catching up, and why "it's all about ME"

i can't believe it's been so long since my last post. i'm not really sure what we've been up to that i don't have time for an entry. what's been going on...

• the start of regular dinner's w/chris' family
• angela's wine & cheese bridal shower, hosted by sandra, pauline, and amy
• dinner w/my family to celebrate our 2 year anniversary :-)
• dinner w/friends
• angela & ryan's wedding

so, i have to elaborate on my day yesterday. on friday night, nugget was picked up for a weekend away from home with a puppysitter. taking full advantage of my "freedom", i finally used my gift certificate for spa utopia...i booked myself the utopia signature facial (as usual, i fell asleep) and the exclusive utopia manicure - 2.5 hours of bliss for me :-) what could be better? due to some poor planning on my part, i'm actually having another facial in 2 weeks. it appears as though i let a few gift certificates slip through the crack, so i have to cram everything in before november 1!

enough about me! in addition to yesterday being my dad's birthday, we were out witnessing and celebrating angela & ryan's marriage. i actually didn't take too many pictures cuz my battery started to die (argh!), plus, my camera is old and slow, so nothing really worked for me (guess i really do need to upgrade soon). also it appears as though several other friends took lots of pictures, so i'm sure they'll end up on facebook soon enuf ;-) the wedding took place at the fairmont hotel vancouver - what a beautiful setting for their wedding. everything was so elegant, from the colour scheme ang (and ryan) picked, the flowers (elizabeth tse does AMAZING work, and i'm honoured that my own wedding flowers made 2 appearances on her website), the banquet room, and of course, angela was a gorgeous bride!

and no wedding is complete without speeches! i swear, the only time i cry during weddings is when speeches are being made - it never fails - but i think this is the most i've cried at a wedding before. ryan and ang had me tearing up (that's when i discovered my mascara isn't very waterproof :P) and cracking up. i hope ryan's "oh shit!" remark gets edited out of the wedding video! also, i think this is one of the few weddings i've attended where both the bride and groom shed tears. i think that made me cry even more! next time, no mascara!

then came the drinking. and more drinking. it wasn't a pretty sight by the bar. but, it was all in good fun, and everyone enjoyed themselves and got home safely! and that's it for my 2007 weddings!


and now after a very busy week, it's time i resume cooking.