These past few days have been hot. The kind of hot where the distance is hazy and blurred, and mosquitoes hang in the air like buzzing marionettes. The kind of hot that brings street festivals, ferris wheels and popsicles…
I love a good long weekend! The queen was in town on Saturday and there was an energy in the air with all the security and fanfare downtown. Mister and I went on a proper date to a beautiful little pub, and ended up talking for a very long time and finding out some new (silly & random) things about each other that were really fun. We always make sure we have our “couple” time and are talking about the big and little things, but having been together for 5 years & lived together for 4 it’s always fun when you have to do a double take and say “Wait a minute, you what?!”
I think he must have felt that way when I said I wanted to get a big giant tattoo ;)
This weekend we went to a huge Canada Day street festival full of live bands and mini-doughnuts, visited friends who have opened up a beautiful shop, listened to friends on the radio, and ate crazy amounts of watermelon. I finally received a big supply order I’ve been waiting for and made a huge push on jewelry making for my future etsy store. I have so many pretty necklaces hanging on my wall, and it made me feel like I’m finally getting somewhere! The wait time on international shipping has been killing me. To celebrate we escaped the heat and hit a matinee showing of Get Him To The Greek in a theatre we had all to ourselves.
I’m even back on track with my couch to 5k training and I’m sticking to a regular schedule like I’ve never been able to before. With the early mornings and late nights, it’s all a little exciting and dizzy.
Doesn’t everything seem to happen in the summer? Thank goodness the days are longer.
ps – hope all of you charming American’s are recovering from a wonderful 4th of July! See you later this week <3
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Sounds like you had a fantastic weekend!!! I love summer so much too.
How was Get Him to the Greek? I <3 Russell Brand :)
It was really funny, in both an obnoxious and charming way :)
Gorgeous pictures and it sounds like you had an absolutely lovely weekend.
Sounds like an awesome weekend! And love that watermelon picture!
Thanks! I can’t escape my silliness, especially when I demand Mister take pictures for my post-weekend-post :)
I really like your friend’s printing! Postcards are so awesome.
I know! It’s my sister’s and you can almost see how she’s calling us “bitches” in the last line (in Spanish) lol
*sigh* I miss her… ;)
slowly recovering =) glad you had such a great weekend! You’ve got so many exciting little things going on – can’t wait to see how everything turns out!
Discovering new things about each other is one of my favorite things about being married.
I’m really looking forward to your future Etsy store. :)
Oh thanks Kathleen! I’m excited to launch it, I’m working hard and aiming for August :)
I recently found out that J was in an electro-punk-metal band that went on tour. After three years together, you would think this would have come up sooner! It’s fun to learn little things about each other that are totally shocking.
An electro-punk-metal band?! I have to ask Mister that now, just to be sure! ;)
Yay for Buffy! I love that show – my sister and I just finished watching the whole series back to back, it was a mammoth episode. I hope you have as much fun geeking out as we did!
Yes!! So excited about having the first two seasons, I’m *burning* through it though! lol
Sounds like a beautiful weekend. It’s really humid here too, and it’s not even noon. Yuck.
Sounds like a beautiful weekend!! :)
I listen to This American Life podcasts all the time. I love them! Do you have any other fav. podcasts?
I definitely do, but a lot of the “obvious” ones :)
My favourites are TAM, The Moth, RadioLab, Crafty Pod, Threadbanger & Stuff You Missed in History Class. I’d love to know yours too! Let me know if you have a second?
It sounds like a wonderful weekend. I love your pictures. My weekend was a bit of a whirlwind, family, dogs, and I’m absolutely exhausted.
I wanna hear your thoughts on get him to greek too. I’d like to go see it soon.
It was really funny, very silly and obnoxious at times but we laughed really hard :)
It’s great summer comedy escapism.
aww yay beautiful summer-y things!
Maybe we can trade for a weekend? It’s still so chilly in Portland when we’re supposed to have gorgeous summers!
Lovely photos, and I’m glad that you and Mister enjoyed the latest date night. :)
We don’t need to trade, you can come bunk in my craft room for a while and help me launch my damn etsy shop! lol It’s too slow going as it is, and I make a mean mojito ;)
Recovering from fire works, and some serious in take with wine…But thank you! I’m glad you had a nice long weekend too.
Whenever I learn new things about Eric I seriously get the BEST feeling because it just makes the relationship seem new and exciting again! We had a lot of those moments when we were in Europe.
There’s something about travel that brings that out – I love that feeling :)
All I really have to say is that I love reading your posts. I mean, LOVE them. They are flavored with beautiful photos and fantastic writing. :)
I love finding out new things about my Mister too – and I have known him since we were 15!
Sind you were 15? That’s amazing Mel! That must take some skill at this point :) I already take it for granted that Mister doesn’t just know what I’m thinking all the time.
We didn’t start dating until I was 26 so there were a number of years where we didn’t have much contact (like when I lived in Montreal). Still, we were good friends in high school and I really have known him for a long time.
It may have been hot outside but you look so gorgeous in that picture!
Best,
Hannah Katy
I love this city in the summer!
Your weekend sounds lovely. I’d have liked that – I’ve been sick all weekend instead. Bummer.
I love how you’re so busy but yet still manage to make it seem like you’re simply enjoying life stress-free & having all the time to yourself. It’s also fun being productive!
I’m trying to make that happen, honestly it’s a bit of a day to day battle. I’m working a ton but I’m always trying to make sure that Mister & I get enough time together and that I’m taking time away from work for myself too. But I’m addicted to finishing projects too… lol
It’s all about finding balance, right?
It is hot & humid here as well. When I got back to my condo tonight, it was 87 inside. Talk about living in a hot box. Oy vey it is goign to be tough to sleep tonight! :P Hopefully the wall unit in my living room cools things down a bit!
Everything does seem to happen in the summer, doesn’t it? I wake up earlier and collapse into bed exhausted at a later time than I do in the winter! I think the fact that we get more sunshine makes me feel like I need to pack so much more into my day.
Happy July, can’t wait to see these necklaces you are working on!
Your photos are always so inspiring and adorable. Finding new things out about your SO is so much fun, isn’t it?
I’m just now starting to recover from the long weekend. Really wish it didn’t have to end… =)
:) A fun weekend here! I’ve not had the time to write about it, but I am so glad it’s not as hot and humid… Sounds like yours was a blast though!
Sounds like a good weekend to me! Didn’t you see the Queen?
No we didn’t! It got so hot so fast, and there were all of these severe weather warnings out that we decided not to chance it. Totally lame on our part. She’s in her 80′s and she’s way tougher than we are, it’s a fact.
It has definitely been a whirlwind summer. So many things happening! Winter is nice in that it is cozy and relaxing, but I enjoy summer for the long days/nights and outdoor fun.
Lately I cannot get enough watermelon… at least it’s good for us, right? :)
It is! That’s why it’s okay if I eat nearly a whole one to myself *taps nose* ;)
I soooo know what you mean! My hubby and I have been married for over 10 years and we still are learning things about each other…it’ll be like “wait, what did you just say?”!! i love that!
sounds like you had a wonderful 4th. i’m still trying to acclimate to not being on vacation :)
Those moments are just the best! I’m so excited to be at that place in my marriage eventually. We started dating when I was 19 so we’ll hit the together for 10 years before I git 30, which just seems kind of cool to me :)
I SO want to see Get Him to the Greek! Love me some Russell :-)
Sounds like a fabulous weekend! I love learning new things about my man too :) We lay in bed and “tell secrets”. So cute.
I loved Get Him to the Greek! We laughed like 12 year old boys.
i was talking to some family (in wpg) over the weekend and they were saying it was 90% humidity?! that’s CRAZY! my dad even spent an entire afternoon in the mall to escape it (and that’s saying a lot ;)
i do love how crazy-busy summer always seems to be – crazy in a good way ;)
I totally have to check out “This American Life”. I am always on the hunt of exciting new podcasts.
There really is a different energy to summer that I don’t feel the rest of the year. I just want to stay up later and do more and go on as many adventures as I can before it’s time to hibernate again.
You really know how to capture the mood of summer both in writing and in pictures. And I loooove watermelon. But often I end up not buying one because they’re so heavy.