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Spring has arrived, now show me your favorite Spring trend Link Up!!!!

This is what I wore yesterday. I can’t believe that after the gorgeous week we had last week, I am still wearing a blazer. At least by mid day the weather got nicer and warmer. Yes I am doning stripes again. I told you I had a stripe addiction!!! I decided to wear my trouser jeans, with my pink stripe top, my bow flats and my brown blazer.

Blazer (R W & Co.). Jeans (Gap). Top (Jacob). Flats (Aldo). Necklace (Stella & Dot). Bracelets (Stella & Dot). Purse (Coach). Watch (Michael Kors).

This is what I am wearing today: my brown polka dot blouse (although you really can’t see the polka dots), red crop pants, my bow flats and my jean jacket. I’ve decided that I don’t care what the weather is doing, I want it to be spring, so hopefully if I wear enough Spring things, it will finally come and stay.

Jacket & Pants (Gap). Blouse (Jacob). Flats (Aldo). Purse (Banana Republic). Bracelets (Stella & Dot, The Bay). Watch (Michael Kors).

Show Me Your Favorite Spring Trend Link Up

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Since Spring has sprung, or rather, wants to arrive and keeps teasing us, I thought it appropriate that my next link up be about Spring. I would like you fabulous ladies to join me next Thursday April 11 and show me your favorite Spring trend. Here are some ideas for Spring trends: floral prints, tribal prints, black and white, pastels, bright colours, crop pants, soft leather, peplum, dresses with cutouts. So join me next Thursday and show me your favorite Spring trend. Can’t wait to see all your fabulous outfits!!!!

Here are the rules:

1. Please follow my blog on Bloglovin and like it on Facebook.

2. Link back to my blog: Vodka Infused Lemonade.

3. It must be a new or recent post.

4. Please check out other people’s blogs.

May this blog inspire you to go out and purchase something new to wear this Spring.

Happy Thursday Everyone!!!!

Full Moon Madness and Mom’s Night Out

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I worked all weekend and to say that it was crazy was an understatement!!!! I could tell that a full moon was coming, but confirmed it yesterday. The full moon is tomorrow. There is definitely truth to the full moon making people crazy. I swear it’s almost always crazy at work, but when it comes to the full moon, things get even busier and crazier. So the next time you feel crazy check and see if the full moon is coming up.

I didn’t have the best start to Monday. My internet was not behaving itself so I spent the better half of my morning on the phone with the Shaw guy. By the way best customer service ever. The guy was patient and spent about 30 mins with me on the phone and then called back to ensure that the internet was running properly. Since that took the better half of my morning, I had to cancel and reschedule our playdate. My son didn’t seem to mind as there was a show about robots on. I, on the other hand, was less than impressed, but it did allow me to catch up on some blogging things.

By the way I’ve got some great giveaways coming up: a fabulous blogger collaboration for a gift card to Gap/Banana Republic/Old Navy (open to both US and Canada!!), another fabulous Stella & Dot giveaway and a giveaway from Agi’s Creations (my cake/cupcake business). April is turning out to a be great month for Vodka Infused Lemonade readers!!!!

On Saturday I was recognized by a patient’s friend. She looked at me and said “you look familiar”. I don’t know her and I look quite different in my scrubs. Then as she was walking into the patients room and I out of it, she said “I know, you blog.” I stopped and turned around and said “yes I do” and she told me that she reads my blog and found it through Kinder Cafe. So I guess I’m somewhat famous??? It was weird to be recognized.

This is what I am wearing for a playdate today, the one that got postponed yesterday. I’m wearing a longer black cardigan, t-shirt and crop jeans with flats.

Cardigan and Jeans (R W & Co.). T-Shirt (Gap). Necklace (J Crew). Purse (Mat & Nat). Flats (Aldo). Bracelets (Stella & Dot, Poshlocket). Watch (Michael Kors).

I attempted to take pictures outside but it was way too sunny. It’s either too sunny or not sunny enough to take pictures outside.

Last night I went out with some other moms from my son’s preschool. This was a much needed night out. It’s been crazy busy lately and I needed this break. We had a great time. Milestones has a great deal: 4 for $40. Definitely worth it. This is what I wore.

Don’t forget about my link up this Thursday March 28. Click here for details.

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May this blog inspire you to get dressed up and head out with your girlfriends for a night out.

Also linking up with Bloggers Do It Better.

Happy Tuesday Everyone!!!

A Little Glimpse Of Spring

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We had a busy weekend!!! Saturday our son was a social butterfly. We went from his dance class to his preschool friend’s birthday. I made cupcakes for the birthday party. Chocolate cupcakes with swiss meringue buttercream icing, topped with a butterfly and flowers. They were a huge hit!!!

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On Sunday I worked. Not the best idea, considering I lost one hour of precious, beloved sleep. To make matters worse, they got my coffee order wrong at Starbucks. Not the best start to an already challenging morning.

On Friday we finally got a glimpse of Spring, so I decided to take a picture of my outfit for Monday on Friday, since I wasn’t sure what the weather would be like today. I made the right decision, since it’s back to rain!!! I also decided to take the pictures outside on my deck. I take my pictures by myself with a simple digital camera. Once this camera goes, I would love to invest in a better one. Anyways this is what I am wearing today: stripe sweater, ballet flats and my burgundy jeans. I felt a little self-conscious taking these pictures outside as my neighbours were outside doing some gardening. Do you guys ever feel self-conscious taking pictures for your blog?

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Sweater (Jacob). Pants (R W & Co.). Flats (Aldo). Necklace ( Joe Fresh).

The winner of the fabulous Christina chain link bracelet is… click here. Please send me an email with your contact information at vodkainfusedlemonade@gmail.com and I’ll send you the bracelet. Congratulations!!! Thank you to everyone who entered. Don’t despair I’ll be doing another great giveaway in April for something fabulous from Stella & Dot’s Summer collection.

May this blog inspire you to get out and enjoy the sunshine.

Happy Monday Everyone!!!

New Home, Pocket Full Of Sunshine & A Giveaway

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Hello Everyone and welcome to Vodka Infused Lemonade’s new home!!! I finally have my own domain and webpage :). I still have some things to iron out and I’m hoping to get some work done on the title and headers, but I have my own webpage!!! I couldn’t have done it without the help of my husband. He is a computer programmer and his skills and patience came in handy.

This is what I am wearing today: a yellow top, cardigan, skinny jeans, boots and this fabulous cobalt cuff.I found this at The Bay a few months back and I couldn’t wait to wear it. Cobalt is huge for Spring and I’m in love. This cuff will be fabulous for Spring/Summer. I thought I would infuse a little sunshine into our dreary forecast today by wearing my yellow top. They are calling for rain for the rest of the week!!! HOORAY (Not). Anyways, what can we do? It’s Vancouver after all :).

Cardigan & Top (Jacob). Jeans (R W & Co.). Boots (Browns). Bracelet (The Bay). Necklace (Stella & Dot). Watch (Michael Kors). Purse (Mat & Nat).

Between getting my own webpage up and getting over this rotten, miserable cold, it’s been a crazy busy weekend. Since we had to postpone our date night on Thursday night, my husband thought we should do it on Saturday night. We went out for dinner and a movie and saw Silver Linings Playbook. It was an amazing and inspiring movie. What inspired me the most was the people that stuck by Bradley Cooper’s character. That is true friendship. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s definitely worth seeing. As we exited the theater, I said to my husband “it’s rare that I say a movie was worth what we paid for, but this movie was!!!”

Today I would like to do a fantastic giveaway for Lower Mainland Moms. Together with Kinder Cafe, I am giving away a 1 month membership to Kinder Cafe!!!! Kinder Cafe is an indoor playground, located in Port Coquitlam, that allows kids to run around while you can sit and have a coffee and chat with other moms. It’s a wonderful place. It’s clean and the staff are super friendly. My son and I have been going there since they opened in September of 2010.

Rules:

1. You must live in the lower mainland.

2. You need to like Vodka Infused Lemonade on Facebook.

3. You need to like Kinder Cafe on Facebook.

Also as an added bonus, this Friday March 1, Kinder Cafe is kindly giving Vodka Infused Lemonade readers 10% off admission. All you have to do is just let them know you are a follower of my blog and you will get the discount.

I promise to my loyal American readers, I have a great giveaway from Stella & Dot coming next week, which will be open to both American and Canadian readers.

Good luck everyone!!!!

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Weekend Birthday Celebration, Chocolate Mouse & High Tea

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This is what I am wearing today: turtleneck, jeans, my favorite boots and my pink trench.

Jacket (Jacob). Turtleneck (R W & Co.). Jeans (Gap). Boots (Fergalicious). Purse (Olivia & Joy).

Friday was my husband’s birthday so my son and I let him sleep in and we made him breakfast: German Apple Pancakes topped with fresh whipped cream and a side of bacon. After breakfast I tackled dessert: home made chocolate mousse. It’s been a while since I last made it but it turned out amazing. Even Aiden gave me a thumbs up!!! Below is a picture of our breakfast feast, complete with a home made birthday card.

Chocolate Mouse Recipe

Ingredients
6 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, or a mixture, finely chopped
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon warm water
1/2 teaspoon instant espresso powder, optional
1 large egg
2 large egg yolks
Pinch fine salt
1/3 cup sugar

Directions
Put the chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl. Bring a saucepan filled with 1 inch or so of water to a very slow simmer; set the bowl over, but not touching, the water. Stir the chocolate occasionally until melted and smooth. (Alternatively, put the chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Melt at 50 percent power in the microwave until soft, about 1 minute. Stir, and continue heat until completely melted, about 1 to 2 minutes more.)

Whip the cream in a medium bowl until it holds soft peaks. Take care not to over whip the cream or the mousse will be dense. Cover and refrigerate while you cook the eggs.

Whisk the water and espresso powder together in a small bowl.

Put the eggs in another bowl that also sets over the water in the saucepan. Beat the egg yolks, pinch of salt, and sugar until foamy and light, about 30 seconds. Set the bowl over the water and whip with an electric mixer or whisk, moving in a circular motion around the bowl, until the eggs get very fluffy and hot to the touch, about 3 minutes. Remove the bowl from the heat and continue beating on high speed until the thick ribbons fall from the beater when lifted out of the bowl, about 5 minutes more. Fold in the espresso.

Fold about a quarter of the eggs into the chocolate to lighten it, then fold in the rest of the egg. Finally fold the whipped cream into the chocolate base to make a smooth light mousse. Pour the mousse into 4 serving dishes or wine glasses. Cover and refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Serve.

For a dark, double-rich mousse, use all bittersweet chocolate instead of the semisweet, and decrease the cream to 3/4 cup.

Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/chocolate-mousse-recipe3/index.html?oc=linkback

Finished product

For dinner I made steaks with double stuffed potatoes and caesar salade.

Here are pictures of my husband blowing out his candle. My son accidently blew out the candle the first time :).

I had bought a Groupon for High Tea at the Fairmont last year and it was going to expire in a few months so I thought that post Valentine’s Day would be a great time for my husband and I to go. From the minute we entered the hotel, I felt as though I was back in the 1920′s. I’ve become a huge fan of the BBC show Downton Abbey, and kept waiting for Mr. Carson, Mrs Hughes or Mrs. Patmore to come around the corner. If you haven’t seen the show, YOU MUST!!! It’s one of the best series I’ve ever watched and that’s saying a lot, considering I enjoy my tv!!! We had a fabulous time. Below are pictures of our High Tea experience.

The ornate tea cup and saucer

My husband all gussied up

Enjoying the tea

Us and of the food

The sandwiches were amazing but there wasn’t nearly enough of them. My husband and I kept eyeing other people’s sandwiches wondering if they’ll eat them. We were tempted to ask if we could eat them, but figured it would be in poor taste. We were only kidding, well 90% kidding :). The cucumber sandwiches were the best.

The fabulous sandwiches

The yummy desserts

The fantastic scones

I ended our busy Saturday with a girl’s night. Below is my outfit. I apologize for my insane hair. I’m in desperate need of a hair cut.

On Sunday we just relaxed at home, made a yummy pasta dinner and I feverishly tried to catch up on Downton Abbey. The season finale was last night. I was on episode 8. Hopefully by the time you read this post, I will have caught up.

May this blog inspire you to do something special for your partner’s birthday and to go and have High Tea.

Happy Monday Everyone!!!!

Le Coeur Blouse & Grammy Fashion

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Today I am continuing my “Valentine” Themed outfit with a heart blouse. I feel a bit dressed up wearing this top just to drop my son off at school and go grocery shopping in but hey it is a beautiful top.

Blouse (Piper Lime). Jeans (R W & Co.). Boots (Browns). Bracelet (Stella & Dot). Watch (Michael Kors).

Since I was working on Sunday, I missed the Grammy red carpet so I did some catching up yesterday. I was also only able to watch a bit of the actual Grammys. I heard that it was one of the best ones they’ve had in a long time. I’ll start with my two favorites:

Carrie Underwood

Carly Rae Jepsen

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Here are the rest of my favorites:

These ladies looked pretty in pastels

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Beyonce rocked a classic black and white jumper

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These 2 shined in metallics

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These 4 ladies dazzled in black

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These 2 were radiant in red

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May this blog inspire you to wear something Valentine themed this week.

Happy Tuesday Everyone!!!

Le Coeur Blouse & Grammy Fashion

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Blouse (Piper Lime). Jeans (R W & Co.). Boots (Browns). Bracelet (Stella & Dot). Watch (Michael Kors).

Carrie Underwood

Carly Rae Jepsen

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Here are the rest of my favorites:

These ladies looked pretty in pastels

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Beyonce rocked a classic black and white jumper

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These 2 shined in metallics

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These 4 ladies dazzled in black

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These 2 were radiant in red

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May this blog inspire you to wear something Valentine themed this week.

Happy Tuesday Everyone!!!

SAG Awards Best Dressed

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Only 1 more week left of my 30 in 30 challenge!!! I have to say that it hasn’t been so bad. I think it helped that I only had 3 pairs of shoes and the rest I could use for clothing. Let’s face it, it’s January in Vancouver!!! All you really need are boots. Today’s outfit is a remix of one that I wore in week #1. Instead of my Chambray shirt, I decided to wear my white button shirt underneath my blue Tippi Sweater.

Outfit #23

Sweater & Necklace (J Crew). Shirt (Jacob). Jeans (R W & Co.). Boots (Browns). Watch (Michael Kors). Necklace (My Name Necklace).

SAG Awards Best Dressed

On Sunday I watched the celebrities swagger down the SAG red carpet. Two big themes were navy dresses and simple, side swept hair. My two favorites were Jennifer Garner in an Oscar de la Renta golden gown and Amanda Seyfried in Zac Posen.

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Amanda Seyfried

Here are my other favorites separated into navy, blacks, metallics and reds/pinks.

These 2 women wowed us in white.

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These 2 women brought the color.

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These 2 women sparkled in metallic.

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These 3 women donned my favorite color: blue.

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These 3 women played it safe in black, or did they?

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Which one is your favorite? Can’t wait for the Oscars!!! Less than a month away!!!

May this blog inspire you to get all gussied up and feel like a celebrity.

Happy Tuesday Everyone!!!!

2/3 done!!!!

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Good Morning Everyone!!!! It’s raining here and Hunter boots are the perfect footwear to tackle today. I’m on day #20 of my 30 in 30 challenge which means I’m 2/3 of the way done!!!! I’m wearing a turtleneck (yes again!!!), jeans and my Hunter boots. I don’t have really any place to go today except to take my son to his dance class so this is a perfect for this dreary day.

Outfit #20

Tutleneck (R W & Co.). Jeans (Gap). Boots (Hunter).

If you live in the Vancouver Area don’t forget to check out my giveaway for a 2hr wardrobe remix. Click here to enter.

Check back tomorrow to see a recap of this weeks outfits and the past 3 weeks. Only 10 days left to go in my 30 in 30 challenge.

May this blog inspire you to enjoy a rainy day. Happy Saturday Everyone!!!

Recap Of Week #2

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Happy Sunday Everyone!!!! Only 4 more days left to vote for me in the Circle of Mom’s Top 25 Fashion and Beauty Blog Contest. All you have to do is click on this link and you’re done. It’s that simple. If all of you voted I would be able to realize my 2 goals: to remain in the top 25 and to finish in the best place I can. So please, please, please vote :). And thank you to those who have voted and vote each and every day. I truly appreciate your support.

Today rounds up week #2 of my 30 in 30 challenge.

Outfit #14

Turtleneck (R W & Co.). Jeans (Gap). Boots (Fergalicious).

I know I wore a turtleneck yesterday but it’s still so bloody cold and we are headed to the motorbike show today and I thought this would keep me warm. I’ve added some edge with the motorbike booties. Today ends our second week of the challenge. How’s it going.

Recap Of Week #2 Outfits

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Recap Of Weeks #1 & 2

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A quick update on our cleanse: It’s day #2 and my head hurts but I’m feeling ok. My husband had a rough day yesterday but is feeling much better today. The lunch smoothie is by far the hardest one to “swallow”. Will post more on Tuesday.

May this blog inspire you to start your own 30 in 30 challenge and see how many different outfits you can create with 30 items from your wardrobe.

Sorry to rush but I have to make our lunch smoothie to have at the show and we should be off. My son and husband can’t wait :)!!!!

Happy Sunday Everyone!!! Please don’t forget to vote, click on this link.