Sunday, February 2, 2014

west side wanderings

hi!

the last two weekends were jam packed with adventures!

first a trip to LA to visit one of my best buds. much needed girl talk with a best friend + warm, sunny weather = a californian oasis that i can't wait to get back to.

we beached, we shopped, i ate a cheeseburger. what more could you want?





then last weekend a bunch of us rented a cabin on Mt Baker in Washington, for a weekend ski trip. what a blast! after a much needed stop at Trader Joe's on the way, we cooked big dinners, Cards Against Humantie'd, drank delicious coffee, snowshoed (YES! i snowshoed!), and spent a great day on the mountain before heading back.




i'm loving spending time with new friends from vancouver, and i'm finally starting the get the hang of this skiing thing. just in time for a trip to whistler with dan next weekend!

xo,
caroline

Sunday, January 12, 2014

vaminos

sometimes we go to whistler on a whim on a saturday and i get home too late on a sunday to download you on the full scoop.

here's a spoiler:


i am going to be SO sore tomorrow.

xo,
caroline

Sunday, January 5, 2014

west coast winter

another quick week, as interrupted by a mid-week celebration of new years! which was a quiet night on the west coast, by the way. i'm used to spending NYE celebrating with my sistas in chicago, so this time was a bit different. i finally broke free of those silly open bar parties that we used to go to in the past, and stopped by a couple of house parties to ring in the new year. the funniest thing is that we actually missed midnight, as most people in vancouver choose to spend their money on snow & water gear instead of televisions (myself included).

this weekend was absolutely gorgeous in vancouver, as the clouds parted and the sun was shining! sadly, this means our lack of snow hasn't been resolved, and there's no fresh powder on the mountain (save for whistler, who got a foot over the weekend). this week we have plans to get to cypress, so here's hoping we get a bit of what my family and friends in the US got this week :-)

friday was prime for some delicious pizza & beet juice cocktails before turning in early. on saturday the sunshine was just screaming for me to go play outside, so i dusted off the old bicycle and hit the seawall for a ride.

a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

this might be where i almost hit a tree.



i'm getting so good at bike selfies!!
honestly, i could fill a whole post with these photos.

after a quick coffee date with jennie & melody, it was off to a friend's for a delicious dinner he threw a bunch of us in his amazing apartment!

photo cred: @jennie

after dinner we wandered around main st for a few drinks. nights in vancouver are awesome since the west coast is so laid back. it's totally in line with how i like to spend my evenings: good friends, good conversation, & a few beers...all before midnight :-)

just how i like 'em: short and, uh...stout.


xo,
caroline