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Last week I had the awesome opportunity of working on a Habitat for Humanity house. Amanda from BIEC organized the whole thing and our day started off at 830 am.

It was dirty, fun work but I think these families are going to get an amazing home! It feels good to be a part of something bigger!

I’ve been busy lately, my mind is overflowing with ideas. I’ve been lucky enough to find customers who enjoy my need to coordinate things and make them as perfect as possible. “You’re insane” they often tell me, but they leave with a smile, so I take it as a compliment.

My wedding is a little over 4 months away. I have a to-do list that’s a mile long, why? Because I keep looking at things and thinking “Oh I can make that” (jewelry, table runners, favors, napkin rings…. shall I continue?) So I’m calling it the Do It Myself wedding. I do know where to draw the line though: Food. I need to pick and chose my battles and cooking and baking are just not something I enjoy doing under stress (That’s where Michelle of Clever Cupcakes comes in) Her cupcakes are the best in Montreal, hands down! I can’t wait to see what she comes up with for our big day!

I was browsing Etsy looking for jewelry for my bridesmaids and found this:

 Sadly I don’t remember the name of the seller to give proper credit! At any rate I loved the simplicity of the set, but not the colors. My colors are darker, browns, coppers etc. So I made these:

I hope to keep adding little sneaks of the tiny details as the date gets closer. Hopefully I wont drive myself crazy with all the little details (doubtful, cause it’s the little details that I love the most)

A few days ago, I posted this page of me, at the Grand Ole Opry not even a year ago.

After flash flooding in Nashville, this is what the Opry looks like today

Nashville is under water and they need help! A friend who introduced me to the beauty of Nashville shared that photo along with this information: Middle Tennessee Red Cross is helping Nashville flood victims: Donate online at www.nashvilleredcross.org, by phone at 615-250-4300 or by mail at 2201 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203 …. so please help!

Let’s not forget the problems that the coastal states are facing.

In the center is my cousin Justin, in MS. He volunteers at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies. They need your help:  If you would like to make a donation to aid in oil spill recovery efforts and the rehabilitation of marine mammals and sea turtles affected by the spill, please visit our website www.imms.org or follow the link below. You can pay using your credit card or you can mail a check or money order to:IMMSP.O. Box 207Gulfport,……
MS 39503All

I found this old photo, while sorting through our box of family pictures. I stole it. I had to have it, and it’s been hanging over my desk at home since last spring. These are my two Nannies. On the left is Hair Dresser Nanny (we used to pick her up from the hairdresser ever tuesday) … also on a side note, those of you who have met my sister can now see where she gets the red hair from. On the right is Nanny. She didn’t have a fancy nickname. She was my last living grandparent, but now they are sadly (for me) together. I know at the end of the day, that she has peace now, but there’s a very selfish part of me that hates, just hates the fact that she wont be there come October. When my father called me yesterday, the meltdown I had was just epic. EPIC. I went to go see her last night, cause I needed to tell her that I was sorry. Sorry that I had put work ahead of marriage in life, and of family, and that if I could take it back, I would in a heartbeat, that none of it was worth anything to me at this very moment. I sat there wondering if she knew, if she knew how I felt, and I remembered some words I uttered to someone  a couple of months back who had lost their grandmother, I said “Grandmothers always know, you never have to worry about that” So I’m taking my own advice for once, and going to think of a special way to honor her come October. Thank you to everyone who has reached out, who has taken over the store, who has offered me kind words and hugs. Know that I’m ok, it comes and goes in waves, but that having you all around me makes me realize how lucky I am.

Thankfully, I took all the pictures, from this long night of SingStar playing. Lots of silly, stupid, funny things were done, but since I have the photos, you’ll only see the ones of my cousin Shanna.

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It’s a grey day here today. Lately I feel like there’s this little cloud following me around. I try to look past it, and around it, and most of the time I do. But on a day like today where it’s drizzling and icky, it’s hard. My wedding is exactly 198 days away. Which is awesome. It’s on the 8 year anniversary of the day we met, Halloween. We waited until Halloween was on a Sunday, and we’ve been planning and brainstorming for years. Now it’s here. The problem is, it wont be perfect, and perfect to me doesn’t mean a million dollar wedding, or a lavish dress, it’s about the people who will be there and right now my Nanny is sick. Over a month ago she stopped eating, and we have to fight with her just to get her to drink anything. My biggest fear is that she wont be there, and without her, the day will be incomplete, no matter what we do. This leaves me with a lot of guilt, because of how long we’ve been engaged and putting this off. So pray for a miracle, for her to get strength and hope, so she can be there with me. When I go visit her, I tell her about my dress and our cake, and hope that will motivate her to get well…. but things seem to be going slowly downhill.

I know, it could be worse. I realize how lucky I am, which is why I hate asking, but any positive thoughts you can send her way would be greatly appreciated.
Have a great weekend, give a loved one a hug…. it might just be the motivation they need.

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Today has been a sad day for a few reasons. I know a lot of people who have aching hearts today, and I’m the type of person who aches along with them. My sister lost her pet today, Jezebel a loving, intelligent, friendly ferret whom I had the privilege to babysit once for an entire year. She never ceased to amaze me with her clever ways, and she will be greatly missed.

Hi everyone, below is the link to my first tutorial on Rubber Road Adventure – all feedback is welcome.

http://rubberroadadventures.ning.com/page/its-a-hoot-tulle-broach

Thank you all for your well wishes for B. Unfortunately there isn’t much we can do. Since the car wasn’t in motion at the time that the accident occurred no police report can be filed. Lame. His bike is pretty much finished… not something we budgeted for. Grumble.

Below is an icky picture of a scraped up arm, just a warning.

People. We need to talk. Those who have been a passenger with me in the car know I tend to talk to other drivers. Correcting their errors, shouting at them, etc

Well… today someone did something SO DUMB I can’t even get over it. In Montreal you are not allowed to bike on the sidewalk. It’s for pedestrians only. So Brendan on his bike to work, shares lanes with cars. Today someone opened their car door without looking first and took him down. They destroyed the front of his bike and gave him some good scratches and what I assume will turn into bruises. Moral of the story LOOK BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR DOOR. We spend so much time being absorbed with our cars, and our phones and our lives we don’t realize what is going on around us.

The guy is also refusing to pay for the repairs to Brendan’s bike with double sucks for us. Sadly for him, his car door is so damaged it wont close, which doesn’t bother me at all.

Meet my birthday gift, that I fell in love with at the store.
His name is Pickles.
He’s one month old. Adorable.