Fave coffee ever

Day 48

I'll be the first to admit that I like Starbucks. This is mainly because I don't like drip coffee (too strong/bitter), but I do like lattes! Timmys has disgusting lattes, and lets face it, Starbucks is everywhere and they have an awesome loyalty program (every 13th drink on your gold card is free!!).

However, my favorite coffee place is Caffe Artigiano! Best lattes ever! I especially like their caramel mocchiato. Fortunately, Caffe Artigiano is opening more cafes in the downtown core, but its still not as convenient as Starbucks :(

I tend to hit the "due line" rather quickly :)

I like free stuff and I cannot lie

Day 47

Forgot to check on my free drink status on my Starbucks gold card. Love the surprise of a free drink!

Yay! Free drink!

I only get a grande when I have a free drink offer :)

Rouge madness

Day 46

Never realised how many shades of red nail polish I own... (and how few non red shades I own...)

Happening soon:

Day 45 Part 2

Hangover III!! On cheap movie day Tuesday of course ;)

Kiwi cuddles

Day 45

Nothing warms my heart more than the Kiwi cuddling with her mama!

Back story: Kiwi and Chaos have their own huts. Kiwi's hut is larger and I always find her sleeping with grass and toys. Chaos' house is much smaller. Occasionally, I find these two shoe horned into Chaos' tiny hut and they barely fit - one will always be sticking out. So cute!!!

Fresh banana bread muffins

Day 44

Another rainy day in Vancouver, so I'm staying indoors and baking!

On the menu: banana bread muffins with espresso and walnuts

Mixing the batter

Ready to go in the oven...

The final product!

Bobbys homemade pizza

Day 43 Part 2

Three cheese pizza with bacon and sausage on homemade dough, courtesy of my Bob-Bob. Perfectly paired with the rest of my apple beer. Yum!

Fun times at Costco!

Day 43

Bobby bought a house!

Pomme flavoured biere

Day 42 Part 2

Catching up on Game of Thrones (R.I.P to Jamie Lancaster's right hand!!!!) And enjoying this apple flavoured beer I got from Portland!

Brunch!

Day 42

The plan was to go to UBC Alumni weekend... However, the weather is not so nice :(

So brunch at Sophie's Cosmic Cafe and coffee at the new 49th Parallel in Kits it is!

Homemade place mats at Sophie's!

mmmmmm

Yummy mocha at 49th Parallel

Finally used the bag hook. Lovin' it!!!

The new 49th Parallel is Kits is awesome! It now also serves Lucky's Donuts like their Main St. location

Funny sign!

Day 41 Part 2

Whats in my bag?

Day 41

I'm a bit of a youtube addict. I watch make up "how to apply"videos and tv shows, etc. A lot of the girls who film the make up videos also film fun videos like shopping("haul") videos, monthly favorites, outfit of the day ("ootd") videos,  and of course, the ever popular "whats in my bag" video. I'm pretty technologically inept so I don't want to film because then I'd have to edit the video... And thats just not my forte... so blogging my bag contents it is!!

Bag: My new Marc by Marc Jacobs Classic Q Hillier Hobo in Cinnamon

Wallet: Fossil

My new Dior glasses my mom got me for my birthday which I store in my old Chanel case
(I didn't like the Dior Case)

Small Clinique make up bag with a mirror and eyedrops and my plethora of lip glosses.
L-R: Sugar tinted lip balm in Passion; Korres lip butter glaze in Quince;
Korres lip gloss in Cherry; Kiehl's  lip balm in Mango

Small pouch of lady products

Fossil coin purse; a purse hook Aleks bought me for
my bday last year that I have been meaning to use, and tissues

Hand lotion, two pens (I dunno why I need/have two), work keys and my baggu reusable bag

Damn, it seems like I am carrying a bunch of crap. I'm curious to know how much my purse weighs...

Kiwi the Hoarder

Day 40

Lately, I've noticed that Kiwi is a hoarder. Today I found her sleeping with all the grass pieces, the green ball and fake bowser!

A Trader Joe dinner

Day 39

Eating 2$ crackers and 3$ brie cheese (for the entire block!) for a late dinner.

Portland Haul!!

Day 38 Part 3

My purchases:

Marc Jacobs Classic Q Hillier Hobo Bag in Cinnamon: 321$ at Saks 5th Avenue (online) (PS: this purse was Bobby's birthday present for me)

Marc Jacobs Classic Q Karlie Bag in Black: 193.50$ at Saks 5th Avenue (online)

Victoria's Secret Underwear: 4 for 28$

Talula "Party Like a Pineapple" Tank: 35$ at Aritzia

Origins Frothy Face Wash: 20$ at Sephora

Total spent: 597.50

Bobby's purchases:

2L Growler filled with beer: 40$ at Deschutes Brewery

2L Growler filled with beer: 26.50 at Bridgeport Brewery

Original Starbucks Mug: 10$ at Starbucks (which was actually free courtesy of Aleks!)

Beer Log: 5$ at Powell's Books

Whiskey Log: 5$ at Powell's Books

Anthony Solutions for Men Deodorant: 15$ at Sephora (Brad is a huge fan and he talked Bobby into buying this)

12x 750mL beer: 112$ at Pearl Specialty Market

Total spent: 203.50

So in total we spent about 800$ on goods and liqour. Less than 900$ if you include the Trader Joe's pit stop we made on the way home! All in all, a great trip with great friends!

Second purchase back in Vancouver

Day 38 Part 2

I lost my umbrella on a drunken cab ride back to the hotel in Portland and unfortunately, rain is in the forecast in Vancouver.

The Vancouver Umbrella Company makes some pretty cheap and sturdy umbrellas so they've been my go to brand every time I need to buy a new umbrella.

First purchase back in Vancouver

Day 38

Very tired this morning. Got home around 10:30 last night (fairly reasonable after a long weekend trek down south) but didn't go to bed until midnight. I had to play with the hedgies and unpack the groceries first. Then I woke up around 3am with hiccups!! Wtf still suffering from the effects of beer overload from Portland!!!

Cannon Beach and Cartwheels!

Day 37

Vacation done :( Waiting at the border crossing

Here's Bobby showing off his athletic skills!

Portland random

Day 36

Drinking moonshine!

4 day trip...

Day 35

Means 5 pairs of shoes required right?!??!?

In Seattle en route to Cannon Beach

Canadian long weekend = border wait

Day 34

Only 30 minute estimated wait right now!

Leh-gah-see

Day 33 Part 3

Bobby and the guys are at a craft beer tasting event at Legacy and I decided to tag along. Not because I like beer, but because I want to enjoy the sunshine in Olympic Village. With views like this, I am not disappointed

Wedges at a discounted price

Day 33 Part 2

I hit the shops with a girlfriend today and I found these Sam Edelman wedges on sale at the Aldo Sale Shop on Granville. Ive been wanting wedges for a while and I was planning on buying a pair in Portland but I could not pass this pair up! I think I'm running out of things to buy this weekend! Haha!

Morning coffee

Day 33

Hit up Tims today because I was too lazy to walk the extra block to Starbucks or Blenz for coffee... this mocha tastes terrible. Lesson learned :(

Getting ready for Portland...

Day 32

Leaving for Portland in a couple of days so I figured I should finally decide on which bag to bring...

Trying to decide if I wanna do the Lululemon backpack/shoulder bag duo or just roller luggage it... Decisions, decisions!!

PS: Apparently, my little Kiwi-Keys had a bad dream and was screaming in her sleep. Luckily Bobby was home so he went to check on her and she was fast asleep but completely spiked out. I guess little monsters have nightmares about bigger monsters? In any case, she was fine after some cat treats :)

Election Day

Day 31

One month of blogging has gone by just like that!

Its election day in BC so its time to vote! So I went to go vote like the model citizen that I am (haha) and I failed to bring my yellow card voter thing with me. I very confidently walked over to the Roundhouse thinking that's where I was supposed to vote and it turns out I was wrong. I was registered to vote in a building under the Granville Street Bridge (totally sketchy ;)) and after some confusion, I finally got my vote in!

Then I went home and:

I found Kiwi sleeping with ALL the new grass pieces. Little miss Kiwi loves her grass!! ...Mama Chaos either (a) doesn't like grass or, (b) gladly gave hers up for Kiwi, or (c) Kiwi hogged all of them because she's a pain in the ass like that. I don't know what goes on since these two are most active from 11pm to 5am but I'm pretty sure the answer is (c)

PS: Shout out to baby Luca! Happy 7 months!!!

Les miserables!

Day 30

And just like that, it is gray in Vancouver again! Apparently rain, hail and maybe even thunder showers is in the forecast today! Yikes!

Saluting all of the wonderful mothers out there!

Day 29

Happy happy happy mothers day to all the wonderful mothers out there! 

The plan was to hang out in the old stomping grounds (Coquitlam) to visit my mother for mother's day. But first, 49th Parallel/Lucky's Donuts for brunch! We recently discovered 49th Parallel in Kits but then our friends told us about how the one on Main St. is even better because of their donuts! We had to check it out today!

Bobby and his tiramisu donut and mocha

I heard that the Property Brothers were in Coquitlam today so I had to see them! I love their show and I love their work. Also, they are super nice in person. And super tall! Or am I super short?!

Jonathan, me, Bobby and Drew

We headed further east to a pet store near my parents home. Bobby accidentally threw Kiwi's faux grass away when he was cleaning their cage one day. Kiwi is obsessed with that grass so we had to get her more. 

At the pet store, Bobby met a cat also named Bobby.

Mother's Day dinner!

Happy mothers day to my wonderful mother! She was my first best friend ever and she's still one of my closest friends today! I am so thankful to have her in my life :)

Aaand, I can't forget the other mother in my life! Happy 2nd mother's day to Chaos! Chaos loses her shit over wet cat food which I don't let her have very often because its not good for her. However, she can't get enough of it. Kiwi doesn't care for wet cat food at all so here's Chaos enjoying her Whiskas (aka, special Mother's Day dinner) and Kiwi eating a cat treat.

De to the tox

Day 28

I've been dying to try a detox. The master cleanse (lemon juice and cayenne pepper concoction for ten days) is too hardcore and freakishly unhealthy for me... so all natural tea detox it is!

Friday night caffeine

Day 27 Part 2

After a trip to Aritzia...

Downtown, where all the lights are bright!

Day 27

I never realized how awesome the park in downtown is (the one between Seymour and Richards on Davie).

There's this super cool water fall thing that starts just off of the dog park area.

It connects via this channel like water way all the way to the other side of the park. It had a pretty strong current going. If you dropped something in the water, it would flow away from the water fall.

Plus there was a really awesome jungle gym!

I guess being a city kid isn't so bad after all :)