It is really gorgeous here in Vancouver. A little fresh snow, a little sun, and a Monday morning with people bustling about thinking about what they are going to accomplish for the day.

We have a great view from our offices here in Gastown. It’s so refreshing to be able to see the ocean and the mountains at all times while working. It makes me feel a little bit more at peace at work, and a whole lot less antsy than I’ve been in the past while sitting inside during a beautiful day like today.

Although, I will admit… I kinda wish I was up on the mountains snowboarding right now!

It was really nice to have a “real” weekend for once this past weekend. No trips, no moving, and getting lots done. Two parties on Friday… one, My friend Anna always throws an amazing one… a “Dance Dance Shiny Party” where my friends dressed up in shiny clothing with aluminum foil accessories, at a house party. It was awesome. After, was a friend’s birthday who was visiting from out of town. Amy made Bailey’s cheesecake for all her friends which was just incredible. I’ll see if anyone took a photo of it so I can post it here.

We cleaned the old apartment all day on Saturday, which was definitely a chore… but nice to get out of the way. And Sunday we installed shelves for the new shoe closet (YES! My very own shoe closet!)… and spent a lot of time at construction stores and home furnishings

/furniture stores looking at various furniture and design possibilities.

My computer has been having a couple small issues with my external hard drive, so I haven’t had a chance to get the moving photos or snowboarding trip photos off of it, so I’ll try and get that working again this week.

I’ve also been spending a lot of time drawing out floor plan layouts, and picking colour palettes and themes for each room in the new place. I know I want a West Coast feel with hints of bright colours here and there, nature and the outdoors (beach, ocean, forest), personal photographs, and some unique furniture and art pieces. Nothing too expensive though, of course. I will be writing a post either tomorrow or the day after with some of the themes and designs I am thinking about… would love to hear your feedback!

And of course, a housewarming party with all our friends in June or July once we get it all tied together! Can’t wait. I’ve already got an idea for a martini I want to make for the party, and we’ll get the keg and barbecue going again too of course (for those of you who have been to my housewarming parties before).

In the meantime, I hope everyone is able to enjoy the snow and the sunshine somehow! I’m feeling very hopeful about the future, and I hope you are too

I apologize for the lack of updates lately! My life is in boxes and so was my computer!

The move went well on Saturday. We managed to pack up the entire apartment in 24 hours. The movers came Saturday afternoon and it only took them 3 hours to do the entire move. Wow! Super fast. Allan and I were helping the entire time so that’s probably a big factor for why it went so fast. My forearms and quads are still tired! But at least it was a good workout

Despite the crazy move on Saturday night, we still managed to get out for a friend’s birthday and play… of all things… bingo. It was entertaining to say the least. And then a late night Wendy’s snack.

Sunday was spent unpacking, mounting the TV (took a couple hours), cleaning the place, getting cable hooked up, and installing some curtains. We didn’t get much of a chance to really unpack any personal belongings.

Monday I started my new job in Gastown! I’ve got a beautiful view that I can see from my desk of Canada Place and the water. It makes a huge difference on my mood when I can see the water and the mountains in the background. Keeps me invigorated. Everyone at the company is SO SO nice. Ridiculously nice, really. I’m having a little trouble adjusting to all the new systems I am learning, but each day I am feeling more and more comfortable. I hope I can make a big difference.

I have tomorrow and Friday off for moving chores and because of the Nexon Big White trip. Even though the studio is now closed, we all paid for the trip already so we’re going to have a great time snowboarding and skiing together. I’m really excited. Looks like the conditions up at Big White won’t be too bad!

I have two of my really close university guy friends (and roommate!) coming up from San Francisco to visit me and also to go on the trip. They’re arriving Thursday and Friday, so somehow I have to get the entire room that is full of boxes and sports stuff somewhat cleared. I honestly don’t know how I’m going to do it in one day by myself. Scary.

Either way it looks like it should be a great time at Big White and so far the move is going alright! I can’t wait to show you guys some of the pictures from the place now that it’s starting to get somewhat organized