Summer in September

Greetings from Regina! I apologize for being quiet on the internet this past week while I was moving and settling into my new home. To be honest, I'm not particularly settled - but I'm sure that will come with time.



It has been so hot in Saskatchewan (and, according to my parents and sister, the rest of western Canada). I'm used to the first week of September being hot, but that never stops me from dreaming of cool, autumn weather. The few minutes outside taking these photos was enough to leave me sweaty and dizzy - thankfully I've been able to spend most of my time in the air-conditioned indoors.



This outfit was inspired by this outfit at the other emily. I recently stumbled across Emily's blog and quickly fell head over heels. Her style is sweet, classic, and bordering on perfection!



Old Navy maxi skirt, Warehouse One tank, Walmart button-up shirt, Spring sandals, gifted bracelet & watch, thrifted gold chain necklace, & the rock necklace is from some touristy gift shop in Kananaskis

Pottery, part 2

Here's the second part of my pottery post (you can see the first part here)!

Happy Birthday (to me)!

Yesterday I turned 19, making me of legal age everywhere in Canada! I had a birthday/going away party a few weeks ago with my friends, so yesterday was a low-key celebration with my parents and a family friend who happened to be in town. I had a really great day: I woke up to balloons and flowers from my parents, drank a lot of cold-brewed coffee, went out for brunch with my mom, and went for a big birthday dinner with my parents and our friend at Moxie's. Once again I don't have any photos with people (!) but I do have photos of my lovely gifts to share. Please don't think I value things more than people, but these things are really cute and receiving gifts from people I love always leaves me humbled by how lucky I am to have such wonderful people in my life.


Happy Birthday cupcake mug from Nicole; individually wrapped gifts from my sister that I opened throughout the day (so fun!)


Daisies from my parents


cupcake candle (the sprinkles are such a cute touch!); gorgeous ring from my sister


This cupcake smelled so good! A very realistic cake scent without being overpowering


A kit to make your own owl ipod cover; gorgeous card from Nicole


Beautiful owl card from Steph


A handmade cupcake stuffie from my friend Erin. She's currently living on the other side of the country but before she left she made everyone cute little stuffies and gave them to one of our friends to share at appropriate occasions. So cute!


Gorgeous bracelet from what my sister referred to as an "upscale Goodwill in Portland"


In 1992 the term "surfing the net" was coined, how cool is that?!; coffee press from my parents (from who I inherited my coffee addiction)


A lovely vintage brooch from Stephanie



Thank you for letting me share the new (cute!) additions to my life. When I say that I am thankful for the wonderful people in my life that means you too! Blogging has been an important part of the past two years for me, and it is the kind people who read, follow, and comment on my blog that encourages me to continue blogging. Thank you! ♥

Lunch out

My life in Edmonton is slowly winding down, and I'm spending most of my time packing, stressing about packing, hanging out with people I love, and running errands. Things have been very low-key lately and I certainly appreciate it.



Today in between dropping off a bunch of clothes at the Bissell Thrift Shoppe and picking up an anti-virus software at Staples, my dad and I stopped for lunch. We went to the Popular Bakery and it was as delicious as always. It's definitely my favourite bakery in Edmonton. There's so much I'm going to miss!


The pineapple chocolate was so good!

I had coffee with my ex-girlfriend/current friend this afternoon, and I'll be spending the rest of the day packing and cleaning. I hope to get a lot done tonight as tomorrow's my birthday (!) and I'd like to devote the day solely to fun things.

Maxi

I've wanted to give maxi skirts a try for a while, but I wasn't really into the floral maxi dresses that were available for the summer. I much prefer maxi skirts in dark colours for autumn, layered under button-ups and over-sized sweaters, and finished with boots. The weather here is no where near fall-like though, so I wore this skirt in a bit cooler way to accommodate for the summer heat.





Old Navy skirt, Old Navy top, Spring sandals, F21 sunglasses, gifted necklace




I also got a new piercing as an early birthday present to myself (after the outfit photos were taken, as you can see). I absolutely love it!



I wanted something new before I left Alberta, so I decided to jump at my long-time longing for this piercing. Done by Sarai Jorgenson at Strange City.