A lifestyle blog featuring things:
-that I get up to
-that I enjoy
-that I am inspired by
-that I ate
-that I made
....a little bit of everything!!!
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collage thing i made for my background
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Hey! We just had a long weekend here and it was super great! I was off work for three days in a row and it was just lovely. Before the weekend I had a random day off on Tuesday and my sister, Lydia and I played around in the kitchen!
We made Chicken Pot Pie “cupcakes” (individual c.p.p.s). My friend Jordan found the recipe on Pinterest and his looked so good that I just had to try my hand at them. They were super easy to make and turned out to be delicious! I was thoroughly happy with this recipe and would definitely recommend it! So good!
We also got a Betty Crocker Cherry Chip cake mix and made a double layer! We played around with food colouring (super healthy, I know!); dyed the cakes a light pink shade and made the icing a light blue. It was delicious and cute!
Hope you all had a great weekend! Happy Wednesday!
#city and #suburbs #yeg #downtown #view from #thetopofmagrath #cool #pic one of the things i like about #edmonton : you can see the city from almost everywhere !
Another Duchess Date!
Alex and I went for another Duchess date last week! This place is becoming a regular spot for me on my days off! We had lunch this time and I’ve never had their lunch yet so it was a new experience! Lunch was really good and they had tons of delicious looking baked goods in stock too! I got macarons AGAIN (the usual order for me). I got my sister and roommate to try them when I got home and they said they tasted “too buttery”…. I hadn’t noticed before but now that is all I can taste! So although macarons are absolutely cute and cool looking – the taste is definitely acquired!
I got the “Tartine” for lunch! Fresh bread, toasted with cheese, tomatoes, pastrami, and pickles! It was delicious and I would definitely get it again! My sandwich was $7 but you can get a lunch combo: sandwich, soup, and salad for $13 (great deal for fresh ingredients!). Also, the Fentiman’s Victorian Lemonade was awesome! It hit the spot and was little bit bubbly, perfect warm weather beverage!
If you are in the Edmonton area, have you tried Duchess Bake Shop yet? Opinions?! I would love to hear what you think about it and what you have tried!
Photos: Clockwise from top Left: Alex, enjoying lunch & avoiding pics!, “Jardin de Fruits” ( I love the way this looks-must try!!!), “Saskatoon Berry Brioche” – looks lovely, my lunch with Victorian Lemonade, the tartine, “Fraisier Verrine”, looks pretty and petite!
I hope that you are all having a great week so far! It’s almost the long weekend here and I can’t wait!! Any big plans for your weekend?
Happy Mother’s Day!!!
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you mothers out there! We wouldn’t be where we are today if it wasn’t for our mother’s love and kindness. Today I want to wish a happy day to mothers of all sorts; whether you are a new mother, a grandmother, or even a mother to a “fur baby”. Today I am hoping that you get back all the love that you constantly give out!
A special shout out to my own, beautiful mother, Esther! I hope your day is wonderful and you feel our love from across the country! You have taught me so much, you have always supported me in anything I’ve ever done, and you have continuously encouraged me to be myself. You have helped me to become the woman I am today and I love you and thank you for it!
I wrote this poem for a friend last year, when she was about to have a baby. I called it “A Blessing for Mother”, she was expecting her first child but I think the words are still accurate to describe a mother with children of any age.
A Blessing for Mother
A mothers love is a warm embrace
She holds your hand and kisses your face
A beautiful baby is a gift from above
So cherish this child, and fill them with love
May you and your little one always stay close
Wipe away their tears and blow their little nose
You will always be their one & only mother
Hold them close to your heart, love them like no other
Families are a blessing, families are forever
Stay close together and go through whatever
Blessings to you and your loved ones
A blessing for your baby, when your little one comes
by Adrienne Nye
Photos: Top L: mom and I when I was a wee one, Top R: mom and the kids, decked out in denim (not the first or the last outfit coordinated family photo!!!), Bottom row: mom and I did a photo shoot for a newspaper article, baking an apple pie, I love these pics!
Have a great day all of you, lots of love! <3 OXO
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“Go girl, seek happy nights to happy days.” #RomeoandJuliet #quotes #love #happy #days #nights #happiness
The Great Gatsby
My enthusiasm for this movie debut is a little overdue but I need to acknowledge the cinema masterpiece that I am anxiously awaiting. The Great Gatsby comes out on May 10th after the release has been delayed by over five months!
I read the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald last summer, and I admit, I had a hard time following it until it all came together in the end. I think it was the old school style of writing that had me guessing at times but I really enjoyed the novel in the end and the twists and turns it took as well.
So, since I read the book, I started to see trailers online for the movie release. I feel like I watched the first trailer over and over again, just to get more clarity as to what was going on in the book. The movie is directed by Baz Luhrmann (of 1996 Romeo+Juliet fame as well as Moulin Rouge, also the voice in the Wear Sunscreen song). Such a talented director! Another anticipated part of this movie is the fact that Jay-Z is an executive producer of the soundtrack and I am a huge fan of his work (and many of the artists on the soundtrack: Kanye West, Florence&The Machine, etc).
I can’t wait to see this movie come together, interpreted by Baz Luhrmann!!! Each trailer I see, gives me chills, and I’ve probably seen the whole movie through trailers now. Nonetheless, I will be at the theatres on opening night, with bells on and popcorn in hand. (I’ll probably skip the bells though). Are you anticipating this movie? Have you read the book? Tell me your thoughts!!
Check out a cool article with some fun facts about the Great Gatsby movie.
Another trailer here!
Videos from YouTube.
Pinterest - What You Know About That?
The idea for this post is long overdue! If you haven’t heard anything about Pinterest by now, I’m sorry, but let’s introduce you!!! ”Pinterest is a tool for collecting and organizing things you love.” It is an online pinboard and community where you can find, share, and add things you love or are interested in! It is a great resource. It’s been around for long enough now that most of you have either already joined or heard about it, if so, you know why I’m passionate about it!
If you don’t have Pinterest by now, here are three reasons why you should join today:
1. Find and share anything you want! Personally, I love to find and try new recipes, crafts to do, styles and outfits to try, and hair and makeup tips. These are just some of reasons why I’m “pinning”.
2. It’s organization of thoughts/ideas. Why wouldn’t you want to be able to reference things you love to look at on the internet?
3. Unlimited resources, that go on and on forever. And if it’s not there, you should add it and share it with the world!
Pictured: screen shot of my Pinterest account. Bottom is a photo set of things I have actually tried on Pinterest (I am proud to say I have been “pinspired” many times. Don’t mind all my Pinterest puns… I love internet jokes.) The pictures on the left are the Pins and the ones on the right are my completed versions!
Find me on Pinterest here!
Wear Sunscreen
I remember hearing this track when it came out in 1998, before I had the internet, I had to wait til like the third time of hearing the song until the DJ on the radio actually said what song it was. That type of business would never happen now, bam! Google a few words and you’d have what you were looking for! I love that convenience but I also kind of hate it… imagine we couldn’t just Google whatever we wanted to find… imagine we actually had to look it up in a book?? Ahhh…. hashtag the Good Old Days.
Check out this video, I absolutely loved the message(s) back then and love it to this day. It’s just inspirational and optimistic. Director Baz Luhrmann has a smooth tone of voice that delivers easy listening. You can check out the background of it here. I hope you like this! Does anyone remember this?
AND while we are on the subject of wearing sunscreen. Here is another link you should check out: Dear 16 year-old Me . This video has also been around for quite a while now and even though it’s nothing new, the message and video are very strong. It is a definite must see for young people and adults alike.
Happy Monday! Hope everyone is having a good start to their week! XO
