Spring? break.

Hello lovelies!

I am now officially on what I would call at home my "spring" break, but it's in winter. I am so happy to have a break from school...but there's a catch because I still have tons of schoolwork to do over the break! I really wanted to go down to new york (and maybe see uncle kevin and aunt anna) but I do not have the sufficient funds, nor have I expressed this to my relatives :) haha. It will be nice to relax for a little while. I think I am going to try and go to a few places/restos that I haven't been too.

This week I had 4 midterms! It was insanity. In celebration of finishing, I decided to make some delicious, vegan baked goods. I got a recipe from one of my favorite vegan books called, "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World". I made the Cookies'n'creme cupcakes....and let me tell you that they were a hit! I still have a few left that I definitely shouldn't eat. I'm sure I'll pawn them off on my friends :) I will post a picture of the cupcakes next time around.

Here are a few pictures from when Navid was visitng. That gross, sloppy looking plate of brown mass is what we like to call "poutine"...which is a traditional Québecois food. Fries with cheese curds and gravy on top (and other things if you're feeling like you can stomach it). The other girl is my friend Nicole, about to dive in to a 2:30am poutine.

There is another picture of me, studying child development in our coffee shop, java u.

The other picture is of Navid right before he dove into another famous Québecois food, smoked meat sandwich....from the famous "Swartz"

That's all I have for now. A bientot!

Pictures

Hey guys,

here are a few more pictures that I didn't get chance to upload! Some are from Quebec City and the others are from Lauren and Paul's visit.

Cheers,
Courtney

friends

Hey gang!

Thanks for waiting ever so patiently for my next blog update! I've been a very busy kid! So to pick up where I left off, here are a few pictures from when I had guests come to visit! While Pilar and Kristian were here, we went to a tea place in old port called "salon de thé" which had a traditional japanese tea drinking style. We each order different teas (as seen in the picture). We also got to go to an IMAX 3D movie about the ocean. It gave me a little bit of a headache, but it was worth it! We also went to the Basilica Notre Dame. It was beautiful inside! I don't have pictures of Paul and Lauren visiting right now, but I will upload those very soon!

Right now, Navid is visiting me. This past weekend, we got a chance to go up to Québec City to Winter Carnivale. We had a blast! Jenna came with us as well. There were so many things to do. I never thought I would be outside as often as I have been during this cold winter, but it has been so amazing. At the festival they had snow sculpture competitions, lumberjack acrobats, sledding, dogsled racing, an outdoor danceparty, ice slides, and everthing winter related that you could imagine. It was a perfect weekend get away. Québec City was GORGEOUS and I really hope to go there once more before my return (hopefully with Mom and Grandma!) I don't have enough room to post the Québec pictures today, but I will put them up in my next posting! homework awaits!

until next time,
courtney