MISSING IN ACTION

 it feels like forever and a month since I've had a real, live, honest-to-goodness chat with all of you and boy, have I missed it! I've missed logging all of life's little wonders and keeping up with all of your own little joys, as well. that's not to say I didn't have a wonderful holiday. this past two weeks were exactly what I needed them to be--chill yet active, low-key yet adventurous. unintentionally, a few days went by without me even bothering to charge my extremely dead iphone. I have to say, it was rather nice being so completely there. I was fully able to embrace what I was doing rather than checking email and texts and refreshing my instagram feed 30 times a day. and it allowed me to catch up with friends and family members and that oh so wonderful man of mine. I can't believe we've been married three years already! it really has flown by. whilst being mia, I...

:: read the fall issue of porter magazine cover to cover

:: slept two nights in a mostly clean vancouver hostel with the most uncomfortable bed 

:: ran the funnest half-marathon in my worst time yet

:: saw capital cities perform live

:: became addicted to shake it off by taylor swift, boom clap by charli xcx, and money on my mind by sam smith

:: ate the best biscuits & gravy I've ever tasted ( and I'm from the south )

:: spent four wonderful days and one 14-hour roadtrip with mitch's and my best friends

:: discussed how harry potter could possibly be based on real life for a whole hour

::discovered the benefits of kt tape. amazing.

:: wakeboarded for approximately 7.245 seconds before my post-run legs couldn't take it anymore

:: ate my way through montana...but seriously

:: rode a bike quite poorly, but successfully down a very tall, very rocky mountain

:: took the scenic route through logan's pass--one of the most beautiful scenic drives in the states

:: luged down a smaller, less rocky mountain

:: got tim hortons once, twice, no, three times in the course of two weeks

:: started my christmas shopping ( due to opportunity )

:: welcomed autumn with open arms

:: celebrated three years of being married to the most genteel man in the world with banana milkshakes, lobster & steak

( more pictures and elaborations to come... )

and now it's back to the island where I think it may have actually gotten hotter. hard to believe, I know. I think this might end up being my toughest semester yet because I'll see all of you celebrating fall, wearing cozy scarves, and drinking warm apple cider and I'll be sweating it out and getting a little more envious everyday. regardless, it feels so good to be back. after traveling for 30 hours and making an emergency landing in bermuda, I walked into our apartment and it finally felt like home. what a wonderful and novel feeling that is! what have all of you been up to this past few weeks? I feel like we have so much to catch up on. please, let me know in the comments.

love, arielle