this + that = iphonetography

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let’s play catch up with instagram

life lately according to my iphone.

here + there = whistler

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

We headed off for a weekend in Whistler to relax and have a mini vacation. We checked in at Club Intrawest Hotel on Friday and on the first night enjoyed the facilities and ordered the most mouth watering pizza delivery from Misty Mountain Pizza. If you’re craving pizza in Whistler we highly recommend ordering the Blue Plate Special and the Baconator. For the rest of the weekend we enjoyed strolling around the village reading at coffee shops and window shopping. We also ate at Araxi for Sunday brunch and enjoyed the Maple Cured Two Rivers Sausage Hash and Poached Fresh Vita Eggs Haida. The meal was absolutely delish and I couldn’t get over the in-house butter infused with citrus and herbs. To our surprise before we left home it started to snow. It really felt like Christmas was near and it was absolutely lovely. xoxo – tincy

this + that = martha stewart instagram feature

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So this happened today! I don’t usually post on Tuesdays but I was so excited when I saw that my picture was featured on Martha Stewart Living Instagram @ms_living for her #livingthankfully challenge. This picture was taken at Acme Cafe in Vancouver where they serve the most scrumptious pies and clearly decadent hot cocoa!

Happy thanksgiving my American friends!

Feel free to follow me on Instagram @spousology

this + that = 12 dates of christmas 2011 recap

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I previously posted on here when we started a special Christmas tradition last year called “The 12 Dates of Christmas” inspired by Naomi from Rockstar Diaries. Martin and I thought of these small dates during the Christmas Holidays. They helped us to enjoy our first Christmas as an engaged couple and think of how to spend quality time together amidst the chaotic schedule we both had…no date was too simple because it was about the quality time! We both wrote 6 dates each on pieces of paper and sealed them up in envelopes. It was exciting to wake up each morning and reveal our date for the day. Here’s a recap of what we shared together last year….

1.Had mulled wine and pretzels at the Vancouver Christmas Market (posted here)
2.Shared some Starbucks Holiday drinks (posted here)
3.Watched the Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir Christmas performance
4.Saw the Mission Impossible movie
5.Ordered Indian food to go and stayed in to decorate our Christmas tree
6.Saw another movie – Sherlock Homes…great minds think a-like
7.Strolled along the Jewel Box of Lights at the Vancouver Bloedel Conservatory
8.Cozied up with hot cocoa to walked around the Festival of Lights at the Van Deuzen Garden Light show…definitely want to go here annually! Make sure you buy the tickets online because the line up was ridiculous. We managed to bi-pass it using our online tickets.
9.Cheered for the Canucks from seats at the Grill Pub at Rogers Arena and had delish prime ribs and bevies..best seats EVER!
10.Stayed in with our friends Haagen, Ben & Jerry to watch Love Actually
11.Wrapped gifts together using recyclable materials like old magazines and played Christmas music all day
12.Celebrated Christmas with my family since Filipinos celebrate on Christmas Eve

Some of these dates might be a bit out of order but I hope this helps you for some ideas if you want to join us this year!

We’re looking forward to this year’s “12 dates of Christmas” since it will be the first shared as a married couple!! Some of the dates we thought of last year were so memorable that I have a feeling they will be repeated every year.

Got any other ideas for this year’s “12 dates of Christmas“? Let me know – I’m all ears.

xoxo

mr. + mrs. = florence honeymoon

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Florence the capital city of Tuscany was just jaw dropping!

1) We devoured the eats and sipped the wine..YES more pasta and amazingly good house wine.
2) We got lost but the cobble stone streets kept us entertained until we finally found the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore
3) We shopped at the local fashion and home decor boutiques
4) We tasted the infamous gelato…but sorry, San Gimignano’s gelato is still number one!
5) We grabbed some goodies at the San Lorenza Market

The sun was scorching hot but we survived through the heat to take these memorable photos! Also, the matching white button up tops and panama hats were unintentional…I swear!

To see the rest of our honeymoon in San Gimignano click HERE and for Siena click HERE

xoxo
Tincy

here + there = fall bucket list 2012

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A previous Sunday stroll in Stanley Park just before Halloween to check off some items on the Fall Bucket List!
1. drink fancy coffee drinks…his starbucks: peppermint hot chocolate & her starbucks: soy pumpkin spice latte
2. having a photoshoot in a leaf pile…the leaves were a bit damp so we worked with it and did a photoshoot “amongst” the leaves.
3. go to a pumpkin patch…YES, we found one in the middle of the city at Stanley Park! I didn’t think we could have done this one in the city.

to see the full bucket list click HERE

mr. + mrs. = siena honeymoon

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Before we left San Gimignano we decided to take a spontaneous day trip to Siena! This short but sweet visit left us wanting more. Unfortunately, we had limited time so we saw the following sights and made the most of it.

1. Had lunch by the historical area Palio di Siena where they hold The Great Italian Horse Race dating back to medieval times. We ate margherita pizza, walnut and truffle oil spaghetti and tomato parmesan spaghetti

2. Strolled along to the Palazzo Pubblico to see the Italian medieval architecture with Gothic influences

3. Walked by Piazza del Campo to see the Fonte Gaia “Fountain of Joy”

4. Climbed up the bell tower Torre del Mangia to take a million photos from the top

5. Visited the spectacular Gothic Cathedral Duomo di Siena

We hope to have the opportunity to return for a longer stay.

PS: to see our honeymoon in San Gimignano click HERE and I’ll be posting our trip to Florence next!!