Sunday, August 29, 2010

Some of my favourite people...

(Just some, because some of you are lucky enough not to be around when I have my camera out)

Big sis gets hitched

Crisy & Dan wed (200)  Crisy & Dan wed (169)
Introducing the Bride and Groom - Crisy and Dan

Crisy & Dan wed (145)  Crisy & Dan wed (147)
L: Dad and Uncle Raf, capturing it all (much to aunty Let's dismay who really knows how to throw some shapes on the dancefloor!)
R: Aunty Let and cousin Elvie

Crisy & Dan wed (178)
The ladies, including my mum

Crisy & Dan wed (212)  
L: Dad and mum on the dancefloor :o)
R: And one of me, Millie and Goldene (one of many taken in the funky photobooth)


A night out with the Mu Crew

Mu Crew (4)
Posey, Hels and Livvy

Mu Crew (3)
Joyous and Stav

Mu Crew (5)
Dawne, Tash and Bex

Mu Crew (6)
Bex, me and Joyous

Meeting a new favourite person... Reuben, the big wee man

Reuben
Mum Els and Reuben

Being treated to dinner at Steve and Sunny's - oh, hell yeah!

Dinner at Steve & Sunny's
This was the starter

Dinner at Steve & Sunny's (2)
Shiv, Steve and Carly (Sunny and P in the kitchen)

Dinner at Steve & Sunny's (3)
Sunny serving the lasagne

Dinner at Steve & Sunny's (4)
And Sunny serving the puddings (yep, two!)

Well... all I can say is that it's a very good thing I've decided to mostly be vegan (only from Oct to Dec! I'll explain later..)  NOT anywhere near where Sunny and Steve live.


Franny's 30th Rock n' Rollers and Pop Tarts night
Franny, all's I can say is - you know how to throw a party!

Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (6)  Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (15)
L: Pre-party prep... Suki and Sunny (aka MC Hammer and Rihanna)
R: Candy Pops (aka Paloma Faith)

Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (16)
Sam and Els

Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (18)  Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (20)
L: Carly and Sunny
R: Aidy, the alternative Rock n' Roller and Sam

Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (21)  Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (25)
L: The birthday girl
R: Thanh and Shaun

Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (22)
Sahra, P and Shiv

Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (27)
I reckon I need a top up!

Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (32)
Me and Carly

Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (31)
Shiv and Els

Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (42)  Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (45)
L: Ewan
R: Prince

Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (69)
hmmm... photos taken mid-dance = never good

Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (95)
Dancing People

Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts (34)
Franny and Chris

Franny's 30th - rock & rollers and pop tarts
Rock on

To all my Favourite People
It was the LOVELIEST thing seeing you ;o)

Thursday, August 26, 2010

I heart London, I do, I do, I do

I love travelling - I love exploring new places, getting to know new people and well, just the adventure of it all.  I am, however, also really madly in love with my hometown and all the people and places in it (well - most of them!).  Having travelled most of the length of Canada (did I mention how bloody vast this country was?!) to hit Vancouver (which would be my new hometown for a bit), I was heading back to the Smoke.  My big sister was getting married in August - which other than me not missing this for the world, was an amazing reason to go back home and fall in love all over again with London.

Being a Tourist with the Maniagos
One of the many fabulous things about Crisy and Dan's wedding included getting to hang out with family from LA - as well as being a tourist with them!

Southbank Exhibition (4)

St Paul's Cathedral (2)

London Eye (19)

London Eye (7)

London Eye (23)
My cousin, Elvie, taking a photo of Uncle Raf and Auntie Let on the Eye

By the Thames (3)

London (4)
First time I've actually managed to make the Portrait awards at the National Portrait Gallery - amazing exhibition!  How is it possible for people to be this good?  Such over achievers!

London (9)

London (89)
Ah... London rain!

Out Eastside with friends

Eastside (8)
Yay, al fresco drinking (a big no no in Canada)

Eastside (6)
Sunday on Brick Lane

Eastside (7)
Sunny and Carly

And because I do LOVE East London best of all...

Walking through London Fields, swimming in the lido, ALL the markets, the bars and foodie places.  Despite having lived there most of my life, as well as your favourites, there's always something new to check out and either old or new, I'm inspired.

Dalston Mural
Dalston Mural

Mile End Park (4)
Candy Pops checks out the orange fish at Vicky Park

Although gutted to be missing out on the Notting Hill Carnival (okay, so West London can be cool too), Hackney put on a pretty good show itself :o)
Hackney Carnival 2010
Hackney Carnival

Hackney Carnival 2010 (5)

Hackney Carnival 2010 (7)

Hackney Carnival 2010 (9)

Hackney Carnival 2010 (15)

Hackney Carnival 2010 (16)

Hackney Carnival 2010 (18)