Life is good here in slow-moving Prescott, AZ. This past weekend was super fun- I went down to Phoenix on Friday to spend time with one of my dearest friends Erin, and ring in her 30th birthday! She had a show at her venue (the Nile in Mesa), so we hung out there for awhile, and then a bunch of us all went over to The Yucca Taproom. It was an awesome night, and it ended with 3am burritos...what could be better? So yummy. The next day I slept in, and then spent some time with Autumm and family before I headed back up to Prescott. While I was shopping in Phoenix earlier that day though, I ran into a blog reader...it was the first time someone has recognized me like that and it was an extremely touching experience. So, hi to cutie Caitlyn Montoya! It was so nice to meet you and you made my day. Totally surreal experience to be recognized from the blog, but really neat. :) So yeah, I've been beyond busy lately between finishing up the quarter, celebrating birthdays, visiting friends, planning and shopping for Hawaii, stretching my time between both here and Phoenix, and trying to get super organized...all while being a little more tired than usual! I need to snap out of this though- I slept in way too late yesterday and it's still throwing me off a bit. But regardless, I enjoy being really busy so this is a good time for me. Work has been excellent lately too. It still blows my mind that I have just about twelves weeks until summer vacation It really feels like the year just started. It will be a little bittersweet this year because this has been the best teaching year of my life, I absolutely adore all of my kiddos, and I've had a blast with my fellow teachers. But change is good, and I'm already looking forward to our summer trips and vacations.
Here's an outfit from work today. This photo looks a little weird to me, and the dress looks a bit unflattering- it looks much better in person. I think it has something to do with the middle being pulled a little. I wore a black belt with it too, but I forgot to wear it in the photo, and Hank didn't want to take any more! haha. So this is kind of an outfit photo fail. :) Either way, it's a super comfy dress and work appropriate for me, which is a plus! If you can't tell, it's a silky material (lined so it doesn't get all staticky) with a cute embroidered type detail top. To teach I just added a simple black cardigan.
Dress: Matty B. (via Nordstrom)
Shoes: Target
Tonight Hank and I had a really delicious dinner, but I was really into just enjoying my time with him and the yummy food that I didn't take the camera out. As much as I like to document, sometimes you just have to sit back and relax, with no blogging, or flickr, or anything going on. It was definitely delicious though, and it makes me happy to have dinner ready for him when he gets off work. Tonight I made soyrizo tacos. If you are unfamiliar with soyrizo, it's a vegan version of chorizo, and extremely tasty. I try to stick with mainly fresh, whole foods when I cook, but some fake meat is always yummy. We paired it with pinto beans, lots of veggies, and fresh guacamole. For dessert I made us mini root beer floats with vanilla bean ice cream and Virgils' root beer. It was delicious. I swear, the way to Hank's heart is definitely through his stomach!
On a food note, I have to share how much I LOVE planning our dinners out for the week on Sunday nights. That way, I know exactly what I need to grocery shop for, and I can have dinner ready every night when Hank gets home from work. I'm sure this is just another little crazy organizational thing my mind loves, but I find it rewarding and it makes me happy! I tweeted about this earlier (click here to follow me on Twitter), but I was wondering if any of you plan your meals each week? How many nights do you stay in and cook?
I am going to head to sleep, but before I go, I wanted to ask if any of my Phoenix readers had any recommendations for my darling Autumn! If you are a regular reader you'd know that she and her family recently moved back to the Valley- more specifically, to Scottsdale. She is looking for two things: 1) a baby photographer, and 2) a good, serious kickboxing studio. If any of you have recommendations, please comment below! She and I will be very grateful.
And one more thing- one of my readers Julio (a GUY reader, at that! They're pretty rare around these parts), runs a non-profit organization called Humility Now, helping out the homeless in downtown Miami, and they are doing something really neat. I encourage all of you to check out their website (click on the name above) to learn more about their cause.
Here's a video from one of their events, and cutie Julio is the one on the mic!
Homeless BBQ/Clothing Drive (Thanksgiving '09) from HumilityNow on Vimeo.
If you decide to order a tee-shirt (don't forget, you buy one and one goes to someone in need), click here and use the code "SOMETIMESSWEET" for 15% off until March 7th. I normally don't like to use this blog to promote random things, but I really feel this is a great cause so I wanted to help spread the word.
I'll be back tomorrow with Tattoo Tuesday, so see you then! And as always, love you guys! :)
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