pretty merry

je te laisserai des mots.

 

caught a few closing scenes of a French movie the other day and the finishing song ... I shazamed it right after the first few tones ... and it totally stuck with me. so beautiful.

 

 

 

Je te laisserai des mots
En sous de ta porte
En sous de la lune qui chante
Tout près de la place où tes pieds passent
Caché dans les trous de temps d’hiver
Et quand tu es seule pendant un instant

Embrasse moi
Quand tu voudras

...

this week.

 

These are the moments from my twelfth week of 2015. All photos were taken with my iPhone.

 

1. Monday / dots on dots on dots. I always prepare the clothes for the next day in the evening, before I go to sleep. every minute of sleep in the morning counts and I never waste it on deciding what to wear.

 

2. Tuesday / having a g&t and a relaxed evening with my friends. up until I realized it was way past bedtime before one of the most stressful day of this week and I got a little bit nervous.

 

3. Wednesday / picnic on the couch. and the mandatory 'are you gonna eat that?' look.

 

4. Thursday / another stressful day. lots and lots of preparation was needed for Wednesday and Thursday ... but, it was worth it, I am glad how everything turned out.

 

5. Friday / sometimes my office looks like this. fixing cars :P just kidding, I was only fastening the plastic protection back on.

 

6. Saturday / first day of the spring part of restaurant week.

 

7. Sunday / Asian lunch. rice noodles with prawns and vegetables. easy and quick and most of it - so good!

this week.

 

 

These are the moments from my eleventh week of 2015. All photos were taken with my iPhone.

 

1. Monday / taking a day off. just because. and starting it slowly with breakfast and green tea. it's how the start of each day should look like. now, if I could only change this super duper theory to praxis :P

 

2. Tuesday / long hours at work. no additional comment needed, March is a hard month and some stressful weeks are still ahead of me.

 

3. Wednesday / Miss Coco's second birthday was celebrated with a muffin. well, there was only one muffin and that one was for her. she is really trying to look very good on the photo and is trying to stay veeeery still, but ... you know how it goes when you're a dog and a delicious treat is right in front of your mouth, haha, sorry for a blurry photo.

 

4. Thursday / skipped my Spanish class in the afternoon and stayed in the office working till really late. and when you need a break? you take a photo of yourself ... hmmm ... don't you???

 

5. Friday / mojito was just what I needed ... it was the hardest to get up after a short rest that was supposed to be a power nap and get myself to the party, but once I was there ... well, I felt better.

 

6. Saturday / brunching at Bazilika bistro. and a quick stroll through downtown. spring is definitely coming soon, it was a nice sunny day, but the wind was strong and way too cold.

 

7. Sunday / a yummy lunch at my dad's. this is the definition of comfort food for me. pumpkin soup, honey glazed grilled chicken wings and legs, mashed potatoes with cucumber and three different salads (beetroot, tomato, lettuce).

this week.

 

These are the moments from my tenth week of 2015. All photos were taken with my iPhone.

 

1. Monday / love the colorful tulips on my kitchen table. spring is right around the corner.

 

2. Tuesday / I actually don't know why I snapped this photo. I believe I did it when running around from my office to some other office or outside (since I have my jacket on) ... I must have been bored while waiting for the elevator. yes, I know, there are only 3 floors in my company's building, I should have taken the stairs. I know.

 

3. Wednesday / enjoying my lunch break.

 

4. Thursday / I've been trying to beat a nasty cold the whole week. oranges, lemons and ginger helped a bit. I was happy it was 'just an ordinary' cold that went away after 7 days.

 

5. Friday / loving the new season of House of Cards and obviously I am not the only one. please, don't mind the champagne glasses on the coffee table ... they were waiting ther to be put back in the box till the next champagne worthy occasion. which, I believe, should be very soon. one of the downsides of living in a small apartment - things in boxes and not where they belong ... e.g. in the cupboard.

 

6. Saturday / sometimes Saturdays are just for lying on the couch and sipping tea. right after you've cleaned the whole apartment and dealt with loads and loads of laundry. blah.

 

7. Sunday / spending the International women's day wandering around the city center, meeting friends and chatting, and then later having tea and pie and enjoying while reading a newspaper and some magazines all by myself. conveniently, I came across this quote I liked: HERE'S TO STRONG WOMEN. MAY WE KNOW THEM. MAY WE BE THEM. yes!

this week.

 

These are the moments from my ninth week of 2015. All photos were taken with my iPhone.

 

1. Monday / trying to study. but, there were cake leftovers. and internet.

 

2. Tuesday / it was a hard week all together and I stayed at work for a long time each day. evenings usually looked like this. couch, tv, computer. with the exception of a good football match that was only on on Tuesday.

 

3. Wednesday / taking advantage of my weak moment and trying to occupy the whole couch. but, my weak moment lasted only as long as there was still room on the couch for me. not too long, unfortunately. 

 

4. Thursday / trying to come out as creative when I didn't have any interesting photos of the whole Thursday and this one, after I washed my hair, will just have to do. it's representative, though, since Thursdays are usually days for washing my hair.

 

5. Friday / my colleagues surprised me with flowers and a gift.

 

6. Saturday / a Saturday that started just horribly, got gradually better during the day and the only thing that got me out of bed was the fact that I had to bake two cakes on Sunday and somebody had to get all the ingredients from the store. this blurry photo sums up the whole day just perfectly.

 

7. Sunday / baking two cakes. one for the evening when my in-laws came for a visit and another one to take to the office on Monday. this is the cake number one and yes, it is a different one than the one from previous Sunday :P the recipe is the same, though :) which reminds me I need to post the recipe here, because this is, for sure, the best chocolate cake ever.