lately i have been feeling a little overwhelmed, home sick and exhausted.  my grandfather is also ill and they are not sure how long he will live so that has been very hard on me as i am close with my grandfather. although in the past 2 and half years i have been living a 27 hour drive away from my home.  so really home sick and ready to go see my family.

yesterday for me was really a breath of fresh air, Paul’s parents came into town and we had a great lunch with them.  then Charlotte (Paul’s mom) and I had a girls afternoon out and that is just what i needed, mom time.   as my mom is so far away Charlotte has really become my second mom out here in Montreal and I can’t thank her enough for making me feel so at home.  (I know you are reading this Charlotte so Thank You!)

it was such a beautiful day in Montreal yesterday that we went for a walk down St-Laurent.  went into some small food markets to look at all the wonderful imported items and their packaging, picked up a few Spanish books for Charlotte, went into some great vintage shops and had a great talk over coffee.  it was just wonderful and i feel refreshed!

one of the vintage shops we went into was just beautiful so i wanted to bring it to your attention!  Kitsch ‘n Swell (3968 blvd. st-laurent) has this soft, warm, womanly smell that engulfs you when you walk into the store, they have so many amazing retro house hold items, clothing, paper goods and footwear!  behind the counter there was a super sweet lady in a beautiful blue big polka dotted 50s dress with bright red lipstick.  i wanted to take a picture of her as she looked like she just walked out of the 50s.  so if you are every in Montreal i strongly recommend checking it out (there are also 2 other vintage shops near by!)

thanks to listen to my little rant.  i hope everyone out there is doing great and that sunshine is coming your way!