I went away last weekend with my family to attend my Uncle's birthday. I didn't take too many photos but did capture some of the food including the miniature cinammon buns that I couldn't get enough of. While standing around with my sister and her boyfriend, our conversation went a little like this:
Me: Do either of you want to split a mini cinnamon bum with me?
Them: No.
Me: ...But I don't want to eat the whole thing myself.
...And then I ate three.
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Jacob dress, Urban Original faux fur shrug, Sirens leggings, Ardene necklace & Forever 21 bracelet
This is the dress I bought on Boxing Day from Jacob. I was so excited about it and it was my most expensive purchase of the day at $50 (it was 50% off). It's made from silk and was a great tunic length, loose fitting but still skimmed the body and was just overall chic. You know what's not chic? When your dress rips up the back (oh, that sounds familiar) within the first hour of wearing it. Awesome. Not. Yeah and we had already left the house when my dress split about 6 inches at the top. Fortunately the fur shrug covered it until we got home, and good thing because when I leaned across the dinner table, rrrrrrriiiiiippppppp, the little-hole-that-could got even bigger.
I went home, steamed the dress (why? I don't know...), grabbed the tag and receipt and headed back to the store feeling defeated. I knew it was the only one they had in my size so the chances of getting another one were slim (but would I want another one anyways considering what happened?). When I pulled the dress out, before even showing the girl what was going on in the back, she jumped in and said, 'Did it split up the back?' Why yes, yes it did, and she swiftly grabbed another dress, just like mine, that someone had returned earlier with the exact-same-problem. Oh well. Not meant to be. I'll buy something for spring with my $50 in-store credit. And hey, at least I got these fab outfit photos out of it.
When I was in Toronto in November, the bff and I went to Fresh, a restaurant originally discovered by our mutual friend Ka. It's a gourmet vegetarian / vegan restaurant, and while I love meat, this was a great change for a night. I ordered the Warrior Bowl and devoured it.
About a month ago I attempted this dish, without instruction (strictly memory and imagination), and it turned out quite nice (keep in mind it's not really a Warrior Bowl, but we'll call it A.Co's version). Tonight I was craving it (especially since I knew I had a fresh blueberry pie waiting for me for dessert!) and wanted something healthy. Here's the how-to:
You will need:
Spinach
Chickpeas (I used kidney beans last time in a pinch)
Brown rice
Peanut Sauce
How to:
1. Cook your rice (I used about 1 cup)
2. When the rice is almost ready, saute the spinach (I used 4 big handfuls) and chickpeas (1 can) in a wok
3. Spoon in 2-3 heaping spoonfuls of peanut sauce into the wok
4. Mix in the rice
5. Add pepper to taste (I also added curry powder - be creative!) & enjoy
I only had about a large spoonful of peanut sauce so I improvised
and added two large spoonfuls of peanut butter - it works!
Joe Fresh jacket, Stitches top (last seen here), Bongo pants (last seen here), Promise heels (last seen here),
Emily Elizabeth necklace, Swatch watch & Aldo ring
I asked hubs to snap my photo with this outfit (as I've been totally slacking on outfit photos as of late, did you notice? I know you did. And it's not because I don't want to capture my outfits, it's just been bad timing lately) and handed him the camera. The rest of the conversation went like this:
Hubs: Uh oh... change battery pack.
Me: What?!
Hubs: Change battery pack.
Me: No. You're kidding. It doesn't say that.
Hubs: (showing me the camera screen) Yes, it says 'change battery pack'.
Me: Well, we gotta capture this apple-green-ness that's happening here. Let's use your iPhone.
And so we did. Hence the semi-blurry photos, but I'll take 'em (hopefully you will too? Ha, you have no choice I suppose).
On a clothing note, I was told by about 5 people how 'springy' I looked when wearing this jacket and while there is still tons of snow on the ground and spring seems years away, I can dream... and dress for it.
So I'm back home from my weekend away. The party was fun and it was great to see family. Lots of driving though (about 5 hours each way) but fortunately my Dad did all the driving and we hitched a ride. Feels like I barely got a weekend because there was so much traveling! I guess this coming weekend can't come soon enough (look at me, wishing the days away - oops).
I've never...
...been to Europe
...not been into clothes
...been into white wine but am a fan of red
PS - Just wanted to address how I used the word 'retard' in this post.
I know some of you didn't like that very much, and I do feel bad that it was something that made you speak up.
I certainly didn't mean it in a demeaning way, but alas it seems to have come across that way.
I'll be more considerate next time :)
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