Ah guys! I don't even know where to start! My heart is all a flutter and I'm super excited! It's been hard keeping this a secret for two weeks, but I wanted to make sure all our close friends and family knew before we went announcing it to the world (though if you follow me on instagram you got an early sneak peek). Anyways! Words cannot describe how over the moon I am! Greg is now my fiance! Woohoo!
It all happened on July 11th, and I will say this, I was caught completely off guard! Keep in mind it was only a month ago when I had my proposal psych out, so I was pretty darn sure Greg wasn't going to propose. In fact I was having a pretty crummy day because I woke up and couldn't find my dog. Nothing is worse than waking up and thinking your dog has run away (luckily he was hiding in the backyard and nothing bad happened). So when Greg suggested we take outfit photos to take my mind off my bad day, I thought nothing of it. BOY WAS I WRONG.
After taking lots of outfit photos we had lost the lighting and I was ready to head back to the car. On the way out I got distracted by some daisies and started to snap some photos. A second later I could hear Greg say behind me "Hey hun", so I turned around and there he was on one knee! The minute I saw this I began to cry (like, full on ugly crying). Then in true Megan fashion, the first thing out of my mouth was "Is this really happening?!" followed by a lot more happy tears. Finally when he asked me to be his wife I awkwardly exclaimed "Of course I will stupid!" to which I instantly thought -wow, way to keep it classy Megan-. I think Greg was surprised by my answer so when he said "What?" I replied with "...of course I will!" and tried to pretend like I never said the 'stupid' part... but we both know I did, haha! I was a hot mess. But his proposal was absolutely wonderful.
I was so happy it took place at Cullen Gardens too because we always go there for walks when we want to have a romantic evening. It also means a lot to us because Cullen Gardens was a big part of our childhood before it closed down and became an overgrown and abandoned park. Reminiscing about our childhood is one of the things we always do when there, and now we will always reminisce about our proposal too!
However, the funniest part of the evening was when we were leaving and we ran into a group of 6 or so photographers walking to their cars. One of the older ladies saw that I had been crying and stopped to ask what was wrong. I told her nothing was wrong and that Greg had just proposed and she screamed out "OH MY GOD SHE JUST GOT ENGAGED!!!" and then proceeded to give Greg and I giant hugs. haha. Thank you super sweet stranger lady, I will always remember you when I tell the story of my engagement and how cute you were. The other photographers all stopped to congratulate us and when she left the sweet older lady said the best piece of advice she could give us from her 35 years of marriage was to never go to bed angry and always say I love you. Bless her heart.
As for a wedding date, it won't be for a while because Greg and I want to settle down in a nice house first. That being said, we're thinking June 2015 will probably be when we tie the knot! It's so exciting that I get to marry such a great guy, and my best friend! I can't wait to be Mrs. Megan Thursby!
Until then, I hope you all have a day as wonderful as mine is!
Ah guys! I don't even know where to start! My heart is all a flutter and I'm super excited! It's been hard keeping this a secre...
One day Greg and I made a bucket list of all the fun places we want to explore this summer. Originally we were going to check out the new Renaissance Festival that just opened up in Woodstock but we decided that that kind of event is better suited for a group of people. So instead we crossed off another historical place, the Black Creek Pioneer Village which is up in Toronto.
I couldn't believe how many kids were running around the place in costume! I think they were all relatives of the men in the reenactment battle, but still, it was a super cute thing to see.
What was really cool was the special Father's Day weekend event where people from all over Canada, America and even Korea flew in to reenact the Revolutionary War. We had never seen a reenactment battle before so that was interesting. Though it was kind of funny and weird when you would hear the leader of the group whisper to his members "Ok after they shoot you're going to fall down and pretend to die". It kinda ruined the surprise, but it was still neat to see.
Do any of you have a summer bucket list? If so what are some of the things you want to accomplish?
One day Greg and I made a bucket list of all the fun places we want to explore this summer. Originally we were going to check out the new R...
I'm going to let you guys in on a little secret; I love cheesy puns. The worse the pun, the more I'm guaranteed to love it. Hence the title of this outfit post.
I'll also let you know that I originally bought this dress thinking it had pink flamingos all over it. (You can tell I didn't pay close attention when I grabbed it off the rack.). In fact, it was only once I got home that I realized the birds were swans, not flamingos. Pink poultry aside, I'm still head over heels in love with this dress. I think it's perfect for a hot summer day because the fabric is so light weight.
Speaking of hot summer days, this weekend was SO NICE! Friday Greg and I went to Yuk-Yuk's comedy club with two other couples because our friend had won tickets. Having never been to a comedy club we didn't know what to expect but it turned out to be a lot of fun. I don't know if I would pay $20 to see another one, but you can't go wrong when something is free. Plus it's nice to get out of the house every once and a while.
Saturday morning we visited Parkwood Estates (a historical mansion in Oshawa) that was holding a Bomb Girls 1940s garden party. Our friends who work at the mansion asked Greg and I to visit so we threw on our best spur of the moment 40s outfits and headed over for festivities. After lunch and a quick wardrobe change we then spent the afternoon visiting all the game shops and comic book stores we could think of trying to find a place that sold Pandemic (the board game). After seeing it on Tabletop Greg and I have been dying to play it. But unfortunately no one had it. We then spent the evening playing Munchkin Cthulhu and Settlers of Catan with Greg's friend, sister and her boyfriend to cure our tabletop woes. It was quite the eventful day.
Sunday was far more relaxed and focused on enjoying the gorgeous weather we had been experiencing all weekend. First we ran some errands and picked up his dad's birthday gift. Then went for a walk to kill time before heading over to his Aunt's house for birthday celebrations. One thing I have always loved about Greg's family is how the huge group of them get together every Sunday and have dinner. It's such a great sense of family and the food is always great!
I'm going to let you guys in on a little secret; I love cheesy puns. The worse the pun, the more I'm guaranteed to love it. Hence ...
Is anyone else shocked that it's already June? I can't believe it! It feels like we skipped over spring and went straight into summer. But hey, I'm not complaining! I say good riddance to snow, and hello to cute dress weather! June also means The Brooklin Spring Fair rolls into town, which is one of mine and Greg's date night traditions!
If you don't already know, have a serious love of all things circus related. So when a traveling carnival like this comes to town it makes me giddy (even if they don't include death-defying feats and a good 'ol fashion sideshow). That being said, it's still fun to see all the rides lit up and watch the local demolition derby. It also means Greg and I get to indulge on lots of delicious but artery clogging fair food. Of course our usual tradition is poutine for dinner and then we'll grab some deep fried butter for dessert. (I know, deep fried butter sounds gross but they are tiny balls of butter fried in funnel cake batter and topped with icing sugar and caramael/ chocolate/ strawberry/ vanilla sauce so it tastes like a pancake with butter). Trust me, it's not as gross as it sounds.
Of course no evening would complete without a super loud and tacky dress that matches exactly what you're doing. So my favourite Modcloth dress was the perfect choice. Nothing screams carnival like a brightly coloured dress with carnival food all over it!
Is anyone else shocked that it's already June? I can't believe it! It feels like we skipped over spring and went straight into summe...
Every year Greg's family have a ton of people over for a big barbeque and fireworks to celebrate Victoria Day. As always, there was lots of eating, drinking, sparklers and a game or two of Munchkin for good measure so I'd say it was a fantastic night! You can never go wrong with fireworks and good company!
The best part of the night was when one of the fireworks shot off into the tree and all you could hear was Greg's mom shout "It blew up my tree!" as she held up a huge branch that had fallen off!
This, ladies and gentlemen is why having your own fireworks is always more entertaining than fancy firework shows.
Every year Greg's family have a ton of people over for a big barbeque and fireworks to celebrate Victoria Day. As always, there was lots...
Confession time: I went on this cruise a month ago and I'm only posting about it now. I just couldn't be bothered to edit the images because I took so many and my problem is I always want to share them all! So sorting through them takes time. I will however say that the cruise was AMAZING!
Greg and I booked a 7 day cruise to the Eastern Caribbean using my Disney discount which meant we were lucky ducks and only had to pay half the price! But I'll admit I would have gladly paid full price because the cruise was that wonderful!
The first 2 days we actually spent at sea but it was anything but boring. We met characters, worked on our tans and we were both able to get the rest and relaxation which we so badly needed from our every day lives. After those two days we docked at our first port of call which was St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Greg and myself, along with another couple our age made the trek to Blackbeard's castle which occupied us for about 2 hours.
Along the way we visited a handful of historic houses and the Amber museum but other than that St. Thomas kind of bored us. Even Blackbeard's castle was a bit of a disappointment because it was just a small lookout tower and not a castle at all. So we made our way back to the ship to have a nap then get ready for dinner.
I'll admit the view from the top of Blackbeard's castle was beautiful but the skinny, spiral staircase that was rusted and floor boards that were rotting away scared the bajeesus out of me to climb. So we didn't stay up there long. Who knew I was so scared of heights?!
The next day we stopped in San Juan and went on a tour of the Bacardi factory & Old San Juan. At the Bacardi factory we learned the process of how they turn sugar cane into rum and they even gave us some free drinks from their bar. (We threw caution to the wind and decided having a couple of drinks at 10am was ok, we were on vacation after all!)
However my favourite part of San Juan was when we visited the Castillo de San Cristóbal. It was a huge fort that was built by the Spanish when they sailed across to the Americas. I can't help but go crazy for historical places and the history student in me was very pleased.
This is one of the few photos of Greg and I together because I'm always too shy to ask strangers to take a picture for me. Heck I didn't even ask someone to take this, instead a lady offered because she thought we should have at least one picture of us together on the trip. What a sweetheart!
Lastly we stopped at Disney's private island which is Castaway Cay, located somewhere in the Bahamas. The weather was amazing because it wasn't too hot like St. Thomas was, but it was warm enough where we weren't going to freeze while being in our bathing suits. And spending the day in our bathing suits is exactly what we did. We spent the entire day lying under a palm tree and only took breaks to eat, watch the international crab races or to go swimming in the crystal clear water. I was amazed that even at 4 feet deep you could still see the ocean floor perfectly.
Like I said before the cruise was amazing and Greg is already planning out our next one, that's how much he enjoyed it!
Other bonuses from the trip were: not getting sea sick which I was so worried I would // hearing all the disney songs the ship's horn can play // Pirate Night festivities and FINALLY getting to meet Jack Sparrow // seeing the premier of Wreck-it Ralph at the same time it was coming out in movie theatres // seeing my friend Katelyn from high school because she is a dancer in the big cruise shows // all you can eat soft-serve ice cream // trying flavours of rum I didn't even know existed // and most importantly getting to see Greg again! I missed him.
Of course I have less than 2 months left of my program so the chances of me going on another trip are slim, but 3 major trips in 1 year has been an amazing experience!
It's funny how when you are living in your home country it's a lot harder for you to go on vacations than it is when you are living in a different country. I wonder why that is?
Confession time: I went on this cruise a month ago and I'm only posting about it now. I just couldn't be bothered to edit the image...
Happy new year everyone!!! Here are some pictures of how I spent my last night of 2011.
Greg and I spent the night with his family at some fancy shmancy banquet hall celebration. I wish I could say I had a blast, but these sorts of gatherings aren't really my thing. Greg and I, plus his sister and her boyfriend were the youngest ones at the party by at least 20 years and the combination of noise makers and loud sound systems left me with a massive headache all night long. Oh well. At least I got to spend the night with Greg which is all that matters to me.
I hope you all had a great time last night! What did you get up to?
Happy new year everyone!!! Here are some pictures of how I spent my last night of 2011. Greg and I spent the night with his family at...
Oh hai blog. Long time no talk!
Sorry I've been neglecting my blog for so long guys. I decided I would take an unannounced hiatus for the Holidays and I'm thinking of extending it until I get more organized for my move to Florida. So my apologies if you don't hear from me for a while. (If you want to keep in touch you can follow me on twitter)
However the point of this post is not to give excuses for my absence but instead to wish a very special someone Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to my wonderful boyfriend Greg! ♥ ♥ ♥ It was 3 years ago today at my New Years Party that we really got a chance to talk and I knew in that moment we would end up together. I hope you have a magical birthday hun, I love you!
And to everyone else, I hope you have a super awesome New Year too!
Be safe and have a blast because this is the last year we're going to get! (haha, I kid, I kid, I don't believe in that crazy impending doom prophecy.)
Happy New Year you crazy kids!
♥ Megan
P.S. In exactly ONE MONTH I'll be moving to Florida! 2012 is going to be an exciting year!
Oh hai blog. Long time no talk! Sorry I've been neglecting my blog for so long guys. I decided I would take an unannounced hiatus for ...
Not to toot my own horn, but I was totally right when I said that Sunday would be the perfect day. Apple picking, antique shopping, and baking. It couldn't get any better than that!
I was definitely surprised when we got to the farm though. Normally Greg and I go strawberry picking at Pingle's in the summer and it's always been dead. So you can imagine our surprise when we pulled up and there was almost no parking. I can't blame everyone for going though, the weather was gorgeous and they have a ton of fall activities to experience. We even picked 20lbs of apples! Yup, that's right, 20lbs!
They had a fun farm for kids to play with animals, a puppet show, a corn maze, pick your own apples and a wagon ride that takes you straight to the pumpkin patch!
Walking through the orchard we soon realized apple picking would be harder than we thought because all the good apples were at the tops of the trees. This meant that Greg had to do most of the picking since I'm a shorty. I didn't mind though, we had some good teamwork going since he would climb the trees and hand me the apples to put in our bag.
Would you believe I didn't alter this photo?! The apples were just that bright and gorgeous!
I finally found a tree that had apples I could reach and then I took a picture of Greg holding our bag o' apples in case you were curious as to what 20lbs of apples looks like! Note: It's a LOT! Look how it's almost the size of his torso!
When we were done we watched the wagon ride coming back from the pumpkin patch and then we caught the tail end of a fun show where they fire pumpkins out of a canon! Yay for blowing stuff up! I even took a short video of it so you all could see :)
On our way home from the farm we stopped by an antique shop which was actually 4 barns filled with gorgeous antique furniture, and we found a super cool WW2 Parachute bag. Unfortunately everything there was overpriced so we headed back to Greg's place and baked multiple apple crisps for his family all night.
Today is going to be another fun day too! I'm meeting with Greg and he's going to help me with my first ever video tutorial which you will get to see later this week! Yay! Then we're off to a restaurant called The Burbs which his sister raves about on a weekly basis.
Oh, and don't forget my October blog party starts this weekend! I'm SOOO STOKED and I can't wait to start this party! I've already got the first 2 posts lined up and they are good ones! Trust me!
Not to toot my own horn, but I was totally right when I said that Sunday would be the perfect day. Apple picking, antique shopping, and baki...
Don't you love days when you wake up and you're so overwhelmingly happy that nothing could get you down? Well today is definitely one of those days. I know I may be jinxing it by saying that but I highly doubt it. It's just too good a day. :D This morning has consisted of listening to music by some of these wonderful artists while everyone else is sleeping. It's nice to have some relaxation time before the hustle and bustle of the day, but that won't last much longer since I hear everyone stirring.
Then later today I'm going apple picking for the first time ever with Greg at one of our local farms. I'm excited to pick my own apples then bake apple crisp and pies afterwards. There's just something so rewarding about the whole experience. A lot more than if you were to just go to the store and pick up a few apples.
I really love baking too, and I've been baking up a storm these past few weeks. Yesterday I made cookies and 3 loaves of pumpkin bread, and I still have to bake another 2 loaves tomorrow. Sometimes I think I should open up a bakery because I bake so much and everyone I know always tells me I should because of my cake decorating skills. But for me the most enjoyable part is the baking. I love when the house fills completely with the scent of cinnamon or vanilla. Or when you bite into a nice warm loaf of bread. Nothing could be better.
Sorry if I'm rambling about silly stuff. I'm just in one of those overly happy moods.
What are some of the little things in life that make you happy?
♥ Megan
Don't you love days when you wake up and you're so overwhelmingly happy that nothing could get you down? Well today is definitely on...
Ah! I love it so much!
Tera Sue did a fantastic job and I love all the bright colours! They fit my personality so well. On top of that she works at Disney, how fitting!
This is the original picture I sent in:
and this is what I wrote to them:
"This picture is of me and my boyfriend at Disneyworld where we went for my graduation present. We are both giant nerds and love lots of nerdy things like playing video games, Harry Potter, Zombies and clearly Disney!"
Could this portrait be any more awesome?! It totally just made my day!
