Tour of Canada's First Nordstrom

Nordstrom Canada

I nearly had a heart attack when I found out Nordstrom was coming to Canada. What made it even better was that the first ever Canadian Nordstrom was going to be opened in Calgary, a mere 2.5 hour drive from where I live. That in itself is a call to celebration! I went there for the very first time this month, and it did not disappoint. Well, prices weren't to my liking, but the physical form of the American upscale fashion was right before my eyes so I had nada complaints. Oh, it was glorious indeed.

Shopping Haul

It's dangerously rare for me to go to the mall and come home empty-handed. That's why I try to limit my visits to the mall to emergencies only. So when Christmas came around, it was the perfect excuse to go to the mall because I had so many presents that I needed to buy! Lucky for me, that night I went home with bags upon bags, all for... myself. That's right. A Christmas shopping trip for family and friends became a personal one real fast when I saw sale signs left and right. The excitement in me couldn't be contained, hence the need for this haul post. Let's start. 

Swings: A Sky's Pendulum

Back when I was a kid, my dad's idea of teaching me how to ride a two-wheeler bike for the first time was shoving me down a hill, armed with my helmet and knee pads. Bruises, cuts, bleeding, imagine how scary that was for me. Thankfully I survived. Looking back, I injured myself quite often, but luckily never to the point of breaking or fracturing a bone. When I cut the back of my hand on a door hinge and bled profusely until I thought I was going to die, my mom put a Band-Aid on it, exclaimed it was no big deal and will one day see it become a battle scar. Instead of creating an imaginary safety bubble around the little silly me, they taught me that by falling, I can learn to get back up again.

Picture taken from Pictures On Life

Duchess Bake Shop

I'm a food enthusiast. Actually, to be more specific, I'm a dessert enthusiast because I'm painstakingly picky about what I eat. But when it comes down to the sweet stuff, serve it up on a gold dish because that's just how I like it. A few years ago I was introduced to what I now call my favourite 'sweet escapade', Duchess Bake Shop, a whimsical, drool-worthy, money-pinching bakery done right. You see that chandelier hanging over there? Yes, it's as hipster as it sounds. If you think that chandelier is something, wait until you see what's inside.

Dig A Little Deeper

It's time to get up close and personal. 20 Facts You Didn't Know About Me.

To The Lady Picking Her Nose

Sitting behind a computer all day, my job cannot get any more lackluster, thank goodness. If my fantasy life became a reality, a normal work day in my sparkly high heels would involve multiple kiss scenes with the smoldering Chris Evans (must I say that was a hard verdict; it was a toss up between him, Ryan Reynolds... and another handful more), fly to France for a photo shoot with Vogue Paris, and a red carpet premiere hanging off of Ryan Gosling's arm. However, it is what it is, and I'm not any closer to becoming the next Scarlett Johansson than the person across from me--aloha, kind gentleman on his iPhone! So it's fair to say I have a lot of time on my hands at work if I can day dream about my life in a parallel universe.

V.I.P. Spotlight

On October 1, 2012, this little pup was brought to life. Eight weeks later, she became a part of the household. Now two years later, I have come to realize that she was brought onto this earth for the sole reason to destroy me with her claws of destruction, teeth of chaos, and eyes of infinite cuteness. 

Allow me to formally introduce a Very Important Dog; her name is Tofu.