lucky 7 + 1...

yesterday we celebrated 8 years together. it's hard to even wrap my head around that number, i mean, that's a long time! it feels like we've been together forever, and yet sometimes it doesn't feel that long.

he wears work boots, i wear heels. it's like it was made for us.

i won a $200 gift card at work that can be used at a variety of restaurants, so we'll be using that to treat ourselves to a nice italian dinner on saturday. other than that, we have no plans except to enjoy each other's company for many more anniversaries to come!

celebrating seven...

over the weekend, we went out to dinner to celebrate our anniversary. we went to a place nearby that we both love, gusto 101, and even got the same plates we did last time, because they're just so good. one day we'll venture out and try other things on the menu. afterwards, we went out to do some christmas shopping in the frigid cold (seriously, it got down to -13C). shortly after we got home, dylan headed into work to do some overtime and i, unfortunately, was sick and throwing up! it wasn't food poisoning, but some weird stomach thing i've been getting for years sometimes after i eat out. i've yet to find what's causing it, or what common ingredient i keep eating, but it doesn't normally actually make me sick, just feeling like i will be. but this time, it came up. but enough about that sick stuff.

the tree at brookfield place is beautiful.

 cold, but as canadians, we can handle it.

lucky 7...

today marks 7 years with this man of mine. it's just going by at lightning speed, especially the last year. he's the best; he works hard, makes me laugh like no other, pushes me out of my comfort zone, and i'm able to be 100% myself around him. living together for almost a year and a half now has been the best decision we've ever made. it changed our relationship so much, and in a good way.

happy 7th anniversary, dyl! i love you. xoxo

celebrating 6 years...

saturday was a much needed date day, in which we spent in toronto celebrating 6 years. dylan got home from nights at 9:30am, and without sleep, we were out the door shortly after. we had a day full of coffee, shopping, dinner, christmas lights, a so-so dinner, and more.

who needs sleep? not dylan!

my favorite.

reindeer on yonge st.

giant reindeer in the mall.

the mall also had something really cool set up that saturday; a place to get a flipbook of yourself! the lineup wasn't long at all, so obviously, we waited. you had 6 seconds to do whatever you wanted to do in front of a camera, then they could cut it all up, put a cover on it, and staple it, and it was ready 20 minutes later (this size). for FREE. coolest.thing.ever. we danced, and it's like, my favorite thing of us.

someone practicing for a show later that night.

city hall tree.

yay! we have topshop! (& j.crew as seen above)

i love christmas windows.

along with our anniversary cake ( seen here) we picked up earlier in the day, we tried a new cupcake place, too.

a little walkway i love.

'holiday magic' in yorkville, a lighting ceremony, with matt dusk singing christmas songs, and free cider and cookies. we've gone almost every year :)

all lit up.

we got home around 8:30, poured us each a glass of wine, and hung on the couch with some tv. within 30 minutes, dylan was out cold. i could see the wine glass in his hand tipping and when i tried to take it from him, he had a death grip on it. boy likes his wine ;) he certainly caught up on his sleep though, sleeping straight through till 9:30am. overall, a fantastic day spent together.

ps. happy thanksgiving to the americans!

Six...

6 years! wow. we've made it over half  a decade. there's not much new that i can say that hasn't been said in previous years. i love you, and i'm glad that the first time you talked to me, you invited yourself along to the mall with me. forward? yes, but it worked. our college days feel like eons ago..though i guess it was 6 years ago..

a kiss for the best mr.

our annual red velvet cake from dessert lady.

when you feel embarrassed then i'll be your pride

when you need directions then i'll be the guide

for all time

for all time

blog birthday...

i may have missed the anniversary of this little blog last week. oops. but, better late than never. so, that being said, happy 3 years! when my computer crashed on me a few weeks ago and for an hour all my pictures were gone, the only thing that gave me a smidgen of relief was knowing that i had my blog. it really is a diary and even now, sometimes i'll go back and read earlier entries and think, oh ya, we did that! and of course, there's all the people i've 'met' and connected with over the years.

a random photo i found from a few years ago, around the time i started this blog.

thanks to everyone, new and old readers, for sticking around and reading about my (sometimes boring) life, and leaving comments that make me smile. 

♥

through 5 years...

i completely forgot to post about this 'video' i made for our anniversary. actually, i just uploaded it to youtube not too long ago. i showed it to dylan when we were in the hotel in quebec, and he loved it :)  so, if you care to see 5 years worth of pictures of us in 5 minutes, take a look!

have a good weekend!

bonsoir mademoiselle!

on sunday morning, after lounging in bed for a bit, and enjoying the continental breakfast, we checked out of the hotel with 4 minutes to spare. while still in the hotel room, we made the quick choice to go to old montreal and stay the 2nd night there. we found a hostel online and booked a room before we left. then we hit the road, and 3 hours later, we were there.

 pit stop to fuel up.

 the mountains look small in the picture, but they were huge.

montreal.

the hostel we stayed in. it may have changed my opinion about hostels! (la maison du patriote)

 first stop-montreal poutine.

 poutine and beer. good stuff. minus the beer.

 old montreal.

christmas store love.

 notre dame.

ahhhhh.

montreal was a lot better. i only wish we had more time. the last time i was in montreal was grade 12, and there's a particular pub that everyone goes to, and basically you sit and drink sangria and shots for hours. too bad it was a 1/2hr walk from us and it was a little too cold. there were more shops, christmas stores, and basically more along the lines of what i was expecting.

can i also say i love hearing french all around me (although the nosey part of me hates it because i love listening in on people's conversations), and i wish i paid more attention in french class in elementary and high school. oh well.

part 1 here.

ps. linking up with this...