Tuesday Travels

This past Tuesday was my most extreme Tuesday Travels yet!  I hopped on a plane and flew down to the dirty south.  For the next two weeks I'm staying in Birmingham, Alabama.  Before I left for my trip, the one question that I was asked by literally everyone was, "What the heck are you going to do in Alabama?"  Well, I'm here visiting my best friend in the entire world, Julia!  We go waaay back to our days on the playground. 

After a rough day of traveling between three states and two different time zones, I was greeted with the warmest welcome in good ol' Bham!  It was almost surreal seeing my best friend after almost three years apart, but being here now has made me the happiest I've been in a while.

It's been two days so far and I'm already having the best time. Oh! And I made a new little friend  Dasha, who is the cutest little booger you could ever meet.

The trip has been so lovely already, and I can't wait to experience more of what Birmingham has to offer!  More later :)

Roadtrip: Hamptons!

This past Thursday, my good friends Priscilla, Samantha and I got to go away on a mini vacation.  We roadtripped out to the Hamptons to celebrate Sam's birthday!  It was the perfect little getaway weekend that we all definitely needed.  On Friday we spent the day at the Atlantis Marine World Aquarium where we got to watch the cutest performance by Bunker the Sea Lion, hold some starfish, and get a beautiful view of the whole park while riding the sky weel.

The rest of the weekend was a bit more relaxed, which I couldn't have enjoyed more if I tried.  All day we lounged by the pool listening to the ultimate 90's playlist and eating popsicles, and as the sun went down we settled in to cook ourselves dinner and watch some classic movies that we all love.  On our last day we took a trip into town and walked around the quaint little shops that line Main Street.  And of course we squeezed in some more time in the sun before it was time for us to head back home.  I really had such a fun time!  It was a complete girls weekend, something I'll never get too old for.  We definitely made lots of good memories and enjoyed each other's company.  Unfortunately the only pictures we took were at the aquarium, but it's okay because some of them are really funny!  Check them out :)

Me and Sam being like Shamu

Three little doors for three little friends

Prissy and Sammy on the Sky Wheel

Posing with a giant penguin

Piñata Cookies

With Cinco de Mayo coming up in just a few days, it's no surprise that your friends might be making plans for a fun night out of dinner and drinks to celebrate this Americanized Mexican holiday.

Anyway, I was browsing Pinterest the other day and came across this recipe for these fun little Piñata cookies in honor of Cinco de Mayo!  I can't say that I haven't had my share of fun as a kid, swinging at a giant piñata and watching candy fall to the ground, followed by a mad dash against my friends to get the best treats.  But I never thought of breaking open a cookie and finding a surprise like this!

The recipe does require alot of work, but doesn't look too hard at all.  But given that I don't have a donkey shaped cookie cutter and the fact that I don't like sugar cookies or M&M's, I won't actually be making these.  But I thought it'd be a fun recipe to share, in case you'd prefer a more laid back way to celebrate the holiday.  And if you're just not a baker, I'm sure you'll at least enjoy looking at the fun pictures :)  Enjoy!

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