Home away from home

Packing for a visit back to my other home. So excited to see everyone!

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Pockets Full of Sunshine

The week in photos. Abridged.

glimmers of colour in my parents' garden

blurry, but still cute

Indio asks about this big "pencil" every time we pass the hospital. Yesterday he said he was going to draw cupcakes with it for his Aunt Addie's birthday!

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Well [Over!] Fed: Birthday

Five straight days of indulging in delectably rich food and I've finally thrown in the towel!

My birthday *weekend* began last Wednesday with a scrumptious meal of braised short ribs followed by a dessert plate piled high with banana bread pudding, chocolate molten lava cake, gelato and fruit at Ferrovia.

a rare moment when Indy was actually sitting still at Ferrovia

Thursday, was a wonderful evening with fellow bibliophile, Faiza. We filled ourselves up with General Tao's chicken and Malaysian noodles at the cute and quaint, Indochine, and still had enough for leftovers!

Friday was filled with more noodles and chicken at Satay on the Road with Lis and P.

mmm . . . vino

E and I enjoyed a much-needed date night Saturday. After hours of deliberating on which restaurant to choose and finding out that most of our choices were already booked up, we finally ended up at The Keg, a faithful fallback. With perfectly seared steak and delicious twice-baked potatoes paired with a *Keg-size* glass of wine what more could a girl ask for? A Dairy Queen Blizzard, that's what! Of course, I stuck to my usual: Cappuccino Skor. More than the food though, I relished the time we had to just *catch up* after what felt like weeks of crazy-ness.

delish!

The weekend ended with a great brunch at Hothouse Cafe with Jen and Bill and homemade cupcakes from Jen.

I've probably gained 5 lbs since I began celebrating my birthday, but I have the rest of the year to work it off, right? For a birthday that was seeming a little anticlimactic, it ended up being just perfect. Spending time with my family and friends and filling my face with all my favourite foods was more than I could ask for.

I think I'm over dessert for awhile though. Did I just say that?

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Happy haiku to me

wow! how fast time flies
around the sun one more time
what's in store this year?

birthday smooch for mama

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From the mouths of babes

As I'm getting ready to tuck Indio into bed this evening . . .

Me: What song do you want me to sing you tonight?

Indy: Ooh na na

And so instead of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, tonight's lullaby was Rihanna's What's My Name.

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This moment...

Inspired by Amanda Soule - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

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