mountain casual

Well, I didn't really intend for a week long blog vacation.  It just sorta' happened that way.  Not in a bad way ... but I just didn't find any time last week to even look at blogs let alone write something fabulous for my own.  We've been really busy lately.  More than normal.  Perhaps I'm just noticing it a little more now that I work all week.  I have become a weekend warrior, and this weekend was jam packed.  Rob and I took Saturday night off to head out to the mountains for a wedding.  Liam spent some quality time with Gramma B, aka time to get spoiled and have some fun!  We've only been away from Liam twice overnight since he was born.  Is that weird?  I'm not sure.  I do know that I really really really missed him, but was super happy to sleep in passed 7:30 am.  And I was even more happy to have some adult couple time that didn't involve conversations about the contents of a diaper.  (seriously this is a frequent topic of conversation ... if you're a parent I know you know)

Anyways, the wedding of our good friends, Kim and Mike, was fantastic!  The weather held off for the outdoor ceremony.  The bride was beautiful, the groom handsome.  We were in good company, the food was delicious and the drinks were a flowin'.   It was a fabulous day and a great way to spend a fall weekend.  One thing to note, I have never been to a wedding where the dress code was Mountain Casual.   Wasn't quite sure what that meant.  Jeans and lumberjack shirt?  Lulu's and sneakers?  Who knows?  At any rate here's my interpretation of "mountain casual."

sweater ~ esprit

belt ~ husband's 

leggings ~ h & m

boots ~ aerosole

bag ~ nine west

Linking up with these fabulous ladies ...

hello september sponsors

I'm hoping that all you lovely readers noticed that we have sponsors.  Hurray!!  I've decided to jump on the sponsor swap band wagon ... it's full of awesome people don't ya know.  And a few of them are hangin' out on our blog for the month of September.   Make sure you check out these fantastic ladies!

Gillian from Building Bumps

Hello! I'm so excited to be here at MJ's blog this month : ) I'm Gillian, a part time photographer, a full time mama to my awesome little dude, and an all-the-time blogger! My ruggedly handsome hubby-to-be Dr. Nails and I lived in a wikidly tiny house on the eastern Canadian sea shore. That was before the Little Bit came along and changed all the rules. Now we're working on a big addition to our sea side shack while building our rocking little family. Our blog Building Bumps is full of kick ass photos, heaps of baby goodness, some serious trend setting, and a few un-fartsy artsy moments! Hope you'll pop by!

Melissa from Knit Purl Baby

Stay-at-home mama to the sweetest baby boy. Awesome fiancee to the best dude ever. Expert yarn wrangler. These would all be acceptable definitions next to a picture of me in the dictionary. I love to blog about the daily adventures of my little family, crafty time, wedding planning and my weight loss journey. The star of my blog is my son John Charles, but his friends call him JC. He's amazing and pretty much the best baby (or toddler now, I guess) ever. If I do say so myself. I've just opened my etsy shop Aquamarine where I sell vintage housewares and hand-knit (by yours truly) home decor. Check us out on facebook, twitter (blog, shop), and pinterest!

Chandra from A Stylish Little Lady

I'm Chandra...a southern girl and soul partner to a lovable boy I met online and proud mama of the best doggie ever. I spend my days working in the world of marketing while daydreaming of anything creative, beautiful, and fun. I'm an advocate of things handmade and unique and love to experience different cultures, great food, music, and art. Stop by my little bloggy and visit sometime. I'd love to have you over. You'll find a little bit of everything, along with some personal tidbits about me {just recently engaged} and some pretty unique stuff. So take a peek and join along with me in my random mess and chaotic bliss...a place where I can remember and scribble about the things I love.

mountain mosey

Long weekends are all about fun.  Fun with friends.  Fun with family.  Fun in the sun.  And fun in the mountains.  This weekend was no exception.  After a very productive Saturday (check it out here) we made plans with some outta' town friends to go hang out in Banff, wander around, have some lunch (great food at the Wild Flower Bakery) and go for a mini hike.  It was exactly what I wanted to do on Sunday.  The weather has been amazing ... I think we're headed for an indian summer (my favourite, because it's fall, only warmer).  Seriously people it's been hotter here in the last few days then it ever was in July or August!  Hopefully it'll stick around and we'll get a few more weekends in the mountains just like this one.