Five on Friday - October 25, 2024 ~ Calgary Farmyard, The Pumpkin Spice Cafe Book Review, Calgary First Responders Run, Make Me A Mixtape Book Review, and

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you all have a great week! 

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This past weekend we enjoyed a little pumpkin patch at the Calgary Farmyard - it was so much fun! There was so many great activities for us and the kids and the weather was fantastic. It's been a great Fall here in Calgary! 

Five on Friday - October 18, 2024 ~ Thanksgiving at the Cabin, Jillian Harris x Joe Fresh Sweaters, Spooky Halloween Classic Reads, Oreo Coca Cola, and Somewhere Beyond The Sea Pre-order

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you had a great week! 

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We spent the Thanksgiving weekend at the cabin with our family - it was a beautiful, quiet weekend that was so relaxing! I read a whole book, did lots of scrapbooking and enjoyed the weekend! 

Five on Friday - October 11, 2024 ~ The Crescent Moon Tearoom Book Review, Alberta Larches and Aurora Borealis, October Anticipated Reads and Calgary Police Run

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a great week! 

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Happy to share my thoughts on The Crescent Moon Tearoom by Stacy Sivinski - what a perfect cozy witchy book for the Fall. We find ourselves in the Cresent Moon Tearoom, that our three sisters own - all triplets that can read the future. But they find out someone may have put a curse on them to try and separate them at the same time the Witch's Counsel gives them a difficult task. The sisters are finding their own paths and are finding it harder to stay together - a book about family with distinct characters and magic! Great read! 4 stars. 

Five on Friday - October 4, 2024 ~ Wedding at the Fairmont Palliser, Devonian Gardens, September Month of Vegetarian/Pescatarian Meals, September Maniology x Me Express Kit, and Virtual Bookclub

Happy Friday everyone - hope you all had a great week! 

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This past weekend my cousin got married at the Fairmont Palliser and it was such a stunning wedding - a gorgeous venue and what a beautiful night! But, I love when we get all dressed up and we had a great night! 

Five on Friday - September 27, 2024 ~ Boston Pizza Kids Card, Amazon Dress Find, Beakerhead, The Rec Room, and Funny Catman Attempt

Happy Friday everyone - hope you all had a great week! 

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Have you guys heard of the BP's Kids Cards?! Right now for a $5 donation you get a card that gives you 5 free kids meals (with the purchase of an adult meal), but still a great deal. BP's is Elliott's favourite restaurant, so we picked one up for sure - quick easy meal out is perfect for us here and there! You can get them in store, but if you are interested you can get a digital card too - check them out here! 

Five on Friday - September 20, 2024 ~ Heartless Hunter Book Review, Cozy Fall Reads, Briefest View of the Northern Lights, Cupshe Dresses, and Mexx at Walmart

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you all had a great week! 

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The Crecsent Moon Tearoom was received as a review copy

Another amazing book review to share with you - Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli was a 4.5 star for me! This is a young adult romantasy that had me hooked and kept me up late wanting to know what happened next! It doesn't get any more high stakes and enemies to lovers than a witch hunter falling in love with the Witch he is hunting and her putting herself in that position. I loved the tension and there was so much going on with the characters. I cannot wait to read the second one!

Five on Friday - September 13, 2024 ~ Never Whistle At Night Book Review, September Most Anticipated Books, Porcupine in the Wild, Sunflowers, and Bissell Little Green Machine

Happy Friday everyone - hope you had a great week! And, happy Friday the 13th! 

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Another great book to share - Never Whistle At Night by a variety of indigenous authors, 4 stars. This is an Indigenous horror and dark fiction anthology - I've always said I sometimes struggle with short stories and ambiguous endings, but when it's explained by means of cultural teachings and leaving it up to the listener, I can be a little more accepting even though I typically like my stories wrapped up nicely.

Five on Friday - September 6, 2024 ~ Experienced Book Review, August Month of Vegetarian/Pescatarian Meals, Costco Plant and Top, and One Night Ultimate Vampire

Happy Friday everyone - and happy Back to School week for the kids! My little guy went off to Grade 2 and my oldest went to College this week! 

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Time for another great book review - Experienced by Kate Young, 4 stars! This was a good, easy romance read. We meet our main character, newly out, whose girlfriend decides that she wants her to take a 3 month break so she can go experience the dating scene before settling down. Of course, it doesn't go to plan, but our main character does discover herself, friendships and perhaps love along the way!

Five on Friday - August 30, 2024 ~ Book Club, 9th Anniversary Hike - Ha Ling Peak, New Fit Bit and Walking Pad, and The Last Hunt

Happy Friday - I hope you all had a great week! 

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This past weekend was Book Club and it was a blast! We went to Vacation Brewery and enjoyed the beautiful sunshine and chat books! The book we read was 84, Charing Cross Road which was a non-fiction quick novella read! 

Five on Friday - August 23, 2024 ~ Wayward Series Book Review, The Calgary Zoo, The Big Bounce, Troll Falls Hike, and PSL Season

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a great week! 

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New book series review for you - the Wayward Children series books 1-3 by Seanan McGuire (Be Sure is a bind up of the first 3 books in the series!) If you like weird adventure stories that get a little dark, these novellas series set around children who have traveled to portal worlds is a must read!

Book 1 is Every Heart A Doorway - we meet our main characters at a boarding school for children from portal worlds all waiting to return, but they start dying off - it's a bit of a whodunnit to figure out who is hurting the children. Book 2 is Down Among the Sticks and Bones and it is Jack and Jill's portal story - starts with their sad childhood that leads to them finding the door. They go down to a dark world with a vampire prince and a mad scientist. Book 3 is Beneath the Sugar Sky has us back at the boarding school meeting a mermaid and a daughter of a past student who is dead. They have to travel to a nonsense world to put all the pieces back together!

Five on Friday - August 16, 2024 ~ The Spellshop Book Review, Auction Finds, Monopoly Bid, Dollar Store Finds, and New TV Watches - Too Hot To Handle and Dirty Pop

Happy Five on Friday - I hope you all had a great week! 

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I am always excited to review a great book and The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst is a great, cute, cozy fantasy novel! It takes place as our main character is fleeing an uprising in the city and she gets on her boat with some spell books she wants to keep safe and her helper, a sentient spider plant. With nowhere else to go, she flees to her home island where she plans on staying to herself so no one should find out what she has. But of course, there are neighbors and people start showing up in the island so they have to band together and make a living! It was a great story! 4.5 stars. 

Five on Friday - August 9, 2024 ~ Sheep River Falls, July Month of Vegetarian/Pescatarian Meals, Summer Romance Reads, YYC Icecream Fest, and August Most Anticipated Books

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a good week! 

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This past weekend we took a family drive out to Sheep River Falls - it's a such a gorgeous drive and the falls were beautiful. The family actually swam in the water and it was so cold it hurt, but they had fun! It's a beautiful spot in South Kananaskis to check out! 

Five on Saturday - August 3, 2024 ~ Silverwood Idaho, Coeur D'Alene, Target Haul, Trader Joes Haul, and Time At The Cabin

Happy Saturday everyone - I hope you all had a good weekend. We have been so busy it's wild! 

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We have had a busy Summer - we went to Idaho to go to Silverwood Theme Park and Boulder Beach Waterpark and we had a blast! It was just a couple hour drive down from the cabin and we stayed in Coeur D'Alene. The parks were great - the water park had some big slides and it was so much fun! The theme park itself has some big rollercoasters and fun rides! We had a blast! 

Five on Friday - July 26, 2024 Swatch Post ~ Auric Plush Ritual Treatment in Haze, YC Collection Island Eyeliners, ColourPop Chrome Creme Gel Liner, ColourPop Chrome Liquid Eyeshadow, and Maybelline Lipstick Vinyl Ink Liquid

Happy Friday - I'm away so doing a fun swatch post for while I'm away! 

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Auric Cosmetics Plush Ritual Ceramide Lip Treatment in Haze ~ $45.00 CAN. A luxuriously hydrating lip treatment that enhances lips with a subtle wash of color.

This is certainly a luxurious lip treatment - I received it in my Beautylish Lucky Bag, but I have purchased Auric before and their products are fantastic! This is a soothing lip treatment that delivers intense moisture day and night, this formula combines rich ceramides and French lupin seed with high-quality olive oils to help stimulate the synthesis of collagen, improving your lips elasticity and firmness. 

Five on Friday - July 19, 2024 ~ Activate, Science Centre Bugs and Bytes, Sandals, Hand Held Fan, and Vacation Time!

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a great week! 

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I think I've shared Activate before, but it's so much fun - me and Kayla went and ran around for 90 minutes and had such a blast. There is so really from rooms: the laser, the throwing, the big grid - it's all a blast! 

Five on Friday - July 12, 2024 ~ Calgary Stampede, Pancake Breakfasts, Peonies, Stampede Shirt, and Heat Wave

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you all had a great week! It's been busy here, but a fun week! 

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It's Stampede time! Yahoo! I went with my sister in law and a cousin to Stampede and we had a blast - I had pickle pizza, dunkaroo mini donuts, and had so much fun! It's been such a hot week, but it's always a crazy, busy day! 

Five on Sunday - July 7, 2024 ~ Penticton, B.C. Trip, The Enchanted Forest, Amazon Shirt Find, Monopoly Deal, and July Most Anticipated Books

Happy Sunday everyone - hope you all had a great week! 

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Over the long weekend, the boys and I went and visited our family in Penticton - it was beautiful out, we had a ton of fun! I went wine tasting with my brother, sister, husband and oldest son - it was a blast as usual and we had a great visit! 

Five on Friday - June 28, 2024 ~ This Summer Will Be Different Book Review, Carley Fortune Book Event, June Month of Vegetarian/Pescatarian Meals, Olay Sample, and Perfect Match

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you all had a great week! 

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I love bringing in new book review and This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune was fantastic! 4.5 stars - this was such fun Summer romance! This is the third Carley Fortune book I've read and they just keep getting better and better! This had an amazing PEI setting and it makes me want to go back for sure. The premise is that our main character has a worldwind night on the island, until she finds out it was her best friend's brother and now she's trying to stay away - their tension is amazing and the friendships are so great. Our best friends are keeping some secrets from each other and that part was a little tough, but it adds to the layers of this book!

Five on Friday - June 21, 2024 ~ The Paradise Problem Book Review, Shoppers Run For Women, Book Club Shirt, Old Navy and Amazon Tops, and House of Dragons

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you all had a great week! 

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I love sharing a new book review and The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren is an amazing Summer romance! 4.5 stars - this was so good! The premise of a fake marriage and it taking place on a private island in Indonesia for an extreme over the top wedding for money was a great set up. I loved the setting and our main characters were funny and their dynamic was so good. Add some layered family dynamics for tension and I loved everything about this one!

Five on Friday - June 14, 2024 ~ Water Restrictions, Weekend in Fairmont, Marble Canyon Hike, Bridgerton Season 3, and Book Release Announcements

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you all had a good week! 

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It's been a little crazy in Calgary this week - we are on water restrictions all week, a state of emergency declared and told this will likely take 3-5 weeks before it's all fixed! We can't water outdoors at all and have to restrict our indoor water use! Pretty crazy! 

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I brought my family out to the family cabin in Fairmont this past weekend and it was such a great time! The weather was beautiful for us so we enjoyed the river, checked out some natural hot springs and had a great time!