it's a silly time to learn to swim when you start to drown.

man. this past week was insanely busy. getting a handle on my courses + balancing my two jobs + trying to have a social life really wiped me out. this weekend has been busy busy as well, but at least full of fun things...such as seeing canadian darlings, tegan & sara.

it was so rad to finally see them perform because i have loved those quin twins since i was seventeen years old. kimberly + i would often find ourselves wailing out to the so jealous album in her white impala in grade twelve.
and now, finally, five years later, i was able to wail along with them in real life. magic! 

well, i will have to cherish the memory in my heart as i plough through boring textbooks + papers + and a disgusting amount of 'reflections' this week....

XOXO

ps. i smuggled ms. holga into the show, but only had one picture left! the pressure almost killed me...
if the picture isn't too much of a let-down, i will post it!

hello again + a lovely affair

well my friends, sorry for being absent these last few days.

between final tests + papers + sleep deprivation
+ family visiting + working + feeling brain dead,
i haven't had time for much else.

but now i have only a few classes left + two measly little exams!
so.close.
la fin est proche!

this week was made insurmountably better
by finally getting to see my cousin kayla's wedding pictures.
i was a bridesmaid in this lovely little affair this past august,
and have been waiting with
bated.breath.
for the photos!

my other cousin's boyfriend was the photographer du jour,
so we acted pretty crazy
{no need to impress the photograher!}
and we had so.much.fun.

sorry for the poor quality of the pictures
i shamelessly ripped them off my cousin kayla's facebook!

nathan + kayla, you two are so crazy. i love you both.

hope you all had a swell week.
XO

oh thank goodness.

IS IT THE WEEKEND YET?!?!

yes, yes it is janis.
now go take your nap.

one of those days...

this is how i felt at approximately
four a.m. last night,
slaving away on this project.

after 1½ hours of sleep,
i eagerly stepped into the shower...
only to find out that
the shower head was broken,
and my usual blast of warm water was reduced to nothing but a trickle.

went to work with the kiddies at the elementary school.
came home to make myself some lunch,
and almost fell asleep while eating it.

seriously considered skipping my 2.30 pm french lit class...
but my motivated student self wouldn't let me.
so i dragged my tired little hiney to class,
only to find out that it was
cancelled.
you have got to be kidding me.

at that point i felt like dropping to the ground
and sleeping on the university's cold unsanitary linoleum.
and never waking up.

but....
if i had opted for for the linoleum floor,

i would have never popped over to my brother & sister-in-law's for a
quick snooze
on the couch before my next class.

and i would have never thought about
how much i appreciate those places where you can drop by
unexpected, unannounced, and just pull up on their couch,
no questions asked.

and i would have never experienced the pleasure ofmy dear little niece coming over and giving me a
warm gooey banana chocolate chip muffin
{straight out of the oven}
and a
lovely little kiss.

and i would have never had the chance
to enjoy the stunning combination of
louis armstrong belting out cool yule
and the shining sun streaming in
on my drive back to school.

i guess all's well that ends well right? {photo taken by me this summer during my blissful road trip in washington state}

xo

little cousins

all of my extended family live out of province,

so i don't get to see these little cousins very often.
but when i was out on the west coast this summer,
i was able to spend a lovely day with them on the farm!

i acted like a five year old all day long
as i tagged along with them to their swimming lessons at the crack of dawn,
played with kitties,
did gymnastics in the hallway,
jumped on the trampoline,
looked at scrapbooks,
and perhaps most importantly,
got my hair done by six year old emily.
i mentioned that it might be hard to pin up my hair since it was so short,
to which she replied,
"oh not excessively!"

this week has certainly been excessively busy,
so i sure would love to have another five year old play date with them.
anyone care to buy me a plane ticket to abbotsford, bc?

xo