•Lest We Forget• • Wow. So... this is the first Remembrance Day we’re celebrating with my grandmother. It’s been a long time tradition to go to either a church service or the celebration at the Butterdome in our guiding and/or scouting uniforms. So this is the hardest “first” I’ve encountered so far. Nona Dorothy McPherson (née Rogers) was an independent, outspoken, stubborn pain in the ass, and the most amazing person I’ve ever met. She served in the RCAF and only retired when she became pregnant with my aunt. She met my grandfather in the Air Force, and was an army wife for several years after she had her two daughters. She was an active member of @girlguidesofcanada both as a leader and then later on as a member of the 2nd Edmonton Trefoil Guild. She was a devout Anglican at St. Michael and All Angels, and volunteered her time and energy to many parts of the church. She was an active swimmer, going at least once a week, and did not slow down until October of last year. Lewy Body Dementia is the second most common dementia and the least talked about. It’s essentially dementia with Parkinson’s symptoms, such as tremors, poor balance, and losing the ability to articulate. My grandmother knew she was dying, and it was heartbreaking to watch her slowly accept that she was heading downhill. But she remained valiant as ever until the last time I saw her. She did not let Lewy kill her. No, she went home in her own time, waving to her loved ones on the other side that were inviting her back home. Today was emotional, to say the least, but after lighting an indigo candle and meditating, it was clear to me that she really is in a better place, and is always with me. I also offered some dried lavender (her favourite smell) and a poppy pin to say thank you. I will remember her and every other veteran or active duty soldier. I miss you Granny, but I know you aren’t in pain anymore, and that helps tremendously. #aroundtheriverssbend #theriverssbend #remembranceday #lestweforget #wewillrememberthem #nousnoussouviendrons #poppy #rcaf #ggc #girlguides #girlguidesofcanada #lewybodydementia #dementia #veteran (at Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHersLyhxbu/?igshid=1993sgobtmrlf

• #internationaldogday • • • • Onyx will be 1 on the 5th of September, and honestly I can’t believe it. He went from a baby in my arms to a big boy that causes chaos wherever he goes. And manages to make literally everyone fall in love with him in the process. • He has literally changed my life in so many ways. Along with the lifestyle change, he gives me a reason to smile every damn day. Even if he doesn’t make it as a service dog, I’m more than positive he will be an amazing companion (especially once he starts getting along with the cat). I can’t seem to help how emotional I get over thinking back on this nearly a year... both Onyx and I have changed and grown so much, and while we both have our downfalls, we get back up again and push through. So thank you, Universe, for this wonderful puppo of mine. He may drive me absolutely insane, but I couldn’t ask for a better canine companion. • My smile moment was watching my aunt accidentally throw a ball at Onyx’s butt as he was running to catch it. We literally stood there laughing silently as he ran back to us, happy as a clam. • #aroundtheriverssbend #theriverssbend #onyxthesdit #sdit #servicedogintraining #puppy #puppo #rivssdit #dog #cute #love #lovemydog #blacklab #blacklabpuppy #blacklabpup #blacklabdog #doggo #pupper (at Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEYPYKlnI2V/?igshid=1tyr18dv7pntu

✨ faerie princess ✨ ~Tags~ #aroundtheriverssbend #theriverssbend #ooc #outofcosplay (at Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCyq0a_HJQL/?igshid=171e39y77po5b

•Happy Thanksgiving!• • First, a reminder that we live on stolen land, and so to be able to be thankful and have hope for our future, we must recognize and rectify our past of hatred and assimilation. • Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! This year is full of firsts, and we had one this weekend. The last meal my grandmother shared with us is thanksgiving, and it was the beginning of the end for her. So, instead of having to be in the same environment that has those painful memories, we ‘re creating new traditions and visited Jasper for the weekend. It’s beautiful, the crisp weather of autumn makes the mountains so beautiful, and despite having my parents, my little brother, my aunt, and myself all under the same roof, we have had an amazing weekend! • I have so many things to be thankful for, so let’s get going. I’m grateful for my life and my body, as shitty as they may be sometimes. It allows me to do the things I love. I’m grateful for the rights I have as a human being living in Canada, and I recognize my privilege as a white person in our world. I am grateful for my family for loving me as I am, including my sexual orientation and gender identity, and know that others don’t have that support. I’m grateful for the education I have access to, the fact I have a roof over my head and food on my plate. I am grateful for friends that have given me so much joy in my life, so many reasons to smile, and reasons to keep going. I’m grateful for those that have passed on that have impacted my life in a way that’s unforgettable. I am grateful for my platform, and the creators who have inspired me to create, such as @thomassanders, @danielhowell, @amazingphil, @jessiepaege, @amandarachlee, and many others that I can’t recall right now. I am grateful for those that have chosen to follow me for whatever reason, as you all keep me going when nothing feels real anymore. Thank you for being in my life. It’s an honour and a privilege to be a part of yours. • #aroundtheriverssbend #theriverssbend #thanksgiving #canadianthanksgiving #grateful #thankful #canadian #jasper #jasperalberta #jaspernationalpark #rockies #rockymountains #happy #youareloved #loved #love (at Jasper, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGOrgiGHraI/?igshid=qq15oxww9uv

•Did Someone Say Prince?• • Guys it’s @thomassanders birthday!!! Happy birthday, Internet buddy!! I truly hope your day is as wonderful as you are! • My Roman is still a bit WIP, I’m not done properly fitting it, etc. But, I wanted a way to show Thomas my gratitude so what better than to bust out my emotional support vent cosplay? No but seriously, I really want to say that Thomas has made an immeasurable impact on my life. He has given me so much, helping me discover my identity, drawing a silly butterfly that gets me through the roughest times, given me a platform on which I can create and start my own path, created characters and stories that have genuinely helped with some of the most difficult challenges I’ve faced, gave me so many amazing friends, and so much more. So thank you. Thank you for existing, for believing in me, for putting up with the memes I send you by dms, and for being the beautiful soul you are. You are the reason this famdom is open, accepting, understanding, and kind. You reap what you sow, and we are proof of that. • So have a happy birthday, be responsible, stay safe, and don’t do anything I wouldn’t do twice. 💕 • Smile moments?! Mine was putting on my Roman Cosplay. It felt like I was coming home after exploring new things. So yeah. Share yours!!! • #aroundtheriverssbend #theriverssbend #cosplaycosplayer #yeg #yegcosplay #yegcosplayer #romansanders #romansanderscosplay #sanderssides #sanderssidescosplay #thomassanders #thatsthat24 #fander #fanders #famdom #famILY (at Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_WnwwMHEvn/?igshid=1rlsnob0ihwp0

• That’s why I tell... • • Okay hi! I haven’t talked about the new episode yet, so ⚠️HERE IS YOUR HECKIN SPOILER WARNING⚠️ • Okay. 1. I love the name Janus. I heard that it *is* in fact partly based on the Roman god Janus, god of duality, beginnings, and endings. 2. I want to punch Roman in the fact and give him a giant hug simultaneously. It clearly took a lot for Janus to consider revealing his name and he laughed! Lowkey also what I think would have happened with Virgil if Roman hadn’t seen how important he is to Thomas. By the same token, I want to give my son a giant hug. I truly hope he’s going to be okay. 3. The whole thing was truly amazing, and I am SO excited to see what comes next. Maybe we’ll see who fills that empty fuckin slot in the thumbnail? Lookin at you, Sanders 👀. • I’m genuinely amazed at how this team manages to come up with such brilliant things. The amount of hard work and creativity (ha) but into this series is phenomenal. • The first video is literally a list of, what I find to be, the biggest lie each side has told. They may believe the lie, or refuse to accept anything else, but they’re lies. It also took me 7 hours to complete filming and editing, so I am typing this at 2am. • The last video is a dance that was made by @your.dilemma, who is amazing and so talented! Thank you for making the dance! It’s so much fun to do, even with a recently dislocated kneecap • Makeup looks and info will be on my backup @rivspamss !! • Smile moment time! Mine was seeing the final product of my idea and actually being content with it! • ~Tags~ #aroundtheriverssbend #theriverssbend #cosplay #cosplayer #deceitsanders #janussanders #deceitsanderscosplay #janussanderscosplay #virgilsanders #virgilsanderscosplay #pattonsanders #pattonsanderscosplay #romansanders #romansanderscosplay #logansanders #logansanderscosplay #sanderssides #sanderssidescosplay #snaderssdies #thomassanders #thatsthat24 #yegcosplay #yegcosplayer #tiktok #tiktoker #tiktokcosplay #tiktokcosplayer (at Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_9a_Qrnfda/?igshid=66ixfsuaigs1

•Do You Wanna Die?• • • Okay hi yes. I fell into the Danganronpa hole of no return and figured out I kin Maki... so here’s my costest of her! • ⚠️SPOILERS⚠️ Anyone who says Maki didn’t deserve to survive will make acquaintances with my fists. Seriously though, she went through so much shit and I W I S H they would show what happens after this game (since the final chapter is not the usual... closed ending deal) And like... how will she move on from Kaito? What do they do once they’re outside of the Team DR walls? Will the just be killed anyways?!? Too many questions. ⚠️END OF SPOILERS⚠️ • I have yet to make her uniform and tbh I have NO idea when that’ll be, but I’m absolutely in love with how she turned out! The makeup took forever and you can’t even see what I did so I am a sad. Regardless, enjoy the photos and tiktoks! My thing for her is apparently choking Kokichi so 🙈🤷🏻 • SMILE MOMENT PLS! Mine was seeing Onyx finally understand some concepts in training that I was unable to do by myself! • #aroundtheriverssbend #theriverssbend #cosplay #cosplayer #costest #yegcosplay #yegcosplayer #danganronpa #danganronpacosplay #danganronpav3 #makiharukawa #makiharukawacosplay #makiharukawadrv3 #drv3 #drv3cosplay (at Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_EJca9nOnQ/?igshid=14uign2jfxn74

Happy Fur Year Anniversary, Arrow! • • Okay, so I look like a giant sap, but this cat has changed my life. Four years ago on November 9, 2015, I was sitting on my front steps filming a video for a collab channel that fell apart, when this tiny cat walked up to me, sat down in front of me and basically told me I was his. We tried for a week to find an owner, and when it ended we sent him to the humane society to get neutered and get his first shots with promise of first dibs to adopt him. We almost didn’t get to because the humane society wouldn’t call an interviewer off break to help us when we were in a rush and only had that day to claim him. The front desk watched me pace and start sobbing because my aunt had work and I had scouts that evening, and we were running out of time. He did come home with us, and now that tiny baby in the last picture is my brat child today. He has gotten me through so many low moments, and been there to glare at me in annoyance during my highest moments. We both grew and learned. He conditioned us to give him treats at 8pm each night, I found my identity and so many new friends, but he still rips through the house growling and chases his tail, and I still live off of Mac and Cheese. Thanks for being there, bubby. I wouldn’t be here without you, my squishy, my smoosh, my nerd, my butthead, and every other nickname you’ve earned along the way. I am furever indebted to you (pun completely intended), and I know you’ll hold me to it. • Comment your smile moment for today! I think you can all guess mine. • ~Tags~ #aroundtheriverssbend #theriverssbend #rivsbratchild #cat #catsofinstagram #catstagram #mycat #furryfriend #furbaby #crazycathuman #fatcat #floofycat #chubbycat #bratchild #evolution #myevolution #gloup #glowup #catglowup #fouryearanniversary #furyearanniversary (at Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4rApwGnjvv/?igshid=9kp3usrnvyd0