WIP Wednesday

My week is all out of wack with Friday being a PD Day at work and Monday being Canadian Thanksgiving that I almost forgot it was not just Wednesday but WIP Wednesday!!!

I get accused (yes accused) all the time of being a fast stitcher.  I don't know if I really am or I just manage to get in a lot of stitching time.  That has definately not been the case lately!  When I visited Kathy the other weekend I came away with her San-Man Originals Round Robin to do a quick little 60x60 backstitched block.  Well... as you can see its not gotten very far!

I've been dealing with exhaustion and headaches lately, to top it my appetite has been off the last few days too.  Also on the weekend a friend of mine got married and she asked me to shadow her for the day with my camera.  She did have a professional photographer for the ceremony and important parts of the reception.  I was there to capture all the getting ready, candid and genuine moments.

Here are a few of my favourite shots out of the over 900 I took.

Ketchup Post #1

Back in school I could remember one of my teachers would put a big picture of a ketchup bottle on the board, it was Ketchup Day... in other words it was our chance to get caught up!  So let's get you caught up on the few events I got to attend while my Mum was in hospital.  Tonight, I sat at my computer for over 3 hours going through a lot of pictures, deleting the bad ones, tagging them, and editing photos to use on this blog.

On September 10th things were well enough here, with my Mum that I felt safe making the 2 hour drive and overnight trip for my childhood friend Andrew's wedding.  Andrew and I were neighbours as kids in Montreal, we are 6 months apart in age (I'm older) and we've known each other forever.  In 1987 my family had to move to Texas for a couple of years and when we came back to Canada, we relocated to the National Capital Region.  No matter where Andrew and I have been in our lives we've always known where the other was, how to get in touch and we'd drop life in an instant for the other.  It was important for me to be there and I'm glad I was able to make it.

Not only was it Andrew & Yan's Wedding day, it was Andrew's 35th birthday, and Chelsey's 100th Day Celebration.  What an auspicious day!

Here is a small selection of my shots from the day, a few you already saw when I posted Andrew & Yan's wedding sampler happy dance.

Andrew must of had a word in with the weather gods, what a beautiful day and a beautiful setting for a wedding

Flower girl & ring bearer

 Andrew & His Mom just before the ceremony

The Bride, Yan and her father

 Exchanging rings

 Signing the certificates

Chelsey & Andrew, Chelsey was blessed and her godparents recognized as part of her 100th Day Celebration

 A lovely touch special wine glasses commemorating the day, the Chinese symbol for double happiness

 Lovely centerpieces made by Andrew's Mom

 The First Dance

 Cutting the cake?  Can you say Facebook Profile Picture?

Finally A Finish

I've had very little stitching time since my Mum went into the hospital just over three weeks ago now.  She is getting better and stronger every day.  She will have a serious condition to learn to live with once she gets out of the hospital, its was really sketchy there for about a week we were truly starting to wonder if she would really pull through.  This last week she has improved in leaps and bounds.

How about something happy, like a Happy Dance????  This piece should of been finished during the long weekend at the beginning of the month, but life got in the way.

My childhood friend, Andrew got married in Montreal on September 10th.  I took one day off from visiting with my Mum in the hospital to go, it was just one of those moments in life I just couldn't miss.  Andrew and I have known each other since he was born (we're 6 months apart), we were neighbours, we made mud pies together, climbed trees together, built snow forts, and built wicked jumps at the bottom of the hill we would go sledding on.  No matter where we've been in life we've always known where the other was and how to get in touch!

Here is the Wedding Sampler I stitched for Andrew and his new wife Yan:

Two Shall Be As One

c2007 My Big Toe Designs

Stitched on 32ct White Lugana

Stitched with Carrie's Creation Blueberry and Monarch

 The wedding was gorgeous, the day was gorgeous!  Here are just a few shots from the day (I've got so many and not enough time to go through them).

The kiss

 Andrew, Yan & their baby Chelsey (it was her 100th day!)

 Todd, Yan, Andrew, and I

Chelsey with her Auntie Danielle!