September summary

We celebrated Nicole's birthday in Yaletown and combined it with her bon voyage as she set off for her 6-month contract to New York City.

For Cathy's 30th, she hosted a charity fundraiser with all proceeds, up to $2,000, donated to the food bank.

The girls got together at Joey Tomatoes for lunch. It was good to
catch up as usual.







And finally...we went bridesmaid dress shopping. With the girls hectic schedules we finally went to try on dresses. I selected 3 dress styles that I liked. Afterwards I asked each of my bridesmaids separately, because I didn't want to bias their selections, which one was their favourite. What do you know, none of them picked the same dress! So, I went to the fabric store to choose material for a dress which combines favourite elements of all three. I think that there will be one distinctive element in the final dress that each one of my bridesmaids will like.

Welcome to the 30s!

To celebrate the birthdays of two of my favourite people, we hosted

a fiesta. It was wonderful to see friends that we have not seen in a while.

Thank you to those who helped with preparations for the food, sangria, decorations, music, games, photography and for helping in the kitchen. Thank you also to the guests that attended. The party wouldn't have been the same without you.

I hope that you were entertained and were well-fed. There was so much food leftover that I had to eat lasagne for a week! It is going to be a long time before I eat pasta and burritos.

Let the games begin! Shawn, Shannan and Sandra take a swing at the pinata. But, Cathy finishes it off :). By the time we were done, the poor pinata was in pieces. It really had me in stitches.

The rest of the photos are now online.

Wedding celebration

This weekend Aaron and Erin tied the knot. Congrats to the happy couple. The ceremony was held at the same church that Erin's parents were married at. It was a very sentimental wedding.

We had the job of transporting the bon bons from the house to the reception hall at the Firefighters' Club. The bon bons made it safely to the destination, although it was mighty tempting to do a little taste-testing.

There was plenty of food and beverages. The bride and groom hired caterers to deliver food to the event and they were allowed to bring in their own alcohol, without having to pay the corkage fee. I wish our venue would allow us to do that.

It was also difficult to keep us off the dance floor and away from the chocolate fountain. It was a happy day of celebrating and what made it all the more special was that my man was in town.