le weekend.

coucou!

i'm back from a wonderful weekend,

the perfect amount of productive and relaxing.

yesterday and today

are two of the first times since arriving

that i've 100% felt like i was in montreal. 

reason #1

i took a lesson from the locals, 

rented a pair of patins,

and headed to the very much frozen 

lac des castors (beaver lake)

in mont royal park

for some ice skating.

i took notes,

and next time there will be a lot more fleece

and a hat with ear flaps.

but the bright sunny day and blue sky were perfect. 

reason #2

when i stepped out of my apartment this morning,

it was -21 degrees.

celsius.

(even though celsius makes less sense to my american brain,

i find it adds a little more drama than fahrenheit does).

even in fahrenheit, -6 is chilly enough for my morning commute.

and may i add, that's not counting the windchill.

the locals say this is more like montreal weather.

and looks like more snow later this week!

how was your weekend?

i tried out some new recipes this weekend and tonight too.

stop by tomorrow, 

to see what i cooked up!

xo

alli