“I shut my eyes in order to see.”
Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin
I find that I can really relate to this quote.
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April 2009
6 years ago today, I got married! Now the wedding was not at all flash, in fact thinking about the day traumatises me (I’m dead serious) but I LOVE the fact that Andrew and I were able to exchange vows and show the world how much we love being together. I’m definitely a bride that wasn’t after a wedding, I was and am, more concerned with the marriage. Now, although we’ve been married for 6 years, we’ve been together for 8 and pretty much living in a marriage for that long.
Us 8 years ago.
Us nowadays.
6 Great things from the marriage:
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Nearly 4 amazingly perfect children.
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The realisation that I deserve happiness.
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The great extended family we have on both sides.
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Realising and using our talents together to better our lives.
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The enormous amounts of laughter that come from our place on any given day.
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Some pretty fantastic food!
6 Interesting Memories:
- The ring magic trick – da da da da da….
- Our relocation to Invercargill vacation and road trip
- The toilet falling through the floor!
- Sunset at Piha
- Fist fights at the movies making things so much more interesting. (Not us lol)
- Selling a house that wasn’t on the market in one weekend.
6 Harder Things:
- Leaving all our friends and family behind.
- Those years battling depression. Thank you Andrew.
- Pregnancy – all of them! I’m no good at this. You’d think after four times I’d be used to it.
- Kids breaking into the house while we were there and stealing the car we just bought.
- Davis in NICU.
- Emergency surgery after Nas’ delivery.
I’m sure people get sick of me talking about how much I love my husband but I just do. I really do. Bring on eternity with him!
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I’m currently working on a new artist website. I will be incorporating my blog into it as well as a few extra interesting goodies! I can’t wait for the launch but it’s still a big work in progress right now. Keep watch for the update.
As for my ladies in waiting aka the readers waiting for their homemade gift, I am still trying to figure out what I can pass along. Actually just writing this I may have had an epiphany. I haven’t forgotten you though 
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About two weeks ago I ventured out to Riverton. While there I stopped by a place called TripleOne Gallery. I dropped off a some pieces to be assessed at the next committee meeting to see if I’d be able to join them to sell my work through. I got a messge on my cellphone this morning saying they loved my paintings and I was accepted! I called them back and we sorted commission rates, I’m very happy. Thanks Triple One!
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I hope you all had a great Easter! I sure did. I spent most of it in bed though. Who knew a pregnant woman could sleep so much! I’m pretty sure this baby just had a growth spurt though. We get 5 days off where I live so today was our last day. We spent the day out in Riverton, a small town about 1/2 an hours drive from our place.
First we stopped by a Gallery there to drop some work in and then we spent the rest of the day at the wharf fishing for sprats. It was fun! There was a Filipino lady beside us we chatted with all day and Nas caught his first fish!!! He’s been on a high ever since.
My kids broke my camera about a month ago so while we’re saving up for the one we want I can’t show you any of my new pieces I’m sorry. Or a photo of my son with his first catch, ugh. Soon enough though!
Last week I received my piece of this years NZAG Collaborative Project. I stared at it for about a week and then completed it yesterday. Well, almost. I tried using some colour and it just didn’t work visually for me so I’ve decided to keep it very very simple. Now sometime this week I need to purchase a paint pot that matches my piece to paint over the no longer wanted colours. Then I can send it back to be put together with the other pieces and wait for the big reveal!
That’s it for now. The photos are the 2 creations I just made on photofunia.com. So fun.
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