From My Phone (2)

1. Pretty dresses in Sweden
2. Cloudy Saturday
3. A record I seriously regret not buying
 4. Canada Day Cake
5. Reunited with old friends
6. Treats at work
7. Nice things at Greenwich Market
8. Missing family and our cabin

Christmastime

A pretty, cold winter sky



All I could think about this Christmas was making gingerbread men, so make gingerbread men I did!



Getting together with friends at Christmas is probably the best part

Actually, seeing Hey Rosetta (My favorite band!) at their Christmas concert might have been the best part. There were mummers and it snowed and every song was amazing, as usual. You should give them a listen if you haven't before!

Oh, and there's me holding onto a few of the men I made.

This is where my pup can usually be found, napping in her cupboard in the kitchen. My parents are redoing the kitchen this winter and I'm not sure what she's going to think of it when she doesn't have a little corner with a blanket to nap in.

I ordered these silly sweaters for my brother, sister and I to wear Christmastime. It ended up being quite an ordeal getting us all in the same room to wear them, but they're so ridiculous that I'm glad we did.

Another one of my favorite things about Christmas - cracking nuts! (Is that weird?)



When we went visiting my Nan and Pop on Christmas eve, they had out a bunch of old photos. I fell in love with this one of the two of them in front of their Christmas tree when they were so young - isn't it dreamy?



My friend Heather made us all the cutest cards this year, look at those little buttons!



It has been unusually cold for December here in central Newfoundland this month, which I am one hundred percent not a fan of. However, when I went out to my car and saw this frost constellation on the windshield, I couldn't help but think it was pretty.



One of my nans gave me instax film for Christmas, so now I'm all stocked up to snap pictures of my adventures in England!

My cousin Robyn and I at the little outdoor Christmas Market my town had this year. It was bitter cold out so I warmed up with a latte, and naturally when my ten year old cousin decided she wanted a chocolate marshmallow I had to have one too. What? It was delicious.

How were your Christmasses? I hope everyone had a lovely time with family and friends and lots of holiday cheer. It was so nice spending loads of time with everyone in my hometown before I move. Everyone was all in one place which is a rare occasion.

Next up: The New Year and my move to the UK. I couldn't be more excited for both.

Happy New Year, dolls! See you in 2014.

wedding shower

my sister is getting married this august, and today was her bridal shower! my mom and i have been baking for days, making decorations, thrift store shopping for pretty plates, planning games and buying little prizes. our family and friends all came out for the afternoon. it was a beautiful day. janet got some gorgeous gifts and so many well wishes from everyone. i'm so excited for my beautiful big sister to be married, it's pretty surreal to think that we're adults now and she's soon to have a husband and a new last name!

extra love today, dolls :)

xxxxx

back to school

it's almost fall and i haven't posted since summer! but i have been incredibly busy and extremely happy so i think that's okay.

first thing's first, i'm back to school! and i am absolutely loving every single minute of it. late august i realized i had had enough of working my horrible job every day and was yearning to go back to school and actually learn this time around. so here i am, taking five courses toward and english degree with a french minor! my classes are amazing. shakespeare, ancient egyptian history, french, anthropology and psychology. could it get any better?

i also got a job at the school bookstore, which i love love love. 

these pictures are from the last little while. made a trip to my cabin with my mom and brother. we played cards and boardgames and trivia, baked a cherry chip cake and ate it with whipped cream, took pictures of the sunset and curled up inside away from the rain and wind and watched funny movies all night long (i forgot how much i loved bridget jones' diary). 

i ombred my hair recently, i'll do a post soon with pictures of it. i'm always wanting to change my hair, but not get it cut (it's a fear of mine) and not color it permanently. so this was a nice compromise! 

this post is getting a bit wordy and long now but i wanted to update you all and tell you that i hope to be around more now that fall is here and i'm getting settled into school again. i'm sorry for being away for such a  long time but i think i needed a little blogging break! i've been reading all your blogs daily, getting inspiration for my life and i love it. i'll begin commenting again now as well. 

happy september everyone! and lots of love

july, july

i went home. it was wonderful. even though i got very very sick. but family+friends+bbq's were plenty, catch-ups with old friends, cabin trips and baking with my mom. 

1. bbq on the front deck with family

2. brother before he went away to be a doctor for 3 months

3. cake my aunt brought, classy on a paper towel

4. backyard picnic table

5. pup on the way to the cabin

6. cabin couch and knitted quilts

7. how we used to light our cabin at night

8. by the pond, nowhere more peaceful

9. mismatched cushions

10. the trees have faces

11. moon in the sky

12. perfect view

13. perfect reflection

i'll leave you with these two songs that i cannot stop listening to.

i hope your summers are wonderful <3

love love