Posted in Adventure Saturday, Restaurant Reviews, Vancouver, wedding on Apr 15th, 2009
When it’s all sun and cherry blossoms in Vancouver, it’s hard to imagine that a short 1.5 hour drive away you could be faced with snow - and lots of it. All over the trail and in your way while you’re trying to be active so you can justify drinking more champagne. That’s why in the pictures below [...]
Posted in At home, Restaurant Reviews, Shopping, Vancouver, wedding on Mar 26th, 2009
I am one of those lucky women who can say they married well. Very well. Look how he saved me from falling over this steep and unruly cliff.
Ok, maybe he didn’t save my life, but he made my life. Even better.
Today’s proof: a smorgasaboard of muffins delivered to my office (in-person) from Fratelli Bakery - the [...]
Love is not what I thought it would be. Less a certainty and more a strengthening. A muscle formed under skin. A firming up of the soul.
I love you husband.
Jen
Photo from LittleBrownPen’s travels in Paris.
Posted in Champagne Wednesdays, It's an Etsy Christmas, Vancouver, wedding on Jan 12th, 2009
I really can’t imagine a better wedding favour than our little army of piccolos. This is such a good idea. My mom called a liqour store and got a bulk discount on 70. Then, I ordered some custom tags on Etsy. It was the first time I ever saw people come back for their favours. Plus, we grabbed [...]
This gave me a good laugh today (via You are my Fave) in the way that true things are often the funniest.
True: Ash and I have made 2009 our year of NYCing.
Also true: Far trickier than making champagne-powered declarations is carrying out such resolutions without credit.
Yes, we’re on one of those miserable post-wedding cash diets. The kind of belt-tightening where you pretend [...]
Posted in Adventure Saturday, wedding on Dec 23rd, 2008
Every oppprtunity to drink a mimosa was seized.
The palace was oddly devoid of people, which made it easy to find pool-chairs and make Ash play fun games like Papparrazi/beach vacation.
I bought a funny greeen hat that made me feel like doing touristy things, such as writing love notes in the sand with my toe.
I formed a special bond with the ladies [...]
Posted in Champagne Wednesdays, wedding, writing on Nov 20th, 2008
Well, this is it. My last blog post as Miss Hargreaves.
Today, Bill, the Facility Manager at work (not to mention, the loveliest Scott you’ll ever meet – perhaps, even, a gift from my Nanny) – brought me a very offical nametag reading “Jennifer Wilson.”
Yes, I am beginning to feel like someone new.
I’ve written and erased about a hundred sentences trying [...]
Posted in Champagne Wednesdays, wedding, writing on Nov 19th, 2008
Like poetry, sometimes places or people ring true in the depths of you. And that is how you know.
It’s how I know one day I must go to Little Sparta’s Garden so my soul can keep growing.
It’s how I know to marry Ash this weekend and claim my glimpse of the sea.
And it’s how friends [...]
And I can post a sickening number of headshots if I want to. And I do. We were looking through old photos last night (sipping on a tidy, piccolo of Henkell) and we found so many pictures of us that we haven’t seen in ages. Do other people like to sit at the kitchen table [...]
I would love to write something not related to the next 5 sleeps.
But I can’t.
I’ve got one thing on my mind.
He’s tying his tie in the hallway mirror.
Jen
xoxo
PS: Photos of postcards contained in The Little Box of I Love You, currently for sale at Chapters for $15.95 and now, our guest book.
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