With winter comes the possibility of snow, even in rain-soaked Vancouver. We actually had a downpour of snow for days without letting up that roads have been closed, cars crashed, trains stopped working, and people just worked from homes. We clearly do not know how to function in snow.

week 3/52: tea in paris

As Nick was setting up his new laptop, Cortana showed him interesting places nearby and one of them was an afternoon tea place, Adorabelle Tea Room, just a short five-minute drive from us. I'm a lover of all things vintage and English (I have Downton Abbey on every time I'm doing my chores) so the British afternoon tea has always been a fancy of mine and was only glad to go.

week 2/52: all smiles

Ah, finally! An instant camera that can take decent self-portraits! Even with the mirror on the Mini 90, I clearly need to frame it better. I should've listened to Nick, he was actually telling me to move it more towards him but because it looked right centered on the mirror, I didn't listen. Note to self: listen to hubby!

week 1/52: pines and golds

The very first shot I took with my Fujifilm Instax Mini 90 is this macro shot. I've been frustrated with my Mini 8 for lacking the quality to take close up shots as it's really not built for that. My frustrations really just stem from me forgetting that I'm not using a DSLR camera when taking photos with the Mini 8.

So learning that among Mini 90's features include a macro mode, I was quite excited to test it out. It did not disappoint! For an instant camera to be able to capture such sharp shots in close range is nothing short of impressive.

of the beauty found within the city

of pb&j love and birthday wishes

it takes a long time to grow young

                                                  Pablo Picasso

You've now hit a milestone, my love. And though you may dread it, I promise to make it a great fun! You know my heart well enough already to know how much joy you've brought in to my life.

You've changed it for the better when you've ignited my love for peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I never knew I could love PB&J as much as I do now when I never appreciated it before! Who knew it just had to be the right kind of jam - blackberry jam, and plain white Asian bread for me to be hooked on this delicious combo! Thank you for introducing me to this or I would've gone through life without knowing what delicacy I'm missing.

of the changing colors of fall and the things couples could do

Hoodies, crackling wood, raincoats, crisp air, puddles, and cuddles.
Fall is here.

I used to have an extreme dislike of Fall. It most likely stemmed from the fact that when we arrived in Canada a little over seven years ago, it was almost Fall. That meant that when I started working and commuting, it was both cold and raining - a very vast and uncomfortable difference from the tropical weather I was used to.

Being acclimated now and realizing it will always come knocking every year, I've learned to slowly embrace fall. I've slowly learned to appreciate the gloom, scarves, hot drinks (hello, PSL), crunchy leaves, orange, red, brown hues, fashion, and especially the cuddles that come with this weather.