This Week: Dreaming of a Snow Day

Winter is here! It is snowing in 49 states, so cool that Florida is the one state without snow, it's even snowing in Hawaii! Winter in paradise is quite nice, we get to wear some winter clothes and feel a little cold and then it just warms up again and cools off again and warms up again, etc... it's nice to get a break from the cold. Even though I can imagine how unpleasant a cold winter can be, I love the idea of staying home because of the snow! It must be so great to stay warm and cozy indoors while watching movies and lounging in pajamas, eating comfort foods and sipping hot chocolate, it sounds so nice! Hope those of you who live in cold places stay warm and enjoy your snow days! So this week...

1. We tried this delicious cocktail for my sister's birthday dinner!
2. Flipped through the new issue of Lonny (one of my favorite online magazines)!
3. Learned about this awesome website and heard this lovely song.
4. Baked an apple cake for "girls night in" at my sister's house!
5. Want to get this book.
6. Looking forward to our Redland outing on Saturday for this!
7. Made this, very yummy (not exactly diet-friendly though I did make it a little better by getting Dream Fields pasta)
8. Think this photo is lovely, and so different from most other photos of her.
9. Doesn't this Strawberry and Cherry Limeade sound delicious?! Think I'll make it on Saturday with fresh fruits from our Redland excursion!
10. We don't have a heater or a fireplace, this seems like a cool solution. Check out the history of the fireplace here.

Hope your weekends are lovely! XO

This Week: To New Beginnings!!

(photo via pinterest)



Happy New Year!! And just like that the first week of the year is almost over...unbelievable how quickly time is passing us by. We spent a week lazying around Miami Beach trying to make the best of our vacation time despite our plans falling through. It's amazing how easy it is to get used to not doing much at all. We would wake up and go out for Breakfast every morning (as one does when on holiday, right!?), we visited a local museum, went on long bicycle rides (did I mention I got a new bicycle for Christmas!?), had a picnic at the park, visited with family and friends, shopped, went to the movies, got to attend our friends' Mad Hatter themed New Years Eve party, and even made time to clean and organize problem/clutter areas of the apartment so we could start the new year fresh! So this week....
1. I've returned to work! Hard to get used to after being off for so many days:(
2. Wished I lived in LA so I could go to this and this! Wouldn't it be great if the Little Flower School came to Miami?! (LA friends, let me know if you go!!)
3. After obsessing with finding the perfect pistachio dessert, I think I may have found it!!
4. Found the perfect key ring, mail holder solution! We are in love with it! I've requested pricing, hope it's affordable.
5. Thought this was cute (found here)
6. It's my mom's birthday on Friday!! Happy Birthday, Mom!!
7. Watched Julia Child on the Cooking Channel, she was really funny!
8. Found this recipe! Would like to make it for our friends after our scheduled Redland Ramble on January 15th with chevre from a goat farm we visited last time we were in the Redland. Plus it'd be nice to use fresh local ingredients!
9. Am loving everything about this photo! Aren't the colors lovely?!
10.Still working on new year's resolutions to try to not complain and be patient

Hope you're all having a great first week! Here's to new beginnings!!!