chill winston.

Hit up Chill Winston on Friday night with a few of my favourite girls.  Been there a few years ago for brunch, so was interested in trying their dinner menu.  Got a nice tall imperial chocolate stout with dungeness crab mac & cheese - wonderful.

I love them - they make me feel so loved, even when I doubt myself.

loneliness.

Some days are really difficult.

Why does it need to be so hard?  Why can't we just be happy?

the hobbit.

Finally finished reading The Hobbit last night.  It was on my list of books I "should" read at some point - it was definitely much easier to get into than the Lord of the Rings series, but was still a difficult read.  A lot of the time I didn't fully understand what people were saying and had to do a lot of re-reading.  And the story was fun, but I didn't get sucked in as I'd heard many had.

Ah well, check.

pavlova.

When we were on vacation in New Zealand, we tried their classic dessert - pavlova.  It's basically meringue with fresh fruit and whipped cream... and it is delicious.  Definitely my favourite dessert there.  In New Zealand & Australia, there is a debate as to which country was actually the true inventor (one of many rivalries).

Last week, Elysia and I decided to try a pub called Moose's Down Under before we went to the hockey game, and saw this written on the dessert board!  It was equally as yummy.

Nice surprise :)

these things take time.

Introduced to this band, and particularly this song, by my sister - she sometimes knows exactly what I need.

generations.

This is beautiful.

I may have choked up just a tiny bit.  Nostalgia always gets me.