Category :Florals

Montreal Je T’aime: Dramatic Darkening

  Necklace – Etsy
Dress – Monteau
Shoes – Payless

Another outfit from the trip to Montreal.  You can’t tell because sadly, I didn’t get detail pics of it, but I’m wearing my Daenerys Stormborn necklace.  If you don’t know what I’m talking about, then you won’t understand the cool factor…or the nerd factor.

Side Note – No make-up (just a load of white sunscreen), and humidity flat hair, but whatever.  I’m not always a supermodel *read: never*

As the sky darkened with drama we changed and headed out for dinner and drinks.  But more on that later.

Montreal Je T’aime Part 1

Dress – Smart Set
Shoes – Payless
Jewelry – c/o Bijous Caro
Our first day in Montreal was bittersweet.  The sweet being a wonderful receptionist who upon hearing it was our anniversary decided to gift me an entire set of her handmade jewelry!  Right up out of nowhere she asked me to choose a piece.  When I chose the necklace, she said, “Well, this is part of a set” and she reached for the matching bracelet and earrings as well.  I was stunned by this sudden wave of generosity!  The other sweet:  The delicious duck breast in espresso and honey sauce that I had for dinner.  And for the bitter, it rained, poured down on us as we rushed back to the hotel in the evening.
But the street performers were our entertainment throughout the entire weekend!

Sleepy Head

Dress – Everly
Hat & Belt – F21
Shoes – Payless
Spending three days in Montreal was wonderful!  Ate so much great food, spent so much time walking seeing the city, and got three baby free nights of sleep.  What am I most excited about?  The three baby free nights of sleep!  I love my sleep. 
Kind of sad, I know.  But hey, simple dreams. 
Will work for sleep. 
Quote of Today:
“There’s a butterfly down my shirt!”

B.C. Round Up

Location scouting for photos and delicious chocolate made for a fun day.

Random tree art can be found on hikes all around Rossland.  And it’s got a fun sense of humor.

p.s. I was so excited to be on the popular looks board on Chictopia!

I’m Not Here

Necklace & Sunnies – F21
Dress – from Ruche
Shoes – Payless
Bag – Matt by Matt&Nat

This week I’m away in B.C. for my friend Emily’s wedding.  I’m taking pictures and making more CoffeeTalk vids and I’ll share all that with you when I return *I’m working on the assumption that you guys enjoy that sort of stuff. If you don’t, well…sorry I got nothing*  
The magic of pictures and falling way behind on outfit posts due to giveaways and the two linkys that I’ve ever done (please see below) is that I get to share these nuggets with you while I’m still away!  Neat huh?  Okay, maybe not that neat. 
Maybe I’m just easily amused.

True Story:
Seeing Baby Girl’s little bum wiggle as she runs for the pool and the ruffles on her bathing suit sway in time is perhaps the cutest thing I’ve seen all month.

*Re: Linkys – this will not be a common thing – so please don’t expect it – tomorrow is a linky that will run once every two months and that’s the only one I plan to do. Sorry, but linkys on ModaMama is not what I’m about.  It’s nothing personal against those who run them.  I enjoy them on other blogs.  It just doesn’t ring true to me.  Thank you for your understanding.*

Nerd Mecca

 Dress –   *similar*
Sunnies – F21
Shoes – H&M
Rings – F21 and Threadsence
Necklace – from Poland

I’ve been watching all the updates and fun panels, and articles that have come out of the latest Comic Con and it has made me realize that I, this huge huge nerd, have never once traveled to this Mecca of nerdom.  How can the lady who has seen every episode of Star Trek, BSG, Buffy, along with pretty much every sci-fi movie ever made have never been to Comic Con?  How can I, who cried within the first 5 second of The Next Generation theme song while pregnant, call myself a nerd having never gone?  How can I quote FireFly episodes when there’s this black void in my life?
It’s a gapping hole on my nerd resume, really.  An embarrassment.  Something akin to calling yourself a chef without knowing how to work a stove. Or being a New Yorker and never even glancing at the Empire State building once.  I must rectify that.
I even have a Star Trek original series mini-dress and vulcan ears.
Don’t ask. 

True Story:
Baby Girl was sitting on Andrew’s lap, and decided she had enough. 
To get down and go play, she grabbed what was most convenient in order to hoist herself off:
his ‘family jewels’
She has no guile. 

These Are My Peeps?

Dress – Mystic (similar)
Ring – Ruche
Earrings – F21
Shoes – Payless

Sometimes I look around my neighborhood, shake my head, and think,”I live in a psychiatric community.”  Take a walk with me: 
There’s the shaking of my house because of you know what.  And the crazy couple that has occasional loud arguments – always at 1-3 am in the morning – and he throws her out of the house each time.  We have the requisite lecherous older man who seems to think no woman is off limits.  Then the couple with the dog who decorate their house like the holiday threw up on them *I love these guys by the way*
The guys who turn their backyard into one big party place with bonfires and torches every year.  Oh, and the house where the children are always naked. There’s the small apartment building where they all seem to be related…sort of creeped out by that.  And the house with the two dogs that bark like they’re on doggie steroids.  One of whom is also dipping into a stash of helium, I’m convinced.
We also see the guy who refers to Drake *all ten pounds of him* as “Killer” and not ironically.  There’s the lady with the dog who always wants to tear your throat out.   The man who fishes in our local pond daily at 8am.   And a guy who spends his day standing on his front lawn *I have no idea why*
I’m not sure if I’m the straight man out, or if there’s something I’m just not seeing and these are really my peeps, you know?
Maybe I’m the crazy woman who takes pictures of herself. 
*sigh*

Quote of Today:
“LPs are like shoes to you.”

A New Kind Of DIY

Sunnies & Hat – F21
Dress – Ruche

Went to the wading pool with Baby.  Technically we weren’t allowed in the pool, but who’s going to listen to “technically” on such a beautiful day.  It was all fine and dandy until she slipped face first into the water and came up screaming from the fear.  She immediately lunged into my arms and I held a scared, shocked, and soaking wet toddler to me until she calmed down. 
In other DIY news, to cool down immediately hold a scared, shocked, and soaking wet toddler to yourself until she calms down.  Your whole front will be wet and cool for the next foreseeable future.
p.s. clearly the fall didn’t leave a lasting impression since all these photos were taken afterwards and there’s still a fierce wading pool determination in her. 

The Fantasy Does Not Become Reality

This is the fashion blogger I sometimes fantasize I am.

But then, just like that blurred head in the foreground of the photo, reality infringes.
And this is the fashion blogger I really am.

I’m okay with that.

Tee – Gap
Belt – Spotted Moth
Dress worn as Skirt – Guess 

Out Of Focus

Hat – Ruche (old)
Dress – BB Dakota
Shoes – Payless

I went for a walk with my friend Emily around the pond.  Her and Baby girl had a great time. Mostly Emily had a great time giggling at all the things Baby girl does.  What’s funny is that Emily took my outfit shots, and when I reviewed them that evening they were all out of focus.   All except the ones you see here. Guess that’s why she’s a dancer and not a photographer. Oh Emily!

The full length body one had Baby Girl’s beautiful face in it, so I had to obscure that quite a bit. *if you’re a new reader you may not know that I don’t show her face on the blog.  My personal choice regarding her privacy*  But my favourite one of the day was the one of the three of them just walking along without a care in the world!  It took a while for Baby Girl to warm up to Emily, but once Emily brought out the chocolate covered almonds the deal was done!  Then they were best friends.

Walking along we stopped by a teen soccer game and a lady came over with her little dog.  She started asking about Drake, and when she asked,”Who’s dog is it?” – meaning mine or Emily’s – I was tempted to say, “Ours” and hold up my wedding ring.  I just like to challenge assumptions sometimes.  I didn’t though,  because I knew it was the smart ass in me that was tempted to do it. But I was tempted.

Quote of Today:
“Drake’s bone doesn’t belong in Dora’s backpack.”
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