randomness 4A03

Well, the moment has arrived - I only have one exam left next Monday! But then I have a week of freedom and it's back to summer school :( It'll only be for a month and a half, and it's going to be an interesting class about death and dying; so I can't really complain, since it's all a part of my back-up plan. If this summer turns out the way I'm planning, it'll be an unforgettable four months.

What am I doing besides studying? I'm glad you asked, for I will tell you through pictures :)

Saturday: we braved the stormy skies to head to the bayfront for some yummy Belgian waffles!

Then we played Scrabble in the middle of the café (because we're nerds like that) - spot the naughty word ;)

 Hanging out by my friend's boat - but the weather was too nasty to lounge around on it.
*just kidding about that being her boat, by the way*

Sunday: Spent most of the day studying for my Monday morning exam, though I still made room for an hour long phone conversation with The Boy - always worth it. 

Monday: Wrote my exam in the morning and then once I headed  home and ate my fill, me and my closest friends got together for a hike! We've been there before and followed the marked trails - the rest of their girls in their sensible sneakers, and me in my flip-flops. My excuse? From the time I was 7, I spent springs and summers running through forests and construction sites in flip-flops and I feel weird exploring without them ... and I also need to buy running shoes, so that's excuse #2.

We ended up hiking for two hours - unintentionally. We live on an escarpment/mountain and we followed the trail - including me sliding/crawling on a huge log/tree trunk on top of a ditch - until we realized we were going down the escarpment, and before you know it we were looking at the lower part of the city. So we had to backtrack and go all the way back ... but we decided to reward ourselves with some Booster Juice, pizza, and popcorn ... oh yes, we eat healthy after a hike ;) 

Crossing the river to look at the waterfall :)

The river/stream leading down to the waterfall.

Group photo ... further evidence that most of my friends are Filipino (don't know how that happened!)

The waterfall and three of us :)

Pretty flowers starting to bloom and my first foot photo for Nicole's feet photo posts (though I think this is her first week not doing them - I have perfect timing haha). The Boy calls them hobbit feet.

The trillium flower - the official flower of our province.

A view at the lower part of my city - and the apartment building I lived in from when I was born to 7 years old!

 Picspam enough for ya?

This time next week I'll be a happy lady, but for now it's back to studying. This weekend was definitely a simple smile despite the exam, though :) And last chance for any Ask Nikolett questions - there aren't too many on there, and I'd love to answer some more!

What made your weekend great?

And what's your simple smile of this week? ♥

And thanks for your feedback about the diary entry below - made me smile how many people read BSC in their younger years, and I'll definitely share some more entries in the future!