How was YOUR weekend?
Nerds Need Love Too T-Shirt c/o Barefoot Contessa // Yellow Skirt from Old Navy // Faux Leather Jacket from Le Chateau
Scarf and Bag from Plum (I am sorry that I use the same purse so often!) // Bracelet from H&M
My first attempts at photos were not the most flattering….
A scarf was the absolute wrong thing to wear on a ferry. I almost lost it in the wind, as you can tell from the above photo! Adam and I went to Bowen Island on Sunday to visit with his friends who own houses there. It’s such a treat to have free accommodations, especially at a place that is so close and fairly inexpensive to get to. Adam spent most of his childhood on the island, as his family owned a home there for a portion of his life. It made me laugh because as soon as we got there and went down to the beach, all the guys seemed to transform into boys, goofing around like they were 12 again. I think it’s good for the soul to act youthful when you can though, it helps keep you young 🙂
Three more posts tonight before I cross the finish line…wish me luck :)!!
Thank you again to On Location Tours for providing such an amazing giveaway to my blog readers. Like I said, I’ve been on their SATC Tour twice and had sooo much fun! I hope to go to NYC again soon and when I do, I’ll for sure be checking out their Gossip Girl tour!!!!
Love and thanks to all of you who participated in the giveaway 🙂
TGIF…I am so happy to announce my very first blog giveaway. In honour of the SATC 2 movie coming out next week, I am giving away two tickets to the New York Sex & The City Hotspots Tour, which is an $84 USD value! The tickets never expire so you can use them any time you find yourself in NYC (which happens surprisingly often, trust me). I have actually been on this tour twice myself and it is soooo much fun, I highly recommend it!
To Enter, simply leave a comment with your email address and which Sex & The City character you think you are most like. For example, I am very much a Carrie. The contest ends Friday May.28th at 10 pm, when the winner will be picked at random and contacted by email.
Our first morning we decided to skip the free breakfast and splurge on brunch at Kenny & Zuke’s Delicatessen. The same sort of feel as The Drive here, the food was okay…kind of overpriced.
This was our adorable Mark Spencer hotel. Super cheap rates and I like boutique hotels so much better than big chains! We got it for $89 a night, free parking, free continental breakfast, and $50 cash back when we booked through travelportland.com‘s ‘Portland Perks’ package!
Wandering around the city…
I’m approximately 12 years old here…
Huuuuuuuuge umbrella!
Are you a statue or a real person?
“It’s a real person.”
Love this one
After wandering around for hours, we stopped at The Mezz which is attached to Whole Foods to get groceries and then coffees. We ended up sitting there talking about pretty much everything from work troubles to real estate and accidentally stayed there for 3 hours! It was so perfect though, sitting in a coffee shop and talking is one of my favorite things to do.
We felt a little lost about where to go for dinner, so we ended up just ducking into the first place that looked decent. It was called Pastini Pastaria and was sort of like if Boston Pizza was local.
The next day was shopping day, so we got up early to hit the stores! I was determined to find Anthropologie and Free People, just because I stalk their websites so often.
Couldn’t resist the temptation in Anthro…got a skirt (on sale mmkay?)
We wandered through the other end of The Pearl district, which was very much like Yaletown.
We had lunch at Paragon and it was sooo delicious! I am still daydreaming about this grilled cheese sammich!
The wind and rain on Saturday was out of control. My boots were leaking and my umbrella was flipping. Tights probably weren’t the best decision either…
On our own Easter hunt….for Free People!
This brought us to the Cultural District which I was in obviously in love with because 23rd is lined with clothing boutiques, vintage shops, cafes, etc. Unfortunately the street is currently under construction so it wasn’t looking its best for photos. I was mega disappointed in Free People that store was pathetic. I found way more in the local boutiques that I liked, including a dress that I almost bought here for double the price. Thank goodness I’d talked myself outta that one!
Afternoon pick up
American Apparel looks so out of place.
As I tweeted, my purchases were influenced by the hipster in me. Skirt from Anthropologie, and the nerd glasses, Q, and She & Him record and frame were from Urban Outfitters. I was so pissed when I saw the record at a local record store 15 minutes later for $6 cheaper. Ripped off by UO…I should have known!
Adam’s purchases were a locally designed t shirt from a local store, Flogging Molly record from Everyday Music. Hat and record frame from UO.
That night I tried Indian food for the first time ever, which is REALLY pathetic as a vegetarian! We ate at India Chaat House on SW Morrison Street and mmm it was so good. I can’t wait to have Indian food again here, I can’t believe I waited so long! After our dinner feast, we rented An Education for a modest $12. At least it was a really good movie.
Sunday was our day to wander towards the water and we ended up discovering the Saturday Market…on Sunday.
A suicide hot line just before the bridge…one last attempt!
Rebels without a cause…ran across 5 lanes of traffic to get a better view.
Love
Would you not think that Couch Street was pronounced like COUCH the piece of furniture? I don’t know if the front desk lady was fucking with us, but she pronounced it COOCH street…
After Powell’s Books (Adam’s version of heaven) and some down time, we settled on a casual Easter dinner at Deschutes Brewery and Social House. Pizzas were YUM!
I was sad to leave the next morning, but the drive home was a fun one! We stopped at Target and this was Adam’s Rudolph nose…
Sunny Seattle
This really happened somehwere in Washington.
Clipse-Dirty Money
As always, click to enlarge…enjoy my lovelies 🙂
Merritt, BC
‘The Student Life’ 
Cambridge, England
‘All That Remains’
Essex, England
‘Shakespeare’s Cliff’
Dover, England
‘Don’t Look Down’
Beer, England
‘Two Ships’
Beer, England
Beer, England
‘The Houses on The Hill’
Beer, England
‘Big Ben’
London, England
‘Chelsea’
London, England
‘Peanut Butter and Jellyfish’
‘Spotted’
Vancouver Aquarium
Somewhere in Washington
‘To Be Boys Again’
Bowen Island, BC
‘Ice Cream Sky’
‘As The Sun Sets’
English Bay
‘Still and Silent’
Merritt, BC
‘Reflect’
Merritt, BC
‘Crash and Bird’
Cancun, Mexico
