Champagne Wednesdays

Dear me,
Thank you for leaving work so decisively for your lunch hour and driving like a mad woman to Coco et Olive. There is something so beautiful about knowing exactly what will give you pleasure, reprieve, salvation - and when.
This short americano with 1/4 pack of raw sugar and your hand wrapped around spotless white [...]

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…looks shiny today. And is supposed to heat up over 20 degrees this weekend.
…has a new cafe called Medina in Gastown with a dedicated waffle menu.
…will be the city I get married in.
…keeps growing and turning up exciting places like Farfalla for you and me to find
…never ceases to amaze me when the rain clears [...]

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Sometimes your instincts are just right. For instance, the voice inside me that said, you must go to the Holt Renfrew Beauty Event and, you must buy that $75 dollar brush and, you mustn’t be afraid to ask the La Mer lady for an extra sample.
In fact, all bad life-decisions aside, I’m glad I’ve always [...]

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Thanks for the heads up, Sarah!
Other things that make my day: coffee with its crema, croissants with butter, sunshine on my skin, good lyrics, driving home after work, Ashleah, my nephew’s laugh, watching reality TV with my sister, cucumbers with salt, antique shopping in Paris, buying plane tickets, whiskey laying on the patio, french fries [...]

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