to something better left unknown

some last week valentine DIY-ness. courtesy of here.

how was your long weekend?
weirdly, mine seems like a big blur.

guys, i need a little pick me up. i'm feeling... fidgety.
and drained. busy. but not at the same time.
um....

and at once i knew, i was not magnificent

HAPPY FRIDAY.
this week seemed long. right?
but we get a long weekend.
high five for family day, wooo.

so that up there.
... those would be potato chip cookies.
sounds weird right? or amazing. pending on what your tastebuds are like.
let me confirm for you: they're pretty interesting and tasty.
especially if you like salty eats. i sure definitely positively do.

ps. watch this cover. just wicked.
(you should know i love him by now).

do you still remember, how we used to be

happy one-day-late international love day.
(wait, is valentine's day international? er...)

anyway. this is some swag from the red, pink, chocolate and heart infested day.

i actually like valentine's day.
its a cute day, i feel.

ps. my esther ohsy oh made me that card. isn't it just lovely?

louder than sirens, louder than bells

our dessert. from our montreal pitstop. we went on a mild hunt for these badboys.
and i'm glad we did.
ive had my share of macarons, but these were a bit different. (in a good way).

have you ever tried ice cream macarons?
well... they're pretty phenemonal, won't lie.

hope you had a great weekend.
real talk: i'm in need of something to look forward to.
which usually equates to "i need to be traveling somewhere". and soon.

the way we sleep, like theres no sunrise

after we skated in ottawa last weekend, we headed to montreal.
just for a couple hours.
to... well, eat.

it had to be here, obviously.
was my first time there. my fellow friends were hyping it up the whole way there.
and can't lie. guys, its pretty good.

also. montreal seems pretty promising.
i think next time, i'll stay for more than a couple hours.

ps. happy weekend. i need a good one.

once upon a time, on the same side in the same game

our weekend was long, but short. a bit too short, it seemed.
oh, and also very packed.
and of course, very, very, very fun.

the whole thing started with a skate on the canal in ottawa.
we did over 12km.
picked up some beaver tails. and frozen taffy. and apple cider.
also, i got to see my lovely cousin emily.

was a perfect little pitstop. to get to our final destination, that is.

didn't have to stoop so low

ah, thursday.
finally. you are here.

this week has seriously just flown right by. no complaints here though. at all.
but also, this week is a legit shortened work week for me.
tonight, me and a few friends are trekking to mont tremblant for some snowboardage.
actually, we're making a few pit stops before too.
to ottawa. and montreal. to see a few faces.

i need this so bad.
i've been feeling like i need a little getaway. an escape, if you will.
its good for the mind. you know?
some snow therapy.
i need this really bad.

and its my first time boarding outside of anywhere somewhat accessible to torontonians.
basically, outside of ontario. whooo. 
i am stoked.

this weekend totally crept up on me.
and i'm getting more and more antsy as the hours pass by.
five o'clock. please. come. now.

ps. that was a dinner i concocted this week (inspired by this).
turkey feta meatballs. with sweet potato fries. and asparagus.
i like all things about that combo.

even sunshine burns if you get too much

we took a little mini road trippie to celebrate clara's birthday.
crossed the border for our favourite crossing-the-border purpose.
(apart from it being clara's birthday, of course).
cheesecake factory, duh.

i don't get it. that place. their damn cheesecake. gets me everytime.
does everybody love it there?
or is just us torontonians?
its close enough... yet still too far for easy convenience. what a tease.
and i wonder if i'd feel the same if i had it accessible all the time.

its like a boy you can't have or something.

ps. dude. its the end of january. whats happening right now.

you could bet that, never gotta sweat that

one photo (taken via cellular device) from the first boarding run of the season.
a couple weekends ago with yury. was terribly fun.
i say, terrible because of the wind and cold (along with fake snow being blown unto face by fakesnowproducing machine) combo.
but i really mean super fun. the fun overcompensated any terribleness.
oh, yes. yes it did.


anyway. i got some on-my-radar linkie link linkages for you.

smile over this: click here.
listen to them: click here. and here.
drool over these: click here. and here. and here.

gawd, i love those commercials. makes me want to hop on a plane. so bad.

between reality and the workings of the heart

so this is what has been consuming a lot of my time.
on my lunch. in the car. at home. on the subway...
(i was so shy at first to bust it out during rush hour whilst public transporting).
its a wicked commuting activity.
cept when i get self-conscious (and then apologetic) of hitting my neighbour with my needles.
oops.

i can't make much more than a scarf.
but knitting is fun. and personally, mildly therapeutic.
you should start too.
i think i learned when i was like, in middle school.
always started, but never finished anything.
i'm determined. i've almost completed making that thing up there. *smile*

and now, it seems to be a growing hobby within my circle of (girl)friends.
i think we should have a knitting party.
yeah yeah yeah, i'm a big granny. don't haterade!