11 February 12

Amanda, Laryssa, and Steph came over (we were also joined briefly by Alice & Josh and Sarah & Onur) and we made five batches of vegan cupcakes! Four of them were to give away the following day, but after making the first batch of jelly donut cupcakes we decided we needed a batch that we could eat. We also made rum raisin, vanilla, and chocolate mint. Above is Laryssa doing a shot of the leftover hot buttered rum glaze from the raisin cupcakes.

01 August 11

After making epic breakfast (complete with sangria), Amanda, Laryssa & I met up with Luke and rode our bikes to Wreck Beach (well, Luke road to the beach, the rest of us locked up at Alma and took the bus). We sat listening to the Rolling Stones, drinking beer and eating blueberries & leftover chili until we were hot enough to go in the water; it was cold but lovely. Eventually we conquered the stairs and biked home. Upon my arrival I was incredibly hungry and in desperate need of a shower — signs of a weekend well-spent.

02 July 11

In the afternoon Jeff and I went to Third Beach for Angelique & Ben's going-away party. It was a lovely day... up until we arrived at the beach and it began to cloud over. We stayed talking and eating freshly-picked salmonberries for an hour or two, and then I went to Maple Ridge for Alice's birthday party. It was a kegger and although I didn't intend to, I got pretty drunk. My camera got passed around a lot, so of the photos that are actually interesting and/or in focus, I'm really not sure who took them. Alice did four kegstands because she's amazing. Covered in mosquito bites, I took a taxi back to my parents' place around 2am and passed out in Alice's bed, as she had already called it a night on a futon at the party. She showed up around 1:30 the following afternoon with a Big Mac meal and said she felt fine. What a champ.

01 May 11

I met up with Laryssa and Dan to go to Van Dusen gardens for their plant sale. Unfortunately, we waited half an hour for the 17 and it never showed up, and by then the sale was over, so instead we went to the Urban Shaman and then had the first patio beer of the season at Steamworks.

17 April 11

I went to brunch at Malloreigh's with Laryssa and Sarah. I was so excited to eat food and to see Lars that I forgot to take pictures of the food. Mal didn't mind, though - she said her presentation has seen better days.
Later I went shopping for a few things I need for the road trip and then came home to watch the hockey game.