cherries, oh cherries

Without noticing, this weekend past by so quickly. I was sitting in the car during the ride back from cherry picking thinking that tomorrow is Sunday. Tomorrow is Monday... Although I didn`t really take any pictures, I went to Night It Up, a night market held over the weekend per annum with lots and lots of food, on Friday and Saturday night. It`s usually a bit farther from where I live, and I wouldn`t have considered going this year if it hadn`t changed it`s a venue to a closer one with more parking space. I brought my little sister the first night considering I`ll be leaving soon, it`s only right if I try to spend a bit more time with her, no? It was crowded and exhausting lining up for food, but it was still a blast. Especially when I unexpectedly ran into so many people I haven't seen in a while. Cherry picking on the other hand, was not crowded at all, since it`s the end of cherry picking season, but it was oh SO hot. I absolutely love picking fruits though so I had sososososo much fun!!

I bought these suspenders a long time ago and have only worn them a handful of times. To match the occasion, I even wanted to wear a pair of cherry earrings but had accidentally left them in the car. Believe it or not, I was so hungry before we got there, but upon leaving, I could barely walk because I was SO full! The ratio of my rabid cherry eating was probably 1-3. I assume that on avg, every fourth cherry I picked, I ate it. I was ecstatic over the amount of cherries we picked, but from the picture above, I`m sure it`s obvious that my dad couldn't hide his excitement either... No biggie though because I'm pretty sure our family consumes a larger amount of fruits than any other food group. We seriously love eating fruits...Probably not so normal, but what the heck. Where's the excitement in normal? (Who am I kidding)

Due to the slow progress of my little summer project over these few days, I was so determined to work once I got home. After taking a shower and having a small snack, I`ve realized I`m way too tired to do anything but sleep.

Xo, 

C

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I say pink, and you say blue

Perhaps it's because I've taken too long of a break from doing anything besides hanging around and doing whatever I feel at the moment, but I can't seem to focus my mind and energy into finishing anything, or committing to anything. My birthday is coming up next week and I'm trying really hard to finish up that project I've been talking about before then. It'll be sort of like my birthday present to myself. The knowledge that I can really set my mind on something and pull trough.

Click on the "read more" for some pictures I've accumulated over the past couple of weeks.

xo,

C

p.s. The bird living on top of my front door? The bird now has three little eggs! 

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It`s only experimental

After having so much fun with that camera application on my phone yesterday, I couldn't stop myself from downloading another one which resulted in more experimental pictures!! This just makes more reasons to update this blog, no?

(One piece bought in China, Club Monaco cardigan, Steve Madden peep toes, DIY clutch, Father's vintage couple watch)

Last night, after we came home from watching fireworks, my mom said to me: "Carrie, pick up those twigs in front of the door and throw them out." Lazy me said: "I'll do it tomorrow morning." This morning, we realized that there were so many twigs because a bird has built a nest on top of our front door! 

xo, 

C

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TGIF--In Polaroids, Meet My Parents

I recently downloaded a new application on my phone which gives you a few options to edit the pictures you take on your phone's camera. I played around with it today while having afternoon tea with my parents. They don't like posing for the camera so I took some candid shots of them..hehe

A few days ago, I also went to a Katy Perry concert with one of my best friends. I had a blast. The theme for her concert was so cute, and I loved her stage outfits so much. I wish I had remembered to charge my camera..but I hadn't. Instead, I took some pretty lousy photos with my phone and a billion videos for my little sis (who loves Katy Perry, but wasn't able to go).

First are my apologies for the quality of the pictures...I know I have to remember to charge my camera but it ALWAYS slips my mind! Second, my dad actually made the request for me to feature him on my blog when he saw me taking pictures, trying out the new application on my phone. Because of his request, I started taking pictures of him just for fun and then later decided, why not? 

I made this skirt a while ago, inspired by all those flowing and pleated skirts that are appearing in everyone's closests. I can't remember owning a skirt in this length but didn't want to buy one when I felt I could make one for much cheaper. I didn't end up making it until a month or two after the idea originally came to me. So I guess that makes me a bit late in this trend, but I still love the feeling of wearing something pretty and breezy, so I'm sure I'll be wearing this very often this summer. I also bought a cookie the size of my head before the concert started...cool, no?

And of course, today is a very special day for us Canadians as it is our country's birthday! Happy birthday Canada! Bonne fete Canada! 

xo, 

C

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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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