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#gofurther150 || Adventures With Ford Canada

Holly — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 02:36:11 +0000

Last night I had the opportunity to go to the Rider game, a true Saskatchewanian experience! As if going to a Rider game wasn’t already fun enough, experiencing it in the new stadium was unreal! The hot water, mirror’s in the bathroom, and strawberry daiquiris… we’re totally spoiled- that or we were really hard done by in the first place, haha! I was given tickets to experience Pil Country- which was created to nourish that party/fun atmosphere that all Rider fans can learn to love! I will admit I’m not the biggest sports go’er so I LOVED this section as a self proclaimed social butterfly, I felt as if I was in my natural habitat floating from group to group chit chatting about this and that. There was however, one common theme amongst all the conversations I had last night. It went a little something like this “Holl, how was your camping trip?! It looked hilarious!!!” haha, and that it was.

If you’re not following me on Instagram, (you probably should… you can do that here!) then you may not know what I’m talking about. Ford Canada reached out a while back to see if I would be interested in taking one of their brand new Ford Explorers out on a little adventure for their #gofurther150 campaign celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday! I without hesitation agreed. B and I hit up good old Canadian Tire for a camping supplies haul, booked a campsite at Tobin Lake and we were ready!

First stop, (actually more like our 6th by the time B got all the drone footage he wanted and I stopped at every gas station to pee and get candies) we made it to our stop, the old Nipawin bridge! With a little research I found some history on this beautiful Saskatchewan landmark. Before the bridge was built, early settlers set up a basket on cables as a convenient way of getting across the Saskatchewan River between Nipawin and the communities surrounding Choiceland. Great for humans to get across the bridge but definitely not ideal for horses. In 1928, the cable guided Nipawin Ferry was established which was short lived because with the arrival of the railroad construction on the 2 deck Old Nipawin Bridge began eventually connecting the communities on the north and south sides of the Saskatchewan river.

Okay, back to our adventure, boy, what an adventure it was!!! Let’s just say the first night was a bit of a fail as we checked into a hotel due to a major storm but once we recovered from that minor setback it was all sunshine and relaxation!

Because only a video would do our camping shenanigans justice… enjoy!

The Ford Explorer was the perfect vehicle for our camping adventure! A few of my favourite options included the A.C seats, the 11o volt outlet so we could charge our phones and laptops enabling us to stay connected and share all our LOL moments with you, and of course the space, as you can see we needed a lot of supplies for camping and this vehicle had no shortage of room thanks to the folding seats.

A special thanks to Ford Canada for the opportunity to go exploring our beautiful country. It is opportunities like these that reaffirm just how truly beautiful our own backyard really is! I am SO proud to be Canadian and more importantly I am so happy to call Saskatchewan, home! #gofurther150

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Spring is here and so is Saskatchewan Fashion Week

Holly — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 16:11:51 +0000

One of the first things that comes to mind when I think of Spring is Saskatchewan Fashion Week. You know, kind of like when you think of Winter the first thing you think of is Christmas?! Yes… I am comparing SFW to Christmas, I like it that much! Sask Fashion week is on May 11th-13th, tickets are now on sale and you should probably hurry because they always go fast! Weekend passes are already sold out but individual night and VIP tickets are still available, you can purchase them here!

Carrie Bradshaw once said, every spring the women of New York leave the foolish choices of their past behind and look forward to the future… this is known as Fashion Week. Here in Saskatchewan it’s very similar. However, instead of leaving our foolish choices behind we leave our parkas, boots, balaclavas behind… To some those may be considered foolish fashion choices, to us they’re necessary #saskyliving

My personal favourite part of Sask Fashion Week is definitely the runway show but there is so much more to the weekend! After parties, which are open to the public, and of course, the designer pop-up shop which is sure to make a healthy dent in your wallet. The designer pop-up shop is where I purchased my Rebecca King sweater so many of you ask about- it was Sask Fashion Week who first introduced me to the talented designer.

Will I be seeing you at SKFW 2017?! The countdown is on!

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Christmas Recap

Holly — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 05:33:34 +0000

“How was your Christmas?!” The four words you have most likely said or heard over the past few days. I already told you what I would be doing in my previous post so no need for me to tell you again. Instead I will share some photos! Sorry there aren’t a lot… hey, it was Christmas Brandon needed a break too!

This was my special ornament from last Christmas… Brandon and I traveled through Europe last summer. Paris was my favorite spot… my mom always listens and remembers!

Nothing special just love how beautifully this bird goes with my tree!

A gift from one of my students… so special!

I actually was sad to open gifts this year… I just loved the wrapping paper I found, don’t they look too good to open?!

A special gift for Isla from Playhouse boutique… they always have the best gifts!

And that rocking lamb… need I say more!!?

Of course it wouldn’t be Christmas without a Sephora bag under the tree!

Our tree… although Sunny doesn’t look too impressed, he really does like it!

A very special Christmas gift from my beautiful friend, Jess! It makes me think of her every time I look at it!

Details…

The coaster said it, so we did… cheers!

My new bar cart… a gift to myself for hosting

The best part of Christmas was spending time with my beautiful niece, Isla!

Even Isla knows a good gift when she sees one…

This was the most amazing brie I have ever made… recipe post coming soon!

For those who follow me on Instagram you may be wondering what my ornament was this year… Here it is! A singing Taylor Swift one! My sister and our handsome dates went to the concert in July and it was the best night EVER!!! We had SOO much fun it’s no surprise it was my ornament this year! Well done, mom!

Boxing day fun with a little shinny at our small town rink! SO much fun!

The hoar frost was so amazing on Christmas day I had to take a photo to share with you all!

So to answer the question, my Christmas was awesome! How was yours?!

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