another week has flown by causing me to actually have to get my diary/schedule out to work out what exactly i have been up to! but here goes in an attempt to try and remember everything!
the week started pretty busy with work in both of my jobs but after they were over and a busy weekend of working i enjoyed a super relaxing day off on wednesday! my friend penni and i decided to have an adventure day! she came around to my house bright and early and after investigating a few different options on what we fancied doing and different places we both want to visit before we leave we decided to hit the beach - this time we were going to go to a different beach than usual. this time it was a nudist beach!! its near the UBC campus and we'd heard lots of stories about how nice the beach was etc. both a little unsure about the whole nudist thing we got our bikinis etc ready and hopped on the bus, after a lot of steps and a nice stroll in the sun we got down to the beach! it was a bit of a shock seeing A LOT of old men completely naked and not having a care about being so but we found a nice little secluded bit and plonked ourselves down - bikinis fully intact! it was a fun one!
penni and i on our way to wreck beach
the fireworks start this wednesday night and so that was super exciting. in vancouver there are 4 nights of fireworks where 4 different countries compete against each other. the first country was the states which was on wednesday night. a group of us headed to english bay and joined the huggeeeeasss crowd of people who all flocked to the beach! people go there from very early during the day to grab their spot on the beach but we arrived a bit late and so ended up having to watch it through a fence it was still amazing tho! they were on again on saturday night too, so after work i headed home, had a bbq with tina and jackee and then headed to the fireworks - we live sooo wonderfully close to the beach so we could just run as soon as we heard the 5 min warning firework and we ended up getting a really good spot. it was spains turn on saturday and they were amazingggg! definately better than the states! im so excited for the rest of the nights - i love fireworks and these are like nothing ive seen before! the crowds are pretty scary coz there are sooo many people but thats half the fun of it and people watching from our patio after is brillaint too!
a few of the gang at the fireworks
On friday my friend chelsea and i met up for breakfast, we went to a really yummy little place near my house and had super yummy food! it was really fun to spend time with her and i think thats the first time ive actually been out for brunch so that was good. she does graphic design and is doing a sketching class so it was brillaint to have someone to have arty chat with. we decided to take a wander to third beach and have a sketching/doodling sesh! it was sooo much fun and really good to get drawing again - ive missed it! we also found a starfish - this made me very happy too! we then headed back and met up with penni at english bay. this was also the day that i had to quit one of my jobs - to cut a story short. i couldnt be in two places at the one time for two different nights and so i had to say no to one. i had been thinking recently about giving up on veras as i was working nearly 40 hrs a week and didnt have a tonne of free time. so yea i suppose it kind of was going to happen at some point but i felt bad letting them down etc! but yea it will be fine and im sure theres lots of other people out there looking for a job!
yesterday, sunday, the blondie roommates (jackee and tina and i) all had a super fun roadtrip! we got up bright and early, got ourselves a starbucks and headed off to whiterock. this is a beach further south, near the border of the states! it was sooo amazing to get away from the city and into the suburbs for a while, seeing even more amazing scenery and just having a brilliant day away with the girls. we walked along the promenade and pier and then found a nice spot on the beach and set up camp! we basked in the sun for a while before deciding to go and get a big bad fish and chips and it was deeeeelicious! :) sooo good! it came in a big cardboard box, we loaded up on the ketchup and lay on the beach munching away trying to avoid the seaguls -they were scary!!
blondies at the beach - check out our fish and chips!!
so yea thats been my week! got a few days off this week so will hopefully get away on some more adventures! i wrote a list of things i want to do before i leave here and its pretty long so will have to keep on top of my blog and keep you updated on the fun filled activities! hope your all fabby, much love xxx
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