Weekend Sunshine XXXIII

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Hey everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! I had Friday off and spent the day celebrating my mom's Mother's Day gift: a visit to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and G Cafe. On Saturday, I worked and then headed straight to my niece Ella's 9th birthday party (NINE?!). My sister and brother-in-law did a great job planning the party - we had a lot of fun and it was quite relaxing. Ella had a blast and loved all of her gifts... she's so awesome. I simply adore her. On Sunday, more work and I got to some cleaning. All in all, the weekend was pretty great and I was actually happy to be working because I have a huge event on Wednesday so it allowed me to get very organized for it. I was pretty good about taking pictures on Friday, butttt, not so much for the rest of the weekend. Here's what I got!

The courtyard at the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum. Soooo pretty.

Not the most flattering selfie and weird lighting, but, we'll take it!

If we're being honest, my mom and I were most excited about eating at the cafe. Most of the food is very locally sourced so the menu changes often. Plus, nasturtiums are in season and were added to many of the dishes. The plating at this place was really beautiful.

See that champagne? That's not any champagne, it's ginger-infused champagne and tasted, as advertised, like "adult gingerale". We are going to re-create it at home. It was amazing!

This tartine appetizer was so simple yet delicious. Iggy's bread, goat cheese, marinated artichokes, thinly sliced radishes, celery, and aioli. Superb.

We forgot to take photos of our meals. My mom got the quiche and I went with the chicken salad. Both were deeelish. Above is a photo of the dessert: pistachio cake with rhubarb and nasturtiums. How pretty?

Later that day, I went for a walk. There was SO MUCH FOG. That is a photo of the beach across from the Castle Island bridge which was completely invisible. It was SO odd.

I hope you all have an excellent week ahead! xo

 

Friday Favs_5.29.15

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Whoo it's Friday! Is it just me or did that short week FLY? I actually have today off because I am working all weekend so the week was extra short for me. Last night, Rae, Rebecca, Kim, and I checked out the new BFX Studio in Back Bay... it was so freaking hard... we loved it! More on that later (plus, a giveaway!!) 

My mom and I are going to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum this morning. It was her Mom's Day gift from me and I'm pretty excited to go - I've never been! I am most excited to walk through all of the gardens - it's supposed to be beautiful! I'll be sure to take lots of photos. Now, it's time for Friday Favs! I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

{A full Castle Island Beach}

{Freshly planted garden greens including lettuce, parsley, sage, and dill.}

{Simple yet perfect breakfast of champions. Anyone else loving all the fresh summer fruit that is now available?}

{Ominous sky after a downpour after last night's BFX class}

{Be nice.}

xo

VACATION Sunshine!

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Heyyyyy everyone! I'm back, I'm back! As many of you know, Rob and I took a trip to St. Thomas last week so besides one scheduled post... I have been a bit MIA! We had an amazing trip and I truly believe it's important to take a break from blogging, social media, and phones every once in a while. Sometimes it takes a little disconnecting to regain balance. This post will be a mash up of "Friday Favs" and "Weekend Sunshine" -- because really, the week had a thousand favorite moments and a lot of relaxing sunshine! Here's how it all went:

I mean..... do I even need words for the above photo?

So, first things first... major, major flight delays and re-routing. We actually missed a full day. Originally, we were going to arrive at Noon - we didn't end up getting to the hotel until 10:30pm. It was ok though - we made the best of it - had fruity cocktails in the Miami airport and slurped down Ketel 'n Sodas as soon as we got to the hotel. Then, we were given a tour of the entire resort via golf cart. It was awesome and we were honestly just so happy to finally be there. (a few days later - we extended our trip into Sunday)

Rob and I would shoot hoops and hit the gym every morning. (I mean Rob shot hoops while I tried my best to shoot hoops and work on my layup. Good thing I had a patient coach)

Then... beach, swim up bar, make friends with everyone, rinse-repeat.

Fun dinners, drinks, and entertainment!

On Saturday, we took a ferry over to St. John/Trunk Bay after a million of you told us it was a MUST SEE. Well, THANKS, because wow - it was amazing.

MCM {insert heart eyes emoji}

Later that night, we had dinner with our new friends Chip & Katie. It was a perfect day and I'm so glad we decided to stay so that we could experience it. Back to reality now! We have a lot to look forward to this summer and I'm so looking forward to all of it! Keep up with the hashtag #fff_travels to see where we end up next.

I hope you all had a great week! xo

Questions!
WHERE DID YOU GO ON YOUR LAST VACATION?!
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TROPICAL ISLAND/BEACH RESORT?
DO YOU HAVE ANY VACAS PLANNED?