that kind of feeling

(Vest designed and sewn by me, BDG tank, Gap skirt, Vintage necklace, Grandmother's purse)

Do you know that feeling where no matter what happens, nothing can dampen your mood? No matter how late you are for an appointment, how rushed you are, how many red lights you accidentally ran, how many things you realize you forgot, no matter how many worries you should have on your shoulders, and you're still feeling so ecstatic and wonderful? Yeah, I know that feeling completely. And if you know me, you'd probably know I feel like that very often...but to me, not often enough.

xo,

C

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I want to walk on sunshine

(H&M top and side bag, Gap shirt, dress received as a gift)

One thing that I can never resist during the summertime (or any other season) is ice cream from an ice cream truck. I actually don't even know why I can't stop myself from running after an ice cream truck (I actually do, and did today). Maybe those cute tunes from the trucks have some sort of hypnotic effect on me..haha! My absolute favourite is a vanilla cone dipped in sprinkles...YUM! I was originally going to share it with my sister because we bought it right before dinnertime...but I ended up eating 2/3 of the entire thing and practically all the sprinkles! hahaha! Last week when I went into Kingston for my cousin's graduation, we had to stop for gas but we couldn't seem to find any gas stations and as we kept driving, we saw a sign that said "gas". I seriously couldn't believe that green tank was the gas station! Also last week, when I went to my sister's school's fun fair, we bought bags and bags of these popcorn! They were so good I that I decided to buy six bags! If you guessed that I got weird looks, I did.

On another note, my I20 from school has arrived meaning I'm one step closer to being ready to move down, south of the border! It's so exciting but at the same time so unbelievably surreal! Even when I talk about my plans with my family or friends, it still feels like there's a lot of time left until I go, but in reality, it's only a short two months away...I'm seriously going to miss everything that I have here but at the same time, there's still a lot of preparation that has to be done. My cousin and I will probably head over sometime in July to look for a place in advance before our move in August. That's only a month away until we potentially find the place that we will be living in for the next year or two! EEEK! Now on a lighter note, in preparation for school, it's essential that I have all my shots but it seems that my vaccine for measles has worn off. Today when I went to go get my shot, I actually tried to run away from my doctor, TWICE! I almost let my feet walk me out the door! Oh man, was I embarrassed! But seriously, getting a vaccination is a scary thing! I get laughed at, but I'm sure there are others who feel the same way!

XO,

C

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lets take two steps instead of one

Two days ago, I went into Kingston with my cousin and her family to watch her convocation at Queens University. It was such a wonderful day to graduate, and at such a wonderful place too. The sun was shining so brightly, the weather was extremely great, and Kingston is so lovely.

Also, in an attempt to de-clutter the blog a bit, I've added an after-the-jump so click the "read more" at the end of the post to well, read more!

(Teenflo blazer, cousin's top and necklace, pants from Hong Kong, Miss Sixty flats, H&M side bag)

My cousin recommended this pizza place in Kingston for dinner and the food there was amazing! Especially this honeyed chicken pizza (can't remember exactly what was on it) and the salad!

Some other things that happened this week: going to my kid sister's school's fun fair, trying Menchies for the first time and like every other summer, I stayed over at my cousin's house for a few days. This time though, it was slightly different than usual because we were kind of preparing ourselves for when we will start to live together this upcoming Fall! We'll both be moving to the same city for school! We will also be studying the same course but at different schools! It's kind of funny though because we both know that at some point, we will become so annoyed with each other because our personalities are kind of similar but clash at the same time....hmm. Today, when we were driving around we had a short "therapy session" in the car and we told each other about any problems or pet peeves we found in the other person lol. I guess only time will tell what will happen!

In the meantime...

xo,

C

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a tourist attraction

(@ Niagara Falls with the fam; my mom and I (the apple never seems to fall too far from the tree); some things I whipped up to celebrate my aunts visiting (the lemon coconut cookies I baked were too delish!); I also baked a raspberry white chocolate cheese cake for the special occasion)

With relatives visiting this weekend, I've realized that sometimes whenever we bring visitors around, we remember again why we love where we are. Or maybe it's just the company that makes everything so pleasurable. The part I hate though is when it's time for everyone to leave and for everyone else to go back into their regular old routine.

On a side note, we have a plant at home (which is always looking like it's about to die) that rarely ever blossoms (every 7-9 years or so, there'll be flowers), but anyways, over these past two weeks, this sneaky little plant decided to grace our home with some beautiful flowers. We try to take pictures of it once in a while 'cause I guess it's a pretty special thing...hehe

XO,

C

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flowers in my heart

(shirt and clutch designed and sewn by me, Rudsak skirt)

Sometimes, I feel like I can open my heart to love everything and everyone but sometimes, I become so angry and frustrated that I can barely bring myself to reason with anything. I'm working on that though and two days ago, I learned from my doctor that iron deficiency actually makes us irritated easily and also causes mood swings. Perhaps we can take the blame off of my character and put it on a poor diet? Anyways, like everybody else, I can only try to be better everyday.

Also, that little project I mentioned in my previous post, I`m still super stoked about it, meaning I haven`t abandoned it like many other previous projects I`ve started. Super excited!

XO,

C

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so young

(Mother's blazer, Gap t-shirt, pants I designed and sewed, H&M bag, Vintage necklace)

I'm so glad the weather is starting to get so warm and sunny. The best feeling is driving around around town with some good summer tunes and with the windows all the way down. Tomorrow, I'm having lunch with a childhood friend who I haven't seen in 5+ years. I can still very clearly remember those days when we used to be so young and carefree. The thing I love about meeting up with old friends is that we can somehow always relive those wonderful memories and feelings of back then. Sometimes, I think it's my reluctance to grow up that makes me hang onto those memories and feelings more and more..but then that makes me think about why I sometimes feel reluctant to grow up...geez..all this thinking and it doesn't feel like it's getting me anywhere...I'm wondering if there's a name for the fear of growing up..or maybe if there's a name for people who don't like to think...but let's not even go there! haha!

I also feel like I should mention that I found this vintage necklace at the vintage flea market in New York when I went to check out FIT a few weeks ago. I saw this necklace when I first entered the market and decided I should walk around and see more before I purchased anything. After walking two rounds, I just couldn't leave without buying it!

XO,

C

p.s. I will try to remind myself to charge my camera so that I can stop taking pictures with my cellphone.......but I'll probably forget..I should really be doing more with my brain!

p.p.s. this doesn't feel like a very positive post to me..

p.p.p.s I'm also feeling quite unproductive

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Today is...

(Zara shirt, Club Monaco straight leg jeans)

I can't remember where I read this phrase, but as I woke up this morning, the first that that came to my mind was: "today is the youngest I'll ever be". So while keeping that in mind, remember this: carpe diem!

xo,

C

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dinner for lunch, dessert for dinner

(shirt and cuff bracelet from China; pants, letter necklace, ring from Hong Kong; vintage black necklace from my wonderful cousin; Marc Jacobs sunglasses; grey Wilfrid tights; Aldo pumps; Velvet/cheesecake; mocha affogato)

So I've decided that while I'm responsible for taking care of my kid sis, we're going to break all the rules (or at least some of them). Usually, we eat dinner first, and decide on dessert afterwards depending on how full we are. Today, we had dessert first and decided whether or not to have dinner second. Needless to say, we had desserts all the way (this decision seemed much more reckless when we were deciding on it in the car....lol). Anyways, today's weather was just excellent, I hope the weather will only improve from here, and I definitely hope there's no more snow in store for us! I had a wonderful weekend resting, (since my sis left me at home the entire Saturday (she was at a birthday party)), and am still suffering slightly from jet lag (sleeping at four am, waking up at three pm), but I've promised myself that I WILL finish unpacking and all the cleaning around the house.

xo,

C

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