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

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