#26 | Winnipeg, Manitoba

Aashna and myself decided to make a trip to check out Beyonce and Jay Z's "On the Run" tour. We left early Saturday morning to make the most of our first day. I haven't been to Winnipeg in a while but I used to go frequently as a child so I knew we had to check out the Forks. We checked in, grabbed a bite at Blufish Sushi and hit up the Forks' market for Aash's first time to take photos, become tourists and (sadly) eat more at food trucks.

The other reason why we came to Winnipeg was to visit Chris of Olé Denim and check out some of Winnipeg's retailers and NuBurger. I had the opportunity to look at places where we would potentially like to have our denim based on the staff, store layout and product mix. We finished up with a chickpea burger called the Un Burger, which I highly recommend!

Later than evening we hit up the Investor's Group Field and ran into a bunch of Saskatoon people including my homie Ron! After hearing about all of these rumours about Beyonce and Jay Z breaking up, I felt skeptical of what sort of chemistry the two would have on stage but this may have been the best show that I had ever seen. From Bey's bootylicous dancing to Jay's cool swag, these two are fantastic at what they do and I would love to see my celebrity crush and husband again.

Our last day we spent some time at the Forks and made our way back to the city. I hope I can come back soon!

Yours Truly

#16 | Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

This wasn't just my first time in Palm Springs but it also my first time attending the Coachella Music Festival. I have been hearing stories about this festival and watching live YouTube streams for the past four years but due to writing finals this was my first real opportunity to check it out. Coachella is two weekends in April with the same artists both weekends. There were seven stages which includes a small DJ stage that remained open for three days and had performances for about 14 hours each day. Some artists received a half hour of stage time, while some were given almost an hour and a half. I think in total, I almost watched 30 performances trying to catch every performance that I planned on seeing as well as watching more to get my moneys worth and avoid regret.

I saw so many performances that I would have not ever imagined seeing all within three busy days. From headliners to special guests, it was awesome to hear so many different styles of music and see different personalities on stage in such a quick time. One question I have been asked a lot is "Who were your favourite performances?" In the end, this was hard for me to narrow down but based on energy, guest performances, nostalgic reasoning and overall quality I have to go with Pharrell, Kid Cudi, Haim and the Flatbush Zombies.

Based on my experience this year, I will definitely try to go back again for 2015.

Yours Truly