She & Him LIVE!

SoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOo the other day I was listening to my friend's radio show, Pull The Plug, on Conestoga College's station, 88.3. Anyways, they were doing a run down of all the summer concerts going on in the next couple of months. And they mentioned She & Him at the Sound Academy! And I had heard they were coming to TO, but I assumed it would be unaffordable, so I didn't look into it. But then my friend so sweetly announced that tickets were only $34.50!!!!!!

I almost passed out driving.

So when I got home, I immediately went online and bought 2, one for me and one for Julia...the only other person that I know who really enjoys their music enough to go to a show. I didn't tell her right away, because I just love surprising people! But then I was at work and I was chatting with my good friend Meaghan, and I remembered that she is 100% obsessed with Zooey. And I discovered that she loves their music too, so she immediately called our other co-worker, Sarah Applebee, who was at home at the time, and got her to go online and buy 2 more. We were so giddy at this point, we didn't really know what to do with ourselves. I believe Meaghan's exact words were: "I am forever indebted to you for telling me about this concert." haha What a girl. I love her. And Julia. And Sarah.

So we drove down together, had some dinner, and got in line. (PS: the Sound Academy is in such a strange location in a warehouse in the middle of nowhere...) We had to buy T-shirts immediately of course! And then we enjoyed the opening band with the massive crowd, and then our dreams all came true and we got to experience Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward with our very own eyes. We knew Zooey was gonna be amazing, but we had no idea we'd all leave head over heels in love for Matthew Steven Ward. Yes, we looked it up in the car after. All of our breaths were taken away...

Unfortunately no cameras we allowed AT ALL. So this is the only shot I could get on my phone 'cause it has no zoom or flash :(

The Perfect Parka.

So I've talked about how I've been looking for the perfect "parka" / raincoat for some time now. See here. Anyways, my dream has finally come true! I found this coat at H&M for $59, thanks to my lovely tax return :) and I am in love!

Mine:



So far, it has also worked well as more of a cardigan or sweater over a tank or cooler shirt, with leggings or shorts. The hood also came in very handy the other day when I got caught in the rain!

Inspiration:

balloons

How stunning is this?

I found this image on LookBook and I couldn't get enough of it!

Recent Purchase.

Love these for summer. Julia and I could NOT resist, soooo we decided to split them. It definitely pays off to have a sister with the same shoe size, let me tell you! We do this often and it's super fun cuz none of our shoes ever really wear out, and we have lots to choose from.

They have a teensy wedge heel, but you can't really tell. I love that they work as a great summer sandal but also as something to wear with a dressy/night look too!



We just love sharing!

Wishbone

I discovered this cute necklace a little while ago.



Currently listening to Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac in case you were wondering...

Whitney Port

If you didn't know, Whitney Port is my absolute fav. In my books, she always wins for Best Style, Best Hair, Best Shoes, Best Accessories, Best Makeup, you get the idea.

I follow her on twitter so I get all her blog updates, which are always super informative and fun. She recently posted some pictures of her at Wango Tango. Even though I had never heard of this one-day music fest before, I think you'll agree that she looked amazing!!! Hair and makeup. On her blog she said that the "rocker" look, as far as makeup goes, was kind of new for her, but I absolutely love it.

The long messy braid is so stunning, and it's definitely inspiration to keep growing mine!

the loop.

I learned something this weekend.

Don't worry about it.

I always claim to be/think I am so free and phlegmatic and a go-with-the-flow kind of person, but this weekend I kinda realized I'm a bit uptight. At the cottage with a bunch of girls, we met some cool people who pretty much fly by the seat of their pants. They live their life by "Don't worry about it" and it made me think... bigtime.

There's so many things I wanna do and see and experience but I don't think i'll get to most of them if I don't relax. I let pressure/expectations from other people define how i live my life, and i don't think that if i keep it up that i'll be ultimately satisfied in the end. I don't think it means i'm gonna go crazy, stop showering, or anything nuts like that but it's the kind of thing that can really just make you happier.

The people we met were super happy, care-free, but ulimtatley comfortable. Content with where they were, where life had brought them and where they were going- something I really enjoyed experiencing firsthand, because it obviously made an impression.

Thanks Joel, Melissa, Mark, and Tyler. I hope we meet again.