Alice Valentine

Her Morning Elegance

Loving this song and video so much right now.

Home sweet home

Jarod and I officially moved in to our new home yesterday and it already feels more comfortable than the last place ever did. Jarod's parents helped us move (again!) and we couldn't have done it without their help. We managed to move the entire place and set up most of our new home, except for some boxes labeled "random/misc." and my boxes and boxes of art/craft supplies. We also still need to hang all of our pictures. The bedroom is mostly unpacked, the bathroom is done, and the kitchen is looking beautiful! Jarod had two friends join us for dinner this evening and we were actually able to sit at our kitchen table for dinner! We just didn't have any room in our old kitchen for that so we always (gasp!) ate on the sofa. I even washed all of the dishes immediately after dinner- and didn't even mind!

Gizmo seems to be a bit confused still. As we were loading groceries in to the house today he ran outside and jumped in to the car, waiting for us to go "home". At least there is a really big park down the street that we can take him to. I took him for a nice walk there this morning. 

So, the new home is going amazingly well. Things not going so well:

-The project that I should be finished for school tomorrow. It's 12:32AM and I am not even close to being done.

-My health. I have lots of energy, but my abdomen problems are back...AGAIN. I can't express how emotionally exhausted I am from all of this. What is wrong with my body!?

That's it! Everything else is going really well... although I need to kick myself in the tush and do some serious wedding planning! FOUR months to go!

In a mood to craft...

but i can't right now because it's past midnight and i should be in bed. Maybe I'll find some time tomorrow after school (HA!). Yesterday Jarod's parents came over to our new place and helped us paint. We'll be moving in next weekend- which I am thrilled for. We've already moved our coffee table and kitchen table, and we have stuff everywhere ready to be packed, so our place is looking miserable. Today Jarod and I went to the new place and touched up some trim and unpacked some books, etc. Here are some pics of the new place!

This is a corner in our bathroom. We painted the bathroom a light blue and are adding white accents, like this chair from IKEA.

This is our pretty, new book shelf. I love books!

Sexy Jarod in our pretty kitchen.

Cutie pie Gizmo sitting on our new chair, also from IKEA (the chair not the dog).

My pretty kitchen table and chairs.

We also went out to Steveston (a fishing village) so I could take some photographs to base a painting on for school. Here are a few shots I took (the quality sucks, but they're for a painting so I don't care).

100 things

Just for fun:

I have to colour the things I have done on the list.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band- If school band counts
4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland

8. Held a praying mantis
9. Climbed a mountain
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors- My Grandfather
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke 
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class- Just once!
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

100.Read an entire book in one day 

My wedding logo.

I just designed this logo for my wedding. What do you think? It will go on the invitations and perhaps some other things.

Tea Party Candelabra

This tea party candelabra from Anthropologie is spectacular! Unfortunately, its $514.07 CND price tag is not so hot. It is hand made in South Africa though, which makes the price a tiny bit less ridiculous since it's not a mass produced 'made in china' product. In my dream home, this would be in the middle of my kitchen table.

Wedding Shoes

Help! I am still on the search for the perfect vegan shoe for my wedding. I am still thinking red, although maybe white. 

1. I have been in love with these shoes by Natalie Portman for Te Casan for a long time, but their $274.00 price tag was too much for my budget. The shows are now on sale, but to the point where it is still a huge splurge to buy them, but they are amazing quality. The sale price is $192.00. 

2. She also has these ones which originally cost $264.95 and are on sale for $185.47. 

3. These shoes fit the retro style of my wedding and are on sale for $149.94. Again, pricey but beautiful.

4. These white shoes are an awesome price of only $39.99, but I don't know if I would be sad I didn't have red shoes.

5. These shoes are also a great price of $29.20, but I'm not sure if I like how pointy they are.

6. These shoes are $27.99, and kind of cute!

And now I need your help! Which shoe do you think I should buy to wear on my wedding day?

To help, this is my wedding dress:

Hope Gangloff

Love, love, love the illustrations by Hope Gangloff!

And I was browsing her portfolio I came across the above image, which has a Boston Terrier in it! Too cute!

Free Encouragement!

I just love this site where people post encouraging phrases. These are some that made me think of Jarod.

Chair Search

In our new home we wont have the space for both our sofa and love seat, so we will have to put the love seat in storage and buy a nice chair. Of course, we don't have the funds right now for anything semi-pricey so I know we wont be able to buy any of these beauties, but I can dream :)

Fatboy $299.00 USD

Eames Rocker (I would get black or red) $449.00 USD

Lunna Chair, IKEA $249.00 CND

Fairfield Lounge Chair

Madison Arm Chair, Pottery Barn $949.00-$1149.00 USD