lately; in photos

purple potatoes

 healthy meals.

 jewelry making

beautiful dinners my brother puts on in california that he shared with me.

 kitty paws on me.

 fresh mozz

 berries and raw whipped cream

 4th of july boating

first time making crepes

 seeing laurel for the first time in years, and we all had matching beach chairs

 mojito and taco nite with meesh

 putt putt 

quinoa bean and feta burgers

val and i attempted to make these quinoa burgers. instead of kidney beans i decided to use white beans. they were incredibly delicious and full of flavor. the only problem? they fell apart quite a bit white they were cooking. the recipe calls for 2 egg whites... not sure why. next time i'll definitely be using the whole eggs and possibly some flour or bread crumbs to hold them together. it obviously didn't make a different in flavor, they were just falling apart while we ate them. 

we also made an arugula, tomato, parmesan salad. 

and truffle parmesan potatoes!

and our burger was green style. 

and of course a cocktail. 

tennessee valley

all i can do these days is dream of travel. it's been a year now since we've moved back from prague and it seems so surreal. i think back to the streets we walked and the bedroom where we spent most of our time. i miss it beyond belief. 

it's not exactly budget friendly to just hop on over to europe. thankfully, living in the states there are so many places to choose from to visit. we have friends and family all over the map. 

let's see...

colorado- sister mani

california- brother leif, uncle jesse, drew swag

baltimore- paola/alex, my grandpa, kampes family, etc.

pennsylvania- erin/eli, donnelly's 
dc- katelyn

new york- too many to name, many cousins
orlando- emily/paul

cleveland- cheryl/andrew

nashville- dana/keith

oregon- stacey/matt

and i'm sure there's plenty more...

this video is from the week of july in 2010 just 3 days before i moved to prague. i was in california with my dad for a track meet of his. we went and visited my brother, leif, in san francisco, and at the time my best friend, erin, was also there. we took a hike down to this beautiful beach. here is a silly little clip from a visit to the tennessee valley in marin county: caution- it gets really loud from the wind.  

RIP rat

"this is not a vacation"- eve h. (stolen somewhat by drew swag.)

my bestfriend drew finally created this incredible video of memories for his friends while we lived in prague and traveled europe. it is amazing. i will be watching it over and over while crying. 


favorite quotes thus far(will be updated consistently): 


"we were explorers. you must know this"- drew r. 


 "fuck drew. personally, we're good."- sara b.

beauty is in the breakdown

pretty pots 

and pretty cats

business cards

sixlets and frozen wild blueberries

mom's wellness center is alive in delray. more to come on this...

california chip at la bambas

and margarita nails

skype with drewcool in LA

kitty on the deck

arrow leaves at home

making sweet potato leek soup

christalyns baby artichokes

chili by my sweet man. 

replanting oregano and parsley.

herbs de provence make fried eggs better.

monarchs on my flowers

a little drinky drink

over the past week, val and i decided to save some money by staying in and making our own cocktails. she knows her shit! i've been learning a few tricks here and there from her. first off, vodka. she got absolut elderflow tea and absolut ginger apple. 

this one consisted of:

muddled blackberries with agave
lemon juice
club soda
elderflower tea vodka

 

the following had:

wild blueberry simple syrup(with agave not sugar)

organic lemonade 

elderflower tea vodka

such a flat layer of salt water

SUCH a blast on sunday at the beach with some of my girls. i love you!!! can't wait for more summer days like this. 

(my iphone case is by lifeproof; therefore it is waterproof so don't be judging me for having my phone in the ocean)