Apart from snow on the ground, today was very much typical of December in Vancouver – 2 degrees and wet – the perfect day for ice cream at newly opened Rain or Shine Ice Cream in Kits. Vanilla is my favourite flavour ever – it’s not lame – and Rain or Shine’s vanilla is my…
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Home is the Seawall and Ramen
The shortest day of the year in Vancouver also happened to be snowy and one of the coldest, and I could think of no better way to warm up than with black ramen at Jinya downtown. I’ve missed frosty morning walks with the pup – solo early morning runs by the Detroit river just don’t…
Home is Stella
As if my suitcase wasn’t already full of presents for her, I found a pink My Little Pony at a bookstore at the airport that I decided she needed to have. My Little Ponies were my favourite when I was little (I still have a bunch in my room right now), and besides, pink is…
Home is Hot Chocolate & Macarons
After nearly half a day of planes and airports, I am finally home for Christmas. I can’t even describe how happy I am – it feels like forever ago that I woke up in my own bed with Stella next to me. All I wanted to do today was sleep in, but because I’m apparently…
Stella’s Halloween
This past Halloween was the first that I didn’t get to spend with Stella. My mom and dad took her to Three Dog Bakery’s Pooch Spooks. We go every year, and this year Stella went as a pink monster. It’s always a great time, and I really wish I could have been there. There’s always a…
Sweater Weather in Vancouver
I’m in Vancouver for Thanksgiving, and fall is definitely in full swing: the leaves have turned, and it’s a perfect 7 degrees, just the way I like it. Perfect sweater weather on a perfect day, missing only a steaming cappuccino cup of Aztec hot chocolate at Thomas Haas. A warm chocolate mochi bun fresh out of…
Home with the Pup
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.
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…
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.
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…
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 