Weekly Highlights

This past week nothing too too exciting happened during the week. I don't have any big announcements.

We have booked the appointment for the bridesmaid dresses so I should have some picked out by next weekend although I won't reveal what they look like ;) 

I've also picked up quite a few things for the apartment so I am hoping to show that soon.

I have a few pictures from Friday night. I went to go see a Toronto FC game with a friend. We got completely soaked but hey what the heck! It was a good time anyway.

This is right outside the apartment we are moving to. Notice: Canada's largest Rib fest (there is apparently stuff going on here all the time.. not just Rib fests... lol) and the lake behind! So excited to move to this area.

Completely soaked -- notice below that I can hardly see out of my glasses because it is filled with raindrops.

And a beergarita. I was skeptical but these things are actually really yummy!

So there is my weekend in pictures. Nothing too exciting. September is looking to be a pretty chill month (besides my shower) so I hope I can come up with some good blog posts during it!

Monthly Favourites

I was originally going to post this on Friday but I was so busy and didn't make it home until late. Read the weekly recap Monday to find out what all went down this week. But anyway, here it is now!

Philosophy Purity Made Simple Cleanser: I bought this because I kept hearing so many good things about it. It sucked up all the oil on my skin but didn't dry it out. I highly recommend this cleanser. My face felt very clean after I used it.

Lush Tea Tree Water Toner: It is no secret that tea tree oil is amazing for you and helps get rid of pimples. I love this toner so much. I just spray it on after I use my cleanser and walk away. So easy yet so refreshing and it actually smells good (unlike straight tea tree oil).

Lush Ocean Salt Cleanser: You know when you hear those commercials that say you can see the results? This one you actually can. I use this every other day as an exfoliant. I can use it that much personally but if you feel irritated from using it that often then just do it every 3rd or 4th day. After I wash this off, my face actually looks brighter. I don't even know how it works but man, it is amaze-balls! I can't say enough good things about it. 

Bumble and Bumble Surf Spray: I decided to try this out as another curl control type thing. For me this was a nice spray because it helped keep the frizz out and I didn't feel icky product in my hair. What it didn't do was keep it from being big but hey, I hear big curly hair is in now!

As you can see I have two Lush products on here. I am really impressed with this company. I knew about it before but I had never really looked into what they did as a company. If you haven't either, basically they use all natural products and try to get as many local as they can. There are no preservatives or harsh chemicals in it so the product does in fact expire but you will use it before it does. I love how they are always supporting charities and they do not test on animals. I try to be conscious about that when choosing my products. So far I am really happy with my products from them and you can look forward to seeing more of those products showing up on here.

Throwback Thursday

February 2007

I surprisingly don't have a picture from my birthday but I turned 15 this month.... 

The pictures represent my first high school dance - yay :) 

W&D No No (in my opinion)

This is kind of one of those in my humble opinion / what I have learned through experiences posts...

Lately I have noticed a lot of homes being built with the washer and dryer on the second floor... mostly because people are asking for it out of convenience. I totally agree about the convenience but there are some issues that come with that. 

Second floors aren't made like the first floors and basements so they can't exactly handle the shaking of the machines and may cause your whole floor to shake while running.

You would need to find very quiet machines because well... they are right beside bedrooms and I don't know about you but I tend o start doing laundry at night.... 

Those are just pesky things but the main problem with it is: What if it floods?

If you are on the second floor, your second floor will be ruined and your first floor and maybe even your basement. If the washer and dryer was in the basement then it is almost a non-issue. If it is on the first floor you just worry about that area and the basement.... not the entire house. 

So yes I just wanted to give everyone something to think about when figuring out where to put those washers and dryers. I mean... we can all use a little exercise in our lives... even if that is just lugging laundry baskets up and down the stairs!

And of course, I need to give you some laundry rooms that I find swoon worthy!

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9 Months!

I still can't believe the wedding is so close... 9 months away! By this point I had set out to: 

• Book the DJ
• Book the photographer
• and Book the florist

Missions accomplished!

I booked this photographer. Check out her website to a view a sample of her work. I'm excited to see what she will do with my wedding. You can read more about that here.

You can read about how I booked the DJ here. I discovered them through a recommendation on the Knot's local Toronto board. I highly suggest using local forums online. They are a great resource.

And finally I booked the florist which again, was found through a recommendation through the board. Read about that here.

Here is what I need to have done by November 24th! That is 6 months away from the wedding!

• Buy the gown 
• Determine menu
• Book cake baker
• Book ceremony musicians
• Book transportation
• Buy bridesmaid dresses

I got the gown way back last year and am happy to report that it still fits me! The menu was also determined when I booked the hall because it is an all inclusive type thing. The ceremony musicians were again booked when I booked the church. 

So I just need to book the cake baker, transportation and have my bridesmaids order the dresses (which I still need to pick out). I figure book the cake baker in September and have transportation done in November. I honestly have no idea what I'm going to do about the transportation because my budget is nothing compared to the prices out there.....

 

Weekly Highlights

This week was a pretty busy one...

My Mom came into town for business so we did a lot of running around and picking up stuff for the shower and went out for dinner with my Uncle, Aunt, cousin and her son. Excuse the blacked out faces, I don't have permission to put them on here!

 

We celebrated my Dad's birthday:

I also have an announcement: 

We got approved for an apartment. So we move in October! 

And this past Saturday was 9 months until the wedding so make sure to check back tomorrow as I will be posting an update on how well I did with my checklist up until now and the list of things to do by the next milestone.

Hope you had an awesome weekend!

Wedding Shoes

Do you remember these? 

I saw them waaay back in July 2012 during our trip to Oregon. They were a really good price so I asked the bridal salon there if they would ship them to Canada. They said yes. 

Let's fast forward to last January. I ordered the shoes and everything seemed good to go. 

Now it it is the end of March.... I don't have the shoes and I'm prepping to move to Ontario. So I call them....

I call them and the girl said her computer was being slow and she would call me back. I get a phone call and its the manager of the store. Right then I was like, "Ok what is wrong?" 

The manager tells me that they never had the shoes on layaway but they had my payment (of course). So he told me he was going to call the factory and have them ship the shoes straight from there to my house. I changed the address to my Mom's and everything seemed good to go.

Yea... no. I never got the shoes. I still don't have the shoes and I've moved on from those shoes. The credit card company was called to let them know we never got that item and they gave us a refund and I'm guessing went after the store. 

I can't remember what the bridal store's name was or I would say but I was definitely not impressed.

I looked for shoes and came across plenty of beautiful shoes but I didn't want to pay hundreds of dollars for them.... then I came up with an idea.

The shoes I have picked, I already have so they are basically free. I am not saying what they are because I definitely want them to be a surprise but they definitely tie into my personality :) 

So excited for them!