Girls Night Out

Dinner & a Movie: Girls Night

 

Countdown Clock: 12 days left until Australia.

 

With so little time left until Siyani and I leave the country I felt it was time for an evening with my mom and my sister.

 

Katrina and I surprised mom by forcing her into the car and not telling her what we were up to. It ended up being one of the best nights. We went to this place in Westbank called Bamboo Chopsticks and had one of the best meals any of us had enjoyed in a long time. The service was great and the food fresh, like you can taste how fresh it is fresh. Katrina as with any Asian restaurant had the won ton soup, I ordered for mom and I, the seafood pho and a rice bowel with pork, salad, lemongrass dressing and spring roll. I'm dying to know how they make  their spring roll, it was so buttery and flaky and awesome. Their drink special that night was Sangria and it was yet another thing i wanted the recipe for. It had the perfect blend of wine and juice flavor to make it the perfect thing to sip on as we enjoyed our meal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After dinner we went to the movie.

 

This whole last minute girls night came to mind because a while back mom had said she wanted to see the movie Hope Springs. Westbank has a new theater but the old Capitol is still kicking around now known as Encore and it keeps movies for forever and it was still playing Hope Springs, so I decided to to take mom.

 

 

 

Katrina describes the movie as "the reason she no longer needs sex ed in school" while mom and I being married saw the truly sweet side of movie and very much enjoyed it. Mom even cried little, but then again if my mom isn't crying it's most likely cause she is sleeping when it comes to watching movies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A great night, just us girls, one last time before I leave with my husband on a wonderful adventure. I'm going to miss my family so much but I am so looking forward to Australia as well.

 

 

 

 

Simple Pleasures

The Frothier the Better

 It is amazing how life in it's simplest forms can change in an instant. 

October 1st hit and it was the like the weather knew "time to be cooler" and in a moment the need for warm sweaters, boots and glow plugging the car (because we drive a diesel) was upon us. 

I love fall, I love the feel of fall and I am very happy to get one month of it before we leave for Australia. 

T-minus 29 days and counting

My favorite love of all when it comes to this time of year boils down to one awesome food. Pumpkin!!!! And I will be sharing some amazing pumpkin recipes before we leave.  

This post though is about something entirely non pumpkin related, a new love that steams from two old ones. Eggnog and Tea. 

While on a business meeting at a local cafe I pondered over the menu items trying to decide what I wanted to drink. To my dismay they did not have a pumpkin spice latte so I fell back on a drink I had not indulged in for some time, a London Fog. Steamed milk, vanilla syrup and Earl Grey Tea, a perfect substitute for the very fall day we were experiencing. 

Later that evening while at home a desire for another London Fog prompted ingenuity. One of our wedding gifts was this cool milk steamer/frother. Easy to use and two settings for either hot or cold. I dug this out of a box as I had already packed it away, this just shows how much I needed a frothy drink. As I was about to froth the milk I realized that adding just sugar wouldn't have the desired sweetness or flavor that vanilla syrup adds, and then inspiration, I had Eggnog in the fridge how perfect. Add that to Lady Grey tea with some cinnamon on top and WOW. 

Since Tuesday I have been making this every morning, lunch and night. It's a new addiction. The addiction continues to my totally gigantic cup as well, which is what I use for my evening indulgence. Drink this while eating fresh popcorn with M&M's on top and it is movie night perfection. I like to mix it up, so the M&M's usually consist of Peanut, Peanut Butter and Cherry all on top the popcorn at the same time. 

It's what I love about fall, that change in the air, the crispness of it all and the amazing things we create from life's simple pleasures.