THE RETURN OF THE TURTLENECK


Love it or hate it, turtlenecks have made a BIG comeback. I personally haven't bought one yet (trying to avoid buying clothes for awhile!) BUT I definitely want one. They're cozy and look great under a leather or canvas jacket. 

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So what do you think? Are you into the turtleneck trend or are you not buying it?

Stay gold,
laura

HELLO WEEKEND


Can someone please take me back to the Caribbean? Like back to this place above (Magen's Bay) where the BUTTERFLIES FLUTTER ALL AROUND YOU.

Meanwhile it's pouring rain here in Victoria and James just left for a ten day tour :( (#bandwifelife) BUT my hopes are high because CHRISTMAS IS COMING! If the new Justin Beiber album just didn't come out I would so be listening to Christmas music all day.

Any of you Sephora VIB's going to the sale this weekend!!? I'm going tonight and need to stock up on a few favourites of mine...

  • This mascara! I'm sold. It's been better than any other mascara I've worn in the past year.
  • My favourite toner. Love me some salicylic acid tingle.
  • THE BEST LIP BALM EVER. Since coming back my lips and hands are being annoyingly dry. They usually aren't this bad....must be Caribbean withdrawal.

Aaaaaand I'll probably pick up a few Christmas prezzies because you only get 20% off once a year!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! 
 

XO,
laura

AUSTIN, TEXAS


AUSTIN, TX

I seriously cannot believe that two weeks ago we were in Austin! And one week ago we were in St. Thomas and now it's 4 degrees over here in lovely Victoria, BC. (insert crying face emoji) 

Today I'm finally showing photos from our trip....Jet lag has been doing a serious number on me....last night was a miracle because I went to bed at 9:30pm...the past two nights were 8pm and then BOOM 5:30am wide awake! 

We had such a lovely time in Austin visiting Joy (James' sis) and her hubby, Ryan. They are the loveliest and are expecting baby boy Sebastian in January! The weather was super warm the day we arrived and then the next day BOOM flash flooding...which kinda did a number on our trip because of rain we ended up missing our cruise but I'll get to that at a later point lol....I would still do the Austin portion all over again because our time with them filled our hearts oh so much!

We had so much fun exploring Austin. And the food was something else. Serious food babies all around. Thai-Kun had amazing vibes and we finally got to try Shake Shack! And oh-my-goodness on our last night we experienced true Texan BBQ at Salt Lick....soooooo good.

And oh my goodness how cute is Joy's baby bump?

Oh Austin, you were fun and we will definitely be back!

xo,
laura

LEAVING ON A JET PLANE


beach!

Away we go! Tomorrow James and I are off on our fall holidays....yipeeee! It's been a mad fall with work and just finishing conference last weekend (which was AMAZING by the way!!). I know I've been real bad about updating this space but life has been so FULL! We're off to Austin to visit James' sister and husband for a few days (yaaaa!) and then we fly to Florida to cruise it up for a week on the Caribbean! I CANNOT WAIT! 

I feel like I've barely thought about this holiday because things were so cray cray right up until we left. I'm currently still packing and still have to do a bunch of stuff and it's almost midnight and we fly out at 9am...but hey...we'll be able to get lotsa rest on the cruise!

We won't have wifi on the cruise but I'll probably send a few updates in Austin...hello TEXAS BBQ! So be sure to follow along!

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XO, laura

BLANKET SCARVES

The weather is cool, the leaves are crisp and the pumpkin spice lattes are flowing...why hello favourite fashion season! There are a few fall staples which I'm a huge fan of...ankle boots, leather jacket and the blanket scarf. I was a gifted a beautiful blanket scarf from my besties for my bday and I wear it all the time. I love how versatile they are....scarf, cape, legit blanket! 
Here are a few of my favourites...

Blanket Scarves for Fall!