the most unusual thing

i was going through pictures and came across these from the fall. 

autumn

"It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life" 

- P.D. James 

a day spent with my best friend

thanksgiving weekend this year was jammed packed. with friends back from university, family to visit and homework to try and catch up on it seemed like i was busy every waking minute. but that was okay because i got to do a lot! 

one of my favourite memories of that weekend was driving up to my cottage with my little sister and spending an afternoon together. we got to visit my nana for a bit and i am so thankful that i was able to see her, even if it was only for a few minutes. we got to see our aunt and catch up. we made it up to the cottage just as the sun was setting and it was perfect. like honestly one of the most beautiful places on earth. we took tons of pictures. we drew pictures in the sand. we jumped in piles of leaves. we almost got stuck in the middle of nowhere with no gas and no cell reception. we sung along to one direction and michael buble all the way home. we had the most amazing time. 

also this sweater is the most comfortable thing alive. just sayin'.

the day we went jet skiing

Never thought that I'd ever say this, but I went jet skiing today. And now I think I  need to buy one for myself. Yeah, that definitely needs to happen. It was amazing, and surprisingly easy. I had fears of flipping the thing over in an attempt to even get on {because these types of things always seem to happen to me}, but they're surprisingly steady and I was able to manage just fine. There really isn't a better way to get a tour of a lake. Boat rides are so yesterday. Hope you guys had a fantastic Tuesday!

Also, I know I said I would give an update on the whole technology free thing that I mentioned here. So for anyone dying to know how it went ... well it didn't. I tried really hard to 17 hours. But I cracked at 3 am when sleep was impossible and I was getting frustrated. That is all.  

-E 

a wonderful monday spent with family

Family pictures. 

Skinny pig photo shoot. 

Great portrait shots of everybody by the water. 

A dog who likes to sit at the front of the boat. All I could picture was Jack and Rose from the titanic, but in dog version. 

Basically my day in four sentences. Happy Monday everyone! 

weekend at the cottage {part two}

weekend at the cottage {part one}