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White porcelain and empty walls. Feelings of the greatest joy brought down with the silence between the realities of you and I. Your right, and I'm always wrong. I'm sorry. It's not enough. Maybe we should face the truth. But we shouldn't face the hurt. I'm sorry and it's not enough. So just let me be to grow, to change and to forget. It's what I need and I know you will you know eventually is what is the only thing left to do. I know there is something else, and you know what I have is not enough. Let's wave goodbye in the best of fashion.
I will move on, move on, and adapt. Please feel like i am thankful.

The Weekend Ahead

So, turns out the long weekend proved to be a good excuse to go SOMEWHERE so we chose Banff. Dustin and I are currently in the Acura, typical road trip style- him playing poker on his phone while driving ("were in Alberta now") and me figuring out my new iPhone. We are meeting another couple there and are anticipating a weekend of dining out, hiking in the gorgeous scenery, late nights at Aurora, lots of Second Cup (please come to Sask!) and maybe a little bit if shopping.
So, I lied. We still found an excuse to come to Calgary/Banff. I will later update you on new gems and old favorites.

It's Finished...

So, with there being a timeline on finishing Jocelyn's room/ the "guest room" we opted for a safe colour (if you can call it that- but I still love it) and some cheap accessories for the room. Here are the before pictures...


Here is me painting the first day. About an hour in, I was bored already. Luckily, I have a wonderful fiancee who felt sorry for me and helped out...

Since I needed to be on a serious budget, but still needed wall art I looked to Dollarama and Michaels and here is what I found:

The results of my shopping trip... for under $30...

And here is the finished product..



It is nice to be finished. My timing for one of these kinds of projects wasen't so good, considering all that's left to do with the house but it worked out okay. The white may seem bland, but to me, not having a room in the house that's beige is something different for me!
I will note that a few pieces are missing from that room... a new stool for the vanity, a mirror and some new knobs for the vanity that never quite made it's way on it before I took pictures but she is all moved in and liking it, so I'm thankful.

The pinks in the sky are all that's left from this anticipated day.
Oh but what's next to shine those lights?
What exactly is behind that anticipation?
When do we become that so much of the world and does it always have me feeling so empty?
The sun will rise another day and what are you using as that push to rise to end with only those pinks in the sky.

Things I am going to miss...

This spring, Dustin's best friend decided to move back home to Saskatchewan. Although I am very excited that he is returning, and Dustin and I can spend more time with him and his girlfriend, I am also a little sad that we won't be making our routine trips into Calgary. Here are some of my favourite things about it:


Mango Shiva- the best Indian food known to man as well as the best atmosphere for a Indian restaurant ever!

I cannot make a trip to Calgary without visiting Crave. Out of some of my past favourite cupcake experiences (Cupcake Conspiracy in Saskatoon, Sprinkles in Chicago, and The Cupcake Corner in Winnipeg) this definitely tops it!

Steeling Home is my favourite gift shop. I always pick up real cute gifts (and things for myself) here.

Only a short short drive to Banff. I love visiting the mountains again as much as I can! And to snowboard, shop, hike, etc.

Our tradition is always to eat our first breakfast at Nellies on 17th... Im gonna miss their banana bread french toast!


And last but not least... Calgary shopping! (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Aritizia, Zara, XXI, Michael Kors, Steve Madden, Pottery Barn, Ikea... the list goes on and on of all the endless shopping opportunities that Saskatchewan does not have...

I thought I would share this great site I found through a friend:
Where They Stand
Since it is now that time again, it's great to have resources like this that put out the information voters need that dosen't have them searching around for it.
Check it.

I am...

In desperate NEED of a new blog name and picture... help?!

So, the countdown is on- my sister arrives home May 2 and before she comes, I want to do something really special with her room-to-be. A few ideas have came to mind, but one that I am particularly stuck to, is wallpaper. Since I live in Saskatoon, and the chances of finding some here are thin to none, I thought I would search my online resources.
Home Depot has this "grown up" option:


Jocelyn loves zebra print. It actually looks pretty sophisticated when its paired with classy furniture on this picture from Sears:


I found this beauty off Umbra:

These others one are by Allen & Roth at Lowes:



Decisions, decisions...

Welcoming Neighbours.

Since Dustin and I have moved in our new neighbourhood I have really been curious about my neighbors. I know the couple on the one side are Fhilipino and the guy's name is Joe because I have waved at him once my way home from work. I know they must have a kid because one day I saw their mini van open with a car seat.

A couple lives on the other side, and they are young like us, because Dustin has seen the guy outside barbequing and his wife/common law/girlfriend drives a coupe so they must not have any kids. (Thats just a guess...)

I thought food of some kind would be a great excuse to go over and meet them.

So, since I have so many blogs to inspire me to be more domestic- I settled on something that was easy, but tried and true. I remember my Mom making this when I was little:

Ingredients:

1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
9 cups Crispix cereal (any flavor)
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar

Use a big bowl as it comes to alot of ingredients... kind of a huge mess.

Add the butter, peanut butter and chocolate chips to a microwave-safe bowell and put it for one minute.

Stir in the vanilla and stir well before mixing in with the cereal.

Once the mixture is in with the cereal, sprinkle your icing sugar in bits, stirring as you pour in.

Hope this makes the neighbors happy...

Since Dustin and I are giving away cupcakes for our wedding day, we are not doing the traditional layer cake. But since we still want something to do the traditional "cutting the cake" we are deciding between all of them pictured... a hydrangea cake- in our wedding colours of course, the pretty pink ruffle cake, the simple white cake with a few garden flowers placed on top or the elegant rose cake? Hmm tough decision. Any decision is tough if it involves desserts.

Cakes from I Am Baker and Martha Stewart

I never thought the day would come...

That these would be my choice reading materials beside my bed.

(And your asking about "Black Heels and Tractor Wheels"? A nice light read, in comparison to my usual biographies. It was dramatic and goofy at times, but a nice change. It was also nice to read a little about the face behind one of my favourite blogs, one I can spend hours on a Sunday laughing by myself to.)

Things I Like Right Now.

-James Blakes new R&B/English dance album, Gwyn's crop, H&M's 2011 "Spring Awakening: Khaki & Denim" campaign, my new "loafers" and a "Sold" sign outside of that house!

Now We Know.

After just over a week of taking care of Dustin’s nieces, I have came to the conclusion that we are not ready for kids- not in two years of marriage, but it is looking like five now.
Don’t get me wrong- I love those girls. They are fun, unique, sweet, beautiful girls who I get the privilege of being an aunt to. They make me laugh, and teach me a lot about teenagers today, which is where it starts to get interesting.
The eldest one, having just turned sixteen, and like any sixteen year old girl, likes to visit her friends- A lot. Dustin and I are used to going to bed around 10:30-11:00, with our busy work day ahead. But this week, I didn’t get into bed until 11:30-12:00.
The youngest one still adores her uncle. She was very excited to spend the minutes following the school day, until when we had to bug her to go to bed, playing Xbox with him, which is great, of course. Dustin and I are still excited she thinks we’re “cool”, but tiring, nonetheless.
The girls also have needs—these include Vietnamese food on Tuesday, McDonalds on Thursday, movie nights- you get the picture.
Nearing the end, we are both exhausted- I’m sick with a cold and happy to get back home. But in the back of both of our minds, we are happy we got to do it. The girl’s might not see all the little things, but their parents do- and they’re the ones that will be taking chare of our little cuties when we finally decide to have them.
In five years or so.

Picking a Sash for my Wedding Dress...

Here are the ones I came down to- any suggestions?

Thanks to Etsy.

Eeek!

Black Keys

Recent Music Purchases...

Love LOVE my valentines gift from my #1...

I found these gorgeous, hand painted cards on our last recent trip to Calgary at Steeling Home for my lovely bridesmaids. After seeing the price, I wish I had managed to find some time to make my own, but excited about them nonetheless.

I've decided to try to suck up the -20 something weather to get my daily run back. With the purchase of a few new items (New workout clothes are aways a good motivation) I hope to be back out on the trail in a few days. Since I have a tendency to slip and bruise up my hip when walking on ice, we will see how running goes.

At home on a saturday night practicing my calligraphy and listening to the Civil Wars.

Recent Wedding Purchases: (shoes and hairclip for myself and the dresses for the girls. Now to find the flower girl's dress and accessories)