a weekend of running

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend!  It was beautiful weather here on the Westcoast and though today is a wet and gray mess, yesterday was warm, sunny and lovely.  We ate our first dinner of the year outside last night, and by the smells of BBQ's and sounds of laughter, we weren't the only ones in our neighborhood who did so.  I love turning the calendar over to May, it just feels like the beginning of  something good, you know?

So yesterday was the annual TC 10K Race, and I ran through the streets of Victoria along with my beautiful mother-in-law, darling sister-in-law and 13, 000 other people. 

nope, that's not us in the front, we're way in the back...

nope, not us either, still way back there...

 a beautiful seaside route...think I might see us in the back...

running under cherry blossoms that I'm sure were cheering us on!

After the run, we finished off the morning at my mother-in-law's home and gave a toast to ourselves with Mimosa's! 

We deserved it!

And for a bit now I have been thinking of perhaps running a half marathon, so this morning I decided to take the plunge and I registered for the upcoming race in October.  Why?  Don't ask, I'm not sure why.  I guess just to see if I can?  To be able to say that I did?  I don't know, but when I told my sister I believe her exact words were "Ew!".  Which somewhat mirror my own words because when I asked my husband what he thought the average time would be to complete a half marathon, he said somewhere around two hours and I think I said "Blech!".  Because right now, the idea of running for two whole hours scares me.  But I'm going to train, and hopefully I'll be able to finish the run in October.  Wish me luck on the training! 

Have a wonderful week!

Friday finds from Etsy

Happy Friday everyone!  There's wedding fever all around the world!  I can't imagine the frenzy in London, it just must have been sheer and wonderful madness, no?  And Kate's dress!  Loved.her.dress.  Wasn't it beautiful?  And Pippa's too!  Stunning!
Wishing you and yours a lovely weekend!

an exquisite custom headpiece ~

portobello

'just a girl' 8x10 print ~
alicewphotography

a dreamy confection of tulle, silk, and lace ~
clairelafaye

pretty fabric and pearl bridal necklace ~

florabond

vintage paper 'love birds' cake topper ~

tuckandbonte

a place for rings and things ~

palomasnest

jeweled cream and ivory keepsake bouquet ~

EmiciBridal

Are you feeling the love? ♥

xoxo for now!

Miss Kate Middleton

I must confess, I have fallen for the new soon-to-be princess, like so many others, and I am very much looking forward to the upcoming wedding.  I think Kate is just beautiful and I cannot wait to see the wedding dress she will wear.  She will be stunning!  I remember watching Princess Diana get married when I was just a small girl.  I can recall sitting in front of the TV with my sister, both of us in complete awe over her wedding dress with the seemingly neverending train.  I wanted so badly to be one of the flower girls!

I wish that I had a fabulous hat to wear to the royal wedding, even if I will just be watching from my living room.  There will be so many great hats in the crowd, I'm sure!  I wouldn't mind wearing this gorgeous one for the big day...

In anticipation of the wedding, Butter London has released a lovely limited edition nail polish, cheekily named 'No More Waity, Katie'.  It's a pretty greige shade with lilac glitter.  It looks fun!

I'm curious, will you be watching on Friday?  Are you too smitten with Miss Kate?  xo