September 2014 in pictures

Dogs! Cats! Ice cream! Quilts!

Home sick, under one of Will’s mom’s handmade quilts // gluten free is the new black? // Marge for MAC // new e-reader, 1982 by Jian Ghomeshi // No! Pee // I needed this gelato // on my desk at work // lululemon socks sweat love // Labrador puppy waiting for a treat

raspberry lemonade popsicle // starting to see fall colours // my neighbour, Moby the Great Dane, looking pretty intimidating (but he’s really a giant puppy) // early morning Toronto // more reading, Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell // Purdy’s salty caramel truffle ice cream with chocolate sauce and roasted almonds // my homemade dinner // pink sunset sky // Max the neighbourhood cat

Hello September…I mean goodbye September

I took an unplanned break for a couple of weeks there (I guess almost four now), work has been insane and in my spare time I’ve been trying to feel better. I have been sick/not feeling well for the good part of a month, the latest is some stomach problems (stomach hurts, but I’m still hungry so I eat, then my stomach hurts some more). I’m sure it’s stress-induced, so either I have to become more zen or just kill everyone who’s pissing me off (kidding! I’m not homicidal!).

But other than that, September hasn’t been so bad. We’ve had some lovely late-summer weather, but try telling that to the girls I’ve seen wearing wool coats, hats, scarves, and Uggs in 25C/75F weather. Just because the calendar says it’s fall doesn’t mean it actually feel like it out there.

So I’ve been enjoying some summer favourites before I pack them up until next year.

Gap Body tank // J.Crew lightweight cotton cardigan // Gap rugby stripe maxi // J.Crew flip flops

September just flew by, but October promises to be interesting. On the con side, Will is gone for most of it, on an epic trip to Delhi, Nepal (including a Himalayan trek up Gokyo Ri, he decided against Everest base camp because it’s too touristy), and Hong Kong, so I’ll be on my own for most of the month. On the pro side, I’ll be on my own for most of the month and I get to hog the bed. Also, I’m going to Boston to visit my sister, her husband, and their new puppy, and the four of us will drive to New York City for a weekend. I managed to get a reservation for the whole rotisserie duck at Momofuku ssäm bar (puppy not invited, but maybe we’ll bring him some leftovers). It’ll be an epic eating weekend (as it usually is when I get together with my sister and brother-in-law), so I hope my stomach behaves itself by then.

Also coming up in October: pants. Say what?

To make up for the blurry bathroom mirror pic, here are some old pics from my trip to Chicago in April, that Will took and he finally downloaded off his fancy schmancy camera.

J.Crew tissue tee (looking a little sheer under my left arm, I ditched this top soon after this trip) // Club Monaco scarf // lululemon wunder under leggings // Adidas kicks // trying to hide the massive stomach I acquired from Frontera Grill

And some gorgeous early morning sunrise pics taken from the roof of my building.