15

yup. That's how old I am now. 15. Crazy how time flies! Seems like yesterday I just posted this. Kinda weird to think about. But, I'm excited to start my 16th year! and I know blessings are in store :)

~ Embi

Collecting

So for the past few months I've had a bit of a collection. A vintage camera collection to be exact. And those cameras are some of my favourite things. Some I have picked up at garage sales, others I bought at antique shops, but they are all so different and unique. I find it so fascinating to research the different types I have, and see how rare or how old they are. I just love these little gems. So far I have eight. I have only used two of them, but even that makes me happy. I have more collections; a pin collection (of pins from around the world), a coin collection, and a card collection. But I LOVE my camera collection.

  Yesterday was my birthday, so we went up to a cute little town called Bobcaygeon. Just like last year we went to the fair, and had a blast. Then me and Brooke stopped at a little vintage shop, and let's just say...I died and went to heaven. I was freaking out! There were cameras, typewriters, old suitcases, and records everywhere! I melted. {and got emotionally attached to almost everything I picked up}

In the end I settled for these guys.

                             
                                                              // Polaroid Land Camera //

                                                                          // Clarus //

Aren't they beautiful! I love them. And I think Douglas & Son, is one of my new favourite stores. go like them on Facebook!

~ Emma-lee

Happy Birthday Amy!!

            Wishing an Extra Awesome Birthday to my lovely sister Amy, who's turning 13 today!

xo Emma-lee

Happy Birthday Bethany!

Happy Birthday to the sweetest, blue eyed, middle girl, 11 yr, old on the planet. I hope God blesses you greatly in your 12th year Beth. You deserve it :)

~ Em

Happy Birthday Katie Joy!

 

Since your turning 9....I will say 9 things that I LOVE about you.

 

1. Your Heart

2. Your Happiness

3. Your Smile

4. Your Fashion Sense

5. Your Gifts

6. Your Voice

7. Your Persistence

8. Your Grace

9. You

 

I love you Katie Joy! Have an Awesome 9th Birthday :)

 

XO Em

Happy Birthday Lily!

Happy Birthday to my little sister Lily! She's always there to put a smile on my face, and volunteer for a photoshoot :b  I hope you have an awesome 7th birthday sis! Keep living for Jesus, and bringing hapiness to the world.

Lots of Love,
Emma-lee

Happy Birthday Wesley!

Today my favourite brother Wesley (or as I call him, Chookey) is 2 years old today!!! (and for the record, I only have one brother, so he is therefore my favourite)

Man, he is so cute, and I love him to death. His little underbite, and his long eyelashes! Oh gosh, he's just adorable. And so silly! He runs all over the place, and just loves going for "av" (atv) rides with Daddy. I am so thankful to have a brother like him. I mean, just look at that face! We're going to have a hard time keeping the girls away :b

 

Happy Birthday!

 

Once upon a time my family moved 3 hours away from our house in Milton, to the middle of no where in Peterborough. We left behind our friends, our church, and everything I had known for the past 5 years of my life. It took us a while to finally make new friends and join a new church, and really just adjust to our new way of life. But my parents decided to put me and my sister in a private christian school for half a year. It was hard going into a school, after being homeschooled my entire life, and I didn't know anyone there. So the first week or two, I kept to myself, and didn't really interact with any of the other kids. But I do remember that one gym class in January, when we were all playing hockey outside. I've never been a fan of sports, and I've never been good at playing them either. So I did what I normally do, and just kind of avoided the puck, and randomly walked around, trying not to draw any attention to myself. All of the sudden, one of the boys in my class threw a puck at my head. (yes, it hurt a lot)  Trying to hold back the tears, I asked the Gym teacher if I could sit out. After a little negotiation (and after she called me a spoiled sport), she let me sit on the side of the pavement. At that time there were two other girls sitting out too. I noticed them, but I didn't say anything at first. Then my little eight year old brain, was struck with an amazing idea! At the time, it seemed like all the girls my age, collected littlest pet shops. You know, those little animal figurines, with the Wobbly heads. I loved those things, and so I thought that maybe those two girls sitting beside me, might like them too. I edged a little closer to them, and popped the question, "Do you like littlest pet shops?". I could see both of their faces light up with excitement as they answered "yeah! We collect them!".  I don't really know how to explain my happiness at that moment, when I realized that these two girls could possibly be the new friends I had been waiting for. I mean let's be honest, when your eight, It really doesn't take much to get super excited about something. It's really funny now to look back and think that all I said was "Do you like littlest pet shops?". But, that was my life back then. I never walked into a store without looking for the littlest pet shop section. Anyways, us three girls had a lot of fun bringing our newest Littlest Pet Shops to school everyday to show them off. We would trade, and play, and before we knew it. We became best friends! And then there were Webkinz, (but that's an entirely different story) Groovy girls, and anything else we could collect. We were seriously meant for each other. But somewhere along the way, I kind of lost the friendship with one of those girls. And my very bestest friend on the entire earth became Brooke, the person who has been with me through everything. She has seen me happy, and sad. She's shared the same crazy ideas about our future, and she probably knows almost everything about me. I've stayed awake with her until 4:00 in the morning, talking about everything from embarrassing moments, to genius plans. And today, even though I'm not with her, I'm so excited and happy for the 6 wonderful years of friendship I have shared with her. And the 15 years she's been alive. I'm truly blessed to call her my friend, and I just can't imagine my life without her. I could go on talking about all the funny memories I have of us, but for now I'm just going to stick with a list of the many words that describe her.

Beautiful (inside and out) // Talented // Dedicated // Loyal // Funny // Amazing // Friendly // Likeable // Blessed // Awesome // Photogenic // Patient // Intelligent // Social // Happy // Encouraging // Trustworthy // ....and I'm sure I could think of more, but there aren't enough words to describe her perfectly.

So Thank you for being an amazing friend Brooke! I hope God continues to bless you in the years to come, and  I pray that all your dreams come true :O)

Love,

Emma-lee

PS: Here's a link to her DeviantArt page, it would be awesome if you'd leave her a birthday wish.

and in case you don't remember littlest pet shops, maybe this will help:

                              
 

Happy Birthday

Dear Bethany:
 Thank you for making the last ten years of my life so much better. Thank you for always being that one person who just stares at me and lets me talk your face off.  When I'm feeling sad, you are always so gentle and loving to me. I can be weird around you, and you don't really seem to care. You encourage me, and make me laugh. As the middle child, you might not get the most attention, but you sure do deserve it. I love you. Happy Birthday!
Love,
Emma-lee

Katie...

Happy Birthday! to my sweet little sister Katie. She is eight now, and yesterday was her golden birthday (she turned 8 on the 8th). We had a party at the trailer....with a campfire at the end. It was a pretty fun day :o) Usually there would be like ten pictures from the party here.....but, since I don't have a camera, there isn't. (bummer) Well, for now you can just check out my guest post at http://www.raspberrycappuccino.com/

bye,
Emma-lee