Friday Roundup: October 5

Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all my fellow Canadians! We are now going to be in the full swing of the holiday season after this. First it’s Halloween, then American Thanksgiving and then BAM Christmas! As I’m typing up this week’s Friday Roundup, I am still in disbelief that we are in October already.

We have a low key weekend ahead, seeing friends, Thanksgiving this Saturday with my family and running errands and relaxing.

Last week, we went to Whistler which was so much fun. I’ll be sharing a little guide soon on the blog so stay tuned for that.

This past couple of weeks, I’ve attended a few events. First was the cookbook launch of The Food Gays, the two nicest guys you’ll meet. So happy for them! And it was at the Telus Garden Penthouse suite, the views were insane!

EQ Bank held an event for their Stnce hub, a resource site for women looking for more financial confidence. Manjit Minhas was the keynote speaker and I’ll have a post recapping this evening soon.

I was invited to celebrate the Parq Vancouver’s 1st year anniversary party. It was a really great evening, spent eating, touring the hotels, casino and restaurants and did a little gambling. They currently are celebrating with their Parq Pass which if you go and get a stamp at each place on the property, then you are eligible to win some great prizes like concert tickets and stays.

It was also my nonna’s birthday, we visited friends, bought more plants, ate good food, took walks by the beach and shopped at IKEA.

This week was a little busy too, I went to a Canucks game with Parq Vancouver + BC Kitchen. It was to promote their new Game Day Menu at BC Kitchen which was yummy! And it’s a 5 minute walk to the arena which I didn’t realize.

I also went to the launch of a new Korean French skincare brand, Jowae. Really excited to try this brand out, it’s exclusive at Shoppers Drug Mart and it’s the first Korean skincare brand to be in the Derm aisle in Canada. Pretty cool! I can tell you the face mist is unreal.

And I got to see my recipe come to life in Save On Foods this week!

What are your weekend plans?

Friday Roundup Links

1. This app gives you horoscopes and it’s pretty cool
2. Interesting read on obesity (Huffpost)
3. Apple cider doughnuts are a lie?! (Grubstreet)
4. Most beautiful libraries in the world (Bored Panda)
5. Why don’t we get all these Goldfish flavours in Canada? (Thrillist)
6. Tom Hanks is going to be Mr. Rogers (People)
7. Beautiful Japanese funeral flowers (This is Colossal)
8. Funny hotel design fails (Buzzfeed)

On the Blog This Week

1. Wine Poached Apples Recipe