happy free range eggs. aug 6

red velvet cupcake. yes please. august 5

August 4th-Smiley's Birthday

It was my love's birthday today. After work, we met up downtown for some yummy eats at Cafe Barney's cozy patio and caught an amazing production of Glengarry Glen Ross at the Stanley theatre. Of course I got into trouble trying to snap a photo of the beautiful inside of the theatre - curse those ushers and their x-ray vision! I highly recommend this play - the cast put forward amazing performances - it is truly Eric McCormack like you've never seen him. There are so many F bombs dropped, I think one of my favourite lines was when one character leaves the office and says,  "Fuck the lot of you, and Fuck you all!"

Brilliant. I think the language probably shocked some of the high brow "theatre patrons" - who probably didn't realize, when they were getting their perms refreshed for the evening's performance, that they'd be listening to a the C word bookended by F bombs. I'm sure that put a few extra curls in their hair.

A great night out with my favourite person who turned 42 today. He is calling 42 the classy year. We'll see. But a scotch over dinner and a play to follow - maybe he's onto something.....xo

August 3

August 2

August 1

pender island

     I arrived on Pender Island at 3:30 on Saturday and left at 3:30 on Sunday. A whirlwind trip, but absolutely worth it. We explored the Enchanted Forest, collected sparkling beach glass at Higgs Beach, caught a Sunday Market at Poet's Cove and, thanks to the watchful eyes of Jonathan & Julia, were always on the lookout for pirates.
     Caroline, her kids, her dog Jasper and I played a rousing game of piggy in the middle. At one point the ball tumbed down the bluff, and Jasper went to fetch it for us. The kids were wondering what was taking Jasper so long - I told them that he had to take care of some business first before bringing the ball back up. Jonathan giggled when he saw Jasper and said his dad was a businessman, but this wasn't the kind of business he did. LOVE him.
     One of my favourite moments was sitting on the swing with Caroline's eldest child Julia. We sat looking out over the ocean and chatted about life as a girl. I told her stories about her mom and I as kids, and she filled me in on the life of a soon-to-be 9 year old. She just wants to play and doesn't understand her friends that have boyfriends and spend all their time talking. She said, "Isn't that what being a teenager is for? I just want to be a kid." LOVE her.

   I love how many great moments you can pack into 24 hours.