Menchies

So some coworkers asked me if I wanted to go to Menchies today - is a build your own yogurt bar. It's sooo adorable and the yogurt is awesome. I got vanilla yogurt with rolo, graham cracker bits and peanuts. Mmmm

At my old job, a coworker was always telling me how I should try Menchie's out. I'd been hesitant because I thought it would be like Scoops in Kits. Now I've only been to Scoops once, but man was their yogurt SOUR. It was not an enjoyable experience at all. Happy to blog that Menchies has sweet yogurt... and lets face it, sweet ice cream like desserts are more enjoyable to eat than sour ones!

Chaos!

Found this super awesome frame at Winner's and its perfect to commemorate Chaos (who passed away two months ago today). We still miss you lots Kay-Kay!!

No buy June

I've decided to cut myself off from shopping for the entire month of June. I will only allow myself to buy necessities (train/transit tickets, food, bath stuff, gifts - father's day and my bro's bday). I will not allow myself to buy clothes, make up, nail polish etc. I bought a lot of new clothes in May... Plus we are going to Portland in July... And I know im going to spend a ton of money in Portland... Therefore, no buy June came into existence.

It's a good thing I got the email for the limited edition Calvin Klein world cup of soccer undies while it's still May!! My Italian stallion gets a pair of Italia skivvies :)

Shelf Update!

So Bobby worked really hard (seriously, the shelf building required a lot of elbow grease) yesterday... and... voila!! Fine Italian hand crafted shelves!!

Sorry the pic is dark/kinda blurry. My phone is dying so it won't let me use the flash.

Anyway, the shelves are a good combo or books/DVDs/decor... printer. I don't know where else to put the printer. It's wireless so technically it can go anyway... I'll see if I can find a better space for it, but for now, super happy that we finally have shelving in the living room. Next step: Getting side tables for the couch!! Baby steps to better organization ;)

Home Depot

Woke up early today to hit up Home Depot. Bobby is starting on a few other projects (the shelf in the living area and more stuff for his work space). More updates to come :)

Don't let Bobby's face fool you - Home Depot is his happy place!

Another successfully expensive trip at Home Depot... PS: those are my awesome Ivank Trump shoe find at Winners :)

Fun times at UBC Alumni Weekend

Today was UBC alumni weekend. I try to go if I am in town because they do make a pretty good effort to make the day filled with events suited for all ages. This year, I signed us up for Craft Beer tasting (courtesy of North Coast Brewing Company) and.... Mythbusters!!!

So the day started kind of early. We left at ten to hit up Oakridge Mall really quick along the way. PS, Crate and Barrel is awesome. I now know where I am registering for my wedding ;)

We got to UBC around noon and our first event was at 1:15. Plenty of time to kill. First thing was first, we had to get our name tags:

After hitting up the bookstore to see if we could get cool bookstore things (we couldn't find anything), we hit up the Biodiversity Museum.

This is a skeleton of a blue whale. Super cool and super huuuuge. The mouth alone was 8 metres!!! (Or it might've been 5 meters....)

After more aimless wandering, it was finally time for the beer tasting. They were pretty damn generous with their beer servings and there were snacks as well. All in all, good times!

Bobby and multiple beers... just another day in Bobby's life!

At 4pm, it was time for MYTHBUSTERS!!! These guys were so funny! They obviously couldn't bust myths because we were in a confined space... but they were really awesome!

We left UBC after Mythbusters.. and we headed for Ikea. I'm trying to get ideas for my walk in closet (which Bobby is supposed to build), and I also needed to pick up hangers and tea towels. We ended up eating there because I was starving at this point. Plus, I only wanted to stop at Ikea for froyo...

Home now playing with little miss kiwi-keys :)

Sunday Fun Day!

We had some friends over today.. and Bobby got Luca to paint one of our canvases. Boy, was Luca ever inspired! He had amazing focus, and with the help of his dad, he covered the entire canvas (and a lot of himself as well).

We went to downtown yesterday, and on the way home, stopped at the Home Depot on First Ave to pick up the material Bobby needed to mount the canvases on the wall. He then attached magnets on the backs of some of the canvases (he didn't have enough magnets for all of the canvases) and voila!! The beginnings of our art wall!

Top, L -> R: A collaboration or art between Bobby and me (this piece involved spackle!), Luca's 

Middle, L -> R: Mine, Sebastian's, Chelsea's

Bottom: Bobby's (a portrait of Kiwi)

Successful shopping day(s)

So I've had a few good shopping days... Both Gap and Express have been having awesome deals. I love buying work clothes at Express because their clothes are work professional.. and their prices don't break the bank account. I've bought a couple of their "Portofino" tops, a cardigan, a skirt and a tank top, all at 40% off. In total, I spent about 130$ for the five pieces. Not bad if I do say so myself ;)

I also got the floral dress at the Gap for a wedding we are attending next month. Its a church wedding so I got a coral cardigan to go with it. The dress I got for 55$ and the cardigan for 30$. The big steal at the Gap were the orange pants I got for 15$!!! Crazy!!!

I also got a new agenda (From Chapters). FYI, I hate technology. I like writing things down on paper... and having paper things to refer to/look back on... I dunno..

Oh and I bought all 5 Game of Thrones books for 30$ at Chapters online. It was 50% off and I've been wanting to read the books. We watch the shows but obviously, the books go into more detail. Can't wait to read them :)

The end of a year... errrr... 9 months

The time has come to say good bye to this awesome view I have been enjoying for the last 9 months. Today is my last day of work.. and I start my new job on Tuesday (side note: yay for 4 day weekends!). Job wise, I am moving on up... View wise.. Nothing can compare to this sweet view of False Creek/Burrard Inlet. 

It feels like just yesterday, I started working here

YES!!!

Sophie Kinsella has finally written another Shopaholic book. I have ALL of the books she has written as Sophie Kinsella (her real name is Madeleine Wickham, and she writes books under her real name as well)... I love the Shopaholic series the best. I think my favorites were "Shopaholic and Sister" and "Shopaholic and Baby", even though they were all really good. As for her other non "shopaholic" books, I LOVED "Undomestic Goddess" and "Twenties Girl". Her last book "Wedding Night" was terrible and it made me miss Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood ;)) and her crazy shenanigans... Well it looks like "Shopaholic to the Stars" will be out this October... Ah! I cannot wait that long :(

At least I have a few months to decide whether I want to purchase a traditional book... or an e-book... Hmmm...

I am old

So I've got Songza on my phone, and I usually put headphones on at work to zone out and get some work done. I've been listening to the latest pop playlists.. but I found myself skipping a lot of songs I am not familiar with or just can't stand in general. Yesterday, I found the 90s playlists!! Woooo!! I get to listen to the songs such as those below:

Now don't get me wrong, I like current songs too. I can listen to Lorde Team on repeat (#seriouslynojoke). But I like when I not only know at least 50% of the songs on a playlist.. but I know the words to the songs so I can sing along (in my head of course ;))

Four years of happiness!

May 1, 2014 marked four years of happiness for Bobby and me! Bobby picked me up from the train station on Thursday and when I got home, I was surprised to find flowers :)

A dozen romantic red roses from my love... Orchids from friends for my birthday

We celebrated our anniversary at The Keg. Now that we live in Coquitlam, "fancy" restaurants are kind of slim pickins around here. But to be honest, even if we did still live in Yaletown, I would've wanted to go to the Keg anyway. Decent prices for awesome steak!

I don't always dine at the Keg, but when I do, I  make sure to get a Kiwi-tini (Sorry Kiwi...)

I had mentioned to the hostess that sat us that we were there for our anniversary.... They surprised us with the most delicious cake ever! I was soooo full from my steak but the cake was so awesome I had to eat some.

The staff at the Keg Coquitlam were so friendly! I would recommend this restaurant to everyone, by the way :)

Tomorrow, we are having my family over to celebrate Mother's Day. Bobby is getting his wisdom teeth pulled this Friday so he will not be able to eat solid food next weekend... so the festivities had to be moved up by one week. We went grocery shopping for the food we wanted to make... and hit up the liquor store because I am making sangria...

I had to buy Bobby a bottle of his favourite scotch (my anniversary present for him)