Family

Our incredible wedding – a teaser

December 28, 2013

I’ve struggled over the past few weeks to find the words to describe just how great our wedding in Boracay really was. The words aren’t coming as easily as I would like. We are fortunate and so happy that we invested in professional videographers to capture the day. Here’s a teaser.






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Magical Mornings in Bangkok

December 9, 2013

This Thanksgiving, we spent half a week in Bangkok enroute to wedding festivities in the Philippines. German and I were there last in 2009, on backpacker’s budgets. Back then, we stayed in hole-in-the-wall hotels, walked the local markets and splurged on one night of fine dining to get the full spectrum of Thai and tourist […]






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Sweetness

November 23, 2013

Our joy. Leica M9, 35mm Voigtlander f1.4






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A dog named Bear

November 11, 2013

Bear has been a part of our family since 2006. She’s a shiba inu and has the personality of a snobby teenaged cat. She doesn’t play fetch, she walks away when you call her, she demands cuddles and wont reciprocate and has nonchalantly assumed the position of Supreme Being in our lives. Despite her aloofness, […]






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Typhoon Haiyan: Prayers, Gratitude and Introspection

November 7, 2013

Typhoon Haiyan made landfall on the east coast of the Philippines just a few hours ago. It is the largest storm ever recorded in history. In four weeks we are scheduled to get married in front of our family and friends on the Island of Boracay, a resort town in the direct path of the […]






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Family Road Trips

December 5, 2012

For as long as I can remember, our family vacations were spent in cars, journeying across Western Canada and the US. Trips to Airdrie, Banff, Drumheller and Edmonton became monthly rituals. We found every excuse to get in the car and just ride. I remember weekly trips to Mackay’s Ice Cream in Cochraine after Sunday […]






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All you need is love

November 4, 2012

My fortune during tonight’s Chinese take-out dinner at my brother’s house. It about sums up all that’s important in life.






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Such Joy

July 9, 2011

I can’t put into words just how much I love this dog. She brings so much joy into our lives.






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