AUGUST FAVOURITES

I'm in denial.

Summer can't be over...can it?

And I've been trying.

I've had three (YES, THREE) pumpkin spice lattes so far.

I even went into Artizia and stroked their cashmere sweaters.

No dice, friends. Summer is still on my heart.

August is over and September is here. I just have to accept it.

But oh, how August was a gooder.

I went away a bunch, had my anniversary and birthday AND RACHEL AND JASON GOT ENGAGED!!!!!!! (Yes, I will be blogging every single detail of their wedding, so get pumped!!)

Throughout the mayhem of August, I did manage to blog on a small scale...(Hopefully Fall will be more regular!) 

Here were your favourite posts....

1. ON BIKINI BRIDGES & KICKING SELF LOATHING TO THE CURB

In Bikini Bridges & Kicking Self Loathing to the Curb I did something really scary. I opened up and told you all about my struggle with self loathing. And you guys were SO SUPPORTIVE. It was my most popular post EVER. Thank you for all your kind comments, messages and blog link ups. It made me cry...and realize how important it is to be vulnerable.

 

2. WARDROBE // 6

Wardrobe // 6 was your second favourite post. Mountain top fashion with my mountain top love.

 

3. PARKSVILLE

I went to Parksville with my besties and had way too much fun. We ate a lot of food, watched a lot of Veronica Mars and laughed A LOT.

 

4. TWO YEARS

James & I celebrated two years of marriage on August 24th. I got all sappy and showed you way too many wedding pictures.

5. WHISTLER FAMILY VAYCAY

I had the pleasure of going to Whistler with James' famjam. It was my first time to Whistler and it won't be my last. Stunning mountaintop adventures and great family times.

Well that was August round here. Hope you all had THE BEST SUMMER ever. 

xo,

s.s.♥.

FRIDAY FAVES // SCHOOL SUPPLIES

It's that time again...the last weekend of summer. As a kid, this time was my favourite time of year because I loved getting to go back to school shopping! New clothes and shiny new supplies..yes please!

As an adult it hasn't changed much...except I now have to pay for my new fall clothes and office supplies myself...ha. But seriously, I still get a high walking through the school supply aisle. The smell of fresh binders...bins of erasers...boxes of crayons...

I'm not going back to school this fall, but I can still dream about the goods right?

1. Backpack

2. Agenda

3. IPad Sleeve

4. Travel Mug

5. Pencil Case

6. Lunch Kit

I own that Ban.do Ipad case and I love it especially now that I HAVE AN IPAD!! My husband is the best. I had the best birthday yesterday. I'm overwhelmed and thanking Jesus for the amount of love I received. Seriously, I have the greatest friends ever. My feeds were buzzing with birthday love. I read every one and every one made me smile. Love you.

Hope you have THE BEST LAST WEEKEND OF SUMMER! I'm having a few more birthday celebrations and I am stoked!

stay gold,

s.s.♥︎.

S'MORE COOKIES

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Remember how I've been saying constantly "I want this summer to last forever????".....well, I kinda cheated on my massive love for a never-ending summer by DRINKING MY FIRST PSL. What on earth is a PSL, you ask. Let me help you out...Pumpkin Spice Latte.

Fall in a cup.

I wasn't planning on having one this early but Starbucks (those marketing geniuses!!) had this online scavenger hunt thing where if you solved the puzzle, you'd get the code to unlock the PSL at your nearest Starbucks. I got the code last night so of course I had to get one. I ventured to a store on my walk to work and guess what? I was the first to unlock the code...it was pretty awesome and I documented it on insta (obvs)!! And on a crazier note (don't worry I'll get to the cookies soon...) I had a dream two nights ago that I ordered a "PSL" (yes I actually said PSL in my dream) and the barista gave me one even though the drink hadn't officially launched yet. So of course I had to fulfill that prophecy.

But anyways on to cookies......!

I made these cookies because I didn't want summer to end.

When I imagine the perfect summer, s'mores are definitely in the picture.

Oooey, gooey, chocolatey goodness squished between two graham crackers. mmmhmmm, how can you beat that?

But you can. Because And someone had the genius idea to take s'more and throw them into a cookie...BRILLIANT. I did not come up with this concept. I merely followed a recipe (by Baked by Rachel). She uses a mix of cake flour and bread flour.

The next time I bake these, I think I will try regular flour, little chunks of graham crackers (instead of crumbs) and browning the butter because you can't go wrong with browned butter...ever. But they were incredibly delicious and we devoured them on our Parksville Girls' Weekend.

So go, bake these cookies and tell me what you think!

And enjoy these last few weeks of summer!

xo,

s.s.♥︎.

TWO YEARS

Yesterday marked James & my two year wedding anniversary! We spent the weekend going off grid at the gorgeous Point no Point resort (just over an hour from Victoria but felt like years away!) No wifi. No cell phone service. Private hot tub overlooking the ocean. It was pure bliss. 

I still can't believe it's been two years since we said "I do". I still remember almost every detail from that day.

Waking up at 6am with my bffs. So nervous yet so excited. 

Having the best time getting ready. Dancing to get out the jitters.

The quiet ride to the ceremony and the anticipation as we arrived.

Holding my daddy's arm tight as he walked me down the aisle.

Locking eyes on my love, my husband, my future. 

Our first kiss in months! ha.

The day went by RIDICULOUSLY FAST. I remember asking for the time sometime during the reception and being so sad when I found out how late it was because I was having so much fun and wanted it to last forever.

Happy two years James peter Liira. Here's to a billion more.

Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be.

xoxo

all photos by ameris. 

GOING OFF GRID

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This weekend James and I will be celebrating two years of marriage. (BOOYAH!)

We're heading to a cabin on the ocean. Private deck. Private hot tub. eeeeeee I'm sooo excited. The resort doesn't have wifi or cell phone service so we will be going off grid completely....I don't think we've done that since our Saltspring vaycay in 2012, and our honeymoon! 

Hope you have a fantastic weekend...still can't believe there are only two weekends left in August!

Still plenty of times to live it up though. Summer vibes all around.

• I really want to master this braid. It screams summer but could transition to fall.
• Anyone down for a smores party?
• Peaches are on sale everywhere! Buy some immediately and make this salad!
• One last summer DIY.

TGIF now go live it up!

xo,

s.s. ♥︎.