March was an emotional and stressful month with lots of changes and excitement. At the beginning of the month, my best friend Sarah welcomed her baby boy whom I met on his birthday. We had our new bed delivered, I cleaned out my old closet and organizede.the new on. We officially moved on March 8th and woke up the next morning to a beautiful view.
I did a ton of unpacking, bought some cut-out heels from Aldo and some lace-up heels I was coveting for almost a year from Le Chateau. Emily sent me flowers as an early birthday gift / congrats-on-moving, my Grammy made me fingerless gloves and I saw some muscle definition in my arms (what!).
I celebrated my big 30th birthday, with family in February and with friends at an amazing party thrown by Marco on the actual day (see a recap of the weekend). I shared a few outfits and got down to business filming my most recent haul/try-on video.
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I'm so excited to share the news that I'm going to Punta Cana this coming weekend! Marco is taking me for my birthday and I didn't want to spill the beans until he booked the trip which happened a couple nights ago.
The initial plan was Mexico, but we couldn't find anything that looked like it would be as good as last year's trip, without spending a silly fortune. Then we came across the new Breathless resort and it was almost a given. We hesitated for a minute, I think simply to switch our hearts from Mexico to Dominican, and Marco surprised me by booking it. Woohoo!
I pulled a few things from my closet that I'd like to bring along with me; obviously this isn't everything, but a few key pieces. As always, I'm going to try and plan outfits and pack in advance so I don't overpack--but when does that ever happen (the answer we are looking for here is never).
Photo details after the jump...
Friday afternoon and evening it rained and rained. It was such a nice change from the snow and it even got quite mild. I spent the evening in, made a stir fry and relaxed.
Unfortunately the mild weather was short lived because we woke up to a snowstorm on Saturday morning (ugh).
I whipped up some raspberry chia seed jam--my second batch--to stir into my greek yogurt.
Saturday morning gym sesh (chest), then it was onto lunch...
More after the jump...
I first saw these leather lace-up heels at Le Cheateau last May (here's proof: I debated purchasing them and asked for your advice on Instagram). I decided to walk away from them, against almost everyone's advice, but haven't stopped thinking about them since--and almost regretted not buying them.
Since last year's lace-up trend seems to be going strong for this year, the hunt continued. When I popped into Le Chateau the other night, I was shocked to see these on the sale rack (for $35, versus the regular $100). I laughingly asked the sales girl to check for my size, knowing full well it was a lost cause...
And then she came back.
With a box.
In my size.
Gasp!
I put them on, again, and pranced around the store knowing they were coming home with me for sure, no questions asked. I wore them the very next day and can't wait for warmer weather to rock them with some bare legs. And, if you want to grab a pair for yourself, the website still has them in the nude-blush colour. Woohoo!
Outfit deets:
* BCBG jacket (borrowed & sold in my former closet sale).
* F21 faux leather top.
* Sirens camo pants which you've seen on the weekend at our new place, with my favourite black boots, for a Halloween costume, during the summertime last year & also in my Fall Fashion video.
* Aldo wedge boots (old) which you've seen with pink pants, with a skirt in my old apartment & also in black with a leopard dress, and a sequin skirt.
* Accessories: Gucci shades (Christmas gift many years ago) & MK watch (also a Christmas gift a few years ago).
While taking these photos, Serena commented the jacket looked like a flying squirrel. She immediately gasped thinking I'd be upset but I burst into laughter--I had never thought of it that way, and it was kind of true, despite really loving the jacket.
Fashion is always in good fun, and I've had a silly Dad who's always made cheeky comments about my clothes; a cropped jacket, 'Hey, your jacket shrunk in the wash', distressed denim, 'Oh, I see you took a tumble and ripped your jeans...', and so on, so it's safe to say, I can handle it.
What are your plans for the weekend? This is the last weekend I have my apartment before I have to give the keys back. My parents are going to help me move the last few items out--some being stored at their place, some to the new place--which will of course be followed by more unpacking. We received our new duvet cover so now the hunt for shams, accent pillows and a few other items can begin too. Otherwise some sleeping in, some breakfast in the new kitchen, and some relax time.
Hope you have a lovely weekend!
Photos by Serena Rivard.
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