We spent a few sunny (hot!) days exploring LA with Kim, Andre, Spencer and Kylie. They took us to some really great spots and we ate amazing food. I must admit, I'm missing North American food a bit right now, so I can barely look at these food photos...

Some more photos here.

Before heading out to Korea, we spent a few beautiful days in LA. Kim and Andre were amazing hosts!  So happy that blogging brought us together & allowed us to have such a fun trip!

We headed to Santa Monica beach one night. Winnipeg is about as far from the ocean as you can get, so it always feels like such a treat to dip my toes into the salty water.

We made it to South Korea! Thankfully, all our bags (including our imac!) met us at the luggage carousel. We're slowly adjusting to the new timezone and exploring our new neighbourhood.

I ducked in to school today (on a Saturday!) and tried to organize some stuff in my classroom. There's a lot to do, but I've been assured it will all come together.

Mike and I then took a taxi to a nearby shopping district for some supper and shopping. It was our first time venturing out without someone to translate so we were pretty proud of ourselves!

Mike recently made a music video for our friend Karla Adolphe.

About a year ago, Karla was privileged to be at the hospital when a dear family friend said goodbye to their daughter. In the midst of that beautiful and heart-wrenching day, Karla witnessed music play an important role in the early stages of grief.

Karla's solo project "Honeycomb Tombs" is an album devoted to the process and journey of grief.

Download this amazing album for FREE or support this talented songstress here.

My brother and sister-in-law drove in last week so we could say goodbye. Gosh, I'm going to miss them. My family is just the best.

*Admittedly, spending over an hour making this collage was not my best use of time. There is still a lot to be done... however, it was Mike's idea to put the pictures from youngest to oldest so hopefully he's not too annoyed! ;)

We went to the cabin for a few days last week. The cabin is shared amongst Mike's dad and his siblings. For some reason, this was my first time ever going! I'm glad we did. It was so nice to spend quality time with his family before we leave. We ate good food, went on long walks, took naps, and ate ice cream.

My favourite place in all of Manitoba is Grand Beach. It seemed crazy that I hadn't been all summer. We've all been so busy and my friend Kd was leaving on her own adventure soon so it seemed like a quintessential summer beach day wasn't in the books.

However, someone suggested that we squeeze in a breakfast on the beach and we all agreed that that sounded like a fantastic idea. We woke up early, stopped for coffee, drove an hour, lugged our grill on to the beach...and then realized we had the wrong size propane tank... drove to a nearby town, got a new propane tank, lugged our grill back to the beach, and finally enjoyed pancakes with strawberry sauce, bacon, and fresh fruit.

My heart was happy.