days to remember

I'm one of those people who likes to take pictures of everything they're about to eat, or pictures of random things that I see, or grab business cards from small shops for the future. It's like memory hoarding - I hoard pictures and little souvenirs to remember. The past five days (though especially the last two) provided so many moments like that ... and they were days to remember :)

Last Wednesday was The Boy's birthday - and it was lowkey but awesome :) His gift? A portable BBQ that he's already used a handful of times. The destination? Exploring lakes within a one-hour drive of our city and attempting to fish even though the winds were gusting like crazy. The food? Yummy burgers and sausages followed by my 'birthday cake' (banana chocolate chip loaf) to him and then ice cream (nom nom nom~). 

 Gorgeous lake on the left (that had 'keep out' signs all around it, meep) and our BBQ spot.

Rainbow sherbet and peach ice cream and a surprise bouquet(!!) from The Boy the next day :D

And then came the Unionville Festival!! I haven't seen my friend Isabelle in forevvaaaaaa and adding a festival on top of that makes for a weekend of epically awesome proportions. The bus rides there involved a crazy thunderstorm but it cleared up for a nice afternoon, an amazing night of fireworks, being introduced to Katamari which is so much fun and I'm disappointed there's no demo available on PS3 to play it, and trying out delicious new foods (including going to a Chinese dim sum restaurant where I was the only non-Asian hahah).

YUMMY YUMMY corn from an inflatable corn tent (that I want, with corn included plz).

Posed next to random things like a Wizard of Oz display (and close by you could hear little kids butchering Journey in karaoke hehe) and a HUGE Jack Daniel's bottle ... unfortunately it was only inflatable.

A scruuumptious steak salad with goat cheese, and then we also had amazing ravioli.

FIREWORKS! So pretty. And we sang along to QUEEN's Bohemian Rhapsody at the beginning :D

We also saw cool kilt-wearing men in a band called Seasick Sailors, they were so good!

Add me finding the sea salt spray I unfortunately had confiscated at the Vancouver airport, talking until our throats were itchy and our voices were hoarse, and finding amazing hand-made things like soy pineapple candles, yummy-smelling soaps, and other knick-knacks like gnome keychains ... it was such a great weekend and I'm so thankful she invited me over! I'm hoping the rest of June brings along more great memories :)

What were you up to this weekend?

And what's one meal you could really go for right now?

(I want to cook more and I'd love some ideas!)

COMING UP THIS WEEK: an indepth look at my sister's wedding day :)