Personal Blog of Ashley Cawthra

A concert to remember

Last night we went to see tegan+sara.  They are one of my most favourite bands. I have loved them for years.  They don't come to Vancouver too often so when they do I like to be there.

 

I apologize for the bad picture I didn't realize the zoom was on, on my phone and add on a little darkness and you get phone blurr.  It was a great show and they played a few oldies.  The only not so hot part was feeling very under the weather.  I was out shopping the other day and while shopping a wonderful man was coughing up a storm without his mouth covered. I walked further and further away, mumbling in my head about swine flu and hoping that I wouldn't get sick.  Yesterday it hit me. And last night mid-show I was in a full fever and sweat.  I really wanted to stay but needed to leave.  I pushed through and stayed.  It was worth it.

And then there was getting home...

the bus that runs up the huge hill to our apartment leaves the station at 11.26 and 11.58pm... we arrived at 11.35 and it was cold outside.  After I grumbled and Ali said we should have flagged down the only taxi we saw we walked home.  The photo does not do the hill justice. It was a long night but we got home before the bus even left! 

After a nice sleep in this morning and a trip to Staples I am back in the studio to work, really work and finish everything I need to get done.

happy thursday,
ashley

Cowichan Lake, how i love you.

Another layout.  I LOVE the colours in this layout.  Who am I kidding, I love rusty orange (Yam in bazzil cardstock) and aqua-blue. 

 
Cowichan lake is one of my favourite places to be.  Only a few times a summer but it is magical.  I made this layout that will soon belong to my E book.  Ali and I got engaged in June of this year and I told myself that I wanted to document the 12 months (we're getting married the same day we were engaged of the following year) in between the engagement and wedding.  Not too much has happened on that front but hey, life was busy.

The plan:  To document not only wedding things but life things that happen in between June 2009 and June 2010. Basically, each month will get a layout, just text and paper and the month.  And then there will be layouts following each month (this one will follow August).  I think it's brilliant and it will work.  I also like it because I can just focus on whatever is happening, wedding related or not! 

Check back for more layouts!

Playing Catchup

Where does the time go? I would love to say that I've been just too busy to blog or get anything crafty done but that wouldn't be completely truthful.  I spent the last few weeks of my winter break sort of enjoying the snow and spending time with family.  It was a nice break, maybe a little too long - I did not want to go back to school.  Good news however, I am going to the CHA next week {OMG, next week} and to Disneyland with work friends.  I'm VERY excited, mostly to go to Disneyland, seeing as the last time I went I was 7 or 8.  There will be pictures to come. 

Though not as much as I'd like, I have been working on a few things.  I hope to have them up before Valentines Day, as that was their original intention but we'll see.  Photo Albums/Express Scrapbooks without a better name is what I've been working on.  My biggest problem is that I need the actual plastic albums.  I haven't found a supplier and I haven't been able to get to the store that I can buy them from. Gah!  So what I have is a bunch of half done projects that need the most important part to be finished.  In time.  I've got some Valentine's Shaker boxes in the works. If I can get them done in time, that will be the question.  I forgot to mention, on top of going to Disneyland, we're doing some house cleaning and shifting at my house.  When I'm away my room is going to be magically transported to another.  So on top of the regular everything and trying to make up for missing classes - let's just say things are busy even though I am pretending they aren't.

More photos are in order. And something new and exciting, yeah?

Ashley

Crunch Time

And then some..

Last weekend I was over on the Sunshine Coast, you could call it vacation.  It was overdue.  We were supposed to go away in August except that I somehow ended up with mumps.   The coast was beautiful, relaxing and wonderful except for the bit of a cold that I have.  I always seem to get sick when I go away. So silly. 

On top of being sick, my first ever craft fair is this Saturday.  I thought I would be ready to go with a few minor things to take care of but the list of things to do seems endless.  I won't be up until midnight tomorrow but pretty close.  On my list of things LEFT to do.. pricing, packaging and pulling out half done cards to fix up. 

My grandma just "popped in" which means less time to get stuff done. 

I've also been brewing a new section on holiday gifts - keep your eyes PEELED!

hearts&crafts,

Ashley