Last Minute Date Nights

April 11th
Dinner at Towa Sushi (2116 4 Street SW)

Snack & Desserts at Charcut (889 Centre Street SW)

April 12th
Game 21: Calgary Flames vs Phoenix Coyotes

Our seats were in Section 212, Row 15, Seat 19 & 20

Some pictures from the 1st period. Score is 1-1

It just got serious! Tied score with 5 minutes left in the 3rd period.

WE WON!!! 3-2 in overtime.

April 15th

Dinner at The Rimrock (at @Fairmont_PAL Hotel)
*Monday nights is their Death by Chocolate night.

I ordered their lamb with truffle mashed potatoes, of course

My 1st Brazilian Wax Experience

I always wanted to try this type of hair removal for my lady parts for years but never had the courage to. I remember going to those hole-in-the-wall salons, which are normally run by Vietnamese ladies, for manicure and i would hear screams from the room down the hall from someone getting their bikini waxed. I know that because the lady doing my nails told me... which by the way don’t know that i’m Vietnamese also. Their screams would always make me think that waxing South is very painful. I was wrong.

Since i’ll be going on vacation this summer, i decided to make an appointment for a Brazilian wax with Frilly Lilly after following the company on Twitter and viewing their website. I chose their Mission location because it was the most accessible location for me. So on their website, they offer 4 types of “down-there” waxing, all at (surprisingly) affordable prices. I chose their “The Brazilian: Nothing’s Left... That’s Right, Nothing” for $68.

Time for my appointment. As for any appointment that you make, it is polite to arrive 10-15 minutes prior to your schedule appointment. It’s just common courtesy. As i walked into Frilly Lilly, the place looked like it jumped out of Pinterest! Everything was so girly and dainty yet had a French tea house feel to it. The colors and their product all set out nicely throughout the whole place. I totally wanted to be Asian about it and whip out my camera to take some pictures but i was already nervous about my appointment... since it was my first time and all.

After a quick glance of Frilly Lilly, i was greeted by the guy standing behind computer (didn't  catch his name) and Erin, who i had the appointment with. Erin then lead me to a room and gave me instructions... i wouldn't go into details but as i was so nervous, she was very understanding. For me, the Brazilian wax DIDN'T HURT AT ALL! It was quite painless and there was no screaming from me, maybe a few filches here and there. Oh and when they mean “Nothing’s Left... That’s Right, Nothing” they really do mean NOTHING LEFT. Hahahahaha.

Now let me tell you about the wax they use, some amazing product. They don’t even need wax strips. The wax just goes on and once it cools on the skin, the wax itself becomes a “wax strip.”

I would totally, 100%, recommend Frilly Lilly for your waxing needs. Seriously their prices are very decent and they provide out waxing services as well. Check them out at www.frillylilly.ca to see if there is one in your area.

P.S: Here are some pictures i had managed to take. :-P Enjoy.

Happy 1st Birthday Giuliana

It was one of my good friends, Peter & Jessika's daughter 1st birthday yesterday. I can't believe that she is 1 already... and that she can walk. I meant i have seen pictures and videos of her but to actually see her walk, it's pretty amazing.

Dress came with a hanger, couldn't find a gift bag to fit it so i improvised.

What the ALDO box looked like after.

Yup. She just threw her present on the floor. Lmao.

These 2 rockstars were pooped... taking a nap anywhere. Hahaha.

Sushi Date: 04/03/2013

I don't know why i've been craving sushi so much this past week... it's probably because they are so yummy. I haven't been to Red Ember since my birthday back in February, so i thought we should venture through rush hour traffic to fulfill my sushi craving. Sushi is always perfect here and it's the only place that serve salmon tempura, one of my favorite dishes here. At the moment, they are having a promotion that if you pay cash, you get 10% off. :-)

My Sister's Baby Shower

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Think Before You Donate

I saw this post recently on Facebook... don't know if it's true or not but definitely something to think about.

DIY Baby Shower Invitations for Under $3

It cost me next to nothing to make these baby shower invitations for 15 guests. Most of the materials were purchased years ago when my sister and i went through a scrapbooking phase, so we had tons of stock paper and such just sitting there doing nothing.

Materials: (Already Had Laying Around)
- Stock Paper $12.99 from Winners
- Tracing Pad Paper $8 from Walmart
- Border Hole-Punch $25 from Michaels
- Letter-sized Envelopes $1 from Dollarama
- Staples and Stapler

Materials: (Purchased for This DIY Project)

- Blue Ribbon $2.50 from Walmart

I had trolled Pinterest for ideas of baby shower invitations and settled on the rectangle letter-size invites... which seems to be the trend for this year for weddings and events. The wording i had used were quite simple and to the point, the mother’s name, the baby’s gender, when and where, and the registry number.

I cut 10 pieces of tracing paper to 8x11 to be able to fit in the printer, (which my sister printed out for me) then to cut it to 9x4, which made 2 pieces. I had also cut the scrapbook stock paper to 9x4, which made 3 pieces. Everything fits!

Next i wanted to make the invitation have a little pretty feel to it so i bordered one side of the already cut tracing paper to have a peek-a-boo effect with the scrapbook stock paper (used a background). Then I stapled (YES, stapled!) a blue ribbon of 20cm together with the tracing paper and background paper, and made the ribbon into a cute little bow in the corner... and then i’m finished! I just had to make the next 14 invitations. Hahahaha.

Mommy-to-be LOVED it when i emailed her a photo of the finished project. I loved the fact that all the invitations were the same minus the background paper which was an assorted scrapbook stock paper but all blues and greens.

Now I just have to give them out. :-)

I had also made the baby shower favours with the same blue ribbon used for the invitations. That was another $2.50, plus the spice jar from Dollarama was $1.25 a pair and everything else i had laying around. All and all, they cost under $15 to make for 15 guests. Not bad eh.