Easy Breezy

Back in St. Andrews I ventured down to the main road, Water Street, feeling a little brave since the tourists are all gone for the season. I had a certain store front in mind for some photos...

One of my favorite local boutiques, PGal's Closet has a summer time location in St.Andrews & it's store front perfectly matched today's outfit!

Addition Elle chevron tights, shoes from Payless

This was my first time wearing my new Forever 21+ skirt & I wasn't entirely prepared for it's light weight meeting up with the fall breezes!

The 'polite' breezy shot... lol

My birthday is just 2 days away, which means there are only 2 days left to enter my Birthday Giveaway - have you entered yet?
Also means I should pick out something to wear!!

Red Letter Year - OOTD

As brave as I would like to be, public photo taking still brings out the worst in me.  I see fantastic walls & fabulous backdrops but can't quite bring myself to set up the tripod for onlookers. Imagine my delight at finding a random red dumpster in the middle of nowhere...

Blouse/Torrid, Cardi/George, Jeans/Forever21, Sunglasses/Vogue, Boots/Shoe Company

I've wanted to get these boots in their premier debut on the blog for awhile.  Not only are they fabulous, they are magical.  Putting these boots on makes my entire day/lookout/outfit better.

Feel Good Boots!

This super cute blouse is from Torrid, purchased in the spring. I love the flirtiness of it, with ruched sleeves, tied waist & a slight flair at the bottom. I've worn it with everything from mini skirts, shorts, capris & now skinny jeans.

It was so windy out there today that my side bob was looking a little sorry by the end of this shoot (glad I did this AFTER work!) & my sweater & blouse were blowing in all sorts of directions but I'm glad I braved at least the elements to take these pictures today...

Wondering what inspired the title of today's post? Only my most favorite of favorite's, the fabulous Ani Difranco.  I have seen her perform many times including tickets for my birthday TWICE from my adorable husband! Last year she played in Fredericton the night before my birthday, supporting the album Red Letter Year. Enjoy.

A lil wild...

What can I say? Another gorgeous fall afternoon, another opportunity not to pass up...

I've been dying to wear this new top I discovered on my Toronto visit to Forever 21.  I bought it the day I went red & was totally feelin' the fierce combo of the deep green & my firey hair.

The top is sheer & so to make it work appropriate I threw on a black cardigan I scored at WalMart. I know I know... but the one at Addition Elle was $69.99 & this one, with better fitting arms was only $18! I did score these black capris at AE though, last year at the end of summer sale.

I'm hoping I might find a black pencil skirt in my near future to really do this top justice but for today it was a fun way to make work wear a lil more wild.

Earrings by Darling Dilemma

Nail, OPI Red

P.s. the bracelet was a gift that my cousin brought me back from her Australian tour - amazionite & jade! I truly *heart* it & her!
xo

OOTD: Indian Summer

Living in Saint John, New Brunswick seems to mean summer's filled with unpredictable weather.  We have had hurricane's, tropical storms, blistering heat waves, overcast for weeks, rain & of course, lots of fog.  But all that is behind us now, since fall has arrived.
Hasn't it?

We have had some of the best weather all summer, now that fall has arrived! That's right, Saint John is officially in the midst of a glorious Indian Summer!
Regretfully I missed taking outfit pictures til now since I am finally back to work but today I got up & out there in the sun...

I'm enjoying wearing 'real' clothes after a summer off & today I slide on my brand new skinny jeans from Forever 21+.  I scored these for only $16 while visiting Toronto a few weeks ago. Plus sized clothing for under $20?? Unheard of! The earrings are also Forever 21, purchased back in May - rainbow & animal print,  yes please!

Cardigan & shoes; George, Tee; Old Navy, Belt; Torrid, Purse; gifted

Tomorrow morning - Part 3 on the Wedding Series!

Nice Day for a White Wedding...

Just got back home today after a whirlwind trip to Ontario & back! If you have been reading the blog lately you already know & have enjoyed the guest posts by lovelies, Heather, Melissa, Baye & Natalie. Didn't they do a fabulous job?!!

While most people road trip in the summer or vacation to warmer weather in the winter, this year we chose to do neither & side with love.

We spent about 2 days in out car (aka Boris the Yaris) travelling from Saint John, New Brunswick to Barrie, Ontario to get home in time for friend's Phil & Tiff's wedding.  As I mentioned before we are thrilled for this couple & so happy to have made it there to support them & this big life decision.  Tiff told me just shortly before the wedding day that while she was excited for the wedding, what she was really thrilled about was being Phil's wife.

Making her entrance... looking fabulous!

And it is Official!

It doesn't get much sweeter than that folks!

Well, other than this little munchkin, their daughter!

Several months ago I placed an order with Torrid, getting my first strapless dress EVER. I've saved it all summer for this wedding, matching it perfectly with a George cardigan & a necklace I made myself. 

I can't tell you how excited I've been to finally wear this! My favorite thing about it is definitely the bit of crinoline underneath. It adds a bit of special to the dress.

Floppy look pre haircut, leather rose from H&M, necklace handmade

My husband made me promise he would get photo credit for these outfit shots, so thanks babe for putting up with me!

Once again we want to send a big congrats & so much love to our friend's. Thanks for including us in your special day!

xo,

Em

Esthetically Fabulous!

Excuse the egotistical sounding post title but I swear it will make poetic sense momentarily.

Since moving to New Brunswick I've been on the hunt for a local stylist/salon that has got what it takes.  I'm not THAT picky... I just want a shade of blonde that isn't yellow or brassy (or as I learned today - a cool blonde). I've had one turn it yellow & pretend there wasn't anything wrong with it & one who tried to dye my hair blonde instead of bleaching - leaving a huge line

where my old & new colours met. 

 I had heard of Essential Esthetics from my friend & fellow blogger Barb but hadn't made it in there until today.

Today I met Marissa.

Totally adorable, totally fabulous Marissa.

OK it is a phone picture but I thought I'd throw it in for fun!!

Anyways, I have been having a few days of feeling unattractive & over a week of bad hair days but Marissa fixed me right up!

She did up my colour, giving me a fabulous shade of blonde that I adore & a richer dark underneath.  She also gave me some spot on bangs!

If you haven't checked out Essential Esthetics on Union Street yet - you need to.

The ladies are super friendly & know their stuff!

Make up, nails, hair, waxing, relaxation massage, teeth whitening; they've got you covered!

I felt awesome after my appointment (photographic evidence)!



Dress; George

Oh, & by the way - how cute is this dress? I bought it 2 years ago wore it once but pulled it out again this summer & am loving it!