vado in italia

roma

venice

florence

so remember when i said i was going to travel more this year.....? well today i officially made my first deposit for an incredible art history course in florence and venice! i am so excited it is going to be one of the first things i do on my own. gulp. in addition i do not know anyone going on the trip. double gulp. but i need to put my big girl pants on and take a chance. it will be the last course i do in uni which i think is the best way to end the last four years of studies in which i read countless books on the duomo, caravaggio and titian. in addition i am hoping to head to rome afterward for a few days. so excited!

so there you have it i am going to be travelling in 2012 after all.

i cannot wait until may! 

proud sister

tallulah dress shirt, american apparel leggings, urban outfitters scarf, toms shoes, michael kors watch, tiffany earrings

my wittle sister was spotted by western street style and they posted her look on their blog. 

very proud i must say. just goes to show that school time is a time to get dolled up too. you never know who is watching....

last night....

lanvin

marchesa

nina ricci

dior haute couture

vera wang

these are my favourite.....what were yours?

happy monday everyone

xoxo

backtrack: 21st of december

to make sure that you remain updated on the happenings that occurred during my blog vacation i will be featuring some backtrack posts to keep you current. this one will be of the 21st of december which was not only the day i left to go back home but it was also my 4 year anniversary to boyfriend. how romantic it was. sick little me jumping off the plane into the arms of a slightly hypochondriac boyfriend. anyways to say the least it was bliss to be home and to just relax with family and boyfriend. 4 years of long distance loving. hopefully that will be ending shortly....

also happy first snow day anyone in the toronto area. 

hope you are enjoying the frigid temperatures and icy conditions. 

(p.s that is me trying to be more positive)

back to reality

i miss our fat tree

my big poopies

home 

i miss me after a cosmo and two glasses of wine

the beach of course

i miss the rain when its warm out

today is cold. it is raining. it is bleh. three days ago i was wearing a sundress with bare feet. today i am wearing two sweaters and paul frank fuzzy socks. today i may have shed a tear or two about being away from home. i know i am a big baby who still gets homesick. so to cheer myself up i edited my 1500 pictures from over the break and i thought i would share a few with you all. 

these are things i miss.

it is a new year

i know i am a few days late but i think it is important...absolutely vital really...to share your new year resolutions with a vast audience so that you actually feel obligated to do them so not to let the public down. thus i have a made up a somewhat realistic list of things that i would like to accomplish this year. here it goes.

1. overall i think you must put yourself into a mindset for a new year. this year i would like to be generally a more positive and patient person. happy people attract happy people. enough said. subsequently i think that no person can have too much patience especially in a world that is so instant and demanding. amen to that. 
2. i would love to master the art of indian cooking. i have yet to make (from scratch) my own curry sauce or roti skin so this year i would like to learn. tips and pointers welcome from any of you who may have conquered this cuisine.
3. routine. don't you just love this word. it means order and organization and energy and all sorts of other good stuff. this year, i would like to reconfigure my schedule to resemble some sort of routine. yes that would be nice. first step is to buy an agenda.
4. healthy is how i would like to feel this year. i would love to try and eat less from packages and wrappers. yes this includes my beloved diet coke. i want to cut back on foods that are full of preservatives and focus on ones that are whole and healthy. maybe i will even see the inside of my gym this year too? would love to at least try a pilates or zumba class. i hear they are amazing and once you get into a ROUTINE you stay in one. perfect i say. 
5. this is the year of travelling. i am graduating university this year (when did that happen?) and i am going to stop being such a wuss and try to get out there more. even if i don't have friends to do it with me. in the weeks to come i will share some of the places i plan on venturing to!
6. this year i need to start being a saver. after graduation i will not be returning home so i have to be aware, like really aware, of my spending habits. i love to shop and i love fashion so it will be a challenge but i have to start thinking about savings in a long term sense. i think they call that being a grown-up but i am not sure. 
7. less television this year please. with the internet so quick to download just about every television series imaginable, i find myself on many occasions in a daze in front of my comp watching absolute rubbish about rich women discussing botox and feather hair extensions. i must stop this at once and open up a book unrelated to school or something. 

so there you have it folks. if you catch me doing anything i am not suppose to be doing (like blogging about all the shoes i bought one weekend or the 12 litres of diet coke i drank one evening) then just write me a little comment and say STOP IT. 

happy new year all.

i am back

photo cred to my britty

hello my lovelies! it has been long.....so long. i just returned from 3 weeks at home with family and friends and had one of the most wonderful christmas vacations ever. 

everyday was chock-a-block full of beaching, sleeping and eating (oh so much eating) . it felt so nice to be far far away from my computer....although i did mis my little blog terribly. i have so much to fill everyone up on these next few weeks and i cannot wait to show you all pictures from home, share some new recipes and update you on everything in between including lots of exciting news! 

let's go 2012....i am ready for you.