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Dream Housewarming Party, Dad’s Only Club, and the Best Spot to Work

September 21, 2018 By Kari Leave a Comment

Local Love List Edmonton-1

Dream Housewarming Party

  • Tomorrow is the big day! I’m hosting a dream housewarming party in Edgemont Ravines, featuring some of my favourite local brands and shops. Pop by to tour three stunning show homes showcasing Edmonton-based businesses, enjoy gourmet food and fun drinks for the whole family at The Old Fashioned Mobile Bar, music by Girls Club DJs, snap a ton of totally Instagrammable pics, and have a chance to win a $500 local goods prize package! The first 50 through the door get a special housewarming gift. Party goes from 12-5. I would love to see you! Details on how to get to the party can be found here. 

Local Love List Edmonton-2

New Watering Hole

  • A new family-friendly pub on 124th is getting set to open! Three Vikings Food + Drink, a Scandinavian-themed pub taking over the old Daravara spot, will open its doors the first week of October. Brunch served on Saturdays and Sundays. We’re looking forward to checking this place out!

Dad Hang

  • Rad Dads Edmonton is hosting ‘Boards and Bands’ next Wednesday, September 26 at The Boneyard Skatepark in Sherwood Park (241 Portage Close, Unit #140). The free event (for dads only) goes from 8-10 pm. There will be live music and they’re auctioning off swag with money raised to Boards for Kids Edmonton. More details here.

Local Love List Edmonton-4

Gifted Catalogue

  • Time to get some Christmas shopping done! The brand new Gifted catalogue is out. Hard copies are available at most local-based boutiques and online here. Gifted is an annual curated collection of uniquely Edmonton products. Seriously – every city needs to do this!

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Camp Hoo-Ha

  • Round two of Camp Hoo-Ha Edmonton goes next Wednesday, September 26 at The Old Timers Cabin from 6:30-8:30 pm! I’ll be the camp counsellor this time and the focus is denim. The latest denim trends, how to style denim and find the perfect jeans for your body. Your $65 ticket includes food, two drinks, the session, and a badge! Get your tickets here. See you there!

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Cups of Care

  • Local coffee and helping seniors: I’m loving this initiative by the Apricity team in support of Operation Friendship Society! From October 1-5, pop into District Cafe, Little Brick, Elm Cafe, The Colombian, or Cartago and grab a cup of coffee for you and donate $1 (or more) toward a cup of coffee for a senior. Apricity members will be making appearances at the participating coffee spots throughout the five days. October 1 is National Seniors Day!

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Prairie Grid

  • This is a culinary experience you don’t want to miss. Chefs from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba collaborate for one amazing five-course meal featuring local ingredients and regional cuisine. Edmonton’s event goes next Saturday, September 29 at CKUA Performance Hall. Tickets are $140, and include a Big Rock Brewery cocktail hour with live music, followed by dinner with drink pairings. To get tickets and find out more information click here.

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Best Place in The City to Work

  • If you’re like me and you often work from a local coffee shop, make sure you check out BRU Coffee + Beer House. This isn’t a new place but just in case you didn’t know it existed – it’s the perfect place to work. The wifi is great, the decor is nice, the coffee and food are REALLY good, and if you’re feeling like working while sippin’ a mug of beer or glass of wine, they have that too! The music isn’t too loud and they have plugins for your chargers (in a few spots). Check them out at 11965 Jasper Ave.

Local Love List Edmonton-9

Pumpkin Picking

  • Our nasty September weather means all the u-pick pumpkin experiences are done. Speaking with a few people in the industry, it seems growers have brought their crops inside, and you can still find an awesome pumpkin selection at farmer’s markets (and at some farms directly). Kuhlmann’s Greenhouse is always a great place to check out! Find them at 1320 167 Ave.

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The Plaid Coat to Buy This Fall

  • New at KariSkelton.com: The Plaid Coat to Buy This Fall. Find out why I believe it’s worth the money and see the two ways I styled it.

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Bundok

  • I finally checked out Bundok this week. It lives us to the hype. Please don’t leave without trying the Parmigiano soup. SO good.

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Donate Suits

  • If you’re looking for a new home for those work clothes you purged from your closet, this is a great option. My husband Ryan took a bunch of suits to EmployAbilities this week. It’s a charitable, non-profit organization that provides skill development, training, and employment services to Albertans with medical conditions, mental health challenges, permanent injuries, disabilities, and employment barriers. They accept gently-used business wear for clients. Reach out to them here.

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Bodega 124th

  • Ryan and I went on a date here (finally!) the other night and had one of the best service experiences ever. The decor is really cool and the place was packed. You should definitely try it out! Put their adorable patio on your must-stops when the warmer weather comes back.

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Pretty Polka Dot Floral Wrap DIY

  • New at KariSkelton.com: Pretty Polka Dot Floral Wrap DIY. Spice up your supermarket bouquet with my simple tutorial. I’m sure you’ll never guess what I used to create those big dots!

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Follow more of our adventures on our Instagram Story.

Read last week’s Local Love List here! 

If you know of any hidden gems, cool local product, or unique events happening in the Edmonton area, please email me.

 

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Lifestylist + Blogger: KariSkelton.com
Mom to Wyatt, Moses🐾 + Monroe🐾
Babe on the way! (06/22)
❤ @ryanjespersen
motherhood | style | recipes 👇

Kari Skelton | Motherhood
when you feel like you've hit your max bump but th when you feel like you've hit your max bump but there's still nine weeks to go. 😳

It's truly amazing what our bodies can do. 💛

#31weeks #sunsoutbumpsout #beachball
Life update. ❤ I’ll be keeping this piece of Life update. ❤

I’ll be keeping this piece of art forever. Wyatt painted this for me back in January, when I was isolated with Covid. I taped it up on the wall beside the bed during my stay in our guest room. If you zoom in, you’ll see me in the front with the big baby belly. (Wyatt calls me ‘big belly’ these days!)

Rainbows represent promise, hope, and new beginnings. 

It's been a rough past few weeks for our family, hence my absence online. Thank you so much for your messages of love, concern, and support. They mean so much to us. I know I share a lot with you on here, but I’m not going to get into details this time. Just know we're doing alright. Junebug is great (and kicking and rolling around non-stop!), Wyatt is awesome per usual, and Ryan and I are rock solid.

I had to take a break from work. My main focus has always been (and will
always be) protecting the peace, health, and well-being of our family unit. 

Social media can be a beautiful place where connection and inspiration happens. Unfortunately, it can also foster hurtful and harmful attacks. I’ve learned so much over these past few weeks, and have deeply reflected on my presence and future plans online. I’ll share more soon, but for now, I just wanted to check in, say a sincere thanks, and let you know we’re all good. ❤️
The moment I found out. September 22, 2021. I’ll The moment I found out. September 22, 2021. I’ll be honest - the first trimester wasn’t great. There were moments of joy (like this one) but it was filled with anxiety, scary moments, and a few hurdles. 

🤰I’m playing catchup on some pregnancy blog posts but I wanted to make sure this was up, especially for those who have been following our journey. 

👉 Head on over to KariSkelton.com for ‘Pregnancy Q&A: The First Trimester’ where I get into all of it. Link is in my bio.

❔️Please ask any questions. That’s the whole reason why I share about this. I believe sharing our experiences and personal stories helps all of us feel less alone and often validates what we’re going through. 

(If you can believe it, I took a video of the exact moment I found out but it disappeared from my files. Poof! Gone.💨 Of all the videos to lose…. 🙈 But very happy to have this photo).

#pregnancystories #motherhoodrising #motherhoodunites #Canadianblogger #Canadianmom
Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_q Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_quay! Thanks to all of you for entering! ❤

➡️ Giveaway! To celebrate @fresonbros first birthday tomorrow (Saturday, March 5), we’re giving away a $250 Freson Bros. GC! 🥳

You’re invited to pop down to the party between 11-5 to celebrate with us! 🎉There’s birthday torte, a whole bunch of perks, specialty tastings, and additional in-store giveaways, including a beautiful Camp Chef XT Wood Pellet Grill! 🙆‍♀️

To enter our $250 GC Giveaway:

👉 Make sure you follow me @kariskelton and @fresonbros.

👉 Like this post.

👉 tag some friends who would love this!

✨️ Bonus entry: Head to KariSkelton.com and leave a comment on my ‘Freson Bros. Turns One’ blog post (make sure to add your IG handle in that comment so we know who you are). 

*This giveaway is open to Canadian residents only and is in no way endorsed or supported by Instagram. The winner must be able to pick up the $250 gift card prize at Freson Bros. Edmonton 5139 Mullen Rd. Contest closes Friday, March 4 at 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced on this post before 9 a.m MST Saturday, March 5. 

🚨*PLEASE watch out for impersonation accounts that unfortunately sometimes pop up during giveaways. I will only reach out to you via DM from my account (@kariskelton) to confirm your win and then we’ll coordinate details via email only.
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