02 September 13

Sarah & I were supposed to go hiking in Belcarra, but because of the rainstorm the night before, we decided that the trail would probably be too soupy to enjoy :( The weather improved later on though, and I hung out in the yard for a bit before Jeff came home from work. We wanted burgers so we drove up to the Mountain Shadow Pub in Burnaby, listening to Night Vale in the car. We came home and watched The Wire for 3 hours.

01 September 13

31 August 13

We hosted a barbecue and it was well-attended, delicious, and sunny. Also Jeff and I got to meet our nephew Tyrion for the first time, as Natalie and Seamus had just returned from Korea! He's so big already — only 3 months old and wearing 9 month baby clothes.

30 August 13

29 August 13

Late-night thunderstorm.

28 August 13

27 August 13

26 August 13

Back to work. SIGH

25 August 13

It was our five-year anniversary, but of course Jeff had to work. At least we got to have breakfast together (and a nice dinner the day before). Also these are clearly my new favourite pants.

24 August 13

After a hungover suitcase pack & cleanup of the cottage and drive to the airport in Santa Ana, the flight was relatively easy. I mostly listened to Night Vale and ate candy. Jeff picked me up and as it was dinnertime and we were both starving, we decided to go out someplace on Main St, since we're never in that area. Got lucky when we tried The Acorn because it was full and had a waitlist, but the party of two ahead of us was a no-show so we got a table within ten minutes. The food was incredible — above is my meal of beer-battered haloumi, zucchini pancake, mashed peas, and lemon balm yogurt (it was a lot like fish & chips). We came home and after I unpacked, we relaxed with some episodes of The Wire and a bottle of wine.