while i was out...

november was filled with new adventures! thanks for your support while i took a little me time. i feel re-energized, and i'm back...hopefully better than ever.

while i was out:

dan came to visit, and we climbed two (yes, two!) mountains - once on a romantic grind date for two, and again with two lovely friends on the morning of thanksgiving (canadian thanksgiving, that is).

we look much happier than we felt. #almostpuked

post-grind happiness brought to you by starbucks.

heads in the clouds on top of the chief.

we went to spin, danced our hearts out with a gaggle of teenagers at a rave (yes, that actually happened), and rode bikes around the seawall. and, wild as it was for two lovers of routine, we tried a bunch of new restaurants (with some old tried and true favorite for good measure).

one of us wore enough USA garb for the both of us :-)

pretty solid backdrop for a bike ride.

mom visited vancouver too! we shopped, lounged, drank coffee on my rooftop, and ate at my favorite breakfast spot in the world...vancouver has truly nailed the eggs benny :-)

venti rooftop view with a side of coffee. 

i went to whistler (again)! this time on a ski gear procurement mission. my friends convinced me to buy a ski pass to cypress mtn (about 35 minutes out of the city), despite the fact that i haven't skied since the 7th grade ski trips to hidden valley. which doesn't count, btw. here's to hoping that i actually love skiing as much as i loved selecting my gear, otherwise i'm doomed to a life of being an apres rockstar.

caught the first whistler snow!

ski bummin'

last but so very not least, we went to tofino for jennie's birthday! a trip full of firsts for me: first time on a BC ferry, first time to the island, and first time on a surfboard. with two amazing coaches who helped me learn the basics (while eagerly pushing me out to sea), i was able to get up on the board in no time! it was so so so much fun and i cannot wait to get back out there!!

sunset ferry ride!

obsessed with everything surfboard-centric 

surf hair since '86

just a short week later i headed to chicago and STL to visit the very best of friends and family...and now here i am back in vancouver ready to start december (and 2014) with a new focused energy on creating my happy. stay tuned for details.

xo,

caroline