A Wee Holiday Weekend

So we are off to Whistler...for the weekend.

A family getaway with some of my side and Mr.Man's side. 

Lots of helping hands. 

Lots of food, lots of wine, lots of walking, talking, RIDING (hopefully) and window shopping. I am even taking crafts. I am thinking that maybe, just maybe I will begin making the felt board stories that little E and I have been planning for awhile now. 

But, there is a hot tub. There are mountain bike trails, there are naps to be had and crisp magazines to be crinkled...there might not be anytime for crafting. 

I am also hoping for some decent weather and maybe some sun? Maybe? I hear it is going to be a mixed bag. 

Really? 

You don't say.

I threw together this outfit as my "Whistler Village Trolling Outfit."





I am really LOVING the peacock sweater. I am really loving peacock period. Those blues and greens are electrifying. The sweater would keep me warm incase it decided to get cool and the shorts would give me that little bit of summer that I crave. Although...they are pretty short. Hmmm....(note to self...pack tanning cream).

Hope you have a good one planned...and that the Canucks BRING IT Friday night.

See you with some pictures Monday!

E

Finally Friday

I should be blogging the pictures from the utterly fantastic day we had today. Lots of sun, bare feet, dirty hands and fresh plantings...but I am too tired. 

Okay...one...

Little E and Baby A play with her new water table...

Thank-you Nanna and Poppa! 

Little E also played in his McQueen tent ALL day...and is presently sleeping in it on the floor of his room. 

Oh to be a kid again.

Okay...a few pictures...I got a spurt of energy. 

Baby A LOVED the water...splash splash...lick lick...

Some plantings...about 15 basil plants. 

FINGERS CROSSED PEOPLE!!!

Oh ya...and I threw together a cobbler. 

Yum.

First dinner in the patio this year! 

Quinoa, asparagus and pork tenderloin.  

Baby A quite loved it. 

...So...what we have been up to the last few days?

Well, last weekend actually. I have been so busy with work and "stuff" I finally downloaded the photos off my camera. 

Last weekend was one of those weekends where things just happened. Like dominos. I began a cleaning frenzy...well...more like an organizational frenzy. It all began when I was throwing some laundry in the hamper in our closet. 

I went in and turned on the light and all of a sudden...it hit me. DO IT. 

Do what?

Baby A was asleep so I decided to tackle...the Master Bedroom Closet. 

I was so sick of looking at it. All sorts of things were getting tossed in there. Tossed into oblivion they were and maybe...if they were lucky they would get dug out one day to a..."oh, that's where that ____went. I was looking for _________ everywhere!"

I WISH I had a before picture (bad blogger) to show all the crap that was taken out, organized, tossed, donated and sorted...but I didn't. 

(Mr.Man should be thank-ful, his drawers were the WORST.) 

Look at what I found under a mountain of odd socks, clothes, books, price tags, dry cleaning bags and hangers...a dresser! I put my jewellery box and some vessels on top stop us from chucking more crap on it again and again. 

(Who am I kidding...that won't stop us...well...maybe for 1 week) 

I also organized Mr. Mans drawers. 

I threw out clothes from when we first started dating. 

Need I say more. 

(Mr. Man is now horrified that I wrote that) 

Volia! 

I see carpet!!! 

There are no clothes spilling out of the baskets.

 Stuffed and overfilled hangers are not poking out everywhere. 

Heaven. 

I tried to organize my side...my sister taught me to do it in colours...I try to do it in styles...short sleeve, long sleeve ect. I am sure there are books and blogs dedicated to the art of closet organizing. 

This is Erin 101.

Wooden hangers. A must. 

No...not a splurge...an investment for your clothes. 

8 hangers at Ikea for something like $6. 

If you can't fit them in...you have too many clothes. 

PURGE.

I did. 

Two

huge 

bags 

full. 

Like I said...mostly Mr. Mans hold outs and yes...my old clothes. I have finally (much to Mr.Mans support and patient consult) re-hauled my entire wardrobe after being pregnant for the last two years. I am a different shape and size these days and am in a different space. I wanted to reflect that in my wardrobe and style. Hence all the silly fashion posts on this blog. I love fashion. Always have, always will. 

I love this picture. 

It is blurry...but looky at all those florals! 

Summer is almost here people!! Look at my pretty dresses. 

So many pretty dresses.  

Speaking of pretty...

Baby A awoke and it was LONG overdue to measure her for her first year. 

She was excited. 

Mr.Man sets her up...steady now...steady...

Yay! 

A quick measure...

Okay...one more time, but s-l-o-w-l-e-y...note Mr. Mans hand going in for a second "pretend" measuring. 

Little E then became obsessed with wanting to see his growth chart and I missed a great photo opportunity when I laid them side by side...sigh. 

But, fear not...it is all up here...safe in my memory. At least for another year. 

Enjoy the weekend...we are kid free... with a catch.

This weekend is: Operation Basement Blowout. 

Well, not really...but everything has got to go...reno begins June 1st!

Photos to follow...

E. 

Golden Feathers

Another Post!

I am a blogging fool!

I really do miss doing it more...but life is speeding so fast. I need to slow it up and implement PLAN: SELF CARE.

I need to try and reflect more in here so I can remember when things get crazy.

I hope that you all enjoy reading the little tid bits/epic stories/photography escapades/adventures of me and my crew. I feel like I need to be more consistant though.

I will try. Don't quote me.

I need to do more of a lot of things.

But this post is important...

I want to do a shout out to some of my besties who made me smile and feel SOOO special on my half way to 70 birthday.

They made me these...

 

after reading THIS post. The one about my new obsession with feather earrings. 

How totally rad is that? How inexpliciably touched was I when I opened the box to discover them? Made specially for me.

They are so beautiful. They were just what I was coveting, desiring, looking for. But so much BETTER. So much better...made by hands they were.

Loving friend hands.

The best kind.

And they were accompanied by these...

in responce to THIS POST.

"To POP the tan"....did I mention that I love you guys?

It is so nice when people you care about and admire support and follow your dreams/ramblings/adventures along with you.

You guys rock. I am blessed.

I hate it that you both live so far...but love it that when we see eachother. It is like time has stood still and we are right back at it...where we left off...immersed in eachothers lives. And that is exactly what a great friendship is all about. Easy.

Sigh. I am filled.

E.