Stella is 4 today! I flew in tonight and wanted to celebrate – I even brought presents – but she just wanted to sleep. She played with the cats today, so we’ll play tomorrow.
Author: Denise Alba
Friends, Vodka Sauce & Pinky Rings
On Saturday, two of my favourite girls and I headed over to Detroit to shop and have dinner at The Cheesecake Factory. The former went exactly as planned, and we ended up with some amazing things like a Frenchie sweater from J. Crew, matching pinky rings, and among other things, Essie nail polish by the…
Fondant au Chocolat
When the temperature dips and the rain starts to fall, there’s nothing I want more than chocolate – rich, bitter, dark chocolate: sipping chocolate at Thierry, cognac truffles at Thomas Haas, or brownies at Chocolate Arts, but what I’m really craving today is a fondant au chocolat from French Made Baking in Vancouver. It’s essentially…
I’m Heading Home
Well, just for Thanksgiving, but I’ll take 72 hours with my little bug over none at all. I just miss her so much, and whenever my mom sends me pictures of Stella, I want to cry because I’m simultaneously so happy and so sad. I love that when I get home fall will be in…
Little Pink Monster
Because I’m missing her terribly and because she hasn’t made an appearance on this space in about a week.
Mellow Memories
I had been doing a very good job on my readings today, managing to read four cases in a row after class. I had dinner – yummy, spicy Chinese take-out – and had just settled back into reading when I came across the word “Tantalus” in an article about equality. The word “Tantalus” made me think…
How is it Already Sunday?
It’s Sunday night here on the east coast and I’m sitting in bed wondering where the weekend went. I wish I could say that the weekend was taken up by some weekend trip or, at the very least, productively spent at the library powering through contracts. My weekend saw neither. Apart from a great night…
Thursday is the new Wednesday
Wednesday has always been, in my opinion, the worst day of the week – until now. Today (a Thursday) was long and stressful, to say the least. I hate any variant of the Socratic Method: at 8:30 AM, when my entire being is just beginning to wake up, I see no need for me to…
Red Pepper Hummus & Amaretto Sours in Windsor
Before coming out to Windsor, I’ll be completely honest: I was terrified of the food situation. Thankfully, it’s not as bad as I was expecting. There are a few restaurants/pubs in an area west of the Ambassador Bridge called Sandwich Towne that serve good food and drinks. Sandwich Towne reminds me of Vancouver’s Gastown, only…
Broken A/Cs and a Heat Wave
After a week of Academic Orientation interspersed with Social Orientation events almost every night, I was looking forward to starting class and settling into a routine. That didn’t happen. Three out of five days of my first official week of school were cancelled because of excessive heat. Temperatures hit about 40 degrees, the air conditioners…
Brother’s Birthday
It’s my brother’s birthday today, and for the first time ever, I’m not celebrating with the rest of my family. Instead, I’m sitting in my dorm room, having just endured a stressful morning at the bookstore (followed by 2 taquitos and a grape Slurpee), typing this out and wishing I was with my family enjoying…
Can we Rewind to Saturday?
After an entire night on a plane, I arrived in muggy Windsor this morning. And just a little over 24 hours since our goodbye at YVR, I’m already missing Stella’s squishy little face. Right now, I’m sitting in my dorm room eating a random combination of green apples, brie, and salt & vinegar Mrs. Vickies,…
Pup & Grub 