2015 Favourites

Linking up with Andrea, Erika and Narci for a special edition of 2015 Favourites!

On Monday I went through my favourite moments of the year, along with just a few photos.  For this Favourites post, I thought I would do a little recap of some of the things I loved - food, pop culture, and Toronto memories.

Song - I have to say this is a tie between "Wildest Dreams" by Taylor Swift and "What Do You Mean" by Justin Beiber. I have loved pretty much everything T. Swift has done, but I am a new convert to Beibs.  He really blew up this year and it's great.  You can be a fan of him now even if you're not a teeny bopper.

Movie - I didn't see many movies in theatre this year, but one I watched (that was actually released last year) that I think about all of the time is The Imitation Game.  The acting was phenomenal and the story was heartbreaking.

TV show - Another tie between The Affair and Bloodline.  Both of these shows are different with some amazing acting.  Plus I love Joshua Jackson on The Affair; he can do no wrong.

Book - Of all of the books I read for my book club, my favourite was All my Puny Sorrows.

Sport moment - Jose Bautista's Bat Flip in Game 5 of the American League Division Series.  When something inspires so many memes, you know it's good.

YouTube video - I cannot tell you how many times I watched the compilation of movie dances set to "Shut Up and Dance", but it was a lot.  It brings me joy.

Meal - We had a lot of great meals this year, both at home, and out at restaurants.  But one that I think about all of the time was at Mosquito in Barcelona. We ate there twice and ordered a whole table full of asian inspired tapas and craft beers.  I am still thinking about the thai fish pancakes.

Drink - My favourite drink of the year was also in Barcelona when we had the best mojito in El Born at the little bar at the end of our street.

New Clothing - I got a few nice new things this year, but my favourite is the green sweater I just got at anthropologie.  It will be a staple of my weekend and casual Friday wardrobe this winter.

Toronto Moment - Hosting the Pan Am Games.  People were skeptical that Toronto could pull this off, but it worked out really well.  I loved watching our boy Andre De Grasse run his heart out and come away with 2 gold medals.  Can't wait for Rio!

Canada Moment - The election of Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister with his Liberal majority (shocking, I know).  I remember sitting here on election night and feeling so excited about the change that would come.  There has been a strong start with the welcome of the Syrian refugees, a positive showing at the Paris climate change conference, the launch of an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, and "sunny ways".

House Thing - Since we moved in last year we (well mostly Dave) have been tackling a number of projects.  I have another tie here, this time between our photo wall and the garage.

New Restaurant - My old favourites still stand but a new favourite is definitely Playa Cabana Cantina. I went three times this year, first with some girlfriends, then with Dave and E, and then with Dave and some friends of mine from work.  Each time was amazing.  I would be happy only with the margaritas and guacamole but the tacos are so so good!

E moment - E's first day of school.  He has done really well at school, not that I'm surprised, and his first day was a good memory.  He was very excited to go and it was fun to walk to and from school with him that day.

Dave moment - Going to the Blue Jays game at the end of August.  E was with Dave's parents for a week so we took the opportunity to go to the game which was a good treat.

Thanks for stopping by!