plaid and sparkle and twilight

finally got around to seeing breaking dawn part two last. ahhh. it was SO good. {pardon my fangirl moment for a second} first of all, good job to the casting director. everyone was so attractive in that film. i was dying. my friend and i were those girls who were screaming when taylor lautner came on screen and were commenting all throughout the movie. it was fantastic. and then on our way back we stopped at mcdonalds, which hasn't been open for months. twilight and mcdonalds fries in one night? dreams really do come true. 

- E

"we didn't realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun"

it was a crisp foggy morning this monday, which is perfect reason to bust out the cozy sweaters and leggings {at least i thought so}. it's actually ridiculous how happy these two things make me. happy monday! xoxo

- E

hurricane sandy, bring it.

two sweaters. three pairs of socks. winter mitts. baseball cap. wool circle scarf. rain boots. windbreaker. water resistant leggings. this is what one had to wear tonight to walk to the dining hall tonight. things are getting legit over here.

so i must be living under a rock or something because i just found out that there's a little hurricane planning on stoping by tonight. perfect. can the power please go out and there be tremendous amounts of flooding so i don't have to write my midterm tomorrow? please and thank you xx.

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'.

layering for fall

Beanie: Roots, Jacket: American Eagle, Sweater: Aerie, Tank Top: Abercrombie and Fitch, Leggings: H&M, Shoes: Bass

back to school shopping

So on Tuesday my mom, sister and I went to the big city of Toronto to do some back to school shopping. Unfortunately the highway was under construction, which meant traffic was insane! {As captured by the photo above}

But after a long long long trip we finally reached our destination! I have never been so happy to see a mall before. Being stuck in traffic is not my thing. 

And then I tried on lots of clothes. {These pictures were taken in Urban Outfitters}. I ended up getting that sweater on the bottom left, which I absolutely love! 

After checking out a few stores we had lunch at Mr. Green Jeans. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they had a gluten free pizza, which was pretty delicious. 

  We continued to shop and shop. One interesting thing I noticed about Toronto this time of year, they've got all this green space located right on Young Street which actually looks really fantastic. Even though you're right downtown you've got grass and picnic tables just a couple of feet away from you. 

Oh and then I feel in love with J.Crew. I have never been to a J.Crew store, although I stalk them constantly on the internet. Their store was my version of heaven. After seeing this picture again I kind of regret not buying that sweater. If anyone was wondering what I want for my birthday, this would be it. We also found a very fancy shoe store that sold Jimmy Choos and Louboutins. If I had copious amounts of money, I would spend it on such things. 

By the time we were ready to head out it was rush hour. So instead of sitting in traffic for an hour we got dinner at Milestones. So good. Funny thing. Sister is trying out this vegetarian thing, so she ordered a veggie burger. And when they brought it out to her it had bacon on top of it. And they couldn't figure out why she didn't want bacon on her veggie burger.... Crazy kids. 

And this is me being bored on the way home. The sunset was even more incredible in person. All in all it was a pretty good shopping trip, and it was even better spent with these two. 

this fall

Fall Bucket List

1. Make leaf shaped sugar cookies. 

2. Eat pumpkin pie. 

3. Take pictures of the fall colours. 

4. Go for an evening walk once a week and appreciate the weather. 

5. Visit Synder's haunted farm. 

6. Carve a pumpkin. 

7. Enjoy the fall specials at Starbucks. 

8. Celebrate Oktoberfest. 

9. Buy some Hunter wellies. 

10. Go to the cottage once the leaves have changed colours. 

11. Wear a poncho. Don't judge too much. 

12. Attend a Halloween party. 

13. Visit Herrle's and walk through the corn maze. 

14. Learn a new makeup trick. 

15. Visit the public library. 

16. Try a new hairstyle. 

17. Watch a movie that takes place durning the fall. 

18. Paint my nails a fall colour. 

19. Dye my hair.

20. Watch a live football game.  

So this fall I've made  a bucket list of all the things I want to do this season. And I am super excited. There is something about fall; the cool air, fall leaves, pretty sunsets and cozy layered clothes that I love oh so much. And this list is going to help me make sure I enjoy it to the fullest. I will be linking this list up to posts that have pictures of me completing each of the things on my list and I'm hoping to get through everything before December. So here we go, can't wait.

ikea and a fall outfit ... because those two things go together

So these are some of my new fall clothes and it just makes me even more excited for fall. I seriously cannot wait. I've wanted to buy a pair of coloured jeans since forever but I've never found a pair that I thought looked good on me. But then I tried these ones on and I thought they were alright. And they were $20 dollars so I really couldn't say no. And I have to say I love them! They go really nicely with ankle boots which will be perfect for fall and the cranberry colour looks great with black or cream tops. I can already tell these are going to be worn multiple times a week come September. No shame. Top and boots are from Old Navy and Jeans are from Sirens. Oh and sunglasses are from American Eagle. I also tried to edit these photo's using Sydney's tutorial, but I'm well aware that I'm not a professional and my editing skills still need some work. But we're going to go with this today. 

I also went to Ikea today with D and Sisi which was the most fun. You can see some of the pictures I took while we were there. These two do not like getting their picture taken so most of these are creeper shots when I got bored. 

Things I learned while at Ikea: 

• People need to be awake to enjoy and appreciate the showrooms. If you are not we will go back a second time after you've had coffee.
• Mother's who decide that the best way to discipline their two year old daughter is by turning their high chair around while they're screaming to face another table and shun them will be judged by everyone else in the dining room.
• Children should be left in the playroom by the entrance. Because there is nothing worse than five screaming children around while you are trying to eat your dinner. 
• You will find your dream kitchen/bedroom/living room/apartment numerous times.
• Delicious gluten free almond cake exists. And it can be all yours for only $1.99. 

Oh and we also visited a fancy grocery store called Fortinos. Pretty exciting stuff, I know. Hope everyone else had a terrific Tuesday!

Oh and finally, this post is also linked up on Erin's blog, Living In Yellow. This picture below? It's suppose to be a button that leads you directly to her page, but as I've mentioned a couple times before I am not good with technology whatsoever and I couldn't get the button thing to work. And google failed me this time and wouldn't tell me how to do it. So you can admire the picture, and then head over to her blog via this link.