My Happy List

25 Things that Make Me Happy!

• family
• friends
• fur-babies

• music
• warm summer days
• cold snowy winter nights
• cute note books with sayings on them
• a great red lipstick
• the perfect highlight
• a nice compliment
• books that make you want to finish them in one sitting
• September issues of Vogue
• chats that last all night long
• a great meal with better company
• baby noises
• travel
• beaches
  
• drives to nowhere 
• ice cream dates in the summer
• hot chocolate dates in the winter 
• perfect ending for a series finale
• laughing until you cry
• doing hair
• discovering new things
• life

Just a list of a few things that make me happy. What makes you happy? Make a list! Just making the list of things that make you happy will make you happy because you get to think of all the things that make you happy. Let me know what makes you happy in the comments or link your blog in the comments.

Happy Living everyone!

Slack Blogger? Not a summer blogger!

Yup, it is official I'm not a summer blogger! I had idea for posts but I never had/took the time to sit down and write them out. There was always something more fun/exciting/important to do!

Since it is September (WOAH! how did that happen already?) and school is back on Wednesday I figured it was time to get back into a nice routine and it will include blogging on a regular basis. Now, that being said this week probably won't have anymore posts because I will be busy with back to school stuff and just getting back into routine! I just wanted to come and say hi and yes I will be back! 

Now, I'm going to leave you with some of my pictures from August! Hope you're all having a great Labour Day weekend.

Friday!

I can't believe it already Friday! At the beginning of the week I was saying to my friend Justin that I thought it was going to be a long week but boy was I wrong! This week has flown by. I was going to post on Wednesday but well it was far too nice outside to be in on the computer so what can you do!? This is what I did all day on Wednesday....

I love summer! I don't enjoy the muggy weather we have been having but man when you can lay by the pool all day it doesn't even matter.

We are almost into the final countdown of Erica's trip and she will be home soon! I have missed her so much! It is hard when your partner in crime is away for almost a month! I'm excited to have her home soon! The dogs are going to go crazy! They have missed her so much. Gus especially hasn't been himself since she left. It is funny because they are mopey for a day or so when someone else goes but then they get over it but with Erica they have been bummed out the whole time!

Okay, I have some stuff to get done before lunch time so I should probably get my butt going and get it done! Hope you all had a great week and are going to have a great weekend!

xo

Weekend Update!

What? Is this really happening? I'm actually giving a weekend update on Monday!! Miracles never cease to exist! I have to say I love summer weekends, yes I know all weekends are awesome but there is something but summer that just makes them better. This is probably because I love summer so much. This weekend was a lovely weekend full of family, friends, laughter, happiness and sun! 

This weekend I was lucky enough to be able to celebrate my friends' wedding. Myself and my friend Megan were also happy to do the hair and make up of the wedding party. Thanks for trusting us to that Natalie! Not that I'm bias but she looked so beautiful! The day was great! I got to spend the morning with the wedding party before rushing home to get myself ready for the wedding. The ceremony was lovely and everything seemed to go off without a hitch. The dinner and dance was great, the food was very good! It was a buffet of salmon, salads, beef, seafood chowder and biscuits. There was an assortment of desserts along with cupcakes. All of it was delicious! Then of course the dance was super fun! There was five of us there together from high school and we were all each others dates so it was a girls' night at the wedding and it was a lot of fun. The DJ played some great music and we danced most of the night away. Here are some pictures from Saturday.....

My hot wedding dates Andrea, Lydia, Danielle and Laura

Us again with the bride Natalie

The blushing bride and myself

Me and Danielle

Laura and Me

Lydia, Andrea and myself

View at the Pictou Lodge where they had the wedding dinner and dance.

On Sunday we headed down to my uncle Bill's cottage for some BBQ. My aunt Marjorie and uncle Paul are home for a visit so we all went there for a nice meal. I love being down on the shore and they have great spot down at the cottage. We all had a nice evening together and I got some good pictures on the beach. It was a great weekend and I hope you had a great weekend too. I will leave you with some pictures from Sunday evening.

xo

Friday Friday Friday!

Happy Friday everyone! It was a beautiful, sunny day until about 20 minutes ago and now it is cloudy, raining and I do believe I hear thunder in the distance! Today, I decided to get in my fix of link ups! So lets start with Five on Friday!

• This week has gone by really quickly! Feels like yesterday was Monday!
• I have been listening to a lot of Sara Bareilles this week and honestly she is so amazing! I did tweet this but if you don't like her please don't tell me because I will have a hard time liking you after that I think.
• It is officially summer today! YAY! I'm excited but I really can't believe I have been off school for almost two months already! Kind of crazy! It is graduation day at my school and I kind of wish it was my graduation day but alas it will come soon enough!
• I have been watching too many YouTube videos again this week. Really this isn't a new thing but man I have been watching organizing ones and I really don't need to watch those ones! LOL
• I have a small addiction to HGTV which lead to me loving Damon Bennett from Holmes on Homes. He is such a sweetheart and he can build you house how could you not love him!? Anyways just wanted to let everyone know he is awesome and you should love him too. Fingers crossed he gets his own show soon since he has left Mike Holmes crew to pursue other things on his own. By far my favorite handyman! 

Also, on a completely different note here are my feelings on last night's Free Agents epsiode NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and that is all I have to say about that!

And since we are linking up we should link up with Whitney and get your weekend started right!

Weekend Update on Tuesday!

Yesterday I had every intention of blogging but it was a beautiful day and my cousin Ashdenne decided we were going to go on adventure so that is where my day went instead of blogging. It is better to be out and enjoying the weather then inside working on the blog.

This weekend the weather was beautiful! On Saturday, I went out with Erica and her friend Johnny for lunch in Pictou at Sharon's and it was lovely as always. After lunch and once we dropped Johnny off, Erica and I got some ice cream and then headed home ourselves. Later in the day we got a phone call from our family friend Peter who got a new puppy!! We quickly went down there to see the puppy who is a bull massif and named Moses. He is the sweetest little thing! He cuddled right into me and I was loving life because I love puppies!

Once we finished our visit with Moses, Erica and myself went and got Johnny so we could all go and see X Men. I really liked the movie and I have never seen the other movies and really know nothing about X Men. I do love me some Hugh Jackman though!
Sunday was another beauty of a day so myself, Erica and our momma headed out to have brunch together and then mom saw a plant sale so she got some stuff before we dropped her off and headed out to do some errands. Erica made BBQ chicken and ribs for dinner that night and they were amazing. I love BBQ anything and these were just delish! My aunt Bev and uncle Bill were over for family dinner too since they were down at their cottage and it doesn't have a kitchen right now haha. On Sunday I was also able to have a nice catch up with my friend Justin! We hadn't had a real chat in for too long so it was great to be able talk to him. I had a great weekend and really my weekend moved into Monday too with the adventures with Ashdenne.

Monday morning around 9:30 I think I got a text from Ashdenne saying it was too beautiful out so we needed to go on an adventure! I had a few things to get done so we decided after lunch we would head out. We didn't know what the adventure was going to be but we decided to head to Brule once Ashdenne came over because it was more of an adventure then just going to the beach. On the way there is a lavender farm and we stopped there. Ashdenne got some nice bath salts and we decided to try some lavender chocolate. Now we can say we have tried it! It is was nice chocolate but just too perfume-y. We are happy we just shared a piece instead of getting two. Once we left the lavender farm, Ashdenne saw that there was a wool shop and sheep farm not too far so we headed there next! The shop was very nice and full of nice things but both me and Ashdenne didn't see anything we really wanted at the time. There was some very nice mittens though that I would like but as it is summer I didn't really want to get them yet! There was also sheep you could go and see! They were so cute! The noises they make is really funny though! They were super cute but kinda stinky haha Once we were done at the farm we headed to Rushton's beach! It was beautful down there! The sand was soft, the water was cold and the sun was hot! It was a great adventure day. Ashdenne then came back to our house for the evening to watch Master Chef. Great day and awesome to spend it out adventuring with Ashdenne.

Also big congrats to my friends Lauren and Matt on their engagement! So happy for both of you!

Monday Monday....

Well, getting back into blogging isn't as easy as I hoped it was going to be! I really don't have any ideas of what I want to blog about! But we are going to power through this and we are going to blog today!

....chirp.....chirp....

Hmmm....Okay, I can tell you what I'm excited about for this coming weekend! On Sunday I heading up to Halifax to see some of favorite people and going to see the Backstreet Boys! Yup, if you read this blog you know this girl right here is a Backstreet Girl and will be one forever. I have to say I'm most excited about finally seeing them as 5! The one time I did see them when they were still 5, AJ had hurt his foot and only came out for one song so that doesn't really count but now it will be glorious with all five! And to top it off I might have gotten a VIP so I'm going to meet KEVIN!! He was never my favorite but man I'm excited to finally meet him. I'm so excited to seeing my friends because I haven't seen as much I would like to because of school I wasn't in Halifax as much. It is going to be a great night for sure! Throwback to the last time I met them! :) Poor AJ had a scatch on his cornea.

I have to say I'm really lost without having to go to school! I'm happy to have the break but man I just don't know what to do with myself yet! I'm sure it will come! I also miss the girls! It is weird going from seeing someone Monday to Friday to not seeing them until September! Though I'm sure we will have a few gatherings over the summer. 

Alright, this is a terrible blog but I honestly I have got nothing! Better tomorrow promise xo

Taste of Tuesday with some Tunes!

Happy Tuesday Everyone! This week I'm doing another review for Taste of Tuesday (Ashley and Jessica) because I haven't made anything new in the past week! I know! But it is almost fall and I always bake and cook more in the fall and winter anyways! Summer I have better things to do! haha

This week I want to talk about New Glasgow Lobster Suppers in Prince Edward Island. This is probably my favorite place to eat in PEI because it is delicious and service is always amazing. At the lobster supper you pay as you go in for your lobster, which you can get in many sizes. With your lobster you also get all you can eat chowder/soup, salad, rolls, mussels, desserts, pop and water! Also, once you sit down you don't have to get up again until you're done because this is all served to you! Some places it is a buffet style but not for this spot. The servers are just running around making sure everyone is happy! They are a great group! I have been going to the New Glasgow Lobster Suppers for as long as I can remember because we always vacationed in PEI when I was growing up because my parents had there own business (still do) and my dad could never take an extended period away from the business so taking off for a long weekend to PEI was always a great plan because Dad could still be reached if need be but we as kids felt like we were getting away on a fun vacation! For a long time I think going to the lobster dinner was Dad's favorite part of the vacation because he loves lobster! Honestly I think people who don't like lobster might have something wrong with them ;) Anyways, it has been a place I have been going most of my life! Probably have been going there for 25 years! And the best thing it hasn't changed! Still amazing food and great service! This summer I was lucky enough to get to go twice because we made two trips to PEI this summer! If you ever find yourself in PEI between May and October I HIGHLY suggest going to  the New Glasgow Lobster Suppers I know you won't regret it (there is something for the non lobster lovers too).

(yes, it isn't the pretty food but man it is good!)

Since I'm going to see Matchbox Twenty and Goo Goo Dolls on Thursday I'm going to leave you with two of my favorites by them for Tuesday Tunes! Have a great one everybody!

Weekend Update and a Tag!

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend! It was great weather, had good people around so I could I have not had a great weekend!? This weekend was the 5th annual Beerfest for my brother and his friends. I swear they will be bringing their kids at some point because whenever it is talked about being maybe the last year for it they all freak out! 

It was lunchtime on Saturday and the boys start coming! Yes, this is an all day event of beer pong, endurance challenges and whatever else they can turn into a beer game. There are teams and brackets and at the end of the night a winner is named. Sadly, Chase's team did not again this year. Since, we have the two dogs myself and Erica decided to take them away for the day as make sure they did not get in the way of beer fest. We headed off for our doggie adventure soon after the boys started to arrive. We ended for Antigonish with a stop in Arisaig and then we stopped for a little snack at Tim Horton's before headed on to Pomquet Beach. It was a lovely day! It kind of became overcast but it didn't rain on us so it was all good! The poopies were so tired they slept much of the drive home. It was great day out exploring around Antigonish because honestly I have never been to Arisaig or Pomquet! They were both very nice. It nice to actually tour around your own province sometimes. When we got back Beerfest was in full swing! The night ended around 11:30 and clean up began! Thank god for one of the boys who works at the local garbage dump for the summer! He took over 3 huge bins and we got to throw everything in them and he would look after it for us! That made clean up much easier! Thanks Nick! It was great day for the boys and they are good boys so it isn't bad having them around. Another successful Beerfest in the books with our Mom as MVP 2 years in a row because without Brenda there would be no beerfest.

Sunday, somewhat productive day! Did laundry, cleaned up, got some blogs ready for the week and just chilled out. Good Sunday! Hope you all had a great weekend too and I hope you're all having a great week!

Now, onto the tag that Miranda tagged me in last week! The 6 Things You Should Know About Me Tag!

1. If You could meet any blogger in person, who would you choose?

-I really had to think about this one because there is a few I would love to meet! But lets be honest, we know all I would love to meet PinkLouLou in person at a Carrie Underwood concert! We would have so much fun! PLL just seems like one of the sweetest people around! We have lots in common and she could do my hair! haha Yup it would be PinkLouLou for sure!

2. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?

-Watch terrible reality TV! I have a few episodes of RHOC to catch up on right now! But I also love to take pictures, scrapbook, listen to music and write.

3. What's the best piece of advice anyone has given you?

-Just to be yourself and don't think you have to prove yourself to anyone. I think just being yourself is hard a lot of time because you're trying to please people or whatever but I think for the most part now I'm at a place in my life where I don't feel the need to act a different way around certain people or whatever. I can be myself and that is perfectly okay. I think that might come with age too, you just get more comfortable with yourself.

4. How did your blog come about?

-I have always loved writing and had some kind of blog! It started back with livejournal and has evolved into this blog. I have started and stopped many blog but for some reason this one has stuck! I like having a place where I can write whatever I want and save my memories.

5. Name one good deed you did that went unseen?

A few years back I helped out an elderly couple quickly. The husband was having trouble getting his wife out of her wheelchair. I quickly gave hand and went on my way. I know it did not go unseen by the couple I helped but it made me feel great for days because they were so thankful.

6. Who inspires you?

-My parents, they have always told me I could do whatever I wanted to. They have been together for 35 years and are still very much in love. I couldn't have asked for better parents.

I tag...

Faith

Nicole

Sara

Liz

Ashley

Choose six to answer for yourself!
1. What's the best piece of advice anyone has given you?
2. If you could meet any blogger in person, who would you choose?
3. Blogs you're loving right now?
4. What's your biggest struggle in life?
5. How did your blog come about?
6. Name one good deed you did that went unseen.
7. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
8. Tell us something we don't know about you.
9. Who inspires you?

Summer BBQ....Weekend Update

Hello My Lovelies, sorry I didn't blog much last week but I really didn't feel like blogging and I was having some writer's blog! I had some ideas of what I wanted to write about but I couldn't get anything into a post! But, we have new week and I'm ready for it! I can't believe it already the 12th of August! Where is the summer going? Honestly it feels like yesterday it was May and were having my dad's 60th birthday party and now it is almost time for back to school, fall, my 30th birthday etc! CRAZY!!

But lets get back to why we blogging on this lovely Monday! Weekend update! Friday I headed to Halifax for a quick trip to pick up stuff for our family BBQ on Saturday. It was a just a quick trip up to Costco, the mall and then we had Montana's dinner! It was a great meal!

Saturday we had our annual Pitts Family BBQ. It was great fun as always! Honestly we never have a bad together. There is a lot of little ones right who are adorable and they make the days even more fun now. We had great food, swimming and entertainment! My cousin Ben and uncles Mike and Lance always bring their guitars so the entertainment is always top notch from them. 

Sunday was a totally chill by the pool day! So I don't have much to say about that since I went out by the pool at about 12:30pm and didn't come back in until about 6pm! It was a great weekend though! Love hanging out with my family and just enjoying summer. Hope you all had a great weekend too!