Hearts in my eyes...

Aloha, ladies!!

Just a quickie post (quite possibly the teeniest you've ever seen), as I'm about to set my hair and roll into bed, I need my beauty sleep because JP flies in tomorrow!

Soo, my next post will be in a couple of days as I'll be too busy plantin' smooches on my man!
I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am :)

I hope you all had a lovely weekend!
Lucky xo

What happens in Vegas...

Aloha ladies!

Ohh, I do apologize for the lack of posting this past week.. I must admit, I've been quite lazy. There is a very sheepish look on this face right now!!

I've decided to use this post to tell you the neato story of how I met my fiance- d'aww!!
It's a rather rare one, and most our friends think it's the cutest dang story ever, and of course, I do kinda agree.. but perhaps I'm biased, hmm? (Heehee!)..

Ahem, so it all began at a little event called...

Ahh yes, the famed VLV! It was my first year attending, as I had only heard about it that February. I decided immediately that I just haaad to go.
If you don't know much about this event, all you have to do is google search (or visit vivalasvegas.net), and you'll get the idea pretty quickly!

So, I found a willing and able friend, and off we went! We arrived on the Wednesday night, giving us time to settle into our room at Excalibur, (down the street from the event which takes place at The Orleans hotel and casino) and get some rest before picking up our weekender wristbands the next day.

Thursday rolls around, with wristbands on we purchased our first plastic boot and began enjoying Las Vegas :)

Oh gosh.. I look kinda tipsy in this one. Please enjoy at my expense!

So me being the non-gambling type of gal (which means I have no idea how to play a darn thing except coin slots), I stood on the arm of my dear friend as she played at a blackjack table.
Having not been there too long, a fine mannered gentleman approached me and offered to buy me a drink!
Well heavens, of course I said yes! But I'd prefer to think it's because I was playing my hand in fate, and not because I was nearly done my boot..

This gent introduced himself, and then the several friends he was with.
And one of them was named JP.

Well gals, let me tell YOU- you know that sense of immediate attraction you get, even before they prove themselves to speak with proper grammar? Yes, yes I know you understand all too well, now don't you all?
As I sit here and try to think of words to explain the feeling he gave me when we met, I literally let out a giant, cheesy sigh! Let's call it romantic. Hmm yes, much better.
We connected instantly. So much so that within the small amount of time we all stood around chatting, we exchanged numbers and agreed to meet again later that day.

Before we parted, my girlfriend managed to get this first shot of JP and I together ever.
I manage to class it up with my 2 foot tall TGIFriday's cocktail glass:

This photo makes me giggle! I think mostly because I look frisky, wouldn't you say?

Anyhow, flash forward a couple of months. By July, I had made my first trip down to see him, he had come up to Canada, and we were happily in a long distance relationship.

Ooh- timeout!! For those who haven't read my post about JP and I from earlier, I live in Toronto, Canada, and he in New Jersey, USA. Okay.. commence the romance!

In mid July, JP had come up to visit me, and we had made plans to spend a couple of days downtown Toronto. We had a spiffy room at a nice hotel, and took a wander where a photographer approached us as we came out of a shop, and took our photo:

Now, this photo is importance, as it's the last photo taken of us before he proposed to me!
See?! "D'awww!"
He pulled out the most beautiful ring I have ever seen, and asked me to be his wife.
I was surprised, shocked, overwhelmed, speechless. And now, the happiest I've ever been.

Do I hear a "but that's so soon, you love fools!"?? Yep, fast, you betcha. But ya can't slow down love, no way Jose!

So, since July 17th, 2010, we've been in a long distance engagement. We talk, text, and skype constantly, and have visited each other many times. And I fall more and more in love with him each and every day.
I won't get into all of the visa application details- it sure is a headache, lemme tell ya! It's looking to be about October that I may be able to relocate and become a 'permanent resident'.
But I'd wait 10 years if it meant I'd get to be with my baby in the end.

Ahh... the glorious feeling of being engaged to the man of your dreams never fades!
Siiiiighhh!

Well my friends, that's our story in a teeny tiny nutshell! Did I keep the sap minimal? Ahh, what the heck, it's my gosh darned love story, I hope it made your teeth hurt!

I urge you, if you've never blogged about how you came to be with your one and only, spill your mushy guts, I'd love to hear your love stories!

Well, I must be on my merry way, JP is about to call me!

I'll fill you ladies in on the wedding plans soon!

Have a lovely weekend!
Lucky xo

P.S. I haven't seen him in 9 weeks, and he arrives on Tuesday, I can't wait!!

What a week!

Hiya guys!

Ughh.. this week was soo looooong!!
Not only am I just getting over a terrible cold, work was just insane. I'm off tomorrow, and I can assure you I'll be sleeping until noon.

One thing I can't complain about is the lovely weather we've been having here.. SUMMER! It's here in full swing now, and I'm going to do my best to take advantage of it while it's here.

Ahh... vintage swimwear! I've been browsing for a few months now on eBay and etsy for the perfect suit. It can be very tough, especially finding a suit that's both your size and within your price range.
I'm constantly tortured by stunning Shaheen playsuits in the most wonderful tiki prints and hawaiian fabrics.. but heck no, I am most certainly NOT paying $100+ for it!!
Even though they're soooo gorgeous...

I do have a few repro suits, and a flattering Esther Williams suit. But all of us ladies can admit that we're after one stunner of a suit!! One that stands out from the others, with some type of one-of-a-kind feature that makes the suit very 'you'.
 I actually did buy one on eBay about a month ago, but the sizing was way off, so it's on it's way back to England for a refund :(
I have doubts I'll find one this season, but you just never know with my online, ahem, browsing habits.. (JP has wondered if I'll be able to afford his wedding band.. ha!!)

Do any of you lovelies have a favourite suit, or a great brand or site to shop for vintage swimwear?

My apologies, this was a pretty short posting today.. but I'm just zonked from my whirlwind week.
I must be heading off, but I promise I'll be much for interesting for you all tomorrow! I hope..!!

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!!

Lucky xo

Aww, shucks!!

Well gee whiz, what a wonderful thing to see when I logged on this morning- I've been given my very first blog award!!

It was given to me by the very lovely Kitty at Kitty's Vintage & Kitsch, go check her out now if you haven't already! Her blog is full of lots of vintage goodies!
So, a huge THANK YOU to her for making my day, it was too sweet of you :)
Also, another thank you and a big "howdy!" to my new subscribers! I'll be stopping by all of you soon! 

Now it's up to me to pass the Liebster on to someone else, and that would be the blog of Doo Wop Dolly! She's just so darling, and her blogs are full of photos of her outfits and outings.So, here ya go, lady, you deserve it!


Now after all of the excitement, I must admit that I'm feeling quite under the weather today. I called in sick to work, and dread the wait at the doctors' office this afternoon, ughh!

Switching back to a higher note (am I throwing you all off balance?!), my fiance got us an authentic diner table for the apartment, woohooo!!!

This photo was the one JP sent me when it was still in the display window. I just adore it. So now comes the trouble of finding chairs to match! I've toyed with the idea the past few days of reupholstering a pair of these:

I just don't know, do they seem a bit too mod to you?? I can't make up my mind.

Oh, and as mentioned in my previous blog, I went to a glorious little town called Orono, about 45 minutes east of the town I live in. My mother had gone with a friend the weekend prior and said we had to go, so we did!
The main street downtown (which I believe is called Main St -heehee!-  as with most small towns) had about 30 or 40 shops along it, with half of them being antique stores, and two large markets!
I wish I had taken a camera with me, some of the buildings were so lovely.
Our first stop was a small one that sells antique trinkets and used clothing. I spotted this decanter and shot glass bar set for only $10!

In the same shop, I also bought this lovely candy dish??.. or is it vanity glasswear?.. If someone thinks they know, tell me! either way, it's being used for bobby pins at the moment:

Now, the smaller glasswear, I saw in the shop and loved it, it's so darling! But with it being our first stop, I held back to take a mosey around the other stores first. By the end of the visit, we were walking back to the car when the woman from that shop came running out saying she wanted to give me something. And that was it!! Can you believe that, how kind can someone be to give you something that they were selling in their shop?!
I tried to refuse but she insisted, stating that it would be my first wedding gift! (*we got to small talking, when my ring came up in conversation)

There truly are some kind people out there, whether they be giving you blog recognition, or giving you something from their own store.
When things like this happen, I like the idea of giving back. It's good karma all around :)

Until tomorrow, guys!
Lucky xo

Thrift store finds!

Aloha, time for my second post!

I hope I haven't already bored everyone to death, anyhow! Well.. actually, 'everyone' consists of the 2 followers I have so far. So, howdy! And of course, thank you :)

This past Saturday, my sister and I headed to Bowmanville to visit a St. Vincent De Paul thrift store. The previous weekend, my mother and I had crossed by it on our way back from Orono (ooh, another thrifting blog on that to come!), and a few things caught my eye whilst staring in the window.
So, somehow I managed to drag my poor sis along, God love her (she's not the thrifting type by any means).

It was a fairly short lived visit, but during our 20 minute shop I managed to find a couple of little things. And also encountered some unsavory folk.. who I always seem to attract.. hmm..

So Saturday happened to be the 50% off shoes and accessories day! Hurray!!
First off, I came across these here..

This adorable pair of green and white flower inspired clip earrings, and this mocha marbled lucite bangle to accompany the stack I found last weekend.

Also...

These two pairs of unworn Hanes seamless (boo!) stockings in their original boxes, so cute!! Can you believe last weekend I saw a stocking box from the 1930's selling for 40!?!! Ouch.. no stockings included, either!

And last but not least...

This darling little pair of La Vallee stacked heel sandals in amaaazing condition. I could almost swear they've never been worn. The elastic at the strap is like new.. damn the tiny feet of mid-century women! I'd bind my feet to squeeze into some of those shoes.

So for all of this, my grand total came to $12.50!! Not too shabby, not too shabby at all!

The only things that ruined this little excursion were the creeps yelling with poor grammar at the sales associate to open the jewelry case because it was "stuck|" (ahem, locked), and the rude assistant manager who insisted she couldn't disclose the next weeks sale items because they "cannot and will not tell anyone", when I didn't even ask! Sheesh lady, it's Saturday, have a mojito and calm down..

That was pretty much the highlight of my weekend, aside from having some fun/whiskey infused girl time that evening.

Happy Monday, guys!!

Lucky xo

Aloha, blog world!

Well here we are, at the start of my very first blog EVER!



I suppose I should introduce myself! My name is Lucky, and I'm a 26 year old living in Toronto, Canada. I'm also an engaged gal, to my dearest love who lives 400 miles away in New Jersey.
"New Jersey!? How the heck did that happen??", you ask? Well, lemme explain exactly how this came to be!
Whilst standing at a blackjack table at the Orleans Casino in Las Vegas (you betcha,my first year ever at VLV), a young gent approached me, offered me a drink, then wasted no time introducing me to his dashing young man friend (let's call him JP, until I get the go ahead to speak the true name of my one and only!). JP and I hit it off immediately, and with the exchanging of telephone numbers, here we are a year and 3 months later, engaged!!

Okay, I'll cut the sap and keep it clean. I don't wanna scare anyone off that quickly!

So, with that being said, I have a visa pending to marry JP, move to Jersey, and start a brand new life with him.
While waiting for this to happen, I try to fill my time outside of work with as much fun as I possibly can.  I love to thrift shop, dance, go to shows, travel, use authentic vintage hair and makeup techniques (perhaps a tutorial video or two is my my future?..), eat mexican food, drink cocktails, wear high heels and stockings.. yeaah, I think you get the picture!

I shall leave my first blog as this, a plain ol' introduction to you.
It's nice to meet you all, until tomorrow!

Lucky xo