happy easter.

may your stomach's be full, as well as your hearts
may you be surrounded by loved ones
whatever religion you are, if any.. may you remember one thing
the most important thing (in my opinion)
be with people who love you
people who really truly love you
and then fiercely protect those people

enjoy your easter, and enjoy the people you spend it with.

xoxo
us.

wanderlust.

i've come down with an incredible case of wanderlust.

the urge to travel the world, i want to see it all.

nyc (27 days), hawaii (137 days) europe (~500 days) can't come fast enough.

my heart is aching.... it wants to travel.

i have a love & passion for the world and getting lost in it.

it's so beautiful, i never want to leave it.

dtdw 2013.

albeit being sick the boyfriend and i made it out to our first downtown dinning week
apparently it's the 10th annual, though we've never heard of it.
i love many of the restaurants in downtown edmonton
next year we are hoping to hit up a lot more
we checked out two

104st grill
wasn't actually too impressed with this place
considering we trudged through the snow storm of the year to get here

cafe select
quite a cute little french cafe
main couse was average, escargot, wine and dessert were great though

i really like the idea of downtown dinning week and i can't wait till next year
i promise i won't be sick

what restaurants have you tried recently?

our weekend.

what a fantastic weekend!
we've been so busy these past few days i feel like i haven't had a moment to catch my breathe...

after friday night's wine club saturday was filled with errands and the farmer's market
the evening however was spent with friends and family celebrating the boyfriends grad!

sunday was very lazy and filled with lots of eating and sleeping

and more celebrations of the boyfriends birthday

happy birthday and happy graduation hunny! 

there isn't a more proud girlfriend out there

love you 

xoxo

<3 

nutella latte.

1 heaping tablespoon of nutella 

4 oz of milk

{heat until nutella is melted into hot milk}

add 6oz of coffee 

sprinkle with cinnamon 

mmmmm, a warm hug on a cold day 

<3 

iceland - it's on our list.

isn't it surreal.

reukjavik, iceland. 

the northern lights & blue lagoon

it's beautiful, serene and perfect.

run 1/28.

so i agreed to run 5km. 

today was the boyfriend and my first run.

it was terrible.

i blame my cough, not being able to breathe and my scared lungs.

you know that can't breathe, burning lungs, runny nose, want to die feeling?

ya that's what it felt like.

why would anyone ever do this to themselves for pleasure?

2.4 km has never felt so long....my lungs felt like they were on fire, it was brutal.

it made me never want to run again... hey i'm just being honest.

oh well it can only go up from here!

here's what the rest of the week looks like... only 27 more runs to go.

#death

so apparently im running 5km

i've never been a huge runner, or jogger for that matter.
this morning however 6 of us signed up to run 5km on july 6.
17 weeks and 3 days till we do the color me rad run.
i best start training.
5km can't be that hard right?

nyc: 50 days

finally our flights are booked and we have found a place to stay!

50 days can't pass fast enough.
i've been waiting for this trip for 2 years.
and while i wish we had a little longer than 5 days, we are going to make the most of it.

things to see
* statue of liberty
* wall street
* empire state building
* central park
* ground zero
* museum of natural history
* MoMA
* broadway show
*guggenheim
* yankees game
* museum of sex
* united nations
* rockafeller center


shopping
* christian loubutin (5 in nyc)
* herve leger
* saks fifth avenue
* berdorfs goodman
* barney's
* barnes & noble
* hermes of paris
* macys
* bloomingdales
* sephora
* kate spade

oh dear, credit card get ready.

where are your favorite places in nyc?

a tiffany's obsession.

i love tiffany's i really do.
every place i visit i buy a piece of jewellery to add to my collection and remember the trip.

vegas - a key

kelowna - earrings

san francisco - bracelet

other tiffany's

my newest edition - glasses

2 year anniversary gift from the bf <3 

in 2013 i'm headed to nyc and hawaii not sure what i want to buy there

nyc

or

hawaii

thoughts? 

why is the world so harsh?

why is the world so harsh?
why do terrible things happen to amazing people.
why do people act the way they do?
what do cruel things happen to beautiful people.

pain, suffering, and heart-ache must be fought with love, kindness and compassion.
but for some reason it feels like good doesn't always conquer evil.
there are mean people, there always will be.

cancer, bullying, depression, job-loss, turmoil.

when will it stop?
2013 please change, please be better.
please cease the harshness.
please be kind.

the next time you see someone struggling, chose to be kind.
if they are showing their struggles chances are it's a lot worse that it looks.