New Camera!

I've been meaning to post this for a while, but our internet has been acting dumb lately and today is the first day in a while that it has been working well enough for me to upload pictures.

I've been interested in photography for a long time and final decided to take the plunge and buy an SLR. I went with the Nikon D3100 and so far I really like it. I still have tons to learn, but that's ok, it will be lots of fun! If you want to check out some of my first shots, head over to my flickr. Otherwise, check out these pictures of my new baby!

Christmas gifts

So, with my little blogging absence, I realize I missed Christmas. My Christmas's usually aren't very fashionable, both in what we wear and what we received. My mom, sister-in-law and I all have different styles, so we're kind of hard to buy for. But I did get a couple of things.

First of all, my sister-in-law (with input from my mom) got me this cute grey purse. I like the style and it's huge, so I can fit my lunch and a book in it for work days.

Also, my mom got these gloves for my sister-in-law and I liked then. Since they were on sale, my mom got an extra pair and gave them to me. I love them, but the bf says they make me look like a biker. I wear them anyway :)

That's it other than a vest from my parents which I'm going to take back. Anyone else get anything cool for Chirstmas. My big present from my parents was a microwave and the bf and I didn't buy each other anything since we bought a giant tv instead. Have a great week!

Triumphant Return?

So, it's been a while. I apologize (like I always do) for the unannounced little break. It started with a lack of inspiration to a promotion at work to moving last weekend. Yet, here I am, back at it.

As I mentioned above, I got a promotion at work, meaning I now work in an office setting in customer service, rather than in the lab. Which is nice because it means I get to dress up more for work and all that. Also, I get to wear contacts to work, which is awesome since I hate wearing glasses (contacts are prohibited in the lab for safety reasons).

So here's what I wore to work yesterday. I need to go do a little shopping for dress pants, since I only have two pairs.

Also, I'm not really sure what was going on with my camera. The pictures looked fine on my camera, but are all funny now that I've uploaded them. I guess it doesn't like the lighting in my new house since it's a bit dim. I will have to experiment a bit.

Also, I cut and dyed my hair (I'm not sure if you can notice due to the picture quality). I'll try to post a better picture next time!

Top: Joe Fresh Style
Pants: Mario Serrani
Shoes: Via Uno
Jacket: Buffalo David Bitton

Oxford Love

For the past year, I've been in love with Oxford style shoes, but haven't had a pair. Why? Because, with feet that hover somewhere in between sizes 10 and 11, I could find a pair in my price range that fit. Finally, all that changed with an impulse, lunch hour trip to Winners, where I found this pair by Dollhouse. The quality is quite poor, they feel flimsy and I would be surprised to they make it to next July, but I've wanted a pair for so long and I just decided to go for it. What do you think?
Is it worth it to buy "disposal fashion" in a case like this or should I have held out for the possibility of a great quality pair that will last longer? (To be honest, if I find that pair, I will buy it too). Either way, here are my new shoes and a bonus picture of me in Oxford (just because it fits and I can.

My new baby

Hi everyone! Sorry for disappearing for a bit and happy Halloween tomorrow! Halloween is one of my favourite holidays, so I'm happy. Last night was a Halloween party where I was a angel and am now sporting a bruise where two drunk people danced me into the corner of a tv stand. A good time to be sure. (PS: Maria, I love your spice girl outfit). Tomorrow is with my parents, then the night spent watching scary movies with the bf.

And now to explain the title of the post. I finally broke down and bought an iPod touch. I didn't really need it since my old nano still works, but I've been wanting one for ages, so I decided to get one. Isn't it pretty?

Outfit post will resume shortly, since I'll be getting my tripod from my parent's tomorrow.

England

As promised, I'm posting up the first set of photos from my Europe trip. Since I took a lot of photos (over 1000), I've gone through and picked my favourites from each country. Here are my favourites from England (we visited London and Oxford). I'll eventually be posting all the photos on facebook and flikr and I'll post up the links to those after I do. Enjoy!

Also, I did a little shopping over the weekend, so I'll post about that coming up.

Grr! But a much bigger Yay!

Grr, because I somehow accidentally deleted my best outfit photo(s). But a much bigger, very exciting yay because last night I bought a new computer! My old on was getting very slow and I was having trouble running some programs (alright, I'll admit it, I'm a closet gamer). So tonight has been spent trying to set everything up. Making this the first post from my new computer! Yay! It was a bit on the pricey side, but hopefully spending more money now will mean I can go longer before I buy my next computer. And isn't the monitor huge! My first flatscreen! (And yes, our computer room is currently rocking the Mickey Mouse wallpaper)

Anyway, here's what I wore yesterday.
Shirt: BCBG Max Azria
Jeans: French Connection
Boots: Shelley's

New Boots and Europe Teaser

Sorry for the delay in posting; I've been trying to get my life in order since getting back from my trip. Four weeks is a long time! But I think things have finally calmed down and are back to (mostly) normal.

Today was a bit stressful at work and I got pretty stressed over some minor personal stuff (don't worry, nothing major) and I ended up working almost an hour of overtime since there was a major techinical difficulty right before I was off work.

Also, yesterday was my birthday, so today was my first full day of being 22. I feel like I should have my life planned out by now, but somehow I still don't. Maybe this year I'll figure things out. The bf took me out for a fancy steak dinner which was very nice and on the weekend my parents bought me a new pair of jeans (they're for riding though, so don't expect to see them on the blog). Although, this year of my life started off quietly, but very happily.

I waited for my return to show you these boots I got back in July (crazy sales on boots in the middle of summer). Sometimes I worry that they look too much like Uggs (not a fan), but I love the pretty little cutouts (I don't think you'll be able to see them in the photos) and they boy working at Aldo told me they were cute.

Hope things are going well for everyone and I'll try to catch up on everyone's blog soon!

Oh, and a Europe teaser! This is me the morning we left. Lots more to come! And yes, I like to make faces!

Tshirt: Joe Fresh Style
Jeans: Nobody
Blazer: Espirit
Boots: Aldo

Missing the Weekend

I'm a bit bummed today because I have to work this weekend. While my bf and my friends will be having fun and probably staying up late, I have to be at work for 9 both Saturday and Sunday (and 8 on Monday). Oh well, I get Wednesday off and then next weekend will be the last weekend before I leave for my trip!!

Here's what I wore on Tuesday. Sorry for the gross changing room setting, but I was also taking some pictures of what I was trying on to see if I wanted to go back later and buy it (I didn't) and I figured why not take a snap of what I was actually wearing.

Back to my trip (I'm so excited), if anyone has been to (or lives in) England, Scotland, Italy, France or Germany and wants to recommend places to visit/check out and what is ok to skip, please leave a comment or email me!

Jacket: Tex by Max Azria
T-shirt: Bluenotes
Jeans: French Connection
Shoes: Aldo

Summer Fun

On Monday I had the day off, so I went to Heritage Park with my mom and three nieces. Let's just say, I had a blast! I love old things and I love spending time with my family, so overall it was a great day. The picture is of me and my youngest niece on one of the rides and the others are super cool other stuff. I took more, but these are my favourites.

Dress: H&M

Bad Blogging Habits

A big apology for being MIA for so long. It's no excuse, but I've been pretty distracted lately. But this time it's by something good! The bf and I are heading off to Europe for three and a half weeks this September. I'm so excited it's crazy! I've never been out of North America and I haven't been on a plane since I was 11 (that's 10 years). So hopefully you'll forgive me for being such a bad blogger. However, I've resolved to be active until I depart. I'll be gone for most of September, so don't expect much posting (though there's always a small chance).

Did I mention that we'll be backpacking? This is my new baby, a 50L expedition pack. Isn't it adorable?!

Anyways, I also went camping for August long weekend and here are some pictures from that trip. I hope you enjoy them (and yes, I love flowers). And sorry for the lack of fashion on this one. But mountain views, Indian Paintbrush and Dogwood flowers will have to suffice. Oh, and a squirrel eating a nut!

Fashion Show

As some of you may know, I've been in a fashion design class for the past few months, learning the basics of draping and drafting and pattern design. As a year-end event, we did a fashion show to let friends and family check out of designs. Not too many of the students stuck it out to the end (I think it was a lot harder than most of them thought), but the four of us that did show had a lot of fun. I only finished one thing, but here's the dress I designed and made. Also, here's the rest of the class in some of thier creations.

Dress: my own design
Tights: H&M
Shoes: Expressions
Belt: Bootlegger