VALENTINES CARDS FOR YOUR BF OR BFFS

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Valentine's day is just around the corner!

I know. I know. Some of you are like YEEEEEES...and others are like NOOOOOOO. But hey, whether you're in a relationship or not, you can still tell people that you think they're great because everybody needs a little Beyonce in their life...am i right?

So I made you these prints, and if you're still like NOOOOOOOO, don't worry, you can print one off for yourself, put it on your wall and call it a day ;)

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD WORK IT PRINT
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD GEM PRINT
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD XO PRINT

love you like XO,
laura

WE'RE HAVING A BABY! + HOLIDAY PHOTOS

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So the cat's outta the bag....last night we announced on instagram/fb that WE'RE HAVING A BABY!!!!!! It still feels like the craziest thing and I have so many thoughts/emotions to share (which I will soon!) but now you know the reason for my lack of posting and all that "under the weather" garbage..lol! I'm almost out of my first trimester and I'm starting to feel more like myself..(PTL) 

Last week we had our first ultrasound and seeing that tiny little baby jump around and move its arms up and down was one of the most precious moments of my life. That's our baby who God knit together in me....mind blown.

I really wanted to announce the pregnancy with a sweet photo shoot announcement. So the day after James got back from tour, I gently persuaded him to wake up at 7:30am so we could shoot at 8am. We hired my amazingly talented friend Rachael Alexandra Photography to take the photos. Her work is incredible and she has the personality to make you laugh and feel comfortable which is such an important thing for a photog! I highly recommend her!!!

I still can't believe I'm going to be a mom. Part of me CANNOT WAIT UNTIL JUNE and the other part of me is thinking..who let us have a baby? But my goodness, I am already so in love with this teeny peanut!!!!

Thank you for all your encouraging comments on instagram/fb. It melts my heart knowing how loved this baby already is. I'm so thankful for you all.

XO,
laura

OUR ANNIVERSARY AT THE DELTA OCEAN POINTE RESORT

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Last week James and I celebrated three years of marriage! (I blogged about it here) We were very lucky to have celebrated it in a top notch way. So remember way back in February when we won that Mayfair instagram contest? Well part of the prize was a night at the Delta Hotel with a couple's massage and dinner at Lure restaurant. So obvs we wanted to redeem it right away but we were patient and waited until our anniversary and I am oh so glad we did.

At check in, the amazing desk agent, upgraded us to a room with a gorgeous view (that first photo was from our window!!) I cannot rave enough about the staff at the Delta. Everyone went above and beyond to make our stay incredible!!

After we checked into our room, we headed down to the spa for our couple's massage. One hour of pure bliss...oh my goodness!!! After we got back from our massage we discovered some little sweets in our room...once again Delta being amazing :)

Post massage, we walked to lower Johnson (super great shopping in Victoria!!) for some coconut lattes from Hey Happy and jeans from Still Life (for James not me...I have my sights set on these ones from Aritzia..lol) After we got back we went for a swim in the pool and then got ready for our dinner at their restaurant, Lure.

We had the pleasure of eating at Lure before so I was pretty excited. We had a window table with a gorgeous view of the inner harbour. The patio is good vibes everywhere with their fire pit and outdoor lights BTW. 

The food was SOOO INCREDIBLE. To start James had maple glazed pork ribs and I had a combination of the charcuterie and cheese plate...obvs we were all over sharesies! I picked the halibut for my main and James picked steak with prawns (obvs!) And dessert...OH MY GOSH dessert. We shared this delicious ice cream sandwich that had homemade cookies with whisky ice cream and balsamic cherries AND the Bernard Callebaut pot de la creme....I still dream about that chocolate pot.

Huge thank you to Mayfair for choosing us to win that contest and Delta for going above and beyond by making our anniversary the best ever!!

How dreamy is that view!!!

Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday. I'm currently fighting off a cold (boooo!)

xo,
laura

THREE YEARS MARRIED

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Today marks three years of being married to James Peter Liira. I love him more now than ever before. After three years, we're still getting to know each other as we slowly unravel layers upon layers of our hearts. We were asked by a friend recently, how marriage really is. Marriage is hard. It's one of the hardest things I've ever done yet it's one of the best. Your own selfishness often rears it's ugly head in marriage. To be so vulnerable with one another is freaking scary. Your heart is on the line often but it's okay because he's in my corner. We received some marriage advice a few months back on when it's hard to sit down with the other and remind them, "I'm here. We're in this together and I'm not going anywhere." 
It's late and I'm blabbing now but I wanna say that JAMES PETER LIIRA I LOVE YOU. I love you more now than ever before and tomorrow I will love you even more. I'm thankful for the way you love me, the way you encourage me, the way you make me laugh, the way you make me glow.

Happy three years married...here's to a billion more XO

ps. all photos by AMERIS

#CLUNGTOTHEJUNG IN IPHONE PHOTOS

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What do you do when your BFF gets MARRRIED? Take a BAJILLION photos on your iphone, that is what you do! Today, friends, I have a HUGE photo dump for ya. All these were taken on my iphone and don't you worry, when the photog gives Rach the pro photos, I will be sure to post all the goods and little details! But for now, here's what I had on my phone...thinking about that day still makes me SMILE so big....

eeeeeeee SO MUCH FUN!

Talk to you soon oh and HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY to all of you in the U S of A! 

xo,

s.s.♥︎.