She fancies herself a photographer now....

Art imitates life. Who said that? All my years of art history education and I can't remember a damn thing. Andre Breton? Oops, Oscar Wilde. Weird. Here are some more of my dabbles.

Perfect Saturday

As promised, we strolled on down to the harbour on Saturday morning and it was THE most perfect day to photograph some of the ships. The fog was so dense that you could barely make out some of the ships!

When we first rolled up to the water we literally ran into the most perfect pirate in the world. My camera was tucked in its case so no photos. But picture Jack Sparrow costume with a dirty face and an even dirtier voice. He was fabulous.

Those fellas in the sailor suits are from the Russian ship that I pictured in my previous post. (the Kruzenshtern). This leads me to another topic: Russians. I am Russian, so keep that in mind....Looking at the pictures, I mentioned that I loved Russians. Yes an odd blanket statement. What I seem to like about all of the Russian I've ever met is that they are stoic. You never know if they are enjoying themselves or not. But that is precisely what intrigues me. During the parade yesterday, all of the other crews were yelling and playing drums and dancing, but the Ruskies were all bidness. (see picture below). They are riddles wrapped in enigmas. Oh yeah, and I love borscht.

Tall ships and sore nips

I know I know...tacky and too much information. However this post is all about the two things that are consuming me right now. I'll start with the bad and end on the good.

Oliver has decided that eating every 3 hours is not enough. He wants "More! More! More!"! As a result, we are not sleeping. BUT as a result of neither of us getting sleep we are very giddy and so are laughing ALL OF THE TIME. Seriously. We almost woke Oli up to the sounds of our guffaws. Oh well, there are worse ways to wake up...

Now for the good part! The Tall Ships Festival starts tomorrow night and check out a some of these beauties! I think I must have been a mermaid or a siren or hell even a wench in a past life because seeing tall ships on the ocean provides a thrill unlike many others. Anyhow-I cannot wait. Will be dressing Oliver in a lil' sailor suit that Grandma sent. This is the only time he will wear it as per Matthew's wish. Many a pic to follow....
(Pictured 1st is the Russian ship 'Kruzenshtern'. 2nd is the Brazilian ship 'Cisne Branco')

Eastern Townships

So the wedding was beautiful. Dad was gorgeous and Oliver was adorable. A major hit. I drank my first full beer since finding out I was pregnant. It was delicious. Made sure it was Keiths to honour the fact that I am now a Haligonian.

Took some beautiful photos of Quebec. Rolling hills and trees trees everywhere. We found a little lake just past Richmond and had a mini picnic with Smalliver. I have now been to every province except Newfoundland. Can't wait to hit that up this summer. I love the east coast.....




Off to Joyce's cottage for a little bit of dinner....

And we're IN!

Last night was our first night in our new house....and Oliver slept the whole night!!! He must have known how much I truly needed it. WE have been in here day and night since June 1st getting the house in move-in condition: tiling floors, painting, cleaning, good lord a lot of cleaning.

I have fallen in love with the house though. A little cape cod on a corner lot with a lake 10 steps away. I hear kids swimming and see canoes every day. The entire street looks like the English country side. Forget-me-nots and buttercups are scattered all over our lawn. It truly is an amazing home.

Being near Matthew's family has also been amazing. I didn't realize how much help I needed. Trying to do it all does not work. Matt's Mum is down from England and has been a MASSIVE help. Oliver has really enjoyed getting to know all of his new uncles and aunts too! Uncle Iain and Aunty Gillian are getting closer to their due date (end of October) so we are all getting excited.

Anyhow, I will try and catch everyone up to speed with the goings on in Team LMnO. Oh yeah, that's our new family name. LMnO...(Lisa Matt n Oli)

(Since I lost my stupid camera uploader cord thinger here is an oldy but goody!)

Lisa of Green Gables

We found a house for rent. It is fantastico! It's on a lake. It is called Chocolate Lake. Can you believe that?! Swimming in a chocolate lake...

And They're Off.....

The decision has been made to escape the clutches of Port Coquitlam and venture to the opposite coast (or as Matt says, the 'Right Coast'). Now, let me tell you this is no small venture.

There are bills to be canceled.
Boxes to be packed.
Mail to be forwarded.
Jobs to be left.
Jobs to be found.
Lease to break.
House to find.

We have decided to buy a cube van (!) and Matthew is going to drive our stuff clean across the country. His Dad is flying out to be his wing man. Oliver and I have opted out of the 5 day drive.

While I will certainly miss Vancouver, I am excited about a fresh beginning. Finding friends who don't disappear the minute you mention you are pregnant. Being close to family.
Most importantly, I think I am looking forward to getting great deals on lobster (Matt's good friend is a lobster broker!).

Scattered Pic-churs

Here are a couple of pics from our trip. I have been thinking about my trip a lot lately (maybe trying to escape the present..lol).

This is us getting a Christmas ornament from Matt's family-it is the first ornament we received for baby! It is made out of Matt's blanket from when he was a little wee baby...





How could you not love this man-look how happy and excited he is! I love that he is pointing to my tummy to notify others that there is a baby in there,and that that is who the ornament is for.








Last but not least, this is my Mom, Matthew and I at Whitepoint Beach. This is just hours after we got engaged. Exciting stuff, no?