weekend in whistler.

hey everyone! today i'm back at work after an amazing weekend in whistler with my family. we stayed in a condo with my parents and my two sisters and their families. it was great to spend some quality time with everyone, especially my adorable nephew silas! just look at that face!

me and david drove up on friday after work. it was a rainy and trafic-filled drive but we made it up before 7pm. on the way we stopped at britannia mines and a couple of viewpoints.

the next day we braved the rain and went for a walk around lost lake.

we also walked into the village for some coffee. the rain cleared up a bit and we got a view of the peak 2 peak gondola. you can kind of see it in the picture below.

on sunday we watched the netherlands game (hup holland hup!!), and we won so that set a good tone for the day.

and then the sun came out for a bit so we hit up the pool and hot tub. it was so fun taking silas in the pool, he loved it!

we also did some more walking and found a cool park with some serious yarn bombing.

overall we spent the weekend playing games, walking around, swimming, and eating delicious food. can't wait to do it all over again next weekend with david's family!

and just because i can't resist, here are a couple more pictures of silas.

hope you all have a fantastic canada day week!

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i'm getting this post in just before monday is over. today was a good day. work went by surprisingly fast, my co-worker brought in her cute new puppy, i had a successful trip to target, and i got to go to a fun wedding shower celebrating one of my best friends! lots of little things to make this monday better.

but, for the sake of picking one little thing, i'm going with this sweet microwave cart i got for 15 bucks. finally my microwave can come off the floor and my toaster oven can relinquish its spot on the bookshelf.

chicken fajitas.

do you guys have a go-to dinner? me and david definitely do and it's chicken fajitas! i love this meal because it's easy, can be made in 20 minutes with minimal effort, and doesn't make tons of messy dishes. and it's semi-healthy-ish so that's a bonus.

here's how we make them:
1. put some chicken strips in the oven. follow the instructions on the box. if you want to make these fancier you can slice up some chicken breast into strips and coat them in shake and bake- yum.

2. grate cheese (we use mozzarella), cut up some lettuce, grab some wraps. (rocket science, i know).

3. add sauce. the secret to these wraps is the sauce. mix equal parts bbq sauce and ranch dressing, it will blow your mind!

4. cut up cooked strips, toss it all together, and wrap it up.

5. enjoy your tasty 20 minute meal!

we probably eat these wraps once a week and i haven't gotten sick of them yet. they always hit the spot and feel waaaaay healthier than having chicken strips and french fries or pizza (which are our other go-to's).

so, what's your favourite dinner when you're in a hurry or out of ideas?

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today was a busy day. work, school, piano recital, wedding shower. back to back to back to back. the little thing that got me through the day today was going for coffee with my mom before work. nothing like a white chocolate mocha and some mom time to get me through the day!

ps. i love gifs. moving pictures are just superior to still ones. this one is from here