At the airport | On the plane with my friends (we flew West Jet and the crew was amazing)
Hello friends! I'm back and feeling slightly guilty for leaving my blog unattended for a full week (a first in almost three years!) but quite rested from my trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
We left on a Saturday and stayed for seven days at the Sirenis Cocotal resort, a four-star resort with a beautiful beach. I went with my best friend, her hubby and my other close friend. The weather was a mix of beautiful and hot, and crazy thunderstorms with heavy rain. The buffets weren't the best but the a la carte restaurants were delicious! I'd love to share some photos with you...
Outfit deets: Le Chateau hat, Joe Fresh cardigan, H&M tank, Sirens leggings, Walmart flats & Winners bag.
...and then it poured rain.
Our first day at the pool | Our first dinner out
Outfit deets: (left) Gap bikini top & Gucci shades (right) Winners dress, A.Co Designs shredded scarf (as a top) & Bamboo gladiator sandals.
Yummy slushy drinks | Beautiful pools
One morning on our balcony, we saw a grounds keeper up in a palm tree trimming the palms and throwing down the coconuts. We watched him climb up use a rope attached to his waist and the tree to climb up and down (unbelievable!). We cheered him on and next thing we knew he showed up at our door with two coconuts, cut open, to drink from. We were pretty excited! (BTW, don't do this; although we were excited, the four of us spent the next four days in the bathroom - eep, TMI).
Outfit deets: Target bikini top & La Senza bottoms
Two nights out.
Outfit deets: (left) Urban Og dress, Aldo wedges & J.Crew necklace (right) Joe Fresh dress, Aldo wedges & eBay necklace.
Our night at the Japanese restaurant.
I cut my hand really badly while washing a glass (the glass blew out) two days before our vacation which required a trip to the emergency room and three stitches. I wasn't allowed to get it wet (the entire time!) so had to swim around with my hand out of the pool.
Outfit deets: Rampage hat, Payless shades & Victoria Secret bikini (borrowed).
Partaking in a game on stage during the nightly show.
Our favourite drink of our holiday: the Sirenis cocktail.
Outfit deets: Giant Tiger hat, Foster Grant sunnies & Lisa Curran bikini.
Dinner time outfits (and can I just say styling your hair in serious humidity sucks. Every. Single. Night).
Outfit deets: (left) F21 top, Wet Seal shorts, Aldo wedges & Suzy earrings (right) Ardene top, Sirens shorts, Spring gladiator sandals & Suzy necklace.
Limbo on the beach with my bff.
Outfit deets: Le Chateau hat, Gap bikini top & Garage bottoms.
Outfit deets: Ardene hat & American Eagle bikini (from separate lines).
Four amigos (our last day).
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Happy Friday!
Today I leave for Dominican Republic! And since we are going for a week, I packed 11 'night-time' outfits. Naturally.
Anyone who said packing was easy is lying. Or maybe I just am really, extra terrible at it.
Whatever.
The bottom line is, it's done and I'm happy with my oufits. Ha.
I love to dress up my shorts at night with a fancier top, but threw in a few dresses and skirts aswell. I tried to create new outfits I haven't worn before but creatively use things I already owned. Since I was recently in Vegas, and styled many of my favourite outfits for that trip, I wanted to try to take different items for this trip.
However, you might recognize that aqua, gauzy skirt from Vegas, the heart romper from the same trip and the pink shorts/black fox top combo from a night out this summer.
Here are some photos of what else is coming along with me...
Daytime outfits.
More daytime outfits (wink).
Heels for night time.
Related posts:
* What I packed for Florida 2011.
* What I packed for Florida 2012.
* What I packed for Toronto 2011.
Outfit deets:
* Smart Set sweater & cami (both old).
* Aldo heels which you have seen with my khaki tuxedo pants (!), with a teal sheath dress, and in the rain with orange & red.
* Accessories: H&M necklace, Old Navy bangle & Lia Sophia ring.
So last night I put a good dent into my packing for Domincan. I spent hours styling outfits, laying them out on my bed, accessorizing, etc. I'm a terrible packer and if I don't style my outfits, I will simply throw all of my favourite items into a suitcase and call it a trip. Problem with that is, all my favourite items equal about 3/4 of my closet... and that doesn't fit in a suitcase... so...
I will be sharing with you tomorrow what I packed, from nighttime looks to bikinis to shoes. I'm so excited to go away, lie on the beach (slathered in sunscreen) and just relax.
Have a great day!
Outfit deets:
* Gap jacket (old) and seen over a denim jacket & LBD, also with black skinnies & a no-knit scarf, with a black & blue striped skirt, and with a navy dress that I love but is far to short on me.
* Joe Fresh sweater cardigan which I recently thrifted (video coming soon).
* Winners top (old).
* H&M waxed pants (from my trip to Vegas) which I la-la-love & wore recently for (Canadian) Thanksgiving.
It was so bitterly cold and windy the day I took these photos, the ones without my jacket didn't turn out, hence the lack of photos without a jacket. Sawry.
Life has been so incredibly crazy, hectic and exciting lately. Sure, it's not all roses (no one's life is), but I am pretty freakin' thankful for all the great stuff that's been happening to me. After going through such a terrible year and a half, it feels like my life is finally back on the right path and I feel happy again. It's nice.
This weekend I'm leaving for the Dominican Republic with some friends and am so excited! We will be gone for a week and staying at an all-inclusive and I seriously need to get some laundry done. Tonight is going to be laundry, planning and packing. I'm going to try my hardest to get a post up about what I'm packing as I like to style my outfits in an effort to avoid over-packing (hahaha, riiight).
C'mon weekend, vacation I'm looking forward to you!
You may have missed:
* What I packed for Florida 2011 & Florida 2012.
* What I packed for Toronto 2011.
* Other travel and vacation posts.
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