salt & pepper

these are so cute.  

Medina ring

pretty.

cheese fondue

 first time trying some cheese fondue at gundrun. 

 it was windy Sunday evening and it was dark by 4pm but got to walk around Steveston a bit before everything closed.  and browsed in a used bookstore where the books were just stacked on top on each other in piles all around the store.  was a bit worried I would knock everything over but found 2 used books to take with me on my trip.  Then warmed up with the cheese fondue and wine.

 yumm.  this was a nice little place kind of hidden in the back from the main street.  the cheese fondue was good but also very rich and heavy.  good thing for the charcuterie plate and the wine to balance all that cheese :)

the last apple

brr.. it's really getting chilly out.

16 days till vacation!

getting excited for my 1 month-long vacation!

before that it'll be busy, busy, busy.
tons of errands to do and some holiday parties to attend :)
and some Christmas shopping to do before I leave. 

love these sparkly heels.

Fall Concerts

Kings of Leon. so good live.  no crazy stage settings, just good music.

 

Free outdoor concerts and one of my favourite bands - Stars.  Love. 

this city is awesome.  

but can't wait to get away for a month as well! can't wait to visit my sister & family.

boat hotel

in London.  cute.

starry night

saw this picture on a blog. would be amazing to have my wall painted like this in my future home.

The Ides of March

I'm not usually a huge fan of political movies and this one was still pessimistic.. although i thought it was kind of on the lighter side for political dramas..but thought this was good w/ lots of great actors. 

one fall day

missing the sun. 

it's starting to get dark by 4pm : ( 

black, lace, black, lace

so pretty.  from here.

cutting up knives

cool idea.

star projector

cute.
one of those random things that I would like to have but would probably wouldn't be using most of the time.

The Most Perfect View

this site is amazing. all I want to do is travel.

snuggle

true enough

sunday brunch @ Oakwood

 it's not brunch without a caesar!

 Oakwood Canadian Bistro

the lumberjack

 corned beef hash with 140 degree eggs - first time trying eggs done this way - basically the whole egg cooked medium rare.  interesting texture and quite delicious.

really enjoyed this place :)

pale blue

this is such a perfect looking kitchen. love the pale blue. 

one time J asked me which room I would spend the most time decorating/fixing and I said my room or if I had an extra room as my "office"/person space.. and of course J said the kitchen.

bao bei

when we were at bao bei last year.  they had nice wallpaper! and pretty good food and drinks.  time to go visit again sometime.

Flight booked!

looking forward to the a whole month of vacation.

book paintings

 how neat is this?

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cabinet

pretty.

back to the roots

mushroom kit 
neat idea.

High Fidelity

J always make me watch movies that I'm not that interested in at first but end up liking quite a bit. This is one of them. interesting point by John Cusack's character.

caffeinating

this sleeve describes how I feel weekday mornings.

Meet Tiny

the newest addition to the family.

one summer day

I'm definitely missing the summer weather right now.

my favourite hotate sushi w/ a beer sitting at the patio of course.

love browsing at granville island.

dinner from stuff we picked up at the market.

knotted

i don't usually wear much jewelry since I always lose my earrings, etc. but love this ring.

Mini girls trip

what a relaxing and fun trip w/ the girls last month <3

thanks to Alvina, these applesauce snacks kept us through the drive.

 

love browsing through new/used book store.

love these wine bottle lamps.