Best 2012 Memories

Happy New Year to you all!

I hope 2012 was everything you hoped for & then some …

As a way to recap the year, I thought back to all of the special memories that happened and chose my top 10 from 2012. The pictures are found in order as they happened throughout the year… so from January to December.

Enjoy!

1) Trip to visit my parents in Key West, Florida during March Break!

2) The birth of our precious little miracle niece.
Born prematurely and weighing in at 2lbs. 1oz., she is truly a miracle & we love her very much! xox

3) Cavendish Country Concert for some pre-bachelorette fun with the ladies. Alabama & Rascal Flatts were amazing!

4) Best friend’s big BACHELORETTE @ Broadleaf Farms, N.B.

(She would kill me for posting this in so many media forms but I know she’ll still love me…)

5) Becoming Godparents! xo
When hubby’s sister asked both of us to be our niece’s godparents,
we were truly touched and blessed.

6) Best Friend’s Wedding! In true country form …

7) First Year Anniversary Trip!
Hubby, Boots & I decided to pack up and head down to my husband’s uncle’s camp which is right on the Miramichi River.
We had beautiful weather, enjoyed each other’s company
& Boots was obviously in Heaven!

 

 

 

8) Brother’s Wedding in Red Deer, Alberta!
It was so special for me to have my baby brother marry the woman of his dreams and best friend. She is an amazing person and I am so lucky to call her a sister now.

 

 

 

9) Trip to NYC with Mom!!!
It was my first time in the Big Apple and had an amazing time with my mom seeing the sites, enjoying a few shows and getting a little shopping in, of course!

 

 

 

10) BEST MOMENT OF ALL ……………..

Baby J!

My husband and I could not be more excited to be welcoming our first child, June 2013!

2012 was an amazing year but …
I have a feeling that 2013 will be even better!

 

Sheila xox

*Bridal Gown for Sale*

One of the most difficult decisions I have ever had to make has been …

whether to sell my bridal gown OR not!

After a lot of thinking, I have decided to go ahead and sell my gown.

A part of me would like to put it in a sealed box and keep it forever …

but another part of me would like to see someone else enjoy it as much as I have for a day.

So, I have put up my gown on kijiji.ca but have NOT HAVE ONE SINGLE PERSON try and contact me.

So .. BLOGGERS – I NEED YOUR help & advice.

Is it worth putting money towards placing the ad in the top ads?
Do you have any other suggestions that might help me get some response?-

Visit my kijiji ad here!

and here is a picture of my gorgeous
Maggie Sottero – Fiorella gown …

Any suggestions would be gladly welcomed! Thank you : )

Sheila xox

Sneak preview

So ... My best friend, Chantel got married to her best friend Kevin in August! :)

I was truly honored to be her matron of honor which was so special because she was mine the summer before!

Last night, my friend Sylvie & I got a special SNEAK PEAK at some of her professional pictures.

They are absolutely amazing!

I have no idea how she will be able to pick just 200 out of 4000!!!

Such a Difficult task.

We wrote down some of our favorites to help her out.

Here is one pic her photographers had online (which I added a banner using the labelbox app- love!)

Stay tuned for more folks! ... :)

Happy Saturday!

Weekends go too fast!

Happy Monday Bloggers!

It has been quite some time since my last post which I am totally frustrated about because I thought I was back for good. I don’t know why but I can’t seem to get into a blogging routine at all. My life has been fairly busy though since the new school year has begun… so I feel as though I have an excuse.

Here are some of the things that have happened in my life so far:

My little brother got married!! :)

(From left to right: Hubby, Moi, Tara, my brother Robbie, Mom, & Dad)

He married the most fantastic lady! I just love her to pieces. They got married on September 1st in Red Deer, Alberta. My entire family flew out and we were there for a week!

We had such a great time! We got to visit Banff with my awesome aunts, uncles & cousins for an entire day (which I had already seen from living out West for a year after high school) …

~Banff, Alberta~

 

We even rode the Banff Gondola which brought us up to Sulphur Mountain.

 

The view at the top was just incredible!

All in all it was a fantastic trip, beautiful wedding & amazing time with family.

Now it’s back to the routine. I had so many plans and goals to accomplish this weekend & I did not do anything yesterday except relax at home. I’m sure it was much needed but now today, Monday, I feel totally unorganized & slightly stressed.

What are some of your weekend routines?

What helps you stay organized?

Sheila xox

Morning of our big day! (2)

Another picture post today & the continuation of our Love Story! Yesterday I posted all my favorite pictures of the preparations for all us gals (over at the hotel) the morning of our Wedding. Today, the men are featured with just a few pictures of them getting ready.

They had taken over our home and a few of them had slept there the night before to keep Ryan company while he was busy trying to finish up slide shows & last minute details. 

Below is Hubby putting on his tie : )

Ry’s cousin Chad fixing his tie …

Looks like someone needed a  bit of help with his tie!
His best friend Mark helped him tie a good one
as my brother Robbie looks on …

Making sure everything is all set …

I love the look on his face here below!
Someone is excited to see his future wife walk down the aisle!

… & the men are ready for the ceremony!

 

Sheila xox

Morning of our big day!

 Today’s post is strictly a picture post. My last post was dedicated to our engagement story through a linkup so I thought I would continue with the theme of our Love Story. Here are all my favorite pictures of the morning of preparations before our Wedding Ceremony.

(Photos taken by: TFL Studios – see engagement picture post to find out about our amazing photogs)   

We were married on August 13th, 2011 on a beautiful (SUNNY!!!!) summer day. My husband basically took over our home with his groomsmen, so I decided that my maids and I would sleep at the hotel where we were going to be having our Reception. My mom booked the bridal suite, along with an adjoining room for my girls and I to sleep there the night before & to use that morning to get ready. The room had a large living room/area that was perfect to use the morning of. It was such a great setup!

My hubby (to-be at the time) had given his sister a special gift to give me the morning of. I had done the same and given it to my brother-in-law to give him the morning of as well. He got me 3 charms for my Pandora charm bracelet (given to me at my bridal shower by my lovely MOH and friend Sylvie). He got me my birth stone, a heart for our wedding day & a letter ‘J’ for my new last name. I was so excited & touched by his gift.

         

My soon-to-be Sissy getting her her done … & getting my veil put on.
Michelle & Lisa did such a fabulous job doing our hair!  
Michelle worked miracles on my hair -
switching up hairstyles completely halfway through!!.

         

My mom stopped by in the morning with Tim Horton’s coffee & breakfast.
She also stopped by later in the morning with tons of snacks.
She’s the best! x.O.x.

Steph sporting her NKOTB tank. Loves it!
She was feeling the same that I was for her wedding lol …

Special delivery!! …

From our amazing wedding planners at Design Studio & Co.

I had a tough time opening the box
& needed a little help from my MOH!!
(who was looking lovely as ever in her rollers)    

              

I was thrilled with my beautiful bouquet and the maids’ bouquets.
DS&Co. did an absolute fantastic job!

Vicky Mina = amazing makeup artist.
She did the makeup at my cousin’s wedding
& I knew then that I NEEDED to book her for mine!

                            

Finally time to put on my wedding gown …
Beyond EXCITED slash nervous!!!!

Love Love Love these girls:
Christa, Chantel (MOH), Lindsay (Hubby’s sister),
Stephanie (aka. lil’ sis) & Lynn

Last minute adjustments …

Ready to walk down the aisle!!!

 

Sheila xox

Ring Bling Linkup!

 

Linking up with Happiness is …

This link-up was such a wonderful idea.

It came at a particular good time for C Mae over at Happiness is,
considering she just recently got engaged
(congratulations you lucky girl, so happy for you!!) …

When I saw C Mae’s link-up idea, I immediately thought this would be an excellent way for me to get my blog out there to others. I am still in the process of getting into the routine of writing often but it is so hard when you think no one is even reading them … I know what you are all thinking:

‘Boo hoo … Cry me a river!’ I know…

I really should stop feeling sorry for myself. I know that it takes a while to gain more readers & followers. One must be patient & stay positive! …What better way to spread some blog love by linking up with other wonderful bloggies.

If I were a more experienced blogger …
this is when I would re-direct you to my ‘engagement story’ …
but I didn’t get around to writing one yet.
So what better time than now! ….
Here goes:

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My proposal was an amazing surprise! ...

I had no idea my husband was going to propose ..
it was a total shock (a ridiculously good one at that)!

It was the 2nd of October (2010) as I woke up that Saturday morning for my first university class for my Masters in Education. Later that day, my hubby (boyfriend at the time ..hehe), had asked me to attend a football high school staff lunch-in with their significant others. I, of course, said yes. I asked him that morning while I was getting ready what the dress code was and he said casual
(as he was trying not to give anything away) ..

I left for class and Ryan dropped me off at the university so that he could pick me up afterwards, that way we would only have one car. He picked me up at noon. The lunch-in was only starting around 2pm, so we had some time to kill.

We decided to go for a wine tasting at Magnetic Hill Wineries in Moncton, NB
and then later went to the Zoo to feed the ducks and check out some of gift shops
(which was hilarious because it was definitely after-season
& the shops were totally empty).

The afternoon had turned out so nicely.
I commented as to how the little 'date' afternoon turned out to
so lovely & was totally unexpected.

Finally, we arrived at the lunch-in which hubby had planned/booked (for his high school football staff) at the B&B we always go to for all our family suppers/gatherings for special occasions or holidays. We were the first ones to arrive
(which I didn’t even think was odd)
but the chef told us she was busy in the kitchen getting things prepared
and that we should just make ourselves at home until the others arrived.

Acting as though he had some time to kill, Ryan went upstairs to check out the bedrooms (which I have already seen numerous times). All of a sudden, he yelled out to me and told me I should come up stairs to 'Check something out'. I had no idea what he possibly could be showing me as I have already seen the bedrooms.
Little did I know that this was waiting for me ….

I walked in the room and there he was standing with the ring, flowers on the bed, a card on the night stand and champagne bottle as well. I was THRILLED! I was so shocked and so excited .. as tears of joy ran down my face. I asked him if he was serious (ha ha) and he of course said 'yes'! .. He finally gained enough courage to actually asked me to marry him and we enjoyed a glass of champagne before heading home.

On the drive home, he mentioned we had to change because we were getting professional pictures taken with a friend of his to capture the moment. After the photo shoot, my parents had a private dinner planned for us and my family.

We finally arrived home, and to my surprise all our family & friends were waiting for us there for a Surprise Potluck/Engagement Party for me/us
- all planned by my amazing husband.

It was the most perfect day ever!!! One that I will never forget… 

My ring:

is a Round Brilliant 1.2 carat diamond
I have a white gold band.

We were engaged for 10 months & got married on
August 13th, 2011 in Moncton, N.B.

See below …

My poor husband had a difficult time putting my band because I was SO warm and my fingers were a tad bit swollen. It was a very HOT summer day! We couldn’t help but laugh … such a funny moment.

(A shout-out to my amazing photographers TFL Studios!)

Et Voilà, my amazing engagement ring paired with my lovely wedding band. Love them. They are with me at all times, I never take them off!

Link up with Happiness is
and show off your ring bling!

Sheila xox