12x12: August

I failed and did not make the full twelve shots in August because I thought my roll I started in July was 36 exposures but it was only 24. But here are the six I did get.

Jeff and I drive up to Quesnel every year for his dad's birthday, and this year I even drove some! Nearly two hours, from Williams Lake all the way to Quesnel. These photos are from Skihist, a provincial park we usually stop at for a picnic lunch because the view is incredible and also because good restaurants are few and far between.



Jason, an internet friend/pen pal from Chicago came for a visit. I showed him a couple of good beer and food places and we also drove up to the lookout at Cypress to get a view of the city. Unfortunately the weather wasn't ideal, but the rain & fog created a pretty cool landscape nonetheless.

29 August 13

Late-night thunderstorm.

29 May 13

17 May 13

Tried to go shopping after work but it seems like whenever I actually have money, everything is ugly (vs. when I don't have money and I find numerous things I like & can't afford). Afterwards I popped down to the Mill for a beer and a burger, and to say hi to Jeff.

06 January 13

18 October 12

After work I went to the library, then walked to meet Jeff for dinner at Italian Kitchen. It was raining like mad and my boots got completely soaked, so I sat through dinner with soggy feet. This was the umbrella stand at the restaurant.

07 August 12

I met up with an old high school friend for beer and poutine. On the bus ride home, a thunderstorm began and lasted most of the evening. I'm sure those of you from other parts of the continent don't understand how we West Coasters get so excited about storms... but if they only happened where you live once or twice a year, you might.

02 June 12

Day two of the wine tour: Oliver/Osoyoos. We began our day at Nk'Mip, followed by Moon Curser and Young & Wyse. Then we headed out of Osoyoos and into Oliver to visit a bunch of old favourites and a couple of new places. While we were at Church & State, there was a short but powerful rainstorm... Sarah and Steph both went out in it. The rest of us were happy to sit inside with our wine.
We ended up getting back kind of late after going for ice cream in Okanagan Falls and hanging out in the hot tub, so we were hard pressed to find a place to eat that was open. We managed to get into the restaurant at the hotel down on the lake, though, just before their kitchen closed. We sat inside, but the patio doors were still open so we enjoyed the fresh night air while eating mushroom paté and cornish game hen.
There are a few more photos from this day here.

23 May 12

The rain stopped for a short time.

22 May 12

It was Jeff's birthday but since he was at work, I bought chocolates for him at Purdy's and brought them over, and hung out and had a beer. Then I waited for the bus home in the rain across from this weird moving sculpture thing.

03 April 12

spring in Vancouver.

29 January 12

04 March 11

We went to my parents' place for dinner and didn't come home until almost two in the morning. I feel pretty awesome that my family likes each other so much.

03 March 11

Lousy Smarch weather.

28 February 11

06 November 10

Jeff and I went to Costco, which is what I truly believe Hell would be like. We discovered these growing on our front lawn; according to the internet they are chanterelles. I don't know how I feel about eating lawn mushrooms though.

In the evening-times we went to Aaron and Steph's housewarming at their new apartment in the West End. We drove around forever trying to find a parking space and then had some wine and some cupcakes and talked to some friends and strangers. Jeff brought the car around from where we parked (5 blocks away) so I wouldn't have to walk in the rain in my open-toed heels. What a great guy.

07 August 10

Jeff and I drove to Quesnel for the weekend to visit his dad. This photo was taken somewhere along Highway 1, between Chilliwack and Hope. It was rainy and I liked watching the clouds roll past the mountains.

29 May 10

I went downtown to help MaryAnne not feel overwhelmed by her gift registry, and then we had sushi. It is still raining and being cold all the time which is kind of lame.