doggie date...

i had high hopes that when dylan finally sat down to work on the NYC video yesterday, and actually finished it, that i would be able to share it today. we started uploading it to youtube last night at about 8pm, and there was 800 minutes left. there's still 200 minutes left now (it's at 80%) and there's still 344 minutes left for processing. disappointing. so i guess it will have to wait until tomorrow. oh the downfalls of filming with a dslr...

anyway, it's another scorcher today. 32 feeling like 42 degrees. excuse me while i pass out. yesterday i went down to the beach with my girl friend and our dogs. we certainly didn't walk too long, since it was so hot. we couldn't handle it, and neither could the dogs...but they had fun...

i think we're going to head on over to kensington  market for a bit. might as well make use of that sun. and maybe get some color.

ps. and most importantly: the new death cab cd comes out today!! codes and keys. man i love them. can't wait to see them again july 29th!!!

today...

i'm pretty sure i would love to be tucked away in a little cabin/cottage right about now.

 this little nugget who knows where is a dream...via

but instead, i'll lounge in my parents backyard with dylan and chloe. it's supposed to be about 27 degrees and 'feel like' 35 degrees. i need some color on my legs. and the temp is just going up and up the next few days. wonderful. you know what that means? boob sweat. i hate that. (way to ruin what started off as a cute little post).

yes, we cook together...

when dylan was over earlier in the week, we figured it was a good day to make soup. the weather was crummy and it was supposed to be all day. so went to the grocery store while it was raining, and on our way there, the rain stopped! the sun came out and it stayed that way the rest of the day. and it was hot. but we still made our soup..

 pretty much the only ingredients

just a little nibble before we get started

watching dad carefully. maybe he'll accidentally drop a piece of squash??

nutmeg and pepper on top

 and then we watched a couple criminal minds and went to bed. we're wild.

(if anyone is interested, we used this recipe. also, we used a 3lb squash and 5 1/2 cups liquid (instead of 6), but i would even go with 5 cups next time)

we're a hipster family now...

aren't we all so cool and hipster-like? do you also like that they are 3 of the most random pictures of us? (and that would be my grad photo. didn't love my hair, but meh; also i took a pic of the picture, hence the glare)

i think we're pretty cool and our hipster points are off the chart.

via the i'ma hipster app.

confession and such...

i have a little confession to make; i'm a terrible communicator. when something is bothering me, i keep my mouth shut. i keep it all to myself. i know it's not healthy. and it drives dylan crazy. why wouldn't it? we're supposed to be partners in this crazy thing called life, but it's like i'm shutting him out for parts of it. it's like there's something stopping me from opening my mouth and letting it all out. lately, i've been having little pity parties for myself. i cry. i think about jobs. and how i'm going to keep my apartment while paying back atrocious loans. because i really, really want to stay where i am. i still don't know what i want to do. and that's the million dollar question everyone asks now that i'm done school. i don't have much of a resume. i often think, who the hell is going to hire me? then i see my friends going on all these awesome trips (but also going in debt for them, something i'm almost positive i'm not willing to do), getting jobs in no time, and their life is just coming together perfectly it seems. and mine is falling apart. well, that's rather drastic, yes. my life is by no means falling apart..but sometimes it feels like i'm never going to get anywhere. the stress and anxiety of this whole process is now physically affecting me in more ways than one. if i'm this nervous while putting my resume together and and looking online for jobs, how the hell am i going to be when/if i get an interview. pass the ativan! (joking).

 this is just part of life. some people handle it better than others. some people can hide their nerves during interviews and look all cool, calm, and collected. others may appear cool on the outside, but be trembling on the inside. and then there's people like me. who are a nervous wreck inside and out. there's nothing i can do about it, but try and move past it and work through it. because as much as i think about running away to europe and forgetting everything, that's not reality.

derek hough tweeted this yesterday, and it kind of fits perfectly with what dylan was telling me while i was bawling my eyes out on monday: "challenges & obstacles are part of life, share them. let people who love you have the opportunity to show you how much they care."

sunshine weekend...

for the most part, the last few days were beautiful. it's about time. the rain day after day after day was getting old, real fast. the sun was very much welcomed. and it was hot, very hot. i think my pasty legs may have gotten a little bit of color!

 

 i'm making noises with my mouth trying to get her to look up, not making the duck face haha

it's a long weekend for us canadians (may 2-4) and there's supposed to be fireworks at the beaches tonight. however, the weather is calling for thunderstorms all day. of course. so fingers crossed it either holds off, or rains in the morning and becomes beautiful in the afternoon, like yesterday.

weekend celeb stalking...

it's friday. the sun is finally out. well, it was yesterday too, which was nice. so lets hope it stays for a bit. the weather is warming up. my windows are opened. the birds are chirping. i can hear some mother yelling at her kid outside. all lovely thing of summer. except maybe the last one (it's 8am-keep it down!).

i'm planning on just taking it easy today. enjoying the weather and getting out with chloe for a nice long walk, because it's been way too long. and i got chris brown's and lady gaga's new cd's which i can't wait to put on my ipod and listen to!! :) and maybe stalk a few celebs who are in the city filming movies for a few months...derek hough (from dancing with the stars), colin ferrell, and robert pattinson (i'm not really a fan of him or twilight, but my girlfriend is, so if i see him, i better get my camera out!)

this is probably r.patz' bus. just kidding, i doubt it is. but, it is parked right out front of where it's been confirmed he's staying with k.stew. ;)

enjoy your weekend 

♥

princess diana's dresses...

while me and my mom were watching the news monday night, they had said that a princess diana exhibit was happening in toronto at the moment; about 10 or so of her dresses were on display. my mom kind of freaked out and told me to look it up so we could go the next day. she's always loved diana.
if anyone is interested, it's at the design exchange here in toronto. oh, and it's $10 per person, and on until june 10. these are just a few taken with my iphone..

it was pretty neat to see. they also played a little video that was about 5-7 minutes (which was on replay) documenting her life. my mom watched it 4 times. thus, i had to watch it 4 times. but, my mom really enjoyed it, so that was nice.

the beginnings of a work wordrobe...

since i'm finally going to be getting out there to hand out my resume and hopefully get interviews, i needed some new clothes. off i went to the mall with my mom. we went to rw&co because well, they have nice stuff, but it also fits petite people without any altering. and that's huge. 'adult' clothes that fit me?! yes. (i'm 5'2"; and i love my height, i would never change it!). basically everything i tried on, i loved. and now i'm that more ready to be hired somewhere..(someone please hire me!!)

i put a few outfits together the next day and took some pictures, mostly to send to dylan. i have other shoes (obviously) but for the convenience of it, i kept the same ones on. also, ignore the terrible angle and me looking kind of down, thus resulting in the lovely double chin. and me not looking terribly happy. i told my mom not to get my head. she didn't listen.

 love this jacket. it's so soft and flowy and i can't wait to wear it with jeans and shorts too

 for the purple top, i would put a black cami under it, instead of the beige. but again, convenience, i didn't change it. and a more casual outfit on the right.

 love this white jacket too, and the top ;P

and this is all i came home with. pretty much everything can be mixed and matched. i felt like i was on what not to wear! lol i got 2 jackets, 3 pair of pants, 3 dressy shirts, 2 camisoles, and 3 't-shirts' that either have ruching or frills or something to 'fancy' it up a bit, but more casual than the blouse-y shirts.

and at home, i already had straight leg black pants that are full length, a black blazer, and the fuchsia dress i wore to my cousins shower..so, that's that!

now lets hope i get a job...or at least interviews. sigh.

*a fashion blogger, i am not.

iphone photo round-up...

i'm once again back in toronto. i was at my parents since i got back from nyc. good to be here again! since my mom is on vacation this week, she's staying here a few days. not really sure what we have planned, since it's supposed to rain all week. isn't that great. the only thing on my list? going to the career centre to get help with my resume and talking to a career counselor about what jobs are out there. hopefully that will make me feel a little better and give me a better idea of places to apply. anywho, here's a few photos from my iphone...

 

 she loves sticking her head out the window

at the movies. we debated between something borrowed and water for elephants. and while i do want to see WFE (and that was dylans pick), in the end, i didn't feel like crying that night, and i chose something borrowed. because we all know that girls make the decisions ;) and it was cute.

 flowers from dylan. because he was a liiiitle bit of a jerkface. hey, everyone has fights sometimes :P

fresh popped popcorn on the stove!! 

 me and my big small dog. if i'm at home, i'm in a housecoat ;)

it's a cakewhich! a cake that's a sandwich..

every year for dylan's birthday, i make him some type of dessert. last year for my birthday, he got me the cakewich pan, and i thought this would be a good time to use it. it's by 'fred' and last year i wrote about my love for their cool products. perhaps it's time for another one of those posts...hmm.

 it came with a pound cake recipe, so that's what i used. however, it took just over 90 minutes in the oven!!

the peanut butter icing was quite delish

 pretty cool, if i do say so myself.

we enjoyed it. it turned out well!

everyone on facebook seemed to love it too. they were like, "where do i get one?!" umm my kitchen! haha i can't wait to make it again. i'm already thinking of ways to maybe torch the top a bit (creme brulee torch?)  and make orange icing so i can make it look like a grilled cheese (dyls favorite). hehe that would be neat i think.

well, that was a lot of picture of cake..

the highline and more food...

because of the blogger screw up, i lost my post i had ready for today. and i have no desire to type it all up again, so pictures will have to do.

 i went into the marc jacobs store and saw robert duffy! his business partner. i was trying to get a pic of him, but no luck. marc, where were you!?

 the highline

 self timers

 still waiting to run into a food network star here..bobby flay? anyone?

lunch at trailer park lounge again, like last year.

 there's a burger somewhere under there...we even talked to the owner for about 20 minutes after we were done, saying how much we love the place. he was such a nice guy.

i noticed after i booked it, that we were besides the hells angels haha i think i worried my mom a bit, but dylan said we were probably in the safest neighborhood because of it lol anyways, we didn't even see anyone, and it definitely wasn't a problem.

later in the night, we went to a comedy show. dylan had bought tickets in times square. you know those people who walk around hawking comedy shows and broadway shows etc. i had just thrown up and was in no mood to go, but luckily they could be used for the next night. $10 each with a 2 drink minimum. i love comedy shows, but i do not want to be picked on. we walked in and saw how small the place was, then we were seated right up front. get me a drink now. there was only about 30 people or so, and a lot of canadians. but honestly, i have never laughed so hard for 2.5hours in my life. it was about 6 comedians and i was in tears. it was fantastic. and i wasn't picked on! definitely recommend the broadway comedy club!

the next day, our last day,  it was pouring rain all day, so we didn't take the camera. we kept busy indoors at borders reading magazines, eating dinner, seeing scream 4, walking around macy's and such. then it was time to go :(:( the only good thing about coming home?? seeing chloe!!

and yesterdays' post on ground zero because it was gone for a while. thanks blogger :|

ground zero and a view like no other...

sunday night was the night the world had found out bin laden was killed. the next morning we went down to ground zero with all the others. it was pretty cool to be there at that time...

 in the nearby church

 down by ground zero

lots of lots of people, along with news folk

then there's a little break in the pictures. we went to times square where i got sick, then we went back to our place so i could nap and feel better. but, around 7:30, i got myself ready and we went to the top of the rock and dessert at serendipity.

 errr, you're missing the R

 central park-holy crap it's huge! i mean, i knew it was, and i've seen it on a map, and walked through it, but wow...

 do you know how hard it was to find a person who could take a proper picture of us with a dslr??! wow, quite the challenge!! haha especially at night. luckily, this man was very nice and tried a billion times for us.

 this is 3 pictures which dylan put together. ugh, i wish it looked as big and high quality as it does on my computer.. if you click to enlarge though, it looks better.

 and same for this one..

love

 his very own candy bar!

frozen hot chocolate and a coward sized sundae  to share