Roadtrip: Bellingham

Hello again internet! It's been a long time and I apologize for that. I recently lost someone very, very important to me and so I have been spending these last few months reflecting on different aspects of my life like who I am and want to be. When my birthday rolled around at the beginning of March, I decided to have a little get away by myself. I am someone who really appreciates my alone time and so a weekend trip down to my family's place in Birch Bay, Washington helped ring in my 25th birthday. I am a creature of habit and tend to do the same things over and over, like eating the same things or visiting the same places so I decided that this trip would be a chance to see some parts of Bellingham that I haven't seen before and all that I can say is that it is BEAUTIFUL!

I went to the Fairhaven Area of Bellingham which is the historic district of the city. It is beautiful, the buildings are brick and sturdy but have been reclaimed by local stores and companies. Village Books is famous for this area, is it a gorgeous book store with three levels and so much personality.

I am a huge fan of sweets and candy, my favourites being salty black licorice and I couldn't pass up going in to Papa's sweets - I left with lots of licorice and delicious salt water taffy, I posted a picture of the flavours I picked up on my instagram

Tony's Coffee is another staple in Fairhaven and the coffee is delicious - something you can not miss!

Buildings like these are all over Fairhaven and I love the look

I couldn't have asked for a nicer day to explore the city. Since Bellingham is also a port town, there was a beautiful seawall where you could pretend the yacht's belonged to you  

Fat Pie Pizza was by far the best pizza I have ever had! The taste is so fresh and the service is great - plus there is a donut and ice cream place next door so that is always an extra bonus ;-)

This building was my favourite by far - someone had shaped the vines on the side of the building to make a beautiful heart.

I finished my day back on the beach in Birch Bay to watch the sun to go down and to think about my Oma who passed away a few weeks before. I miss her everyday and sitting on the beach reflecting made me feel closer to her than I had since she was gone.

Thank you everyone for letting me share! I will be back posting regularly and have new projects coming soon!

stay clumsy

xx jamie

Tuesday Top Ten: Favourite Fall Lip Colours

I have to admit, I am that person wearing a dark plum in the middle of summer because a dark, bold lip is my favourite and pinks or corals just don't do it for me. So when it actually is time to wear the dark fall colors on your kisser, it's the best time of year! I am also a big advocate for the all-over lip liner since it helps with longevity and my lips seem to be thinning so I am not going overboard like Kylie Jenner, but you gota plump those lips!

Here are my Top Ten / Go To fall lip colours:

Maybelline | Urban Decay | Mac | Sephora Collection | Kat Von D
L'Oreal | Covergirl | Tarte | The Body Shop | Make Up Forever

So what are your favourite fall colours? Let me know in the comments so I can try them out!

stay clumsy
xx jamie

My Christmas Wishlist

Hi Guys! Now I'm not going to lie... I have been waiting for December to come around since... well December 31st last year. IT'S FINALLY HERE! So I decided to start out this Christmas month with my top Christmas Wishlist for you all (and...*cough* Mike *cough*). Now I have a big range of prices from very reasonable to well, some that compete with Gwynth Paltrow's list but no one ever said that wishlist's need to be reasonable right?....Right?!

1. Nikon 20mm Camera Lens | Nikon

2. Naked2 Basics Palette | Urban Decay

3. Giant Gem Speaker | Ban.do

4. Chevron Ring | Etsy

5. Rose Gold Headphones | Frends

6. Sponge | Beauty Blender

7. Selma Large Saffiano Leather Satchel | Michael Kors

8. Breakfast Club Print | Etsy

9. RICCA Booties | Steve Madden

10. Watermelon Market Basket | The Little Market

11. Lilac Path | Aerin

12. Neon Pink Keyboard Cover | Amazon

I hope you all enjoy your Monday! 

stay clumsy
xx jamie

High Five for Friday: Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween Everyone!!

I hope you are all having a very spooky Friday! I love Halloween and along with some pumpkin carving and a DIY costume, here are my highlights of the week!

1. Kelly and I bartended a fundraiser on Sunday night and I forgot how much fun it was! We had lots of laughs and snapchats throughout the night that kept us laughing the entire time!

2. Mike went to the Canucks game on Tuesday and watched them beat the Hurricanes which is already great! So glad hockey season is back!

3. Last night we went to carve pumpkins with Mr. C and Mike's brother and sister in law when we got him in this costume... Somebody wasn't a happy camper which makes it even better!

4. After seeing all the sugar skull pumpkins on Pinterest I wanted to try it for myself. It wasn't a complete fail but it isn't looking to great either! I did Hello Kitty Pumpkins for the last 3 years and next year I think I will go back to that! Hey, I tried!

5. I work in an office so I decided that we needed to have a festive halloween day so I made an office friendly costume. Microsoft Excel anyone?

Please excuse the photo quality! My iPhone4 is on it's last legs!

I hope you all have a fantastic day and eat lots of sweets!

stay clumsy
xx jamie

Dough Girls Bakeshop!

What else is there to do on a Saturday morning than to go to a bakery with your best friend and eat lots and lots of carbs. Kelly and I went out to see the new bakery our other friend, KP started working at! Doughgirls Comfort Kitchen + Bakehouse is one of the cutest bakeries I've ever seen. The people who work there are so nice and you can really tell the owners put everything they had into making the place feel like home. All the pastries were served on mismatched china plates (adorable), there were old baking tools hanging on the wall and I'm always a sucker for unique incandescent light fixtures.

 

 

Such a cute bakery right?! I absolutely loved it and that chocolate, almond bear claw was delicious!

Do you have a favourite bakery? Comment below :-)

stay clumsy
xx jamie

High Five for Friday

Hi All! Doesn't it always seem that the first normal week back from a short week feels like time crawls by? Well the good news is, is that it is Friday once again! I didn't have the most exciting week since the weather can't decide what is it doing in Vancouver but, as usual, here are my highlights of the week:

1. I work for an electricity company and so last Friday afternoon we got to tour one of our facilities and it was so interesting! It's amazing how technology has changed so much and is so advanced.

2. As you saw in my previous post, Mike, his family and I went to the pumpkin patch and it was a new place than I've been in years past and it was so much fun. I'm still pulling straw out of my toque and scarf but I loved it. Plus cheap gourds are always my favourite.

3. We went out for sushi on Sunday for Mike's mom's birthday and it was great - you have Colton, the 3 year old dissecting pieces of sushi and then you have Mike who has never tried sushi and succumbed to the family pressure and actually liked it... surprise, surprise ;-)

4. This is anything I did this week, but my friend KP started her new (dream) job in a bakery and she is absolutely loving it, my other friend Kelly and I are going to check it out this weekend. It's just such a great feeling when your friends are happy!

5. Kelly and I went for coffee Wednesday night and it was one of those catch up sessions where we have these stories that start with "I can't believe I haven't told you this yet!". We were a bit loud for the other in Starbucks but hey, that's what friends are for 

I have some fun plans this weekend as well as DIY-ing my office Halloween costume so it should be another busy weekend! Hope you all enjoy yours!

stay clumsy
xx jamie

Pumpkin Patch

This Saturday was a little family outing! Mike's brother and SIL invited along everyone to the pumpkin patch for some autumn fun. If you are from the Vancouver area, we went to Aldor Acres farm out in Langley and I think I was having more fun than the kids were!

 

We all had such a fun time. The weather was perfect, the goats were hungry and the pumpkins were ready to find a home! Now... to figure out what to do with the 11 gourds I bought

I hope you all had a great weekend

stay clumsy

xx jamie