Let's dust this puppy off!

I've been so missing lately! With the wedding planning and a surprise visit from my mom, who lives 1800 kms away (!), life has been pretty crazy, in a great way!

I've kept up with my Photo-a-Day project though, so here are a few faves from the past few weeks. If anyone's out there reading this, please say hi!

jan 05 - My sweet, sweet Sammy. She'll be 12 in August, and is still as frisky as a kitten!


jan 06 - Perfection is overrated.


jan 10 - Just a lamp. Not sure why I like this image so much. The texture and lines, I guess!


jan 13 - Sweet, sweet doggies!


jan 14 - A few screws loose.


jan 16 - Mom's chicken stew. My mom, who lives 1800 kms away, showed up on my doorstep unannounced on Thursday night. Her fiance gave her a plane ticket to visit me, for Christmas, and she and my fiance concocted this huge scheme that culminated in my being a sobbing wreck when my mom, who I haven't seen in seven months, walked through my front door. I've taken a few days off work, to just hang out with her, doing wedding stuff, and yesterday she taught me how to make chicken stew. It was the most delicious chicken stew I've ever had, though I'm sure it was the experience that made it so delicious.


Jan 17 - A quick photo excursion with my mom to Morningstar Mill, despite the brutal cold.


jan 22 - I ordered my dress today! And took another picture of Harley. Shocker! I just love his little grey beard. If you look closely, you can see remnants of his breakfast stuck in his whiskers. :)


jan 23 - A dead fern in our backyard.


I'll try to post more often from now on, so I don't do one big photo dump once a month! :)

2009, so far...

jan 01 - Our awesome neighbour, Rita, brought more flowers over. I love that the yellow in the tulips matches the yellow in the irises!


jan 02 - I finally broke down and bought a Harvey's Seatbelt Bag. I know, I know, they're so 2006, but I've always wanted one and, well, they were on sale.


jan 03 - We spent the weekend with Brian's sister, her husband and their son, Sam. How could I not take a picture of those lashes?


jan 04 - Sam and Uncle Brian, "playing Legos".

Happy new year!

Yikes, I haven't posted since Christmas Eve, and here we are in 2009!

dec 25 - Christmas in Cottam with Brian's family. This is Nana, Brian's grandmother, opening a gift from her daughter, Brian's mom, Pam. It's a framed photo I took of Pam and her brother, Bill. *warm fuzzies*


dec 26 - Sam, Brian's nephew, telling me all about his favourite Christmas presents. One of the highlights of this Christmas, you know, aside from getting engaged, was this conversation I had with Sam:
Sam: Tanya, can I ask you a question?
Me: Sure, bud. What's up?

Then he climbs up on my lap and asks in a very serious and quiet voice...

Sam: Can I call you Aunt Tanya from now on?
Me: Buddy, I would *love* that.

*warm fuzzies*


dec 28 - fiddle - I was so psyched about our engagement and my gorgeous new ring, that my other amazing present has been neglected! Brian also gave me a brand new 4/4 Menzel fiddle and all the trimmings! I really am the luckiest girl ever.


dec 30 - A horrible picture by most standards, but it's just so classic "Daddy and the dogs" that I love it. Brian can't lay down without the dogs climbing all over him, so this is a pretty accurate picture of them.


dec 31 - Happy new year! We went to an Ugly Sweater party tonight for New Year's Eve, and I got my resized ring back from the jeweler today, so I thought I'd showcase those two things in my pic today. I know, I broke my "no cameraphone pics" rule, but I won't make a habit of it. :)


Posting! Stay tuned for more!