The Chocolatey Snowshoe Verdict

moonlit snowshoe for two by paul+photos=moody.
Photo by Paul Moody

Not an easy thing to do to decide on the perfect dates for Kittyn and I for tonight for our delightfully romantic winter date to Cypress Mountain.  I’ve wanted to go on the Chocolate Fondue Snowshoe Tour for so many years now that this is not a decision to be made lightly.  Also I have to say, theres been some damn sweet, most flattering and rather amusing Valentines.

No. 9: Dark chocolate fondue by afloden.

So here are my thoughts:

Would love to take either Clive or Christian (@daubu), but they live too far away to make it here on time.

Adore my little Dose of Lunacy (@monicahamburg) and @saltybean, but they hate snow and I don’t want them ruining my love of snow (already I’m thinking of gagging Kittyn, at least until we arrive at Hollyburn Lodge).

Raul will always be my Valentine, but I may have to strangle him if he starts whispering ‘sweet Microsoft Vista nothings’ in my ear, so he’s out, as that would take away from the romance.

Tris, the Hussey, is a taken man and I want a bit of romance, so he’s out.

My ginger’s letters made me laugh, but call me weird (and many have), but I don’t find having my eyeballs plucked out with a spoon to be all that romantic and I want romance.

@ericaha is the perfect snow loving gal, but she confessed to me that she actually already has plans for this evening.  Should have known the good ones would go fast.

It is for my desire for romance that I’ve decided to make Keith my date.  His letter is the most romantic and I do have to admit that he’s a good kisser, plus he likes nibbling on my ears.

For Kittyn, I’ve decided that ‘Savannah’ would be the perfect date for her, as they are both brats and deserve each other.

Congrats Keith and ‘Savannah’!  Looking forward to discovering how the night unfolds!

Kisses,

Emme

And the Votes are finally in …..

I must apologize about my rather slow motion tallying of the results in the ‘A Very Sexy Holiday Photo Contest‘ on flickr.  I have sped up from slow moving molasses to that of the warm flowing variety and results are finally in.  Drum roll please ….

The top three contenders for the Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD digital camera:

@JustFab for:

Valerie by Just Fab.

@brilliant girl for:

Mrs. Claus on the crapper. by brilliant girl.

@•°o•°o Gina •°o•°o for:

Secret #25 - I once dressed up as Mrs. Claus.  Also, 6/52 by •°o•°o Gina •°o•°o.

Just to keep you in suspense a little longer and because I like the tease.  I am taking my time about announcing the winner of the actual contest and will mention the winner of my personal favorite photo. Here it is by @davegolden:

Santacon by davegolden.
Clearly I’m feeling a little romantic these days.

Dave – as my personal favorite photo, @mattsimpson.name and I decided you should win something. As my unofficial winner, we’ll send you one of the Sexy In Van Wear prototypes once we have one. What’s your shirt and boxer size?

And now for what you’ve all be waiting for the winner of the Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD digital camera and our first ever photo contest -

@•°o•°o Gina •°o•°o for:

Secret #25 - I once dressed up as Mrs. Claus.  Also, 6/52 by •°o•°o Gina •°o•°o.
Congratulations Gina!  And a huge thank you to Fujifilm and Get on the F List for donating the camera!!

Congratulations to All the Van Sexy Winners!

I have blogged about a few competitions as of late and have neglected to post the winners, so here they are.

The First Van Sexy Winner of a 2008 Canadian Blog Award:

  • 3rd Place for Best Science & Tech Blog – DeSmogBlog

The results from all other categories are still pending.

And the winners from last night’s 2008 Best of 604 Awards:

Best of 604 - Crowd 7 by penmachine.

Best site for Sports:
1. BC Soccer Web
2. Canucks Hockey Blog
3. Outdoor Vancouver

Best Podcast (audio or video):
1. Lipgloss and Laptops
2. Choogle On
3. TikiBar TV

Best site for Events:
1. Beyond Robson
2. From Blown Speakers
3. Vancity Buzz

Best Multi-Author site:
1. The Tyee
2. Beyond Robson
3. Vancouver is Awesome

Best New Blog of 2008:
1. Modern Mix Vancouver
2. 3 Degrees West
3.Tiny Bites

Best site for Tech:
1. Buzz Networker
2. Techvibes
3. iPhone in Canada

Best site for News:
1. The Tyee
2. CBC
3.News 1130

Best site for Politics:
1. The Tyee
2. Matthew Good
3. Jonathon Narvey

Best site for Humor:
1. The Province Live @ 5
2. CondoHype
3. Your Dose of Lunacy

Best Company blog:
1. Raincity Studios
2. BuildDirect
3. 3 Degrees West

Best site for Food (directory or blog):
1. The Well-Tempered Chocolatier
2. Farmstead Wines
3. Chow Times

Best site for Photos:
1. Waxy Photography
2. Marc L’Esperance
3. Blue Olive Photography

Best site for Fashion or Style:
1. Demicouture
2. The Style Spy
3. The Conveyor Belt

Best Personal site:
1. John Chow
2. Gus Greeper
3. Delicious Juice

Best of 604 - Miss 604 at the helm by penmachine.

Congratulations to all the winners!  Especially big congratulations to The Tyee and my pal, Mark Leiren-Young – way to go – three wins!  And an enormous congratulations to Rebecca Bollwitt, Miss 604, for organizing all of this and for putting on what I heard was THE PARTY last night in Van City. Only wish I could have been there to celebrate with all of you sexy cats!

Kisses,

Emme

PS Sizzingly sweet dress, by the way, Rebecca!!!