wanderlust wednesday 009

did you miss the last post? or would you prefer to start at the beginning?

looking back on things now and remembering how big of a stick in the mud ryan was about dressing up for halloween, totally irritates me. i'm gonna be honest with you, more honest than this journal is - probably for fear of ryan reading it! - but he was a huge party pooper, all the time. sometimes it seriously felt like pulling teeth trying to get him into the spirit of doing things.

october 27, 2009

that early afternoon scott invited us to his work (the airport fire station) for a tour! when we got there we checked in, got passes, and scott showed us all the different rooms in the place (dorms, control centre, mess area, gym, hose and equipment maintenance) then we got to check out the huge aviation fire trucks. cait and i got to try on fireman pants and the helmets. then scott took us for a rip in a truck and showed us the huge cannon water sprayer. then later after being escorted out and thanking scott, we checked out spotlight, the art store, and then headed to the beach for a bit. back at home esther and scott got ready for their dinner date and we ordered pizza! we had some din din and watched ian while charlie was in bed and watched some "how i met your mother." this road is bumpy!

october 28, 2009

costume day! the three of us headed to the mall in search of halloween costumes. cait and i got tutus and capes and an all out superhero costume. ry got an all blue superhero get up. after we went to the wharf for lunch, got some fish and chips, and seen a poor little one legged seagull. we called him stubs. after that it was hot as hell so we went to this free waterslide park. it was awesome! really well kept and cool rides and stuff to play on. that evening after cait had put her hoop together, she taped it up and got it looking snazzy. we all tried on our costumes and we look sick! just have to paint on some super hero logos! we are going to be "super hoopers!" ryan's still not sure.

october 29, 2009

that early morning.. or no, afternoon, we went downtown to cruise around. i need to buy a new mac cord because mine quit charging the computer. then we grabbed a coffee and ripped back to the house for an eske and drinks for the market that night. then we went to this fish feeding thing and got to throw bread in water for all these fishies. it was kinda cool. after that we went to the market and chilled out in the shade and hooped for a while before grabbing some food. then with our wine and beer in the eske, we found a spot on the beach to watch the sunset. afterwards we ate and drank and hooped for a while and then we went to check out emdee's first evening set. a girl swinging fire poi danced with us for a while and then we watched some great fireworks! after we went back for their last set, hooped the whole thing, made $7 haha. met the drummer and were invited to come to their halloween thing tomorrow! or the next day rather!

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wanderlust wednesday is a post series devoted to sharing - with humility - the private pages of my travel journals from adventures past. the book you just read from was written during a year long trip to australia (and tasmania) in the year 2009 when i was twenty years old.

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north peace optometry clinic // INTERIOR PHOTOGRAPHY // emerge design

If you haven't been into the new North Peace Optometry Clinic on 100th yet, then definitely go in and check it out! Not only is the space exquisitely decorated by the very talented Gwyntie VanTuyl Weswick of Emerge Design, but they have an awesome selection of glasses. Tons of really nice frames, there's so many to pick from, and I desperately need to replace my prescriptions soon so I'm happy to know I have so many choices.

The last time I went to replace my prescription glasses, I couldn't find one pair that I even kind of liked in the eyewear store up town, so I ended up searching online. I spent hours photoshopping different frames on to my face, looking for the perfect pair, and finally narrowed it down and made my purchase. When they arrived in the mail I was definitely happy with them, but they weren't the PERFECT pair. They worked, but they weren't anything to write home about, they didn't even have anti-glare. So now that I know of a great place to get them, where I can actually try them on, I think it's a good excuse to invest in a new pair!

Happy shopping!

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lindsay and adam // MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHY // fort st. john, bc

" a grand adventure is about to begin."

- winnie the pooh

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SELF SUNDAY'S // wild flowers and saskatoon berries // HAPPY & HEALTHY

this afternoon we packed up the bebe and went berry picking with lee and shannon in rose prairie. since we've had such a dry hot summer so far, all the saskatoon berries are ripe extra early and there are so many of them! it's amazing the amounts of berries you can find in the wild - for free! - especially in comparison to paying sometimes as much as eight or nine bucks for a little container. not only price, but health wise too.

these wild berries are naturally organic and filled with antioxidants. known as a super fruit, they are an excellent source of fibre, manganese, magnesium and vitamin e! 

i just love bringing sawyer out into the country and letting him run wild and free. i think it's so important that children explore nature as often as possible and from a young age too. i just can't imagine sawyer becoming one of those kids that only ever wants to sit inside in front of a screen. that would be so sad! i always want to encourage him to get dirty and have a wild and crazy imagination. i want to take him on as many adventures as i can think of. they're all so new to him and everything is so exciting! and for me, it becomes this beautiful and enjoyable, almost meditative experience in nature. it's an instant stress reliever, and there's something so satisfying about gathering your own food from the wild, it just feels good and it's so incredibly fresh!

not only am i a gatherer of food, but i also have an obsession with collecting things from the wild. i love coming home with a bouquet or two of wild flowers to place around the house and add a little pop of colour! in my opinion, fresh cut flowers - even the wild ones - always brighten up and bring an energy into the room like no other decor can.  

are there wild berry bushes where you live? any other wild fruit or veggie that you have your pick of?leave a comment and tell me what you make with your wild harvests - or if you just end up eating them all before you get back home ;)

SELF sunday's is a post series devoted to healthy lifestyle, mind body nourishment, and self development, composed of words written without limitations and paired with my sunday morning coffee

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