What Happened?

Where have I been? Somewhere not in the blogosphere, that's for sure. I never intended to stop blogging for the Summer, it just kind of happened. Then with the school year starting up and everything, life has been so hectic. But instead of giving you a list of excuses why I haven't been around lately, I'm just going to start over. So let's pretend I didn't abandon this blog, and that things will be as normal again. More posts will come. I promise.

xo Em

Don't worry guys...

I haven't died. I've just been insanely busy. A lot busier than I thought I would be this summer. Work is tiring, but then again so are those meetings that go 'till midnight. I'm sleep deprived and slightly stressed, but overall this summer has been pretty great so far. It's just too bad I haven't been able to  share that much of it with you guys. :( So here are some cute pictures that might make you forgive me for abandoning you....maybe.

~ Emma-lee

Happy Canada Day!

                                          // Happy Canada Day //

                                                              I had a little fun with firework photography ^^

So shout out to all you Amazing Canadian Bloggers out there! Because lets face it, Canada is a pretty darn awesome place to live. Can I get an Amen?

~ Em

Happy First Day of Summer!!

 

Hey Guys!

Just wanted to say, Happy Summer! I'm so excited :)
It's going to be a fun one!

~ Emma-lee

Catching Up

So...a lot has been going on since I last updated you on my oh so interesting life. Rosie is now almost 3 months old, Lily is 7, the May long weekend was great, I just feel like I have so much to say. The only hard part though, is writing it all in a post. But here I am, trying my best. And yet, I can't. I think one of the best ways I communicate is through photos. If I'm trying to explain a certain event or something like that, photos just make it so much easier. So here are some photos from the crazy life of Emma-lee (in no particular order). Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

Have a great week guys! I'll be back soon :)

~ Emma-lee

I'm Leaving You! {again}

Hey guys! I just wanted to let you know, that I'm going to be gone until Monday. So if I don't respond to any of your comments, or if I don't post anything....don't be alarmed. I'm headed to the OCHEC conference (for homeschooling). It's going to be a lot of fun! I'll be back with lots of pics soon :)

Bye for now!

~ Emma-lee

Well, That Was A Busy Weekend!

Hey guys! Just trying to catch up with blogging again! I know, it's been like a whole 4 days since I posted anything last. But, I do have a good excuse. wait for it....I've been busy! No way right? Busy? How could loner Emma-lee be busy? It's pretty hard to believe, but it's true. I spent the weekend with my beautimous friend Brooke. She was performing in a play, Aesop's Foibles. And I went along to help. It was a great play, and as chaotic as it was, it was so much fun. Brooke was the fox :D
and I got to do her makeup! Thanks for your patience....

                                                             ^^in her awesome fox costume.

It was a great weekend with my talented acting friend, and I learned quite a bit about make-up.
:b

Have an awesome week!

Emma-lee

I am Actually Still Alive!! {cotrary to popular belief}

Where have I been lately? I honestly have no idea. The past few weeks have pretty much just been a blur. And I obviously haven't really posted much in that blur. But, I'm back! for now at least...
So I'm just popping in quickly to let you know that I'm still alive, and that hopefully I will have a real post up shortly. Promise :)

thanks for your patience!

Emma-lee

PS: Please vote for me here

Liebster Award

 Hello everyone! I was nominated again by the gorgeous Michelle from The Preppy Little Polka Dot. Thanks, Michelle! If you've never heard of the Liebster Award, I will  ell you about it. Liebster is German for 'Dearest' and it is an award given to bloggers with less the 200 followers. It encourages them to keep up the good work. So here goes!

Rules:

1. Answer the 11 questions given to you from the blogger who nominated you

2. Give 11 random facts about yourself

3. Nominate 11 bloggers who have less than 200 followers

4. Create 11 questions for the nominees to answer

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Questions:

1. Where is your favorite place to take a holiday?

Florida!

 

2. Do you have any pets, and if so, how many?

 

I don't have any pets...

3. What are some of your hobbies?

Oh boy! I have a lot. Photography, Drawing, Painting, Graphic Design, Listening to music (does that count?), Blogging...and lots more stuff!

4. What is your favorite food?

Perogies!!

5. How many siblings do you have?

*counts in head* 6!

6. What is your favorite film?

oh....umm....Up! and Series of Unfortunate Events :)

7. Where have you lived in the world?

Ontario my whole life...

8. What is one of your favorite childhood memories?

I'm not finished my childhood yet :)

9. What is your favorite color?

Mustard Yellow, and Mint Green

10. Do you vlogg, and if so, what about?

I've tried to in the past, but for some reason I can't upload any of the videos :(

11. Have you ever traveled anywhere outside of where you live?

 

Yes! I've been all across Canada, and a few states in the U.S.

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11 random things about me!

1. My favourite rap artist is Lecrae.

2. I LOVE music :)

3. I get asked quite frequently if my younger siblings are my children. Yeah, cause I'm 14 and I already have 6 of them! some people...

4. I fail at leaving messages on answering machines.

5. The last time I bought a dress, was more than 2 years ago.

6. My sister and I are starting an etsy shop soon! {so keep an eye out for that post}

7. The first roller coaster I ever went on, was The Goaster Coaster! hand up if you know that ride :D

8. I am seriously afraid of sharks....as in...I never swim in the ocean....EVER! thank you river monsters :)

9. It is 7:04 pm right now.

10. I have really small hands in proportion to the rest of my body.

11. My favourite number is 5 XD

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My Questions:

1. What are your talents?

2. If you could go anywhere right now, where would you go?

3. What's your dream job?

4. What are you favourite bands/artists?

5. Favourite Colour?

6. Favourite season?

7. What's your favourite board game?

8. Hip Hop or Classical?

9. If you were stranded on an island, what 3 people would you want with you?

10. Are you getting sick of answering questions yet?

If you answered yes to that last one....you're going to be happy. Cause this is the last one!

10. How many siblings do you have? {if any}


My Nominees:

1. Lauricia from Give it Some Style!
2. Emily from Sunshine Girl
3. Madi from Love Madi Lee
4. Em from It's Called Art
5. Alyssa from Oh Bean!
6. Brooke from Through My Eyes
7. Melanie from The Reid Family
8. Sydney from A Fifteen Year old's Perspective
9. Jo from I love...
10. Kayla from Adventures with Kayla
11. Gemma from Submarines and Sewing Machines

Thanks again Michelle! :)

~ Emma-lee


 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

         

          Happy St. Patrick's Day!! Everyone =D

~ Emma-lee

Happy Valentine's Day

Well, it's that time of year again. Yeah, you know what I mean.
So, I thought it would be nice to write about it. What to write, what to write??? oh! I know!

It's Arizona's 101th birthday today! Exciting eh? Yeah, and it's also Single's awareness day. Which brings me back to that same topic I was trying to get out of earlier....I don't really have anyone to get all mushy over though. But, I do think that it's a great time to remind ourselves what love means. Love's not reserved for couples, and neither is Valentine's day! Everyone needs to show love. And Valentine's day is just a great excuse. :b And coincidentally, it's also RAK (random act of kindness) week! (no joke, I did my research) So show a little love to someone this week. Heck, show love all year round!! Because it really isn't all about getting your loved one a fancy box of chocolates...although, there really is nothing wrong with that ;b

Have a great Valentine's Day People!

~ Emma-lee

PS: What do ya say? Will you be mine? :b

Lent

That's what today is. Lent. If you don't know what that is, this post pretty much sums it up.

(and if you don't have time to click on that link, here's a very quick description)

Basically, it's a 40 day time period when a lot of people (Christians) choose to fast from something, so they can focus on praying etc. I also believe it's a way to help us remember all the sacrifices Jesus gave for us. Last year I gave up bread, and peanut butter. It was pretty hard, but those were two things that I LOVED. And so from today, until Easter Sunday, I'm giving up Wheat. Yup, wheat. It's going to be difficult (especially when your mother makes your favourite foods on the first day), but I'm going to try.

So, wish me luck :) I hope that maybe you will consider doing this, out of respect for our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Have a great Wednesday!

~ Emma-lee

Bye Penny

                   So as some of you may know, today is the last day of the Canadian penny.

 

Thanks Google for reminding me :)

 

And as a Canadian I just had to post about it. Because I like pennies. They're cute. And they have a cool colour!  Maybe lucky pennies will be extra lucky now that they've stoppped making them. Who knows. Maybe it will be something I can tell my kids about when I'm older. I don't know. But, I think it's just going to be weird. So anywho, bye bye little penny! I'll miss you :)

 

~ Emma-lee

They say you can tell a lot about a girl by the contents of her purse....

I guess from emptying and looking through the contents of my purse, you could easily tell that I like to be prepared ( Knife, CPR card ). You might also assume that I care about my looks ( Foundation, Eyeliner, Lip Gloss, Lip Balm, Bobby pins ). Maybe I am a little over the top with the amount of beauty products I carry with me in that small purse, but I just kind of throw in random stuff. I always carry with me a pencil and a pen though, because you never know when you'll need one! A wallet is essential for me, whether it has money in it or not. I always bring my wallet. Oh, and that random piece of paper above the eyeliner is an old Fortune cookie fortune that says "Nobody's Perfect". I honestly don't know why I have it in there, but it does have a good reminder written on it. I have my glasses case with me at all times, along with a small cloth to clean my specs with. And I never go anywhere without my hand sanitizer  (no I'm not a germaphobe). Because it smells amazing! and it makes my hands clean :b

So there you have it folks! One of those typical posts from your typical blogger. It's actually surprising how much stuff I can jam into that little yellow purse.  XD  Maybe you want to try dumping out the contents of your purse? If you're not my Mom, go for it! It'll give you the chance to re-organize ;)

~ Emma-lee

Catching Up

Sorry I haven't really posted anything recently. The Nexicom tower near our house burnt down, so I haven't had Internet last week. Not Fun :(  But, it would probably be best for me to catch up with you a bit now that I do have internet. Right?

Sunday was crazy busy! My Mom and I planned a HUGE baby shower for a lady at our church. We spent the whole day setting up, having the party, and taking down.  It turned out really nice though (see below for photos).

Monday was a lazy kind of day. We didn't do any school, we were all exhausted from Sunday. So we slept in, and really didn't do much.

Tuesday was more of a "let's get back on track" kind of day. We homeschooled, and cleaned. Not too exciting....especially with no internet.

Wednesday was another busy day. I babysat the girls while my Mom went to a midwife appointment, and did a lot of schoolwork. At around 7:30, me and my Dad went to an art show/sale/competition that my artwork was in (see below). I found out that I won 1st place! and I sold the photo as well. Pretty exciting eh? Yeah, I was happy :)

Thursday was pretty laid back. We worked, cleaned, and yeah....basically didn't do much

Friday I went to a gym class and co-op. Then my lovely friend had me over for a sleepover. Complete with walking through stores with British accents. Oh, yes. We're awesome.

Saturday was spent hanging out with Brooke :) very unproductive, but fun.

Saturday was Babysitting day! After church

And today, is looking like it's going to be another school day. I'm already looking forward to the weekend :/ Have a great Monday! and enjoy these photos from last week :)

                                                                      -  art show entry  -

 

xo Emma-lee

Official Welcome

Hey guys! I've got a new blog I'd like to introduce to you. The author also happens to be my best friend of all time! Brooke from Through My Eyes, I'd like to officially welcome you to the "Blogger World". Please go on over and check out her blog, leave a comment, and follow. I'm sure you will LOVE her posts (like I do), and show her lots of support for her new blog. Thank you so much! and Welcome Brooke!

~ Emma-lee

Colour Psychology in Logo Design

I found this pretty interesting, thought you might too :)

~ Emma-lee

my 2012 Post

Lately I've been in a bit of an argument with myself about whether or not I should do a 2012 post like every other blogger on the planet. Am I going to be the only one who doesn't share the excitement of the new year? No. I'm going to suck it up, stop procrastinating, and just write. 2012 deserves at least a paragraph from me. It was an amazing year for me, I started this blog, I made new friends, and I learned so much. I experimented a lot with photography, and I think my skills have improved quite a bit since 2011.  I probably re-designed my blog about 101 times and as a result, learned plenty about HTML coding and such. I was encouraged by 2012 to keep on keeping on, and to love me for me.  And so I'd like to share some of my favourite photos from last year, because it seems completely relevant.

                    ( I obviously didn't take this one though )

too bad I waited until 2013 to do my most favourite shoot, but oh well.... I hope you enjoyed my much dreaded 2012 post. Happy now? :b

~ Emma-lee
 

12.12.12

 

Aw...it's the last repetitive date ever! so sad :( Wow, it seems like just yesterday, it was 11.11.11. Time really does fly by!  But, we got the tree up. Finally! And we are preparing for a week of parties, and cleaning, and craziness. On Friday we're having our entire homeschool group over for a cookie exchange. That's right people, 32 kids, under the age of 15. It's going to Chaos! Next week is my parent's anniversary, and we are planning a very romantic day for them. Shhh! don't tell! We are also hosting another party for our small group sometime this week. And my grandparents are coming to live with us very soon. So yes, I've been very busy. But, we are hopefully going to be getting unlimited high-speed Internet this week! and I'm pretty excited. I know this post is just a lot of randomness, and I'm sorry. But I promise I will have a real post for you very soon! oh, and don't forget to enter in my Starbucks giveaway! only two more days to enter :)

Bye!

Emma-lee