Tunes


It's been a while since I've shared what I'm listening to

The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars: this album is amazing.  It came out in July and I've listened to it almost everyday since.  The way their voices work together is so magical!
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: A classic.
Lorde - Pure Heroine: Constantly on repeat.
Little Comets - Life is Elsewhere:  Make sure you listen to W-O-E and Worry.

Tea Time





Hello friends :)
How are y'all?  I'm pretty good.  Just been chillin, studying, writing paper after paper and seeing a few friends in between!  Last weekend my friend Paige came to visit!  It was great! Short, but so fun!  We packed so much into a day and a half and had such a good time!  Making friends is not something that comes easily to me.  It takes a lot of work to work up the courage to say hello to new people and courage is not something I've had a lot of lately...  So it was GREAT when our moms (who have been friends for quite some time I might add) finally introduced us!

I hope everyone is well and staying cozy & warm :)

PS the weather was chilly and a lil rainy today - hence the tea time pictures

I'm Baaaack




Why hello there :)
It's been awhile... as in three months awhile...
I could go into a long winded explanation as to why I've been absent for so long but rather than dwell on the past I am going to jump right into now and the future!
I've started back at school working towards my psych degree.  Slightly different than what I had planned for in the summer but I think it's for the best.  I'm living in a great apartment with lots of windows, a huge improvement from where I was last year.  I'm working on making more friends but it can be tough.  I've made one really great new friend who is coming to visit me next weekend for Halloween!  Zoe came and visited this weekend and it was great!  We had so much fun together and I can't wait for her to come back again soon!

Which is what I will be doing too.  However, I want this blog to be slightly different than what it has been in the past.  I read a lot of other blogs and often find myself getting jealous of their picture perfect lives.  I'm 100% positive that their lives aren't perfect, that they're just sharing the great stuff but it can be harder to relate to.  Some of the best blogs I read are the ones where the authors talk about the bad stuff as well as the great stuff.  They don't have to go into detail but just by acknowledging that the bad stuff can be bad and life isn't always great and that they're working really hard to survive and provide makes them more relatable and enjoyable to read.  So that is my aim with this.  To share the good and the not so good.  I don't want this to become a blog about me posting things in a self-centred my-life-is-perfect kind of way.  I simply want to share what is happening in my life in a few photographs and sentences so I can look back and really remember what was going on.  Not the sugar coated version, but the real life version.

SO now that I have written my longest post ever I think I'll leave it there.  Hope you have a great week and I'll be seeing you again soon :)

Folk Fest 2013









This weekend I got to go to the Folk Fest!  It's a music festival at Jericho Beach in Vancouver that takes place every summer.  I've been a few times but I think this year was definitely my favourite.  In previous years it's been a family affair with mom, dad, Zoe, my aunt and my uncle.  But this year it was just me and my aunt and my uncle.  I loved it!  I don't see them very often so it was great to get to spend a whole day with them!  There was a ton of great food, amazing vendors selling all sorts of different stuff and absolutely fantabulous music playing all day long!  By far, one of the best days of my summer!


Taylor Swift


^Spotted: Taylor Swift's mom^
^Just a couple of "T-Swizzlers" hangin out waiting for the show to start^
^Ed Sheeran killed it!  I never knew he was a one man band!^
^42 000 people all in red^


^We stopped counting after 15^

Last weekend Zoe and I went and saw the sold out Taylor Swift concert.  It was quite the production: fireworks, multiple costume changes, a bunch of dancers, and lots of singing/dancing.  Zoe knew all the songs and sang along for most of it.  I only knew a few of the songs but when I did, boy did I scream 'em.   A co-worker had given me a $30 parking pass for free so after the concert Zoe and I scooted out and headed home with our ears still ringing.