Traveling Home and Birthday Adventures!

This year my birthday was dragged out over a couple days...which made for many fun adventures! I spent my actual birthday with my whole family. We went for tea, walked down by the bay, and then went out for a special dinner. The next day was spent hopping around Seattle with my Mum and Aunt. We saw the Fremont Troll, went shopping, stayed in a hotel, and had a veryyyyy long happy hour! 

Birthday Food!

Granville Island Fun!

For my 21st birthday this year, I went back home to the States to celebrate with my family. On my way back home we stopped in Vancouver to see my brother play two of his pre-season soccer games. While we were there, we made a stop at the Granville Island Public Market, found some sweet treats, and had lunch by the water at Bridges. Below are some photos of some amazing desserts that we found whilst walking through the market stalls.

Macaroon Tower

Canada Day!

Although I've been in Canada for three years now, I have yet to properly celebrate Canada Day. Luckily, this year I had armed myself with the perfect partner in crime to conquer this feat... My friend Ricki and I met up at my place, got all dressed up, and then headed downtown to the lakefront to enjoy the festivities...but when we arrived, there were not festivities to be found! There was maybe one food truck, a couple stands along the boardwalk, and not live music...it was extremely disappointing. However, not to be discouraged, we continued our  journey, grabbed some overly priced burgers, took a photo of a beaver, and then head back to my place. Once we got home, we whipped out the jell-o shots, went to a movie, and then came back to lounge around the house listening to the fireworks. Overall it was a great day, but definitely not what we had planned. Maybe next year, I'll finally get the 'Canadian Experience' that I've been hoping for!

My beaver.

Brother's Graduation!

So today my little brother graduated high school. Here are a few photos from during/after the convocation. 

My mother and I waiting in the stands.

CollegeHumor Live!

Another adventure I had whilst being home in April, was going to the CollegeHumor Live show at the Vera Project with my father. Although it took an obscenely long time for the show to start, the skits and stand up were top notch. They were completely hilarious, although they did have a little bit of bitterness towards Canadians (#freehealthcare). I didn't get as many photos of the event as I had hoped, but I suppose that says something about how much fun we were having! 

Amir and the Space Needle

Zoo Day!

Another adventure that I had when I was home for a week in April was going to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. We got to see tons of animals, as well as lots of newborn babies! While we were there, there were baby porcupines, kangaroos, river otters, jaguars, and a (not so little) giraffe!

Sleeping momma gorilla.

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

I went back to the States for a week in April in between some of my finals, and on one of the days, we went to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people travel from all over the world to come and see the millions of tulips that grow in this small town in Washington. It's one of the largest collections of tulips in the ENTIRE WORLD. So seeing this spectacle every year is pretty incredible. Here are a few photos of some of the flowers, my mum, grandma, and one of my brothers :)

Red Tulip Field