Life lately and my little toddler!

Hi everyone! I feel like I'm not keeping up on the blogging very well these days. I mentioned before that in January I transitioned from working four to five days a week and it's been a bit rough on my blogging routines (and all of our routines to be honest). Any advice out there from working moms about how to find time/energy for your favorite hobbies?

In other news, Myles is at the most fun age yet! Ever since he turned about 18 months he has been spouting out new words every day and is just incredibly excited about all the new things he can do. He loves going on walks, to the park, zoo, hanging out with his cousins, reading books, and playing with all kinds of sports balls, trains, and his plastic turtles and ducks. One of his favorite little games is just to point at me and say MA! and then to point at Patrick and say DA! It's pretty much the best.

Watch This: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

You guys. I cannot stop talking about this show. I tell EVERYONE I see that they need to watch it. I think it's especially good for my exact demographic, females who hit their teens in the late 90's. We're the exact group to LOVE jokes about Full House, The Babysitters Club and American Girl dolls.

Since it's on Netflix, all 10 episodes of the first season was released at once. So feel free to binge the whole thing and then watch it again a few days later, which might have been what I did :)

If you were a fan of Tina Fey's last show, here's a guide to 30 Rock references in Kimmy Schmidt. 

And the theme song makes me happy every time I hear it...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

A few years back I spent St. Patrick's Day in Dublin with Teresa, who was living there at the time. Today I'm thinking about how wonderfully lovely it is in Ireland. Also I'm and trying to decide if I have the patience to make Avoca's Fish Pie, one of my favorite things I ate while there. 

If you're in the mood...What the Irish Drink, A Weekend in Dublin and Teresa's fun Guestbook

Monday Motivation

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Friday Roundup

Happy Friday everyone! I think March is my favorite month of the year. It's my birthday (!), spring is full of anticipation and new life, the daylight finally stretches later into the evening, and it's just the best. I'm looking forward to a weekend full of fun! 

Here are few links to kick us off:

I'm going to cook these ASAP, look delicious and a toddler favorite. 

Dining etiquette, wait to eat before everyone is served? (I saw dive in)

12 empowering books for young girls. 

Crazy hipster wedding, fabulous photos. 

Wanderlust. 

What to do for St. Patty's in Seattle! 

(Southern Coconut Cake)

Happy Birthday T!

Here's a throwback for you. TEN years ago we were celebrating Teresa's 21st birthday in Cape Town, South Africa.

Teresa got a blowout for the occasion. I wore a fancy new tube top.

We'd spent the last 10 weeks studying abroad in South Africa- traveling around the Eastern Cape, volunteering in townships and studying at the beach.

We'd come to the end of our time and this was a celebration of three different friend's birthdays, all in March, as well as a last hurrah for all of us on the program.

The party was at our favorite spot, just a few blocks from the house in which all 17 of us lived. It was our own Real World: Cape Town. Obz Cafe was where went for coffee, to study and of course, where we discovered hard cider, still one of my favorite drinks. Also, where I learned that some South Africans pronounce jalapeño with a j sound, and will correct you in a very condescending manner if you don't :)

The music consisted of our musical obsessions of that trip: Freshly Ground- a local group, Air, Sigur Rós and the Garden State soundtrack.  

So many good memories! I'm thankful to have had this and so many other adventures with you Teresa! Happy Birthday!!!

Above, our friend Amber, posing with me and T and below. Jenn, Brita and Teresa, the birthday girls. I think my favorite part about this, is that 10 years later, I'm still friends with these ladies.

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Brunch Cocktail: Campari Orange

In Argentina one of the things we loved was that instead of mimosa's most of the hot brunch spots were offering "Campari Orange" -- which is simply Campari combined with fresh squeezed orange juice and ice. So good! We've started drinking them at home and it's easy to make it into more of an aperitif by adding sparkling white wine or sparkling water. It's definitely more on the sour/bitter spectrum but we love that. Cheers!