Kind Of Like A Watermelon

The best mascara money could ever buy, hands down.
...I LOVE WHEN THEY GO ON SALE @ SHOPPERS!

Making Cupcakes, Not War

• Happy 20th birthday baby Jyesjones ♥
• I got an A on my Business Law midterm! That is the icing on the (cup)cake for me this week.
• Study sesh with R&J today for our Accounting midterm tomorrow - yes, on a frikken Saturday - morning. Wish us luck!
• Spring/Summer course registration officially started yesterday and I've decided to opt out and take the 4 months of Summer instead, thank you very much. Can't wait.
• Which means that I'll have plenty of time for another vacation. I fell in love with Whistler but dude, I need a beach.
• With the new TD Square location opening its downtown doors soon, there's been hella upwards movement all over the place (aka. promotions) and I'm so proud of everybody. Like I always said, we're all still only a phone call away...
• Same goes for my girls way over in the East. I miss those dope TO bitches!
• Baby - Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris
• It's such a love/hate relationship with 50's, which always seem to come at the best/worst times.
• Speaking of saving money, shout-out to Leizanne at Apple: I owe you lunch. Worth $240.
• The picture I took of my Sweet Chili Chicken made it onto the Earl's Facebook Page, haha how random.
• "Do you know what time it is?" No, sorry. "BUT YOU'RE WEARING 5 WATCHES!"
• I've realized that this blog is definitely not a fashion blog, and was never really meant to be one in the first place.
• And you already know how I'm gunna end this: for everything else, there's Twitter.
• ...oh and GO CANADA GO!

Let's Make It Last

are you sick of the olympics yet? I hope not...
BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE PLENTY MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM
02.25.10

Meals Per Diem

{the three S's at lunch w. iyana, chili chicken at earls, nutella & cinnamon sugar beaver tails, bento box at sushi village, a canadian poutine}

Give a girl $40 a day for food and this is what she'll do with it.
"WILL STARVE TO SHOP?" NAH B, I USED IT ALL AND ATE LIKE A QUEEN

Around The World

the whistler starbucks wants to know where you're from!
with love from calgary, ab

Born On The Streets

Having been open for only a couple of years now, both the Aritzia and TNA stores in Whistler couldn't have had better timing to make it big with the Olympics bringing in people from all over the world (see next post) to it's tiny town. You actually have to keep an eye out for them, since they're tucked away in the middle of souvenir shops and I'm not gunna lie... even I missed them my first time around the village, walked right past them and got lost. With that being said, foot traffic isn't even close to being as crazy as what we were all used to from back home (especially for the TO girls), and even though we were all incredibly excited to be sent out to help run the store, we all joked around about how they were doing it to give us a break, haha. True or not, it was certainly refreshing to be out of a mall for once and I especially loved the idea of literally being able take a breath of fresh air while running across the street from store to store to grab a size or say what's up. I also fell in love with the whole Whistler mentality that they have going on there: think chill and down for anything, which I was able to feed off of straight from the local girls* there and decided to take home with me. Let's see how well that works out back here in the city, shall we?

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In-Ook-Shook

"Inukshuk reminds us that we always have a choice
in the direction we choose to take our lives."
THE OFFICIAL LOGO OF THE VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPICS

I Am My Own

{stylelikeu}

The accent. Wearing things backwards. All that 'tuff stuff'. Multiple vintage watches. Layering scarves. Black nail polish.
Men's lace-up oxfords. Headpieces. Back tattoos. Her position on fur. Blazers. How much she talks about her mother.

Cypress Vs. Snowberry

"The Vancouver House"
I wouldn't have swapped being in Whistler for anyone or anything, not even for that pool.
CHECK OUT THE FULL POST TO SEE MY ACCOMMODATIONS

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Dear Vinyl, Your DJ Sucks

Thief In The House

who's been jacking all of my dilly bars?
I've only been gone for four days and already the whole box that I bought myself for midnight snacks is almost empty...

The Welcome Package

{included: 2 totes, 1 towel, our 'uniform', a pair of olympic mittens, an itinerary, calling card & a bus pass}

gone to whistler, bc
for the 2010 Winter Games!

A Belated February 14th

To be honest though, the Boyfriend and I really aren't that big into this "holiday" so I don't really know why I got all dressed up for the occasion sporting light pink and hearts but oh well. I guess I can re-use the tights on Halloween and tell everybody that they're little black bats? No presents were involved but with it landing on a Sunday this year, we were able to hang out together as if it were any other one (which it is, technically to us anti-valentines) - with the exception that I had to be taken to the airport for my 4AM flight out the same night. Time is always valuable though and should be well-spent regardless, especially with your loved ones, no? So we had more than enough hours to do dinner at Joey's, meet up with another couple to double date the rest of the night, and drive all the way down to Nectar without even thinking about making reservations... at a dessert house... on Valentine's Day. Oops! Who's genius idea was that? =/ It was totally mine. Obviously, they had no room for the four of us last minute lovers, so as when all else fails, just call it a movie night... The Book of Eli managed to allot itself perfectly and end in time for me to sneak in 3hrs of sleep beside my sweetheart, then it was off to be dropped off at Domestic Departures. Hope you all enjoyed yours too, whether planned or impromptu like ours. ♥

Rest In Peace, Alexander Mcqueen

{carolines mode}

Management

{4463, 3407, 6079, 2195, 7433 & 6205}

Okay, I confess. They are so much more to me than just numbers. I've been so damn stressed, emotional and confused lately, and what it really comes down to is just having them all to talk to on the Floor and to discuss life's adventures & opportunities with. Because in reality, although sometimes even I forget, I'm still one of the babies and I really do need their advice, support, guidance - ANYTHING, especially when the people that I should be getting it from the most just don't understand. Gosh, I'm pretty sure that they've all seen me cry my eyes out at the store throughout the years (and maybe at a recent shift)... c'mon Diaz! So to Madeline, Judy, Tif (always), Nikki, Hayley who's not shown, and Deb...thank you.

PS. Holla at my girl Jess T. for taking the photo at our staff dinner and bc she told me that she'd love a shoutout on here, haha.
PPS. The real 'baby' of the group was on the 1st wave out to Vancouver/Whistler today and she's constantly been keeping me updated via text so that I know what's up ("Apparently we're staying in ____'s _____!", "Nothing to sit on at the station", etc).
PPPS. Oh and Deb is in Europe. Madd jealous.

work hard, play harder

Zoe Saldana

{ilovewildfox}

This Is A Love Story

{young love, getting married, the honeymoon, first condo & first kid}

...and the rest is history.
Happy 24th anniversary Mom and Dad!

"I'm still in the process of growing up: I'm not as obsessive compulsive as I used to be. I'm the type of person who will recopy notes when I make minor mistakes such as writing on the wrong line or incorrectly spacing things. And don't even get me started on this blog... you have no idea how many unpublished posts I have sitting on my Blogger dashboard at the moment. Somehow, however, it's starting to wear off."
- ANNABEL FROM BLUSHING AMBITION, TAKING THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY OCD SELF'S MOUTH!

She Was A Showgirl

LADIES & GENTLEMAN, WHAT'S YOUR SCENT?
her name was lola...

Off With Her Head

{white t-shirt by wilfred; cashmere scarf by wilfred; rings by forever 21}

This is what I wore the other day with my new pair of light gray, silk, high-waisted trousers that can double up and go undercover as pajama pants... the transition from work to play (er, sleep) has never been easier. At 50% off, I don't mind taking them to the drycleaners every once in a while after waking up in them wrinkled, haha. We actually just finished moving a pile of 10+ garbage bags full of old clothes that we're either sending to the Philippines or donating here locally - which ultimately makes me feel good - but also now gives me a blank wall to take full photos in front of. Should make use of it soon... or maybe not. For now I hope you're satisfied with a third of me and only a description of said pants. Moving on, tonight I have the worst migraine ever which seems to be a 2-day permanent thing even despite taking the maximum amount of Advil's allowed within these 48hrs, so I'm staying in and cuddling with myself. If that's not going to cure it then I don't know what I'm doing wrong...

Bf: What kind of pain is it?
Me: It feels like I've been staring at the computer for way too long.
...I should log out now.

Just A Reminder!

{tfs, aritzia blog}

good morning lovers!
Head to a location nearest you to grab some dope F/W pieces at sick sale prices.

The Silly & The Serious

{last summer}

Sometimes all you need to get yourself through the week is a little bit of laughter... and then there are other times when you should really just sit down and get serious; I am especially thankful that I have him for when both of those are necessary. Had a really good conversation tonight, and feel a million times better now!

Not All Who Wander

{atsuii}

I feel a little lost.
A LOT OF BIG DECISIONS ARE COMING MY WAY...
can somebody please tell me where to go?