I heart Canada...

As you know, me and the hubby went to Toronto and Montreal to celebrate his graduation from law school and our 4th wedding anniversary.  We had good times and will always have a special place in our hearts for Canada!  Enjoy some of our favorite photos...

enjoying the view

overcoming some height fears...at least for me

kayaks

there's our shadow

quite impressed with my photography skills

niagara falls

maid in the mist 

cute couple relaxing in niagara on the lake 

saffron linguini from Paese Ristorante...super yummy! 

we love the hop-on-hop-off bus

Roger Vivier shoe exhibit at the Bata Shoe Museum...pleasantly surprised!

view from Lake Ontario

train to Montreal

Notre Dame of Montreal

Old Montreal

super cute boutique in Old Montreal

down pour did come!

loved this hotel 

a little Paris in Montreal

Mont Royal

stairs down from Mont Royal

the lovely Atwater Market

cherries were yummy!

lunch at the market...tasty pizza 

cirque du soleil montreal

garde manger resto

my daily in Montreal...cafe au lait!

love...we'll be back soon!

have a fabulous weekend! 

and I'm off and running...

smiling about...

amy sia scarves

i'm definitely a scarf wearer and seem to have a very lovely collection.  i came across these beautiful scarves that just scream Summer on the blog design crush.  i  instantly fell in love!  not buying one yet, but best believe i will get one in the near future. more here...

preparing this salad this weekend

photo credit: camille style

tuesday tastings on the blog camille style always makes me so hungry.  she always has great healthy recipes and so easy to make...well at least for me. :)  check more of her recipes here...

this tie for the husband

selvedge guatemalan tie

from this lovely store

photo credit: jiggyloves

while exploring the hidden gems of old montreal, we came across this cute store called Rooney.  I bought a cute sweater and wanted to get this tie for marlin, but he was not too excited about it.  i love it!  what do you think?  they sell women's clothing too, but for some odd reason they don't on the online site.  hmmm...

hester street fair

photo credit: hesterstreetfair.com

checking this street fair out this Saturday...be back with photos.  More deets here if you want to go...

anniversary dinner at garde manger

photo credit: jiggyloves

we had an amazing meal at garde manger (french phase meaning "cool pantry") in old montreal to celebrate 4 years.  still thinking about it!  more on this next week... 

what are you smiling about?

and I'm off and running...

smiling about...

this stuff at lake boutique

c'est rock tee

ear wings

kurt fedora

gold glaze porcelain bowl

cris bootie

this bake sale

don't need to make a habit out of this, but I could not resist sharing.  discounted breads and sweets after 6pm.   more deets here...

this sandal

zoe sandal by michael kors

this tasty water

saint-justin mineral water is to canada as badoit is to france...sooo good!

our trip to toronto and montreal

 playing around w/ the camera at breakfast
our room number in toronto
parc jean drapeau in montreal before the storm
saint victoria metro station
catching the train from toronto to montreal
niagara falls...amazing to see
marlin sleep on the train
me at niagara falls
pizza break at marche atwater montreal
macaroons & cafe au lait
toronto skyline from lake ontario
montreal skyline from mont royal

we are headed back today, but had a fabulous time exploring canada


what are you smiling about? 

and I'm off and running...