tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52158484285259065802012-01-27T15:32:09.236-08:00and i'd like to share them with you.Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03930735026385104186noreply@blogger.comBlogger14181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215848428525906580.post-21090764906680862612012-01-26T09:45:00.000-08:002012-01-26T09:53:18.273-08:00

I'm back from Alt Summit. Completely inspired. My head is SPINNING with new ideas. Some big changes are happening. I can't really spill anything YET, but I'm really excited to let you in on it (soon-ish)! I didn't realize how big 2012 would be. & It's only January! Say what?! And I'll fill you in on what happened at Alt early next week (quickly though, my presentation went great!). I

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Today is the day! I can't believe Alt Summit is already here. I'm so excited to see old friends, meet my online friends in the real, & make NEW ones. (& speak! Ahhh!) It's starting to bring back memories of last year // & I wanted to share! Last year, my first year attending, I went alone. Yup. ALONE. It was the most terrifying experience getting off the plane, & being thrown into a see of

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Sleeping At Last "Tethered" (off the April album, from their 12 album a month EP) The constant chord progression (I think that's what it's called) in this song really kills me. The build is just so fantastic. Enjoy!

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Don't mind me over here. I'm just dreaming of my perfect home, one with white-washed brick, wooden beams, lots of natural light, high ceilings, mid-century accents and wooden tables. Not asking for much, right? Dream with me over on my Pinterest board // Feels Like Home. (these images & more can be found over there!)

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Graffiti6 "Goodbye Geoffrey Drake" Hope you enjoy this as much as I did. I just love the feeling of stumbling upon a really beautiful piece of art. This song is magic.

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I've been a holiday-gift-guide-machine this week (1: here // 2: here // 3: here). And I'm really loving everything I've been choosing! But this year, I don't really have anything on MY wish-list – and I love that! I really don't want (or need) anything, I'm way more excited to GIVE this year. I cannot wait to see people's faces when they open their gifts from Shane & I – we've had so much fun

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Jinja Safari "Hiccups" I love this video so very much. The energy is infectious and the song is pretty great too. & I love the descriptions of how the video was created: "We gathered our friends together with an idea about running amok through our house in Sydney. This is what happened."

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This morning, I'm over at the Core's blog, giving some ideas for last-minute Christmas gifts. I was asked by the Core (one of Calgary's best shopping experiences & it's in the downtown core) to choose a few gifts for those newly-weds in your life (This was a fun request as I still consider myself newly married, 2.25 years, yay!). Go check the post out, and if you live in Calgary, you should

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Write this name down: Jordan Klassen His EP is coming soon. And you won't want to miss it. In the meantime, check out this phenomenal teaser video created by the ever talented Brock Mitchell (actually, write his name down too). The cinematography paired with Jordan's music is almost too much to handle. On top of all of that, Andrea Strand is the blonde-haired beauty floating around in the

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WLWL 9 has arrived! This issue is full of fashion, photography, art, music and more. Even a little "how-to" on becoming a gentleman. A HUGE thank you to all of our contributors who shared their likes and loves this issue. We are so honoured to have contributors from all over the world. This issue they come from Canada, the U.S., Spain, United Kingdom and France. Amazing! So go check

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Classic beauty at it's best. via { Jak and Jil }

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I like you. Come live in my home. Stretched canvas poster via { Society 6 }

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Amazing use of negative space. Gorgeous! via { Jack Crossing } PS. I really want to see this movie.

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My last post about the tug-of-war between two fashion styles (Designer versus Artist) got a lot of response: comments, tweets, and emails! Thank you for jumping in on the conversation and letting me know, I'm not the only one! It got me thinking a lot more about what my style really is and if it even matters that one day I'm dressed in head-to-toe black&white and the next I'm mixing polka

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We are decorating our little apartment tonight! Shane has picked up the egg nog & the She&Him Christmas Album is ready and waiting. We even have all of the ingredients ready to make sugar cookies (shocking for me, I know!). Can't wait to pull out our silver vintage tree and unpack all of our passed-down glass ornaments. I'll post pictures soon! In the meantime, check out my Pinterest board to

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Cider Sky "Northern Lights" Great music for watching the snow fall...

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It was INCREDIBLY windy yesterday in Alberta! & Shane took full advantage of a photo opportunity as we drove out of the city to my parent's house. ABOVE: My sister & I being blown away. See a few more here.

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Silver Swans "Anyone's Ghost" (The National cover)

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I'm constantly pulled between two looks. ON ONE SIDE // The designer in me, wants to only dress in black with clean lines and angles. ON MY OTHER SIDE // The artist in me, wants to dress in bold colors, mix & matching patterns and textures. I don't know which side will win, and right now, I'm actually wondering what my style REALLY is? Do you ever feel like that? TWO LOOKS // JEKYLL via Zara &

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Our trip to Phoenix seems so far away, even though we were there less than a month ago. Yesterday, friends said I still looked tanned which made me smile. On our last night in PHX, we chased the sunset and danced in the desert with our dearest friends. With winter fast approaching, I'm loving looking through photos of our trip, remembering our sun-kissed skin and the desert nights.

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1 // Letterpress Poster: I love this town.  2 // Ring: Shift.

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Feist "How Come You Never Go There" I'm off to see the lovely Leslie Feist tonight with a big group of friends in YYC. Super excited to see her and hear her new album live!

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I have been looking at this photo all day. I love everything about it: the angle // the grip // the colors // the texture // the objects // the jean+blazer+leather+gold+stripes combo... Can't get enough of it, so had to share. via { My Style Pill }

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The snow is falling outside my window, and I'm beginning to realize that winter is here until March (oh dear!). I'm now on the hunt for a few winter pieces to add to my wardrobe-- to distract me from hibernating until spring. STAPLES // Maxi skirt + a cozy (feminine & fitted) winter sweater + big structured scarf JACKET // a warm (fitted) camel coat ACCESSORIES // bold (chunky) necklaces +

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via { Dress Design Decor }

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Stumbled across this new blog Haute Design. It's total eye-candy!

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If you know me, you know that I am obsessed with magazine. I have piles and piles and shelves and shelves of them... Here are a few favorites from the past few months // 1. Lula 2. Magazine 3. New York Times Magazine 4. BEople 5. LOVE 6. self service

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Youth Lagoon "Montana" I'm kind of addicted. Shane and I have YL's album on repeat. + this music video is beautifully shot...

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When we found out we were going to visit NYC for the FIRST time, I screamed & then I began to research and compile our list of "Must-Do"s. There were a bunch of places online (& off) that I found had great tips – to have whatever kind of trip you want. Here are a few of my top resources for how to create your "choose your own adventure": 1. Cup of Jo // Joanna recently created a great NYC

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One of my favorite magazines right now is Elle UK. The fashion, photography and design is fresh and edgy. I can't wait to get my hand on the December 2011 issue with one of my girl-crushes Michelle Williams!

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The art direction for this shoot is to die for! The pop of makeup and perfectly coiffed hair is eye-candy. via { Fashion Gone Rogue }

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2 images from life this week. LEFT // I'm getting into the Movember spirit thanks to Ad Drinx. RIGHT // Last night, I was looking through our polaroids from our NYC trip. This is my absolute favorite shot with the very unpredictable Impossible Film. Shane took this photo of me in Central Park enjoy a macaron from Laduree. Wish I was there...

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Beautiful artwork by Dolan Geiman.

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EATS // In NYC there are many options. Around every corner you'll find a restaurant to call your favorite. We had great meals in beautiful restaurants, but some of my most memorable meals were when we grabbed food to-go and ate in NYC's parks. Our top "open-air" meals were Central Park for lunch by the boathouse and Bryant Park twinkling at night. BUT HERE ARE A FEW "INDOOR" FAVORITES:+

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HOME // We found our accommodations on AirBnB & ended up renting the apartment of a New York filmmaker (who was away in Greece for a film festival while we were there). The apartment we stayed in was in an old Brownstone building so we really began to feel like we were living the NYC dream. It was super inexpensive, spacious (for two people) and in a very central location (in Manhattan)

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CALLING ALL TYPE JUNKIES: Test your typography skills with this kerning test: Kern Me.

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Lana Del Rey "Video Games"

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To start off my posts about our trip to NYC I should probably start with the most important thing // COFFEE Before we left on our trip, I made a list of cafes I wanted to hit up (by researching top baristas and coffee blogs). We didn't make it to every one on my list-- but we stumbled upon quite a few TOP cafes. We really wanted to stay away from Starbucks and try something new because

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Best Coast "Our Deal" This music video was directed by Drew Barrymore & features a lot of up & coming actors/actresses (like Donald Glover / Troy from Community, Alia Shawcat / Maeby from Arrested Development, & -stealing the show- Chloe Moretz / Hit Girl from Kick-Ass). It's very West Side Story // love it! & love the music. Best Coast (especially the song "Boyfriend" (see below), was on our

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Happy Friday! I'm so excited for the weekend, but wondering how I'm going to fit in everything I need to do in just 48 hours? This is where I need a super power of stopping time. Still working on that. As I said yesterday, I'm still working on a special post about our adventure (stay tuned next week)-- but today, why don't you venture over to Shane's blog and check out a few photos from our

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Friends! We are back from our 2+ week adventure. We had an amazing time in both New York City & Phoenix... I can't wait to share photos and give you a little list of our favorite finds. I'm starting to compile a little NYC guide-- it's amazing the things we stumbled upon in the Big Apple. In the meantime, here are two teaser photos from the anniversary shoot we did with the talented Brooke

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"Quarry Hymns" by Land of Talk

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TGIF! Visual treats to get you to your weekend. 1 // 2 // 3 // 4

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interiors // big + small 1 // 2 // 3 // 4

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via { ffffound }

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Some eye candy for your tuesday. via { oh so beautiful paper }

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Today is our 2-year anniversary. I am so lucky. +++ A few photos from our wedding day are found here.

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Some Sia + David Guetta to start your monday off right. Happy Thanksgiving (to my fellow Canadians) + Happy Columbus Day (to my American friends!). xx

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It's been a few weeks since I've blogged... I have big dreams for my blog & even bigger ideas. Just not always the time to implement them all. I'm not sure if you ever get to the place where, if you can't do it right, you don't want to do it at all. Well, that is where I am at... ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, I've been incredibly busy. With friends, family, life, WLWL magazine, freelance work, day

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Alabaster Bodyworlds by Born Gold

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Calling all Gentlemen We love the response we've received from the inaugural 'Last Gentleman Standing' column in WLWL8, so we're calling all gentlemen for submissions & contributions for our next issue! If this is you, Gents, send our editor an email at liz@welikewelove.com PHOTOS BY // Max Wagner // Society 6 // Gentlemen Cavalier

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Liz, my partner in WLWL magazine, has taken over the blog this morning to share a music favorite. Enjoy! //// Canadian pop singer-songwriter Royal Wood native garnered much attention south of the border when 'A Mirror Without' from his 2007 release A Good Enough Day was featured on Grey's Anatomy. The Ontario native made his way through Calgary, AB last week on his fall Sneak Peak tour for his

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I'm a bit behind this week, but couldn't resist sharing this treasure (a day late): Jordan Klassen Visit his bandcamp & you can listen (& download for free!) the single "Go To Me". I can't really explain how much I love it. His new album, "Repentance", will be released March 2012. I can't wait!

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via { bonnie stang's tumblr }

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I'm off to NYC in ONE MONTH to celebrate our 2 year anniversary.  There are so many things we want to do and experience. Of the many "must dos", I'm hoping to pop into Madewell. Maybe find a little Alexa Chung treat while I'm there?! via { studded hearts }

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Love the styling of this photo by Ulyana Sergeenko. The hair, backdrop, floor, gloves... via { Flower Child Vintage }

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The 8th issue of WLWL magazine launched last night! This issue is full of beauty, inspiration and has a BIG emphasis on fashion. I love that September is a time to reinvent yourself, try new things and start fresh... and Fall is probably my favourite season of fashion. This week I'll be sharing about the stories featured in this issue, why they were chosen and why we love them. We put a lot of

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Love her fresh bright look. Beautiful blonde. via { fashion gone rogue } 

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[the films of] Sofia Coppola Love this.

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James Blake + Bon Iver. Can this be? Not sure if I love it yet... what do you think?

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Lara Marling is my favorite.

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I can't wait for the september issues, and I just found out that {most of} the cast of Glee will be in September Vogue. I can't wait!

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The Cosby Sweater Project.

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Loving this video (so much!) from #YYC songstress Samantha Savage-Smith

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Just do it. via { ReCraft }

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Love this Canadian home feature on Dwell's blog. The angles and clean lines are stunning! Can I move in?

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Can't get enough of this illustration and her series: I love stripes! and I love it! by { Daphne Van Den Heuvel }

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Brazilian artist Lucas Simões created these abstract portraits by overlapping layers of the same photo. See more on his Flickr.

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I found Samm Blake (Australian photographer) when OnceWed posted about the amazing wedding with the blue dress. I couldn't get enough of the raw, cinematic, soft photography. I went searching for more, and was totally blown away by the candid, romantic, photojournalistic beauty she captures. I'm completely in love. Dear Samm, if you ever come to Canada, I would love to meet you (& hire you).

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Love the beautiful simple furniture and delicate textiles from Mr + Mrs White.

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The typography and animation in this video make me so happy. (promo video for the ReThink / Langara Scholarship) 

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This weekend was the best. For most of it I spent time with my dear friends, Michaboom // Dalycho // welikeweloveLiz // Elisemareet. We hung out, took a mini-road trip to visit a friend visiting from Los Angeles, ate yummy food, laughed until we cried, drank lattes and ate twizzlers, sang at the top of our lungs to The Head and the Heart, sat on patios and even volunteered at a homeless shelter

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Ash/Black Veil by Apparat Last weekend, went to a goodbye party to send off a friend who is leaving for Oregon-- and this song was on the party playlist. Loved it immediately, it's so cinematic!

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OUR YEARLY SUMMER TRADITION: Run away to Prince's Island for four days and discover new music at Calgary Folk Music Festival! It's one of the best parts of summer. Sitting in the sun surrounded by friends and listening to beautiful music. Honestly, it can't get much better than that. Shane was given a media pass this year and decided to create a video about our festival experience: kind of a

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Love this blog I came across: The Burning House If your house was burning what items would you take with you? Love seeing what everyone would bring... and it makes me think what my PRIZED items are. What are yours?

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Another Folk Fest favorite: The Head and the Heart An amazing band and they were so fun live. Calgary really fell in love with them

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Some DESIGN eye candy found on Graphic Exchange.

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Love the color and combinations of these J.Crew Fall looks. Oh J.Crew, come to Calgary already!

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This past weekend, I was at my favorite summer festival in #YYC: Folk Fest. I found a few gems, that I'm excited to share over the next few weeks, but I thought I would get a head start and share a new favorite: Chic Gamine Girl's acappella group that reminded me of Adele. Beautiful girls with big beautiful voices. Loved listening to them sing this song live while I sat in the sun with my

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I'm swooning for these John Fluevog shoes. And they are now onsale. Do I splurge?

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  Bracelets, bangles and bling. (Yes, that is an alliteration.) I'm a bit obsessed with wrist adornment, and not just one or two but lots and LOTS of bracelets, cuffs and watches stacked on top of each other. I love the photography on Jack & Jil blog, and as I was flipping through the pages today I noticed a definite trend in their subject matter: wrist fashion! These detailed shots are

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My best friend, Micha, is home. She has been far far away for 2 years-- this last year she was living and working in Beijing. But she is back. Back! She came home Monday night and we had the chance to see her yesterday. It was the best. Think of it like Samantha being reunited with Carrie and the girls (that's a Sex & the City reference, for any of my male readers). We are so happy to have her

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Cary Brothers "Belong"

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Today is a special day! I'm guest-posting over at the lovely Victoria's blog: sfgirlbybay. I'm so honoured that she asked me to post while she is off in Europe! The guest list has been pretty impressive while she's been away– and I can't believe she asked me to be a part of it. Wow! I wasn't quite sure what to share, but decided to post a few of my likes and love (of the moment). Shane and I

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Today is my little sister's birthday. I'm so excited to spend the day celebrating her!She is not only my sister, but my best best BEST friend. I'm so very lucky that she is my sister and friend. I am so lucky to know her. She brings life and joy to every relationship, person and situation that she touches. She has taught me so much and I'm so excited to live many more years with her by my side.

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"Tambourine Reckoning" Eve vs Radiohead I LOVE this remix/mashup

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My twitter friend (& soon to be in-person friend!!!), @sacredlotus, is a dreamy photographer. She even sells prints. Love her style and I can't wait to meet her in a few weeks!

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via { non clickable item }

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Shane and I have been a bit obsessive about our crock pot (slow cooker) lately. Most Sunday nights, I've been throwing in a roast and then Monday morning we wake to the most delicious smells! And we have pulled pork for the week! It's so EASY and it's been delicious, but I think we need to switch it up! I came across this recipe today: Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili Sold! I'll let you know how it

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via { ffffound }

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That hair & lips plus the graphic elements. Love this! via { baby darling }

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Love shelves creating a display wall. I need more rooms in my house so I can create all of the spaces I love! via { convoy }

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Love the negative space. Dreamy! via { Sebastian Bentler portfolio }

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I'm dreaming an pining away for these graphic home accessories from H&M.  Sadly, they only ship to European countries (right now). THEY SHIP TO THE FOLLOWING: Austria; Denmark; Finland; Germany; Holland; Norway; Sweden; Swedish Finland; United Kingdom

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Love these images from Christian Dior Couture Spring 2011 collection. The silhouettes, fabrics, hair and makeup are magic! via { style.com }

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50/50 trailer. Pretty excited to see this movie starring Joseph Gordon Levit and Seth Rogen.

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Neon Hymns "Valentine" Neon Hymns just released their EP & I can't stop listening (you can listen online on their website). Let their music speak for itself.

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I haven't even had a chance to wear my summer clothes, and I'm already wishing for fall tights. At least there is something to look forward to! Photos { See by Chloe Fall 2011 collection }

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Joe Fresh is a definite fashion favorite of mine. It's a great go-to label for wardrobe staples (I love their cardigans!) and also off-the-moment trends (i.e. my orange ikat print skirt). But all at great prices. AND this morning they launch their first standalone store (& it's huge!) in Alberta!  Last night, Shane was at the new store to photograph the VIP pre-opening party. I handed off my VIP

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Loving these looks from the CFDA awards.So much color and texture!

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