sisterhood.

365 days of love.

a year ago this weekend i packed my belongs for the forth time in a year and moved home. this past year has been a whirl wind of events, a lot has taken place. from an outward appearance things look relatively the same, however, internally the amount of growth and self discovery this past year has held has been unbelievable.

i think the biggest lessons i have learned are about love.

i have learned what it means to love someone. not the kind of love that lasts for only a short period, but the kind that you walk through thick and thin for. the kind that has had hard conversations, conflicts, and honesty that doesn't always feel that nice. i think sometimes in order to really experience love for someone you need to walk through the low parts of life and in time come out soaring higher then you ever have before.

i have learned how to say good-bye to love. this is usually not an easy choice to make and it usually hurts like hell. but in time comes freedom, strength, and empowerment.

i have learned what it means to receive love. funny enough, everyone wants to be loved but it's usually the hardest one to learn. i am lucky to have family and friends who have poured out endless amounts of love on me. it's an overwhelming feeling to be so loved, but it's one that i have started to embrace with open arms.

still looking for a home, in a world where i belong.

tuesdays tune:
switchfoot - where i belong

tasty food

my roommate and i have decided to start our own cooking show. if you are lucky, you will at some point receive one of our ridiculously hilarious home videos shot from high class video camara, also known as my iphone.

on tonight's menu....

- blush mixed with gin, it's gross, don't try it

- portobella mushroom caps stuffed with feta cheese and steamed spinach

- homemade sundried tomato and garlic hummus with cucumbers.

for more woodsie (yes, we did name our house 'the woods') visit my roommate nicole's blog at http://ritchie-n.blogspot.com/

i am thankful

today i am thankful for....

my family....

friends like these....

these experiences....

i have a lot to be thankful for. to all my canadian family and friends,

happy thanksgiving!!

Setting The Bar High - Stephanie Style

my dear friend stephanie lives a lifestyle that i am usually madly jealous off. whenever steph isn't in school she seems to be off gallivanting somewhere in the world, she is a traveling fiend!

she has a list of over 20 countries that she has explored. she seeks out all their hidden gems and has some amazing stories to tell of all the places she has been.

to my amazement she is yet to experience what is right in her own backyard, which brings us to where steph has set her bar. only having experienced 3 of canadas provinces, steph hopes to check off a few more in the next few years.

here are a few of the places i would recommend, miss kokonas;

- seafood chowder in nova scotia

- beautiful churches in old downtown montreal

- the northern lights in the northwest territories (i haven't been there but have heard amazing things)

- a visit to Anne and her 'lovers lane' in cavindish, pei.

- deep freeze temperatures in manitoba

- niagara falls in ontario

all the best to you with this adventurous goal. i look forward to writing an update post about all your canadian excursions.