October 2018 – VEG VIBES

Becoming blonder!

My friend Kiera does my hair and she’s the bessst. I only go about 2x/year to get my hair colored. Every time she blends the perfect blonde for me, but also makes sure it is low maintenance enough not to be back in the salon chair every 6 weeks.

I went a little blonder this time and, although my timing is off (right before fall instead of summer), I’m liking it. 💁

Voting with fam

I think mostly everyone knows the midterm elections are on November 6th. And if you’re like me, your ballot usually remains unopened in the stack to To Dos for far too long. I knew my deadline was quickly approaching to get that baby filled out and mailed back, which is why I jumped on the opportunity to have a little “voting party” with my dad and grandma earlier this week.

I recommend doing this with the obvious disclaimer that things might get a little tense. Politics and family… what a combo! At least I got something checked off my to do list 😉

Our favorite Canadian helping us with the fine print 😉

Bottling wine

Oh, hiiiii.

We had our annual women’s summit this month (talk about inspiration and empowerment) and the day ended with a fun bottling wine activity. You’ll find us all opening our bottles together mid-December; the earliest we can break out the corkscrews . 🙂

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New Pixel

Veg-vibes is about to get some upgraded photos BECAUSE I HAVE THE NEW PIXEL. So far, love.

Stay tuned for more pictures.

Canadian Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 2nd Monday of October in Canada, so every year we host Canadian Thanksgiving at our house to get together with friends and enjoy some favorites from the great white north. This year we had dill pickle and all dressed chips, Canadian beer and whiskey, a poutine bar, and nanaimo bars. A day filled of buddies and lots of butter. 🙂

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Vice is a Canadian publication that Mike gets monthly magazines from

the GREEN CREAM

I got this face cream in my bi-monthly Love Goodly box and it is lovely. It is infused with broccoli, avocado, coconut, olive, aloe & fresh herbs.

I use it every night before I go to bed and it feels luxurious. Also, as the bottle suggests, “a salad for your face? ” All about all of it.

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Woah. It has been a busy 2 months. Mike and I have attended 3 friends weddings, I went to Spain in September, exciting things have been happening at work, we’re looking at houses on the weekends, you get it.

I didn’t get a chance to post my Friday Favorites in August, which is kind of annoying because I’ve done it every month this year. Oh, well! Read on to see what I’ve been loving over the past 2 months.

Wedding season!

We were lucky to celebrate 3 beautiful couples getting married this year (coincidentally all within 6 weeks). I love weddings and seeing all of the individual touches that reflect the couple.

Our first wedding was in August on a sunny afternoon in Half Moon Bay. It was a gorgeous garden wedding, followed by the best food in a cute restaurant.

In early September, we headed over the hill to Santa Cruz and to toast Lauren and Ian (who we’ve been to Vegas, Yosemite, and many other places with over the years). Every detail of this wedding was immaculate and beautiful.

Just last weekend we witnessed our friends and neighbors get married at a cathedral in downtown. The celebration continued at a local winery. It was the sweetest venue with bistro lights and a cozy, fall vibe.

All 3 weddings were a blast!

Vegan coffee creamers

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I forgot how good Nut pods was until we went camping in early August. I brought this creamer because I knew I liked it and figured it would keep relatively well in the cooler. It’s so creamy dreamy, I can’t get enough.

I’ve also been loving Califia’s Better Half. If you know me, you know I love anything Wiz (…get it? A playon to Wiz Khalifa? Ok, ok, inside joke… 👋 Michelle;)

Flirting with Fall

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HELLO FALL! Pumpkin everything (I said it). And cute falling leaf window decals. All about all of it.

My patio lettuce

My mama Llama gifted me a romaine plant for my patio. It’s very convenient when you want to add a pop of green to your meal and don’t have a ton of food in the house. It’s actually the lettuce you see in my cheap & easy BBQ jackfruit post.

It’s also a delicious addition to veg hummus wraps.