What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance!

The weather is dominating my thoughts.
To put a spin on one of my brother's favourite quotations - "It's hotter than a camel's instep 3 days out of Cairo".
And it's not normal hot. It's muggy, damp hot. It's "I-can't-get-to-sleep-without-throwing-myself-in-a-cold-shower" kind of hot.
But.
Hot weather means that we have excuses for sitting on patios drinking cold drinks.
And I love patios and cold drinks.
So the weather isn't so bad!
My friend Stephanie and I celebrated the evening by having a Spanish-themed meal - complete with quesadillas, and sangria! What a perfect way to spend a summer evening!

The only thing missing from this beautiful summer is the red sand. So, for your viewing pleasure - a picture of the red sand from home. And one of my niece and nephew, just because they're so cute!


The Two Creatures that I Love More than Anything (Drew and Allister)


Rainbow at Morrison's Beach

Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other...

It was beautiful!
A gorgeous bridal party, handsome groom and the most beautiful bride I've ever seen!!
Saturday (the 25th of June) was Judy's wedding!! We celebrated for almost 3 days straight with tonnes of laughter, tears and a little bit of wine thrown into the mix!
The day was hot, and in true Judy-organized fashion we were dressed and ready for the wedding almost 2 hours early! Time was occupied by playing cards, eating and just wandering around.
The day was hot (over 100 degress Farenheit!) but most of the places we had to be were air conditioned. We celebrated and danced like fools until the wee hours of the morning, and woke just in time for brunch and the gift opening and the Williamson's house!
When Andrew came to our house 2 years ago at 11 o'clock at night and sat in our livingroom to protect us from the scary man that kept calling the house (I may or may not have struck up a conversation with a "wrong number" and then he became scary) I would have never guessed that I would eventually have the honour of being part of such a special day!
Congratulations Judy and Andrew - may your lives together continue to be filled with love, laughter and happiness!!

Apache Wedding Blessing
Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other.
Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth to the other.
Now there will be no loneliness, for each of you will be companion to the other.
Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before you.
May beauty surround you both in the journey ahead and through all the years,
May happiness be your companion and your days together be good and long upon the earth.

"Waiting it out" before the walk down the aisle! 

The bridal party and our lovely hair! 

The blushing bride and me! 

Team Solar Death Ray Week 2! 

Man Plans, God laughs...

Well, I'm not going to lie. I'm a little disappointed.
I applied for this : http://girlguides.ca/default.asp?id=101#sangam and received the "ever-so-kind" letter of rejection today :(
On the brighter side of things - Team Solar Death Ray (SDR) placed third in trivia this evening (see picture above - I'm still not very blog-savvy) and I came home to drown my sorrows in half a bottle of Dave's red wine with my housemate Matt. Sorrow shared is sorrow halved. Yes.

Because they can see where you are, and they know where you've been...

This weekend was Howie MacMaster's wedding. I grew up with Howie, so it's kind of strange to see him grown-up and married. I'm pretty sure that the first time I saw Howie around the subject of marriage was when we dressed him up in a wedding gown and did a video remake of Don MacLean's "American Pie". I admit it, growing up in small town Prince Edward Island you had to make your own adventures!

However, after some turmoil (and missing the ceremony) Kevin (my incredibly kind friend) and I made it to the reception in Hatley, Quebec!
If nothing else, we had a beautiful drive and good conversation :)

My handsome,handsome date for the wedding!

The groom and me! 

The Beautiful New Couple 

A Place of My Own

"I know of a cure for everything: salt water...Sweat, or tears, or the salt sea."