T-Minus 1 work day until I'm free on vacation with my love. Portland & Seattle, we're coming for your grey northwesty days. Can't wait to meet my nephew, see my niece and hang with my brothers!

I'm dying right now. Like, heart hurts from the adorableness. I am so in love with this man.

week: AWESOME

This week has ruled. I need to start taking more pictures of things I'm doing. Monday I had a dinner date with Colleen and we made the first batch of sangria this spring/summer will see. I also made my mom's pasta salad, which i LOVEEEE so much. It's seriously delicious, and seriously makes so much, so you can have lunches and dinners for days. Then we rode bikes back to her side of town together, and man I miss riding with that girl.

Tuesday was bowling, but before I even got close to that awesomeness, I spent the day with my room mate. We made a yummy breakfast, she helped me work on a secret surprise for a certain someone, and then we went out to Terrain where I picked up some awesome plants to put in my room. Then we went to Happy Hour at Dos, which was delicious and awesome per usual. Bowling was extra fun because Richard came to sub for us. I love bowling so much, so it's fun when I can share it with someone I love!

Wednesday was a good work day, I've been riding my bike much more this week because of the BEAUTIFUL weather. Elsa and I sat out in Rittenhouse with our lunches. I bought a new lotion from my beloved Kiehls, it smells like heaven and will be perfect for those days in the park. It's a part of their Creme de Corps line, which is most possibly the best lotion ever. It's so thick and rich and smells SO GOOD. This is a lighter weight version for every day and has SPF 30 in it! The Jojoba Oil and Olive Fruit Oil smells so gooddddddddddddddddddd!

Then Richard came over for dinner, and I of course needed something sweet after dinner, so I made chocolate covered strawberries. We had a ton of chocolate left, so we made almond clusters too. And then I sprinkled them all with different toppings: Cinnamon, Cocoa, Lavender & Grey Sea Salt, Sea Salt. I haven't tried any of them yet, but I can't wait to! I love sharing my life with that dude. He's the best ever. We're leaving in less than a week for a little trip out to Portland/Seattle. I couldn't be more excited to go "home" & see my brothers, meet my nephew, play with my niece and see my friends! This week has been a taste of Summer and I seriously couldn't not be more excited about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WEllllllll that didn't work so well did it? I'm so so cited be because it's going to be in the seventies this week, both on days i have OFF so I am going to put on shorts and ride my bike and have fun fun fun. Richard and I are heading to the NW in a week and 2 days, yayyy!

 I'm also very very excited about celebrating my first Noruz! It's an Iranian holiday, celebrating the new year. I love the idea that the new year starts on the first day of Spring, like new life. Richard has his lentils soaking, and I can't wait to make a wish when we dump them off the BF Bridge. I also want to get a fish for the Haftsin table. Also just to have a fish.

 I'm getting a hair cut on Tuesday. To trim, and keep growing, or get a real hair cut. I always have my eye on Alexa Chung's hair. Shorter, but very blunt.

YAY I'm excited to Spring, and Summer, and vacation, and falling in love with the best babe ever, and and and and and. YAYYYYYYY

not so hot

I guess I'm already not doing so well. To TRY and make up for it, I'll tell you all about my weekend. It involved a lot of bikes and bike riding with Richard. Friday night we rode into the city to drop off some film (including a roll which has some pictures from the second night we met when my sly friend Colleen stole his camera and snapped a few shots) I'm very excited to get those back. Then we stopped by Free People (I had the weekend off, I couldn't stay away) and I bought my March allowances.

Then is started to rain so we came home and I made healthy brownies and we watched Man on Wire. I fell asleep, but as I've seen it before..oh well. Saturday we didn't leave the house til about 5:30 but we ended up biking across the city to Fairmount, then down into the city to try out Elixr on my roomates recommendation. It's only a block away from my store, and its a great atmosphere and a wonderful cup of coffee. We sat at the bar for a while just enjoying our drinks and a pastry.

We met up with Thom and Sara for dinner at Loco Pez, and then headed to a little birthday party where we ran into both my ex's. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Enough awesome for one night. Sunday we rode to 30th St station to get tickets for our upcoming trip to Portland/Seattle. Then we were off to the Art Museum to see the Van Gogh exhibit. Bummer it was sold out, but we did get to see the Zoe Strauss exhibit which I had been looking forward to. We were both pretty starving after that, so we rode over to old city and grabbed dinner at La Locanda Del Ghiottone. (3rd and Cherry) IT WAS SO GOOOOOOD. I had the Ricotta Gnocchi, and it was hands down the best I've ever had.

What a lovely weekend with the most handsome, wonderful, loving, funny, caring smart babe there ever was in all the land. i'm defs in love.

far too long

March Challenge: A blog a day? It's been too long and I miss it here. Maybe 2 today to make up for yesterday. Happy MARCH!