Just as Photogenic as an Eagle...

On Saturday, Matt and I had an Adventure Day! We took so many photos! I love it when Matt makes me look pretty in pics, but it's so hard to choose which photos to use!


I'm wearing (bottom to top): boots (old) - Sterling, tights - American Apparel, Byrne handbag - Matt & Nat, top and pocket watch necklace - Ruche, sweater - Barefoot Contessa, and jacket - Modcloth.

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Adventure Day

Yesterday Matt and I were finally able to have a fun day where we went on an outing, just the two of us. We've been so busy since we got back from our world travels that we haven't really had a chance to do anything like this, and it's the kind of thing that will keep us from missing the times we had, so we need it! We drove out to Harrison Mills and the community of Kilby to check out a small Christmas store out there. It was a cute shop but unfortunately I didn't see anything that really stood out. Down the road was a nice park and campground right on the river, Kilby Provincial Park. There was actually a sandy beach (well as sandy as a beach can be in Canada) and I'm excited to go back there in the summer.

This weekend was the Fraser Valley Eagle Festival so people were out in full force with nice cameras and extra long lenses and binoculars, all hoping to get a nice view of the eagles. Meanwhile, Matt and I were there making a video of our adventure and taking pictures of me (my first outfit posts coming soon, so exciting!), I noticed a few stares but we just ignored them, because we were having fun.
Later we drove out to Harrison. It was a really cold day, so we walked along the beach a bit, went searching for the Sasquatch, and had a nice lunch in a yummy cafe. Check back soon for a video of our adventure made by my amazing bf!

Little Things

Some of the little things in my room that make it mine :)

As I wait so very patiently (um... sort of patiently?) for Matt and I to move into our own home where I can decorate! I'm trying to appreciate the little things I have here (in my parent's house in the suburbs) that make my space my space. It's a small space, but it does have memories. And besides, how can a room with it's own disco ball not be awesome? 

Some of my favourite books

L-R: The first flower Matt ever gave me pressed in a frame; Vanilla tea lights and pretty
things; earrings, necklaces and beads galore!

Matt painted me this mustang years ago, maybe someday I'll have a real one...

Happy Halloween!

This Halloween I haven't really made any plans but Matt and I did carve two pumpkins for my parents house yesterday. We made a little competition out of it, I think Matt won. I went on Martha Stewart yesterday morning and was making plans to go all out, and then decided just to keep it simple, so I finished at least half an hour before Matt did. He spent ages carving out teeth! But it was all in good fun. Sometimes I think the best part about holidays is all the kid stuff! Today I'm going to curl up indoors (it's a very gray, rainy day in the lower mainland) and watch The Halloween Tree! It's a cartoon Halloween movie based off the book by Ray Bradbury and it's awesome. I really hope they release it on DVD or iTunes someday.

And as a seasonal treat after the carving was done, I made Sweet and Spicy Pumpkin Seeds using this recipe from The Hazel Bloom. They are delicious!

For anyone who wants to try it, I would recommend keeping the mixture heated while mixing in the pumpkin seeds to avoid the serious clumping and hardening that occurs after the sugary mixture is removed from heat. This happened to me but I just put the saucepan back on the element and melted it down again while mixing in the pumpkin seeds.