the end of summer

well, summer is coming to an end. for most people this is a sad thing, but for me it's kind of exciting. fall and winter are my personal favourites.  it may have something to do with me being a red head but summer is just not my season. it does nothing for me. i physically can't tan, i sweat super easily and hate being hot (and my current home doesn't have a/c - lord have mercy) and i'm no longer living the easy life of a kid and have my summers off to play and have fun, i've gotta work the days away. this summer has been rather uneventful for me as well so theres nothing that has made me want it to go on any longer than it already has. so, as you can tell, i'm totally pumped for fall to come around!

as much as the summer has been for the most part uneventful, i did manage to have a little bit off fun. you can't go without it for too long or you'll start to go nuts! so i thought i'd give you all a little glimpse of what i did to stay sane on my limited but, relaxing and fun, days off!

 i got manicure ...or two...or 4.. (OPI roadhouse blues)

i got acquainted to the new house

i explored the new town (this is the town's annual buskerfest) 

 made some new friends

 saw some beautiful sunsets

 spent some time in the great outdoors

 caught up on a couple shows

 celebrated a birthday

 started taking music lessons again! (this is my mom making up some songs)

 took advantage of the new pool

 help a little birdie find his momma again

 hiked with some friends

 caught up with friends

went to a local farm to play with animals

 spent lovely summer evenings with family

and stopped by the CNE!

hope everyone had a safe and happy summer. :)

stay cheeky!

owl crazy

my older sister is always poking fun at me saying that i'm "so hipster." i think i'm just a unique person with unique tastes, i've always been that way. i liked weird things before this whole hipster thing came about...but i'm pretty sure me saying that makes me hipster doesn't it? anyways for christmas i was asking for "grown up" gifts, such as things for my future house and things to fill up my hope chest (dishes, cutlery, house decorations etc). my mom was nice enough to get me some lovely things for my hope chest and a lot of it was owl themed which is awesome. i have a slight obsession with owls, they're just so rad! when my older sister saw me open them on christmas morning she said that it was "so hipster of me to get owl stuff." i don't know if owls are a hipster thing or if liking them makes me one but if it is/does, so be it! i love my owl stuff.

these aren't owl but they came with my owl dishes below, i love them they're the cutest little spoons ever!

owl mug 

this is just one of the two identical owl dishes i got

what do you guys think? you like?

 stay cheeky.