Spring Afternoon and Sorry Coffee Co.

Wednesday afternoon I went to the ROM to use my free membership again. I checked out both Canadian exhibits, which I hadn't seen before. It's really nice to be able to hang out in the museum while there aren't tons of people and see everything at my own pace.

This is Momency Falls outside of Quebec City, one of my favourite places. It's so gorgeous there!

Nic and I met up at Sorry Coffee Co. in Yorkville. No, they don't have an Instagram, but you can see tons of everyone else's photos. The place was much smaller than I had expected, but luckily it was almost warm enough so Nic and I drank our coffees outside.

Of course I loved all the copper, geometric shapes, and the marble.

Beautiful latte art! Nic's cappuccino was good, and I liked my latte.

Every so often they change up the design of their cups, which they hand-stamp.

Loving the spring weather!

February Favourites

February has been a pretty good month for me. My family came to visit, I went to #emptyROM, Nic and I tried out some new coffeeshops (Black Cat Espresso, Box Car Social, and Settlement Co), and I achieved some fitness goals!

I love to read, and I'm currently working on my "What I Read in February" post. I also like to use the hashtag #whatjanessareads on Instagram, so you can always see some of the books I'm reading, or check me out on GoodReads. 

I'm currently trying to follow through on my goal of reading all the Canada Reads 2016 books, and "Birdie" by Tracey Lindberg is the second one I'm on.  

Check out my January books post.

In yesterday's post I talked about getting selected to go to #emptyROM, which was a super awesome event where about 10 of us got to go into the dinosaur room before the museum opened and photograph everything without having people in our shots. It was a lot of fun! 

For my product favourites, I don't have many, but I do love these!
Joe Fresh Matte Sheer Tint in "bisque" - I was so excited to see that this BB cream lasts through a workout! And by workout I mean everything from yoga to legs day to stairmaster! I'm so happy with the results! It also doesn't get too matte, so I don't get dry patches.
NYX HD Concealer in CW01 - I haven't found a concealer I like in a long time, so I was delighted to find this on sale at my Shoppers (so glad NYX is now here at Shoppers!). The colour is a great match for my under-eyes, and also lasts pretty well on any imperfections.
MAC "Kinda Sexy" matte finish - My favourite nude
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in "Diffused Heat" - This will probably always be my favourite blush. It's so perfect to give you a great flush and glow with the gold streaked through it.
Burt's Bees Honey Lip Balm with Vitamin E - just love.

Nic's been growing this adorable sweet potato vine! I can't wait until we have tons of vine to drape around everything. 

When we were in Dollarama a couple of weeks ago, Nic decided he would buy this trellis for his golden pothus. It really adds a lot of character to our white bathroom!

I have gotten really into Crosswords this month. Yes, I sometimes cheat, but it's really cool to notice how now I'm getting the hang of the secret language of crossword clues.

#emptyROM in the Dinosaur Room!

On Wednesday I was one of the lucky 10 or so people who got accepted to participate in #emptyROM. The premise is simple: get to see and photograph the dinosaur rooms before the museum opened! I was so excited when I saw the post on the ROM's instagram, so I knew I had to try to get in.

Look at that! No one is in the shot except for the beautiful dinosaur!
We got to hear cool stories, like this dinosaur was discovered by a student on her first day, and the dig instructor was occupied by his own stuff, figuring she wouldn't find anything important. Oops.

It was so awesome to take all the pictures (I had over a hundred in the one hour) with no one in the way.

Just me and a t-rex!

This was one of my favourite shots from the event. I love how the line of the wing matches the architecture!

It was such an awesome way to start my day, and I'm so thankful for the surprise afterward: a free membership for a year! How crazy!

Family time at the ROM!

For Family Day weekend, my parents drove down. My brother and sister-in-law drove in for the day, and we decided to go to the ROM (instead of skating in the -30* weather) and it was a lot of fun!

I love the dinosaur room!

The ROM's Instagram was full of #ROMance for Valentine's Day, and I had Nic and Deanna take pictures of me attempting to kiss the dinosaurs. People were definitely confused.

The ROM also had some activities and presentations for the Chinese New Year, so we got to try some oolong tea. It was delicious!

Nic relaxing in Egypt