Award

I wanted to take a minute and say...

to:
 Liz from Wallpaper, Alcira from the Nero Chronicles, Julie from Brown Eyed Belle, Cassie from

Hi Sugarplum, Sara from a Dose of Pretty, and Jennifer from a little luxe.

These lovely ladies have bestowed me with this award.

And I'm sorry but until now, I've been a bit of a ...



when it comes to this whole thing.

 I haven't exactly been following the rules because I mostly think...

But, I also think that sometimes, following the rules just make sense.

So...here's my list of 7 things about myself, starting with the personal stuff.

1. My wedding was featured in Canada's national newspaper the Globe and Mail in a series called Catch, Match, Dispatch {i.e. babies, weddings, and deaths.}

My caterer tipped off the newspaper about our 'story' and here's the very condensed version.

I was teaching grade 3 {that's another one, I was a teacher for 11 years} and had a very special student, her name was Natasha.  From day one, this girl totally had my heart.  She was/is bright, independent, funny and so very self-assured.  After a few months in my class, I found out that her mother was very ill and tragically, she passed away mid way through the year.  I spent each day after that trying to be the friend and teacher I knew this sweet girl needed.  I reached out to her dad and let him know that I would be there in any way I could.  Time went by and I found myself increasingly attached to this sweet soul of a girl; we spent countless lunches/recess talking and I think I just became her friend of sorts. After a year her dad invited me to a thank you BBQ- and here's when the story becomes a happy one...2 years later, Natasha's dad and I were married and with Natasha as his 'best kid' we became a big happy family.  A year after that, I legally adopted Natasha and since then we have added 2 more little loveballs making us a very blessed family of 5.  This single event was most certainly the turning point of my life.  6 years ago I was a single girl living in the city with my dog and now I'm a mother of 3 and couldn't be happier. 

And now with that serious tid-bit out of the way, here's the frivolous stuff.

2. I'm happy this award calls for 7 things because I love 7's- I actually have a bit of a thing for numbers {I can remember every phone number I've ever had and almost always wish at 11:11} and have ones I like and don't like. I was born on the 7th month of the 7th day and weighed 7 pounds and 7 ounces so I figure, 7's must be lucky. 

3. My material must haves for a happy life include: pink, an Internet connection, wine (and it has to be in a good glass,) chocolate, cheese, bread (with butter not oil,)  mint chocolate chip ice cream, olives, corriander, coffee (born and raised on instant and shoot me, I prefer it,) TV, books (my two favourites are Love in the Time of Cholera and Valley of the Dolls,) fabric/furniture/clothes/decor stores, blogs, a good climate with all 4 seasons, a hot bath (I have one every night,) a house that I love that's filled with pretty things to look at, jewelry (specifically diamonds,gold, rings and bracelets;) cute coats/purses/clothes/shoes, art, paper to doodle on.

4. My dirty little secret involves my home.  If you were to walk in, you'd see most things in place and the rooms looking pretty put together but here comes the secret, I could care less about unseen spaces.  My closets, drawers and dressers are uniformly a mess.  I don't know what it is but I could give a hoot about things you can't see so if there's something sitting on the counter (which makes me crazy) I just open a drawer and chuck it in.  I'm working on this one though and would love a little more organization in my life so we'll see.

5. If there was such a thing as a job for someone who loves to search for things on the Internet it should/would be mine.  I love the hunt. When I was planning my wedding, it was all things wedding.  When I was having my kids, it was all things baby names/baby care and now, its all things design.  I just love searching for things and researching online- seriously, if I could get paid just for this, I'd be rich.  I never tire of it and get a thrill every time I find the perfect item/image/must have/name/product/fabric/anything.

6. I was born in Vancouver and lived there a few times over the course of my life but for me, my heart is and will always be in Prince Edward Island. I have spent every summer there since birth and it's just a magical place for me.

7. I think I must be a hopeless romantic (and very nearly ended up as a wedding planner) because I seriously have a permagrin on even when I'm watching the stupid Bachelor..which also reminds me of another, I love cheesy reality tv- can't help it. 

I think that pretty much sums it up.

Oh and a little extra one because I just ran the spellcheck, I have no idea how I was a teacher because I am the world's WORST speller.

And now on to the good/hard stuff. 

 I'm suppsed to pass submit a list of blogs I love and honestly, I think was/is the part that made me kind of hesitate about the whole thing.
I just hate picking favourites and there's like a billion blogs I love.
Anyhow...I need to suck it up and just pick some so here are a few of my favourites at the moment.

 The Alternative Wife
Simply Seductive 
Brown Eyed Belle
The Nero Chronicles
Peppermint Bliss
 Little Bits of Lovely
Haute Design
Sketch 42
 Escapade
Dress Design Decor

The Marion House Book
Little Blue Deer
 Breakfast at Toast
 Inspired Design
 Things that Sparkle
Look Linger Love

And before I say toodles...
{and PS, that's another me fact...I love cheeseball words/sayings/phrases}

...to every reader who takes the time to read this little blog of mine.

Kisses to all of you!