Summer Stories: 4th of July

Reverse culture shock is a strange thing. I spent the summer adjusting to the (reverse) weather that I was once accustomed to living here four years ago. I wore red, white and blue and ran into my work colleague on the bus all decked out. HAHA! me <===== nerd

We spent a happy fourth of July celebrating in Capitol Hill with C & P and Sarah. We ate vege burgers at Blue Moon and watched the fireworks at Lake Union.

Vintage dress from Etsy | RWB belt, thrifted | cardigan, F21 | flats - Gap

I love the models behind me!









Waiting for the magic to happen!






babe! Sarah, fed me some frittata's that night too. :)



I loved the fireworks with the smiley faces!



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Much Love Monday: September 26, 2011

Happy Monday :)

Starting this week off on a positive note, I need to express my gratitude and love for the small things in life...

1. Grilled cheese sandwiches with creamy tomato soup!

photo by unknown


I was reading A Cup of Jo last night, and she shared this recipe from here!
I was dreaming about this all day, and I walked into the city and got all the ingredients for regular grilled cheese and creamy tomato soup. FYI: I think creamy tomato soup is MUCH better than regular tomato soup. There's a big difference.
I am very satisfied. Chris loved it too!


2. What can I say? I'm enjoying the Rugby World Cup! I wish I were always around for the World Cup wherever it's hosted in the world! On Friday we dressed up and cheered on USA vs. Australia. USA lost, but they're really doing quite well considering USA is not the typical country you think of when it comes to the sport. They're currently ranked #17 out of 90 something international teams in the world :)

We made quite a few people laugh and smile. Adrian, Hayley, Gabby & Eric's outfits are so amazing! Evel Knievel, star spangled starlets and Captain America! I have more pics from this night, but that'll have to be an entirely different post dedicated to the madness. Tomorrow we'll be cheering on USA vs. Italy. U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!

Stars & Stripes Forever

Happy 4th of July to my fellow Americans :)

Lol, this photo was taken last May 2010 on a trip home to Vegas! Justin Bobby and I were feeling patriotic with all the Americana in an old crusty casino. You can't tell, but there's an American Eagle balloon right behind me. It's turned the wrong way.


Some old photos from our US-Canada road trip back in June 2008!

& Happy belated Canada day to mis amigos up North!



Hey look! I'm standing in TWO countries <3

Fly To The States

It's been a crazy day and crazy week. Medical emergencies (not me), heavy work volumes, projects due and deadlines looming. In order to cheer myself up, I booked my trip to visit home in August! YESSSSSSSS. It may have been a bit presumptuous of me, but it had to be done! I miss Las Vegas (and America in general) so damn much. It has crippled my social skills where I just don't connect with anybody. It's something that I struggle with frequently. I'm going through this almost-mid-life crisis, constantly daydreaming about the good old days. In celebration of my trip, I'll have to post some unforgettable Vegas memories.


Chris & I also booked our accomodation for our Wellington trip! Family Cactus and Cut Off Your Hands are playing shows in the capitol city. I'm really happy with that.


This is my favourite band from Wellington singing about flying to the States. So fitting :)

Well, we have a lot to look forward to. We just have to survive through this cold winter.