Travel: Vancouver Island BC Canada

 From Seattle, WA my friend and I drove to Vancouver, BC, Canada. I spent a night with relatives then traveled to Vancouver Island with my grandma to stay with my parents for a bit. The beauty of BC never ceases to amaze me.  I miss Canada a lot and while I tend to keep quiet about it, I honestly do hope my husband and I can settle down there one day.  It's home and always will be.  I feel right when I am there, y'know?

Traveling on the ferry. Here's Nanaimo.

Travel outfit. This was the one day where I did not dress warmly enough haha Liquid leggings weren't cutting it!  Leggings: Alloy Cardigan: Forever 21  Scarf + Boots: Target 

My grandma and I met up with my mom for lunch at Power House Living Foods in Nanaimo, BC. It's a raw restaurant. So good! I forget to get a picture of my taco salad but here's my smoothie and our desserts. We got tiramisu and cheesecake; amazing. I'll definitely go back here!

My mom recently bought a juicer so of course I had to use that! 

Layering up!

A few groceries from Duncan Garage. I love that place. It's a cafe, used bookstore and natural foods market all in one building!

Soba noodles with curry. I made this for my mom and grandma. 

Oatmeal with granola, almond milk pb and cacao nibs.

Pretty frost on the car 

Brr!  

Beet smoothie

New cardigan from Suzy Shier that I basically wanted to live in

It snowed a bit

Granvilla Island Winter Ale is so good. 

I braved tights one day haha Dress + Sweater: Target  Boots: Aeropostale 

Watched a lot of the Olympics with my parents. Go Canada! 

Went for a walk in the woods (which I so miss) 

More oatmeal! 

Jeans: Ae Boots + Shirt: Target Scarf: Forever 21 Sweater:  Suzy Shier 

On the ferry again!

Hello Vancouver! (Cambie St)

Visiting some relatives I hadn't seen in years :) 

Travel: Seattle

Well hello there!

(the various temps I experienced haha)

I recently returned home from an awesome two week vacation!! I visited three places; Seattle (for Superbowl (YEAH HAWKS!) and to visit friends), home to BC (family) and then to San Francisco with my youngest sister and her friend!  So I'll split the pictures into three posts.

 Flying into Seattle

Pike Place Brewery. I didn't eat there but the beer was good! My favourite was the Space Needle IPA 

Superbowl outfit!

My friend and I showed up at the bar before it opened at 9am to stand in line for a seat! Worth it though. The atmosphere was awesome.

Added some accessories ;)  

The post Superbowl celebrations were amazing! People everywhere cheering, cars honking, people dancing, drinking in the streets, people dancing on cars etc All in a positive way! (except for a few bad eggs that I guess trashed some stuff in Pioneer Square).

Bestie and I!

So my vegetarian friend has been telling me about this restaurant Bamboo Garden for years! It's a Chinese restaurant that is all vegan! Soo good! Highly recommend.

Jacket: Walmart  Jeans: American Eagle Outfitters  Shirt: Burlington Coat Factory  Necklace: Target

Pike Place Market   

I love layering! It doesn't get cold enough in SoCal to do much of it. 

I love Seattle. I've visited many times because my inlaws live in Port Orchard, WA.

I also ate at Veggie Grill which was great! It reminded me of Native Foods. It's all vegan. The mac'n'cheese was especially great! I can't wait to eat here again. Another night I went to Yardhouse which has a Gardein section with vegan options. I got some sort of rice bowl but didn't love it. Too much soy sauce (which I'm not a big fan of). Great beer list though. ;)

Canada

Hey strangers! I really didn't mean to disappear for a week but I had only set up enough posts for the first few days of my 11 day vacation. I spent my time in both Vancouver and Vancouver Island BC, Canada... my home! I stayed with family and had such a great time. It was really hard to leave, honestly. I'm yearning to move back all the more now, eek!

Here are some random scenery and people pictures from my trip.

 Walking along Cambie St where my youngest sister now lives. That is downtown Vancouver is the distance.

 Wearing Target jacket, H&M top, Le Chateau scarf, American Eagle jeggings and Target boots.

Enjoying the beach right by my parents house. They might be waterfront soon!

Beautiful views from the beach. I love living in an inlet and by so many islands!

Soaking up the moment. 

Seahawks pride!

Selfie in Canadian Tire. I wore these boots and this jacket a TON. 

Gorgeous trees during a hike. I love hiking but it just isn't as good in Southern California. 

My youngest sister and I. I'm wearing a Target c9 by Champion jacket. 

My parents/family cat.  She's sweeter than she looks. haha

The fog looked pretty cool on my ferry trip to Vancouver. 

Hiking group 

My (younger) sisters and I! It was so great to spend time with them.

My amazing family! I'm wearing a dress from Target. 

Gorgeous views on my plane ride home 

Cider tasting at Merridale.

Giving my boots a break!

I did a little photoshoot with my uncle who is a professional photographer.

Wearing Victoria's Secret jeggings, Target cardigan, Payless shoes, Le Chateau scarf.

Wearing Old Navy jacket, Target cardigan/shirt/toque.

The weather was gorgeous. Sunny every day but Fall was all around!

Wearing Target jacket, Old Navy sweater, American Eagle jeggings and Target boots.

My mom, sisters and I at Merridale. I'm wearing a Target sweater over a Target dress and a blazer from Burlington Coat Factory.

My best friend drove up from Seattle to spend a night with me! 

My souvenieres hehe The larger shirt is for my husband.