* Gap cardigan (old) which has a hold in the side seam and I've safety pinned it closed (ghet-to).
* Sirens tank/cami that has a ruffle on the front and the racer-back zipper; you've seen this with white skinnies.
* Forever 21 skirt (old) which is probably the prettiest and girliest skirt I own. It's stunning, well-made and romantic and although I don't wear it a ton, I'm so glad I purchased it for less than $30 a couple years ago in Montreal. You've seen with with a black lace top and during the Fall surrounded by beautiful scenery (and I'm wearing booties). See a similar skirts I own in outfit posts in peach, pink & grey (love this one).
* Zara shoes, probably my favourite shoes of the moment, I want to wear them everyday but don't let myself. You've seen them with a faux leather peplum top and with faded neon denim.
* Accessories: American Eagle belt (old), Gucci sunnies & gifted circle bracelet, American Eagle & F21 bangles.
Happy Monday!
Since I live in Canada, I have a long weekend and am off today, hence why there is no weekend recap yet; my weekend is still going! I will be back tomorrow with a full recap, hope you have a great day.
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This is the maternity maxi dress I made for my sister for her baby shower. Clearly it has been cinched and clamped at the back in the photo above as I don't have a maternity mannequin, but you can see how it looked on her in the photo below.
We went to the fabric store several months ago to pick out some thick jersey. She choose this pretty blue colour--and ironically she's having a boy--and I took it home. I didn't start the dress until the Monday before the Saturday shower. Halfway through the evening, I texted her in a bit of a panic as I realized making a maxi with no pattern--just a maxi she already has as a guide--and none of her measurements wasn't really going to work. She came over half an hour later and proceeded to put it on and take it off several times as I made adjustments here and there. Good thing she did because the top part (I sewed the top and skirt seperate and then attached them) was looking a little Star Trek-ish until I ruched up the shoulers.
After she left, I sewed the skirt, attached it to the top and did the hem. The dress turned out beautifully despite being a little longer in the torso than expected (my sister ended up belting the dress to solve that problem, which really worked out) and I was so proud. I dropped the dress off the morning of the shower and saw her a couple laters in it when she arrived. It is my best piece to date as despite creating a maxi dress for myself a few months ago, this was different as it was (a) a maternity style, and (b) had 'straps'. I'm hoping she will still be able to wear it after the baby is born.
Me & my sis playing the, 'Guess how big the baby belly is with a ribbon-game'.
I took pictures of my sister at the shower, outside, by herself but sadly--and I'm pretty upset over this--the pictures were somehow erased off my SD card. I'm trying to recover them but think it may be a lost cause. If I'm able to recover them I will definitely add them to this post at a later date and let you know.
Last Labour Day, three friends and I spent a day at Calypso, a water park in Ottawa, filming a tv show called Xtreme Waterparks with the Travel Channel (you can read about the experience HERE).
It's been almost a year and the episode finally aired last Sunday night and it's so cool! In this episode called, 'Getting Wet in San Diego', we are the first--of four--featured water parks in the show. Our portion is about seven minutes long. It's so neat seeing yourself on tv--in a bikini and without make-up, no less--and this is a great memento to have forever.
Enjoy!
See all my posts about the journey of Xtreme Waterparks HERE.
Sometimes you need to go through all your photos to realize what a great month you actually had. I know sometimes I get bogged down with sad emotions or have bad days, but doing these recaps make me really grateful and appreciative of my life. We all have things to be grateful for and that brings us joy. July was an amazing month and even more so now that I look back at it.
In July I went boating with friends, visited a friend's new home where we popped champagne and made gluten-free protein crepes. I bought a new pair of gym shoes--exciting!--and DIY'ed a mesh overlay skirt. I made my sister a maternity maxi dress to wear to her shower and hung out at a rooftop pool.
I hosted a baby shower for my sister with mom--where she wore said dress--made the most of weekend nights by dressing up in clothes I can't wear to work (ie. those leather shorts) and conquered box jumps at the gym!
My boyfriend took me to see my second Cirque du Soleil show and gave me an iPad mini. I bought these single-sole heels I was covetting for months and got my hair done.
I think if I asked my boyfriend this question about me, he would likely say how nice I am or how giving I am. He's said those things before and also said I'm just, 'so nice'. Hmph (too nice, perhaps?).
Although I can say I'm a pretty nice person, I don't feel like I'm that nice; I mean, we all have our negative qualities, right? But, then again, we are almost always our toughest critic.
I think it's hard to think about what my best trait in my relationship is as it feels weird honing up to it and putting it out there so...publicly. And then there's the part where maybe he doesn't feel that way and reads this and goes, 'Uhhh, backspace, delete, rewind!'. Additionally, it really depends on the person you are with as sometimes someone will bring out a trait in you that is so good that you didn't have before or couldn't have before.
I think my best quality is that I give a lot of love. I try my best to make my partner feel loved and that goes in various ways; physical affection, doing something nice for them, sending sweet texts or giving them their space to do their own thing too.
I think I'll stop there because this feels weird writing it out! I can't help it, you guys, it's a little awkward putting this out there. Please don't leave me hanging, comment below & join in on the discussion.
* Thanks Katrina for a similar suggestion to this topic & please leave your Let's Chat topic suggestions below.
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