My goodness, what a month it has been! Miles, milestones, and once in a life time moments. I was traveling 19 of the 30 days in this amazing world of ours. Here is a summary of my favorite moments: Continue reading
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Shareable Moments: June 2016
The summer is heating up, and so is my inspiration. Here’s what kept me busy and inspired this month! Continue reading
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Sharable Moments: April 2016
April was amazingly busy, but each day brought on more inspiration. Here’s what has kept me busy & inspired this month:
Instagramming
Pole painting
Pancake breakfast
Colorful veggie with chimichurri
Arts
DTSA Art Walk
Tracey’s Pancake Breakfast Centerpieces- Home Grown!
- Friday, April 1- Date Night
- Steak for two with roasted carrots and vibrant chimichurri sauce @ Haven (AMAZING!)- I recreated the dish at home with colorful veggies from the Garden Swap.
- Saturday, April 2- The Contributing Community
- Pole Position Teams took to the streets to paint away! We followed it up with lunch @ 4th Street Market, and finished the day at Art Walk following dinner @ Wursthaus. #exhausted
- Monday, April 4- FPNA Scholarship Meeting
- Recipients were selected! Congrats to all the worthy students!
- Tuesday, April 5- OC/CB Lean In Happy Hour
- Fun negotiation class with my inspirational female colleagues! Wine & cheese are always on this menu!
- Friday, April 8- Date Night
- Steak, BYOB wine, and carrot cake to die for @ Prime Cut. The cake inspired some muffins for the pre-home tour Muffins & Mimosas brunch!
- Saturday, April 9- FPNA Pancake Breakfast, Instagramming and Knucklehead’s Birthday Party
- Pancakes and coffee with my FPNA volunteers, followed by photography and fun with Mila, and an amazing Jalapeno & Cucumber Margarita @ Amorelia with the familia. You will see margarita in the future.
- Saturday, April 10- Supper Club
- Chilaquiles and a spicy berry margarita @ Kutsi, followed by my Neighborly egg delivery
- Monday, April 11- Sewing party
- An evening of crafty costume creation with my work team in preparation for our annual bowling event. I made Ham & Cheese empanadas with my leftover empanada wrappers. Super Easy.
- Tuesday, April 12- Client Lunch @ a Top Chef’s New Restaurant
- OMG: Chicken cannelloni with foie gras sauce @ Vaca, Amar Santana’s new OC Hot Spot
Garden swap
Dolmas
Pantry honey
Breakfast club
Temecula
Neighborly Produce
Carmen & me
Alex & Dave
Blueberry Clafoutis
- Thursday, April 14- Garden Swap at our place… oh the colors!
- Friday, April 15- Tax Day
- 13th Annual Bowling Party at work, I was a, eh hem, cougar… no comment.
- Saturday, April 16- Wine Country Weekend
- Picnic @ Keyways, then lounging on adirondacks @ Cougar (no relation to bowling cougars)
- Sunday, April 17- Breakfast Club 2.0
- Assignment: Eggs, Bonus Points: Dolmas
- Afternoon Neighborhood mixer with my puff pastry contribution.
- Tuesday, April 19- Disneyland with my fellow Neighborly dwarves.
- Happy, Bashful, Doc, Sleepy, and Grumpy headed to the Happiest Place on Earth, other than Floral Park, that is. Sneezy stayed home because he was, well, sneezy. We never found Dopey.
- Thursday, April 21- CEO Dinner at work
- Dinner with “the executive” @ Fleming’$ in LA. The perfect place for someone else to pick up the tab.
- Friday, April 22- CSUF Case Competition
- Inspiring young accountants, one case study at a time! Congrats to the winning team!
Muffins & Mimosa
GNFF Volunteers
Home Tour Fountain
Artistic home
Mimosa Bar
Girls day out
2016 Home Tour
“The Castle”
- Saturday, April 23 & 24- Home Tour Weekend!
- Kick off Muffins & Mimosa brunch @ our house with the gals, followed by a lively rendition of “Happy Birthday to Alex” over a pizza sized chocolate chip cookie.
- Monday, April 25- Alex’s Birthday!
- Pizza & beer with family and friends @ St. Pepperonis, trivia was a bonus but we fell short of the win
- Thursday, April 28- CFO Roundtable for work @ Capital Grille
- Lobster and crab and steak, oh my! Another perfect place for someone else to pick up the tab.
- Friday, April 29- Date Night @ King’s Fish House
- Alex and I devoured a Dungeness Crab (1 each), and ended up covered in garlic butter. Good thing it wasn’t our first date, things got a little messy.
- Saturday, April 30- Reunion of sorts with an old friend
- Peace, love and Chile Verde for all!
Whew! Time flies when you are having fun! Thanks for the memories!
Yummy treats
Garden Swap
Cream Cheese Frosting
Empanadas
Mixer
Wine Country Cheer
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Sharable Moments: March 2016
It all started with a rainbow and some encouragement. Now, I’m finding inspiration at every turn! Not everything has made the blog, but it may someday. Here’s what kept me busy & inspired in March:
- Sunday, March 13- Breakfast Club
- Assignment: Fruit. Even if it’s simple, make it count
- Made awesome technicolor sweet potatoes, a gift from my yoga instructor.
- Blue Apron arrives for Chef Alex, now I’m competing for kitchen time! Some intriguing combinations in this box.
- Tuesday, March 15- FPNA General Meeting
- Wine & post-its. Jess, Julie and Sandy, among others, get the Legacy Award. Bravo ladies! Well-deserved for your service!
- Saturday, March 19- Girl’s Day Out with Alisha!
- 4th Street Market checking out the new stalls, washing it down with a rum old fashioned
- House Drink photo shoot
- Other people’s houses
- Sunday, March 20- Social Sunday
- Impromptu Bloodies with Jess & Milo (for a little Dog Whisperer therapy)
- St. Patrick’s Day Party, complete with bag piper!
- Impromptu Bloodies with Jess & Milo (for a little Dog Whisperer therapy)
- Monday, March 21- Thursday, March 24- Chicago Training
- Wine, and focaccia, and cheese, and charcuterie, and fish, oh my! Progressive dinner & shopping at Eataly with my work friends.
- Bubbles & Vosges Chocolate at the airport as we wait out the snow storm
- Friday, March 25- Crust Off
- Sunday, March 27- Easter
- Assignment: Fruit 2.0. Back to simplicity, my mom needed fruit, so I delivered this!
- Check out my mom’s colorful Easter eggs
Thanks for the memories!
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