told us that each piece was at least 10 feet tall and it takes about 9-10 days to complete (1 man working for eight to 10 hours a day!)

Do you see the resemblance? The man above sculpted her and I think he did a pretty good job at it!

There were so many more sculptures and so many more pictures, I will eventually post them in my flickr account. 

Thanks for stopping by :)

Happy Birthday...

To Me! :)

Founder's Hall

During our visit in Prince Edward Island we spent a few days in Charlottetown and we got to see the Founder's Hall. It was very interesting even for me than I'm not that into history and politics. It was very special because we stayed in Charlottetown for Canada Day, the town that everything happened and where we became a Nation.

Here's some pictures:

This is when the Father's of the Confederation came to meet.

Each province was represented. Danelia in front of Manitoba.

Danelia and Dan in front of Alberta.

This is a close up of one of the Fathers. His name escapes me but apparently he was the single father of 5 or 7 children and taught Sunday School...talk about a busy busy dad!

This one was just pretty miniature houses.

And this one cracks me up because Joshua wanted to pee :P

Later in the evening, Danelia and her dad went to the fireworks but Joshua was tired so I put him to bed and I stayed home with him and had a relaxed evening. Danelia took some pretty pictures of the fireworks...I'll see if I can get some for my blog hehe.