Last weekend a few girlfriends and I threw a surprise engagement party for our friends.  From the get go, we knew we wanted it to be nautical with a blue, white and gold colour scheme.  It was something we planned for almost two months and we got a really awesome reaction from the bride and groom-to-be!

I wanted to share a few of the things we did, the decor and how it all came together, plus a few DIY's if you'd like to see.

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Today I wanted to do a quick check-in on my New Years Resolutions.  We are coming to the end of our first month of 2015 and I have made some head way...

I have had this conversation with many girlfriends, and while some swear by it, others won't even consider trying it.

A few years ago I...
This past weekend was a bit of a whirlwind and it's safe to say I think I need another weekend to recover!  That said, lots of fun, (good) stress and eats so here we go...
 
Friday night we went skiing at Camp Fortune with some friends and met up with my blog photographer, Serena, which was fun.
 

Afterwards, Marco and I, completely famished, grabbed viet food around 10pm.
 
Tons more photos after the jump...
 
I love hearing what other women do for their beauty regime and I especially love beauty hacks.  I have picked up a few of my own over the years but my biggest beauty secret is...
 
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