Lazy Sunday Part 1: The Jammery and Friendly Horses!

Amazing Belgian Waffles!

Today Ricki and I went our favourite breakfast & brunch place: The Jammery. This restaurant serves all day breakfast and lunch, as well producing it's own jams, jellies, and chutneys. There's a fun window in the gift shop that allows you to look in and watch the fruit spreads - and even the occasional pie - being made! My favourite breakfast to get is the Belgian Waffles. They come with a delicious clotted cream and blueberry maple syrup!

Pumpkin Carving with Ricki!

Fall has finally come to Kelowna! The trees are turning burnt oranges and reds, and the temperatures are starting to drop. This weekend Ricki and I went to dinner, went diving through Walmart crates of pumpkins, and then carved said pumpkins! 

Campus in the Fall

Back to School!

So it's time to go back to school. I'm entering my 4th year at UBC and just started at a new job. I work at our campus pub now...which gets just as crazy as you think it does! For the first month of school I'll be working three jobs: the pub, the campus bookstore, and at the American Eagle in the local mall. Luckily this insane schedule won't last too long, and I'll have enough money to be able to relax for the rest of the semester. I always like to work as much as I can during the summers and beginning of the school year, because it's when my class work load is minimal. I would rather have a more relaxed final exam period than a relaxed start to the semester! 

USA to Canada

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.