Summer 2010

Okay, so it's the 2nd of September and I feel like my summer has officially ended. Well, not officially ended. It ends officially September the 8th when I go back to school for my third year of nursing school. Hard to believe how fast time flies. I want to make a list of things about this summer which I want to remember the most. The good and the bad. It's all life. I always thought that by 2010 we'd be driving flying cars and wearing silver jumpsuits with jetpacks. Still a way's away, I guess.

Anywhoo. A list of Summer 2010 Favorites:

Songs: "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz
"Somebody to Love" by Usher ft. Justin Bieber (don't make fun!)
"California Gurls" by Katy Perry
"Wall of Sound" by Naturally 7
"Ready or Not" by Naturally 7

Food: Asian cuisine alllll the way! Rice noodles, beef & broccoli, bubble tea, Dim
Sum brunch, Kimchi, bok choy, XO sauce, sweet chili Thai sauce. Pure yum-ness!

Fashion: Pale blue, pale pink, red and coral colors; jazz flats!!; dainty pearl
stud earrings; black leggings; flowered scarfs and purses; gold jewelery;
gold gladitors.

This is the winning outfit of the summer. And the "punny" thing about it is that I got it at Winner's. For 14 dolla billz!!!



Past time: So, as most of you know, I was very frugal this summer for my lack of
hours at work, so I didn't do a whole lot but try and save up spending
money for when I went to Toronto. All I pretty much did was work out at
gym literally every day and scrapbook. I decided to try and scrapbook my
four years of nursing, so needless to say, there's alot more to be added
to my book. Right now, I've scrapbooked up to last Halloween. I'm waiting
for it to get closer to Christmas so I can find some Holiday scrapbook
decor and do pictures from last Christmas / New Year's.

This is a picture of the page capturing my Masquarade event in March 2009. Probably the nicest page I have done:




Memorable Moments:
+ Canada Day nurses & navy party.

+ Matthew meeting the fam-jam. He met all of Mom's extended family Canada day weekend.

+ Beauty of a night at Club V with Jean, Nic and Katie. I've known these girls for YEARS and what never got old is that we still always remembered how to have fun.

+ Steph's surprise 21st birthday. Poor Steph didn't have a good birthday in such a long time, so I made it my mission to change that for her this year. I invited all her closest friends (about 20 showed up!) and we had a nice dinner at a Mexican restaurant. She thought she was going to a concert with me, but was she surprised!!

+ Beach day at Middle Cove!

+ Vintage photoshoot with Jerrica

+ Retro photoshoot with Kaleigh. It involved rainbow striped leg warmers and a TON
of candy :)

+ TORONTO: Michael Buble, shopping at Eaton, Canada's Wonderland, Niagara Falls,
meeting up with Jonathan and Uncle Clayton, Toronto Island, Seeing
Inception for a THIRD time at an IMAX, watching a 4D film, meeting up with
Matt's family, lots of Asian food, hot and beautiful weather.

+ Vintage tea party photoshoot with Natasha and Aleasha (pictures to come..)

Movies: "Inception". BEST MOVIE OF LIFE! I saw it THREE times in theatres.
Seriously. I would NEVER pay to see a movie three times unless it was
pure amazement. The most intellectually stimulating movie I have ever seen.
I just love Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page!

"The Back Up Plan". So tottally cute. One of the few chick flicks that
doesn't make me cringe with all its cheese.

"Step Up 3D". Good story line, althought somewhat predictable. Great fashion.
Sexy boys and girls. Lots of ass-grinding dance action. Wit and charm. Great
music. FABULOUS effects for a 3D movie.


Overall, it was an okay summer. I've had better. I've had worse. Actually. No, It was a GREAT summer which had a few shitty moments, but overall it was quite sweet.

I will do a blog of all my summer dislikes, but right now I am lazy andddd I am going grocery shopping / wedding jewelery shopping.

Now, on to Autumn. My favorite season.. :)

Lots to talk about..

I have ALOT to share.
I will lay all my thoughts out in point form:

1. Halloween Costume

So I know this is a WHILE coming yet, but was two months from Halloween yesterday, so I'm really going to make an effort and get a crack at it early this year as I've always waited for the last possible minute to get my costume together and it ends up being lame because I didn't put enough time or thought into it. I wanted Matthew and I to dress up as something together this year. First I was thinking Aladdin and Jasmine, because I've ALWAYS wanted to dress like a Disney princess. But it's been done a million times before and surely will be done again. So, I was thinking an oreo cookie. YES. Perfect. Complements my black and white combo. And Matthew, for those of you who don't know if half-white and half-Japanese. A golden oreo. Even more perfect. So oreo cookies are what we will be this Halloween and I am more than excited. I ordered a pair of handmade earrings off of Etsy that look like miniture Oreo cookies and they are simply adorable. Also came with a complementary whipped cream ring. So fitting.





I was a Jellyfish last year and had lots of compliments for my originality, so I can't go any less than that.





I was thinking of creative costume ideas all last night as I usually like having two costumes, one for clubbing downtown and one for a Halloween party. I did a non-skanky Dorothy outfit last year as my costume. I really hate when girls take perfectly good costume ideas and skank them up. Like, for example. I really liked the idea of being an authentic 1940's nurse. But all the costumes you see online is something you'd wear in a porno. Not for me. That being said, I really want a group of girls (obviously not me since I have my costume picked out) to dress up at the "Queens of Candyfornia" from Katy Perry's music video "California Gurls" and haver someone be the "Sugar Daddy" as Snoop Dogg's role. The skanked-down version of course. Minus the cupcake bikini tops with cherry nipples. I think the outfit she's first in would be cute. The candy dress and white hair. Also, the brownie costume is superrrrr cute with the chocolate chip beret. And the twister board-like tube dress and blue hair.




2. Halloween Party
I really want to have one, but my mother is lame and hates being sociable. Maybe I can convince Matt to throw one at his house. I really want a bobbing-for-apples game and an old-school horror movie (like "The Shining") as well as lots of homemade tasty treats like spider cookies, pumpkin shortbread, candy corn, candy apples, carmel popcorn, and punch with icy hands in it. :( I miss having the liberty of throwing a party whenever I wanted when I lived on my own.



3. FASHION
I am a fashion whore. I am also living in the wrong city. I need REAL vintage shops. I need a H&M. I need a Forever 21. I need a Zara. I need a Primark. I need an American Apparel. I need a Topshop. I need a good paying job. I NEED to move to a big city. A big Canadian city is alright with me. Just a BIG city. Vancouver or Montreal. Maybe Toronto, for a little while anyway.
Right now for fall, I want oversized wooly sweaters in fun colors to wear over flow-y ballerina-like skirts and tights / leggings. I watched "Step Up 3D" on Sunday night with Chantille and fell in LOVE with the fashion in that movie. Mainly with Camille and Natalie's character's clothes. Soo laid back and pretty. A very, just-thrown-on look that still is stylish. I'd show a picture but photobucket is useless for generating what I'm looking for. Best bet is to go out and watch the movie for yourself to see what I'm talking about. It's actually a DEADLY movie and one of the best ones I've seen done in 3D. The effects were great!

4. Weight Watcher
I am really trying to shape up. I gained 20 lbs two summers ago by not watching what I was eating and not working out. I've since managed to keep it off, but I want it never to come back. I tend to eat a little more junk in the summer, so I gained between 3 and 5 lbs. Not a whole lot, but I'm wondering if half of that isn't muscle because I fit into all my clothes from back in the winter when I was 130 lbs. I worked out a fair bit this summer so it's likely that is the case. I know I'll lose it if it's "fat weight" once I get back to school, because I always lose weight when I'm busy and studying. I also don't eat crap.

5. Weddings
So my cousin is getting married in less than a month so weddings have really been on my mind. I'm the typical girly-girl who's been planning their wedding since forever from the colors, to the dance song, to the dress, to the honeymoon. I have it all figured out. I do keep changing my mind. But for now, this is what I want. I want a cherry-blossom inspired wedding with light pinks, white, dark chocolate brown, and deep cherry pinks. I'm thinking of having everything mostly light pink with a touch of dark brown (like in the cherry blossom branches) for the reception, with light pink flowers, light pink cake, and light pink favors. I want my girls in a deep cherry pink color. Not a fushia. But almost like the color of your lips when you bit into a cherry. And my dress. Simple, yet elgant. Off-the-shoulder with a tiny train. No corsets, no big crinolin cupcake underneath.





Some ideas I have:






Anyway, that's enough for one night.
I need to shower and then watch Gossip Girl while I work out. I need to finish Season 2 so I can buy Season 3.

Ciao lovers.