costa rica

We're finally back to reality after a wonderfully enjoyed vacation in Costa Rica last week. The house we stayed at was spacious & luxurious. The local people were outgoing and friendly. The food was to die for - we ate our weight in fresh fish. The weather was gorgeous every single day. And the beer was ice cold. What more can you ask for? I'm going to do a week of Costa Rica posts. To start off, here are a few photos if you care to see....

{ we ate fresh fruit for breakfast each morning }

 

{ there were the sweetest little shops }

{ we drank lots of the national beer, Imperial }

{ fresh ceviche from the market }

{ choco-latte from banana's surf club taught us to surf }

{ we toured up the river and saw loads of wildlife }

{ there were cool beach clubs }

{ our house, where you could jump off the balcony into the pool }

{ this was our own little abode for the week }

{ and of course, breathtaking sunsets nightly }

signing off

{ fancy eclairs to celebrate our engagement }

This week was a great lead up to vacation... We caught up with friends at Joey Sherway and went to two Jays games! We are now officially on vacation and ready to head to Costa Rica tomorrow morning. I'll be logged off for the week and look forward to sharing our adventures when we get back! Have a great weekend xx

music finds

I feel like I've had a few albums looping on repeat lately and I'm constantly humming along to some tune I have stuck in my head. Here are a few of my favorites:

Beyonce,  Lemonade - Sorry & 6 Inch (ft. The Weekend).  This album is in a word, badass.

Mumford & Sons, Wilder Mind - Just Smoke & Snake Eyes

The Lumineers, Cleopatra - Cleopatra & Gale Song

One of my favorite things to do, with bands and artists that I love, is listen to their albums from start to finish. They've worked on this piece of art and created an album, so while they might have their radio singles, they've hand picked what song to put first and paid attention to how the songs flow together. I'd suggest trying it!

little white dress

{ Zara dress with frills, $25.90 }

With our Costa Rican vacation only a few sleeps away, I popped over to Zara on my lunch break yesterday. I loved the shoulder cut outs on this little white dress, and the A-line skirt makes it comfortable and easy to wear. Plus white seems like the perfect color to wear on a trip where we will be celebrating our engagement ;)

{ this dress in red would be adorable for a summer wedding! }

the best day ever

As I mentioned last Friday, Drew and I had our first bike date planned and we had reservations to check out a new Greek restaurant on Ossington. When I got home from work on Friday, Drew enthusiastically made me a cocktail and I mosey'd around, changing my outfit five times and fixing my make up. We have a Polaroid camera and have all our beloved photos posted on display in the back hall and Drew mentioned that he hadn't made an appearance on the polaroid boards in a while and suggested that we should take a photo. I'll happily take advantage of any opportunity for a photo together, so I set up the camera for a timed selfie. Little did I know what Drew had planned.... As I set it up and went to press the button he asked "how much time does the timer give us", to which I replied "10 seconds" and ran back to stand beside him. He looked me in the eye and told me how much he loved me right before getting down on one knee, just in time for the best photo ever. 

We stood crying and smiling in the kitchen for the next hour and called to tell our family. We sipped on champagne and I was shaking as I kept saying "I can't believe we're engaged!". I had hoped he had something in the works but Drew certainly caught me off guard, in the best way. Drew did a wonderful job on having my ring custom made, and its far exceeded any idea of what I had imagined I wanted, it's absolutely perfect. We ended up missing our reservation but met up with my parents and continued celebrating over dinner and drinks. We privately enjoyed the news together last weekend and have slowly been sharing the news with friends and family over this past week. We've had so much fun announcing the news and it's been so great seeing peoples reactions. It's amazing to be surrounded by so much love and excitement and we can't wait for all that lies ahead. 

This is easily the happiest time in our lives and I feel so lucky to be sharing it with Drew. We're headed to Costa Rica next weekend and we've chosen to forego any serious wedding talk until after we get back and are just enjoying the engagement with friends and family.

{ This has got to be the coolest blog post I've written to date :) Thanks for sharing in life's milestones with me. xx } 

happy weekend

{ the cutest little palm }

What do you have planned this weekend? D's Dad flies into town for two nights tomorrow and we're looking forward to catching up and hanging out. I'm hoping the weather might cooperate for the first bike ride of the season, I'm so eager to get back out on my bike! Other then that, I look forward to sleeping in and perhaps enjoying some wine :) What ever you get up to, enjoy yourself. xx

{ the medals from our 10km run, proudly on display }

{ delicious avocado toast }

  

{ a surprise treat, gift card for a facial }

{ the most exciting fourth quarter of basketball }

{ homemade cookie dough (that got consumed far too quickly) }