Bachelorette Parteee

Hello all. I have been really busy getting ready for my good friends wedding, in which I am a brides maid. This past weekend the bridal party made the trek to Niagara Falls for a bachelorette party! We fit so much stuff into one day, it was ridiculous.

We went on the Maid of the Mist which I hadn't done before, Margaritaville, Dragonfly club, Pepper Mints (lol) and gambling. We got in at 4:00am,got up at 8:30 and left at 10:30am. Very short yet very long weekend.

I dind't bring a camera, but the other firls did. Here is a picture of my dress for the club

Maxi

I have been searching for a maxi dress, and found one while in Alexandria Bay last weekend. These aren't the greatest photos, but I wanted to share them with you anyway :)

Starting Anew

My world was shaken this past week, but it wasn't anything that time can't fix. Just a lot of emotions and memories that need to be erased, which wil happen eventually. They say that life is full of lessons, and I am still wondering what I should have learned from this, but it has made me wiser and more aware of those I choose to surround myself with, and I believe this experience will make me a stronger person in the long run.

Anyway! More interesting news, I now have more time which is a good thing, because I have so much to share with you all! I have acquired many things in the past couple weekends.

I love this top. It is so flowy, and has a kind of native print that I have been seeing everywhere lately.

Top: Papaya ($17.99); Jeans: Charlotte Russe; Shoes: Coconut; Watch: Nine West; Rings: H&M and Locale

My First Baby

Hello all. I know you would prefer an outfit post, but I just wanted to share the completion of my chair with you all. It was completely re-strung, padded, glued, sewn, stapled and wood finished. If you remember the photos from the chair before, here is what it looks like now in our diningroom:

I love it! And, I picked up my next upholstery project for $5 today. Exciting!

Montreal Victoria Weened

I spent about a week planning things to do in Montreal for this past Vicroria Day long weekend, and of my list we probably did 3 things, and even those were the most unplanned plans I have ever done on a vacation. I am not someone who is spontaneous on a holiday, getting lost is not fun to me :) I am used to the Chevy Chase vacations that my dad used to take us on where we would be going from one attraction to another. Vegas to the Grand Canyon to Hoover Dam to Meteor Crator to Death Valley...all in a couple days. That is what I'm used to, but trips are about compromise in what you are going to do.
Here is a photo montage of my time in Montreal :)
I managed to forget my camera in the hotelroom for most of the first day, but definitely made sure I had it the second day.

My day started out with breakfast and coffee at a quaint little eattery called Ben and Florentine:

I am a huge fan of waffles! Below is my waffle breakfast with English cream.

then we were off to Old Montreal

Dinner was at a brewery on St. Catharines:

15.05.2011

I just finished a 3 day upholstery workshop and it was amazing! I learn so much in those 3 days that I am planning on taking the whole 7 level course.

All I need to do now is refinish the arms and screw them back on! It is going to look amazing!

Shopping State Side

My excuse for a girls road and shopping trip turned into a 12 hour shopping marathon! My friend and I spend about 9 hours at the Carousel Mall in Syracuse. Yesterday was the first day that I bought a dress I wasn't completely enamoured with. Usually I only buy pieces that I love at first site on myself, but yesterday I broke my rule. I wore my new dress to work today, and got a few compliments, but am still not sure about it. I will post that one seen :)

I fell for this ring the moment I saw it! It reminds me of a pattern you would see in a church on the confession booths. Very ornate and gothic.

I bought this as a kick-around dress for the summer. It will be cool and comfy for those really hot summer days that we always get.

I liked the pattern on this dress, but it was made of polyester and wouldn't stop clinging to my legs. Sorry about the blur, it looked clear on my little camera screen!

Ring: Forever 21; Red dress: H&M; black dress: H&M

Road Trip!

Off to Syracuse with my girlfriend to get our brides maid dresses fitted. What a perfect excuse for a girl's shopping trip! I will hopefully have some changingroom outfit shots for you when I get back :)

I thought this watch by Haurex was really interesting. I have never seen one where the dial and face are off-centre. It looks like a beautiful mistake.