Aug 22, 2021

1st Anniversary



This year, on August 1st, is our 1st anniversary! Yes, I got married last year. We had a virtual marriage ceremony held at Zoom by a judge from Austin. Well, I think this should be a very special marriage thing because of the pandemic. We invited friends in the US to join this big day with us. And I wanted to make something special for our wedding, not just sending them a link. So, I designed our wedding invitation.

It was painted by Posca markers. My husband and I both love bright, summer-like colors, so from the limited markers I have, I chose sky-blue, grass-green and pink as theme color palette. I also added some cute animals to the picture because I imagined our wedding would be a fun, happy and relaxed event. It definitely must included our two cats, Albert and Richard, and my friend’s dachshund, Sweet Potato. I also drew squirrel and deer, because my husband and I often saw them when we had a walk in the neighborhood. 






Our marriage ceremony took place at my friend’s apartment. They had a go-pro to shoot our wedding and we had a bottle of Bollinger champagne to celebrate after the event. Later I found out Bollinger was featured in Jame Pond’s movies. Well, it tasted great! My friend also took a lovely picture for us. I really love it!




I hope that if we are going to hold a wedding in Taiwan in the near future, we could both wear wedding outfit similar to the ones on the pic. I feel my husband will definitely look awesome on this blue suit!

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今年8月1日是我和petit ami結婚一週年的日子。是的~我們結婚啦!不過很低調,因為去年是疫情年,我們在美國透過視訊,由法官為我們證婚。這應該是疫情之下特有的方式吧。當天證婚時,我們邀請一些在美國的好朋友參加,而我想分享的,就是我們的結婚邀請卡。

這是用Posca marker畫的。我和petit ami都喜歡明亮清爽的顏色,所以當初在選主題色時,從我現有的色筆中,選了天空藍、草地綠和粉紅色為主色調。另外,我想讓畫面俏皮活潑,因為我喜歡婚禮的氣氛是輕鬆的,很像參加朋友聚會,所以加了小動物。一定會有我們的兩隻貓Albert和Richard,另外還有好朋友的臘腸狗寒吉,以及我們傍晚散步常會看到的松鼠和鹿。

視訊證婚當天,我們是在朋友家舉行,結束後一起喝Bollinger香檳慶祝!這瓶香檳據說在龐德007電影有出現,蠻好喝的。朋友替我們拍了結婚照。哈!希望未來在台灣辦實體婚禮時,我和petit ami可以穿上類似圖畫中的禮服。我自己覺得petit ami穿淺藍色的西裝一定很好看!

Thanks for reading!
Jenny☺︎



Aug 8, 2021

Friendship


搬來Bloomington快一個月了,沒有車的新生活,好多事情都在適應。有時候會回想在Austin的生活和老朋友。在搬家之前,我畫了我們家的兩隻貓,送給在德州兩對很喜歡的朋友。

一張送給詹閔和柏亨。他們是在一年前,我在FB上拍賣小傢俱時認識的。那時候他們剛從台灣來Austin,又正值疫情嚴重的時候,沒有車,感覺很多事情都不方便。看到他們就想到以前在Penn State剛是新生,矇矇懂懂的樣子😂。哈哈,我和petit ami就提議,有空可以一起去Ranch 99買菜。(以前我們也是受學長姐的買菜團照顧,所以看到新生就想載他們去買菜)。後來也就有機會多認識,相約吃飯、玩switch、甚至到他們買車時,換我們搭便車買菜。我和petit ami就在Austin的最後一年,交了很棒的朋友❤️

然而,患難見真情,讓我們最感謝他們的地方,是在搬家前3天幫了我們最重要的忙。我們當時車子變速器出了問題,原本要開車跨州搬到Indiana的計畫整個被打壞,我們一邊要搬家上貨櫃,一邊要想怎麼解決車子問題,還好有詹閔和柏亨幫忙搬家,讓我們好好思考Plan B方案。他們細心的把傢俱上貨櫃,用最牢實的繩法固定我們的家當。家當一路安全晃到Indiana,都沒有撞歪哦!我之前跟他們許願,希望在離開Austin的前一晚一起吃飯。因為車子的突發狀況,靠著他們的幫忙在兩天內處理完畢,那天在Austin最後的晚餐,我覺得吃起來格外感恩、格外有革命情感。老天爺送我和Petit Ami在Austin最後的禮物,就是朋友。🥰

另一張畫呢,是送給洋鼎和蓓蓓,他們是我從Penn State到現在,很重要的老朋友😊。Petit Ami剛來Austin不久時,他們也因為工作搬到San Antonio,距離我們一個半小時車程。在德州這段日子,每逢節日,像是感恩節、聖誕節或過年,有空我們就會開車去找他們.看看可愛的寒吉。之前Petit Ami回台灣放假,我待在Austin時,洋鼎蓓蓓也說無聊就可以來找他們!他們可是我剛來Austin時,給我像家的溫暖的地方。每次去找他們,也沒特別去哪走走,就是待在他們家,一起做菜、聊天、陪寒吉,很簡單而心裡很滿足。

去年疫情當中,我和Petit ami公證結婚,那時我和Petit Ami說,我最想要洋鼎和蓓蓓當我們的證人,因為他們就像是家人。然後,我們就在洋鼎蓓蓓家,透過與法官視訊公證,以及在美國的好友們遠端參與,我們就結婚啦!有好朋友在身邊見證,我想要的簡單溫馨,許願成真😊!(當然之後回台灣,還是要跟爸爸媽媽一起慶祝)。🥰

除了兩隻貓的插畫,以前也畫了不少圖送給喜歡的朋友,像是采薇、Angela、安賊、老伴...這個以後有機會再分享。想想以前在申請研究所時,寫到我為什麼喜歡繪本插畫,我說我喜歡插畫傳遞的溫暖,就像畫畫送給好朋友那樣。嗯,現在也持續在做這樣的事耶!😆

p.s. 原本有存檔送朋友的完稿,可惜電腦壞了檔案不見了。這張是原始的初稿。一開始是想畫兩隻貓麻吉,後來就借花獻佛了😂