Down at the Boardwalk

It's now day ten of living in the quaint seaside village. Finally the majority

of boxes are unpacked, the embarrassing amount of dirty laundry that we

brought with us is all done, and now it's time to enjoy our new home! I've

been coming to this little town almost every summer (at my Nan's house)

since I was 12, so I know this place pretty well.  Paul's only been here

once though so I get to experience this town through a newcomer's eyes

all over again. Over the weekend we took Kobe down by the boardwalk.

I'm still not used to the temperature change. It was plus 30 when I left

Ottawa and it's about 15 degrees cooler here (understandably so, I live

next to the Atlantic Ocean). I've been putting my wool garments at the

front of my closet - that and everything nautical! 

Outfit:

Le Chateau // Wool Dress

DIY // Necklace

Thrifted // Belt 

Thrifted // Skirt

Thrifted // Flats

Backyard Shenanigans

 

Ladies, meet my backyard! Well...it's not actually my backyard, but it's

my playground. Oh, how nice it is to look out at the ocean and smell the

fresh, clean air. Paul and I have been extremely busy unpacking and getting

our lives back on track that we haven't really been out exploring. There's so

much to see and do here, but a trip to the lighthouse was a necessary first!

Kobe had his very first swim in the ocean and it was adorably funny to see

him jump back in fright from the big waves. And since I now live by the

ocean and a lighthouse I'm definitely going to be rocking the nautical look.

Over and over again.  It'll be a great marker of my creative ability - for 

I'm going to have to bring something new to the table each time. All righty,

off I go.  So much to do, so little time. Until we meet again!

Outfit:

Jacob (2nd hand from a friend) // Cardigan

Thrifted // T-shirt

Thrifted // Jeans

Nine West (Garage Sale for $3) // Satchel

Thrifted // Shoes

Finally Home

We made it at last! 48 hours, 19 hours of driving, 1,700 kilometers of

road, 4 provinces, and 2 extremely tired people. After all that the three

of us definitely needed to stretch our legs and boy does this new place

allow it! There's just so much space! I ran around the house twirling in

disbelief as to how much room I have the first day of being here. It's so

strange to go from a tiny apartment in the heart of downtown (which had

extremely thin walls might I add - ahem, people getting frisky) to this.

I'm starting to fit right into this small town though - look at our wood

choppin' and the laundry out on the line! Oh, I'm just hoping the novelty

of all this doesn't wear off, hah. And you can probably tell how much I 

adore our new home, so much so that yeah, I might have been inspired

by the colours... 

Outfit:

DIY // Necklace

O'Neill // Dress

Thrifted // Belt

Some downtown Ottawa boutique // Tights

Thrifted // Shoes