Nifty Thrifty

It has been ages since I have been thrifting so last week since I was at work and have an hour lunch to kill I decided to do some. It feels really weird to shop sans Oliver, I feel like I still need to rush that he could start fussing at any moment and that I am forgetting something because I am not lugging around a bunch of crap! Anyhoo back to the shopping... it was a successful trip.

I picked up these sweet items for super cheap (which is the name of the game I guess!)

I have always been a thrifty shopper. I never spend a lot of money on clothes....

well not on any single item.

But yesterday my mom and I went back to the bridal shop and I said YES to the dress!

(I haven't even seen that show before but it's a very catchy title)

Wedding dress is officially checked off the list and definitely at a price I can live with $360 dollas

(including 13% tax) but the downside is it's a few sizes too big and will need some a lot of alterations, which will likely boost the final price up to 500 +. Still good and I love it ....so yay!

Next on the list is shoes and accessories,

I'm not going with a veil but am scouring ETSY for the perfect headpiece instead.

I guess I best get cracking on the invites too

or I 'll be all dolled up in my dress with nobody to see me in it!

She What?

 12 years, 2 dogs and a baby later

Guy and I are getting.... 

YES, MARRIED!

Me and my not-so-oily beau hunk are tying the knot this summer.

It's going to be a small intimate garden ceremony and
hopefully just a really great party at my parent's house!

Guy and I at Prom.... eeeks!

(my hair will be a lot less yellow for the wedding heehee)

G-Hill Life.....Bird Watch

We have one bird feeder outside our kitchen window and it sees a lot of action.

Mostly the regulars... finches, sparrows, doves and of course the dreaded cow bird.

But this year we have had a big assortment of birdies! So many cardinals (I love cardinals!)

Tonnes of Blue Jays, Rose Breasted Grosbeaks, Orioles, Hummingbirds

and today we had an Indigo Bunting... sooooo beautiful.

Oriole and Indigo Bunting

Indigo Bunting

Rose Breasted Grosbeak

Cardinal and Indigo Bunting- new feeder friends

Thank You!

Danke!

Tak!

Ta!

to all my readers out there in the interweb.
My little blog had a steady growth of traffic last month and I really appreciate you stopping by to check it out! I started it as a diary of sorts, a very detailed baby book-mostly just for myself,
documenting my trials and triumphs of Oliver's first year.

I didn't document my pregnancy very well and I wish I had more pictures from the birth and maybe a video. Next time I won't make these mistakes! I thought I would remember EVERYTHING that it would be ingrained in my brain forever but I just don't remember the details as vividly as I want to.

So.. thanks again for reading our little blog about our G-Hill Life!

Obsession and Other Ramblings

My latest food obsession is Kashi soft baked bars and granola bars.... yummy!

  http://www.kashi.ca/en/products/Snacks.aspx

You can actaully pronounce all the ingredients, there's an expiry date and they are pretty affordable costing about $4/box at the grocery store. Of course they do come on sale from time to time and when they do I stock up! Like today, I loaded up on both the blackberry and strawberry soft baked bars... pantry is stocked.

H20 update

I am pretty happy and impressed with my progress so far. I have cut out a lot of coffee from my day and trust me with the amount of (very little) sleep I have been getting lately this is HUGE!  I usually have 2 cups of coffee in the morning and maybe a small one in the afternoon (but not everyday) and then I switch to green tea. The first cup of tea is the strongest but I use the same tea bag for most of the day so each cup becomes more diluted until I am basically drinking slightly flavoured water. It's definitely become part of my day and not something I spend too much time thinking about... which was the whole point of the challenge!

Next on my list is to cut down on my sugar intake- I am such a sugar junkie!

It's Easter time... which means lots of yummy dinners and visiting with family. And lots of sugar, I guess my new challenge will have to wait until after this weekend. We had a great dinner at my Grandma's house although Oliver was very tired and restless. I think tooth # 8 is also reaking some havoc in his mouth cause he's been ultra clingy these past few days. Of course we have been doing lots of visiting and there's been a lot of new faces and ones he hasn't seen in a while. Oliver doesn't like people all up in his business either, he likes to take it all in on his own time and hates to held for long periods (like anything longer than a minute heehee)... it totally cramps his style so to held by a bunch of strangers is definitely a no go!

This pic was from Christmas but since this post is a bunch of random things mashed together I thought it was a good time to put it in.