Awards and a videos

I have gotten a few awards that I must catch up on and pass along. The first one is from the lovely Cassie from Hydrangeas and White Daisies.

With this reward it appears there is a photo element. You open your first folder and find the tenth photo, post it and the story behind it. Ok...

Eepp! This was our year 12 formal and we were 17 here. That's Thara if you recognise her, one of my BM's. I sometimes hate seeing old photos. Maybe I should show old photos from school one day.

I forward this award to these gorgeous girls.... Nicole, Rachael, Sierra, Micaela and Belen. Check out these wonderful ladies.

The other award has come from a new blog friend Rachael from It's Simple Love.

So I must say 7 things about myself and pass it on to 7 other lovely ladies.

1. I was born in Sydney and lived there until I was 4 and we moved up to Queensland.

2. I got my first penpal when I was 9 and have loved writing letters since then.

3. In high school I had some obsession with everything Spanish and South/Central American. I even gave myself a Spanish sounding name. Well me and a few other friends of mine :) We listened to salsa style music and would intentionally find guys with sexy sounding Latin names on MSN to chat to (yes I was pretty embarrassing and I was boy crazy...I had no shame lol)

4. I wear glasses but I wear contacts most of the time. I got glasses when I was only 10.

5. I had braces when I was 13-14. Add that with glasses and I had a few years of being very self conscious.

6. I used to have light brown, curly hair when I was really young. People don't believe me now because I straighten or blow dry it. But it's actually wavy and kind of frizzy and dark brown.

7. I like watching UFC. Jason got me into it. I feel so blokey while I sit and watch and eat pizza.

I've probably repeated myself there. I lose track of what I've said before.

So I pass this onto these lovely ladies...Cassie, Jozen, Nahl, Elaine, Tiffany, Anna, and Trishie.

Make sure you visit all these lovely ladies. Thank you so much for the awards too!! Your too sweet and kind.

I was going to finish off with some mail but some of my photos haven't been uploaded yet and my camera battery is dying. And when I was looking for the photo for the first award I got a little nostalgic and looked through my other pics and things. So I thought I would leave you with this little video from a few years ago. It's little Caeleb when he was a baby. He was in my parents kitchen in his stroller and he's making all these noises. My favourite bit is when his eyes flick to the side. He ends up crying but it doesn't come out. It's a short video.

This second video is short and it's me just being silly. This was when I was 19 and we had rehearsals for the church Easter musical. Laura was videotaping this :) Funnily enough this was the year Laura and I met.

Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend! My plans are to watch Clash of the Titans, clean, write letters, sand down an old round table and repaint it and who knows what else. What are you up to??

A dinner

On Saturday night Jason and I had our 4 year anniversary dinner. I had work all day so I was quite tired already. We went to this place called Liquorish. It was lovely. Great food and company.

This is a little collage of our night. I know it's uneven and the photos aren't too good. The lighting was soft and the flash made things look bad. 

Jason had bought me a lovely trench coat. I saw it at work and loved it. It's what I'm wearing in the pic.

And this is the trench. It's soft of a silver shade. I thought I would muck around with iPhoto to get the other picture. 

Here it is again, and I have been playing around with iPhoto a lot. 

I did say last post that I would write about how we met. So here is a quick rundown of the story.

Jason and I met on the train in 2004 and we were 19. We were on our way to university. It really wasn't as random as that because a friend of mine, Thara,  was in the same course as he was and she was also on the train. We just happened to meet that way =) Although if you really want to get technical you could say we 'met' at a party in 2003. I went to a party with Thara for another one of her uni friends and I kind of met him there. I don't remember it but the weird thing is Jason happened to be in the photo, which I only realised after I met him properly. 

This was our first photo at uni. Yes, he had funny blonde hair and we look young (not that too much has changed). That year we became really good friends but we didn't start going out until the year after. I had just come out of another relationship and really didn't want to be in another one. He was definitely patient as we both had our issues to deal with and really when we finally starting dating it was so much better than it probably would have been if we started going out earlier. We built up a fantastic friendship first and I really do think that helped. 

I really do love and adore him and I'm so excited that in 6 months I get to be married to my best friend! Here are a few more pictures over the course of our relationship.

This was Jason's university graduation in 2006 I think it was (I forget sometimes).

I don't remember when this was taken but I think it may have been the first time I met some of his extended relatives. 

This was my 21st birthday we went down the coast for the day. Yes I'm wearing swimmers they're just strapless =p

This was for our church's young adult formal. A masquerade. I think in 2006. 

This is my university graduation in 2007. 

Jason came to the Philippines with me and my family in 2008. This is at a restaurant on water. 

Us now. It's been a wonderful 4 years and I look forward to many more years together. 

Gathering ideas

It's a cold and dreary day and I don't feel like doing anything. Here's another flickr mosaic of some of my favourites. By now I'm sure you all know the type of images I love to look at. 

1. ......, 2. dream a little dream, 3. Untitled, 4. wish jar, 5. Candelabra, 6. Untitled, 7. dancer, 8. party light, 9. Winter birds

Now that I have my wedding dress, I'm looking for bridesmaid dresses, flowers, hair styles and other accessories. Here is more bridesmaid inspiration. 

Image via Thread

I quite like the colour of this dress and I'm liking the style too. Still not sure what I'm doing with my bridesmaids yet.

Images via Thread bridesmaid

I'm liking the one shoulder look. I think it would suit all my bridesmaids. But I still can't decide on length. I always thought it would be more cocktail style but I quite like the long dress too. I will have to think on it. 

Whilst putting this post together I was looking back on some old photos and found this one. One of me and my nephew Caeleb when he was still a baby. 

 I don't even remember it being taken. It's times like these that I know I would love kids one day. 

Have a wonderful rest of week xox

Just a Minute...in July

Image  found via This is Glamorous

Dreaming... of travelling the world and gaining new experiences

Loving... my family even when they drive me crazy sometimes =)

Thinking... about all the plans and to do's I need to complete

Wanting... to stop worrying about everything 

Reading... The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards, Prom Nights from Hell by assorted authors (I always read teen books), Shop til you Drop magazine and various wedding mags

Wishing... I could figure out my letterpress and actually have something pretty to show

I got this via *this daisy who in turn found it via August Street. 

Dance with the wood nymphs by Graciebella featuring Loeffler Randall shoes

This is one of my Polyvore sets I made awhile ago. It reminds me of childhood dreaming when it seemed as though anything was possible. Sometimes I wish I could go back to those days when I thought I could do anything and all dreams could come true. Lately I've just been feeling so nostalgic and I've been doing a lot of reminiscing. 

A really old photo from school. We were in year 9 and all about 14 years old. Even here we were all so care free. The photo is a bit fuzzy I know and my eyes are closed. I miss hanging out at lunch times at school. That was great!

Well, watch out my next post might be all about old school photos and other things =) Have a wonderful weekend everyone and thanks for all your lovely comments.

Dreamy

On Saturday Jason and I checked out the Boulevard Gardens and it was lovely. We might still have a look around but it seems like a pretty awesome place. 

Here's a little bit of inspiration. Some of my flickr favourites. It's sort of dreamy and it's where my wedding thoughts are going. I really like the colours, the lighting and the style of these photos.

1. puella, 2. IMG_1603, 3. Untitled, 4. Tear Sheet Swap - Inspiring pages, 5. {spare bedroom}, 6. Untitled, 7. Untitled, 8. Untitled, 9. window display in paris department store, 10. Dreamy day, 11. Stamina, 12. call me

I've been feeling quite nostalgic lately and thought to share an old school photo. It's from my highschool graduation in 2002. I think I will be sharing more of these photos as times go by.