a fall baby shower

bri's shower turned out lovely. an autumn afternoon filled with treats and good company, doesn't get much better than that!

i'm kinda loving with the fally garland i made, i'm thinking i'll keep it up until the christmas decorations come out of hibernation.

hello october

i'm quite disappointed at all the lovely weather we've been having lately, where are rainy days that call my autumn jackets out of hibernation? although it may still be summer outside, i thought i'd bring a bit of fall festivities to my downstairs bathroom; a weird place i know...but it transformed one of my more boring rooms into a novelty...and i get excited for scary movies + longer nights every-time i go in there!

postcard tradition

i love traditions; whether their my families, brock's or the next door neighbors! traditions can bring generations together, make strangers into friends, and ordinary days special. one of the exciting aspects of marriage is learning the traditions of another's family, and starting your own as a new unit. here's one of my favorites that i've started in the past couple of years...postcards.

in my living room i have two frames dedicated to postcards from our most recent trip. before i place the postcards in the frames i write on the back a brief description of our trip and what's going on in our life's. when i pull the old ones out to replace, i put them in a scrapbook. in years time i can image a huge book full of postcards, each with a couple of lines reminding me of all the good times and great places we've been. here are some of my favorites, since these are our original homes:

a couple from england:

some from our most recent trip:

tis the season

I went a little crazy this year with the decorating, but i figured i had the decorations i might as well use them. so i chose a different colour scheme for every room. here are some of my favorites:

memory lane

Lately I have been thinking about the house I grew up in. It was built at the turn of the century, a tall brick semi, with black and white accents and a red door. We refer to it in my family as 'Sandy Lane'. This house was special for so many reasons, the most being that it was the only house that all 7 of my siblings and I lived in together, before the oldest ones fled the nest. It was my first home, and the only one I knew until I was 14.
When searching for inspiration for my home, I always recall that beloved house; although I know it wasn't the tall windows and doors, or the antique fireplaces that made this house special, I still am attracted to the Edwardian style.


My mum is a big believer in classics, the couch of my childhood was the Chesterfield. The first one I recall was a dark velvet green, later replaced with a more traditional brown leather. It's quite funny to think of how many memories one couch can hold: me and my sisters used to pretend the arms were horses, we'd be off riding in the country, or in an intense race; it was the haven for a sick child, and Christmas morning it held mountains of presents.
When we finish our basement, I plan on moving our lovely brown leather sectional down there, and replacing it with one of these.


There are just some things about my childhood I want to keep forever.

white is my favorite colour

To celebrate this, I shot these:

home sweet home

Jessica sometimes comes over to keep me company. We chat, eat and blog. Today she took these photos of my house. I love my house.

clean house

I love to have a clean house, but it doesn't always show. Brock once called us 'the dirtiest neat freaks', because although we like to clean with much care and precision, it only happens once a week at best. I've just finished the weekly rounds, and thought I'd take a snapshot of our bed, looking very pretty with it's new bedding that my mum got us for Christmas.

my favorite

decorating the house for christmas is always something i look forward too. because i like to change colours and themes each year, i need lots of decorations at my fingertips. i buy the majority of my decorations in the new year, deals like 90% off send me into a frenzy. However, every year i do buy a few special decorations before the sales. i bought this one chrismas 2006 and it's still my favorite. hope you are all enjoying you're festive homes too.

new addition

I'm addicted to bargains. I love the rush and natural high of knowing I've gotten a great deal. This weekend is only half over and I've been purchasing deals left and right, (I figure spending is very unselfish, since I'm really just trying to help the economy!). My favorite purchase is this, our new bed. We've been bed shopping since we've been married...and now we've found the perfect fit. Originally listed at $1399.00 we got it for $325...thank you Downeast!

i'm a nerd...but i'm married to a dork!

A couple of weeks ago I got an awesome new IMAC. I'd like to say that I've been spending hours on it each night doing something productive like editing my millions of pictures,but the truth is I've just been having A LOT of fun with this hilarious feature...welcome to a glimpse of our home!

deck the halls

Finally Me and Brock put our projects on hold and had a chance to enjoy the weekend and start the Christmas decorations. Our house smells magical with the scent of fresh pine, and with the big snow storm on Saturday I'm really starting to enjoy the season. MERRY CHRISTMAS!