(don't) forget your lunch

Before these get too redundant I have some Christmas bento pictures from a bento gathering I had at the beginning of December (I would say party, but really it was just 3 of us) that I thought I should share…considering I haven’t posted anything since the summer I’d say I am long overdue for a post.  

Anyway, I’m still alive!  Look at that!  Barely, since school has been kicking my ass for the past 4 months and will continue to do so until April, but here I am!

I made bubble tea (it was mediocre, I was sleepy/sick, but it looks pretty)

Jess brought some DELICIOUS cupcakes (thanks love!)

And of course we made bento ^_^

Hayon’s

Cute right?  Closeup!

Jess’s 

Love that flower in her hair

And mine

First bento in months! O.o  Yikes.  Realized later I probably should have tied those presents with parsley ^_^;;

This is how I feel all the time now.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas or whatever and are enjoying your holidays <3  Hopefully I’ll have more soon, I got some really fun stuff for Christmas ^_^

All photos by Hayon Chang, used (and hosted on my flickr) with permission <3 What a lovely lady.

Me+phone camera=not very good pictures. But too bad.  I’m endeavouring to have a good day since G has gone to nerd it up in Montreal and I’m by myself this weekend so I thought I’d spoil myself and see what the fuss was about Nadege.  Well, technically I bought a dozen macarons to share with some lovely ladies while we picnic tomorrow, but only 11 fit in the box so I had to round it out to a 3 macaron snack.  The mojito one was my favourite.  But yes, I hadn’t been there yet because I find new stores intimidating and I’m a little wussy-baby.  Also, it’s expensive.  But too bad!  None for you G!  Muahaha.  And while the idea of going to sit in the park and brainstorm for my collection seemed like a picture perfect idea, a dog peed on my tree, my sunscreen went all weird and flaky-gross and I smushed a lot of bugs on my sketch paper so I should really just remember that I’m more at home…at home.  Ah, well, hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!

I went to Canada’s Wonderland with my lovely friend Hayon yesterday <3  It was so much fun!  Though I’m a little sore today from being bumped around so much and walking around in crappy shoes for 8 hours…but at least they didn’t fly off while we were on Top Gun! (Flight Deck….whatever, I refuse those new names)

I made us a quick bento which we ended up eating for breakfast since we didn’t want to risk them taking it away at security.  

It could be either one of us since we’ve both got bangs :P  This was the cute one, the other one I made (which I ate….too derpy looking to give away!)  Just looked fat and scary!  No pictures, too scary looking.

And of course we got a funnel cake for lunch 

<3  I love you funnel cake even though you were 12 dollars.

Vinegared rice, nori, ketchup cheeks, slightly pickled radishes, cucumber, steak, tamagoyaki, broccoli stems and cherries. 

 Waaahhh…so much going on T_T  I need a break!

I was so sleepy on Friday that I fell asleep on the couch at 9 before even starting my Mandarin homework…so I woke up at 3:30 when G got home and ended up staying up for the rest of the day O.o  Totally messed up my internal clock, but I ended up having time to make bento before I went to class!

Chibi-totoros are having coffee at sunrise :)

Rice, ketchup, egg sheet, quail eggs, green beans, cucumber, shredded ham, nori, mango.

weeeeeelllllllll…hi there?  I missed you!  I have been hiding, sort of…really just sleeping at every possible moment and trying to get some sun inbetween homework and work-work and school.  What the heck was I thinking when I thought it was a fantastic idea to take summer school?!  Don’t answer that.  (Though, I know I’ll be glad next winter when I’ll only need to take 3 course instead of 5)  Well, at least there’s only one more week of my Textile Design course, though I’ll still have to get up early on Saturdays for Mandarin *grumbles*

Anyway, I got up early for once this past Friday so I thought I’d fix something simple for Gaelen and I.  Breakfast for lunch, though I messed up the rolled omelettes big time >.<  

Tomatoes, lettuce, slightly scrambled eggs, bacon, dinosaur toast, blueberries, cherries, golden honeydew melon.

Last weekend I went for a picnic at High Park to see the cherry blossoms with my lovely friends Jess, Tala and Hayon.  It was so much fun!  And good thing we went last weekend too - since it’s been raining all yesterday and today.  

(Photo by Hayon)

Hayon made kimbap (or Gimbap), so delicious!  I made onirigi, Jess brought some yummy sammiches (somehow there are no pictures of them?!  We must have been hungry) and Tala brought drinks :)  Having everyone bring stuff is the best way to picnic, I think!  

(Photo by Hayon)

I’ve got a little too much going on in my life, so I needed a little bit of Gaelen’s help for this.  He cooked the rice and the corn and soybeans, punched out all of their little eyes and made some of the faces.  Guess which one is his?? ;)  I made three different kinds - the bears had dried, shredded pork inside, the hearts were corn and soybean and the stars were egg and black sesame.  Oh, and the face Gaelen made is that mustache man at the top.  ^_^

(Photo by Hayon)

The blossoms were beautiful, and it was such a lovely day.  Hayon brought her fancy camera and took some stunning photos, I think this one is my fave <3

I pretended to know what I was doing.

There were SO many people out and about enjoying the beautiful day.  But I have to say everyone was really respectful of each other, doing their best to stay out of other’s photos, waiting their turn to take photos in some really pretty areas… :)  It was really lovely.

I talked Jess and Hayon into going to the zoo with me ^_^”  I love this silly cow

But who am I kidding?  I went to see the llamas <3

(A little belated) Thanks for a lovely day ladies!

And of course, Hayon…

…the girl who hates having pictures taken of her and thus refused the group photo.  ^_^

I hope you’re having a restful weekend, I know I am… :’(  I have so much crap to do!  But, I have been forced into my bed to try to banish this awful cold that decided to take over my body yesterday morning.  I guess I should probably take this as a sign that I’m trying to do too much, huh?