Maybe it's the inner redneck in me talking, but I loooove Stampede season in Calgary. Last year I even embraced my inner cowboy and wore a plaid shirt. Okay, well I wear plaid all year round, but I felt especially festive wearing plaid to the stampede. It's like wearing animal print when visiting the zoo. That's the best comparison I could come up with haha.

The Stampede has become quite the tradition for myself and my friends, Janny and Lan. We've gone together every year since high school and we ALWAYS begin our ride-frenzy by going on the Polar Express. It's a must - just like eating mini donuts and getting Lemon Heaven lemonade. I'm thrilled to continue our tradition this year with these two next Friday, and on top of that, my other two good friends Avneet and Gagan will be coming along with us!
Stampede + summer weather + good company = Time. Of. My. Life.

As far as what to wear to the Stampede this year, two words: Denim. Shirt. (Well technically my shirt's made of linen, but it looks like denim) Especially with sea of denim on the runways lately, you can bet I will definitely be taking this trend to heart and denim-ing it up. I'm also thinking about sporting a red paisely hankerchief or possibly a bolo bowtie....or a red paisely printed bowtie! Just kidding. I assure you a denim shirt and likely a hankerchief is as western wear as I will get - no cowboy hats or fringe for me. I do secretly want to wear cowboys boots though, but I would never actually buy a pair.

I wish other things in my life were as easily prepared for and planned as my trip to the Stampede. I don't really know how I feel about things at the moment. I keep telling myself that "I'll see how things go" but things aren't really going. Well at least they aren't going at the pace that I would want them to go. It's complicated.

Whoa. Reading what I just typed in the last paragraph was total deja vu. Strange.