primarily hana, maui.

This is the last Hawaii post (I know I know, finally!). I felt badly dragging it out, but Mike and I always love looking back at old posts and reminiscing. I knew if I didn't edit these photos, they would just end up on an external hard drive somewhere and we wouldn't look at them very often. It reminded me of the dual purpose of this blog - to provide little snapshots of our life to all of you out there reading, but also to function  as valuable journal of memories for Mike & I. 

So thank you for putting up with all these posts. I'm excited to start sharing more about our newlywed life here in Winnipeg!

tea party please.

it may seem seasonally inappropriate to be dreaming about outdoor tea parties,
but i am.
this is largely because the lovely dream sequins
hosted a virtual tea party to celebrate her birthday -
there was of course a very diverse and international guest list,
including yours truly.

i immediately thought of this dress when i heard about the
"dreamy birthday tea party"
i didn't get to wear it at all this summer
because it needed to be tailored a bit
{kept falling down}
but it now fits perfectly,
so i cannot wait for it to warm up
so that i can wear it!
{which will probably be in about seven months. great.}

i suppose i will just have to content myself with
indoor tea parties
and cardigans + thick tights for now.

xo

habit.

i can't even remember now how i came across the blog habit,

but i sure do remember how i fell in love with it right away.

"welcome to habit.
a place to capture
and celebrate
the bits of our daily lives."

the blog has monthly guests who come in and share little bits about their daily lives.
the blog is so simple, so cozy, so intimate.

here are some of my favourite posts:

and so, in the spirit of habit,
here is a little bit from my day:

xxxxxxxx17 november
xxxxxxxxjanis

xxxxxxxxstudy night in. popcorn and warm lighting make it much more bearable.

pumpkin party

pumpkin carving essentials:

1. some pretty pumpkins
we got ours from the grocery store down the street.
obviously a pumpkin patch would have been primo.

2. snacks
we chose: miss vickie's salt & vinegar kettle chips, m&ms, skittles

3. tunes
somehow britney spears got turned on...
discussed britney's clever little play on words with "if u seek amy"
oh brit.

4. washable markers
those darn sharpies don't wipe off well!


my friends were so sweet & helped me etch out a special little message:

aww shucks. look at that!

and then...
off to a costume party.
we probably had the worst costumes there.
ours were a bit of the haphazard/last minute variety.

kd = mel from flight of the conchords
one guy correctly identified her costume! one for thirty! kidding...kind of.

me = cowgirl.
i forgot my cowboy hat!

sarah = a mysterious parisian
she claims she didn't dress up, but i don't believe her.

alexis = fairy

well i have to go do some homework.
i've been avoiding it all day.
i even procrastinated by making some cheese biscuits
...which were a bit of a disappointment:
tasty but ugly.

so obviously i won't be posting any pictures of them. ever.

have a good sunday night!!

xo

ps. glee soundtrack out tuesday!