rain

It's 68 degrees outside and the sun is trying it's best to shine through the dark and heavy clouds. My throat is sore, and my head feels as if it's about to explode.

We've had rain for the past 3 days, and while most people are stuck inside complaining, I can be found outside jumping in the puddles. Now that I think of it, that's probably why I've been feeling a little under the weather these past few days.

Creamy tomato soup and Vitamin C drinks have been a part of my daily diet, and while trying to beat this stinking head cold, I've been left incredibly drained!

Hopefully I'll be better soon, but in the mean time I'll just keep looking at these beautiful flowers that sit outside of my window.

-Hope

the little things

While trying to write up a creative post, I always get stumped. Do I write about my day? Do I not write anything and just post pictures? Or should I resort to a simple miscellaneous ramblings post? I generally opt to choose the latter, and although there is nothing wrong with a good ol' miscellaneous rambling post, I always feel like I'm not making enough of an effort- like I should be trying harder.

I want my posts to be creative. I want them to be inspiring. And most of all, I want them to be my own.

To help get my creative juices flowing, I took a visit to some of my very favourite blogs, and upon scrolling through recent posts, I came to the conclusion that it doesn't really matter what I write about as long as I pay attention to the little things. Throw in a few big words and a whole lot of pictures, and you've got yourself a post!

In no particular order, these are the little things that I've been enjoying lately...

food photography 

knitting with my grandma

new purses

oceans & mountains

apple slices coated in sweet cinnamon sugar

homemade blueberry-lemon muffins

this guy

and his infatuation with taking pictures

writing letters

cooler weather

delicious dinners

drinking tea out of sweet handmade porcelain mugs

these skies

the weekend

nature

and last but not least,

all 70 of my fabulous followers.

What little things have you been enjoying lately?

-Hope

taylor swift

Awesome, fascinating, incredible, marvelous, shocking, stunning, surprising, unbelievable, wonderful, and of course, a night I will never forget!

In May I found out I was going to Taylor Swift's concert, and I've been counting down the days ever since.

Sunday, the long awaited day had finally arrived, and while putting the finishing touches on my shirt, purchasing multiple glow sticks, and making sure all of the lights on our sign worked, I had to try very hard to contain my excitement.

As we stepped off of the sky train and made our way to the arena, I couldn't help but take everything in.

We went 3 hours early in hope of catching a glimpse of Miss Taylor, and as we heard shrieking we ran as fast as one could up 2 flights of stairs. Unfortunately we were a couple seconds too late and missed her entrance into the building, but it didn't really matter, because we were still as excited as ever.

The concert itself was absolutely breathtaking.

With each opening act the anticipation grew, and as the lights dimmed, the crowd went wild, and my eyes started to water.

As Taylor herself slowly rose from below the stage, excitement took over and I burst into tears. Yes, I was that excited.

Outfit changes, multiple props and of course her beautiful voice made it a night that I will never forget.

Her expressions were priceless! After she finished a song the crowd would go wild and she would just look all around the arena in complete and udder amazement. Probably my favourite part of the entire evening.

Every time I thought the concert was nearing an end, she would just keep singing. She probably sang about 25 songs!

Until next time Taylor...

-Hope