Noor's Tune: "Faithful Man" by Lee Fields
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Tuesday Tunes: Pretty Little Heart
Mel's Tune: "Pretty Little Heart" by Robin Thicke feat. Lil Wayne
...because I adore Robin Thicke. <3
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Tuesday Tune: We Are Young
Mel's Tune: "We Are Young" by Fun
...because no matter what anyone says, I'm still young :)
Monday, April 9, 2012
My Week with Janie
Last week, I was in the beautiful city of Montreal for
work. I haven't been to Montreal as an
adult so I was excited for the little getaway, even if I was there to work. Janie, my colleague in Montreal, who I've
been working with for six months, invited me to stay at her place after the
work week was complete, so I could hang out for a little while longer and
explore the city...so it took me all of two seconds to take her up on that
offer.
It was definitely a busy few days at the start of the
week. The team and I were planning a
press conference for an Olympic Games athlete, but it was a pretty amazing
experience so I am definitely not complaining.
I mean, I got to hang out at the Olympic Park where the 1976 Olympic
Games were held...the first Olympics held in Canada. And, I got to watch some 2012 Olympic Games
hopefuls train for London. All in all,
it was a very awesome experience and one that I was lucky to be a part of.
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| Some pretty cool memorabilia hanging on the walls. |
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| Janie and I just before the start of the conference |
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| At the end of the day, in front of the Olympic Stadium |
The conference was a huge success and to celebrate, the team
and I went out for lunch. At my request,
simply because I have a sweet tooth, we went to Juliette et Chocolat, a wonderful
restaurant that serves the most yummy crepes.
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| Jennifer and Janie |
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| Desiree and I |
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| Yummy yummy desserts |
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| Yeah, we did pretty well |
After a fun week, a whole lot of laughs, good conversations
and a bit of translating from their end (my French vocabulary is pretty
pathetic), I said goodbye to the girls for now.
Janie on the other hand, was stuck with me for the rest of the
weekend! And what a wonderful host she
was...truly Montreal hospitality at its best.
Not only did Janie feed me yummy breakfasts, introduce me to her awesome
fiancé (who she is marrying in two weeks....yay!), amazing friends and take me
shopping (which, I love to do!), but she got me to jog.
At first I thought Janie was joking when she suggested we
jog up Mont Royal, but sadly she wasn't.
I accepted her challenge and attempted jogging. I'm not a runner, so it was a bit tough, but
I made it through, alternating between jogging and walking. 7.5 km later...we were back at Janie's where
my legs felt like jell-o...but I did it and I'm glad I did, because I go to
check out this amazing view of the city.
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| View from Mont Royal |
Whenever I go to a new city, I love to shop, shop,
shop...and shopping we did. Janie took
me to some of her favourite boutique shops and I could have probably spent all
day at Blu Berry, Raz Berry, 1861 and Downstairs - if you're ever in Montreal,
you must check them out! In addition to
boutique shops, I learned that Janie loves Hello Kitty and we spent some time
checking out Hello Kitty gear.
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| Look, it's Hello Janie! |
Between the dinners, shopping and hanging out with friends,
time just flew by. It's such a beautiful city and I can't wait to go back, but
I think I need to brush up on my French.
Bonjour just won't cut it.
Thanks for a great week, Janie. You are a fabulous host and I can't wait to
visit again! Come on down to Toronto
anytime!
xo,
Noor
Noor
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
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