Why does this picture look sepia? It's black and white, I swear... you guys saw it on my Instagram. Hey! What's the big idea?
Hello Wedn... waitaminute...
Rewind.
This week is getting away from me--make it stop. Things have been go go go for several days now and there is no sign of slowing with Christmas quickly approaching (two weeks?! What?!). Speaking of Christmas, who is on top of their shopping? I'm behind the game but after running a few errands tonight, I will be battling the crowds at the mall to put a bigger dent in it. I'm aiming to super organize myself this year--yeah right--and have all my wrapping done by December 22.
Completely do-able, right?
(Yikes)
Hope your day is good, just wanted to check in and say hello!
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Friday night Christmas party at my grandparents' senior residence.
Outfit deets: Forever 21 top (old) & vintage clutch.
The food was so good; there were multiple anti-pasta tables and apps being served and the dinner was a roast beef buffet.
Nephew spotting in the background.
Outfit deets: Forever 21 coat & top, Urban Planet pants, Aldo shoes & Mexx fur snood.
The hair from the back. Tutorial?
Aldo, 'Carmelithe' (new!)
Saturday was Marco's birthday so his parents came to town and we went out for lunch. Afterwards we had some coffee at the mall and visited before they left.
Saturday night we planned a potluck birthday dinner and Marco requested Epic Fish Tacos. I did as much prep work as I could before heading over to his friend's place, where we were having the intimate dinner party.
Pretty tree.
Outfit deets: Vero Moda top, Dynamite shorts (last year, but first time I've worn them), Sirens necklace & unknown tights.
Most of Marco's friends are big foodies which is a major plus whenever there is a get together. His buddy made Gravad Lax with a dill-mustard drizzle and brought a sparkling wine to go with--um, an appetizer and a wine pairing? Amazing.
Melissa & I.
On Sunday morning I met up with my girlfriends for brunch to celebrate our friend's birthday. We went to the Arrow & Loon, a spot Marco and I frequented in the summertime.
Afterwards, we attended a two-hour cupcake workshop at The Flour Shoppe where we learned how to decorate cupcakes and consumed way too much sugar! Video coming soon.
After the workshop I got home and climbed into bed at 3pm. I ended up passing out for a couple hours; so short on sleep! I spent the evening with Marco, he opened his birthday gifts--finally--and I spent the rest of the evening working.
I put together a slideshow with all the pictures you see above, for fun. I know some people prefer video/my YouTube channel to reading blogs, and vice versa. If you like this type of recap, let me know in the comments below and I might keep doing it.
Hope you had a great weekend!
Hi all, sorry for the radio silence, it seems this time of year is already keeping me insanely busy and exhausted but I wanted to hop on and share my exciting news: I won second place in the Made in Blog awards in the Lifestyle category!
Thank you to everyone who voted for me in the three categories that I was nominated in (Lifestyle, Style & DIY) to put me into all three top tens. From there the judges deliberated and picked me in the top three for Lifestyle! I'm so excited and grateful to have won. I've shared the pic above to show you the prize I will be getting, which is sweet, but in general just happy to be picked.
See you tomorrow!
Happy Holidays! The season is upon us and I'm sharing three outfits--in under two minutes--to get your out the door to the party!
As always, thanks for watching & stay tuned to the Place d'Orleans Facebook page for more videos!
Other videos:
* Fall Fashion (video #1)
* Wardrobe Classics (video #2)
* Bundling Up for Winter (video #3)
* How-to Style a Sequin Skirt (video #4)
* What to Wear for New Years Eve (video #5)
* New Year, New You! (video #6)
* Accessories & a Hair Tutorial (video #7)
* What to Wear on a Date (video #8)
* Dreaming of Summer (video #9)
* How-To Turn Your Maxi Dress into a Maxi Skirt (video #10)
* DIY Kiss Printed Jacket (video #11)
* Spring Trends (video #12)
* Biggest Spring Trends (video #13)
* Summer Event Wear (video #14)
* How-To Transform Your Look: Day to Night (video #15)
* Back to School (video #17)
* Fall Fashion (video #18)
* Colour Pairings (video #19)
* Bundling Up (video #20)
Wednesday night after some major snowfall--and getting stuck with my car being plowed in--and this massive snowball.
Thursday morning gym sesh--so unmotivated, but got it in.
After the gym, Marco and I went shopping for some snowboard boots for me and I ended up picking up this red Burton 'Sapphire' model.
That evening was a turkey dinner with a ton of friends. Everyone brought a dish--I made my Grammy's sweedish potatoes which were a huge hit--and it was a really fun evening.
On Friday, after doing some Black Friday shopping, finishing packing, we finally hit the road in the afternoon. Since I clogged our weekend, at one point we were playing a silly game (similar to the 1-2-3 tag) to pass the time, which I caught on video:
Outfit deets: Bench jacket, H&M pants, Spring boots & headband, Club Monaco scarf, Ardene mitts & Aldo cross-body/clutch.
After dinner, I said hello to you all and then we relaxed with a movie. Our one-bedroom suite was really quaint and cottage-y; I liked having the fire place on anytime we were there (why not!?).
Outfit deets: TNA jacket (old), Aeropostale scarf, Sirens leggings & Spring boots.
On Saturday morning, after being unable to get a hot breakfast at our hotel, we headed out of the village towards McDonalds for breakfast. We instead ended up stumbling upon l'Arome cafe--thank you Urbanspoon--and had a delicious breakfast with the most amazing home-made mango-peach jam…
…and were able to purchase a jar of it! They make it in house and sell it, which I'm so excited about--I don't even eat jam at home normally but I will now!
We got back to our hotel, changed and then it was time to hit the slopes! Here I am at the top of Mont Tremblant:
I hadn't been snowboarding in several years and was quite apprehensive when we first got to the top--however, like riding a bike, after the first couple runs (which took a while), I got a bit of a groove back and started to feel more comfortable (despite numb feet and sore quads).
Later that evening, we headed out to the Mont Tremblant casino to dine at Altitude--a fine dining restaurant with a beautiful setting… 
Outfit deets: H&M dress (new!), Sirens leggings, Expressions by The Bay necklace, Aldo boots & clutch.
Unfortunately, we ended up having a terrible experience with over cooked food and a smirking manager. They had to bring my beef tartar three times before the poached egg on top was done right and by the time I got to my steak I had ordered rare and it was done medium-well, it was pretty frustrating. I definitely wouldn't recommend the spot and we were really, really looking forward to it, sadly.
On Sunday morning we over slept and rushed around to finish filming my upcoming Holiday Lookbook for Place d'Orleans. I instagrammed a photo of this dress in the fitting room and yep, she came home with me!
Outfit deets: Le Chateau dress.
On our way home, we stopped at l'Arome cafe again for breakfast as my insistence.
We ended up ordering Chinese food on Sunday evening when we got home--finish the weekend right… right?--and I spent hours editing my video.
And finally, ending the weekend on a super sweet note: Marco got me an iPhone 5S--yipee! We set it up so I could start using this gold 32GB beauty. My previous iPhone 5 was 16GB and had no space left because I hate erasing my photos off of it. That said, I reserved this 5S over two months ago and that's how long it took for it to come--nutso, I know. Hoorah to it finally being here.
Hope you all had a great weekend!
In November I filmed a cold weather wear lookbook video (see one of the looks in an outfit post HERE), attended a formal dinner and dance with my boo (and family) and picked up some new shoes. I got a sweet, impromptu visit from my nephew at work, got my car detailed and tried Sri Lankan food for the first time.
I worked out every weekend, scored some sweet deals at Mexx and more, and got a nice picture of Marco and I during an evening out with friends for a birthday. I saw definition in my shoulders, back and arms from working out (this is still crazy looking to me, and I don't see this in real life) and showed you how to layer three different ways.
Marco and I took a mini vacation getaway to Mont Tremblant, I got a new iPhone 5S, Peanut celebrated her 14th birthday and I announced my exciting business venture.
Bring on December, it's about to get festive up in hurrrr!
I'm back from Tremblant and have so much to share, in the form of weekend snaps & a video--which needs to be edited together--but between unwinding, getting Chinese take-out, editing my next PDO video and setting up my new iPhone (life so hard, I know), I'm pooped. Mainly from editing for five hours straight, but I'm not complaining, just explaining.
All that to say, just a quick hello and I'll be back tomorrow with a full recap from my weekend!
As always, thank you for reading & coming to check out my little corner of the Internet. Your visits, comments, likes, tweets & more make my day. Keep up with me on Twitter (@acoest1984) for instant updates--and random, useless thoughts--on the go.
Outfit deets: Joe Fresh turtleneck (new!), Walmart long sleeved tunic, Sirens leggings, Ardène socks & Spring headband (new!).
In this vlog I show you how winter has hit Ottawa big time, hit the gym & go to breakfast with Marco. I shop for snowboard boots and go to St. Hubert.
Watch my previous vlogs:
* Saturday, November 23, 2013
Watch all my videos on my YouTube channel. If you're new to YouTube or don't want to fuss in it without understanding what my channel is about, click over to my channel trailer to get a glimpse in under a minute!
In this diary of my day (ie. vlog) I visit my grandparent's seniors residence for a bazaar, get my hair coloured, do some shopping at Place d'Orleans & go out on a double date. Thanks for watching! xo
See the previous day HERE.
Hello from Mont Tremblant!
Sorry for the radio silence for the past couple days, things got busy and I needed a bit of a break, to be honest. The good news is, holidays are here. Marco and I are taking a mini three-day vacation to the little ski village in Quebec to relax, ski (him) / snowboard (me) & spend some QT together.
We ended up getting a late start today, ran errands, did some Black Friday shopping and eventually hit the road to get here in the late afternoon. We checked in and our one-bedroom suite is really cute and has a cottage feel to it. We have a balcony and are super close to all the little shops and restaurants. We went for dinner tonight at Le Forge for burgers & chilli while we sat looking out at the mountain.
Tomorrow we plan on hitting the slopes so I'm hoping for some mild weather because we are both big wimps when it comes to the cold! I have been vlogging since we left so I'll have a video recap of our weekend once we're back.
Have a great weekend!
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