trip toronto

my family and i love going to lacrosse games and all of the ones that we go to see are in the exciting, nearby city of toronto. so, whenever we go to one of the games were always sure to make a day trip out of it. we go to a couple places, shop a bit, get some food and then off to the game. the last game we went to was the st. patrick's day weekend in march. the first thing we did was stop in at ravi soups which has some amazing ratings and even more amazing food. their food presentation, the restaurants atmosphere and the food itself all make you feel comfortable and content. i got the curry and apricot soup and i highly recommend it. if you're ever in toronto be sure to check this place out!

then we were off to the steam whistle brewery in hopes of being able to go on one of the tours they do of the brewery. we forgot that it was in fact st. patrick's day weekend and that the place would of course be PACKED with people wanting to party. so because it was filled to the brim with party goers we just went into the lobby and snagged a couple of free samples which i was totally cool with.

we had a little more time to kill before the game started so we just decide to walk around the city. even though it was colder than ever. we're canadian though, so were used to it ;)

then we got to the ACC, got some snacks, found our seats and enjoyed the game. overall it was a lovely day out and a fun time with the fam. i feel thankful to live so close to such a fun and lively city. 

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new digs

hiya! a while back i talked about the fact that my new blended family and i were moving into a new home! were super excited and have just got possession of it in the past couple days so we've wasted absolutely no time in getting to the renovations. our family is at the grand total of 8 but my oldest sister doesn't live at home anymore so it'll just be the 7 of us living in this new one. Not that that makes out group any smaller haha! anyways the house doesn't have quite enough bedrooms for all of us so we need to add two in the third floor of our home. it's a beautiful place built in the 1920's, have a look!

on a side note: the coloured portion of the drapery/curtains in the dining room ("the pink room") and the living room ("the room with the fireplace") are for sale so contact me if you are interested!

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Beauty Tips Video

Hey y'all! I made a blog post about this not too long ago and decided to make a video to go with it. Check out this Beauty Tips video :)

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Busy Bee

Hello my Cheeky Chatters!

I haven't written anything on here for a few days and felt as though I needed to write a little something. Unfortunately I have nothing super interesting to talk about since I have been extremely busy working and when I'm not working, doing homework, bleh! I honestly can't wait to be done with this class it feels like the most time consuming class I've ever taken but it's probably because it is a full year course being crammed into a couple months and also because it's my summer and I just want to veg on the couch ;) What can I say, I'm a lazy butt. So, anyway something a tad bit exciting happened at my work today that I thought I would share with you all. One of the ladies that I work with has a daughter who takes in stray animals, cleans them up and helps them find good homes. But, in the past couple days she got four of THE CUTEST little kittens! They had a vet appointment today and she decided to bring the babies down to the office so we could play with them and cry about the fact that none of us could really  take one home for various reasons (allergies, older dogs and cats that probably wouldn't like a new kitten in the house etc.) But nonetheless it was still super fun to play with the little guys. I took a couple pictures of one of the kittens (the others were way too hyper to get a good picture) but just how cute is he! 

Just look at the size of the finger in this picture to get a better idea of how small this little guy was! He was tiny!

Just precious.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Nailed it

Hey Everyone, hope your weekend is going well! Today I decided to do something new with my nails. I usually paint them every couple of days because I am obsessed with nail polish, but, today I decided to go with fake nails! I know a lot of people don't like the look of french tips but I find they look really pretty. My older sister is always using fake nails and has for years. I was never really good at putting them on and I didn't like how damaged my nails felt afterwards, so I hardly ever wore them. But, recently she found a brand of fake nails by Kiss and they are probably the best fake nails I have ever tried! 

They look as though they have been professionally done, they stay on for a long time and they are quick to apply. Although the glue isn't any better for your nails, I have found that putting a layer or two of OPI's base coat on my nails before applying the fake nail helps in protecting your real nail for when you decide to remove the fake ones. So, if you are one of those people that like to use fake nails or was curious and maybe wanted to try them I recommend Kiss's Everlasting French Nails!

Let me know if you guys like them as well or if you have any comments about fake nails that you have tried and like! Thanks for reading :)

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50 Facts About Me

1. I'm left handed and strangely enough most of the friends I've made in my lifetime have been left handed as well. Three out of my five best friends are lefties.

2. My background is a mixture of Irish, Scottish, English, Dutch, Prussian, German, and a tiny bit of  French. 

3. I love Disney movies.

4. Me and my friends love taking ugly pictures and one of my friends has THE ABSOLUTE ugliest pictures of me and I'm genuinely scared for the day they resurface. It'll most likely be my wedding day...

5. I wrote an article to the newspaper in the third grade about the city cutting down a bunch of trees to put in a highway and with the article I sent in a picture of myself. At the time I had extremely short hair and looked just like a boy so they put in the article that I was a little boy and instead of "she said" they put in "he said"...I never cut my hair short again.

6. I love turnip. 

7. I love pickles so much I used to drink pickle juice. Unfortunately, I ruined my stomach by doing that and can't eat pickles anymore without getting a wicked stomach ache. 

8. I have had 5 jobs since the age of 14. I have never been fired though!

9. I absolutely love country music. 

10. I was on my high school rugby team for 2 years. 

11. I was in an Arbor Day poster with two other friends in grade four and I thought I was pretty cool because of that...haha I need to get over myself.

12. My family has had 4 cats, 1 dog, a morning dove, baby sparrow, guinea pig, hamster, 4 rats, 3 mice, a million fish, stick bugs, two frogs and a leopard gecko not all at the same time, but over my lifetime. 

13. I drove into my grandparents brand new garage doors when I first got my license and slightly dented the car inside the garage, as well as basically ripping the garage doors off. Oops. 

14. I have two sisters one two years older and one two years younger.

15. I was named after my granddad.

16. One time my sister and I were playing in a tent and I tickled her foot and she kicked me in the eye accidentally and gave me a black eye, and it was picture day the next day at school.

17. I love coffee but I'm extremely caffeine sensitive.

18. I have naturally curly hair. 

19. I had braces for almost four years. 

20. I have a fear of barfing.

21. I can't tan, it just won't happen.

22. I have an extreme phobia of bellybuttons. 

23. I have four piercings, all of which are on my ears. 

24. I love doing laundry.

25. I hate flowers. 

26. I used to think if I took a chicken egg out of the fridge and kept it warm, it would hatch. UPDATE: it doesn't.

27. I played the violin for 3 years when I was younger.

28. I choke more than the average person. One of my friends has given me the heimlich remover at least three times and I owe her my life.

29. I love to cook and bake. 

30. I tried learning Swedish when I was younger just for fun and can speak a tiny bit of it still. 

31. I hate apples unless they're cooked into something. I haven't eaten a raw apple since I was 12...that's almost 10 years!

32. I took ballet and irish dancing as a child.

33. I love peanut shells but I hate peanuts...haha not weird at all...right? 

34. I need glasses (and have glasses) but I never wear them.

35. I'm afraid of the dark.

36. I have been to France, Spain, Las Vegas, Bahamas, Cuba, Florida, New York, Arizona, Los Angelos and stopped at an airport in Belgium but I don't think that counts because I never left the airport. 

37. Me and one of my friends always do accents (usually English or Australian) just for fun but sometimes we try and fool people in to thinking that we're actually from those places and that were just visiting Canada, most of the time it works!

38. I hate writing in pen it's too permanent and too much of a commitment for me. 

39. I'm obsessed with Yogurty's...

40. I've never smoked cigarettes and never will.

41. My sisters and I used to play "the fighting game" basically we would hit, punch and kick each other but we couldn't scream, cry or make a sound cause then our parents would hear and the game would be over. It was really just to get our anger out (we had ginger rage you see) but, it was also pretty fun most of the time...only problem, was that my younger sister bruises like a peach and went to school with bruises everywhere and her teacher noticed asked where they were from and my sister replied "the fighting game." Our mom had no idea we were playing this. Needless to say, our mom was called to the school and got an ear full, sorry momma! 

42. I love pizza but then again who doesn't! 

43. I like to knit. 

44. I swear like a friggin sailor. 

45. I cry easily. If someone does something or says something beautiful, I cry. If I see something even slightly sad, I cry. I hear a sad song, I cry. I just literally cry at everything and if you know me, you just ignore it.

46. I sink in water, I can and love to swim, it's really hard for me to stay afloat. 

47. I used to want to be a funeral director. 

48. I love christmas more than anything. 

49. I believe in ghosts and aliens.

50. Sometimes I do things that I don't want to do because I fear that I'll regret not doing it later in life. I don't want to miss out on any experiences. 

I hope you guys enjoyed learning a little bit about me with my 50 facts post! I'd love to hear some facts about yourselves. Or if you have any comments at all I would love to hear them. Thanks for reading.

Cheers

New Sunglasses

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

Seeing as the warm weather is on it's way (although it is lagging a bit here in Canada) I thought I would start shopping for some summer essentials! I came across a load of awesome sunglasses at none other than Old Navy! I don't usually shop here but I was with my sister who does and came across them. I fell in love with almost every pair I saw and tried on. Now, I usually have a lot of trouble finding a pair of sunglasses that I like and that fit my small face properly. But, this time it was the opposite, I couldn't pick just one! I ended up getting two pairs what do you guys think?

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