Husband's Graduation

I had to dedicate a post to the Mr. because I really am so proud of him and all the hard work & time he invested into getting his degree! After graduating high school we both decided to move to Australia/New Zealand for a year to volunteer in the South Pacific Islands, not quite the typical freshmen year experience. After moving back to America I decided to move to Maryland so that David & I could live together & start going to school. We went to community college together & after graduating I decided to work full time (because I hate school) and David decided to keep on going to school & now two & a half years later or somethin like that I got to hear them announce his name & watch him walk across the stage :) I am very proud to be your wife David & I can't wait to see all the great things the future has in store for you!!!

PS: If you missed yesterday's Tasty Tuesday's post you missed out on my new favorite salad .. ahhh you better click on over there & see what it's all about!

Tasty Tuesdays: Zucchini Ribbon Salad

If you follow me on Instagram you know that my wonderful husband graduated yesterday ...Yay David!!! Since his graduation was on a Monday we decided to have his graduation party this past Saturday & of course his Mom went above & beyond with the menu (I helped a little :) One of my favorite dishes she made was a scrumptious Zucchini Ribbon Salad complete with roasted hazelnuts and feta, are you drooling yet?? When she showed me the picture from the recipe I couldn't believe how identical she made it look, she's kind of a master at everything. Below is a snap of some of the other dishes we had including roasted corn with cilantro, guacamole, 2 kinds of potato salad, burgers, and of course the zucchini salad.

I wish I was able to get a better picture of the salad, but I was in such a rush to eat it that I couldn't be bothered :) The only 2 variations his mom made with the salad were using French 'mache' lettuce and she made a lemon dijon vinaigrette for the dressing. I am definitely going to try & duplicate/beg her to make it again! Happy cooking & make sure to check back tomorrow to see some pictures from David's graduation.

PS: how do you all like my new blog design?? I'm pretty much in loooove with it & I hope you are too :) I think/hope that it's easier to navigate through & l also have to send a huge THANK YOU to the sweet Vaida who did a great job on the design<3

Tents & Topknots

Thursday night I attended Cap FABB's 2 year anniversary at The Front Row in Bethesda. The night started at the Landmark Theater where they were holding a screening of 'The Tents' a documentary about the history behind New York Fashion Week. The documentary was very interesting & informative & the fact that we got to attend a Q&A session with the Director/Producer afterwards was even cooler. After the screening we all went to Vapiano for drinks & finger food, my favorite :) DC has been getting muggier lately so I've been going for topknots/sock buns most days including last Thursday. It was also one of those days where I felt I had "nothing to wear" so I'm not exactly 100% in love with this outfit, but I thought I'd post it anyways.

 

Vest-THRIFTED (DIY), Top-THRIFTED, Shorts-ASOS, Sandals-FOREVER21

Tasty Tuesdays: Dream Picnic

This week's Tasty Tuesday's post is not something I've made or ordered at a restaurant, but some gorgeous inspiration for a summer picnic! I love refreshing drinks .. I guess that's kind of redundant because we drink to quench our thirst, but whatever this refreshing sparkling grapefruit lemonade looks pretty freakin amazing :)

Next up we need something savory which I will gladly take in the form of a slider topped with beer-glazed onions and brie cheese. I'm definitely going to need more than the two pictured! 

Alright alright we can't be entirely unhealthy so why not throw in a beautiful green salad?? One of my favorite little 'surprises' about this salad is that there's little pieces of potato in it which really adds a lot to the texture aspect. I had a salad similar to this once and it was amaaaazing so I was glad to come across a recipe for this one.

Last but not least a little something sweet to top it all off & to make it even better it has the word Margarita in it's name so you know it has to be good :) This "Margarita Cookie Pie" looks light and airy enough that you won't feel too guilty after eating a slice or 5 .. don't worry I won't tell!

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I hope you enjoyed going on this delicious imaginary picnic with me <3

Snap-Backs & Moms too

I want to wish a wonderful Mother's Day to all the Mommas out there especially mine :) Here's a quick post of what I wore to Mother's Day lunch earlier at my Mother-in-laws house. One of my favorite looks is a casual tee up top with a bold skirt below .. pretty much another go-to look for me haha I wore a similar outfit here (same shoes too) when I went to brunch at Charm Boutique a couple of weeks ago. 

Tee-GAP, Necklace-KOHLS, Skirt-THIRFTED (DIY), 

Hat-THRIFTED, Heels-GUESS

I thrifted this hat a little less than a month ago after seeing this post by Jen & wasn't quite sure how to style it until today when it came to me! I like the juxtaposition of the floral heels & bright skirt mixed with the basic tones of the hat & tee. The hat kind of makes my head look a little big & crazy but I'm ok with that because it's such a fun accessory :) Now time to finish up some laundry & the homework I've been avoiding all weekend!