Weekend Sunshine XXXV

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Heyyyy friends! How was your weekend? Mine was quite nice - I spent a lot of time catching up with friends, relaxing, and even had a little work event thrown in there. Rob was away in Vegas for Mark's bachelor party so Kristen and I spent a lot of time together. It was GREAT to catch up with her because we've had about a month of complete and total busy-ness and haven't been able to meet up at all. Here's how it all went down...

Janet and I went to #NBGNO and took part in an awesome class with Sarah Kusch. More on this later in a full recap!

On Friday night, Kristen came over and we basically gabbed, ate cheese, and drank champagne. I'm fairly certain we had more fun than the boys were having in Vegas.

On Saturday night, Rachael came in and she, Kristen, and I went to dinner at Nebo. That little beverage right there is called the "Sorel". It was good - a little sweeter than I'd like, but, good. The most delicious item we had was the Linquine with clams - SO DELISH.

On Saturday, I spent some time with my parents at the boat. This picture is pretty fitting for flag day, right?

I went for a walk (unfortunately, not a run) around Castle Island on Sunday night. My foot/toe is having some major issues and I know I need to stay off it so that I hopefully heal faster. Man, I can't stand being injured but hopefully I'll heal up soon.

Trying to speed up the process later that night...

Questions!
How was your weekend?!
Did you spend some time outdoors/at the beach?
Ever had a nerve issue in your foot????

 

Have a a great week! Xo

Weekend Sunshine XXXIV (Dennis!)

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Heyyyy friendssss! I hope you all had a great weekend! Mine was filled with friends, laughs and sunshine in Dennis, MA (located in Cape Cod, for you non-locals). This is the second year in a row that my friends and I have booked this perfect little home located just steps from the beach. Once again, our trip did not disappoint. Even with some rain and clouds in the forecast - we played board games, hung out in the hot tub, and enjoyed some peace and quiet. Here's a photo dump from the trip!

The best sight on a Cape road trip.

The best mudslide in the world. Fact.

Running on Chapin Beach with my best Gals. Thanks to Rachael for taking all of these beachie photos during our run!

Backwards running. (Does it look like we could be running forward?)

So. Many. Kite. Surfers.

The three best friends that anyone could have!

#CCCPR15

The boys came back from a golf tournament that included multiple beverages and came back to play lawn games.

As we were leaving for dinner on Saturday night, I saw the most gorgeous sunset so Rachael and I SPRINTED down the path to the beach to take pics. (Rae and I are kinda obsessed with the beach. No shame in it.)

Amiright?

Told ya.

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Perfect weather Sunday.

#FFF_Travels. Where to next?

Have a GREEEEAT WEEK! xo

Garden in the City (Year 4!)

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Hey guys! Friday Favs is OUT today and Garden in the City is IN! May was a beautiful month filled with 80 degree days (10 total) and sunshine, but, this week was mostly rain and a ton of work so my iPhone had a serious lack of photos. That being said, I planted my "City Garden" two weeks ago and have been meaning to get this post up. For those that have been following this little blog 'o mine for a while know that every year, I utilize pots and planters of all different sizes to grow a variety of herbs, veggies, and some flowers.

To recap:
Patio Garden (the blog was so new then omg.)
Garden in the City
Garden in the City 2

This little garden provides me with veggies and herbs that last throughout the entire year. Yes, the entire year. I freeze or dry the leftover herbs at the end of the summer and then use them throughout the winter months.

I find that year over year I plant more herbs and less flowers. Here's what I have:
- Basil: Caprese, pesto, pasta, oh my!
- Sage: Necessary with butternut squash ravs
- Italian Flat Leaf Parsley: Um, everything!
- Rosemary: Potatoes and the best rosemary butter cookies
- Dill: Chicken and chicken salad
- Lettuce: All the salad
- Kale: I planted this by seed this year!
- Rainbow Chard: Delish quickly sautéed with evoo and salt
- Spearmint: Mojitos!!

For flowers, I stuck with the hearty and easy: geraniums, pansies, and gerbera daisies.

(note to mom: yes, I separated the basil plants :))

That about wraps it up. I've already harvested some of the lettuce due to last week's intense sunshine! It was delicious.

Remember, it is SO EASY to start a little herb garden, even with a small amount of space. Basil, parsley, and rosemary are always a staple in the kitchen so start small! If you want tips and tricks on where and how to being, just click on the past posts that I linked to above.

Have a great weekend! I hope you all have something fun planned. Be on the lookout for some #fff_travels posts on instagram -- we are off to the Cape for the weekend! Yippeeee!

xo