Yay! I won something!

So, sometime last spring (I don't exactly remember when), the Jasper's Darlin's held a little contest called "Everything's Bigger in Texas."






Thanks to y'all who read, loved, and voted for "Show me a Garden (that's bursting into life)," I can now say that I've officially won something in this fandom.

Audio Tease: Someday You Will Be Loved

So, I'm currently working on (amongst a few outtakes for some FGB winners) my new fic, Someday You Will Be Loved.

Summary: Bella’s 18th birthday party passes without incident, but a week later, Edward leaves, giving her a very surprising explanation for his departure. With enemies lurking around the corner, Bella finds herself once again in danger. With the family once more there to protect her, the bonds between them only grow stronger as they face challenges new and old.

Here's kind of an audio summary of the fic. Enjoy!

Prom in the Garden

A few prom pics:

Jasper's boxers





Alice's dress:






Rose's dress






Bella's dress:

Images from the Garden

Here are a few of the charms Esme got for Mom's day:

Ch 53 links and photos

Here are some links and photos from ch. 53: Second Date

Butchart Gardens' image gallery

Above is the link to Butchart Gardens' image gallery. Our favorite trio spent most of their time in the Japanese Tea Gardens and Sunken Gardens. It's spring, though check out the full gallery if you've got the time. I haven't been up to the Gardens since the spring of '98, and I'd love to get back sometime. :)




These images are from the ferry company website. One's the ferry itself with the mountains in the background, and the second is a picture of the Victoria Legislature Buildings as seen (I believe) from the ferry. I'm pretty sure this is the ferry we took the last time I went to Canada with my high school marching and jazz bands. I've got a couple of the same pictures in a photo album somewhere. :)

Pictures from Chapter 50

Emmett's chocolate molecule tattoo. I'd post Bella's dress from the gallery, but it didn't save. Here's a link instead: Bella's gallery dress

Music references for ch. 47

Wow, I haven't posted here in awhile. There's a ton of music I had in my head for chapter 47, and I wanted to leave some links:

Karine Polwart: Daisy, Terminal Star, The Good Years (these songs aren’t on youtube, but search for her and you can find some of her others).

Secondhand Seranade: Fall for you.
Creed: Six feet from the edge

Finger Eleven: change the world (already on blog)

Martin Sexton: Glory bound, , hallelujah

Marc Broussard: Gavin’s Song

Garth Brooks: If tomorrow never comes


Don McLean: American Pie

Todd Haaby: Rattlesnake

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Billy Joel: so it goes

Jeff Buckley: Hallelujah

Title Inspiration ch. 41

Here's the song that provided the inspiration for the title for ch. 41.

links for ch. 40

Here are the links for the toys that Edward purchased, and Jasper used on Edward in Ch. 40: Valentine's Day:

the toy: Ripple
the vibe: the vibe

Musical Inspiration for Ch. 39