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Thacher State Park

Thacher State Park

by | 05.2016 | Adventures, Fashion

Last weekend, Aaron and I took a little road trip out to Schenectady, NY. What’s in Schenectady, you ask? We wondered that, too. We found out about this little town because of a hotel deal offered on Groupon. It turns out, the drive there from Ontario is absolutely breathtaking and the town itself is historic, quaint and beautiful. On our first full day there, Saturday, it was a beautiful day. It was not too hot, not too cold – it was juuuuuuuust right. It felt like the perfect day to be outside…

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Sweaters and Pine Needles Don’t Mix

Sweaters and Pine Needles Don’t Mix

by | 04.2016 | Adventures, Fashion

When I got dressed to go for a hike the morning of this shoot, I really really wanted to wear this sweater. I had the niggling thought that perhaps, sweaters and pine needles don’t mix very well. See, Aaron and I often love to veer off the main path so we can challenge ourselves a bit more and see more interesting...Read more
Canadian Spring (Or Not) Adventure

Canadian Spring (Or Not) Adventure

by | 04.2016 | Adventures

This perfectly sums up Southern Ontario this year. One day, we’re merrily rolling into spring and the next, we’re getting snowfall warnings. All that prancing around in my closet, trying on sundresses and crop tops quickly proved to be premature. I swear this happens every year – all memories of the previous year’s up-and-down weather go up in smoke and I naively think that spring will bring exactly what the storybooks told us it would. Seriously. I daydreamed about coming back from a beautiful February in Florida, blissfully having missed the most brutal…

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