I Heard An Unhappy Ending, It Sort Of Sounds Like You Leaving...

Hey guys,

(Gilmore Girls spoilers below!)

I meant to post this on Monday but... well, I got distracted.
Did everyone watch Gilmore Girls? I binge-watched it one night. I had many emotions. At first, I was actually really pissed off about the final four words. I think I actually yelled "What?!" at my computer. But the more I think about, the more I liked it. I enjoy the symmetry of it and despite all the reviews I've read talking about how awfully they portrayed millenials, I actually really liked it. Because truthfully, I feel like we were all taught that we could be anything we wanted to be, that the world was ours, but when we actually got out into the world we realized that said world doesn't owe us anything. For many of my friends and myself, the future is nothing like we thought it'd be and we all have to now try to figure out what will actually work for us. I think that was the main theme for Rory. She's learning the hard way that we all get thrown curve balls and need to learn how to roll with the punches. I think it's also in a way about trying to combine who we think we are and who we really are, that's why when everyone kept welcoming her back she kept saying "I'm not back!" Because she never pictured herself living in that town forever but in truth, she is that town, it's part of her and that's shaped who she really is. People also keep harping about how terrible Rory is and how out of character her relationship with Logan was but I think everything about that was perfect. Honestly, I think most of us in our 20's do some things that we're not proud of (I know Rory was 32 but she's always been a little behind) because we're all still learning how relationship and sex work. It also wasn't a one way street, Logan was cheating too and I think people conveniently forget about the bridesmaid's incident in season 6. Plus we all know that just like Chris with Lorelei, Rory is Logan's cryptonite. I also liked how in the scene where Rory and Lorelei were going to all those line ups, they kind of showed how Lorelei -by getting things easily- informed Rory's sense of entitlement. I've noticed it before that while I think Lorelei was a great mom, I do think she did Rory a bit of a disservice by giving her everything and being the type of person who gets what she wants all the time.
Anyway, those are just some of my thoughts on the subject of the revival. I will just say however, that my absolute favourite part was the Life and Death Brigade reunion. I've always loved that story and personally, if I had been Rory, I would have said "Whatever, Logan, I'm going home with Finn" and called it a day. Man that guy's a babe! (freaking hilarious too) Plus the nod to Across the Universe was incredible! So magical.
That's really all I have to say for this post. Not really much going on right now. I worked, thought about Gilmore Girls and worked some more. I hope you guys enjoyed the revival and that your week has been going well. I'm still working on a Retail Therapy post... I don't know where my time goes...
-Bea

What I'm Listening To:

Arctic Monkeys
Suck It and See
'Piledriver Waltz'

November 25th 2016

Dress: Orla Kiely / Coat: Marc Jacobs / Shoes: Gucci / Bag: Orla Kiely / Hat: Orla Kiely / Glasses: Karen Walker / Earrings: Satomi Kawakita / Brooch: Vintage / Engagement Ring: Vintage / Wedding Ring: Catbird / Lipstick: Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey

November 26th 2016

Top: Orla Kiely / Jeans: J Brand / Coat: Orla Kiely / Shoes: Gucci / Bag: Orla Kiely / Hat: Orla Kiely / Glasses: Karen Walker / Earrings: Satomi Kawakita / Brooch: Vintage / Engagement Ring: Vintage / Wedding Ring: Catbird / Lipstick: Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey

November 27th 2016

Top: Orla Kiely / Jeans: J. Crew / Cardigan: Orla Kiely / Shoes: Charlotte Olympia / Bag: Orla Kiely / Hat: Orla Kiely / Glasses: Karen Walker / Earrings: Satomi Kawakita / Brooch: Vintage / Engagement Ring: Vintage / Wedding Ring: Catbird / Nail Polish: Ciate in Paparazzi / Lipstick: Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey

November 28th 2016

Top: Orla Kiely / Skirt: Orla Kiely / Cardigan: Orla Kiely / Shoes: Miu Miu / Bag: Orla Kiely / Hat: Gucci / Glasses: Karen Walker / Earrings: Satomi Kawakita / Brooch: Vintage / Engagement Ring: Vintage / Wedding Ring: Catbird / Nail Polish: Ciate in Paparazzi / Lipstick: Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey

November 29th 2016

Sweater: Orla Kiely / Skirt: Orla Kiely / Cardigan: Orla Kiely / Shoes: Marc Jacobs / Bag: Orla Kiely / Glasses: Karen Walker / Earrings: Satomi Kawakita / Brooch: Vintage / Engagement Ring: Vintage / Wedding Ring: Catbird / Lipstick: Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey

November 30th 2016

Sweater: Orla Kiely / Skirt: Orla Kiely / Coat: Orla Kiely / Shoes: Gucci / Bag: Orla Kiely / Hat: Orla Kiely / Glasses: Karen Walker / Earrings: Satomi Kawakita / Brooch: Vintage / Engagement Ring: Vintage / Wedding Ring: Catbird / Nail Polish: Ciate in Carousel / Lipstick: Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey

Let The Rain Fall... Cats And Dogs...

Hello!

So, today is Thanksgiving back home but for the first time in years, I'm missing it. I'm a bit bummed to be honest. Normally, I fly out to New York for Thanksgiving but ever since I got sick I've been more determined than ever to really take better care of myself and part of that is travelling less. I keep reminding myself that I'll be going out next month for Christmas and that it's not that far away but still, I hate missing time with everyone. In fact, the last few weeks I've been thinking more and more about moving back home or perhaps to California to be with my brother but I don't know... I love Vancouver, it's where I mostly grew up, it's where I went to University and got married. Plus, I think it'd be really hard on Ben to be far away from his own family, especially with baby Jack here now. It's really hard having everyone so scattered, what with Kae in California and Willa in England. I remember when I was a teenager and we were all together. I miss it. I'm trying to remind myself that things change as we all get older and it's not possible to be as close as were as kids but my family is the most important thing to me (Ben included obviously). It's really hard.
Sorry, I don't mean to be so melancholy, it tends to happen this time of year. I'll perk up closer to Christmas. Promise.

Yesterday, Ben and I went to see 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' and it was incredible. It was so fun to see the Warner Bro's sign come on with the Harry Potter music swelling in the background. Very nostalgic. I just loved everything about it. It was so funny and the style was awesome. I think Eddie Redmayne was absolutely perfect for that role. He just has this fundamental sweetness to his eyes that really sold me. If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend it, even if you haven't seen Harry Potter before (that's crazy!). I don't feel like you need to have seen Harry to enjoy it. It was perfect.

Today, I worked and later I'll Skype with my family (it was a condition of my mother's if I were to miss Thanksgiving so obviously, I'm not the only one missing people). Tomorrow, I plan on having a full out Gilmore Girls marathon. I'm gonna order pizza and eat ice cream sundaes and just completely enjoy the revival of my favourite TV show. I've warned Ben that he's not gonna see me much. It's a hen party and he's not invited. Can't wait! Are you guys gonna watch it? Ben was like, "what if it sucks?" to which I reminded him that it's my all time favourite and that it would have to suck sooo ridiculously bad for it to be bad and even then I'd probably still love anyway. It's the Gilmore Girls!
I hope you're all either having a happy Thanksgiving or just a delightful day and I hope that delight carries through to the weekend.
-Bea


What I'm Listening To:

Dr. Dog
B-Room
'The Truth'

November 23rd 2016

Top: Orla Kiely / Skirt: Orla Kiely / Coat: Orla Kiely / Shoes: Miu Miu / Bag: Orla Kiely / Hat: Orla Kiely / Gloves: Kate Spade New York / Glasses: Karen Walker / Earrings: Satomi Kawakita / Brooch: Vintage / Engagement Ring: Vintage / Wedding Ring: Catbird / Lipstick: Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey

November 24th 2016

Top: Orla Kiely / Skirt: Orla Kiely / Jacket: Orla Kiely / Tights: Falke / Shoes: Miu Miu / Bag: Kate Spade New York / Hat: Orla Kiely / Glasses: Karen Walker / Earrings: Satomi Kawakita / Brooch: Vintage / Engagement Ring: Vintage / Wedding Ring: Catbird / Lipstick: Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey

Oh The Devil Won't Have Me, I Wonder Who Will, I Wonder Who Will...

Okay, so...

What a year! I know that most of you have probably given up hope on me as it's been nearly a year since my last post. Trust me when I say that it's not been because I haven't wanted to. The truth is that the 'bad transits' I spoke about last year haven't passed. I feel like the past two-ish years have been nothing but one shit-storm after another and as I look around me, it seems that I'm not the only one feeling this. All I hear from everybody is how terrible 2016 has been for them. I'm with them.
There have been very few highlights this year, aside from the birth of our nephew baby Jack, who is almost walking now. Not long after spring break last year, I started feeling really terrible. I just thought that it was all the stress from my brother's situation (who is doing so well now) and my dad's health scare. I thought "Okay, It's been a crazy few months, your body just needs to catch up." However, my ill feeling continued for the next few weeks and I realized that perhaps there was something more at play. There was.
I was diagnosed with a really nasty infection. Said infection put me out for nearly three months which meant that I also had to take leave from my job. It broke my heart but I honestly was just too sick. I spent most of the next few months in bed. It was awful. I'm fine now, but I really had to work at it and have since been trying to focus on taking better care of myself and not putting other's needs before my own. I've also been travelling less. Normally around this time of year I would be going back and forth to New York but this year, I'm only going back for a week at Christmas. On the upside to this however, is now that I'm better, I've gotten a new job. Teaching again is wonderful, I can't believe how much I've missed it. I really have to give thanks to the administrators at my old job who were so amazing about my transition and gave me wonderful references. The plus to switching schools is that I no longer have to commute from Kerrisdale to North Vancouver everyday. I look forward to that.
As I alluded my brother and his kids are doing really well which is a nice change for them. Oscar and Marley are growing up for fast that it's kinda making my head spin. My sisters are both excellent. Aside from another break up for Willa in the fall, she's doing really well at Cambridge. Ruby is kicking High School's (I know!) butt and even has a boyfriend of her own (It's took early! She's still 10 right?). Actually said boyfriend was a bit of a shock to all of us when we first met him. He's a senior, quite a bit older than her and when I first met him I was freaked out. The dude is like 6'3'' and has a man voice. It was really weird to put that next to my fifteen year old sister and think 'couple'. To give my father credit, he only hit the ceiling for two minutes before accepting and moving forward. However, I still don't think he's overjoyed but... what can you do? You can't tell Ruby anything. Plus Jeremy is actually a reeaally sweet guy, extremely polite and seems to think the sun shines out Ruby's butt... I tend to agree so he's alright in my books.
Anyway, those have been the haps around these parts. I hope some of this explains why I haven't been able to blog. Having spent a long time in bed, it seemed a little silly to blog outfit posts when I think I actually got dressed like... ten times in the past six months. Lol. As I'm still just getting back in the swing of life again, I'm making no promises but I will try to blog as much as I can.
To kick things off I'm starting with a simple outfit post of what I wore today. Which included a pretty Orla Kiely blouse from so long ago... I think it might have been one of the first things I ever bought from them. I paired it with my most comfortable J Brand Jeans, Orla Kiely cardigan and Gucci accessories.
I would really like to post a Retail Therapy Session showcasing my latest buys (Months in bed with nothing to do... yeah I shopped) but we'll see. For now, there's this.
I hope everyone else is doing well and hope that 2016 comes to a swift and final end. Talk to you soon.
-Bea

(Ps. Who else is excited about Gilmore Girls? I am so excited that I can barely sit still! I started watching it in it's first season all those many moons ago! I grew up with Rory and Lorelei, I laughed with them (a lot), I cried with them... I can't believe it's back!)

(Pps. Did you notice that Lisa Hannigan is wearing Orla Kiely on her new album cover? As if I could love her more.)

What I'm Listening To:

Lisa Hannigan
At Swim
'Fall'

November 19th 2016

Top: Orla Kiely / Jeans: J Brand / Cardigan: Orla Kiely / Shoes: Gucci / Bag: Orla Kiely / Hat: Gucci / Glasses: Karen Walker / Earrings: Satomi Kawakita / Brooch: Vintage / Engagement Ring: Vintage / Wedding Ring: Catbird