Love, Laughter & Lace

Love, Laughter & Lace

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Friday, May 4, 2012

A wise woman once said:

"To Thine Own Self Be True." 
Reba McEntire - Fancy 


And for those of you who aren't familiar with Reba and her song Fancy here is the video. Enjoy!  



Thursday, April 19, 2012

How to style your demin shirt


I’m loving my new denim shirt, especially all of the different ways to wear it. Here are a few looks that anyone can pull off.

Left open, layered over a gray t, jeans and Aviators

Sienna Miller


Buttoned up, tucked into black jeans and Ray Bans 
Ashley Olsen



Un-tucked with leather pants, pumps and Ray Bans


Kristin Cavallari


Oversized with broach, jeans, socks and heels
(oh how I love Alexa Chung) 
Alexa Chung




For a bit more of a dressy look you can go with a light A-line skirt and belt
(again love the socks with shoes)





Tucked into a mini skirt and a great pair of heels.

Brooklyn Decker




Tied over a dress or skirt...very cute!

 




Here’s one that although I love experimenting with fashion this look might be a tad much for me.


Rihanna




I'm also loving the demin on demin.
Good old Canadian Tuxedo!
(I have to admit years ago I would tease my dad for doing this, I guess I should have been taking style tips from him..who knew!)




However I think it can definitly be taken too far
Britney Spears & JT






Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Girls shopping weekend in Seattle

Mom and Justina and I took Friday off headed to Seattle for our annual girls weekend away.
After stopping at the duty free and Trader Joes we made it down town with time to spare before check in so we headed to the Public market

It was such a beautiful day so we wandered around admiring all of fresh fruit and veggies, beautiful flowers and tables filled with handmade trinkets and gifts.

After checking into the hotel we headed to dinner at Purple CafĂ© and wine bar. I had heard good things and let me tell you, it lived up to the hype. We had so much fun sampling the ‘flights’ of wine and chatting it up with our waiter and new friend Chris (who Mom instantly called Muffin). The food was amazing and the ambiance was perfect for our girls night out!

Saturday morning we got up bright and early, and headed out to begin the shopping extravaganza!

Our first stop was Michael Kors, although we have one at home this one had a special feel to it. Maybe because they served us champagne or many because we were in the mood to treat ourselves, and boy did we ever. Justina purchased a watch, a pair of heels and pair of boots. Mom walked away with boots, flats and a matching purse (and she literally walked out of the store in the new flats and bag-she looked fantastic).



I found the perfect sweater for my upcoming Honeymoon to Italy (oh did I forget to mention, ha Chris and I are all booked for July!!). I also treated myself to a gold belt bracelet and stacking rings. I gave one of the four rings to Justina, she’s my Gayle (Oprah and Gayle have BFF rings!!)

Gold belt bracelet
MICHAEL Michael Kors fisherman cable knit sweater
Stack Rings

After walking out feeling pretty good we hit Victoria’s Secret, Nordstrom's and Anthropologie. Here are a few of the items I add to my closet from Anthropologie:


Sundown Crochet Maxi Dress

Mixed Media Heels - Purple


Washed Denim button down Shirt
 I love all of the pieces alone but can’t wait to put them all together as well ha.
After all the hard work we stopped for at our favourite lunch spot Lola's. The food is great and and so are the Mimosa's. Also you must ask for the homemade doughnuts (they aren't on the menu)
Once back at the hotel we had a relaxing hot tub then freshened up and headed to dinner at Aqua. My goodness, the food was amazing and of course the Martini's and wine were delicious!!
Me in my recently purchased Christian Louboutins!!



Mom and her Ahi Tuna
The restaurant might have a been a bit of a splurge but wasn’t that the point of the weekend??


Sunday morning we packed up our new treasures and said goodbye to the Fairmont and Seattle.



On the way home we had to hit another Nordstom's for Justina's Alexander McQueen scarf (stunning!). We then stopped at Wal-Mart which was a huge success, we found the Jiff Peanut Butter for Dad (he said not to bother coming if we didn’t find it now that they don’t sell it in Canada)

I love our girls weekends away, but with the amount of money we spent it’s probably smart we only do it once a year!