Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween my lovelies! I found this scary picture of my friend Crystal and I when we were at the University of Maine together getting our Education Degrees:) This Halloween we are dressed up as chicks from the 80's! Good times! I miss the good ole days of Wizards and $1 Vodka and Red Bulls! (Note box of wine in the background that was a staple in our room;)
This Halloween I am going to a Fire Hall dance in Annapolis which should be something... and then tomorrow night I am going trick or treating with my friend Michelle and her wee ones! I will post a picture of Michelle and I dressed up in our Cat and Love Bug costumes:)
Have a happy Halloween my friends!

boring

So very true!!!

A Year of Cakes!!!

The decorative nuts are dipped in caramelized sugar and hung in bat fashion -- upside down -- so the sugar streams and hardens into the best candy on the block.

So I have been trying to help my Mother go through her old magazines and throw them away!!! And I came upon a Martha Stewart issue from January 2005. This issue suggests that every month for a year you could make a new yummy cake! And this months is a Darkest Chocolate Crepe Cake! When I saw this picture I was sold!!! What a great idea:) I can't wait to make this cake and the others in the article every month! I will keep you updated monthly and you can join in on the fun;) or perhaps you could take this idea and find your own new cake every month to try and keep me updated:)

octopi

world will change

Though I might travel afar, I will meet only what I carry with me, for every man is a mirror. We see only ourselves reflected in those around us. Their attitudes and actions are only a reflection of our own. The whole world and its condition has its counter parts within us all. Turn the gaze inward. Correct yourself and your world will change.

— Kristin Zambucka

Hazelnut-choco coffee!

Cold weather is here! So why not enjoy some yummy hot coffee!



Start with your favourite cup of coffee
Add 2 tsp. of Nutella
Stir until spread melts
Top with whipped cream and choclate shavings:)

For a kick!
Add a shot of Frangelico!

Just holding a cup of warm coffee makes you feel freindlier toward others, making you percieve them as happier and more generious, say researchers at Yale Universtity.

Beeotiful

pilot your own ship

Should you fail to pilot your own ship, don't be surprised what inappropriate port you find yourself docked.

Tom Robbins

Free People Fall 2010

Here are some of my favourites from the Free People Fall 2010 collection!

Worldwide Howl at the Moon Night

In this age of all things vampire I thought it might be a hoot to take a deeper look at 'Worldwide Howl at the Moon Night,' a biting energy that penetrates the neck of this day. Actually, vampires be damned today, as we take a closer look at the metaphysics involved with the lone wolf. In fact, many in the animal community think that wolves get a bad rap because, even though many tales tell otherwise, there has actually never been a confirmed death of a human being by a healthy wolf. Wolves are in fact social, friendly and highly intelligent. This animal also has a quick capacity towards making strong emotional bonds, so learning to trust your own instincts and intuitions while also securing strong relationship attachments is the medicine the wolf brings. Wolf medicine is also believed to be able to guide you to take appropriate actions and situations that will keep you safe from harm. When the wolf shows up in your life, it's time to pay attention to your emotional attachments and deem whether they are keeping you happy, healthy and in a state of constant balance.

Source Astrology.com

close to somebody...

At the end of the day, when it comes down to it, all we really want is to be close to somebody. So this thing where we all keep our distance and pretend not to care about each other, it’s usually a load of bull. So we pick and choose who we want to remain close to, and once we’ve chosen those people, we tend to stick close by. No matter how much we hurt them. The people that are still with you at the end of the day, those are the ones worth keeping. And sure, sometimes close can be too close. But sometimes, that invasion of personal space, it can be exactly what you need.

— Grey’s Anatomy Monologue

Road Trip Part 5: NYC Central Park

I heart NYC! Here are a few pictures I took from Central Park and leaving NYC! I could take pics in Central Park all. day. long. The first picture is of my feet after the first few days in NYC! Tess and I both were felling it! The best thing about it was the day after those were the most comfortable shoes I owned and I ended up wearing them for the rest of the summer:)
Oh how I miss NYC! How great would it be to go there for Christmas or New Years?!?! Something to think about...

All images taken by Sandylee

Scandals, Secrets & Sparkle!

How exciting is this nail collection by Nicole-by OPI!?! It's the Gossip Girl Collection:)

From left to right: Party In The Penthouse is a deep shimmering blue with a hint of sparkle; Too Rich For You is a rich ocean blue with a splash of green; Nicole.. Spotted! Is a shimmering aquatic green; and, Scandals, Secrets & Sparkle is a shimmering silver. Like all Nicole By OPI products, the collection is 3-Free, meaning it contains no DBP, toluene or formaldehyde.

tea cup lights

Love, love!

chance

They say the bigger your investment, the bigger your return. But you have to be willing to take a chance. You have to understand, you might lose it all. But if you take that chance, if you invest wisely the pay off might just surprise you.
-Grey's Anatomy

things that make me smile

Fall hikes in the woods! Now that the leaves have changed so beautifully it is so much fun to go on long hikes deep into the woods!

Chocolate covered pretzels:) I am madly in love with these salty sweet morsels of yummy goodness! I just can't get enough!!!

Big Bang Theory! How funny is this show?!? I think I love it because I am secretly attracted to dorks... And how fascinating is Sheldon's new GF?!?!

risk

forget love

and mint chocolate chip ice cream, and creamy dill chips, and pretzel m&ms, and Baileys and coffee, and...

choice

“There is so much about my fate that I cannot control, but other things do fall under the jurisdiction. I can decide how I spend my time, whom I interact with, whom I share my body and life and money and energy with. I can select what I can read and eat and study. I can choose how I’m going to regard unfortunate circumstances in my life-whether I will see them as curses or opportunities. I can choose my words and the tone of voice in which I speak to others. And most of all, I can choose my thoughts.”

— Elizabeth Gilbert

DIY Bed Head Updo

Possibly the easiest hairstyle ever: All you have to do is wake up! Keep your natural texture and lightly tease, then loosely twist up the back.

Bleeding Heart Martini

In anticipation of Halloween parties next weekend...

the choice is yours

Five-Minute Halloween Costumes

Hahaha I just read this on Glamour.com and had to share the fun ones with you!!!

Halloween Costume Idea 7: the Walk of Shame


What you’ll need: men’s shirt, short skirt, messy hair, smeared makeup and heels in hand
Why you should try it: Completely unexpected, completely hilarious. And we bet you know someone who’ll think it hits a wee bit close to home.


Halloween Costume Idea 12: Elaine from Seinfeld

What you’ll need: long skirt, leather jacket, poufy hair and bad dance moves
Why you should try it: Didn’t you hear the news? Elaine is back in style! Be sure to bust out her horribly embarrassing dance moves to really get into character.


Halloween Costume Idea 17: Pink Slip
What you’ll need: pink-colored slip or nightgown
Why you should try it: Because you get to go around yelling “You’re fired!” at everyone. All. Night. Long.

I love it!!! I think I will dress up as "the walk of shame" or "the pink slip"-I can't make up my mind...
What will you dress up as for Halloween?!
For more Five-Minute Halloween Costumes go to Glamour.com.

consciously change...

If you see a difference between where you are and where you want to be - consciously change your thoughts, words, and actions to match your grandest vision.

— Neal Donald Walsch

Seduce me

Love these shoes...

bebe satin strapless dress

I love love love this!!!

win

If you are going to win any battle, you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do… the body is never tired if the mind is not tired.

— George Patton

S'mores Cupcakes

OMG how yummy do these S'mores Cupcakes look?!?! If you would like to make these yourself here is the S'mores Cupcakes recipe from 6 bittersweets. I know I will be:)

cool again!

This cracks me up;)

Summer ends...

Just as every summer ends, all tourists come home, all dreamers wake up, and new problems are born.

Gossip Girl

paths

“The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn’t matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.”

— Barbara Hall

PEI Half Marathon Results 2:14:48

Here are the results from my race on the weekend!!! I did it in under 2:15!!! I am super excited:)
Next race goal time is 2h! Can't wait!!!

PEI Marathon (HALF_Marathon) Charlottetown, PEI 
October 17th, 2010  8:00 A.M.  
Weather: Rain, wind 10 Degrees
377 1682 Sandy Veinot Middleton NS  
78/116 2:14:48  Pace 6:26  

life is messy

At some point, you have to make a decision. Boundaries don’t keep other people out, they fence you in. Life is messy. That’s how we’re made. So, you can waste your life drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.

— Unknown

Road Trip Part 4: NYC Steve Earle

So we got to see Steve Earle in NYC!!! So exciting:) It was a great concert that was held a the City Winery downtown NYC! He played all my favourite songs and the atmosphere was great! I had he pleasure of meeting his son Justin Townes Earle who is also amazing and his wife who is lovley!!! Oh I can't wait to see him again...

All images taken by Sandylee

PEI Half Marathon

I am off this weekend to the PEI Half Marathon! I will be running 21.5km of good, good times;) The fall on Prince Edward Island is so very beautiful! I can't wait to run on Sunday! My goal time is 2h 15min-wish me luck!

Image of me running the PEI Half 2 years ago:)

changing horizons

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

— Chris McCandless

Things to do today...

Pumpkin Spice Tea

As we all know I love anything pumpkin!!! Today I went out for tea with my good friend Noelle and she bought me a Pumpkin Spice Tea! It was lovely with the aroma of pumpkin pie and cinnamon with a hint of sweetness it was just what I needed to warm me up on this cold Canadian Fall day:) Thanks Noelle!