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Once a Week for 52 Weeks

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Its 2017! What better way to start the year than to set something new for myself. For this year, I decided to do something that my friend. I am going to TRY and do something new each week for the year. That means 52 weeks of doing something I've never done before. 


For the first week (last week) in 2017, one of the biggest and newest things that I've done, (it's on my bucketlist!) is that I put down a deposit for a home! My own place! I couldn't be more excited. Its a two bedroom and two bathroom condo that has a open concept living area. 1049 sqft that includes the balcony and 2 parking stalls. The only downside to it is that it won't be built until 2019. Until then, more time to save up.






My Own Business: Blessings Weddings and Events

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It has been a dream to own my own business. That dream was recently realized. It was almost 3 to 4 years in the making.  I remember thinking that events is the way I want to go. Weddings would be interesting and could be fun. I was blessed to find opportunities in the industry that allowed me to see hands on what its like and how busy the day can be. I went to school for Wedding and Event Management at VCC and came out of it more knowledgeable than when I went in. However it was the experiences that really built my confidence and skills.

After coming together with a few classmates a few month back, we finally managed to get to where we are today. Website and Business Card at the ready. Our company, Blessings Weddings and Events, is founded on the idea that we treat each wedding as a blessing and do everything in our power to make the bride and groom feel that way as well. I look forward to the growth and opportunities to come that will allow us to create unforgettable memories for each couple that comes to us.

Check us out at: www.weddingsbyblessings.com

Hiking Season Has Started!

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We had some really nice weather over the weekend and decided to ease into our climbing season with something simple. after much deliberation (not really), we chose to hike to Norvan Falls! It is a relatively easy hike, with minimal elevation change. It is about 14 km round trip. Vancouvertrails website estimated it to be about 5 hours round trip. Since I had work in the afternoon, We decided to meet up early (7:15 am early) and carpool up. after delays here and there and getting lost without my GPS, we arrived at Lynn Headwater around 8:50. The boards around the start of the hike estimated the hike to be 6 hours! That set some nerves off, as we were worried we may not make it back in time, however, we took it with a grain of salt. Since we knew these are always horrible estimates.























The hike starts off as part of Lynn Loop and since we were headed north along the water, it was easy with minimal elevation. We reached the top of the loop in about half an hour to 45 min and took a short water break before continuing on to Norvan falls. The latter half was more technical with 3 or 4 small ridges/valleys to traverse across. It was a lot of roots and rocks but still, I would consider it easy. We made it easily to Norvan falls in an hour and a half. We spent about half an hour or so taking selfies and having a snack. The falls was breathtaking. It is not as big as Shannon falls, however locally, this is the next best thing, and you can even get close if you wanted to. 


The hike back was just as fast, however we were starting to notice the fatigue and hunger kicking in. Besides enjoying the hike, it was a nice opportunity to catch up with close friends and having interesting conversations, such as who would last the longest in a battle royale situation. Hint, I would probably be the first to go. Hahaha. 

Now that the first hike is checked off, I'm looking forward to a season full of interesting and technical climbs. My goal is to at least do the Lions Binkhert this year as well as Black Tusk up in Whistler. Stay tuned!

S+L Masterchef's Kitchen

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If any of you follow Masterchef Canada, you will know that the winner of season two was David Jorge from my very own Surrey, BC. I was rooting for him the entire season, and he was very deserving of this win. Since then, I've been waiting for the moment he'd open up his own restaurant. That moment happened late last month. David partnered with Joseph Richard Group to open S+L They had a lot of social media advertising in prep for this and when they released the menu, my wallet cried a little. The price tier for S+L is on the high end to say the least. It definitely isn't somewhere I'd be able to go often. However, they did have buck-a-shuck happy hours Monday - Friday 2 - 5 pm. Because the beau usually works M-F, we took the opportunity on Family Day, this past Monday to go try it out.


We arrived shortly before 2 and was seated prompt. I really liked the design of the place. It felt very classy. Our server was very diligent and greeted us promptly as well. She offered us water three ways, cucumber water, *forgot the other*, and regular water. We just stuck with the regular. We knew that we wanted to order oysters but beau also wanted to try the Master Chicken, which was supposedly what won David his title so we had that as well. We ordered 2 dozen oysters along with the chicken. The oysters were denman island oysters and they were amazing. I never really liked eating raw oysters, but in the recent years have really grown to love it. The Master Chicken came with mashed potatoes and corn. It was a perfect combination. I found the chicken to be slightly too salty, but that matched perfectly with the mash because it compensated for the light flavour of it. The portion sizes were decent too. So really there isn't much complaints *besides the price*. 



I really enjoyed this meal. I can see myself coming back for special occasions such as anniversaries or birthday, but I can't see me coming back for any other reason. Besides perhaps buck-a-shuck.

Try the place yourself and let me know how you liked it!



S+L Kitchen and Bar
8399 200th Street
Langley BC

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