a random occurence

im not really the biggest fan of steaks. actually, in 3 years of dating the boy, we really haven't gone to a steak house or ordered steak in any menu we have come across with. i don't know, i just feel like it's too heavy and i'm always so used to my rice with meat and maybe i'm just the chicken type of person.

but for thanksgiving (weeks ago), i opted to order something special for dinner since it was almost a good way to culminate my weekend getaway in the mountains. patrinos steak house was a nearby restaurant from our inn when we were in canmore. when we got there, we even thought of just going to the lounge but im glad we ended up in the main restaurant.

i got the surf & turf: shrimp, steak, rice and veggies; while the boy got salmon. it was such a hearty meal for the both of us. my steak was cooked just the way i liked it and the salmon tasted so fresh especially with the hint of lemon!

aaahhhh.. ok.. did this post make you hungry or what?! hahaha!!! maybe i'll get steak again one of these days...

the old spaghetti factory

the day the boy and i got to banff, we decided to head out and look for a place to get lunch. since italian food sounded like a good idea, we went to the old spaghetti factory at the second floor of the cascade plaza.

the restaurant probably doesn't have the best pastas out there, but for the price they charge people, i think it's quite a decent place. all our meals came with a sourdough bread with garlic butter (so good!), a salad or soup, and spumoni ice cream!

the boy got lasagna for his main pasta while i got chicken pesto (which i absolutely love). here in winnipeg, the old spaghetti house is probably one of the few places i can get pesto if im craving really bad for it.

with our stomachs full, we happily went back to the town centre and started touring the rest of banff! yay!!

watch out for next week's food tripping thursdays as i feature a steak house where i had thanksgiving dinner with the boy.

bittersweet last day..

i had one more free day in calgary since i was able to request it at work. unfortunately, the boy had to go back to his routine of working 8-4 so after preparing breakfast with him, i was left to do some last minute shopping before heading back to winnipeg.

my last day in calgary was spent in the newly renovated chinook centre by my bf's place for some major shopping. the good thing was the mall had the only zara store in the city, the unfortunate thing was that the other stores i was looking forward to weren't open yet! booh!

after shopping i headed back to the apartment by using the c-train and started fixing my luggage for my trip back. it was so bittersweet since i felt so happy with my new purchases (i spent all my shopping money in zara. hahaha!), but at the same time, it was my last day with the boy. it made me feel sad that the blissful weekend was over and my time with him was just cut short just like that. *sighs*

eeepp.. pardon me for being so cheesy in the last few posts. i guess, i really just miss the boy. but on a lighter note, now that i've gotten those stories in here, i can definitely go back to my regular postings. which reminds me... while i was away, my blog was featured in here in modlychic. feel free to check it out. i'll be bringing back food tripping thursdays tomorrow so watch out for it! :D

sights and shopping

for our last day in the mountains, we checked out early out of our inn to be able to get breakfast and catch the sunrise in the town.

it turned out to be a wonderful sunny day so our drive back to calgary went well. we went through a different route going back so that we can have a different perspective and view on the road.

we even passed by a dock/reservoir to stretch out legs and take pictures of the sailboats. beautiful!

i also decided to drop by the outlet mall before heading back to his apartment since it was on the way. it was the only time i had access to an h&m and forever21 while i was there so i knew i had to get something, hahaha!

ended up pretty happy with my purchases which im hoping to debut soon! since the boy had to go back to work the following day, we quickly grabbed a bite in the food court and went back to his place early.

thanksgiving day...

for our second day in the mountains we decided to hit the banff national park to spend the day there. after having our brunch, we walked around the town center to see the souvenir stores and check out other tourists walking around.

we had a map with us and we decided to go elsewhere to see the other areas that i haven't been to. we ended up in this hiking trail that leads to the bow falls but i backed out of it since i wasn't properly dressed for the activity.

fortunately, there was a way for us to get there using a vehicle so that's what we opted for. we got to a closer view of the bow falls and it was quite a wonderful site to see. we also got a view of the majestic fairmont hotel when we were there.

outfit: urban planet blazer, tna sweater, f21 shades & jeans, aldo wedges, matt & nat purse

it was too cloudy and windy that day that we had doubts of going for the gondola ride. at the end, i decided that since we were there already, we might as well go for it. although we really didn't have a great view on top, it was fine. we just got coffee and spend a good hour resting, talking and figuring out what else we can do for the rest of the day.

after going down the gondola ride, we saw that there's this lake nearby that we can hang out before heading back to canmore. we weren't hungry for dinner yet so we tried locating lake vermillion to catch the sunset.

before it got dark, we headed back to our lodging and went to a nearby restaurant for our thanksgiving dinner (which im saving for another post). all in all, another well spent day in banff. i apologize if the whole post is so image heavy, but it's really nice to look back at these photos, especially now that im back in 'normal' work mode. teehee!