The Snow is Here

I haven't done anything exciting in the last week... I'm still slowly working on getting my house put together. Should it take this long when i'm not doing anything else? No probably not. It could be done in a day if I actually buckled down. I just don't feel like buckling just yet. It's hard when Ben is home because there are more fun things to do than organize. Like when he says "Hey let's go get hot chocolate and go skating!" That actually hasn't happened yet... but it could! so I don't want to commit to any large projects when fun is looming around the corner.

Goal:It will be done by the end of the weekend

I'll Stop Complaining Now...

I can't say I won't complain when it's -40, but for now.... i'll stop. We've had nothing but blue skies since i've been here, and this is my view literally every night when the sun is setting and the moon is taking over. Yay!

on another note... What's my favorite song right now? Well since you asked...

Good life by One Republic

(okay favorite TWO songs right now)

Stole My Heart by Little and Ashley

So good! I encourage ALL of my readers to head

straight to iTunes and buy them. Right now.

Let's Get Some Shoes.

I have discovered the best lip scrub in the entire world.

This will blow your satin lips out of the water. Seriously.

Even if your lips aren't dry, you should do this. My lips have been perma-parched since arriving in Edmonton, and even my most heavy duty lip moisturizers just seemed to encourage them to peel. So I tried my Laura Geller 'Lip Strip' (cooling sugar scrub) but I find that it leaves a weird coating on my lips. This backfired plan led me to the ultimate discovery!

1/2 tsp regular table salt

a dap of liquid honey

The reason I suggest normal table salt is because it's so fine. I find that if you choose a more course material, it doesn't exfoliate as well. It's like your sanding your lips! (In a good way). So just give them a generous rub and rinse really well. The salt will physically exfoliate, and the sugar in the honey will help bind moisture in your skin. So... It works really well.

Lost without my GPS

I've become completely dependant on my GPS.

I can't go anywhere without it. Seriously... Why can't I figure out how to go places like normal people? Instead I can't even use my own instincts/memory to get myself around. Oh dear. Maybe that will be my New Years resolution. Yes. That's exactly what I'll do.

So here's the short story version of the move to Edmonton. Ben is working in Grande Prairie. The commute was becoming too much. So we moved. We packed up our entire life in a 16' truck and set out. That was almost 2 weeks ago. Can you believe it's already been 2 weeks? I feel like I got here 2 days ago. Grande Prairie is still a 5-ish hour drive away from Edmonton, but it's still better. At least we're in the same province now. I'll use this opportunity to go to school. Yes. That's exactly what I'll do.

Where is she now? That's one secret i'll never tell...

Spotted: M on the southside at Twisted Yogurt.

So you want to know where i've been for the last 5 months??

This was my summer in a nutshell.

Okay, Moving on!

Stay tuned for news on my slight move across the country, school searching, 'must haves', and of course my new adventures in Edmonton, City of Champions.

(p.s. it didn't work to melt my jelly shoes back together with a hair dryer. Turns out they weren't my perfect summer staple after all.)

You know you love me, xoxo