CAT!

Just in case Catherine visits her before Saturday.

HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY!!!!

From Chris and Hannah

mwhaaaa!

Advent Calendar

I bought this calendar from target last year on sale. I kept it thinking that I could Alter it some time. Miraculously I managed to get it done before christmas. and with time to buy the chocolates to go into it!

this is what it looked like before......And here is what mine looks like now....

More Europe Photos

Just Uploading a few more europe photos. Cant decide which ones to share and have forgotten which ones I have uploaded! So sorry if there are some doubles.


DH and I on the Gondola ride we took for our anniversary.
A carving in a rock face in Lucerne. It represents Switzerland (the lion) protecting France (the sheild with the France emblem on it) and even if the lion is injured it will always protect France - hence why there is a arrow through the lion but it still has it paw on the sheild protecting it. Unfortunately their was issues with the artist and payment. Thats why the recess the lion is in is in the shape of a pig!!
Canals of Venice!
Crystal wonderland in the Crystal shop in Innsbruck (Austria)
Chris and I at Oktoberfest!
The Hotel we stayed in at St Goar (Germany) with a castle behind us on the hill.
Buildings and statues at Munich (Germany)

finally sat down to..

scrap! Cant seem to get myself to sit at my desk and do some scrapbooking. Youd think that I would be itching to get going with all these photos from Europe! But there is always an excuse. Too hot, Photos in the car, Desk too messy etc.

Well here is one that I manage to commit to and get done. It's a photo of DH and I taken outside the Moulin Rouge in Paris.
And a self taken photo of us out the front of the Lourve, with the glass pyramid in the back ground. If you are a " davinci code" buff - we were standing just on the old rose line mark. I agree with some who say that the pyramid is a bit of an eyesore. It is surrounded by such beautiful buildings and parklands, then there is the glass pyramid - completely different design and seems to stand out like a sore thumb.

We're Home!! (part 1)

We had a fantastic time! I loved it all so much that I didnt want to come home. The tour was great. Our tour guide was fantastic. We made friends with people on the tour, who we will visit again definitely.
I think the highlight of the tour was when Louis our tour guide organised a Gondola ride for Chris and I for our wedding anniversary. Its was so beautiful.
In all we visited: London, Amsterdam, St Goar, Munich (during Oktoberfest!!), Innsbruck (in Austria), Venice and Paris. I know that seems really rushed, but our tour guide was so good that he prepared us for every stop so well that we knew exactly what we were doing and how we were getting there.

Here are just a few of the photos I took:

Night life of Amsterdam. A very interesting city!!

Amsterdam by day. I didnt realise what a beautiful city is was! Canals every where. Every one uses bikes to get around as it is completely flat. There are about 3 bikes to every Amsterdam citizen!

St Goar, Germany. A little village along the Rhine Valley. It was beautiful! A castle on the hill behind us! Chris bought two Beer Steins and we also went for a wine tasting, since the Rhine Valley is well known for their vineyards.
Aaaah, Munich. The city was beautiful and so was Oktoberfest!!! 1Litre Beers. Need I say more!? In the photo is Chris and myself and then another tour couple and then a random german guy, who kept getting in our photos!
The boat ride into Venice. Our tour guide, Louis is behind us. He doesnt look very happy in the photo, but he was definitely a great guy!!
aaah Venice. Loved it sooo much. Even though the San Marco Square flooded past our ankles.
Our Gondola Ride!
Well, this has taken me ages to get done. So This is just part one. I have many more photos to share, so stayed tuned!

so busy

Gosh, Ive been so busy. This is the last week before we go on holidays!! We fly out on Friday! Im way to excited. Its seems unreal that we will be in London this time next week!

So any way, have not had time to scrapbook any thing. though my lovely husband did take me shopping this morning for my birthday and I spent money on new pink pirate paper for the pirates of penzance photos. So hopefully when I come home from our holiday and we settle back into it all, Ill finally have time to scrap.

So the only remotely crafty thing I've done is made my sister her birthday card (we were born 3 years and 3 days apart). Wanted to stay and do more, but just didnt have time.

You have to check this out

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