Road Trip...

Just got back a few hours ago from a short road trip to Ottawa. Chris and I drove out yesterday, did a little sight seeing and spent the night.

We had a chance to go on a tour at the Royal Canadian Mint which was pretty interesting...while we were there we got to hold a 28lbs GOLD BAR!!!!!!!!! But, there were NO PICTURES ALLOWED:(

It was nice to get away from the everyday...even if it was only a short time.

Here are a few shots...enjoy!

Delightfully,
Terri







(It was so hard to capture the church's many intricate details with my point & shoot camera... definetely not a great pic..but kinda gives you an idea of how beautiful this church is)

I love Dogs...Part II

Just playing around with some edits:)Leave some reactions & let me know what you think:)

Delightfully,
Terri

I love Dogs...

Anyone who knows me knows that I loooooove love love dogs!!!!

There is something about a dogs personality that is just so forgiving...they seem to love you no matter what. You can ignore them, push them away, yell at them, etc. and they will continue to love you to pieces!

I'm a sucker for dogs...period!

Taking pictures of families with their pets is something that I will definetely be incorporating into my business...pets are a part of the family!!!!

Delightfully,
Terri

Foto Friday No. 4...

HAPPPPPY BOXING DAY!!!

I hope that Santa was great to everyone...and I'm sure there are many of you out there taking advantage of the AMAZING boxing day deals today. Speaking of boxing day deals...there are soooooooooo many great sales out there for DSLR cameras. However, I am doing my best not to pay any attention to them (it's hard, but I'm trying!)...since my goals for the next year are to establish my foundation in terms of software and hardware for my photography business, and save for my wedding;) Next year I am taking FULL advantage of the camera sales on boxing day:)

Yesterday as I was driving home after enjoying a little bit of Christmas day with Chris and his family, the sun was setting. The sunset looked absolutely spectacular and I had to pull over and take a picture, of course:) What a beautiful sunset on a beautiful day!

Enjoy & Merry Christmas!

Delightfully,
Terri

Brother & Sister...

Finally I got a shot of my nephew, Mr. Wade Bolton.

I just can't get enough of these two little munchkins:)

Delightfully,
Terri

Foto Friday Numero Tres...

For all of you who do not know...my fiance Chistopher is from Barquisimeto, Venezuela.

Although his immediate family is here in Canada, the holidays tend to be a tough time for him as most of his family and childhood friends live in Venezuela. I cannot imagine what it feels like to pick up and leave your home country and the family, friends and culture that you are accustomed to.

Fortunately, we had the opportunity to go to Venezuela last year. I am so happy we were able to make that trip and I feel so priviledged to have met all of his family and friends. The culture and people are absolutely amazing!!!!!! I felt like I had been a part of his family forever. What an opportunity to meet the family, visit his childhood home, and experience the culture of the most important person in my life! It definetely won't be long until we make that trip again:)

Mi amor...te amo con todo mi corazon!!!! Tu eres mi vida:) muuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaah

Delightfully,
Terri

Annual Girls X-MAS!!!!!

Tonight was our annual girls x-mas potluck/gift exchange!! Loads of food, laughs, conversations, gossip, and gifts.

Thinking back to some of our conversations and the gifts we were giving/receiving really makes me feel like we are all getting older:O (marriage, babies, houses, wine glasses, cork screws, etc.)

I'm grateful to have such a great group of ladies to grow older with:)

Cheers to another successful girls x-mas get-together!

xoxo

Delightfully,
Terri

Just Fartin' Around...

Today was a rainy day...so outdoor shots were a no-go:(

My nephew Wade, thought it would be way more fun to take a trip to the Hockey Hall of Fame with Uncle Mike than stay at home and have Auntie Terri take pictures of him and his little sister...(too smart for his own good.lol).

So, instead of taking some fun outside shots I decided to fart around and edit some old ones.

Delightfully,
Terri

Foto Friday...

As promised...I am posting not one but two shots for today's foto friday:)

I must admit, I am really anxious to purchase my first DSLR camera. I have been doing a little bit of reserach and speaking with different people in my attempt to find the perfect camera!

I am also really anxious to start shooting pictures of people rather than nature and things. Don't get me wrong, I love taking shots of everything in my own creative way, but I am excited to get some people pictures under my belt:)

Today, I took a drive to the water in Pickering. Despite the freeeeezing cold weather I was able to get some nice shots. I also thought a lot today about my upcoming wedding, I can't believe it's coming up so soon (Aug 15.09)!!!! Eeeeekk...so much to do still, but I can't wait! Weddings are definetely going to be an important part of my business!

I hope to take some fun outdoor shots of my niece and nephew this weekend! Stay tuned:)

Delightfully,
Terri

Blogger Boo-Boo...

I will fully admit it, I made my first blogger boo-boo. I committed myself to posting a photo every Friday for "Foto Friday" and I didn't post anything yesterday! And it was only my 2nd official Friday:S

However, I did not want to post something just for the sake of posting something. Foto Fridays are supposed to be about something interesting, unusual, inspirational...etc. Unfortunately, my yesterday did not include any of those things.

In order to make up for this forbidden blogger carelessness, I am going to post 2 superb photos for next weeks "Foto Friday".

Shamefully,

Terri

Miss Lisa Swain...

I know that today is my 2nd official Foto Friday....however, before I get to that (later today) I have to share the most absolutely amazing talents of my cousin Lisa Swain. I came across her youtube videos today and I LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Her voice is such a gift and I want everyone to enjoy it:)

You Rock Cuz!

To learn more about her and buy her CD go to www.myspace.com/lisaswain (before playing pause my playlist at the bottom of my blog)

Delightfully,

Terri

Friends...

One of the things I love to do is catch up with friends over an appetizer and a few drinks. I had an opportunity to do that last night with one of my dearest friends Becca.

There is something to say for those few very close friends that you always feel comfortable around. Those friends that just pick up right where you left off...despite how long it has been since you last saw each other. Becca is one of those friends...thanks for being such a fantabulous person Becca!

Cheers to those few special friends!

P.S. Steph you owe us a raincheck:)

Delightfully,

Terri

My First Foto Friday...

Okay...as I mentioned yesterday, my plan is to take and post a picture every Friday of something that caught my eye, puzzled me or really made me ponder on that particular day. There were a few things that caught my eye today. I am only posting one of them and hoping that at least one of my local readers will be able to figure out where this shot was taken! Good luck:)

Delightfully,
Terri

FOTO FRIDAY...

Welcome to my blog and thank you to everyone who has commented...i love to see a new comment, they really do mean a lot to me!!!

Just wanted to let y'all know that I'm starting ----foto friday---- on my blog. Every friday I will take a picture of something that inspired me that particular day and post it on my blog. So keep yourselves updated with the latest foto on friday and leave a comment:) First foto will be posted tomorrow:)

Delightully,
Terri

Shadow Girl...

Last month was a fairly hard month. Our family dog became very sick and we unfortunately had to make that decision to put her to sleep. Shadow was the only dog our family had ever had...so we had never been through this experience before. I think it was one of the hardest things we had to do as a family. Shadow was almost 12years old and was such a huge part of our lives. It is such an adjustment getting used to life without her here. Hearing her walking on the wood floor, snoring or barking at us to go outside are just a few of things we miss about her. She was such a great dog and gave so much to us as a family! We are so grateful to have had her as part of our family.....miss you Shadow girl!! xoxo

In Love...

There are no words to express how much I love this little pumpkin!!! Next goal...is to get her big brother out for some fun shots, can't wait! Enjoy.

Delightfully,

Terri

A Little Country in the City...

I had the opportunity to take some great outside shots today. My mom wanted to go for a drive to find some twigs and greenery in order to make her beautiful Christmas pots this year. I decided to tag along with her and bring my handy point shoot. Wow...I am sure happy I did!!!! We drove just a little north of Ajax and I was able to take some fantastic shots.

I love the city, but I adore the country. I love how I can just go for a little drive and feel like I am in the heart of the country. There is something very relaxing about the simplicity of country life.

I have also come to the conclusion that photoshop and I need a little more time (perhaps a course or two) to figure out our differences. In the meantime, I came across a pretty funky (and free) photo editing program called PICNIK. I was able to play around with the program a little bit. Take a peak at a few of the shots from today.

Delightfully,

Terri

Just a thought...

"Don't let what you can't do stop you from what you can do" - John Wooden

"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore" - Christopher Columbus

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall" - Confucius

"Imagine." - John Lennon

Delightfully,
Terri

ENGAGEMENT PICS...

As I mentioned earlier I am in the process of planning my wedding. My fiancee, Christopher & I had our engagement pictures done back in September by the very talented Dan Deveau of Life in a Flash Photography. I adore his work and his photojournalistic approach...definetely a style that I will be incorporating into my work. Just thought I would post a few of my fav's: Enjoy!

Delightfully,
Terri

MISS BRIANNA MAY...

Here are a few unedited shots of my most favourite niece in this world...as mentioned earlier my untechnical side is still playing around with photoshop;)Enjoy

Delightfully,
Terri