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.

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!

oh hey, didn't you write my report cards?

what could be better on a cold arctic evening than donning on some yellow pants

+ dancing away to the dj stylings of your grade three teacher?

oh yes. you read that correctly.

my former grade three teacher happens to be a bit of a music celebrity on the winnipeg circuit.

(here + here

seriously...check them out! )

after getting over the intial weirdness, it was a fabulous night.

pretty sure no one did anything weirder than that this past weekend,

but if so, do tell!

 

(some photo cred goes to mike)

pumpkin party

pumpkin carving essentials:

1. some pretty pumpkins
we got ours from the grocery store down the street.
obviously a pumpkin patch would have been primo.

2. snacks
we chose: miss vickie's salt & vinegar kettle chips, m&ms, skittles

3. tunes
somehow britney spears got turned on...
discussed britney's clever little play on words with "if u seek amy"
oh brit.

4. washable markers
those darn sharpies don't wipe off well!


my friends were so sweet & helped me etch out a special little message:

aww shucks. look at that!

and then...
off to a costume party.
we probably had the worst costumes there.
ours were a bit of the haphazard/last minute variety.

kd = mel from flight of the conchords
one guy correctly identified her costume! one for thirty! kidding...kind of.

me = cowgirl.
i forgot my cowboy hat!

sarah = a mysterious parisian
she claims she didn't dress up, but i don't believe her.

alexis = fairy

well i have to go do some homework.
i've been avoiding it all day.
i even procrastinated by making some cheese biscuits
...which were a bit of a disappointment:
tasty but ugly.

so obviously i won't be posting any pictures of them. ever.

have a good sunday night!!

xo

ps. glee soundtrack out tuesday!