waterfall

On the weekend, G and I decided to stop by a wildlife nature preserve that is 10 minutes from our place. Needless to say we were pleasantly surprised at the natural beauty this city has to offer! About a mile or so into our hike we heard rushing water and came across a waterfall! I know I have said this before here but there is something about waterfalls that get me every time. and sunsets. sunsets and waterfalls.

W.

oops my Canadian is showing

G and I went to a hockey game. Yup, hockey game in Texas! Austin is home to the Texas Stars. The Dallas Stars farm team. It was packed... with all canadians. Literally the entire team roster, except for 4 players, was comprised of good ole' Canadian boys. I looked around the rink to find Montreal Canadiens jerseys, team canada jerseys and team canada olympic jerseys! Canadians are taking over the world! (insert evil laugh here) 

W.

Music Monday

I love this song! This band, family of the year, will be at SXSW! I can't wait to see them!! Take a listen and enjoy :)

W.

Unreal

I just spent an hour going through all of this girls cover songs, so obviously this had to be shared. I want to try and get one of the Saskatoon venues to bring her here. Check it out.

Here is her personal website: http://julianaricherdaily.com

S.

Oh Hey..

Although Saskatoon might not be AS nice as Austin...I did manage to capture some pretty swank photos. I needed some fresh air and strolled around with my camera....and secretly brought the bf along so I could snap some pics of him (he hates pictures). I pretended to get the scenery, but secretly I wanted both. oops.

S.

Gotye

I know this song is everywhere, but maaan it's good!!!

S.

stop & smell the roses

 Lately G and I have been driving 30 minutes to down town A-town in the evenings to run the trails around town lake. It's well worth the $6 in gas (G did the calculations) each time to make it down there.  We usually spend 2 hours there, running and stopping to literally smell the roses and enjoy all the beautiful scenery Austin has to offer.

  

 W.

let the training begin.

G and I are going to start training for this little doozy of a run....


http://runforyourlives.com/


yep, zombies. that chase you. on a 5k obstacle course. sounds ridiculously tough and ridiculously awesome. 


wanna join us?

W.

valentine's day

Valentines day is silly. I've always thought this. That why G and I never spend lots of money on each other. We always write each other a nice card, and get 1 or 2 little things. G picked me up at lunch, gave me a hand written (and drawn) card, and some white chocolate covered strawberries. I never knew what I was missing with those puppies and let me tell you... to. die. for.  Then we had an outdoor torchy's tacos picnic. 

After our little picnic, I went back to work for the afternoon and G went off to school. When he got home, he had this card and nerf gun waiting for him....

and then we had a nerf gun fight..... I won.

W.

I just had to...

A while ago I read the book Something Borrowed, which I thought I wouldn't like, but had a pretty lengthy flight so I took it with me anyways. To my surprise I loved the book and finished it in 4 days AND then they made a movie about it! Tonight I watched it, thinking it was going to ruin the book for me, but once again I was shocked....it was definitely a chick flick, but I love Kate Hudson and the movie was pretty funny..and a little cheesy in some spots. But WATCH IT. Here's a song from the movie...LOVE

 

S.

thought for the day..

:)

W.

sunset

I'm not exactly sure what it is about sunsets, but they get me every time. I can't help but whip out my phone to take a billion zillion pictures (see below; yes, they were all from the same night). They are just so peaceful and serene, I want to remember that feeling forever. It reminds me of being little and going on Hawaiian vacations with my family. We would make a point to watch every sunset at the beach. We would sit there in awe and enjoy each other's company. So thank you sunsets, for giving me a reason to stop with my busy life and enjoy nature's beauty.

trampoline park

We had family from Canada come and visit us a last month. Naturally,  we took them to a trampoline park. Not only was it the most fun I've had in a while, it was the best work out EVER. The "I'm so sore I'm never going to jump ever again in my life" kind of work out.


..Then we went for ice cream! Such a fun day :)

 G and Ty playing trampoline basketball.

 mid-jump.

 bffs

shhh secret entrance.

 If you're ever in Austin, you must check out amy's ice creams. 

It's the first ice cream I've been able to eat, since my body decided it was lactose intolerant.

So yummy!

W.

Listen and Love

Of Monsters and Men- Little Talks

S.

Slooooow it down.

So I've decided if I could slow my life down even a little bit these are the things I would do:
- Sew things...things of all sorts
- Get a back x-ray from my snowboarding crash....is it bad that I still can't bend properly?
- Get an arm x-ray from my snowboard crash... still can't move my one arm in a full circle...isn't the old saying "time heals everything though?"
- I would go to the gym more...maybe get into yoga again
- Find a good book to read that has nothing to do with lesson planning
- Find amazing music- assortment of genres so I can have music when I need to be mellow and have a cup of cocoa and for when I need to jam out and......clean my room
- I would attempt to organize..although every time I attempt it becomes way more of a mess and I buy organizers that just end up jamming up my space. I should really take tips from W.
- Speaking of W...I suppose catching up with friends would be on this list too, even though we can pick up where we left off at any moment.. cute right?
- Lastly, I would probably online shop more...BUSTED.

:)

S.

Music Monday: The Belle Brigade

I can't stop listening to this song! The Belle Brigade is on tour with one of my favorite bands, good old war. I can't wait to see them at sxsw in March!

Enjoy!

W