Snaps of the Week

This past Sunday was Brandon's birthday, so we headed out to Brown's Social House in Richmond for some dinner & drinks! Being the girl that I am, I had to go for the mimosa on special rather than the Caesar - SO yummy, so filling!

A project of mine on Tuesday at work involved a lot of ribbons. Lots, and LOTS of ribbons (and continued on until Wednesday).

New running shirt from Skinny Runner. I love it already & have used it on the majority of my runs!

Soft, delicious oatmeal banana cookies. I used this recipe, but used 1/2 cup raisins & 1/2 cup sunflower seeds. These babies are so yummy, especially fresh out of the oven. Bonus: make the whole house smell fantastic!

A couple treats before my last exam this past Monday evening. Sometimes it's nice to just sit by the window in a coffee shop and see what's happening - most of the time you see some pretty darn funny things, too! I enjoyed a shortbread cookie (with white chocolate icing, um hello, heaven!) with an almond milk caramel macchiato. Oh, and in the bag are some shoe ornaments for the little tree in the apartment!

Hope you've all had a good week!

Free Mimosas For ALL!

1. Raspberry Mimosa at Milestone's. In fact, this one was FREE! Why you ask? The server spilled the first one, let me drink it & then brought this one only to tell me it was on the house. Well thank you, mister man!

2. Lauren's (stirred up) Bellini. Talk about paradise in a cup. There's something to appealing about fruity, frozen drinks. Perhaps it's because it feels like you are on vacation (only in a cup)!

3. Trying to capture the zipper detailing on a Zara top I picked up last Tuesday while lunching & shopping with Lauren. As you can tell, this attempt was a failure.

4. Front of the top. It is so comfortable, loose, and I love how it's longer in the back. Definitely screams fall (especially in that wine colour)!

5. Yes, friends. There it is. A big box that can only contain one thing... Hunter boots!

6. Some news concerning this company may pop up soon. Needless to say, cross your fingers for me everyone!

Hope your week is puttering along well. TGIF!

The Keg

Saturday night I had the chance to go out to The Keg with Brandon and his mom, aunt & younger brother Ryan. We settled into a comfortable booth, and I immediately began to peruse the menu. There was so much to choose from! Although I had been glancing at the online version of the menu, there were a few things that were different. Brandon's mom let us order an appetizer to start, so Brandon and I shared the calamari - by shared, I mean, I had most of it & Brandon paced himself (because he's smarter than me). The waitress also brought by some fresh baked bread. Who can say no to that!? I for sure didn't. Drinks were served to those who ordered - I started off with a mojito. It was light and refreshing, and it had a nice tangy, minty taste. Soon, we were ordering our entrees. I ordered the mustard salmon with asparagus & a twice baked potato. If you guys haven't tried a twice baked potato, DO IT NOW. They are sinfully delicious (as was my kiwi-tini I ordered during my meal). Being the kind person that I am, I snapped pictures of Ryan & Brandon eating, and then caught Toni & Bonnie with their lobster tails. I also tried to give Brandon bunny ears in one picture, but they were more like little nubs coming out of his head. Didn't work out. However, I did attempt to jab him with my fork!

After picture time, we talked a bit and glanced over the dessert menu. At this point I was more than sufficiently full (having eaten a Lindt white chocolate bunny & a handful (or seven) of macaroons before we left), but I opted for the cherry cheese cake. Brandon's mom had fun cracking the top of her creme brulee, and Brandon ordered a giant brownie sundae - smothered with whipped cream, ice cream & chocolate sauce - with a cherry on top, of course! I managed to eat half of my cheesecake before I decided I couldn't eat any longer. It was a good thing my dress was baggy, because on the way home I was pushin' my belly out and fell asleep on Brandon's shoulder. Classy, I'd say!

I wore a dress by CostaBlanca, gifted Guess bracelet & a pair of Spring Shoes embellished flats (kind of pictured).

Tomorrow I will post my Easter festivities! I'm catchin' up!

Birthday, Part 1

Birthday pictures that I have taken during the first few bits of my birthday week...

Birthday girl deserves to wear a giant birthday bow!, my first purchase of alcohol (Yellow Tail sparkling wine) & a gift from my aunt (Baja Rosa), White peach bellinis from Earls (seriously, these are delicious. I couldn't decide if I wanted a BRO-llini (double the size) or to try a new drink), I couldn't stop taking pictures of this delicious drink, Brandon had AlbinoRhino pale ale (disgusting, but I'm not a beer kinda chick), the best calamari I think I've ever devoured in my life (I shared, don't worry), chicken quesidilla with a spinach & feta side salad with candied pecans and shredded apple (HOLY YUM & holy SPICY for the quesidillas!), raspberry mojito with real raspberries inside (tricky to drink with a straw, so I asked the server for a spoon... Yeah...), Chocolate cake with cream cheese icing & strawberries.

We were officially stuffed at the end of the night! I'm still trying to think of what I want to do tonight. Dinner somewhere, maybe? Drinks somewhere? What do YOU guys suggest?

Happy Wednesday everyone! Hope you're enjoying Holly week. I mean, enjoying YOUR week ;)