Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts

01 May 2009

121| last.


goodbye greenbelt staff, fair thee well.

i'm one of three staff of the eight-person branch leaving in the next three months. david bowie's song changes is playing my head. it'll be good for the branch, and for the department, but damn: i'm going to miss it.

next monday, i start talking about swine flu in the municipal government. i feel a bit like a substitute teacher, but for the federal government. i like wearing the different hats, but it's hard not making connections and settling down a little bit.

16 April 2009

111| twirling around the courtyard.


i love the little things in life. i had the most marvelous lunch in ages. i strolled around the market. i went to the paper store, and bought paper for a surprise for andrew's birthday {and an envelope for a job application}. i bought two figs that were juicy and delightful, and a pear that was crunchy and crisp. i bought fizzy water and pumpkin soup that was savoury and satisifed me as much as soup can {which for me, is a lot}.

i wanted desperately to twirl around the courtyard, but my hands were a bit full. so, instead i smile at the sun, and thanked it and walked on. only to find in the next courtyard over a little girl twirling with her doll.

image yoshiko

14 April 2009

110| dress to impress.


found. one very lovely, well-priced dress, unique and ideal for the following:

  • 3 weddings
  • convocation
  • countless brunches
  • reading under trees.

hurray. now, if only they can special order my size!

13 April 2009

107| weekend, long

this weekend never wanted to end. and in someways, i think i was glad for that.

i took so many pictures, did so many things. ate so much chocolate. i relaxed. i slept. i watched back to the future with my niece. i ate more chocolate. i played tag. i fell down the slide and smacked my shin, leaving a huge bruise. but i did not cry. i read and a wrote, and i was read to. i baked. and i cooked. and i shopped. and i spent time with some family and some friends. 

it was my favourite things amplified. this is sort of what i want our wedding to be like. and yes, if you tag my on my wedding day, i will run after you. which is precisely why i'm not wearing heels.

03 April 2009

99| window shopping, butterflies

it seems only appropriate on an up-and-down kind of day to shower you with beautiful butterflies
{or, as i called them when i was little...flutterbys}.

flutter, $15
silver mobile, $58
cupcake stand {i'm a sucker for these}, $44


it's quite possible that i have a case of the fridays. or maybe butterflies were meant to come in small packages. either way, three seems to be my magic number today. happy friday!

30 March 2009

91| best dress{ed}.

so, whilst i should be trying to figure out what viscount willingdon said when he inaugurated the carillon, i`m actually mildly more concerned what i will be wearing where i finally graduate from undergrad. and to my cousin`s wedding. and to a friend`s wedding. and hopefully for other fun events.

does anyone have any good leads on dresses? or halfway decent leads on good dresses?

26 March 2009

87| girl, why i am.

this morning i faced an outerwear dilemma. like many girls, i covet pretty things. and often times, i choose the pretty over the practical. well, the weather was warm enough for a spring coat, but presently my only spring coat on hand is a yellow gap coat, which--while very lovely--would have been too much bright with my already bright skirt.

i do have another coat, you see. but it is missing about four buttons: three because it was poorly manufactured and i was too lazy to secure the buttons after i bought the coat, and one because i pushed my hands too deep in my pockets and popped a button {which is a tragic event when one is trying to lose weight}.

so, in the end, i opted for the black, oversized blazer that i own for the purpose of interviews only. i felt awkward because it was far too formal for the rest of my outfit, but i sucked it up anyways. also, it's not quite warm enough. whereas, my lovely taupe number without the buttons would have been.

i ran into a girl that i volunteered with this morning and she looked so professional, and so downright put together, especially give that she was working in an internship. it made me feel so very, blah. style envy ensued.

what do i plan about doing about this fair readers? i could buy a new jacket, but that would be well over $150. so, i won't.

i'm thinking i'm going to replace the buttons. perhaps not this weekend, but maybe next week sometime. given that it's a cargo style jacket, that's a lot of buttons. but it will be worth it. i'm also wondering if anyone can make any other suggestions for embellishments. the coat is about thigh length, and has little ruffles around the cuffs. then, i plan on buying an outrageously fabulous nicely patterned, albeit neutral scarf that i can wear with every single jacket in my closet {except maybe my ski jacket}.

{and this, my dears, is what i had writer's block over. yeesh}

25 March 2009

85| here comes the sun




it's beautiful right now. and i'm stuck inside the office for another 15 minutes. at which point, i'm giving myself permission to leave early.

do you blame me? it's bright and sunny out, and a marvelously warm day. and i'm wearing my new. spring. clothes.

this calls for a celebration: a quick afternoon of coffee, shopping in the market, and finding trinkets for friends {and family}. i can hardly wait!


image sarahseven

21 March 2009

82| saturdays are for...


  • proverbial ass kicking at the gym at 8 am
  • eating a marvelous breakfast with all the fixings while people watching and paper reading
  • going for a wonderful urban walk to the market for groceries
  • visiting friends' one-month old {and the rest of their amazing family}
  • thai for dinner.
  • che, part two

20 March 2009

81| window shopping. for the kitchen




michellebrussegard, $20 for four

the marvelous thing about these, is that i can justify the purchase of every. single. one.

18 March 2009

73| arrival, springs.


+11 yesterday. +14 today. so what if it's going back down to +3 tomorrow? it's beautiful outside! i'm wearing the most adorable dress from allison wonderland today {see above}, and yesterday i could actually feel the start of spring on my shoulders!
which brings me to what i was talking about yesterday. things i want to do once spring starts.
  • start my garden {see heart-of-light for possible planter solution}
  • go shopping on dalhousie street with allyson {where i found the wonderful dress i'm wearing}
  • wear flipflops
  • drink coffee on the patio of planet coffee
  • go out for incredibly long walks, like two or three hours walks through town.
  • explore new edinburgh
  • read at the arboretum

this is just when it starts. once it gets going, there's no stopping me.

16 March 2009

72| blogs i want to write when i have time...



    but for now, i guess i`m trapped by the proverbial pigeon of schoolwork.


  • things i want to do when spring arrives
  • things i need to do in the next thirty days
  • books, what i will read this year.
  • heritage minutes
  • my photomaking trip with john
  • buying wedding dress
  • money {and how i finally have some}
  • wedding playlist

in the meantime, ì blog about list-making. off to finish writing this paper. it refuses to write itself.

14 March 2009

70| saturdays are for...


  • delicious, albeit overpriced breakfasts
  • shopping in wellington west for sofas {we found the most beautiful leather sectional! waiting to ask the parents about wedding gifts}
  • a marvelous walk through the forest {in above freezing temperatures}
  • a little bit of mini-golf
  • school work
  • homemade burgers and fries {can i tell you home much i love australian burgers}
  • spring shopping

all in all, a marvelous day!

13 March 2009

69| window shopping, spring fling

this weekend, the gap brand {old navy, gap, banana republic and piperlime--for those in the states} is running its family & friends weekend, with 30% off everything. i went to old navy and gap yesterday and picked up some springtime lovelies. thank heavens my office is heated.
do you think i could pull off the american eagle dress for the wedding?

banana republic, $59



havaianas, $20




american eagle, $44.50


pursecution, $25

12 March 2009

67| march, like a lion.

this month is blustery, a lot like the winds in the city yesterday. i have two papers and a presentation, a handful of interviews, and a final project for work that needs to be done by the 4th of april.

life leaves little time for blogging. i merely hope this won't become few and far between.

11 March 2009

66| in which kaitlin finds pretty things and shares them.

i'm lacking photos in a way that i wasn't before. i'm also ready to go home.
time for a pretty pick-me-up.


floresdesol





eddyizm



thisismiki



kh2rac

06 March 2009

61| why i love fridays.



  • it's just after four and i'm done for the day

  • i spent the last half hour barefoot. no one noticed {not that they would care}

happy friday!

image kryskina

60| window shopping, sacks

some girls love their shoes. their earrings. their dresses. not me. i'm a bag whore.

made by hank, $30




rupertandkrista, $8


drikab, $99