Settling In

Hitting the road - dragging the car :S | last Two If By Sea :( | healthy lunch | windmills! | driving | entertainment
our dear orchid getting sleepy | the lodge where we stayed

terrifying moose sign | moving in - too many boxes | unhooking the car | the dreaded stair curve

Something you learn when you’ve chosen to accept boxes into your life – living around them rather than unpacking – is, they can be dangerous. You trip often, get trapped in a corner behind a stack and get scratched – a weird, rug-burn-esq scratch that is sensitive for hours after. Needless to say, I’m starting to rethink my initial acceptance and am beginning to devote all my spare time to unpacking.

Exploring - love for the Bay | testing the coffee shops & pastries | nachos from lola rosa, burger & poutine from la paryse,
crepe & the nutcracker from juliette & chocolate | Hitting up Montreal's Joe Fresh

Before this change of heart, Jack and I had been spending our spare minutes exploring, resting and eating. I haven’t been taking OOTD photos though because a) I need to figure out this whole photos-in-densley-populated-areas thing and, b) I’ve been relying on old favourites [Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Saturday, Sunday]. Luckily I have two more pre-wedding outfits that I’ve really been wanting to share AND I’ve been instagramming like it’s nobody’s business… although since I posted all of them, I suppose it’s everybody’s business. If you follow me on instagram you may have already seen these, but here is the move and our first week in Montreal in snapshots.

Exploring - First trip to ikea | another delicious meal at Lola Rosa | freeways | dream house | tunnels | Westmount Green House
treasures at papeterie nota bene | the most amazing cookies | tiny hunters

We’ve only been here a week and I feel right at home. It’s a funny thing to move 3,000 miles to a brand new city and to feel as though nothing major has really changed in your life. Although, I suppose, it’s pretty easy to settle in when the person who you think of as home is right by your side. We’ll see how I feel once winter hits though…