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Our town has been badly shaken in the last 24 hours. 3 teenagers lost their lives last night in a car accident. In a town with one high school, the impact is immense.
24 hours ago, life was very different. The talk was of prom dresses and scholarships. Last night and today, as they gathered and grieved together, the talk was very different.
Please say a prayer for the families who lost their children last night, and for everyone else this has impacted.
This morning I headed out to a horse show. I haven't headed out to a horse show on a Saturday morning in years. I haven't taken pictures of horses in years either!
It was a lot of fun to cheer on my friend Jess and take a few shots for her (she got Reserve Champion, by the way! Woot Jess!).
So, of course I took the required ring shots:
but then I got to have a little fun:
(that's her mom in the background there, snapping her own pics!):
and then they were done, and both got to relax a little:
I would say these 2 will be back in the show ring sooner than later :)
Graduation season is most definitely upon us and Emma is certainly embracing this journey. She's very much an 'in the moment' person, which is such a gift.
The grads received their yearbooks yesterday. A few months ago, they all voted on different categories, like 'most likely to be a soccer mom', 'most likely to be a year late for the 10 year reunion', etc. One of the categories was 'friendliest'. Guess who won, out of close to 300 grads?
Emma :)
She is many things, and friendly is definitely one of them! Crazy social, always trying to include as many friends as she can, welcoming new friends and just being her happy self.
Friendlist:
Have a great weekend!!
My favourite day of the week :)
1. OK, let's not talk about Idol. Not that I don't like Lee, I really do, I think he has a great vibe, but he's pretty generic. Crystal, on the other hand, is unique and really different as far as Idol goes. So, after Adam not winning last season and Crystal not winning this season, I'm not sure where I stand with that show!
So much for not talking about it!!
2. Our new book club book is Deafening by Frances Itani.
One of my favourite tv shows is Entourage. So excited to watch the season premiere on June 27! Anyway, the title has always reminded me of Emma and her gaggle of friends, there are always lots of them. Usually the same four, but lots of others too.
This photo appeared on my blog a couple of weeks ago. I love it, but the colours were challenging, so I did what I love to do, created a custom title in Photoshop by picking colours directly from the photograph. The hearts along the bottom are digital too, so I re-coloured them to match the photo and title as well. Gotta love hybrid! Voila! A simple, clean, and colour coordinated page!
Rugby came to an end today, quite abruptly. They had high hopes for their best season ever and for whatever reason, it just didn't click. Emma had a rough season, 2 trips to the emergency room and she had to sit out this last game which bothered her on a number of levels.
But, rugby was such a big part of her high school years. From being one of a handful of ninth graders to make the team 4 years ago, to winning the 'spirit of rugby' award at the sports banquet for playing every minute of every game in grade 10, to making it all the way to the provincial semis in grade 11.
A contusion, a broken thumb, a compression injury and a hyper-extended knee, along with too many bruises to count. All in the name of this game that had her at hello :)
Four years of grit and discipline and sisterhood and determination.
Sorry girls, it's the end of the road:
Not really new, but a new look and a new name! The name is from a Beatles song, and I love the Beatles, and it just seemed more fitting than 'kathy thompson photography' so that's the new name! I am still tweaking and moving a few things, but for the most part, it's done!
I have a cute button over there ------------> so feel free to grab it!
The genius behind the new look is Katie at Lemon Cherry Blogs! She really got it right! Took me awhile to decide on the colour combo, there are so many great ones, but I love the red and blue, I think it's fresh and light!
OK, moving on. . .
1) I have a date this weekend, in the The Big City with my girls, my sister and this young lady:
We are very excited and looking forward to a little getaway (and a little shopping)!
2) Yikes:
Don't really know what else to say about that one. . . .
3) Go Crystal:
Although for me Lee would be a close second.
4) Lastly, I wanted to celebrate the blog makeover with what else but a giveaway! Please leave me a comment telling me what you think of the new blog and I'll draw a name when I get home on Monday! Here's what you're playing for:
Thanks for stopping by and hope you like the new look!
Have a great long weekend everyone (in Canada!)
Very happy to read this! After taking a year off, I am excited to be heading back to ScrapFest (Oshawa) in October!
I miss teaching!
I will be teaching three classes:
Digital elements by ListGirl.
Class descriptions will be up on the ScrapFest site shortly. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask here or email me :)
I'm really looking forward to teaching again and I hope to see lots of you there. No one puts on an event like Lisa and her team!
Have a great week!
Love the look of the new Blog !!!! and the name is great !!! Being from Montreal
GO HABS GO !!!!! Love Taylor Swift too!