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Pure Happiness is…

a quiet sweet uneventful weekend
I like these a lot actually

there’s something about slowing down and doing nothing
that makes the day last longer, seem brighter and smell sweeter

my husband worked the whole day on saturday
so me and the girl just hung out together

we packed some snacks and headed for a long walk
we stopped and smelled flowers
skipped and twirled
we hoola-hooped
and told stories
and sang made up songs

in the evening,
to the tune of fusion jazz
and to the soothing smell of fresh picked lilac,
I had tea and relaxed and watched
a child making art…

on sunday, the mr went fishing with the guys
a long-awaited trip up north for them
also left me with the little one
we made pancakes and waffles ~
because we couldn’t decide so we made both ;)

we met my sister with her son and hung out in the park
and just had a sweet day

in the evening,
driving with my daughter back home,
we saw the most amazing shooting star in the sky,
and I asked my 5 year old what she wished for and she said
“I wish for everyone to be nice to each other.”

this left me speechless…. but I asked is there anything else?
and she said “no, just that…”
that was the only one wish a 5 year old made ~
I sure hope it will come true….

 

Please share what is your pure happiness right now?


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pure happiness : the beach, sushi and us

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Pure Happiness is…

a mini getaway to the Beach
so beautiful but cold
way to cold to sit by the lake with the winds gusting and us not really dressed for the chill
but rather a summer day
which it was not

do you try to skip a whole season with what you wear too?

but when we went up the street it was so much better
with the heat of the sun warming us
and big trees and buildings shielding the wind

we love this part of the city
we always pick the house we want to buy right by the lake
oh, you know in case we ever have a few million bucks in our pocket
so, we’re ready, just in case

it’s kind of just fun and silly to keep daydreaming like that
we dream up this life of living by the beach
like teenagers, like we used to do
16 years and nothing’s changed
only our love grew into a family

we grabbed sushi at our favourite place,
always ‘to go’
and found our table waiting for us in the park
always the same spot, on purpose

we found that our little one likes and embraces repetition
so positively that we just go with the same

you know the cool feeling about a déjà vu moment
well, we create it on purpose
and say things like “remember last time when we were here….”

there’s just something about old familiar places
that although time travels in light speed
this moment feels like it got stuck
and we can savour it and treasure it longer

there were also fireworks,
long conversations
tickles and giggles
and waffles -

yes, we officially switched from pancakes to waffles. ;)

♥ Pure Ella

Please join the fun…What’s making you happy right now?

 

ps. speaking of happiness ~ remember these lovely little gluten free and vegan donuts/ doughnuts I made a while ago? Well, they could use your help in the So Delicious Recipe Contest. Please click on this link, and click LIKE next to the Coconut Vanilla Donuts. You can repin too, but only likes are counted. Thanks SO much!


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Pure happiness is…

Mother’s Day ~ a beautiful day I get to celebrate for the sixth time in my life.

I feel so blessed and grateful to have such a darling daughter who showers me with kisses,
reads in the sweetest voice and talks so much,
I loose track of reality and think we really will have a fairy come visit.
She skips along with me on our walks,
sings the most beautiful songs,
tastes every recipe and brings her own creative vision to our cooking already.

She is my Pure Happiness from the day I wake up to the time I go to sleep.

I often tell her… “mommy once made a wish, and you came true”

So, on Sunday, I woke up to little giggles and the sweetest words of a poem recited especially for me.

I was invited to the kitchen for a beautiful breakfast spread prepared by the great team of daddy + daughter.

There were hand picked tulips from our garden, fresh fruit and waffles! My favourite! ;)

Daddy made the best job of making awesome gluten-free and vegan waffles.
He says the recipe is secret, but I will try my best to get him to share ;)

We had a lovely breakfast when we just enjoyed the time stopping still for a moment of this beautiful thing called life.

Yes, in my perfect moment of life there is my family and waffles ;)

When we were all done eating… the Mother’s Day celebrating switched from being about me, to being about my mom.

Me + two of my sisters and our kids took a 1 hour trip out of the city to surprise our mom…

Our mom was stoked to see us and couldn’t stop smiling ;)

(a few days prior she said she couldn’t come out to see us, we didn’t really have a plan but hinted secretly between us that we could just surprise her.)
Our mom is a great hostess and we were worried that if she knew we were coming, she’s get so busy cleaning the house, grocery shopping and cooking that this could have worn her out. And that was far from the point. We wanted her to do nothing. So we came packed with groceries and food + my baking ingredients and we just went and showed up at her door ;)

It was a perfect day…

We made a nice light lunch and then I baked dessert with my little sister.

The best Mother’s Day ever, because we made it all about our mom.

She is one wonderful woman that I’m lucky to call my mom.

She raised six of us kids practically all by herself, as my dad died when we were kids.
If you look up Superwoman in the dictionary, her photo is right there, true story.
Love you mom and thank YOU for everything.

Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all, Please do share how your day was?

What’s making you happy right now?

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pure happiness…

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Hola amigos! ;)
We had the best weekend >>ever<<! ;)
Saturday ~ Party! Sunday~ Party! FUN!
Here is a scoop of the Cinco de Mayo themed Bridal Shower we went to yesterday…
And yes, there was a photo booth! So much fun!

Pure Happiness…

sweet summer weather in May
fun with friends and sisters and our kids
getting lost on the country roads – no GPS is awesome (sometimes ;))
not crying when seeing amazing cake pops that I couldn’t eat (because they don’t fit my diet) and grabbing sweet juicy fruit instead
a beautiful trip far away from the city
to have lots of tacos, salsa and margaritas
be in the fresh air of a beautiful 80 acres property in the country
good food and great friends
seeing a very happy bride-to-be
loving her awesome maid-of-honour (my sister) (in the photos above! ;))
she helped a lot with the theme of this party and diy’d the photo booth!

Pure Happiness!

What’s making you happy right now?

ps. Remember that So Delicious Recipe contest? It’s still on! Your continued support would mean so much to me – click “LIKE” on these Coconut Vanilla Donuts on the Pinterest board to vote. 1 like is 1 vote! (repins don’t count in the final contest) Thank YOU!

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Happiness is… sleeping in, friends and cupcakes

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Hello and Happy Monday my friends!

Things have been quiet here for a reason. Quiet on the blog that is. Not so quiet in real life. I hope this post will fill you in on some of the details in my happiness list…

Happiness is…

march break!
a week of sleeping in
pyjama days

seeing lots of friends
one trip out of the city was with my friends I knew since I was in grade school and  high school
we all sat down for tea/coffee, sweets and cake pops which I brought ;)

the three of us mamas watched three of our daughters play together…
it was quite the moment to just sit quietly and smile, realizing the years that have gone by so quickly
and us; talking, laughing and nodding to wise mom wisdom that we occasionally shared
then bursting out laughing because it would remind us of what our moms would say…

laugh out loud moments

so many of them…

good times
but no pictures of that day…
it just went by too quick and then we rushed out the door for almost an hour drive back to the city
(next time)

the rest of the week was filled with more playdates,
I invited two other friends with their daughters over – more fun.

because one of the play dates ended up at our house at the very last minute
I had nothing to really serve to my guests
(I kind of get bummed about that (yes, call me martha! ;))

so I skimmed through my cabinets and made sure I have all the ingredients to make cupcakes…
oh yes I did, and it was the best idea ever to set up all the ingredients for the girls to make their own cupcakes!  (photo #6)
You know I love nothing more than a little DIY baking station! ;)

even way better than pre-making them and of course way better than store-bought!
they of course were dairy free, egg free, gluten/ wheat free – of course ;)
and my friend was a little impressed with how they came together with such simple ingredients
and the girls were overjoyed with the little treats at the end (photo #7)

my sister also came over for a sleepover… we stayed up late and watched Water for Elephants
one of my favourite movies

we had a great big lunch the next day with collard green wraps, bohemian fish pie, veggie and tofu plates
and other randomness that came together so deliciously in the end (photos #1, #3, #4)

the kids played (photo #2)
I spilled a bag of lentils (photo #5 )
and we read lots of books, cuddled and relaxed (photo #8)

 

Other than that… spring cleaning is on my list to do
but much easier said than done.
and speaking of spring – that is no where in sight
I’m kind of done with winter by now
and daydreaming of warmer days…
spring, where are you?

I hope you’re having a good start to your week…

Please do share…

What’s making you happy right now?

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