Showing posts with label canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label canada. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Cottage Fest

Hello - It's been a few days! As I mentioned, I was in Canada over the weekend and then yesterday was an incredibly busy day of work. First of all, I won this giveaway from Hey Miss Pickle so that is super exciting! Next order of business, here are a few pictures from the weekend, eh! The cottage is right on Lake Huron in Sarnia, Ontario. There were just nine of us, which was a great number for sharing food and beverages, playing games like Catch Phrase and Wii Just Dance 4, telling stories, and cozying up to the fire. We are all getting excited for the summer version of Cottage Fest!

Andrew and I


Nicole feeling like the Queen of the World

The "guy" photo session.
Doug, Scott, Ryan, and Andrew!

Feeling tough

Nicole, Amalia, Gaby, Erika, and me!
Wonder woman pose, or something.


It was a very nice weekend. Do any of you have access to a fun weekend getaway location? I'd love to hear about yours: )


Friday, January 18, 2013

Happy Weekend!

I am spending this weekend with some friends at my boyfriend's parents' cottage in Canada, which doesn't have wifi, so I'll announce the giveaway winner when I get back (you can still enter through tomorrow night). Anyway, we are planning on playing lots of Wii and board games, drinking lots of Tim Hortons coffee and also many adult beverages, and relaxing by the fireplace. Maybe even taking a walk on the beach, but I'm basically allergic to cold, so that's stretching it. What does your weekend hold?

And speaking of Tim Hortons, who has seen this episode of How I Met Your Mother? So funny!



Sunday, May 27, 2012

Observations

this weekend, andrew and i came home to port huron for memorial day weekend. i brought summer clothes, because i looked at the forecast the other day and it was supposed to be hot and mostly sunny all weekend. alas, it was hot and sunny friday when i decided to forgo the beach, and now it's been mid-60s and rainy for two days. anyway, i obviously love being home with my cats and all my stuff that is still here, and a target one mile away as opposed to four. so here are a few hipstamatic prints to represent my weekend!
just crossed into canada. the red lights are from a canadian casino right on the water. kind of an eyesore.


waiting in line at customs

canadian treats; tim hortons cafe mocha, really good chips, milk chocolate 'buttons', and a coffee crisp, of course.


some of my favorite decorations in andrew's family's cottage. his dad and the other owner are both dentists.


there is a map of the tube downstairs! it is so awesome, but most of it is blocked my bunk beds, so i didn't get good pictures.

"we laser toenail fungus." oh, canada.

so we stayed the night in the cottage. it's really cute! too bad we didn't have nicer weather, but it was fun watching 'old school' (i hadn't seen it), eating treats, and seeing all the tacky old furniture and decor. and i love how everything in canada is also in french. we drove by an all french school! mind you, this is right across the u.s. border and not far north in canada at all. 

how is your memorial day weekend treating you?

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

First Giveaway // Lollipops and Roses

i am so excited to announce my first giveaway! hopefully there will be many more to come, but i think this will get us off on the right foot. 

stephanie hendren is a very talented graphic designer from our neighbor to the north (really to the east, me being from port huron and all), canada! stephanie has a great blog, Lollipops and Roses that i urge you to check out! her latest post has some summer fashion inspiration for all those bbqs we'll all surely be attending. she also has a great etsy print shop, which is where you can find more prints like the one we're giving away. i am also really pleased to be working with stephanie because she is going to make me a fancy blog header! i can't wait; i need a makeover on here for sure. check out her other etsy shop if you need a great blog header at an affordable price. onto the giveaway!

what: this lovely 8x10 is what is up for grabs. i love the quote because i think we should all focus more on the little joys in life, and this is a healthy reminder to do that. i also love the colors and font and really everything about it!


how to enter: visit stephanie's blog and come back here to comment with which dress you would wear (or for the fellas, that you'd like your date to wear) to a summer bbq!

optional bonus entries: (please leave separate comment for each entry):
-tweet about the giveaway; example: enter to win a #kurtvonnegut print from @lollisandroses on the http://eickyeicky.blogspot.com/ blog!
-follow stephanie on twitter
-follow stephanie's super cute blog
-favorite stephanie's etsy shop!

*additional extra special entry if you follow me! http://eickyeicky.blogspot.com/


when: enter by midnight standard eastern time on may 21st. winner will be announced may 22nd.

good luck!